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David Colwill21/02/2011 13:05:54
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While walking home in the rain today I walked past a bus stop which was being cleaned by a man from a contract cleaning company. What made me laugh was the sign he put out.......
'Caution wet floor'
wheeltapper21/02/2011 19:56:36
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It's a bit like the safety notice in my chinese lathe 'handbook'
 
"caution, do not carry this tool by the electrical lead"
 
It's a C4 clone.
 
Roy.

Edited By wheeltapper on 21/02/2011 19:57:34

Ian S C22/02/2011 04:59:35
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Not for under 36 months may cause choking, what is it? It is a Frisby made in China, similar warning on a pack of tennis balls. Ian S C
Terryd22/02/2011 08:40:28
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Hi Guys,
 
Reminds me of a newspaper signboard I saw a while ago in Shrewsbury which said in it's usual terse way "Man held over Shropshire fire" How cruel I thought.
 
Mind you the next one said "Asda to extend 24 hr opening". Hmm, would that be 25 hrs, 26 hrs or what?
 
Regards
 
Terry
RJW22/02/2011 08:43:13
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Or, the warning - 'Contains MILK' .........................
 
My wife couldn't believe it, so she showed me the carton just to make sure she wasn't hallucinating .................. It Really was printed on a 1 litre carton of UHT ........MILK
I kid you not, it was on a Somerfield own brand product!
 
......or the bag of mixed nuts that warns ..................'Contains NUTS' ...........
 
I can see this one going on for a while ........
 
John
 

Roderick Jenkins22/02/2011 09:00:48
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Or, on a bucket of dried mealworms for feeding the wild birds:
 
Not for human consumptiuon....May contain nuts.
 
I tried warning the birds but the woodpecker just laughed.
 
Rod
Buster22/02/2011 09:41:23
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Making a chicken salad sandwich the other day and noticed the bag had, Traditional seasonal salad leaves, (seasonal) in February, David
Steve Garnett22/02/2011 10:24:21
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I don't know if it's still there, but in the harbour at Watchet there is a sign on the slipway that has always amused me. 'Warning - Slipway may be slippery'...
 
But my favourite is the sticker that I removed from a Brother dot matrix printer that got scrapped years ago. This says 'Keep Hair, Fingers and Personal Object out of this printer'. Says it all, really!
Ramon Wilson22/02/2011 12:06:26
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Don't know if it's universal throughout their stores but the cafeteria in John Lewis in Norwich is called "The Place to Eat"
 
Big sign hanging over the walkway as you approach says
 
TOILETS
 
THE PLACE TO EAT
 
Hmmm
 
 
 
David Colwill22/02/2011 13:54:51
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Keep them coming I may end up with enough for a book!
Peter Gain22/02/2011 15:16:52
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There are (or were) several large notices along the sea front at Lyme Regis stating "Warning - Rocks Slippery When Wet".
 
My daughter recently had an application form for employment with Surrey County Council which asked the question, "Are you now still the same gender as when you were born"!
 
Peter Gain.
Mark Dickinson22/02/2011 18:29:32
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A hand painted sign seen when driving in deepest darkest Cumbria
 
COWS DRIVE SLOWLY
 
Obviously they have trouble due to their hooves.
peter walton22/02/2011 19:37:42
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Best I have seen is 'Ears pierced while you wait'
 
Peter
Bill Pudney23/02/2011 01:11:58
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Back in the '60's I used to read Motor Sport magazine. One of the few concessions to humour was a photo on the back page. The one that has stuck in my mind was a photo of a sign on a windswept moor in, it was claimed Yorkshire. The only wording on the sign was
 
"Do not throw stones at this sign, signed Borough Clerk of wherever"
 
Dopey officialdom is not a modern thing
cheers
Bill Pudney
Adelaide, Australia
Nobby23/02/2011 10:53:11
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Hi
On a peanut butter jar This item may contain nuts.
Nobby
Terryd23/02/2011 11:44:49
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Hi Guys,
 
When on a trip to Southern Ireland with my Father in law a few years ago he went to close a building society account. The sign on the door of the Irish Permanent BS in Coolgraney read " Now in temporary premises".  Perhaps they foresaw the recession?
 
mind you I liked the pole sign at a nearby village service station which offered the following services:
 
Fuel;
Servicing:
Shop;
Car wash;
Funeral Director.
 
Made me smile
Terry

Edited By Terryd on 23/02/2011 11:45:55

Stovepipe23/02/2011 12:23:57
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Seen at a primary school in the 1940's :-
 
"DEAD SLOW CHILDREN"
 
Dennis
Mike23/02/2011 14:32:46
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As a former newspaper editor, I always enjoy headlines which don't say quite what their writers intended. "New bridge held up by red tape" is one example, but World War II reportedly produced a couple of classics: "Monty flies back to front" and - pick of the bunch - "Eighth Army push bottles up 5,000 Germans."
Ian S C24/02/2011 10:10:04
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On the roof a Lawyers office next door to a old peoples home in Christchurch NZ is a sign Free Wills, Right next to thier customers . Ian S C
Terryd24/02/2011 12:32:53
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Hi Ian,
 
So who is 'Wills' and why is he captive?  

Regards
 
Terry

Edited By Terryd on 24/02/2011 12:33:18

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