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Tonight I was in Acland Street, St Kilda, and there was a big, glowing, orange sign - like the ones they use on the freeway to warn of impeding roadworks - which said:

"Police Are Present"
"In Large Numbers"
"You Will Be Caught"

which got me rather uncomfortable. Who were they talking to?

― toraneko (toraneko), Friday, 6 December 2002 15:59 (twenty-three years ago)

Can someone please explain the "Speed Limit Monitored By Aircraft" signs? How is this possible?

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Friday, 6 December 2002 16:13 (twenty-three years ago)

On the back of a bus in Glasgow.

'To find out where this bus goes, visit www.arriva.co.uk'

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 6 December 2002 16:15 (twenty-three years ago)

At the moment I'm enjoying the posters ("Out of sight is safest") all over London that warn you not to use yr mobile phone in public, in particular when you've just come out of the tube i.e. when you're most likely to need to use what is, after, all, a mobile communication device. It's like they want to be able to point to these posters when your phone gets stolen while you're calling the police for being mugged and sniff, "Well, don't say we didn't warn you." Sheesh.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 6 December 2002 16:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Stop 'em - Shop 'em.

or is it

Shop 'em - Stop 'em.

― Pete (Pete), Friday, 6 December 2002 16:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Hee - the newish ant-piracy segment on the beginning of rental videos is hilarious: big fat demonic video piracy symbolic bloke, all horrid and greasily sweaty, stamping FACT (Federation Against
Copyright Theft) across the screen in blazing letters. Public information products are so grebt.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Friday, 6 December 2002 16:41 (twenty-three years ago)

allegedly in Saudi Arabia there are roadsigns saying: "You are fast. Death is faster".

― DV (dirtyvicar), Friday, 6 December 2002 17:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Yesterday I saw a truck, the back 'container' part of which was made of glass (or perspex). Inside this was a smashed up car and a sign about drink driving or speeding or something.

Allegedly in Saudi Arabia they tried a similar thing whereby they put smashed up cars up on platforms at dangerous intersections to warn people to drive carefully but had to remove them as people were so busy gawking that accidents increased.

― toraneko (toraneko), Sunday, 8 December 2002 06:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Can someone please explain the "Speed Limit Monitored By Aircraft" signs? How is this possible?

They have single-engine aircraft making the rounds, and they monitor the speed limit by flying over a given car, and then timing it between designated distances, and with a handy forumla, find out if you are breaking the law.

― Leee (Leee), Sunday, 8 December 2002 07:37 (twenty-three years ago)

they also have stripes on the road to make it easier in some places. time you between the stripes. i was once pulled over in the middle of nevada after seeing one of those signs and i was thinking i was busted but luckily they only stopped me because the mountain ahead was on fire. i got to see slurry bombers in action, it was impressive.

― keith (keithmcl), Sunday, 8 December 2002 07:52 (twenty-three years ago)

hey Toraneko I saw that sign and was confused as well. I assumed there was meant to be a fourth message, something about speeding or drink driving. Or maybe it was directed at the general public in St Kilda for being a bunch of drunken felons.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 8 December 2002 22:49 (twenty-three years ago)

There was a sign by my house for the longest time that said: "Protect our Children", and it had a moose on it. I tried to steal it once, but I couldn't get the rusty bolts off. I think someone else got it before I could, try again. blaa

― A Nairn (moretap), Monday, 9 December 2002 00:13 (twenty-three years ago)

They have single-engine aircraft making the rounds

Are there actually aircraft that do that though? I just figured it was something absurd to scare people into not speeding.

― Vinnie (vprabhu), Monday, 9 December 2002 03:50 (twenty-three years ago)

I just saw a sign the other day on a beach that said "please do not sit or lie in the designated parking area."

― B, Monday, 9 December 2002 03:55 (twenty-three years ago)

visit charlie the hen

― Tad (llamasfur), Monday, 9 December 2002 04:06 (twenty-three years ago)

one month passes...

I've just remembered the sign in our canteen that says 'Would patrons please note that this is a self-clearing restarant'. Hurrah! Then we can leave all our mess around!

― N. (nickdastoor), Monday, 27 January 2003 14:31 (twenty-three years ago)

yes, "please leave this reading room the way that you found it" was my fave at the old office. If you found it messy, then leave it messy!

― MarkH (MarkH), Monday, 27 January 2003 15:09 (twenty-three years ago)

In some loos at Southend was a sign saying 'Access to unmarked doors is not permitted unless authorised', which seemed poorly worded to me. I like the ones at work that are obv written by imbeciles, like 'Are you wearing the wrong shoes then don't' and 'do you run in the warehouse don't' Absolutely no regard for punctuation.

― alix (alix), Monday, 27 January 2003 17:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Those signs sound brilliant, Alix! Well, they are the kind of signs I'd write if I worked at Sainsbury's, anyway.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 02:06 (twenty-three years ago)

what about signs with letters missing? On the Rank Bingo Hall (oh dear, that's a joke in itself) in Oxford it did say BINGO! BINGO! but some of the letters have fallen off so it now says BINGO! N O!

and bulb failure at the DORCHESTER HOTEL in London meant that, at night, it was briefly the HESTER HOTEL.

― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 11:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Or the old "EEF AND BEE HO" in Cambridge, Ma.

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 11:58 (twenty-three years ago)

There's a clothing store in Chinatown, Sydney which sells these enormous platform-soled shoes and it has a sign taped up which says:

'You Wanna Look Taller? Here is the Shoes.'

― estela, Wednesday, 29 January 2003 12:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Broadbottom 1.5 miles

― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 12:08 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.dandennis.com/secret%20nuclear%20bunker%20sign.jpg

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 29 January 2003 12:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Just out of Eltham: 'Remote Adventures - 52Km'

― isadora (isadora), Friday, 31 January 2003 06:32 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.brentonsafety.com/store/media/1528s.gif

They have loads of these at university. Do they really mean "DANGER! Broom closet", or is there something more to it?

― Graham (graham), Friday, 31 January 2003 09:45 (twenty-three years ago)

six years pass...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/kenjuggle3/IMG_8610.jpg

― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Monday, 29 June 2009 11:24 (sixteen years ago)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/kenjuggle3/IMG_8691.jpg

― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Monday, 29 June 2009 11:26 (sixteen years ago)

wow. they made an effort.

― ledge, Monday, 29 June 2009 11:27 (sixteen years ago)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/3442294113_be629b3502.jpg

sorry for blurring, the boat was just moving TOO FAST - over 3 mph! - for me to focus.

― ledge, Monday, 29 June 2009 11:28 (sixteen years ago)

outside hillhead library recently.

"from monday the 10th of may this library will be open on a sunday"

it makes sense, yes, but it's still daft.

― jed_, Monday, 29 June 2009 11:41 (sixteen years ago)

In a shop selling fireworks in New Hampshire:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c287/expatrica/Fireworks.jpg

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Monday, 29 June 2009 22:48 (sixteen years ago)

plea's d'o no't gra'b rack's b'ye th'e shell's ta'ke the'm do'wn fro'm th'e ba's

it's like they're Klingon fireworks or something

― nabisco, Monday, 29 June 2009 22:57 (sixteen years ago)

I like that they highlighted (mgmt.)

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Monday, 29 June 2009 23:36 (sixteen years ago)

"please do not grab racks by the shells"??? WTF does that even mean?

― bro down syndrome (Trayce), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 01:52 (sixteen years ago)

You know, I'm not 100% sure to be honest.

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 01:53 (sixteen years ago)

I'm guessing someting to do with firework... shells? But thats all I can think of.

― bro down syndrome (Trayce), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 02:09 (sixteen years ago)

Yeah - I assume so too. Still, it was a very confusing sign. Gotta love NH.

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 02:10 (sixteen years ago)

Hm, thought it said "BACK'S bye..." - even less comprehensible.

Or the old "EEF AND BEE HO" in Cambridge, Ma

Beef and Beethoven?

― Stop wishing death on people just for the cool thread titles (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 04:36 (sixteen years ago)

I like that they highlighted (mgmt.)

haha but somehow managed to unhighlight it.

― Great Scott! It's Molecular Man. (Ste), Tuesday, 30 June 2009 08:38 (sixteen years ago)

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