Bizarre Road Signs
10-13-02, 12:49 PM
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Bizarre Road Signs
I cycled past this one sign yesterday that went something to the tune of: "Litter and it will hurt". Weird.
Have you guys come across bizarre road signs?
What did they say?
Dave
Have you guys come across bizarre road signs?
What did they say?
Dave
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10-13-02, 01:07 PM
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Originally posted by Dwagenheim
Have you guys come across bizarre road signs?
What did they say?
Have you guys come across bizarre road signs?
What did they say?
I don't know if this is a bizarre road sign but it sure is one of my favourites...
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Sign on a gold field fence: Soliciotrs found collecting balls will have their balls removed.
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Up on Skyline Blvd. (at around elev. 2300 ft.) in the S. F. Bay area a bit north of the ranger/fire station, there is a sign that reads something like:
Palo Alto, Pop. 58,000 Elev. 58 ft.
I always find this amusing since you have to climb up Highway 9 for 6 miles!
Palo Alto, Pop. 58,000 Elev. 58 ft.
I always find this amusing since you have to climb up Highway 9 for 6 miles!
10-15-02, 10:36 AM
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While riding the Pan Mass Challenge this year (3500 riders, 190 mi.) there were several neighborhood roads with signs posted that read "No Pedaling."
10-15-02, 07:20 PM
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Originally posted by Brains
What is "Anti-Crusing"
Is this American homophobia made official, or do they have something against yachts ?
What is "Anti-Crusing"
Is this American homophobia made official, or do they have something against yachts ?
10-16-02, 12:19 PM
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Unbelievable!
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10-17-02, 08:35 AM
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I know an area in Florida that has some bizzarre signs. There are a few spots there where there are these little rises and signs on them that say "hills block views". It never occurred to me that anyone would expect hills to be transparent. Ya learn something every day.
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When I was 10 yrs old we used to drive past Thetford Forest in Norfolk (UK) where a sign said "10 mile bottom". It was quite amusing to a 10 yr old.
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Well it's not exactly a "road sign" but this steakhouse up the road from me a couple of miles has this big sign out front that they post their daily/weekly specials on. One day when I went by there it said something like this...
Special of the week
Grilled Hamster Dinner $5.99
I guess it was supposed to say grilled ham steak but someone did some creative letter rearranging. LOL
YUM YUM!!! Love me some grilled Hamster!!
Special of the week
Grilled Hamster Dinner $5.99
I guess it was supposed to say grilled ham steak but someone did some creative letter rearranging. LOL
YUM YUM!!! Love me some grilled Hamster!!
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There used to be a truckstop in Van Horn, Texas, right off of I-10. It had a big sign that read:
Diesel Fried Chicken
I wonder, did it taste a bit oily?
Diesel Fried Chicken
I wonder, did it taste a bit oily?
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Anybody remember "Burma Shave"?
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As students, we once stole a sign from a mini-gholf course. It read - Ball in water, one penalty shot -
This sign was placed in our toilets, above the urinal....
This sign was placed in our toilets, above the urinal....
10-19-02, 03:39 AM
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Originally posted by aerobat
Anybody remember "Burma Shave"?
Anybody remember "Burma Shave"?
Ben met Anna
Made a Hit
Neglected beard
Ben Anna split
The big problem with the Burma Shave signs is that they were dangerous. Who knows how many accidents happened because a driver was reading the Burma Shave siigns?
