50 Absolutely Dumb Signs For Those In Need Of A Good Laugh, Courtesy Of This Group (New Pics)
Signs are an important part of our everyday lives. They tell us which exit to take when driving on the highway, help us choose which bathroom to use, inform us when businesses are open or closed and alert us to dangers, such as wet floors and dogs that may bite.
Occasionally, however, we are lucky enough to stumble upon signs that are so poorly made, their primary goal seems to be simply entertaining us. Lucky for us, the Facebook group Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Signage catalogs all of these terrible signs from around the world, so below, you’ll find some of the gems group members have recently shared. Enjoy viewing these pics, and be sure to upvote the signs you can’t believe actually exist!
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I am totally going to memorialize that in my [Funny Hall of Fame] folder. But the other 4 out of 10 are going to keep me awake at night.
Load More Replies...Meanwhile next door, Over Achievers Anonymous has found that 10 out of 6 people.
...will find this sign amusing. The other 4 will be irritated by it. According to Bored Panda comments this is nearly correct!
Yeah, well, 6 seems like a lot maybe, depending on how you are counting.
What is it about making signs that proves to be so challenging? Typically, there’s a clear message that needs to be communicated, and in theory, it’s easy to get it across. “No parking.” “No dogs allowed.” “Deer cross here.” “Out of order.” Yet for some unknown reason, sign makers across the globe seem to have trouble getting their point across often, and we thank them for their terrible service at their jobs. Because now we get to enjoy all of these hilarious signs!
The Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Signage Facebook group has been around since February 20, 2021, and it has a simple mission statement: “This group is for bad/dumb/down right stupid signage found anywhere.” That’s all the group needs though, as it has amassed 6.3 thousand members in the past couple of years and continues to grow all the time. 214 new members have been added in the past week! So if you’re looking for a place to find comically bad signs, we highly recommend joining. And even if you’re not very active on Facebook, you can enjoy some of the best finds from the page right here!
'An escalator can never break, it can only become stairs' - Mitch Hedberg
"The sign should just say 'escalator temporarily stairs'".
Load More Replies...rather the opposite - but I got that reference, which is nice
Load More Replies..."The nearest escalator currently in operation is in the building across the street."
According to Mitch Hedberg an escalator can never be broken. It just becomes stairs.
If you want more captions like that, there's a whole subreddit of them. It's called r/BootTooBig, some of them are really funny!
Load More Replies...Roses are red They also have brambles The car on that sign Is torn and in shambles
He may be invincible, but Bullwinkle is the real celebrity. He got a whole series, not just a measly road sign.
I've been to the penis museum! It's got penises of all the native animals of Iceland, preserved for your observation... the whale penis is rather intimidating.
I seem to remember from a documentary that dolphins have two.
Load More Replies...It says it has a big logout when you get there, it's actually a little smaller that the average logo.
many people have went to the wrong place for them to put up this sign 😅
I have been to this penis museum, it's in Reykjavik. this is outside the front door. DSCN9068-6...2c3407.jpg
We’re big fans of Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Signage here at Bored Panda, so this isn’t our first time covering the group. And the last time we featured this hilarious community, we were lucky enough to get in touch with Jerome Davis, one of the group's administrators. Jerome was kind enough to have a chat with us and explain how the page began in the first place.
“UUUs got started, honestly, after another group got a little too pushy and was kicking people out for silly reasons, and sometimes for no reason at all,” he shared.
And when it comes to why group members love these silly signs so much, Jerome says, “Many just think it’s funny to see how laziness and carelessness becomes immortalized in signage!”
I’m assuming it’s written with dry erase marker
Load More Replies...But I want this notice to be worth noticing. What notice that is worth noticing shall it be so that people who noticed it know this notice is worth noticing?
Only if they were pre-teens priests prefer them young.
Load More Replies...Well ig Jesus is supposed to love all
Load More Replies...Holy insemination Batman! I don't think that's how vaccines work! But I golly, I could be wrong.
Jerome also provided some insight into what the Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Signage community is like. “We’re a friendly group managed by a handful of friends,” he previously told Bored Panda. “We don’t do the hateful stuff and try hard not to ‘ban hammer’ if we can help it. Most are fairly active with membership from across the globe.”
Her: "I hope this place isn't 'kind of' Italian like the last place you took me to. Him: "Naw, don't worry, baby, this place is Italian AF!"
Wait, I want to see the rest of the karate architect poster!
Karate Architect — Clarification: Hi. Michael again from the above poster. Following a heated discussion with a construction crew, I have been asked to make it clear that it is only in Minecraft that I can karate chop a tree into chunks of wood, then build a structure simply by stacking them. As a result, my karate architecture firm is closed for the foreseeable future. I will, however, be starting a new business very soon. — Michael
Load More Replies...Of course you do, everything is better with Karate on your side!!
Load More Replies...Makes me think of a Spongebob episode with Sandy and karate.
I love skunks. They give plenty of warning. There little stomping display is cute, even if it's how they basically tell you to #@!$ off.
We also asked Jerome if he had any personal favorite UUU signs. “Stupid road signs and shop signs are hands down the best!” he shared. And finally, the administrator noted that he’s always on the lookout for new signs to share with the group as well. “All the time!" he says. "It’s a challenge to find new ones.” Something tells me this article will inspire others to start keeping their eyes peeled for hilarious signs as well.
Well, it does boast it's the Winners Assembly and yes, it is in Texas.
Remember TWA airlines? Stewardess: "Would you like some TWA coffee or some TWA tea?"
I have a degree in Chemistry and this hurts my brain to look at.
Little John is dead and gone, he’ll bother us no more, for what he thought was H20 was H2S04
Uranium dioxideperoxide, Used in purification technology, per the national library of medicine. So maybe it's just very very pure water...or maybe not.
This is like that joke where two men are in a bar and the first man says ‘ I’ll have some H2O please.’ The second man says ‘I’ll have some H2O, too.’ The second man dies.
It happened to me! Suspended for a week! Robert E. Lee High School class of ‘76
Load More Replies...Run away from home and get put in a juvenile detention center, you know, instead of addressing the issue of why you ran away in the first place. At least in juvie I wasn't expected to cook, clean & watch over my 3 siblings instead of going to soccer practice.
In a previous Bored Panda article, we were lucky enough to get in touch with CEO of the South Carolina-based company The Sign Chef, Tim Harrelson. Tim, the Sign Chef himself, was kind enough to have a chat with us about why great signage is so important. “Between the physical world and the online world, the competition for attention is at an all time high,” he shared. “Simultaneously, attention spans seem to be at an all time low. Our senses are constantly being bombarded! Moving forward, organizations need to be strategic in how the content is displayed on their signs.”
The huge chain of markets in Southern California advertises such items as yogurt $1.50 or on special two for $3.00.
Well, it's not Stater Bros. Is this "huge chain" only in a few locations...?
Load More Replies...When the Simpsons Movie was out, some 7-11s became Kwikee Marts...the one in Manhattan was selling "3 Hot Dogs For the Price of 3"
Who down voted you? This was clearly a joke
Load More Replies...Feathered Dinosaur, it seems your kind are taking over the world once again
Do rooster 🐓 count as chicken? My aunt had some which were very aggressive - no laughing matter.
Um, yes. Chickens are both male and female. They aren't like bovine/cattle where only females that have given birth are called cows.
Load More Replies...Oh it's like Legend of Zelda, Link to the Past. Don't eff with the chickens.
I wonder if they have a pecking order? Like, a head chicken or something?
The Sign Chef also explained his company’s process for designing the best signs. “Most graphic designers start with the size of the sign - then the lettering & graphics are added. Think backwards," Tim explained. "A more strategic approach can be taken by having the design reverse engineered for maximum impact. This design strategy starts with the viewing distance. How far away does your target audience need to be able to read the sign?”
Some people swear by "pride of ownership", but if you lease you can get a new Jesus every two years
It looks very similar to a building I see every day in Richmond, Virginia in the US. Now I'm curious if it's either of them
Load More Replies...The eye was meant to alert the van-driver before he hit the pole!
Load More Replies...Ironically, both ALDI and Adidas were created by feuding German brothers who split their companies. The Albrecht brothers split their stores back in the 60's into ALDI Nord, which owns Trader Joe's and ALDI Süd which owns ALDI stores in the US. Adidas and Puma were formed when the Dassler brothers split their athletic shoe business in 1948 because their wives didn't get along.
Yes Jane, I was thinking that, but admit it's hilarious.
Load More Replies...i believe that’s what it says :D /s
Load More Replies...Well they were probably made by the same enslaved child as the real ones.
“Once the distance is measured, a Letter Sizing Calculator can be used to scientifically determine the very best letter sizes,” Tim continued. “As an example, what is the best letter size if the viewing distance is 110 feet? When you type 110 feet into the calculator, you’ll instantly see 22 inches is recommended for maximum impact - easy.”
"Also, the bridge it out ahead." That's freaking hilarious!
Bro if you were driving past that how would you be able to see the bottom text
To quote Calvin's Dad; "Cyclists have a right to the rod too, you noisy, polluting, inconsiderate maniacs! I hope gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!"
It's for anyone without a sausage and I'm pretty sure it stops before the milk comes out. (Get that image out of your head)
Load More Replies...Judging by the clarification on the bottom, a lot of people seem to have misunderstood.
Probably also means they knew what they were doing here.
Load More Replies...Tim also shared about some of the most amazing signs him and his team have had the pleasure of creating. “We recently created the World’s Largest Dibond Sign Display for Mahopac High School in New York,” he shared with pride. In his email to me, Tim attached a photo of the impressive sign that looks easily over 15 feet tall, featuring the school’s logo of a massive M with an arrow across it. He also shared a beautiful retro, flashing neon sign to go on Route 66 advertising Eufloria dispensary in Oklahoma.
Do I need to make an appointment to fall down? It's just that I have some time to spare now. . .
I always want to be careful when I slip and fall down. Prevents many injuries
Possibly not, given that most hand sanitisers are mainly alcohol...
Load More Replies...Hahaha! The only reason for the sign is because people are so STUPID... sticky handed morons!
Well, it's sort of shaped like a taco shell... but I don't recommend putting salad or spicy meat down there. At least not the kind of spicy meat that normally comes with tacos...🤣😏
If god hadn't meant men/women to eat pu$$y, he/she wouldn't have made it look like a taco...
Wait, I never even thought of that... and you wouldn't have to wait until Tuesdays!
Load More Replies...Are you feeling inspired to be on the lookout for all of the poorly made signs you can find around you now, pandas? I’m sure if you keep your eyes peeled, you’re certain to stumble on some terrible spelling or questionable messages. We hope you’re enjoying these pics, and please remember to keep upvoting all of your favorites! Then, if you’re interested in checking out Bored Panda’s last article featuring this hilarious Facebook group dedicated to useless, unsuccessful and/or unpopular signage, you can find it right here!
Not if you make it look like an accident! "I don't know what happened officer, she must have tried making some delicious toast in the bathtub while fully clothed!"
Load More Replies...You'll never get the smell of burnt hair out of the drapes, trust me.
I’m wondering if the pun was intentional, but it seems not. The sign is at least 70 years old, judging by the style. Electrical household machines was the new thing to boast about and show your guests. 🔌
Yes, electricity was going to solve all domestic problems and make everyone's life SO much easier. I believe the humour is accidental.
Load More Replies...Wear deodorant and wash up. They also have a new tech to let them cpu. I'll see myself out. ; p
What type of gun would you recommend using? I think that a nail gun would be best.
Well, with the doctrine of the Trinity, maybe not.
Load More Replies...Used to know a guy with the surname Christmas, he was sick of being asked if he came but once a year.
Gently caress the switch plate and tell it how sleek and sexy it is. That ought to turn it on.
Looks like we might need a Phillips to turn the switch on, oh well, each to there own taste I suppose....
If only there had been some indication close by of how to spell "clearance"...
To be fair, those papers were likely not written at their current location.
Load More Replies...And they question box store employee's intelligence. Once saw a person who had written "please ben" meaning "please bin" in the warehouse. If 3-letter words give you a problem....
At least the first sign is not misspelled. Though if those ants escape, they could be pretty hard to see.
Is that a statement or instructions for crocodiles?
I was on a hike in the Northern Territory (Australia) on a BLISTERINGLY hot day, so when I came across a pool of water I threw myself in without a second thought. After floating for a while I looked up... and saw a sign saying NO SWIMMING. CROCODILE NESTING AREA. I have NEVER left a body of water so quietly and quickly in my life.
Are the crocs boycotting this stretch of water, or is something else keeping them away?
But did you ever think about ho-meow-ner or the-rapist?
Load More Replies...Had a garbage pick up contractor in my town that painted on every truck, “Satisfaction guaranteed or double your garbage back”!
Looks like one of them psycho themed killer movies where a bunch of teenagers run inside to hide from the killer
Who is the unfortunate person who gets to enforce this? Same guy who checks to see if you are wearing underwear?
Or the same person to check what you have in your underwear, i.e. the gender police?
Load More Replies...Ok, what the heck are you supposed to do, if it's bigger?? Shove it back in or fish it out and dump it somewhere else? Does anyone aside of Sheldon Cooper know the diameters of their S**t??
Obviously you should then use your trusty poop knife to cut it until it falls within the dimensions.
Load More Replies...I'd like to meet the person who can predict the size of the torpedo before it's launched from the tube.
I have questions. Who determined the maximum poop girth and how? Why only "at this times"? When will the big poops be allowed again, or is this a long term poopbargo? What is the penalty for overpoopage? Are we assuming poorly made toilets are involved, or is this just a general warning for all areas? This is a huge pooptastrophe!
I'm reading the comments and laughing my a*s off. 🤣 I'm such a child. Poop will probably always be funny..
Hi, I'm your new poop measurer - gotta check it manually BEFORE it comes out.
In Australia we have a term 'wack job' which would be equivalent to nut job or crazy person. We don't use the word wack like the US, at least not as often
If the tape wasn't there I'd guarantee that someone would still try to use it
Load More Replies...'We certainly do not want a repeat of last Monday's rather embarrassing incident'.
Those of us who worked retail KNOW there WILL be one person who will try to use it anyway!!!
Strange how so many people go to stay there, and are NEVER SEEN AGAIN!!
BOB THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IVE TOLD YOU! YOU HAVE TO COME BACK WITH YOU’RE HANDS INTACT! YOU’RE FIRED!
What is so dangerous in that bathroom that cuts off their hands????
"Can I give you a hand?" "No thanks, I'm required to have my own..."
That depends upon whether you want milk or cream. ;-)
Load More Replies...Sounds like a scam to get your chores done by someone else. Dang it, Billy Bob, milk your own people.
ummmm...is that really sani-safe? I mean, do I get gloves or something? I mean, does my FRIEND get gloves. Asking for them of course.
looks like the MD state fair they auction off cattle and have shoes for cows and apparently you can now milk them never seen that
I completely overlooked that! As a Marylander, I’m surprised that I did!
Load More Replies..."Say to sliders drugs 'say to no, yes'" Alright, if I ever see a slider drug, I will say "say to no, yes" thus instructing the slider drug to inform no the message "yes".
Belongs to "50 Times People Didn’t Think Their Message Through And It Resulted In These Fails"
I'm assuming that this is a sign specifically outside the castle where they filmed Monty Python's Holy Grail (Doune Castle, Scotland). Coconuts = horses, Coconuts = can a swallow carry one?
When you're in the gift shop and you don't know what to buy someone, get them a coconut.
It sounds like there are lots of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" cosplayers in Scotland!
I think the most frightening part is that billions have already been served...
Better than the one in the background that tried to use a flowerpot for an O. They could have just used the sunflowers... that are already on the sign. 🤦♀️
And that flowerpot looks more like a "U", if you know what I mean, no pun intended.
Load More Replies...I want to put this on dad's grave so everyone knows where he's at.
Wouldn't you be slightly cross if you were blind and were told where you could and couldn't go?
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the female MORON who called in to a radio show because she was upset about the placement of "deer crossing" signs. She noted that it was in a very dangerous part of the road and she felt the deer should cross elsewhere. Like - the sign was telling THE DEER where to cross. The show's hosts were silent for a bit, absolutely dumbfounded by this woman's complete and utter stupidity. They explained to her SEVERAL times that the sign was for human DRIVERS to be aware that deer tended to cross the road at that particular spot and to watch out for them. She finally got it & just hung up. They laughed at her for weeks.
"You have to remember, these are simple farming folk, the common clay of the new west... you know... morons...." XD
Load More Replies...Making them reach way up in the air like that to read the Braille seems kind of mean...
Putting the sexual implications aside, this is presumably from Mother's day right? Why would a mom be GIVING a gift on Mother's day? Unless it's just a random churchy thought for no particular reason, totally possible.
I read that as 'Hinduism United Methodist Church'. Anybody else? Just me? Ah, ok...
What happens when you hire illegals that don't know how to speak English, to make signs.
Only if he keeps his d*ck out of the bacon slicer. They keep quitting and its getting harder to hire a new bacon slicer
Load More Replies...And suddenly, the way Bullock's is spelt suddenly makes a lot of sense if your from Britain/Ireland
If I didn't know this was a brush I would think he was doing something else... In the last two pictures.
No way! How long could they keep up dramatic price drops like this?!
Load More Replies...I often wondered, if they raised the price by one cent on everything they sell, in every store, what would the yearly profit be?
If a car brakes, and no one is there to hear it...does it still make a sound?
And that’s how we lost the dinos. Luckily we still have our resident feathered one!
Too used to metal work to not know what that sign actually says. Dies are tools that shape metal.
From the New York Post December 20, 2017. So what the hell is it? Is there really a granny standing by with a gallon of the good stuff? In truth, the fliers are an elaborate prank done by artist and comedian Alan Wagner. And the 26-year-old is shocked at how much traction it’s gotten. “They have been up for a week and the site [has] half-a-million hits already which is way more than we anticipated,” Wagner tells The Post. The Michigan native — whose day job is directing and editing at a video conglomerate — staged the disturbing scene inside his Los Angeles garage with the help of his college pal, Sydney Marquez. “I really like the image I came up with. This old woman bathing men, and it’s ambiguous what anyone is getting out of it. Nobody seems to be enjoying it, [and] yet they are partaking in it.”
I don't which is more disturbing - the naked man in the the bath of milk or the ghost lady.
Sadly this is just Click & Collect with a C photoshopped out.
Load More Replies...Because once you licked it, it's yours! No one wants your nasty germs!
That reminds me! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sFacWGBJ_cs&pp=ygUTd2hhdCdzIGEgbWF0dGVyIHlvdQ%3D%3D
Yup, remember it well. I guess that makes me old...
Load More Replies...Now there’s sunset inspired flavor cucumbers too?? What is this flavor????
Who else just sung that to the tune of we don’t talk about Bruno
Load More Replies...They must live in Texas. Here in Massachusetts, the maximum is 4 adult passengers.
You know, even if Oscar can't spell worth shît, you'd think the sign company would be able to.
This is an intersection in a US state where the default is 'right on red after stopping'. The sign notes that this intersection is an exception to the rule, that you must wait for the green arrow.
Load More Replies...This is in Connecticut. There are loads of places in New England where multiple routes overlap. Routes 67 and 188 cross over one another, overlapping for about 150 meters before separating to different destinations. This sign is neither dumb nor useless; it's a necessary directional indicator.
Head this way... But it's a dead end... Actually, y'know what, I changed my mind: nobody is allowed down here!
I think this is aimed not at legitimate paying customers but people just wandering in off the street
It should be illegal either way. ALso I think it IS illegal to deny people a cup of water in some US states if not all the US....
Load More Replies...What sort of restaurant doesn't allow customers to use the restroom? I've seen some pretty horrible restaurant restrooms, but never been to a place that didn't allow customers in there.
And what charges will they be prosecuted on??
Load More Replies...I think all of these signs were funny except the ones attempting a message concerning the Christian faith. They would have been funny if they weren't so pitiful.
I think all of these signs were funny except the ones attempting a message concerning the Christian faith. They would have been funny if they weren't so pitiful.
