Author Topic: Silly signs  (Read 338669 times)

T42

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #850 on: 21 June, 2014, 02:00:59 pm »
French word for garlic has 3 letters.
English has 6.
German has 9...

One of my favourite puns is Flanders' & Swann's "The French and Italians eat garlic in bed".
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

Re: Silly signs
« Reply #851 on: 21 June, 2014, 02:39:49 pm »



In case you can't read it the bottom line is:

GATE IN USE

David Martin

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #852 on: 21 June, 2014, 05:20:29 pm »
Of course it is. As a fence.
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #853 on: 21 June, 2014, 06:13:39 pm »


Always makes me giggle :)

Re: Silly signs
« Reply #854 on: 02 July, 2014, 11:36:04 am »


Seen on the side of a car (a Mini, IIRC) in Chalfont St. Peter last week.

I think I would make an extra effort to walk around the car a few times almost touching before leaving a note under the windscreen pointing out how stupid the sticker is.
Somewhat of a professional tea drinker.


Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #855 on: 02 July, 2014, 11:51:49 am »
It brings to my mind those car alarms popular for a while in the '90s, which had some kind of proximity sensor; if you stood within a certain distance but not touching, a recorded voice would boom out, 'Stand BACK from this vehicle!'
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Jaded

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #856 on: 02 July, 2014, 11:57:47 am »


Seen on the side of a car (a Mini, IIRC) in Chalfont St. Peter last week.

Only one pedestrian in Chalfont St Peter.
It is simpler than it looks.

Kim

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #857 on: 02 July, 2014, 12:53:32 pm »
Only one pedestrian in Chalfont St Peter.

On a similar basis there's only one cyclist in Birmingham (and they do, from time to time, dismount).

Pingu

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #858 on: 04 July, 2014, 12:09:33 am »
Didn't try it to find out why:


IMG_3512 by The Pingus, on Flickr

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Silly signs
« Reply #859 on: 04 July, 2014, 04:13:50 pm »
The next one along is bang out of order.
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T42

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #860 on: 05 July, 2014, 01:17:07 pm »


Seen on the side of a car (a Mini, IIRC) in Chalfont St. Peter last week.

Only one pedestrian in Chalfont St Peter.

Well, there was apparently only one horseman in Drumcliffe churchyard.
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight

Re: Silly signs
« Reply #861 on: 05 July, 2014, 08:22:11 pm »

Re: Silly signs
« Reply #862 on: 06 July, 2014, 10:36:40 pm »


So, as I'm not allowed to drink it anywhere I'll just use it for ornamental purposes  :)

Gus

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #863 on: 08 July, 2014, 02:24:27 pm »

Aushiker

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #864 on: 08 July, 2014, 02:52:56 pm »


If that sign is the one I think it is, i.e., a Queensland bike shop then it is a reflection of what was heading their way ... a .......... big storm, we call them cyclones (I think it was Ita but not 100% sure) ....

Andrew

Kim

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #865 on: 09 July, 2014, 08:23:09 pm »


In other countries, of course, they'd just fix the tap...

clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Silly signs
« Reply #866 on: 10 July, 2014, 01:40:17 pm »
Scan0141 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr
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clarion

  • Tyke
Re: Silly signs
« Reply #867 on: 10 July, 2014, 01:40:56 pm »
Not so silly: I'd say that was relevant Traffic
Scan0139 by TJ Clarion, on Flickr
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #868 on: 15 July, 2014, 05:11:14 pm »
Working my way up to inferior.

Kim

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #869 on: 15 July, 2014, 06:24:42 pm »

Basil

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #870 on: 15 July, 2014, 06:38:48 pm »
Isn't it crap when your hand breaks down?  Hope the engineer was able to reboot it .
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Mr Larrington

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #871 on: 15 July, 2014, 10:45:39 pm »
You mean they haven't tried switching it off and on again?

For shame...
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #872 on: 17 July, 2014, 12:05:37 pm »
Working my way up to inferior.

hellymedic

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #873 on: 17 July, 2014, 04:26:01 pm »
That's NOT silly!!!   ;D ;D ;D

T42

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #874 on: 17 July, 2014, 04:47:47 pm »


"Chichi veux-tu m'épouser? Lolo".

With names like that they deserve each other.
I've dusted off all those old bottles and set them up straight