Author Topic: Silly signs (Read 340547 times)

Basil · « **Reply #475 on:** 17 September, 2012, 07:19:05 pm »

Not funny, but pretty unusual to see these days. I haven't seen one for years now.

This one was spotted in Moor Street Station.

Biff · « **Reply #476 on:** 21 September, 2012, 11:53:55 am »

Salvatore · « **Reply #477 on:** 21 September, 2012, 12:36:06 pm »

After I'd left Charly-sur-Marne, it was pointed out to me that the town has a street whose name could raise a titter to English speakers. I've checked on streetview, and indeed it does.

Deano · « **Reply #478 on:** 23 September, 2012, 02:07:56 pm »

This one's for crusty (and only about 8 months late):

accidental zone by dean.clementson, on Flickr

Dibdib · « **Reply #479 on:** 23 September, 2012, 11:18:57 pm »

Not so much the sign itself which is silly, but rather it's situation. Spotted this gem on the TPM while skirting around the millennium dome:

P9220370 by dibdib2, on Flickr

Jurek · « **Reply #480 on:** 24 September, 2012, 09:24:07 am »

I clocked that a few months ago and did wonder why they'd done that to all the signage that's adjacent to the blue fence.

The blue fence went up when the O₂ became an Olympic venue - the mesh is such that you cannot put your fingers into it should you want to climb it.
Conversely, were you to shin up the adjacent sign post, you'd be able to get over the blue fence with relative ease - hence the sign post has the fenced-in treatment.

clarion · « **Reply #481 on:** 24 September, 2012, 09:27:44 am »

Quote from: Salvatore on 21 September, 2012, 12:36:06 pm

After I'd left Charly-sur-Marne, it was pointed out to me that the town has a street whose name could raise a titter to English speakers. I've checked on streetview, and indeed it does.

For many years, I've been hoping that there was a Rue de Remarque somewhere in France, but Google Maps says not so.

Apple might differ...

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #482 on:** 24 September, 2012, 09:39:16 am »

There is a Belcher's Street in Hong Kong. I used to know a Belcher family in Stroud who had a photo of it in their kitchen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belcher's_Street

ran doner · « **Reply #483 on:** 08 October, 2012, 01:53:27 pm »

Ham · « **Reply #484 on:** 13 October, 2012, 06:56:44 pm »

Not exactly silly... but a sign

Arellcat · « **Reply #485 on:** 14 October, 2012, 11:16:12 am »

I found this on the Menai Bridge:

http://goo.gl/maps/N3N11

"Ac eithrio beic gan feic / Except bicycles by bicycles"

drossall · « **Reply #486 on:** 14 October, 2012, 01:40:26 pm »

Presumably there was originally a no overtaking sign above

Pickled Onion · « **Reply #487 on:** 14 October, 2012, 05:54:42 pm »

There is but someone's turned it round, hence the "end" sign which should be facing the other way. The same at the other side of the bridge as well, what a sense of humour those Bangor students have!