Whether or not you believe in signs from the universe, pandas, you can’t deny that there are signs all around us! Literally, I mean. Just go outside and you’ll see street signs, advertisements, billboards, warnings about road work, sandwich boards outside of shops, “lost cat” flyers and more.
You’ve probably learned how to ignore the vast majority of these signs, as they’re not all relevant to you personally. But you might want to start keeping an eye out for humorous signs, because apparently, there are plenty all over the world! We took a trip to the Funny Signs subreddit and gathered some of their silliest posts down below. So enjoy scrolling through, and be sure to upvote the signs you’d love to encounter in real life!
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Grammatically Correct
There are more exceptions to the I before E rule than there are words that obey it. There are 4280 words that break the rule and only 261 that obey it.
And how many follow the full rule rather than just a third of it?
Load More Replies...God English is full of thee, thy, thou, and lots of smiting of various people.
Load More Replies...I before e, except after c and when it makes “ay” like neighbor or weigh
Those that don't follow are typically either loan words (Keith, seize), words that have changed pronunciation but not spelling (feisty), or ones where the spelling has changed for probably Norman-related reasons (weird - originally wyrd).
Load More Replies...They say Hungarian is the most difficult language to learn. Okay, but English is my native language, and I'm still a lousy speller. I would like to pay my respects to the red squiggle line.
I forfeit these rules due to insufficient exceptions - instead will seize the day and live a life of leisure...
All three ei words you used are Norman French loanwords, the cie is a Mediaeval Latin loanword.
Load More Replies...Oh, please, please, please quote the full rule before making fun of it.
Santa: "Where's my new sleigh? What do you mean 'counterfeit'? Of course I know where my local FBI office is, I'm Santa!"
I Finally Found It!
I used to make my kids I Don't Know for breakfast. It was a combination of weetbix, rice bubbles, cornflakes with tinned peaches and milk. I made it up one day when they were being indecisive and then they asked for it fairly often.
I remember a bar called The Office, so customers wouldn't have to lie about where they'd been.
There was (is?) a bar 1 block from my college campus named “The Library.”
Load More Replies...If This Ain’t The Truth…
Corporate greed is at an all-time high, they used the excuse of Covid to screw everyone.
and they doubled down when Russia attacked Ukraine. The energy corps were extra heinous
Load More Replies...*looks at the piddly shopping bag in my hand*... So can I, sadly enough.
Somehow i suspect this has nothing to do with hitting the gym more often.
If being chronically online has taught me anything, it’s that the internet can find a way to make almost anything funny. From political memes to silly cooking videos, I’ve cackled at it all. Even something as mundane as signage can make my sides hurt from laughter from time to time!
That’s why we’re such big fans of the Funny Signs subreddit here at Bored Panda. This community has over 3 million members, and it’s a treasure trove of hilarious signs from all over the world. Here, you’ll find humorous billboards and posters that would be sure to grab your attention if you encountered them in real life, as well as inspiration for the next time you have to design some signage at work.
Be Positive
Most Honest And Heart Warming Sign Ever…
Nah. There are people who are awful no matter their level of hunger.
Load More Replies...We arrived from out-of-state at restaurant for my birthday dinner with relatives. My husband asked how long before we'd be seated because I get a little cranky when hungry. My mom and my aunt said in umison, "A little cranky?"
Just Chill…
Lol....but on a serious note. Please tell me candies bacon isn't an actual flavour?!
Load More Replies...I scream, you scream, the police come for... donuts?
Load More Replies...Designing an eye-catching sign isn’t always easy. If you’re paying for a billboard off the side of the highway, you’re competing with hundreds of other businesses for attention. And if you’re expecting pedestrians to notice your flyers while walking down the street, well, you better hope they glance up from their phones for a moment or two.
Signs are all around us, so if you’re going to put in the effort to create one, you might as well go all out. According to VistaPrint’s Ultimate Guide to Signage Design, it’s important to first decide what type of sign will be best for getting your message across. Whether you have a billboard, banner, A-frame sign, digital screen, shopfront sign or flag in mind, your choice will determine the best way to create your design.
What Do You Think?
Not quite but currently playing it on my own library if that counts!
Load More Replies...That's A Lot Of Butts
Italians
fooking pizza 🤣I read this with my boyfriend's silly falsetto accent in mind lol, but with a higher pitch 🤣🤣🤣
Load More Replies...I read this, seeing the gestures with each word.
Load More Replies...I remember my spanish teacher in high school told us the first time she came to Italy from Peru she saw two men having a heated conversation in the street. She thought they were mad and arguing and about to pull a knife or something, and then she was appalled when they patted eachother on the back and parted ways. She said she never witnessed a more aggressive friendly conversation.
They are in a "explosive" state of mind if the hands are not talking anymore. It's not the voice. It's the ✋️ 👐 🫷🫴👌🤌🤏🫰🤌🤌🫴👌🫳🫲🤜🤲
This was actually from a family owned Italian restaurant in my city, Anchorage, Alaska! Cool to see it on this list.
When it comes to promoting your brand through a sign, VistaPrint notes that it’s important to understand the story you want to tell. How do you want your business to be perceived? A sign is “a silent salesperson” that can tell the public plenty about your brand. It has the power to elevate (or humiliate) your company, so it’s important to make wise and well-thought out choices.
It's Okay To Be Broken
Better Go Where Theres Smoke LOL
There was a firefighter's museum in Providence that burned down.
Load More Replies...I just showed my husband this (37 yrs a NSW firefighter) he said, “how old is this post, I think I went to that fire”.
On the internet, memes can be several years old and still have relevance, so it could've been any time between last year and last decade
Load More Replies...That museum looks lit! It sparked my curiosity and now have a burning desire to visit soon...
Classic Lmao
I made some yesterday, will be serving them this evening warmed slightly with mascarpone and chopped candied orange peel. Possibly a dash of Cointreau
Load More Replies...Did something similar when my (at the time) GF and I made brownies and put them in the "house fridge" (she rented a room in a house with four other tenants) I believe the note was "magical or laxative brownies. Do you dare to try?" (They were mocha brownies)
Perfect for that micromanager at work who likes to help themselves to other people's food.
There are also some basics that you should keep in mind when designing signs, so your message doesn’t get overshadowed by something silly like a spelling or grammar error. VistaPrint notes that legibility is extremely important. It’s also wise to keep your message concise. When we see too many words, we tend to tune them out. We’ve all ruined our attention spans with social media, remember? Visibility is also key. Place the sign in a location where it’ll get lots of eyes on it.
Now Throw Something!
I’d be throwing everything plus the kitchen in there if I could. I am an avid reptile person especially snakes. None scare me. I’m from Arizona lol
What Do You Think?
Funny, the first thing that came into my head was the Favourite Things song.
Load More Replies...*fights off a ninja, plunders some booty and drinks some rum with a pirate, drunkenly dodges some lasers, then steps in a pile of s**t*
*Grabs Uchigatana and Sword of Night and Flame* I'm ready for this sh*t XP
More Or Less
At first I thought they are to put out big fires and small fires 🤦🏻♀️
It’s also wise to create a sign that engages with viewers. Something that they’ll be inspired to take a photo of, or a photo with, to post to social media is great. You also probably want to have a consistent theme running in all of your signage, so people immediately recognize your brand. But remember, you have to be adaptable. If a certain sign doesn’t get the engagement that you were hoping for, don’t be afraid to scrap it and go back to the drawing board to come up with an even better idea that will yield more success.
That's A One Huge Dog
a friend took video of one non-chalantly stepping OVER her 4 ft fence & going on its merry way...never realized they were that huge!
Your Parking
I do believe that is an insult to blind people because I'm sure they could actually park better than some of the d***s I've seen driving/ parking.
As a matter of fact I have a stack of cards in my truck, that are worse than this , just ready to go.
The Real Swim Shady
🎶 All you other Swim Shady's are just imitating, so won't the real Swim Shady please blub blub, please blub blub? 🎶
I could say i didn't sing this in my head, but i'd be lying.
Load More Replies...For people that think this water is dirty, it's not. It's tea leaves; catappa leaves. It helps with their overall health and good hiding spots. My betta fish used to love them.
The water color could be tannins, so I won't judge that. I will, however, judge tf out of that waterline. Give Swim Shady all of the available real estate, ffs! I also question the dimensions of the tank. Fancy goldfish need 20 gallons, bare minimum, and they prefer to live with friends, so bigger is better. They also need POWERFUL filtration running. They don't have proper stomachs, so they poop even more than most fish of comparable sizes. And they get huge. I hope Swim Shady's people do right by him...
When it comes to creating the perfect sign, VistaPrint notes that color, typography, graphics and images are extremely important. Different colors provoke different emotions in viewers, so it’s wise to consider how you want viewers to feel. Plus, on a practical level, you need to make sure that the colors you choose have enough contrast to make your message stand out.
Good Advice
They could have done that on purpose but that’s still funny
The craft that went into fecking this up is impressive... The last letter is even a different alignment!
They Got Me
For the old guys with bad vision, only to be disappointed and outed as pervs
Anyone who goes into an Irish restaurant expecting topless waitresses is doomed to disappointment.
Load More Replies...I was in a band called 'free shots' for awhile. Pubs cottoned on and started putting band in brackets underneath because people kept asking for free shots....
I'm sure a lot of them servers are harassed on a daily. Not too responsible of the owner. Or maybe not. Who knows.
They don't need to; they want to, for marketing, for fun. Its vs it's...important to spell, proofread, check puncuation
Load More Replies...1st Place In The List Of Most Useless Signs
The font that you decide to use on a sign can also say a lot. Beware the impact that something like Comic Sans can have, as many readers will immediately roll their eyes at anything written in that infamous font. Aside from that, keep in mind that size and spacing of words can make a big difference in how readers perceive a message as well. And of course, keep the text simple. A sign should be easily read, requiring only a quick glance. Unless, of course, you want to add in some hilarious fine print.
If It Helps In Solving A Problem Then
Wrong. solution: a homogeneous mixture of one or more solutes dissolved in a solvent
If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the precipitate.
For a second I thought that fry was a banana for scale and that took me a second.
I Know It’s Gotta Be Read The Right Way But Still
I refuse to clean up after people who are eating children, unless they share!
You're worried about my dog when people are eating children in this area!?
True. It's like "Let's eat, Grandma" as opposed to "Let's eat Grandma". As a grandmother, I highly recommend punctuation.
Load More Replies...Maybe that's why they're childless. /s (For non Americans, it's a reference to something deplorable Trump's VP said.)
Even non-Ams are aware of tRump's & JD Hillbilly's bonehead statements. Embarrassing
Load More Replies...Little Johnny: "Let's eat grandma!" Teacher: "noo Johnny, its "Lets eat, grandma"
Are You Efforting Enough?
It’s supposed to be “talent” not “effort” since so many people like to cop out over giving effort because they don’t think they have talent.
i so disagree with 'being on time' not requiring effort...as a night owl, early morning appts most def DO require mega effort!
i'm exhausted just from reading that list of things that all require a great deal of effort
My body language? Punching the person who made this sign in the face and telling them that making non-crappy signs does not require effort
We hope you’re enjoying scrolling through these hilarious signs, pandas! Keep upvoting all of your favorites, and let us know in the comments below what the funniest sign you’ve ever encountered was. Then, if you’re interested in checking out even more signs that might leave you in stitches, we recommend reading this Bored Panda piece next!
You Can’t Miss It
I thought it was a challenge. And you know me, Boss, I can't resist a challenge.
Unless they did a u-turn and then rammed into the sign, this doesn't make sense.
We All Do 😂😂
The Shortest Way
There's a website that will show you where you will come out on the other side of the world from any other place on earth. Digging down from where we live on the east coast USA, we'd come out in the ocean west of Australia.
The scientists on The Universe say that if you were able to tunnel through the earth for real, the journey would always take 52 minutes, but I can't remember why.
If you were falling through a vacuum and accelerating at Earth's surface gravity the formula for how far you'll fall i(n feet and seconds) is 16 * t^2. If you fell for 26 minutes that's 1560 seconds so you'd fall 38,937,600 feet or 7374.5 miles (and be falling at about 39,000 mph. That's half of 52 minutes, but most of the diameter of the Earth. In an actual tunnel through the Earth you wouldn't continuously accelerate at 1g, because the farther you fall the more gravitational mass you have above you, and that will reduce your acceleration. At the exact center there will be (very nearly) equal amounts of mass in all directions and the net gravitational force would be zero. Unlike being in outer space you really would be weightless. You'd also be moving really fast. As you pass the center more than half of the mass is above you (in your starting orientation) and you will start to decelerate, and you'd reach the far side with a speed of zero. [ continues as reply ]
Load More Replies...I'm saving this and put it in a pothole at my colleagues work-site in Belgium. Brilliant
I know that this is a funny sign and I’m being pedantic, but the antipode of China is South America. If were in South America and went straight down, you’d end up in China. If you were in the US or other places that spoke English (as this is an English sign) you’d have to go kinda sideways. The Antipode of the US and Canada is mostly in the southern Indian Ocean. The antipode of the UK is off the coast of New Zealand. The antipode of Australi is in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean
Alright I Understand
Get some sanitizer and drown the bills in it, wipe them off and then they're safe to touch. Also can be used with sock money!!
Load More Replies...I had a young coworker in a sales position once tell a lady to take her shoes off, because the lady told her she didn't have any money. She had exact change in her shoe.
i once saw a woman pull her entire phone out of her bra. i've never kept a damn thing in my bra, but i also don't wear shirts that would make the bra easy to get to to keep things in.
Ok No Missiles
You Do The Math
Not sure where this is, but judging by the road crews in my area, it sounds about right.
Now The Name Makes Sense
Haha 😜😜😜😜😜
Hi, I was told I could take some driving courses, so I can learn to drive, here. Am I in the right place?
I see the problem. There was no barrier and they assumed it was a drive-thru service.
I never thought about it, but I'll bet that statistically there are more accidents outside of driving schools than elsewhere! Now I have a place to hunt viral photos.
How Many Miles Per Gallon?
Still Need To Pay Even In Death? LOL
DAAAAAAANG! The Government will come after you, no matter WHAT state of existence you're in! Now THAT'S tenacity!
dang they be fining dead people now, capitolism has gone too far
I very recently saw a story claiming a cop put a jaywalking ticket on the stretcher of a woman who had been hit by a car. I don't know it if was paid, but I think the story said she died.
Unless U Want To Break Ur Bones
Nude Sunbathers With Waffles!
I want a waffle! At my age I don't think people want to see me naked, but if that's the price 🤣
At my age quite a lot of me looks like waffles anyhow
Load More Replies...Well, What's Yours?
Ok but that is a rooster not a hen so those are not eggs you are eating.
Maybe. The tail is typical rooster, but the legs look thin and seem to be missing the spurs. The comb and wattle aren't enough to go one way or another.
Load More Replies...Only breakfast? When my kids were babies, I produced breakfast, second breakfasts, 11's, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, supper and snacks.
Use Of Exercise Force? Lmao
Let’s Be Real… This Is Why You Really Workout. Don’t Pretend You Don’t
If you don't have the ability to buy one of those rubber circles to help open a jar, buy a gym membership instead.
Or pick up a cheap oil filter wrench. I keep (a clean) one in my kitchen lol
Load More Replies...It's not the lack of muscle strength, it's the arthritis that gets me every time.
I just leave my hand on lids for a few seconds to warm them up and they open easier.
Load More Replies...tap the side of the lid on the counter, quarter turn, repeat, turn repeat, turn repeat. Lid will open easily, the seal inside the jar/lid has been broken by tapping.
Four strategic taps on the edge of the lid with the blunt side of a knife works...
Oh Noo Help Him!😂
At Least They Tried
I stand against Putin. And Trump. And Musk. God, a lot of important people are terrible. Y'know what? I stand against bad people.
Why? Just Why?
Looks like the grass around the sign post, really doesn't want to reach that dead end and the groundskeeper has much obliged, looks like they have been hanging on for months now.
Aren't We Supposed To?
I mean walking into a glass door is totally something I would do tbh...
The first day I wore my Transition glasses (the kind that darken automatically when you're in the sun), I walked into a door at Starbucks. It was so dark I didn't see the glass. Gave myself a concussion. Not fun.
Load More Replies...C'mon, I'm a grown man. I know how to use a do... KERPLUNK!!! XD
Still wouldn't prevent me from focusing on the sign while smashing into the glass.
It’s Fine. Got A Light?
Please, No Rushes
If it's about Alston, Cumbria AKA England's highest market town, then I'd disagree with you.
Load More Replies...If you have been there, its on top of a high hill, road definitely a go slow up and down !!
I'm Scared To Ask What Happened To The Color
She Must Be Great On The Pole
There's a strip club here in Seattle that advertised '20 beautiful girls and 1 ugly one'. I kept thinking maybe I should try out for the ugly one. (jk! I think I'm decent looking but I was fairly overweight then.)
Is There Any Other Way To Eat The Pizza?
Cut the box diagonally with a knife, therefore creating plates and slicing the pizza, two birds, one stone
Some pizza places you can't tell difference between the pie and the cardboard
Once my husband and I were eating in a cinema that served food. He commented that his pizza was very chewy. When the lights came on he discovered he'd also been eating the paper plate it was on.
Hahaha very funny! 🤣 I remember a guy who drank in the bar I worked in eating pistachio nuts still with the shells on lol
Load More Replies...The other meme is right. We'll be waiting a LONG time for our flying cars. Sad.
What Caused This To Be Put In Place?
Maybe it means no parking in front of the elevator when it's on the parking level.
You do know the outside doors don't move with the elevator to the parking level, right?
Load More Replies...Little Braden with his miniature Corvette running people over in the elevator
It's usually exactly what you think. Somebody did it. I actually checked out some of the weirder regs in the Air Force, and that was precisely why we had the reg. EVERY TIME.
A Sign At A Pool Saying No Looking At Women's Breasts
When I read your comment, I first heard a boinnnggg and then an aoogah horn. Can't beat the classics.
Load More Replies...To be fair and equal, they should have one where she's not allowed to look at his trunks.
Apatheist Account2: To be fair, I saw the 2 lines of the X and thought it DID say that!
Load More Replies...Only people who HAVE met other people will put up this sign.
Load More Replies...I mean, staring at my trunks causes me anxiety which causes the little solder to shrink, OK, disappear...... so embarresing That I can't spell.... stuttering now as well....
But if the soldiers shrinks, it's harder to see
Load More Replies...How Do I Read This
I mean, the whole premise is "worship me (the right way) or burn in hell for eternity". Kinda scary...
Cows Eat Grasses, Legumes, Alfalfa, Clover, And Hay
Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy. A kid will eat ivy, too. Wouldn't you?
Wait until the vegans here that some plants actually eat small animals......oooooh
Not trying to be an a*shat, but 'hear' fits more appropriately I think?
Load More Replies...Why No Pie?
Will That Be The Day After July 3rd?
My brother was born on July 4th. I never understood why he got fireworks for his birthday, and I didn't.
I was born on July 14th in France (our national day) and I told my cousin (my grand mother's favorite grand child) that all from the parade on les Champs Élysées to the fireworks were for my birthday. She throw a tantrum out of spite and my grand mother had to find a fair in a small town on my cousin 's birthday to "make up" for the "party" my parents organised on mine 😂.
Load More Replies...Why do Americans write is MM/DD/YY, But then go ahead and say 4th of July like normal people....
We all say July 4th. We didn't make the rules so stop asking.
Load More Replies...What Is The Speed Limit? No
I do find it partly hilarious, only because my car isn't self driving, that some dipshít teenager thought sloppily turning a 3 into an 8 on a 30 mph winding road with some spray paint would be hilarious. The town cleaned it off, but the sensors on my car occasionally jacked up the in-car displayed limit to 80 mph. 😂 This is a wooded area with narrow winding roads-- I can only imagine what a Tesla would do with that lol
This NOT number 71!!!! There are so many repeated ones that I decided to give up counting them and find something else to read.
The site is refreshing, and as people vote it changes the order. Settle down. It's not a conspiracy.
Load More Replies...Tell Me Why
Pandas from NJ is this typical for your state issued driver's license to say auto driver license and class D BOAT, on the same card? As seen in this picture. It just seems a little odd, to me.
Wtf Men!!
I know ... I see the baby ... but I also see a lady with a duck and a ball, and a lady with a stomach on a table - maybe she's a doctor? I think I need some sleep!
It also kinda looks like someone who is about to cut into a stomach or a spleen, on an operating table. Maybe I too need to get some sleep.
Provocative Sign
Wtf? Are you supposed to push or not? And if not, why the big button?
The one way to absolutely ensure someone will press a button is to put a sign on it saying ABSOLUTELY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES EVER PUSH THIS BUTTON. They'll fight each other trying to get there first.
This sign is really giving me mixed signals. Do I push, or not? To push, or not to push, that is the question.
"What happens if I push this button?" "Don't!" "Oh. A sign lit up saying PLEASE DO NOT PUSH THIS BUTTON AGAIN."
Most Accurate Sign Ever!
Now that you mention the movie, I still need to know how the three seashells work.
Load More Replies...Milk It!!!
They never run out of volunteers
Load More Replies...I lived on ranches for decades, so I've milked my fair share of cows and goats, etc. It was always so funny when friends or family came out to the ranch, they wanted to help with even the smallest chore. You sort of turn into a greenhorn wrangler, taking them all over the ranch as you work and they all want to help so you have them jump in with all four feet. But getting folks to PAY YOU for the pleasure? That's brilliant.
Hi, I'm here to milk the two people... Do I get to pick? I brought one. She says her name is 'anything you want, fifty bucks'
Who Would Ever Try
the elusive brown trout and the ever wriggly blind eel
Load More Replies...They said to do it in the place that you live, so if you live in the toilet your diet must be the worst
Load More Replies...Deformed Man Toilet
So, you're saying that you have never used one.
Load More Replies...Math Is Always A Problem
What Am I Supposed To Do?
Hop, skip, and jump! Do the tango, boot scooting boogie, maybe throw in some interpretive dance routines. And then slowly saunter away. I feel challenged!
?
I've seen a sign that said, "unaccompanied children will be given a free puppy and an espresso ".
I Would Be Worried Going Down This Road
Well that's a let down. I was hoping it pointed to pirates!
Load More Replies...Pizza Shop Bathrooms
You see, when two people love each other they share a special hug that allows their special parts to fit together juuuust sooooo
Load More Replies...As Long As They Are Aware Right, It Always Counts
Possibly The Most Intimidating Sign I've Seen Yet
This doesn't look real....but for some people they need this, while others would take this way too literally
Carry Your Beer Responsibly
What kind of fk'd up baby is that? Little midget legs. No wonder why daddy drinks s****y beer
Amazing how much of someone's world view can get embedded in a couple dozen words
Load More Replies...Only a male would claim you can't carry a baby in one hand, women multitasking know better and wouldn't conceive of holding one like that.
I saw someone drop an entire six-pack once. I stood and wept at such a tragic waste.
Look Where I Came Today
Might be more polite with Where I was today - although maybe not as accurate!
