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Kim

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1450 on: 09 September, 2018, 10:58:21 pm »
From which we learn that "The Creative Bureaucracy" is the title of a book (written by a Brit), which puts a somewhat different spin on the above sign.

Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1451 on: 09 September, 2018, 11:09:59 pm »
"Creative Bureaucracy" suggests courses in "How to refuse expenses applications via the medium of interpretative dance" or "A beginner's guide to writing letters of notice in acrostic form". :demon:
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1452 on: 10 September, 2018, 10:54:55 am »
From which we learn that "The Creative Bureaucracy" is the title of a book (written by a Brit), which puts a somewhat different spin on the above sign.
The power of articles. "The creative bureaucracy" is not the same as "creative bureaucracy" (decapitalised because it's not about the book, in either case).
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1453 on: 19 September, 2018, 03:09:11 am »

P9180053 by Mr Larrington, on Flickr

This was certainly effective, as I didn't see anyone loitering from the bridge.  Probably because they didn't know how.


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Sensible advice, but attains Silliness because of the wasps' nest behind the box containing the register.
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1454 on: 20 September, 2018, 12:43:45 pm »
Some naughty people in the Medway area?

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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1456 on: 23 September, 2018, 08:41:27 pm »

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Kim

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1457 on: 23 September, 2018, 08:49:27 pm »
Not to be confused with Gay Hill, B38

Kim

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1458 on: 25 September, 2018, 08:10:47 pm »
Another one that I'm not sure counts as silly or sensible:  "The only tool left in this van is the driver."

T42

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1459 on: 07 October, 2018, 10:37:20 am »
Don't swallow the stopper.



You get extra points for trying, though. It's about an inch across.
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1460 on: 13 October, 2018, 09:43:08 pm »


'guards cannot hear'

(I don't think there are any guards)

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1461 on: 18 October, 2018, 10:44:17 am »


This was in a cafe. A vegan cafe, as it happens. I didn't actually see Charlotte there, but...
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1462 on: 25 November, 2018, 08:52:32 pm »

This is sensible because, well, pedestrian and cyclist route finder, but silly because it doesn't show you where you are.
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1463 on: 06 January, 2019, 05:58:27 pm »
Stayed in a hotel last night - I thought this was an awesome bit of copy checking from someone prior to printing.

Other than the obvious, the copyright message also says "(C) (current year)".

Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1464 on: 06 January, 2019, 06:45:55 pm »
Basil, you know those new no smoking signs? Have you had a look at what they actually say?
Yes dear. It's in Latin. For all the important guests. The important guests from the Vatican.
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1465 on: 06 January, 2019, 07:37:27 pm »
Basil, you know those new no smoking signs? Have you had a look at what they actually say?
Yes dear. It's in Latin. For all the important guests. The important guests from the Vatican.

Me?  ???
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1466 on: 06 January, 2019, 07:50:30 pm »
I was thinking of your namesake in Torquay. Unless Mrs Basil is actually called Sybil.
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1467 on: 06 January, 2019, 08:18:36 pm »
Ah.  Carry on.
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1468 on: 06 January, 2019, 10:14:47 pm »
Sid James?  :demon:

Basil

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1469 on: 24 January, 2019, 05:13:34 pm »
An old Welsh favourite


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T42

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1470 on: 25 January, 2019, 08:51:15 am »
Smoking cormorants a predilection du côté de chez toi?

And: there's a line in L.A. Confidential where Kevin Spacey asks a secretary to shag a reverse telephone directory.
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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1471 on: 03 February, 2019, 12:21:22 pm »
Which way?


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Kim

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1472 on: 03 February, 2019, 03:00:42 pm »
Which way?


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These roadworks sponsored by Sustrans.

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1473 on: 03 February, 2019, 03:14:33 pm »
Which way?


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That junction is a bit horrid at the best of times.
I had the misfortune to take a Motor-Car into town yesterday, and that set of roadworks had caused the most monumental gridlock I've ever seen!

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Re: Silly signs
« Reply #1474 on: 05 February, 2019, 01:15:04 pm »
Which way?


IMG_2457_01 by The Pingus, on Flickr

That junction is a bit horrid at the best of times.
I had the misfortune to take a Motor-Car into town yesterday, and that set of roadworks had caused the most monumental gridlock I've ever seen!

It was the same on the way home yesterday, Market Street nortbound. Fortunately I was cycling so could just pootle up between the lines of static vehicles.