Signs?



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More absurd signage...


On an automatic washing machine: "Please remove all your clothes when 
the light goes out."

"Bargain basement upstairs."

"Would the person who took the step ladder yesterday please bring it
back or further steps will be taken."

"Horse manure per pre-packed bag, do-it-yourself."

"After tea break staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on
the draining board."

"This is the gate of heaven. Enter ye all by this door. 
(This door is kept locked because of the draft. Please use side door.)"

"We exchange anything - bicycles, washing machines etc. 
Why not bring your wife along and get a wonderful bargain?"

"The town hall is closed until opening. It will remain closed after 
being opened. Open tomorrow."

"Out to lunch: if not back by five, out for dinner also."

"Slow cattle crossing. No overtaking for the next 100 yrs."

"SMARTS is the most exclusive disco in town. Everyone welcome."

"Due to increasing problems with letter louts and vandals we must ask
anyone with relatives buried in the graveyard to do their best to keep
them in order."

"Anyone leaving their garments here for more than 30 days will be
disposed of."

"Please do not smoke near our petrol pumps. Your life may not be worth
much but our petrol is."

"Elephants please stay in your car."

"For anyone who has children and doesn't know it, there is a day care
on the first floor."

"The farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free, but the bull
charges."

"If you cannot read, this leaflet will tell you how to get lessons."

"We can repair anything. 
(Please knock hard on the door - the bell doesn't work)"

"Beware! I shoot every 10th trespasser and the 9th one has just left."

On the door of a Telkom toilet: "Flush must not be forgetable every 
after use." [sic]
Signage from the old apartheid days... Beware of penguins! That sorts that out then... In no uncertain terms. The place to be! Charging the electricuted? Well-placed: McDonald's causes obesity in children? Fuck a bullfrog? So Zapata's discriminates against prostitutes? Engrish at its best... No smoking anywhere, except... Full of what?
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