Sometimes you come across a street sign that states something so obvious, you wonder why the heck somebody decided to put it up in the first place. But then you wonder if maybe, just maybe, somebody did something so stupid once that someone else put a sign up to dissuade other people from doing some equally funny mistakes.
Check out the list below for some perfect examples of hilarious signs. Yep, the ones denying all common sense there is. From warning signs helpfully instructing people not to breathe underwater, to such captain obvious like signs asking customers not to try out condoms before they buy them, this plentiful collection of funny signs compiled by Bored Panda will both confuse you and amuse you. Don't forget to vote for your favorite!
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What did it start out as? "Mummy, I ate a peanut and it turns out that it contains peanuts and now I have a stomach ache!"
There are chance that maybe this product possibly contains peanuts...
What if that wasn't therr and some crazy person was like " ummmm acTUALLY YOU GUISSSS SAID THAT IT WOULD BE 3 YARDS LONG AND 1 YARD LONG. THAT'S FALSE ADVERTISING!" bam crazy lady get 3k in lawsuit...
"Phew, good thing this sign is here, otherwise I would've unknowingly tried to break in! It's not like the locked door and emptiness of the place is a red flag at all..."
You would be surprised how many people still try to get into stores before opening time even though they are posted clearly. I wish I had one of those at work!!
...And knowing is half the battle! G. I. JOOOOOOOOOOOE!
Load More Replies...How is it photoshopped?It's on a kick board there buoyant.As a person that's on a swim team I find it amusing.Also yes it's a pool idiots.
(Dang it, someone else already made a joke about Jesus on this sublission. Sorry!)
Load More Replies...I wonder if the "Terracotta" in the package title has something to do with the "Made on Earth".
This sign is obviously preparing for the future where we actually live on different planets and make products there then ship them to earth.
Okay, so terracotta bubble flowers are made on earth, what do they look like?
haha the guy in the drawing seems to be pretty happy
Load More Replies...They even took the time to manage a picture how it looks for if you WOULD try this lol
I work in a hospital and a teenager in the psych ward would eat coat hangers. Well, she'd straighten them and then feed them down her throat
I am glad, they did not mention to seperate oxygen from water to breath
i'm bothered that one of the spikes is brown..perhaps someone has been sitting on the fence
Lol I think that was the point 😆 Someone's sense of humor... But I'm pretty sure it's just a joke as by the shape of it the would be more red....
Load More Replies...HA! I took this picture! I posted it on George Takei's Facebook page and he featured it a couple years back. It was taken at a theme park in Utah called Lagoon and the funny thing was the signs weren't there the season before so there must have been a "mishap" that gave them reason to post it 😂
Probably got drunk, partied, starting climbing to another balcony and fell. Happens a lot at holiday party islands hotels
Load More Replies...if you are drunk and on drugs and are stepping out, course can you read this in that case!
Good to know. I was gonna have a spy mission at this shop, and was counting on that exit. Looks like we have to switch to plan B.
Well, what a surprise to see you, Agent 5143. Remember me? I'm Agent 6875. OH GOD, I JUST TOLD EVERYONE. DELETE, DELLLEEETTTTEE!!!!
Load More Replies...In HK, some convenience stores have storage rooms behind the fridge. I was buying a drink once while a guy was stocking the shelf from the other side.
In some places there are coral reefs etc. that do not like getting trampled on. This sign might actually make sense. Or if not coral, maybe just sharp rocks and things that would not be nice to stand on, at least with bare feet. Might not be a 100% stupid sign.
well, people are weird. while orking during the summer at the reception of a hotel that was at the sea, we had one guest, who, on the last day of her stay was really angry because she did not see the sea until then... the hotel was with a lake view, and in order to get to the sea you had to cross the street, was like 300 m walk... it was her first time visiting, so... yeah...
It is also an exit, unless the person drowns/gets eaten. :D
Load More Replies...Just think how many times it has been used before the authority did this..
meh this one's okay, i could see some kid being a douche and doing this
Seems like you are one of those people thy have to put signs like this for
Load More Replies...I think everything is... just saying! It is rather obvious...HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa I get everything now!
Maybe it was supposed to be like "if door isn't open, do not attempt to enter"
this is one I can understand - because I have been on a cruise ship where a guy stepped inside and there was no elevator
Sorry!!! I published on the wrong post!!! Now I wanna purposely step in when there is no elevator.
Load More Replies...Doors should not be open if the elevator is not there or at least the yellow gates up at the doors opening.
agreed, but that thing could fail too. Much safer to just take a beat and look. you wont lose any time.
Load More Replies...I dread the day we have to label basic products...water is made from water! I had to sit up and look at my Poland spring water bottle to see if it had nutrition facts...glad to see we haven't regressed as far as to need a nutrition label for water
Oh hello Jesus! Didn't know you came back already...
Load More Replies...and the reason is oh that is right it is hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This seems like a waste of time & concrete. What government supervisor approved it?
I actually like the book so this was quite funny
Load More Replies...Oh in Germany this sign is often ignored. Maybe they should put that text to every sign ;)
haha! same here in Tijuana, MX! Lot of people just ignore STOP signs.
Load More Replies...They need another sign saying: "< This is a sign that say: *this is a stop sign*"
I SO get the reason for this added information! Sooo many folks think it’s just a suggestion!
OH! There are SOOOOO many places this addn’l signage NEEDS to be placed!!
I'd be more worried if pressing it DIDN'T take me to the 7th floor.
Could someone please tell me which button to press for the fifth floor? They didn't explain that.
"Okay, so is robbery okay?" asked little Timmy. "Why yes, Timmy. There is no sign, as you can see!" said Timmy's mother.
I have to repeat that to myself every bloody day...
That's a bad serial killer! Go to your room and think about what you did
Actually, that's in Montana. It's a ski destination that is actually called Big Mountain :)
We also have Bigfork, Big Sandy, Big Horn, Big Timber... the word "big" is a real popular descriptor in Big Sky Country :-)
Load More Replies...Haha, this is from my hometown! I love when tourists ask joe to get to the mountain. "See that BIG one? Yeah, drive to it."
There is the red Hulk too, right? So where to run?
Load More Replies...Doesn't matter what color it is. The walking man symbol lit up is enough indication that you can cross
Load More Replies...If you can't handle this without the sign, you deserve to be eliminated from the gene pool! :-))
I'm in Edinburgh right now and people seriously need this sign at every roadway. So many people (tourists and locals alike) nearly hit far too often.
Color doesn't matter . If the walking man is lit up you can cross. Color blind people go by symbols
Load More Replies...I have seen a sign like this and some guy just ignored it and drove into the water anyways. I don't know what was going through his mind, but I know he soon regretted his decision.
Alcohol. I'd say alcohol was going through his head. LOL
Load More Replies...Why is there a road that ends in water? I mean, is it a boat launch? Was it designed that way or did they make a road hoping the water would go away some day or did a river move in unexpectedly or, just, what?
So many questions! Inquiring minds want to know!
Load More Replies...Why is there no fence or wall. ..or better still bend the crash barrier before you get to the sign? if there is a way of avoiding a problem why not take it? Why am I even writing this post? ??
For idiots who think there is just water over the road, no that there road under Iit has washed away. Good for applying Darwin's theory of natural selection .
Isn't the point of these posts are they are ALL technically correct? It's just they are obvious and unnecessary; just sayin...
Load More Replies...Lol they could have put a day and time on there when it should be dry though
Love it- Usually you see these and wonder when the paint is dry. This at least has a disclaimer :)
Like wet paint signs...those idiots not drowned at the previous sign will try it anyway.
I wouldn't be surprised if used would cost much more. Some people are... strange...
Load More Replies...I have seen this on different islands. This is typically paper that was disparaged from a local hotel. As you can see the packaging is damaged so they wont put it out. And yes, they do sell used. Used is a roll removed from a room during cleaning. It's just not full. And these are quite pricey.
Becouse I'm dislexyc I read ''sausage'' instead of signage. It had more sense
Is it warning them of incoming signs in their way? Beginning with that sign?
Do you know how many people had to APPROVE this??? We're DOOMED!
So… Let me get this straight… You guys… Put up a goddamn sign… To warn cyclists… ABOUT THE SIGN THAT IS IN THEIR WAY-
I bet someone saw this and tried to drown themselves five times at once.
What! when did they add this sign to my favourite fishing spot! never caught anything yet but i will keep on trying!
oh i just imagine filling out the form in ANE... how did it happen?.... well i didn't read a sign
And yet this is the best place in the world to catch the tasty dry water catfish.
* casts rod, waits 233455543356 hours * "C'mon! I wanna catch something
You may, however, kick if you wish. Warning: Toe injury may occur with kicking
but yes, again, it is perfectly fine to hit PEOPLE as no signs earlier or now have stated that it is wrong to do so!
A guy I worked with did not read this warning. He walked funny all day.heheh
"Patsy, have you had anything to eat?" (Purses lips) "...no, Eddy, not since 1975."
Aaah Foood !!! Not pebbles!! I was eating so unbalanced, had I known...
Hope you spot the small sign before the steps or you wouldn't know what is going on...
but how would you know the sign was there without a second sign in braille telling you the braille sign was there
Load More Replies...Well I'll be, bubba, I always wondered what those things were called..
Don't blink. Blink and you're dead. They are fast. Faster than you can believe. Don't turn your back. Don't look away. And don't blink. Good Luck.
Load More Replies...Probably a warning sign to alert you..possibly to dangerous curves ahead
yes like falling to the guy who didn't catch you and love you? feels like you already dead.
Whoever added the "and funny!" to the sign is my kind of people... and also, very accurate.
This one is not stupid or too obvious, actually. The sea in my hometown is not so deep, so I wouldn't see the water as a big deal. But if it's suddenly very very deep, it can be dangerous even for good swimmers.
I am a great swimmer, one of my schools best ( my school has 700 people so... ) and I cannot swim very well in rapids! 🏊🏻♀️
Load More Replies...This is just another way of saying the elevation of all you see is below sea level.
Reminds me a little of the old Burma Shave signs (which were before my time, but still)
Turn around, don't drown, your car is not a boat! Turn around, don't drown, your car it does not float!
Too bad people are still stupid enough to try to drive through water.
Sadly necessary. You can't always tell how deep the water covering the road is, and people just go, "Meh, my car and I are both tough enough drive through a little water." And then they're on the news being rescued.
Yeah but does it come with a burger? After all it doesn't seem to be obvious if they have to point out about the cheese. I want to see "Cheeseburger with Cheese and Burger!" or none of this.
"I'd like a cheeseburger without cheese, please" "So a hamburger?" "No" -.-
I don't like people who do that. I don't want to witness their toilet use
Load More Replies...I think it says that for the restrooms that stay locked and need a key to open. Meaning this one does not automatically lock.
To be fair, some stores keep restrooms locked and customers need to ask for keys.
It's like when people ask, "what's the time?" I say "time to get a watch!"
It's all the same... Everything has blended together. Life has become death and death has become life!
I'd rather step in rudely. That is of course only if they are open til closed not closed till open.
For some of the questions my mom asks me on technology, I am not surprised this is a thing.
I have a friend with an answering machine that has this same problem. The answering machine shell has a battery door and cavity, but the board has no contacts for a battery as it uses flash to store its data.
Some of the new plug in or rechargeable smoke alarms use the same shell as 9v battery models. those have a space for a battery, but no contacts. This sign is to distinguish those devices.
actually, there are people who struggle to open the door until they realize that it's locked. true story.
These locks will still show as locked from the outside even though they're unlocked, if you don't 'unlock' it before you leave. We have one at work in the disabled loo
This one actually has a point; at work someone locked the locker room behind them after they left, we had to call Security to open it
That's not the point. Keeping the door unlocked before leaving is not the same as unlocking the door before opening.
Load More Replies...This one is not so silly. Unfortunately, some people are so dumb as to try and pet these animals through the fence.
Then let them get mauled as punishment for their stupidity.
Load More Replies...Its not a mirage...this sign has validity, I have driven in long barren country where your eyes can play tricks, and knowing this you could disbelieve them
I've seen those too! Where the road ahead shimmers and looks like water. But I've never seen a boat on one of those mirages!
Load More Replies...Isn't that the "worlds largest liquor store" on the strip in Las Vegas?
Where else are you going to store your dehydrated water?
Load More Replies...Well i believe what this sign means is, the time limit for drop off is still not yet finished
It means: ''please, stop asking if the 24-hour night drop box is open''
Load More Replies...Is this a people going up go on the left and people on the right go down? See them all the time
No, the left-hand set also has an arrow pointing up, but its instructions appear to be in another language.
Load More Replies...this reminds me of a court transcript where the lawyer was interrogating a witness. He said, " so these stairs that came up from the basement, did they also go down to the basement?"
I'm in Japan and we can't just assume a shop has another level to it without something like this inviting us to go further. Sure they could just use employee only signs to keep people out but what about introvert people who don't want to just go snooping around and possibly go to a warehouse area if it's actually really open?
"Pardon me, my good fellow. Might I have a quick suck of your blood?" "No, thank you. The Travel Department has advised me against allowing it."
Um.... that's easy when you are awake but when you are asleep then the mosquitoes will see you as a dinner table
When I was younger (before health issues ruined my lungs) I used to love just being under water so I got super good at holding my breath. There was more than once that someone random would come start poking, prodding, or try to pull me up to the surface because they assumed the kid was in danger rather her than capable of holding their breath that long (record was 3 min, 45 sec). I got used to making sure everyone around me knew what I was doing. Last time I did it I was older and with a group of theater people partying after a play wrapped. I was the only one not at least a bit tipsy. Despite me telling them all I was going underwater for an extended amount of time and not to worry, three of them starting panicking and pulling me up after less than two minutes. So, I guess I kind of get this one,someone might have been freaking out the other swimmers.
You get ice, you get ice, EVERYONE GETS ICE!
Load More Replies...maybe at some point the water level rises... so they needed the sign (I'm still hoping, I guess...)
This reminds me of the stories my mother used to tell. When she was young and if a guy she wouldn't like would try to hite on her, she'd act politely, then say "excuse me, need to go to the bathroom", finding her way out of that place.
I think pretty much every woman has used this trick at a bar/club, when running into douche bags who won't take no for an answer. It's saved my a*s a few times :)
Load More Replies...Must have been some perv's excuse. "Uh, but I thought it was the exit"
actually, it is. If you guys we will make you exit out of the world.
Imagine that is not a pipe. Bender might be on the other side feeling quite allright
Load More Replies...There is what is known as "sushi rice" but no, sushi isn't the rice itself.
Load More Replies...Might sound funny but here in South Africa there has been cases of tourists thinking all wild animals are cute and cuddly...
Ditto in North Dakota, because people go up to buffalos and get gored!! They're idiots!!
Load More Replies...Even with these signs some idiot will try petting the lion or climb the fence
Signs like this need to be outlawed. Natural selection must be allowed to occur.
Very true.. I can't drive and even I know you have to wait for green. I mean, even my 4 year old niece knows what it means
Load More Replies...Err... Is this my photo??? I'm hoping not since I never posted it to social media, just sent it to a friend. That'd be creepy as f***.
Ha. That was my high school theater. We had to make that sign for liability issues. It was my favorite seat though sitting on the floor !
Not so silly, really. I have seen several times where people tryo get off before the train has fully stopped and fall flat on their face on the platform
It looks like additional signage was below and is now gone. Probably made more sense with it.
I guess the word "automatically" is missing. If not: Door opens?! No s**t, Sherlock!
in fairness I suspect people lean on the crash bar and are surprised when the door opens... which is not truly an automatic door as much as a quick release
Load More Replies...I still see idiots give children sparklers and firecrackers for Independence Day. The kids invariably grab the hot wire or hold the firecracker too long. Then the "adult" acts surprised.
Load More Replies...Say no more. They have people there fighting to keep confederate monuments and actually think the confederate battle flag should be a source of pride. That's the heart of dumbass country.
Load More Replies...nuh-uh i can walk where i wanna walk dont tell me how to live my life
Brought about by stupid attempts at litigation due to being below average intelligence!
that's right, or the hot water can be cold because the hot water MAY have run out.
No! that's an oven.. Stuck into the wall .. So you could dry your hands using the ancient art of chuck noris style..
Or a Supernatural episode, like the episode called"Asylum"
Load More Replies...Warning driver to look both sides before proceeding. Nothing wrong with that.
this sign is fine, because we can say for example, you bought an item in japan but made of china
Yeah, plus, there are foods which names contain a country's name because we mean the way of making it, not really where it came from. Like, for example, when a restaurant not in Beijing would offer a "Beijing duck".
Load More Replies...Yeah. believe it or not French toast is not necessarily from France!
The overwhelming majority of the signs are there to protect someone from an overly litigious society. Its a shame that so many will sue for such stupid things, but it happens all the time. The rest of the signs are......well.......just plain worthless. ;D
Well in America you can sue basically anyone for anything. So i'm not surprised by some of these signs! Better safe than sorry 🙈
And it was like:"nobody told me the fire was hot,so I burnt my hand,not because I'm a moron,but because you let me do it" :)).and for this I will sue you only because I can...is that it? :)
Load More Replies...Due to some political doofusness, our state department of transportation was required to get fancy signs for all of the rest stop toilets and urinals saying, "Do not drink from toilets or urinals: Non-potable water". Before all of the signs could be installed, more political doofusness required that all of the signs be removed. I now have one up on the wall in my living room because it makes me laugh.
Sadly, more and more people are needing these signs these days
I'm feeling a bit dizzy from shaking my head in disbelief so many times!
The overwhelming majority of the signs are there to protect someone from an overly litigious society. Its a shame that so many will sue for such stupid things, but it happens all the time. The rest of the signs are......well.......just plain worthless. ;D
Well in America you can sue basically anyone for anything. So i'm not surprised by some of these signs! Better safe than sorry 🙈
And it was like:"nobody told me the fire was hot,so I burnt my hand,not because I'm a moron,but because you let me do it" :)).and for this I will sue you only because I can...is that it? :)
Load More Replies...Due to some political doofusness, our state department of transportation was required to get fancy signs for all of the rest stop toilets and urinals saying, "Do not drink from toilets or urinals: Non-potable water". Before all of the signs could be installed, more political doofusness required that all of the signs be removed. I now have one up on the wall in my living room because it makes me laugh.
Sadly, more and more people are needing these signs these days
I'm feeling a bit dizzy from shaking my head in disbelief so many times!
