Funny warning signs
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Badger Shark
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FromTheNorth
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The funniest sign I have ever seen was found on a small farming road around Sault Ste. Marie. My buddy and I were driving around one morning hoping to photograph some sharptail grouse that had been in the area. Driving along we came to a yellow diamond shaped road sign saying "CAUTION deaf children"
I used to have so many photos of that sign.
Sorry to go off topic, but that was also the same day that I saw the funniest thing i've ever seen in my life.
From a distance we could see something hanging from a power line. It looked almost like someon's pair of shoes had been tied together and trown over the line. It wasn't until we got closer that we realised what it was....
It was a dead bird hanging upside down by one leg!
We still laugh about that day
I used to have so many photos of that sign.
Sorry to go off topic, but that was also the same day that I saw the funniest thing i've ever seen in my life.
From a distance we could see something hanging from a power line. It looked almost like someon's pair of shoes had been tied together and trown over the line. It wasn't until we got closer that we realised what it was....
It was a dead bird hanging upside down by one leg!
We still laugh about that day
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Just read this month's Readers Digest. And there is a story about a silly sign.
The story is " I bought a great new toilet seat recently. On the label was a suggestion on how to clean it. Although nice to have the option, I doubt I'll take advantage of it.
My new toilet seat, it seems, is dishwasher safe.
How gross is that??
Then this other one. My in-laws gave us a beautiful knife set--Top Quality. The accompanying cutting board, however was a different story. On the wrapping around it was printed this warning: "Opening with sharp object may damage product."
The story is " I bought a great new toilet seat recently. On the label was a suggestion on how to clean it. Although nice to have the option, I doubt I'll take advantage of it.
My new toilet seat, it seems, is dishwasher safe.
How gross is that??
Then this other one. My in-laws gave us a beautiful knife set--Top Quality. The accompanying cutting board, however was a different story. On the wrapping around it was printed this warning: "Opening with sharp object may damage product."
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Well, don't get to see too many road signs up here but, about 25km up river and just off a hidden trail into the bush there reads a sign that says
"This is the traditional territory of the Moose Cree First Nation. Your absolute respect of the land, waterways and wildlife is expected."
The trail was cut through crown land forest so that a group of 8-9 hunters, including the fella working for the Band that erected the sign on the tree, could chase after 11-13 woodland caribou by skidoo that were on a rare migration route east. After 666 meters on the trail they came to a lake where they later left empty plastic Pepsi bottles, beer cans, a broken canoe, a torn up matress and garbage bags of food cans and other waste. Then heading out onto the lake staying on route they actually ended up moving a cabin to an area at the lakes north end, where even more trash and devestation was left. The area became a party place and I remember even one drunk had to be Medevac'd because of falling through thin spring ice, drunk. I went ice fishing on the lake once, and later found out that one of those drunks came to the hospital where I worked at the time, and asked around if I had a fishing license. Turns out my holes in the ice caused for some slush near their skidoo paths that slowed their sleighs likely full of beer. I later erected a sign of my own that said, "CROWN LAND, PLEASE RESPECT AND ENJOY." Only took a couple days and my sign got a big "F. U." on it in red paint. After a week it was completely gone.
I don't know about you, but in a strange kind of way, I always laugh when I skidoo past that sign. I did take that "F.U" as a warning though... I don't carry a gun up here like most people.... so I can't get too carried away.
"This is the traditional territory of the Moose Cree First Nation. Your absolute respect of the land, waterways and wildlife is expected."
The trail was cut through crown land forest so that a group of 8-9 hunters, including the fella working for the Band that erected the sign on the tree, could chase after 11-13 woodland caribou by skidoo that were on a rare migration route east. After 666 meters on the trail they came to a lake where they later left empty plastic Pepsi bottles, beer cans, a broken canoe, a torn up matress and garbage bags of food cans and other waste. Then heading out onto the lake staying on route they actually ended up moving a cabin to an area at the lakes north end, where even more trash and devestation was left. The area became a party place and I remember even one drunk had to be Medevac'd because of falling through thin spring ice, drunk. I went ice fishing on the lake once, and later found out that one of those drunks came to the hospital where I worked at the time, and asked around if I had a fishing license. Turns out my holes in the ice caused for some slush near their skidoo paths that slowed their sleighs likely full of beer. I later erected a sign of my own that said, "CROWN LAND, PLEASE RESPECT AND ENJOY." Only took a couple days and my sign got a big "F. U." on it in red paint. After a week it was completely gone.
I don't know about you, but in a strange kind of way, I always laugh when I skidoo past that sign. I did take that "F.U" as a warning though... I don't carry a gun up here like most people.... so I can't get too carried away.