50 Of The Strangest Laugh-Inducing Signs People Spotted In Public, Shared In This Online Group
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Oxford Languages defines a sign as “an object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.” Signs are informational and usually short and precise.
However, from time to time people may take some creative liberty at creating signs or they don’t really know what they are doing, so these signs become even more interesting. A group on Facebook is filled with signs that make no sense, have grammatical errors or include funny imagery, so Bored Panda collected some of the funniest that were shared there.
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I never understand why people move to villages and rural areas and complain about church bells or roosters etc. The same sort live near airports them moan about the sound of aircraft. It is a wonder they don't complain if they go swimming because the water is wet.
The Facebook group is simply called Signs and currently has 1,200 members. It was created in 2016 and everyone can join it to enjoy its content, which is “Signs: weird, strange, funny and unusual signs found around the country,” as it is specified in the group’s description.
Bored Panda got in touch with one of the administrators of the group, Alan Littlefield, and we found out that the page is based in Cape Town in South Africa. That is where it originated as well.
Alan told us a bit more about how the page started: “After my wife passed away I decided to travel and see my own beautiful country. So I became a coddiwompler. During my travels I saw weird and strange signs, including traffic signs that never made sense, all over the place. I decided to take photos of them for a collection I started. After a year or so I decided to share some of the idiocy behind the signs I saw along the road. Hence, I started the Signs Facebook page.”
At first Alan was the only one posting photos and only his close friends were in the group because he was only experimenting with the page, but now it’s grown to a community where the creator doesn’t have to contribute as much because it keeps on going on itself.
The page activity section shows that in the last week, 25 new members joined the group and in the last month there were 36 new posts shared.
The moderators of the page don't allow marketing or advertising because the page is just for fun. “Mostly the page puts a smile and some humor in people's lives. Included in this is the stupidity of officialdom.”
They deserve that spot! Its not easy going down the freeway on a wheelchair.
Some of the signs in this list are quite absurd as some of them include road signs, which are there to make sure traffic is smooth and safe. However, unusual road signs can be dangerous as they are distracting.
Some of the signs are actually meant to be funny and if they ended up on the Facebook page, they reached their goal. In other cases, it seems that the creators of these signs weren’t really thinking about how their message would be perceived or they make you wonder what prompted certain signs to be put up.
You don't have to run faster than the bull. You have to run faster than the person you're with.
seriously how did you not know you never seen red squirrel drag racing
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When you’re done with this list, also leave us your thoughts, share any crazy signs that you have seen and show us which ones you found the most amusing by upvoting them.
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ok so its gerry on satrday sadie you take sundays father larry you take mondays after you services
I love this even more because 'git' is British slang for 'jerk'
Where I live, most of the school have flashing yellow lights and the school manage those lights. If they flash, the speed is reduced to 40km, otherwise it's 60. What if your clock is wrong????
Most do where I live, too. Or the sign just says Speed limit 25mph when school is in session.
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The dictatorship of don't drive like an a-hole through a small town's school zone. (That's the reason for all the windows as the elementary/middle/high schools are right next to each other or all in the same campus). To be fair, they just need a light that blinks when it's active. This is a garbage move to keep ticket revenue high.
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Probably another sign nearby that says "Welcome to Karenville". Maybe they should just bump up the technology a bit to one of the ones with a light. "Speed limit 25 when yellow light flashes". Then they can program the light for whenever they want. We have those. Except for us school zones are 20.
We have light up speed signs for these situations. The sign is a 30km/h sign. If it's lit, it's 30km/h, if the sign is off, it's whatever other zone speed you're in (usually 50km/h). It's a very easy and very visible system, unlike the chaos shown above
I would like to see a return of lollipop people as standard to stop traffic round schools at being and end of day. I pass 2 schools on my way to work with vicious speed bumps and traffic carmers which are actually really horrid on dark foggy nights. School where I work has a bit of a problem corner with a lollipop pop man, way way safer - especially considering how many kids are staring at phones while crossing the road.
Tbh this would make me happy to see, how many times do u drive past a school and wonder if you should slow down?
6:30-9:15am and 2:00-4:30pm. Easier and not lowering speed for no reason.
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Nope, not having that. That is really not on. The first time slot is only 26 minutes where all the rest get 30.
Reminds me of the infamous town of Dryden, NY. At the top of a hill, there's a sign "Speed Limit 40 mph." About 1/4 mild down the road, behind a thick bush, is a small sign "Speed Limit 25 mph." And another 1/4 mile down the road, behind a billboard, is a police car. My only speeding ticked in my entire life.
Why is it I can hear the school bell ring at the end of every class??? Sigh….
If you look at your phone to see what time it is you get a ticket for it.
Elementary school, middle and high school all start at different times. Elementary let's out earlier and middle and high school get out around the same time. Plus after school care is probably the last one till 4:29
Bloody hell, why don’t they just put a sign up that says drive 25 mph during school hours only instead of this eye sore?
most of these are funny? except the one about beating children?
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most of these are funny? except the one about beating children?
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