73 Silly Signs That Definitely Caught People’s Attention

To learn more about this community that’s dedicated to celebrating amusing signs, we got in touch with an Administrator of Silly Signs, Baz Mattaz. He was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and reveal how he got involved in this group in the first place.

“There I was, sitting around minding my own business, and from nowhere, I received a bunch of invitations to Admin some groups,” Baz shared. “One of them was Silly Signs. To be honest, I had no idea where they came from, but I accepted anyway.”

“Silly Signs had less than a thousand members, I think,” the Admin continued. “I had no idea how groups work. I hardly know anything now, to be honest. I gave it a bit of attention. Posted some signs I saw personally - I live in Vietnam and Asia, the home of the laughable typo.”

“Once it got to about 50K members, it started to get a bit time-consuming,” Baz says. “The spammers start to notice you. So I asked in the group if anyone would like to help out and got myself some really nice moderators.”

We were also curious about what it’s like managing this large of a group, as today, the community has over 155K members. “These groups tend to sprawl,” Baz noted. “But we stick rigidly to 'it must be a sign’. Sometimes it hurts removing really funny posts, but if it’s not a sign, it’s not coming in.” 

Thankfully, the admin noted that the members are pretty mellow. “They don’t fight and bicker much,” he told Bored Panda. “We don’t allow [discussions of] politics or religion (even if it’s a sign), so nothing much to fight about.”

He also shared that, “Cracking the 100K milestone was a buzz for sure.”

Baz also says they take a pretty relaxed approach when it comes to deleting posts that fit the theme, as he understands that you can’t have fresh content 100% of the time.

“We don’t delete duplicates,” he noted. “Sometimes I swear that some people actually repost our own content. But to be fair, once something funny gets posted, it gets shared into other groups and can find its way back in.”

Lisa Childs Saunders, another moderator of Silly Signs, was also kind enough to chat with Bored Panda about her involvement in the group. 

“Baz was looking for moderators, as the group was beginning to grow rapidly,” she noted. “I have 2 other groups of my own and moderate 2 groups. I really enjoy it.”

Lisa says she agrees with Baz, that it can be difficult when they have to delete a funny post. “But we are very strict about it having to be a sign. I think it maintains the integrity of the group,” she explained. “I believe that is one of the things people enjoy about this group, in particular. They know when they check in, they will not see a bunch of posts that are totally off topic.”

“I have checked out other groups that purport to be ‘sign’ groups. They are filled with politics, religion, and videos,” Lisa continued. “It's so distracting, and it takes over the group. This is a fun group of folks who, for the most part, really do pay attention to the rules.”

And as for the moderators' favorite posts, they shared a few gems with Bored Panda. One that was presumably meant to warn people to stay out of a body of water, confusingly said, "CROCODILES DO NOT SWIM HERE." Another by a body of water said, in a similar vein, "Do not feed hallucinogens to the alligators." And one meant to warn drivers stated, "Red Squirrels Drive Slowly."