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Have you ever read a sign in English and wondered who translated it? You know the words, but the sentence makes so little sense that you have to read it again to make sure you aren’t missing something. And the more you try to figure out what it’s supposed to say, the funnier it gets.

Here’s a collection of signs that lost the plot somewhere between one language and another. Some translations are so ridiculous you’ll wonder how they made it onto a sign in the first place, while others sound like accidental threats from someone who really has it out for you.

Get ready to laugh a lot and feel some serious secondhand embarrassment, because we are sure that these signs say absolutely nothing like what their creators intended.

#1

A outdoor sign showcasing funny translation fails with text reading JUMP OF THE CLIFF.

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astheshadowsfall
Community Member
51 minutes ago

Call of the void immortalized.

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    #2

    An advertisement sign displaying full fart beside energy drinks, showing funny translation fails.

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    Door Door
    Community Member
    10 minutes ago

    'Full speed'

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    #3

    Funny translation fails on a sign reading You Are My Love My Angle Don't Treat Me Like Potato

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    Rtblast66
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    11 minutes ago

    Obtuse tattie

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    #4

    Door notice showing translation fails with English text reading The door has been bad.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    47 minutes ago

    This door has been a bad, bad door and deserves a good slamming.

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    #5

    Buffet label example of translation fails reading Suffered Mushroom above cooked mushrooms.

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    #6

    Menu card showing funny translation fails reading Explodes the large intestine for fifty-two dollars.

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    astheshadowsfall
    Community Member
    50 minutes ago

    Thanks for the warning I guess.

    #7

    Airport sign displaying translation fails with text reading Eating Carpet Strictly Prohibited.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    46 minutes ago

    What about munching the rug? Is that allowed?

    #8

    A sign on a wooden fence displaying translation fails saying Because you are dangerous, you must not enter.

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    Iamthey
    Community Member
    7 minutes ago

    “That’s right, Ice Man! I am dangerous”

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    #9

    An emergency button featuring translation fails with a sign reading butter for help.

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    Door Door
    Community Member
    31 minutes ago

    That button looks surprised 😄

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    #10

    A funny pool sign showing translation fails that accidentally asks rule-abiding visitors to leave.

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    Iamthey
    Community Member
    1 minute ago

    It’s ok to shower and stand around looking at kids but don’t you dare wear flippers, listen to music, run around, play football, bring a pet, smoke, wear shoes, wear short shorts or have a picnic.

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    #11

    A grocery store price tag mislabeled as Boneless Skinless Children's Thighs, showing translation fails.

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    otiose (foxtrot delta tango)
    Community Member
    13 minutes ago

    I have "a modest proposal"

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    #12

    A restaurant window sign reading closed due to further notice, highlighting translation fails.

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    Rtblast66
    Community Member
    9 minutes ago

    Until further notice behaves

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    #13

    A blue directional sign for family planning advice that is an example of hilarious translation fails.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    43 minutes ago

    That's one way to avoid pregnancy.

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    #14

    Bakery label with translation fail reading, Do not touch bread with hands please use tongue.

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    #15

    A no smoking sign featuring translation fails where Chinese characters incorrectly read Beat the Moose.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    43 minutes ago

    Is that like spanking the monkey?

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    #16

    A restroom sign showing funny translation fails labeling the men's toilet as TOILE TMAN.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    42 minutes ago

    Maybe not the hero we want, but the hero we need.

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    #17

    A restaurant menu showing translation fails with hilarious dish names like I can't find on google.

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    otiose (foxtrot delta tango)
    Community Member
    11 minutes ago

    I definitely want some of that!

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    #18

    A warning sign showing translation fails stating beware of your hands in red lettering.

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    #19

    A menu demonstrating translation fails with the item listed as sausage in the father-in-law.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    41 minutes ago

    Keep it in the family.

    #20

    Metallic sign displaying translation fails with Chinese characters and Translate Server Error.

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    #21

    Hand sanitizer station sign with hilarious translation fails asking to Please satanise your hands here.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    40 minutes ago

    Sure, let me just find a goat to slaughter.

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    #22

    Outdoor garden sign displaying translation fails that read prohibit pluck the top feels numb.

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    #23

    Handwashing sign with translation fails reading Just bring your hands under a faucet icon.

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    #24

    Restroom signs showing translation fails with FEMAN and MALE MAN written on a brick wall.

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    Rtblast66
    Community Member
    6 minutes ago

    Cartman!!

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    #25

    A funny translation fails sign for a church charity shop titled The Glory Hole Church Centre.

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    otiose (foxtrot delta tango)
    Community Member
    1 minute ago

    Oh, my!

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    #26

    Street sign featuring a translation fail that says No right turn into Marriage Road

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    Toika Gao
    Community Member
    2 minutes ago

    Only wrong turns into marriage roads, unfortunately

    #27

    Warning sign showing translation fails with text reading noun area bathing adjective forbidden

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    #28

    Blue warning sign with translation fail reading Fell into the water carefully

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    #29

    No littering sign with a funny translation fail reading violators will be fine

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    astheshadowsfall
    Community Member
    45 minutes ago

    Seems like a trap...

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    #30

    Road sign displaying translation fails with text reading 90 percent of all people are caused by accidents

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    astheshadowsfall
    Community Member
    43 minutes ago

    Be careful out there.

    #31

    Outdoor warning sign with translation fail saying, The Wild Monkeys Are Haunted.

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    #32

    Sign with translation fails stating due to happenstance beyond control this elevator is so broken

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    #33

    Menu translation fails showing a drink option named Whatever under Kumquat with Lemon

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    38 minutes ago

    "What do you want to eat?" " Whatever... "

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    #34

    Green sign showcasing translation fails that labels a waiting area as lounge for the weak

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    astheshadowsfall
    Community Member
    42 minutes ago

    Found my place to chill.

    #35

    Translation fail on airport sign reading, Please wait outside rice-flour noodle.

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    astheshadowsfall
    Community Member
    42 minutes ago

    Almost sounds racist.

    #36

    Funny translation fail sign stating, If you are stolen, call the police at once.

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    #37

    Brown sign with translation fails that reads Not Open To People Be Sloppily Dressed

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    #38

    Restroom sign example of translation fails reading get closer to urinal for a better life

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    #39

    A sign with translation fails stating Please don't forget your everything in English and Chinese

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    astheshadowsfall
    Community Member
    41 minutes ago

    Have, and will again I'm sure.

    #40

    Outdoor sign with poor English translation reading rubbish will never be homeless

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    #41

    Polish newspaper sign with funny English text showing translation fails on public signs

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    #42

    Buffet food station with a translation fail labeling dumplings as dumping.

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    #43

    Yellow bathroom sign displaying funny translation fails about rules.

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    #45

    A restaurant sign displaying translation fails with launch instead of lunch written in big letters.

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    #46

    Church building exterior serving as a funny example of translation fails on signs

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    astheshadowsfall
    Community Member
    38 minutes ago

    This is the story where a guy decided not to k**l his son because the voices in his head changed their mind. Then he found a ram in a bush to happily k**l instead. Such a wonderful religion.

    #47

    Coffee menu with translation fail listing Tasteless Coffee next to Milk Coffee.

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    #48

    Funny translation fail sign asking people not to put shoes on its face.

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    Door Door
    Community Member
    4 minutes ago

    Don't walk on the grass?

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    #49

    Green lawn sign with a translation fail reading Do not disturb, tiny grass is dreaming.

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