Monday, March 19, 2012

Very important government campaign:



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More Than a Toilet

Solve the puzzle first! -



You'd have to walk on water, and then pee in it? -


(sent in from Hengest - Bognor on the South coast of England)




Convenient gender change:



Clever use of the gender symbols in the latest release from "She & Him":



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Lost in Translation, but Gained in Hilarity!





Fakes! -







Although, sometimes even signs in native English make us clearly wonder if we stumbled in parallel Universe:



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Wacky & Wicked Storefronts and Labels



"Shirley Can't Surf" has been sent to us by Shirley Richard. She says: "This sign is from a real shop in Key West Florida. Since my name is Shirley I thought I would go and ask the owner about the sign. I asked, "What makes you think I cannot surf?' He said, "Because every Shirley that has walked into this shop can't surf and neither can my wife." I can't surf."

Why lie? -


(image via)

Church signs do not disappoint:



Suicidal Teens Welcome! -



Swastik Spices! - we got this photo from Matthew Lowden, this is a real sign spotted in Fort Kochi, Kerala, India:



Excellent idea! -



Awesome product:



Sign on the left says "Cut out this coupon and save!". Sign on the right was, well, cut out:



Textbook for kids poses a question:



More creativity for kids on a playground:



"Protect your child! There is a serial killer in your house! It's a COMPUTER!" -



"If you see someone drowning, throw him this!" Well, there supposed to be lifesavers, except that they were stolen, and now there is only... a brick? -



Useful instruction on how to use chopsticks (with some weird options added in):



Also very useful instructions on how to survive during the gas attack:



Having great fun with corporate logos:





Somewhere in Russia - the "i-Bay"? -


(image via)

Even better: this is the poster for the Independence Day of Kazakhstan. Except that now Kazachstan is located in America -


(image via)

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Finally, a vintage sign that we all can relate to:


(image credit: LIFE Magazine, 1937)

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