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Written signs are meant to be taken seriously. It’s why most of the ones you’ll encounter come with a stern and straightforward tone. 

So, when you see a sign that draws out a chuckle from you, it’s understandable to want to snap a photo and share it on social media. Here are some examples that we’ve collected from the different corners of Reddit. 

These are the types of signs and billboards that would make you stop walking. As always, don’t forget to upvote those that caught your eye. 

#1

A Uniquely Scottish Problem

Sign warning about wearing underwear with kilts in windy conditions, featured in bizarre and hilarious signs collection.

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Let the wind blow high, Let the wind blow low, Through the streets, in my kilt I'll go, All the lassies say hello, Donald, where's your troosers?

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    #2

    Bird Theft Policy Update

    Funny and bizarre sign warning food theft by seagulls and disclaiming responsibility in a humorous way.

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    Multa Nocte
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Those of you who spend time at the beach, how common is seagull thievery? Is it posted to not feed them? Do people prefer to feed them so they can take pix?

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    #3

    Do Not Feed The Fat Man

    Funny sign warning not to feed the fat cat, humorously calling him a professional manipulator with dramatic meows.

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    #4

    This Is An Actual Street Sign Where I Live (It's A Very Tiny Tourist Island With Very Few Permanent Residents)

    Funny and bizarre warning sign showing an octopus lifting a car near the water by the coast.

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    #5

    Is There An Ethical Difference?

    Absurd sign asking people not to steal from a small business but to steal from Walmart instead, displayed on a pegboard.

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    Upstaged75
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Walmart is very serious about shoplifting and will prosecute 100% of the time. They have lots of cameras and a dedicated loss prevention staff. So don't steal there unless you really want to go to jail. It's too bad they don't put as much effort in to taking care of their employees as they do trying to protect their cheap junk. 🤷‍♀️

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    Creativity is key to driving attention. As you will see in many of these signs, the messaging was designed to address the reader directly. 

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    Advertising Week also noted that optimized ads received 49% more attention than run-of-the-mill ads.

    #7

    Hobble Like A Penguin

    Funny caution sign warning icy walkway with advice to walk like a penguin, a bizarre and hilarious sign example.

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    Space Invader
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Flop onto your belly and propel yourself forward with your feet.

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    #8

    Just Saw This In My Local Bar

    Funny and bizarre sign at a bar warning unattended children will be given Redbull and taught how to swear.

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    #9

    This Fits For All Restaurants And Businesses

    Sign on a glass door humorously stating closed for closure and will reopen when open, a bizarre and absurd sign.

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    Tucker Cahooter
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still won't stop people from rattling the handle and banging on the door

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    It’s likely been a while since you last saw a funny ad. Recent stats also indicate a decline in the use of humor in advertising. According to a 2022 survey by Kantar, only 33% of ads incorporated something funny into advertising campaigns. 

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    The survey showed that the decline was at its sharpest during the early 2010s, a few years after the global recession, and following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. 

    #10

    Better Get Your Credit Card Out

    Bizarre no soliciting sign charges $50 per minute for sales pitches and religious messages at the door.

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    #11

    Ice Cream, Or Else

    Chalkboard sign outside shop with arrows pointing to ice cream and cruel world, a bizarre and hilarious street sign.

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    #12

    All I'm Seeing Is An Excuse To Dress Like That

    Sign showing a person in 18th century clothing with a message about bizarre and hilarious yard signs you don’t see every day.

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    It’s why industry professionals like DDB Global Strategy Partner Juan Isaza are pushing to bring back humor in advertising. In a Forbes article, he noted that humor facilitates recognition through buzz and familiarity. 

    #13

    Hug Time At The Airport

    Sign limits max hug time to 3 minutes with a note for fond farewells in car park, showcasing bizarre and hilarious signs.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Clarify how much "fonder" we can get in the car park.

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    #14

    What About Drinking Dogs?

    No smoking no dogs sign with a humorous warning about smoking dogs, a bizarre and hilarious street sign.

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    Slop Generator
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Drinking dogs is OK as long as you take your empty dog bottles with you

    #15

    Best Handicap Sign

    Funny and bizarre parking sign combining handicap reserved parking and a humorous warning about stupidity not being a handicap.

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    Rob D
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And yet here we are, incessantly handicapped by stupidity.

    In marketing a product or service, Isaza calls for the use of humor because it increases purchase intention. He noted research from the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute showing that adding a joke or two can drive sales by up to 45%. 

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    “The fundamental reason humor helps build your brand is that advertising and content are created for human beings, and human beings are governed by emotions, and humor builds emotional connection,” Isaza wrote.

    #17

    Ironically Quite A Distracting Sign To Drive Past

    Church sign with bizarre and hilarious message warning against texting while driving seen outdoors on a sunny day.

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    #18

    Blursed Sign

    Flooded road with a yellow road closed sign partially submerged, illustrating bizarre and absurd signs not commonly seen.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't believe you, where's the evidence?

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    #19

    Sign At The Nursery

    Humorous sign in a garden center encouraging spending freely, featuring bizarre and hilarious signs you don’t see every day.

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    #20

    The McDonald's Near My House Put Up A Very Interesting Sign. What Do You Think?

    Absurd and hilarious sign at a drive-thru reading our real secret ingredient is our people on a street corner.

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    #21

    Out Of Order Escalator Sign At My Local Shopping Centre

    Funny and bizarre sign at an escalator explaining it is not working and asking people to use the lift instead

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    Rob D
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mitch Hedberg: "There's no such thing as a broken escalator, there's just, stairs".

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    #22

    Please Don't Teach Your Garbage To Swim

    Sign on Lakawon Island humorously asks visitors not to teach their garbage to swim, showcasing bizarre and hilarious signs.

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    #23

    Suspension Bridge

    Yellow warning sign on a suspension bridge showing limit of 1-10 people for safety, a bizarre and hilarious sign.

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    Space Invader
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since there are only two people in the lower part I assume that sign is in binary.

    #24

    Thank God They Have That Sign Up

    Wooden fence with a warning security dog sign and two small dogs visible through a window in the gate, bizarre signs.

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    John Dilligaf
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    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    go in there and your ankles are toast pal.

    #25

    Fire Department

    Bizarre and hilarious fire department sign offering satisfaction guaranteed or your fire back outside a brick building.

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    #26

    My Friends Put This Sign On Their Dog During A Party Today

    Black dog wearing a humorous sign that says not to touch while eating, a bizarre and hilarious everyday sign.

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    Roman Arendt
    Community Member
    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a second I thought this was a sulking gorilla.

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    #27

    Local Hardware Store Has This Posted

    Funny and bizarre sign at paint store requiring husbands to have a signed note from their wife to choose paint colors.

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    Multa Nocte
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    OK - grammar question, BP grammarians - should that be "their wife" or "their wives"? If it's the second, does it imply that they might be polygamists or living in a polyandrous situation?

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    #28

    Not My Leg

    Warning sign for parachute landing area showing a person hitting another while parachuting, a bizarre and hilarious sign concept.

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    #29

    Opportunity Of A Lifetime

    Sign humorously requesting staff to be lazy and miserable to fit in, showcasing bizarre and hilarious signs not seen every day.

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    #30

    Self Explanatory

    Large red sign in yard warning visitors they have been catfished with other no trespassing signs on a tree behind it.

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    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone doesn't like them. Can't imagine why. 🤷‍♀️🙄

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    #31

    Spotted Outside A Liquor Store

    Funny roadside sign with a bizarre and absurd message about drinking for evil seen on a street corner.

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    #32

    They'll Be In By 2030. I Promise

    Funny and bizarre sign about procrastination books display coming soon, showcasing absurd and hilarious humor.

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    #33

    Truer Words Were Never Written

    Humorous sign on a building wall displaying a bizarre and hilarious message about farts and children.

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    #34

    My Friend And I Put This Sign Up At Our Local Pool And After 3 Years, No One Has Said Anything

    Absurd and hilarious sign reading do not breathe under the water posted near a lifeguard station on a beige wall.

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    Upstaged75
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Percy Jackson has entered the chat...... 😂

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    #35

    This Sign Caught Me Off Guard

    Bizarre and hilarious church sign asking what Scooby-Doo would do displayed outside stone building with red doors.

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    Unicorn
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    26 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If he has any sense he would avoid any church that hasn't learned lower-case letters.

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    #36

    Sign At My Local Ice Cream Place Made Me Smile

    Funny and bizarre sign stating no bills larger than $20, gold bars, or heads of cattle accepted for payment.

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    #37

    Texas Reminding Drivers To Buckle Up

    Digital road sign with a bizarre and hilarious message about seatbelts holding you if you have no Valentine.

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    #38

    Pervision Glasses

    Humorous and bizarre sign for an optical store saying Let us sit on your face with glasses illustration.

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    Multa Nocte
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    2 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Perversion they mean.

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    #39

    Start Of Unfriendly Streets

    End of friendly streets sign on city road with traffic lights and building in background showing bizarre and hilarious signs.

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    #40

    Seen On A Japanese Tractor

    Warning sign in Japanese showing a person caught in rotating machinery, part of bizarre absurd and hilarious signs collection.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the picture was vertical it would show a pole dancer.

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    #41

    They Became The Very Thing They Swore To Destroy

    Yellow sign reading no signs please attached to wooden fence along overgrown area with litter below, bizarre signs humor.

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    #42

    My Boyfriend Caught This At Work

    Absurd private sign in a rocky yard humorously instructs viewers not to read, a bizarre and hilarious unusual sign.

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    Slop Generator
    Community Member
    1 hour ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wonder what's written on the white part of that sign

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    #43

    Do It Now

    Humorous street sign urging people to check phones now, highlighting bizarre and hilarious signs you don’t see every day.

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    #46

    Local Church Cutting To The Chase

    Humorous church sign displaying a witty message about cold weather and changing signs, a bizarre and hilarious sign example.

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    Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het
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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sinbad and Jesus? Sounds like a buddy cop film where they are forced to work together!

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    #47

    Taken In Torrington, Devon, UK

    Warning sign humor about workload saying the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off, bizarre and hilarious signs.

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    #48

    Found In Reykjavik, Iceland

    Humorous chalkboard sign inviting people to try the worst pizza according to one TripAdvisor review.

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    #49

    Necessary Sign

    Broken sink with an out of order sign in a tiled bathroom, showcasing a bizarre and hilarious sign you don’t see every day.

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    #50

    There Is A Town In Poland Called Police. This Is The Sign That Welcomes Those Entering

    Illuminated sign at night displaying I heart police outside a modern building in a quiet setting.

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    #51

    Show Your Mind, Not Your Behind

    Humorous sign showing a graduate and a message about showing your mind, part of bizarre and hilarious signs collection.

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    #52

    Unbelievable

    Humorous Bigfoot sign reading Bigfoot saw me but nobody believes him on a black metal plate hanging on wood.

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    #53

    Saw This At A Local Pizza Place

    Humorous bizarre sign showing a complaint department with a hand g*****e keychain and number tag 1 for absurd complaints

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    #54

    Drew This For A Library

    Funny and bizarre sign at a teen lounge humorously banning adults from using computers and seating, featuring cartoon characters.

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