If you’re here reading this article, it’s a sign: the next few minutes of your life will be very enjoyable! (If you don’t click away, that is.) Below, we’ve gathered some of the most amusing pics from Silly Signs Funny Signs Dumb Signs Stupid Signs that we think you’ll get a kick out of, pandas.
From signs with spelling errors that completely change their tone to messages that were questionable from the beginning, we’ve got them all waiting for you on this list. Keep reading to also find an interview with the creator of this silly Facebook group, Paul Austin, and be sure to upvote the signs that would certainly grab your attention!
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Common sense sign you would think wouldn't be necessary. But...signs are made because somebody did the stupid.
The tiny fine print says "save us from the evil ant apocalypse!"
Oops...the ant that I found in my room is reading all my books as we speak
Birds will build nests all over the branch manager.
Load More Replies...What our woodwork teacher told us: 'this is the table saw. It does not like you, and it does not dislike you. It doesn't care about you, it doesn't care how many fingers you came in with, or about how many you leave with. When you use it, your safety is 100% your problem, it's not going to help you one damn bit'.
I was told long long ago as an apprentice, "Every machine in this shop has the ability to maim or kill you, that engine lathe is the only one that wants to."
Yep. Lathes will pull you in for a nice warm hug before removing body parts.
Load More Replies...Got hand it to machinery for being equal opportunity manglers/destroyers of life.
Signs are everywhere we go. They’re on billboards off the highway, plastered on the entrances of buildings, scattered around the street advertising concerts and events, and in the metaphorical sense, they can appear where we least expect them. It can be easy to ignore signs when it seems like we’re bombarded with them everywhere we turn, but occasionally, we encounter some that are so brilliant or captivating that we just can’t help but look away. In fact, we might even want to snap a picture!
That’s where the Silly Signs Funny Signs Dumb Signs Stupid Signs group comes in. This Facebook group, which has been around since July, 2018, is the perfect place to share all of those eye-catching signs we come across in our daily lives. The community, which has amassed nearly 13k members over the past 5 years, welcomes “unwittingly funny, nonsensical or outright baffling signs [members] have seen on [their] travels.” So to learn more about how this entertaining group came about, we reached out to the page’s creator, Paul Austin, on Facebook.
Ha. Reminds me of the time my kitty escaped out the front door and couldn't be found all day only for her to turn up at the back door at 5PM. She demanded in and seemed completely oblivious to the fact that she'd terrified her human.
Max looks like that picture was taken directly after he found out his cover was blown and the hoomans found out he can read. He skipped town with a new identity. He no come backie. He rejoining undergrownd doggo resistance force... unless treats, of course.
Reminds me when wife ran away, but she luckily turned up when she got hungry. Good wife, I luv her..
I refer you to the great story "A Boy and His Dog" by Harlan Ellison. PS: The movie is also good.
Why does it say 'call home' but not 'come home'? Like with a missing adult, you don't have to come home, but just let us know you're OK!
When i was young I served on a Old Navy Ship that needed a lot of painting We Always marked it with a sign that said "Wet Paint, feel free to try"
Wonder how the dog's owner feels about their un-redacted phone number being posted here?
Paul was kind enough to have a chat with Bored Panda and fill us in on how Silly Signs Funny Signs Dumb Signs Stupid Signs became such a success. He shared that the initial inspiration for the group was a sign on a campsite that said, “Any children found in the freezer will be asked to leave.” Because of that, “The site started as funny campsite signs, but grew much bigger than I expected,” Paul went on to share.
We were also curious what the community in the group is like, now that there are nearly 13k sign-loving members. “There are a lot of signs coming in everyday that need my personal admin approval to keep the quality high, so things are very busy,” Paul said. Running a page like this must be tons of fun, given the subject matter, but it can also take up plenty of time. To help keep members on the same page as Paul when it comes to what kinds of photos are allowed in the group, there are several ground rules, including no signs that need explanation, no videos, and no material aside from real signs that had zero intention of being hilarious.
The bears, the birds, the lions, the possums can, but you can't.
Load More Replies...Well, depending on where that is, somewhere deep in nature it looks like, what are people supposed to do? Cr*p their pants?
"Roses are red
Mercury's in thermometers"
Does this mean that I might run into a moose in the next 5km, or that the entire next 5km consists of one invincible moose?
2:30am, I was in a little soft top convertible driving through the mountains of Maine when all of a sudden I yelled, "MOOSE!" and my husband slammed on the brakes. We stopped about 8 feet from it and could not believe the size of the moose before us. Their size is incredible. And it would have crushed us for sure if I hadn't seen it and yelled. Very scary.
They are just so very large. There's absolutely no way to get a grip on their size until you're either standing near one or sitting in a vehicle near one.
Load More Replies...My dad always said "Never swerve to miss an animal, unless the animal is bigger than the car".
No, meese is the plural of moose!
Load More Replies...I live in Alaska. Trust me, they are ALL invincible when you hit them. Kiss your vehicle good bye!
Roses are red, Mercury's in thermometers, invincibile moose next 5 kilometers
The seagulls actually prefer for the food sellers to provide a replacement so they can take that too.
Load More Replies...In Sweden they are called Korvmås = Hot dog seagull
Load More Replies...Seagulls aren’t very good at writing
Load More Replies...We also wanted to hear the group’s creator’s opinion on what kinds of photos are ideal for Silly Signs. “The best ones are the ones that the sign maker never intended to be funny, and probably still haven’t noticed are funny,” Paul shared. “The rule is we only publish signs that were never intended to be funny, as the quality of these never drops. The funniest ones are, of course, the ones that read the rudest.” While many of these photos may appear to be intentionally funny to us, it’s easy for spelling errors or messages that have gone through Google Translate to end up with a completely different meaning than intended. Lucky for us, there are people out there who will capture those signs and share them with this hilarious group!
That's a dog on the sign, not a cat. Are you f*****g stupid or something?
Load More Replies...You're not the boss of me. *lights cigar* *explodes leaving a pair of smoking boots behind*
My grandfather told my family that he was blown up by bombers in WWII when he was guarding a weapons dump. When my grandmother died my dad found his letters to her, turns out the douchebag was guarding a fuel dump whilst having a cigarette, guess who caused the explosion. He was a bell end.
If there is anything that this horrible tragedy can teach us, it's that a male model's life is a precious, precious commodity. Just because we have chiseled abs and stunning features, it doesn't mean that we too can't not die in a freak gasoline fight accident.
But ONLY in the presence of Oxygen - if you die of asphyxiation, you may not get blown to bits
I still remember employees strolling up to your car to pump gas with a cigarette dangling from their mouths, while the entire family sat in the car. Of course, there were the idiots who syphoned gas tanks, dribbled a bit, then lit a cigarette.
"The longer you look the worse it gets"
Well... this kill all German! Adolf won't be happy ;-) Also how many gallon to clean the sand?
Load More Replies...And yet, the thing I'm most disturbed by is the random mixing of capital and lowercase letters in "Germans"...
As funny as it is, it's a fake ;-) Here's the original product : https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/5017493/Natural-Concepts-Antibacterial-Gel-Hand-Sanitizer/
well, 99.91% of germans get to live....i'm guessing the germans masturbating w/ this product are the ones to die...
Most germans today didn't do anything that needs forgiveness
Load More Replies...When I only saw “Sand Hanitizer” I was like, “What’s wrong?” Took me a few seconds there 😂
Understandably, Paul, as the creator and admin of this sign-loving page, finds himself constantly on the lookout for new signs that can be shared with his fellow group members. “I do like to find my own and publish them, and I encourage the group to do the same,” he told Bored Panda. We also asked if he had any favorite photos that he’s seen featured in the group, to which he replied that there are plenty of examples. “These are usually so much better than ones simply taken off the internet,” he added. “When I spot one, it has to make me laugh and pass my family's sanity check that it is funny.” He noted the example of a simple sign directing drivers to a dead end with an arrow, because it’s questionable why that needs to exist.
Hahaha. This is in my home town! There is a Coffins Court as well (also a dead end!)
Makes me wish I'd bought that 12 foot home depot skeleton this last halloween after all...
Saw a sign in Oregon. The top one said "Dead End" and the bottom one pointed to a nursing home.
In Laconia, New Hampshire, US, there's a road named 'Electric Avenue'. It's a dead end street, as indicated by the sign reading 'No Outlet'.
Newburyport, MA! I passed this and had to do some fancy driving to go back and take this exact picture. No one else thinks it's as funny as I do. I still laugh every time I see it!
I wonder how many innocent people lost their lives trying to fill decoy purses with poisonous bees
Load More Replies...Poisonous bees? Who’s going to be eating them? Do they mean venomous?
I'm sure they meant venomous- that mixup is one of my pet peeves
Load More Replies...It would have been better if they didnt tell anyone and just got to watch people rub syrup all over their hands
My first graders this year are obsessed with hand sanitizer that's still in one of the classrooms. Every time we're there, they have to use it. Bless their hearts, they weren't as traumatised by the pandemic as my older pupils. Thank God for the first school year without masks or lockdowns.
Roommate works for Starbucks. Even though things are marked, you wouldn't believe how pissed people get at the workers. YOU did it. YOU didn't read it. YOU are to blame. YOU should pay attention. The worst part is the people who have done it more than once! This is why most supplies stay behind the counters
Finally, Paul shared that he does not necessarily have any big plans for the future of Silly Signs Funny Signs Dumb Signs Stupid Signs, as he never expected it to become so popular in the first place. “It was a good learning exercise in growing a community through social media cross promotion and awareness," he told Bored Panda. And I’m sure the community will continue to grow, and the group members will continue to be active, as the world clearly has no shortage of amusing signs!
They have been known to grow attached to people who give them beer and hot dogs.
Weird isn't it. It's absolutely opposite to what they mean, and yet gets the point across.
Load More Replies...For a previous Bored Panda article featuring brilliant signs that have been spotted around the world, we reached out to Tim Harrelson, CEO of The Sign Chef, to hear his thoughts on 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.”
Customer- "Customer always right." Employee: "I'm not beating you cause you're wrong, I beat you because you're an a*****e."
That’s a really good rule. For sure. I definitely DO NOT like to eat in restaurants where customers get beaten. Not all that good for the appetite, you know (I’m kidding, ffs)
The scariest part of this is that 'DOG' is in quotes... what actually escaped?? Edit: We have established that it was simultaneously a chupacabra, Zuul, Kyle from Despicable Me, a hellhound, several of our fellow pandas, and definitely not Stitch
May have been a low-flying owl after the chihuahua.
Load More Replies...It's gotta be a photoshop surely. Or some joker has attached extra signs to the original.
Load More Replies...Tim also explained the method that his team uses to ensure that they design signs that won't end up on a list like this. “Most graphic designers start with the size of the sign - then the lettering & graphics are added. Think backwards," he 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?”
“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.”
My husband says it does not make much sense in chinese without context, but says something along the lines “foreigners arriving to work (presumably foreigners applying for work visa) will not get treated with preference, please patiently wait for your turn”.
It reads "foreigner work permit applications have been pending due to (technical) issues on the system, please wait patiently." I'd be looking forward to the latter scenario tho.
Load More Replies...Yeah, well, I've been waiting patiently for most of my life for the failure of the system.
I remember going to one. I came in 2nd in the shooting competition. Lost to another guy by 2 meters.
Men of the comments section: what do you get up to at these private bathroom events anyway? Or do I not want to know?
Five bucks says it really said "Helping you spend less" and someone Photoshopped it.
I love a store that offers me good customer service and Tesco is definitely one of those stores.
Just because you've been named the top ranked retailer in the UK, no need to get snarky.
Anyone know how well Nadine Coyle's Teco released exclusive album is doing?
And if you’re curious what the Sign Chef himself considers to be the most important factor when designing a sign, Tim told Bored Panda, “The legibility of the message is the single most important factor. Of equal importance is the message itself. What is the core message people need to grasp in an instant?” It seems like the people who designed signs that are featured on this list could learn a thing or two from Tim and his team!
They're gonna be really mad when they find out somebody posted it on the internet.
*very angry person peers in thru window behind me with a kn ife* Don't read my sign you little
No, that's where they put the lid. It goes all the way down after that.
Load More Replies...After that it's bottoms as far as the eye can see!
Load More Replies...We hope this list is turning you into a connoisseur of signs, pandas. If you’re ever planning on creating signage in the future, now you know what not to do. Or perhaps, what you should do, depending on your goal! Keep upvoting the pics that you find particularly amusing, and let us know in the comments what the most brilliant signs you’ve ever seen were. Then, if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article featuring useless, unsuccessful and/or unpopular signs, you can find that piece right here!
Scientists have confirmed the carpet has more nutritional value than some American Breakfast cereals.
After a rethink, the Special Olympics committee has eliminated Downhill Alligator Feeding from the Summer Games.
My will issssssss iiinnnnnnnn tttthhhhheeeeee #$%&@.............
Load More Replies...There was a post on BP recently about a Denny's having to rarely yet unexpectedly having to close and... they couldn't find the keys! (paraphrased) 8-)
And the visibility is two squirrels per cubic feet.
Load More Replies...When it comes to donuts, being boneless is a big selling point for me
This is at Lagoon amusement park in Utah and I laugh every time I see it 😂
Looks like they had plenty of iron in their blood.
Load More Replies...For $6.49 it had better be the best “chicken-flavored” sandwich I ever had 🐔
My brain tried to add logic and read it as, "see food." Took me a minute... 🤔
Wikipedia article about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_Beach
Load More Replies...Yeah, leave the bored pandas alone!
Load More Replies...Yeah, we’re a tough lot. The last person who slapped a panda— his body was never found
Slapping pandas is bad, especially when they sing
Load More Replies...I don't know what we did! Well, maybe helping ants take over the library wasn't the best idea... But still!
Load More Replies...Or, based on that your're simply following instructions - use either!
Load More Replies...Well now I'm not trying either one because I don't want to get man handled on my way into an oubliette.
Load More Replies..."Please don't cross any railings lest suddenness happens"... Words to live by.
Yes, I remember the day my grandmother told me this sage advice - they are words that I’ve called upon in my most needful moments
Load More Replies...‘Rude and unreasonable chicken’ is spicy chicken, because ‘spicy’ is sort of an insult in Chinese. The strange juice is kiwi fruit juice.
The chicken is being rude and unreasonable because it is tired of being asked why it crossed the road.
These are purchasable signs making jokes of actual badly translated signs. This is intentional.
Not for long, heard about 150 Bed Bath Beyond stores are closing - & the CFO committed suicide 😢😔What are we going to do without the 20% off coupons we all get in the mail from BBB each week!?!?
Load More Replies...Would like to think your dog was more discriminating, Katie. But, having had many - I just had to laugh at that thought!
Load More Replies...Dying on line seems fine with me. Does birth on line mean they cut the cord?
Sounds like they figured out how to make the business much more efficient.
So storks and the Grim Reaper are working remotely now, I see... taking WFH to a whole new level!
I don't care how good they look - my advice is you don't order the sticky buns
All that will change soon. Also, Please take a number.
Load More Replies...Use the hair you find in the sticky buns to tie yourself up, and please take a number, we'll be with you soon.
Load More Replies...There are those who would try if somebody told them they could.
Sometimes you don't need a weathervane to tell which way the wind blows -- Bob Dylan
I took the same picture in 2008. The toilets are stinky holes to be squatted over. But before you get to pee, there is some woman screaming the only English she knows. Back then it was 50 CENT!! 50 CENT!!
So what do you do if you can't squat without falling over? Honest question.
Load More Replies...I pictured a sword fight and a mess being made. I shouldnt have. But it’s very funny.
Load More Replies...To coin a phrase from the movie Roadhouse, "Do Not Eat the Big White Mint".
Well...if there is such a thing as group sex, it just makes sense there could possibly be group pissing.
I assumed it's per visit. Maybe they got requests to provide haircuts at other places of their customer's bodies.
Load More Replies...No, they only cut one hair at a time to guarantee repeat business.
At this end of my lifespan, a reduction for approaching the "use by" date is understandable.
As good as American official documents with entire pages titled "This page is intentionally left blank."
Even better are the ones that realise that is an oxymoron so they say "This page is intentionally left almost blank"
Load More Replies...Whilst this looks like something the Tories would do, it is actually but a street artist called Foka Wolf I believe.
Well it wouldn't really. There would be lots of halfs and a lot of dead so infact it would get rid of the homeless people but maybe that's the real plan lol s/
Load More Replies...I think they mean that they get housing, therefore no longer being homeless.
But then, that would DOUBLE the homeless population if you think about it. And be quite messy to boot.
I don't understand why they do that to fruit and vegetables
Load More Replies...Can't be American; ours always has a .9 or 9/10 at the end, which irritates the snot out of me! Why not just round up to an even dollar amount?
Load More Replies...Are we fighting diabetic children, or are we fighting all children using diabetes as a weapon?
Lmao this made me laugh more than the post itself.
Load More Replies...I fight back. I'm 49, but I'm still my mother's child therefore I'm eligible for this contest. :p
The word "amount" is missing from the end. The whole thing will read "due to an unusually large passenger amount, this train is standing room only" The train is just very full as obviously a popular time to travel or the train before was cancelled
"Passenger" is a countable noun, not a mass noun. Nouns that have a plural form (passenger -> passengers) are count nouns. "Number of", not "amount of", is used with countable nouns. So the entire sentence is (or should be) "Due to an unusually large number of passengers, this train is standing room only"
Load More Replies...For anyone who is a pedant for actual context, I found it ("Due to an unusually large passenger flow, this train will no longer be calling at Silver St to Bruce Grove and Stamford Hill to Bethnal Green."): https://metro.co.uk/2014/11/20/great-anglia-rail-report-delays-due-an-unusually-large-passenger-4955446/
That has to be a different story, as the photo is clearly for Northern Rail services. I don't know enought about the system to know if it has predetermined messages, or whether they can enter free text. However, they probably weren't hired for their language skills. ;-)
Load More Replies...one time when i took the Eurostar train to the UK... at the trainstation at home, several trains were delayed, the excuses were "person on traintracks" "animal on train tracks" "lack of trains" and "time failure" :-D Arrived in London, my train to Birmingham got cancelled because of "point failure" I had NO clue what that was... Next day my train to Bristol was cancelled because of "fatal colision with person" OR "dead person in train" (i dont remember if they said it exactly like this") but i was like "why do we need to know that?" Made me very sad hearing that. Also I was like "and what kind of weird sh!t will they make up for the next train"
Those aren’t pickles… if they are green you should probably get checked.
Load More Replies...Well, they're still glad you're here -- especially on the other side!
I think that's where you're supposed to park me, while all the 'normies' are inside
Creepy...buuut what if they left it at, "trespassers will be pray." Just saying.. >_>
I was in Sydney and came across a sign saying "HOUSE OF CRABS". I wasn't brave enough to go inside and find out whether it was a seafood joint or a really shady low-grade escort agency.
Sign on industrial woodchipper: "This machine has no brain. Use your own." For added understanding of that sign, they often perform demonstrations of the chipper for new customers by turning it on and throwing a large frozen chicken through it. This pretty accurately demonstrates why the result of a human going through the chipper is described on the death certificate/autopsy as "complete morselization of the body." Believe it or not, that *still* doesn't make it clear enough for some people...
"Please only enter elevator backwards and only when lit up" was another amaaaazing one. My two all-time favourites : Family Planning signage indicating "Please Use Rear Entrance" and the one I attached. natural-se...856d34.jpg
I was in Sydney and came across a sign saying "HOUSE OF CRABS". I wasn't brave enough to go inside and find out whether it was a seafood joint or a really shady low-grade escort agency.
Sign on industrial woodchipper: "This machine has no brain. Use your own." For added understanding of that sign, they often perform demonstrations of the chipper for new customers by turning it on and throwing a large frozen chicken through it. This pretty accurately demonstrates why the result of a human going through the chipper is described on the death certificate/autopsy as "complete morselization of the body." Believe it or not, that *still* doesn't make it clear enough for some people...
"Please only enter elevator backwards and only when lit up" was another amaaaazing one. My two all-time favourites : Family Planning signage indicating "Please Use Rear Entrance" and the one I attached. natural-se...856d34.jpg
