Hilarious Signage, Part 11

"QUANTUM SHOT" #456 link Scratching of head required... ...and even then, it's no guarantee you'll figure out the real meaning behind these masterpieces of ambiguity. At least this signage provides much needed entertainment and comic relief on our all-too-stressful urban roads. Let's just hope that when it comes to something really important - like instructions for handling nuclear waste and warnings to avoid the giant killer bee nests, they would not screw up the message. (image credit: Uhull) (image credit: Metro.co.uk) Where is that frigging lane? - Zebra to nowhere: Another great zebra: Seek divine guidance: Seriously, the sign underneath says: "Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him..."(Psalm 37:5) A place in Ohio: (sent in by Johnny Ringo) Crossing Gamble: 14 "lanterns" in the Central Business District in Melbourne, Australia. - via (image credit: HobbiesPlus) This is how you should draw the pedestrian. Not the other way. Got it? - (image credit: artlebedev) Warning signs to die for: (Sent by Arthur Schneider - seen at the blue waterfalls in the state of Chiapas, Mexico) Clear & concise message: Not clear... not concise... maybe not even a message: Must be fun - More info on this device here) Not fun - (image credit: Mark Knowles) Wow - (hitch a ride) Grass-roots Sign Embellishments Local gamers seem to have good sense of humor: (image credit: Photobasement) See also the similar one here (original unknown) The Uglier, the Better Why make it ugly? To make you look, of course! The longer you stare at it trying to ponder the impossibilities of artist's taste and upbringing, the more susceptible you'll be to its message. Try to avoid examining this "fantasy" painting for Russian swimmers: "Guess who protects this park at night" - (images credit: artlebedev) This guy decided to advertise his VOICE. By putting a small ad close to his balcony: "Free! Singing of songs by phone. My own compositions." Perhaps the neighbors complained that he was singing it on the balcony, so now he's reduced to singing them by phone. Poor soul - "Sausage Store" - New take on Pinocchio in children's magazine: Can you tell what's shown on that logo? - It's a cachalot, a sperm whale. The company's name rocks, too - "The Center for Materialization of Thought" (sounds almost like something from Douglas Adams books) Now, this would give anybody the creeps - Seen in a Russian clinic, the saying above the door goes: "Best cure against any illness - pure air, pure water and the axe" Yes, the AXE (with which to split wood). Figure this one out. (images credit: artlebedev) Very effective sign at the cemetery: "Do not trample on the corpses. For God's sake! Please..." "FREE! Little pieces of paper to tear off" - Seen in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany - (aimed at American tourists?) - (sent in by Dennis De Daap) Toilet (signage) Humor Somewhere in Turkey: (image credit: up218r) Men / Ladies - Fridge?? Befuddled, exasperated, confused - keep the customer entertained These are labels and price tags. At least they are supposed to be helpful pieces of text... as it is, they are awesome pieces of silliness (which often has me guessing if these label makers first visit reddit, digg etc, and then create such hilarity on purpose) (image credit: Mark Knowles) Some weird (great) Japanese packaging with mysterious creatures: (image credit: adme) "To find out, insert and play" - At least, this is creative - and no doubt causing multitude of males to pop it into their CD player: Robot Milk - Great navigational aid for Tokyo subway: Teleportation is even better! - A deal is a deal - Unorthodox thinking makes for great signage Good creative stuff: (image credit: TheGreatArchitect) Great attraction for geeks (not really a sign yet, only an idea): (image credit: IronicSans) (image credit: Jez) Something for your office: Variations on a theme: (original unknown) Traditionally, we finish with some Engrish: Cow something... (image credit: photobasement) (found on this page. See more there) (submitted by Samantha Gordano, seen in Kawaguchi-ko, Japan) (sent in by Alastair Budge and Racetraitor) (image credit: Mark Knowles) (sent in by Jon Dunbar) Good luck to keep them all! - (original unknown) For uncredited photos please let us know who the original photographers are, so that we could include this info. Wherever credits are known, photos are published by permission of original photographers READ THE PREVIOUS PART HERE Also read other parts in "Weird Signs" series! Permanent Link......+StumbleUpon ...+Facebook Category: Signs,Weird