Have you ever spotted a sign that made you slam the brakes or do a double-take just so you could take a photograph?
Signs are meant to inform or warn us but sometimes they take it to the next level by making us laugh so hard we might forget where we're heading. Whether by accident, bad design, or sheer genius, there are some signs that really go off the rails. And quite frankly they are too good not to share.
Many of them can be found on a Facebook page aptly called Give Me A Sign. Over a million members share the hilarious signs and notices that they encounter on a daily basis. So you can be sure there are some epic gems on their wall.
Bored Panda has put together the best posts from the group as a reminder that communication, with all its rules and standards, is still fabulously flawed. Buckle up, keep scrolling and don't forget to upvote your favorites.
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She is just putting into words EXACTLY what some people need to hear and others are too introverted to say.
Oh trust me ,I’d say it lol , mind u I don’t got a filter at times , n if someone stinks that bad im gonna tell em , ok it might be nicely at first but im still telling them , unless your homeless there is no excuse !!!
Load More Replies...Signs tell us where to go, what to do, what not to do, and occasionally remind us that if we can afford to go a convention, we can afford to buy deodorant. Signs are meant to simplify things, and break down the chaos into readable chunks. Yet, sometimes they do the exact opposite, leaving us dazed and confused, or in hysterical fits of laughter.
As this list proves, signs have moved away from being purely functional and boring. Whether by design or mistake, some deserve a spot on Comedy Central or in the funny hall of fame.
hahaha, I thought they originally meant "I have your contact number!" but nope, it is the thing I'm probably gonna wear!
This generation is cooked DX This must be the person who saw this sign: "OMG, this stupid sign is soo unnecessary! Ugh, look at the warm fire, soo cozy and hoot! Uhm, I think the building's gonna collapse! see y'all in heaven with Jesus! Love y'all! Byeeee!" I lost faith in humanity after seeing this sign. this is one of the only people I trust (The person who made the sign)
As Jesus is pure fiction lol , like god I lost faith in humanity when I was in my late 20s I’m now 60 , n this being necessary is just yup not getting it back any time soon either clearly !
Load More Replies...That is extremely worryingly true ! so laid media is the Bain of our lives ! N nope I do not use it never have never will !
Some signs are funny because they try too hard to do their job. Think of that over-explained warning sign you once spotted that detailed every possible scenario and left you wondering what could possibly have gone wrong all at the same time to inspire so much text on one small board.
Then there are the signs that let our imagination run wild as we make up stories and fill in the blanks with our own funny fantasies of the people or animals that came before the message that just had to be made. Like the one that reads, "In light of recent events, hedgehogs will no longer be allowed in Room 146." Say what? And why?
Duck or grouse! (Translation: mind your head or don't moan when you hurt yourself.)
LMAO!! Now I will laugh every time Mr. Quackerly (the wild duck that lives in my yard) greets me asking for dog food.
I gave up bread and sugar. Didn't lose any weight, but my A1C levels are normal again. I miss bread, but diabetes is worse than no bread
I control my diabetes through diet and exercise but I still miss French bread . However, you are correct. It’s worse than no bread.
Load More Replies...ok, this makes me think of how much humanity's imagination is declining
You can't imagine what yeast doughs to the waist! (sorry had to do it)
Load More Replies...I mean, strictly speaking that's probably theft and/or fraud. Only I can't help feeling the police would laugh at you if you reported it.
Load More Replies...This is from a newspaper from my hometown in Australia. Bit surprised it made here, it's one of those free ones that no one reads....
Some signs try too hard to be funny. And that in itself makes them too hilarious not to laugh. Then there are those that didn't try at all but fell victim to bad spelling, layout or maybe got lost in translation. For whatever reason, they stuck and many became immortalized once someone decided to take a snap, and share for all the world to see.
But it’s not just unintentional comedy at play. Many businesses have caught onto how effective humor can be to get a point across. They’ve dug deep to find witty designers and writers who understand how to make people laugh so hard that they’ll remember and repeat what they read.
I remember reading a story in The Times about two species of fern that had pollinated together. But these two species had split apart from each other so long ago on their family tree, it was the equivalent of a human mating with a fish.
Bracken is a fern. It's also an invasive monster. Breaking bracken often counts as a fully justified necessity and/or public service where I live - overgrown footpaths and suchlike. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bracken#Ecology
That depends on the type of fern !! Not all of them are invasive , well the ones in uk aren’t , some yup def are but bracken is a source of food for wild animals , and it makes dam good horse bedding to ! and for cows n sheep as well so incpvasi e lol is useful out in the country side
Load More Replies...I've been thinking of cutting down the ferns that keep growing up through my porch. But each year they keep on keeping on and charms me way too much, I shall start calling out the truth, that they are beautiful and wonderful survivors of this world. :)
I'm the weird friend and I've been trying to get neutered for years XD OBGYN refuses to!
Load More Replies...No, keep the weirdos, and some of the crazy! Neuter the regulars, there's enough of them. And me, because there's things I know are genetically that I didn't, nor would, ask for.
Load More Replies...And... MAGA idiots (especially their king), Pedos, Karens etc etc.
A 21 yearold got busted with kid stuff on his phone in San Antonio, and a teacher a week or two back. Jered what have you wrought?
Load More Replies...I thought it was has hip to be square and have no testicles
Load More Replies...Cheese and beer lovers are well catered for in France and the UK - you don't need to do anything desperate like visit Wisconsin. 😉
Load More Replies...Uh, marriage??? Married a grad student who attended UWisconsin. Truth be told, I loved Wisconsin. Beautiful country, sweet people.
Perhaps amusing but this is a photoshopped meme. Shadow is off and there are no bolts holding the "signs" on.
Funny signs catch the eye. They live outside of the box. They take us by surprise. They’re disarming, charming, and most of all shareable. Why wouldn't you tell your friend about that happy disaster you spotted hanging on the wall on your way to the bathroom?
A misplaced comma or a typo can turn the most serious message into a punchline even Chris Rock might be proud of. Or it could make the reader cringe while stifling a giggle. "All girls with long hair. Must be tied up." Well, okay then...
It is pretty obvious by their presidential choice that the USA is not as bright as the Canadians.
From what I read, Canada was pretty close to going the other direction, but saw what was happening down here and the vote switched.
Load More Replies...https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants Just a reminder that lady who caused this was 100% in the right to sue
Please downvote this. They are referring to a woman who was burned down TO THE BONE in her genital area, and only sued for a tiny amount to get medical bills covered. Do NOT google images of it. It's horrific. She never really recovered from it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants
THIS! I correct people when they joke about it. Like no, she didn't just get mad cause she got hot coffee spilled on her.. I always ask them how they would react if it were them.. same answer every time is that they would have sued to.
Load More Replies...ITs funny but it feels like another jab at that poor woman who was terrible burned by the McDonald's hot cofee. People characterized her and the law suit as a joke for years, but she needed skin grafts
To be fair, the old woman who sued McDonald because her coffee was too hot, had to have skin graft so she was literally burned.
I live in Canada and can assure you that some of us do need this warning and many others.
I'm glad I'm heading to Canada not to see those stupid hot warnings
Come on in buddy, where common sense is an asset! Mind you, some of us don't all have it here either, eh!!! We all can at least point Canada out on a globe 😆 Trying not to tease our southern ex bbf 🙃
Load More Replies...Funny, but incorrect. We DO have hot drink warnings on paper cups here.
Anything the begins with “in light of recent events” I’m already grabbing popcorn for cause I’m gonna need some story time.
Load More Replies...Yes. What this doesn’t say is that hedgehogs are only allowed in odd number rooms.
Load More Replies...Me to when u get the answers lol can you tell us pretty plz with a whole bowl of cherries on the top lol
Load More Replies...As long as the animals, whose space was invaded by moron humans, aren't put down. K!lls me when even bigger morons put animals down after humans entered their territory.
maybe I should not follow the rules of the sign...and let the mosquitos eat me
1. They didn't say it *might hurt* but that they *would get sick if they ATE you* 2. WHAT ANIMALS DO YOU FENCE OFF LIKE THAT THAT EAT HUMAN CARCASSES 3. WHY WAS THIS SIGN NECESSARY?????
😂😂😂it very well might do lol only slight issue with that lol ,…. Stupid people can’t read 😂
If you live in the United States and have a favorite funny billboard you love to laugh at while driving, best you enjoy it now. The country's Federal Highway Administration has implemented a ban on humorous electronic signs, in a bid to get drivers to keep their eyes on the road.
Messages like “Buckle up, windshields hurt” or “We’ll be blunt, don’t drive high” won't be allowed after 2026. Some have already been removed. The agency says signs should communicate “simple, direct, brief, legible, and clear” messages. So instead of ones that make you whip out your phone to take a photo, you'll be seeing only important information, displayed in a much more serious manner.
Doesn't? But in my case, this very much was the truth.
Load More Replies...There's a resto in Half Moon Bay, CA, whose "reserved" signs actually say "Mildly reticent." Loved it.
I would absolutely be the kind of anarchist that would put these up, I absolutely LOVE this
You're still likely to spot plenty of hilarious signs in the wild, outside of the national highways. And when you do, don't forget to stop to appreciate them. Maybe even take a photo and share them online.
Remember, someone, somewhere once made a decision to bless us with something strange, inappropriate, or unintentionally funny. Whether through carelessness, creativity, or pure exhaustion. And in doing so, they a touch of joy and laughter to our quite chaotic world.
Yeah, but that’s not good for the puppy.
Load More Replies...Yea.. mine already drinks energy drinks and swears, so no threat here 🤣 (he's a teenager so don't come at me)
Children often left unattended probably could teach us some new swear words.
I used to string all the known swear words together like a lovely garland of expletives!
Load More Replies...Hmm, if I get children and bring them here, I'll leave them unattended way too much
Most of them are swearing already; it’s What they hear everywhere .
A thrift store near my grandparents has a sign that says 'Unattended children will be given espresso and a free kitten' which would be far worse for families in small apartments, in my opinion.
It's up there as one of the craziest fads. But I think what makes it the absolutely 2nd craziest of all time is how long it's lasted. I remember being annoyed when my son was quite little. It means that this has been going on for at least 28 years. Most crazy fads last a year or so. The number one craziest fad has to be high heel shoes, considering how harmful they are, and it's lasted centuries.
One of my neighbors is walking around with about 4" of butt crack exposed. I'd rather be seeing underwear. Strange how women can't be topless in public, but men can go topless and practically bottomless and no one says a thing.
If a topless trans woman gets arrested, I guess the courts have to declare what gender she is.
Load More Replies...My middle school principal would walk around with rope and make kids who were doing this wear it as a belt
I never understood why people in the streets wear their pants so low, like a shooting could happen at any time and I wouldn’t want to waddling around like a baby or a duck trying to survive
As Obama said, "brothers should pull up their pants" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1nzyRdp79A&ab_channel=CynicaleseKing
Hmmm...I guess designer underwear is less expensive than designer pants. So show yer designer panties?
I still see this look on middle schoolers in my neighborhood, Gen Alphas. It started with Gen X, 3 generations earlier. Some of these kids have grandfathers who dressed like that. The only time I would be caught dead in anything my grandfather might have worn was the couple of years that army surplus gear was fashionable, in about 1970.
You could simplify the sign by just writing "it's FINE...."
For awhile I separated “facing away” and “facing outwards” on my Kindle but it got too complicated when the body faced away but the person looked outwards, and vice versa. A mix of outwards and away was a problem too. I decided I had too many categories on so I just deleted both sets.
Yeah, go play in traffic mom, as I shove her wheelchair ontothe interstate
Load More Replies...I had similar rules for when I was in the bathroom. Unless someone was bleeding or on fire, it could wait until I opened the door.
Pigeons in my area have nothing to complain about. I feed them twice a day. More often if they sit on my railing watching me until they get my attention.
My neighbor had a Pitbull who was the sweetest dog - unless you entered the fenced-in yard without permission. Well, some dumb teenagers jumped the appropriately labeled fence warning them not to trespass due to the dog, so when my neighbor came home and found the dog standing on one kid and the rest huddling behind his shed, he made sure his dog got a special treat that evening.
Tactful, and eases the person's retreat. Sun Tzu would have approved.
I've only ever once see someone get cut off at a bar. She had just gone into the bathroom and puked (and it was REALLY obvious that was what had happened). When she came back the bartender said "sorry, you can't have any more drinks". She cheerfully said "okay, I'll have a pint of Fat Yak... um I mean a coke!" So at least she was a happy drunk. ^_^
Former bartender while in college and I wish I had come up with this for some of my stubborn customers. We did have the owner's son who was a huge bloke with a short fuse, so it all worked out.
You're also supposed to capitalize the first word of a sentence ;)
Load More Replies..." Don't tell me you can't stop drinking .... it's easy. I've done it a thousand times " WC Fields
Why isn't ever the other way around. The princess is turned into a frog and the prince needs to turn her back with a kiss.
Load More Replies...How did you know it was Tom? I mean he is prone to unfortunate incontinence...
Load More Replies...My hair salon had to do this. It was the same guy every time. Cops knew who he was. Homeless dude. Never stopped him.
There are worse places people pull their money from though, makes you want to wear gloves in retail. Sweaty böob money is one thing, sweaty sock or undies money is way worse.
Too bad nobody has invented a carrying case or object to hold money
Load More Replies...FOR REAL!!!! The people who think this is socially acceptable. SHAME! Same goes for you guys with c****h money (it's a thing).
Many, many years ago, I was a cashier in a store located in a run-down section of the city. You don't want to know where some people hid their cash so they wouldn't be robbed.
Try working in a casino then being told the money you just gave change for came out of the urinal!
Don't tell me they turned the urinals into slot machines. Actually they do have a convenient change tray.
Load More Replies...Everybody has a card of some kind now a days, where do they keep that?
Early 80's I worked in a grocery store. Lady working in the office called me to the window to let me know she saw a customer reach under her dress to retrieve her money! I went straight to the restroom to wash my hands after checking her out.
Perhaps management intended to say "spanx."
Load More Replies...We've talked about this. That room is closed until someone gives it a good vacuum.
Load More Replies...When you are constipated and you are in the bathroom screaming like you are posessed by the devil. GNIIEE GRRRAAR GÑOOO! Everybody has been there...
clearly, every time someone tried to use magic in here, it just backfired.
"When I was 14, I thought my father was the most ignorant person in the world. By the time I turned 21, I was amazed how much the old man had learned in just seven years." - Mark Twain
My daughter moved out at 18. She learned real fast how well she knew everything.
I think I was about 24-25 before I realized my parents were in fact not stupid. :P
Load More Replies...All people I've ever encountered that acted like they know everything was the older generation.
I'm guessing you are either younger than 17 or so old you don't remember when you were 17.
Load More Replies...Just wait 'til you're grown up and a boomer yourself.
Load More Replies...Badly, since "no smoking" should be two words. Also.
Load More Replies...It’s tricky to smoke in Arabic. I think the cigarette burns in the opposite direction
That's true. You gotta turn it around, and for it to work, place the filter on the other side, too. And then, just turn yourself around to compensate for that, and hold the ligher upside down, with the downside at, the upside burning, the cigarette, mouth, lungs. Heart Attack, Exhale, bloodstream, whatever.
Load More Replies...No. Nosmo King means Nosmo is the King. In Arabia, Arabic is a typo. Now, Nosmo, it seems, ... it's near impossible to find any info on him, I didn't find anything more than this. As if he don't even reign there, they're hiding something, they're up to something ... no one speaks english and everything's broken!
Load More Replies...Let's face it... those arabs approaching a fuel tanker, are not going to use a cigarette to blow it up
Anyone else annoyed that the 'B's in Abby's name are upside-down?
We can't put mats in front of our doors, but I certainly could pin a sign stating this on my door.
Knew how to play a guitar, but I never learned the banjo, which I regret because I do love me some Bluegrass.
Load More Replies...This reminds me of a story Cate Blanchett told on The Graham Norton Show. Seems her and her kids wanted to swim in this lovely lake in Australia, and she asked the locals if there were any crocodiles. Nope. No crocodiles here. So they ended up swimming with alligators. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSsTPbhQAIg
Does that mean it's safe for people to swim there, or it's not?? Open to interpretation.
Women can swim in crocodile - infested waters, because they're " man eaters ".
I still regret not going here the one time I was in Austin a few years ago.
Isn't this true for all retail outlets or am I totally missing the point?
Maybe, but they don't seem to differentiate between curly and straight at this workplace.
Load More Replies...Unless you're also tying up boys with long hair, this is discriminatory.
I've seen videos of parents endangering their small children in this manner at animal parks. I think every park should have a hotline to CPS for these outrageously negligent parents. And again. The animals should NOT be put down because of stupid human behavior.
Yes, and it's painting quite a picture in my head
Load More Replies...Our local lion resents this aspersion and states clearly that he has never worn panties
Little does anyone know, but it's a nasty Chihuahua on the other side.
I'll put five on "no friends" and "untreated personality disorder." And maybe a buck on "barely anything worth stealing in the house."
Load More Replies...I'd have my doubts about donating blood or bloob at this mobile unit.
If my bloob will save a life, I'm willing to give it away... Unless it destroys my own health outcome.
Truth. Horses can't vomit. That's one of he reasons they colic so much more easily than other animals.
Didn't know this! I don't own horses so it's "useless" knowledge for me, but still, cool to learn new things.
Load More Replies...I'm having a stomach flu at the moment, and I kinda wish I was a horse. At this point I'd rather lay down and die, than having to throw up one more time.
Yes this !! a few yrs back , I had my stallion in a field just down from my house , n I caught a bloody tourist trying to feed him RAGOWORT !!! boy did I ever hit the roof , that stuff is deadly toxic , no idea were he got it from either , n many many times in different fields over the years , idiots feeding them freshly mown grass clippings ! colic central cos of the motor oil , or diced carrots , oh n a mate saw someone trying to feed her horse A ROAST DINNER !who does that !! F kin townies that’s who 🤬stupid ones at that , had horses all my life spanning 60 yrs n the times I’ve had to have strong words with people , oh n letting dogs chase em , leaving gates open m the list is endless
In all fairness, the weather forecast in Florida does occasionally call for raining iguanas. Because, well, Florida
At least they warn you unlike Australia and drop bears.
Load More Replies...Lizard? Fence lizards in mass quantities? Komodo dragons! Godzilla?
Two typos. Obvious one is Lizzard instead of Blizzard. But what does "on Sunday" imply?
I presume that there is supposed to be an end-time listed before the words "on Sunday", e.g., "9pm on Sunday".
Load More Replies...I want more lizards, but I live in Norway so it's gonna be challanging to have those in our nature. Unless we find some that can survive the often cooold winters here.
They really are lol , we had the, on the farm when I was growing up , fed em daily was my job but omg they terrified me ,but I,ll give em this , they make excellent GUARD DOGS 😂
Load More Replies...Being bitten by a duck is like having a determined 2-year old pinch you.
Load More Replies...I would love to get bitten by the duck. Just a peck. Look at its face. It's cute.
Having been bitten by both geese and ducks, it does smart. But chicken pecks really hurt.
This is blatant discrimination. There was only that one time when a drunk, swearing, nuͦde penguin entered while smoking, and now you're going to ban the lot of them. (Really BP? Grow the hell up you Puritans.)
Ikr lol harsh very , like just once , clearly they ain’t gonna let him forget it either pfft
Load More Replies...I think someone in that store drunk too much and set their tux on fire with their own booze by accident.
We had a rule like this in my homeroom. Normally, candy wasn't allowed. However, if Mr. Sneaky (Not his real name, obviously) was there, not a cover, as long as you gave him one(e.g. lollipop)/ a piece (e.g. gummy bears) he would let you get away with eating/sharing them. If you gave him some, he wouldn't take it. My homeroom was the top entering space for candy in the school black market.
I was actually wondering what that meant. Thanks for explaining.
Load More Replies...Hahaha, I know exactly where that is! I go past that exit regularly.
even if I was going to collage, I would just go on this street to see its secrets! I don't care about collage!
Looks like a yard decoration of an Elephant.
Load More Replies...Good luck with that. It'll be worse in the future with the dismantling of the Education Dept. producing dumber and dumber graduates.
"Excuse me, there's a spelling mistake in your sign." "Congratulations, you're hired!"
'What?! No!! I just thought you would like to know!" "Do you want to be the new manager?"
Load More Replies...what it means - 'dont forget highschool, buy a yearbook' me: 'dont buy a yearbook, forget highschool' my friend: 'dont year book high, buy a forget school'
Duly noted. The people who say it was the best years of their life are either liars or failures
What I suffered in high school contributed to the PTSD I live with today. No joke. I'm 70. I wish i could forget.
Load More Replies...These are genetically modified corns designed to look like bananas. This is very useful when you place a sign on the wrong produce stand. Go to the "banana" stand and you will see.
Don’t you mean Baby Ruth? Doodie in the pool! (If you get the reference, you know.)
Load More Replies...In the UK, they're too likely to be overflow from a water processing company that gave up caring in 1973
Load More Replies...I wonder if it's anything to do with the hedgehog
Load More Replies...Can you imagine if that said grapeless seeds and it was just grapeseed oil?
One of my favorite bar names was "The office". No dear, I'm not at a tavern. Just pulling a late one at the office.
Or college towns that have a bar named "The Library" or some other college-centric name that a student would frequent.
Load More Replies...Happened to swing by the bar my father always stopped in on his way home from work just as my mother called. Yep, I stood there watching him gesture wildly that he wasn't there. Can't blame him. He worked like a dog, and the folks at the bar treated him with warmth and respect.
We used to have a bar called "Someplace Else." Not that the name helped, it was a town of 350 people. We all knew where everyone was at all times.
Man, you know, a lot of guys without wives end up paying for it.
A surprising amount of technology is not designed to humans, but designed from a desk. This all in spite of methods such as Innovation and professions such as Social Anthropology being available. Apparantly engineers have this concept, that they understand people :-\
My mother should've had that sticker. One of my brothers fell out of the car, and she just continued down the road. I wish she'd been an alcoholic because it would've explained so much of her behavior.
In Canada, we just eliminated pennies - round up or down to the nearest nickel and penny-pinch no more!
Made with only the classiest of Al Capone Cigarillo cases. I can taste that display and it disturbs me greatly.
great stuff! And that's a good price on the grapeless grapes!
great stuff! And that's a good price on the grapeless grapes!
