Please post any road signs that are funny, aren't very common or only unqiue to your country/region. :P


A normal occurance in Sweden, Norway and Finland - is the warning sign for moose. Not sure if these signs are unique to this region, but they very are popular with foreign tourists, especially ze germans. On some popular tourist trails in Sweden the signs are stolen several times a year. :nuts: :lol:

http://www.vv.se/filer/vagmarken/A/A19-1.png

New swedish sign warning for wild boars

http://www.vv.se/filer/vagmarken/A/A19-7.png

I suppose this is quite uncommon in many countries; warning for skiers...

http://www.vv.se/filer/vagmarken/A/A17.png

... and scooter traffic

http://www.vv.se/filer/vagmarken/A/A33.png


Another new sign for 2007; warning for veichles carried by dogs. :lol:

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/3135/a322storng1.jpg

Some odd road signs in Scania (I kid you not)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Grodskylt%2C_v%C3%A4g_100.jpg/800px-Grodskylt%2C_v%C3%A4g_100.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ankskylt_annan_variant.jpg/800px-Ankskylt_annan_variant.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/G%C3%A5sskylt%2C_Skan%C3%B6r.jpg/800px-G%C3%A5sskylt%2C_Skan%C3%B6r.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Road_sign_cat.jpg/800px-Road_sign_cat.jpg

other locations:

Roadside with rich flora:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Artrik_v%C3%A4gkant.jpg/529px-Artrik_v%C3%A4gkant.jpg

uhm..some sort of bunny:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Skvader_sign.jpg/800px-Skvader_sign.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Ankskylt_J%C3%A4rlaladen_i_Nacka.jpg

In Norway one can find these signs:

On the Island of Svalbard, warning for ice bears. :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Fareskilt_38.PNG

eh.. I dunno

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Troll1.JPG/800px-Troll1.JPG

Why do those Swedish signs have a yellow background? I like them, anyway.

Those signs are not weird or wonderful. But so much signs at one place, that's for sure wonderful.:D

Photo from Žilina (Slovakia):
http://www.imghosting.eu/view.php?img=2006-09-02_040.jpg


And also this is unique. So what speed you would drive?

Photo from Bratislava (Slovakia):
http://www.imghosting.eu/view.php?img=dopravne_znacenie.jpg

http://www.motorpasion.com/images/2007/12/tramo-demencial-faro-sabinal.jpg

:lol:

in Croatia we have also "atention - frogs" signs and also "atention - hedgehog" signs :) i'll try to photo them, i have them both in radius of 50 km from my city.

btw, those ducks signs are genial!!!

I saw a lot of Trols when I was in Norway. I't good they warn you about them, they are very ugly! :nuts:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Troll1.JPG/800px-Troll1.JPG

http://www.motorpasion.com/images/2007/12/tramo-demencial-faro-sabinal.jpg

:lol:

:lol::nuts: A how-to-brake lesson?

http://www.senorcafe.com/archives/fuckingsign.jpg

^^That's in Austria

Sweden, Norway and Finland are not the only ones with the moose warning signs :) Here are moose warning signs from Canada:

Ontario:
http://i263.photobucket.com/albums/ii149/RoadFan/MooseWarning.jpg

Newfoundland:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Newfoundland_Moose_Sign.jpg

Since a few people were posting weird and wonderful placenames on signs... Here are a few from Germany.

http://keydeck.com/galleries/etting_240802/Dscf1665.jpg

http://www.toytowngermany.com/forum/uploads/monthly_02_2007/post-9222-1171055530_thumb.jpg

http://www.toytowngermany.com/forum/uploads/post-18739-1181667220_thumb.jpg

Kiwi Crossing [New Zealand]

http://www.delsjourney.com/images/news/news_02-02-02/2-2004_Kiwi_Crossing.jpg

Kiwi Crossing [New Zealand]

this one's great! i adore kiwis, they're so funny!

Australia, a Cassowary crossing warning up in Queensland (Australia in case you didn't know). I actually saw this sign when I was up there just north of Cairns going through the Daintree area. Someone had altered a "speed hump" sign to look like a dead Cassowary - kinda funny. :)

http://gapadventures.td01.com/images/may2006/witw_may2006_1_2.jpg

Also a Koala crossing warning.

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/LPIPOD04/BN644_27~Children-Crossing-And-Koala-Crossing-Signs-On-Dirt-Road-Wonthaggi-Australia-Posteres.jpg

weird (Umleitung means "Detour"), where shall I drive now?
http://swf.xardas.lima-city.de/humor/verk001.jpg

Use toilets!
http://people.freenet.de/schradchen88/88jpg/fun25.jpg

Friedhof = Cemetary, Schießanlage = Shooting range
http://people.freenet.de/schradchen88/88jpg/fun21.jpg

Senseless roundabout?
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2951/verkehrkurios3hv.jpg

You may hot stop here
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,347655,00.jpg

Huh?
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,347665,00.jpg

The Swan
http://www.kfz.de/news/content/page/data_images/low/3555-schwaene.jpg

Someone had altered a "speed hump" sign to look like a dead Cassowary - kinda funny. :)

LOL, I saw that one too. Much more clever than drawing nipples on the ones we have here (they have two humps). Maybe they do it to all the signs, although I guess there aren't that many of them as their habitat is rather limited.

I've seen pictures of those polar bear signs with a black background and a white polar bear too, that's kind of cool.

You may hot stop here
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,347655,00.jpg

Why does it have a white background instead of blue?

äh...i don't know :D

Senseless roundabout?
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2951/verkehrkurios3hv.jpg

That would be a nice round-about anyway. Any pictures of the round-about itself? :)

You may hot stop here
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,347655,00.jpg

Don't you mean park instead of stop?

Evil Knievel crossing (except on route 3)


http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2951/verkehrkurios3hv.jpg

http://www.ad.nl/multimedia/archive/00074/DDST05_1105DOVEPOES3_74903h.jpg

It says: Warning, deaf cat crossing:lol:

http://www.ivn-markendonge.nl/images/padden_2007%2005.JPG

crossing toads ahead

Scary when you first look at it:
http://engrish.com/image/engrish/head-crush-sign.jpg

I like how Mecca has blatantly discriminatory signs:

http://olbroad.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/mecca.jpg

The entire city is off-limits to us "dirty unbelievers". And then they start complaining if we call them intolerant and terrorists.

The entire city is off-limits to us "dirty unbelievers". And then they start complaining if we call them intolerant and terrorists.

Main reason for that is that the city gets swamped by Muslims during their pilgramages to Mecca. Have you ever seen the crowds at the holy sites? They're unbelievable! It does make sense to restrict access for that very reason (not that I agree with the practice but I can see the sense).

2x4 lanes, I love how those middle eastern countries can have wide motorways everywhere while Europeans are stuck with NIMBYS and BANANAs. :D

Along the US-Mexico border, there are signs warning drivers to watch out for illegal migrants running across the road:

http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/311/28531897au4.jpg

http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/7013/cautionprohibidotj2.jpg

Don't really know what this means...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/28/66562021_46ec342f07.jpg?v=0

Pets not allowed most likely
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/179/469662259_a1886aebca.jpg?v=0

That first pic looks like something like a lookout point, the larger person looks like to watching through binoculars.

The entire city is off-limits to us "dirty unbelievers". And then they start complaining if we call them intolerant and terrorists.

Intolerant sure, but how does them excluding non-Muslims make them terrorists. Tell me that and I will take you seriously.

The entire city is off-limits to us "dirty unbelievers". And then they start complaining if we call them intolerant and terrorists.
EU-non EU signs on the borders are not that different. it is also discrimination.

You couldn't be more wrong.

EU - non EU lanes are present because of simplicity of passage threw border crossing. but in that case, i doin't understand why should EU citizens be less suspicious for some illegal actions than non EU :dunno:

It's a simple system to accomodate for traffic I guess. EU citizens don't use visas to enter EU countries, while most non-EU citizens do, and checking out visas takes time..

Intolerant sure, but how does them excluding non-Muslims make them terrorists. Tell me that and I will take you seriously.

Overt discrimination, intolerance and a supremacist ideology put together lead to terrorism.

EU-non EU signs on the borders are not that different. it is also discrimination.

You're absolutely right, I would have expected better from the EU. At least some of us living in central/eastern Europe don't have to put up with that anymore.

It's a simple system to accomodate for traffic I guess. EU citizens don't use visas to enter EU countries, while most non-EU citizens do, and checking out visas takes time..

i see that you have forgotten times while you were out of EU quite fast ;)

while EU had 15 members, there was a plenty of countries which didn't need visas, and we had same situation

Yeah, true, but IDK, at the Slovenian-EU border there was EU + SLO and other non-EU.. I dunno, really, but yeah, I guess in a way it is discrimination..

This is often funny for English speaking tourists:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/407294042_f38096530c.jpg

^^ That's almost like eastern Dutch dialect!

Kiek = kijk = look
in de = in the
Kök = ? (kok means chef)

Kickin' the cock? :D
Maybe they got really annoyed with some roosters! :D
On second thought... maybe it's something related to the feminist movement?! :uh:

^^ That's almost like eastern Dutch dialect!

Kiek = kijk = look
in de = in the
Kök = ? (kok means chef)
A defence tower of Tallinn's old town has this name. It comes from low german from 1696 meaning "peek into the kitchen".

^^ That's almost like eastern Dutch dialect!

Kiek = kijk = look
in de = in the
Kök = ? (kok means chef)
I bet it's Friesen. (north eastern section of the Netherlands) My one set of grandparents were born there.

the sign looks nothing like what you see in Holland on the main roads though.

Nah, Fries looks different. Fries has more influences from scandinavic languages or even english than from german.

Funny! Kiek in de kök. Nice example showing that all german languages have the same roots. 'Kök' is pronounced as 'keuk' in dutch, which is very similar to the dutch word for kitchen; keuken. We would say: kijkje in de keuken (peek into the kitchen)

There are a lot green/yellow signs on the Struma motorway, look really awesome, we always drive to fast to catch these signs up.

Some Czech...

Here it seems you can choose...
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/Znacky/FDV14bbbc_Vedlejsi_hlavni.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/Znacky/FDV14c6a0_silnice.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/Znacky/FDV14f489_P1230028_mala.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/Znacky/FDV15f7ba_rozsypane_kosticky.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/Znacky/FDV156573_Mraky_001_Medium_.jpg

Reserved for XXX (except XXX)...
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/Znacky/FDV15656b_a_060706_151331.jpg

That first one seems to be dangerous...

There are a lot green/yellow signs on the Struma motorway, look really awesome, we always drive to fast to catch these signs up.

:lol::lol::lol:

Cork, Ireland.

Yes it is actually bolted up like this.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v458/THE_Chris533976/IMG_5851.jpg

No where near the best but you will find this sign all over the UK.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/iloveny/2005/ny_to_ny/humps_150.jpg

Some Czech...

Here it seems you can choose...
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/Znacky/FDV14bbbc_Vedlejsi_hlavni.jpg


:lol:

Take your pick here also... Skopje:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3415/fromweb9323xt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This is a Dutch sign, mainly used in Amsterdam. Smoking pod (wich is legal in The Netherlands) is prohibited in this area.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c337/fanclubsite/large_107029.jpg

:lol:

Take your pick here also... Skopje:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/3415/fromweb9323xt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

That one is weird...shouldnt the prohibiting sign be on the right side of the road?

That one is weird...shouldnt the prohibiting sign be on the right side of the road?

I'm as puzzled as you... The prohibiting sign has no place there at all actually...

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/alitezar/A1/1_8608030549_L600.jpg

:D

If anyone has doubts about the Canadian obsession with the automobile, look no further than these road signs in Mississauga on the western flank of Toronto.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/mississauga/00071.jpg

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/mississauga/00139.jpg

It would be quite a mess if every pedestrian just suddenly crosses the street.

This is from Serbia.

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8200/karucayh7.jpg

This is from Bulgaria.

http://bobydimitrov.com/gallery/razni/kon-do-b10.jpg

:D

It would be quite a mess if every pedestrian just suddenly crosses the street.

In places like Mississauga there aren't any pedestrians. It is a completely car dominated society. Everyone exists inside a box. A box shaped like a house, a box shaped like an office, a box shaped like a store, or a box shaped like a car.

Outside? A city of 700,000 people, but it looks like a catastrophic plague hit last year and everyone died. It is a ghost town, until you go underground or inside. That's where you'll come in contact with other human beings. People drive EVERYWHERE. You don't walk, EVER! Interactions between people are highly controlled. Depending on your occupation and outside of minor transactions, it's actually possible to live an entire year without ever running into another person.

Drive through banks, drive through restaurants, internet banking, internet food delivery services, internet shopping, even filling your car up with gas requires no contact with a stranger. It's an extremely isolating and controlled environment. In extreme cases, the idea of bumping into someone outside is a bizarre concept that makes people uneasy.

If anyone has doubts about the Canadian obsession with the automobile, look no further than these road signs in Mississauga on the western flank of Toronto.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k28/segaert/mississauga/00071.jpg

The sign needs to be placed in propoer context. This particular sign is at an onramp so I think it would make sense here that pedestrians give way to automobiles. Cars begin increasing their speed, making them stop for pedestrians would also back up road. While I am not defending the car, this sign is by no indication of the obsession with the car, just a bit of common sense for everyone's safety.

United States have some funny, suggestive custom-made road signs. Here is a one I stumbled in Manhattan last summer :lol:

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/6623/sscds7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^Exaggerating as always; a car can, let's say, "break down" for 30 s or 5 min.

Found and taken in central Groningen, Netherlands:

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/2194/verbotengroningenez7.jpg

Senseless roundabout?
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/2951/verkehrkurios3hv.jpg


This is obviously a sign placed there for a limited time because of road work.

The sign needs to be placed in propoer context. This particular sign is at an onramp so I think it would make sense here that pedestrians give way to automobiles. Cars begin increasing their speed, making them stop for pedestrians would also back up road. While I am not defending the car, this sign is by no indication of the obsession with the car, just a bit of common sense for everyone's safety.

Good point, but it says a lot that there is an on ramp in what seems to be the centre of the 'city' and that a sidewalk would be closed for winter. I've been to Mississauga and it is completely centred around the car. How many people walk to the store or hang out on patios on typical Mississauga streets? ZERO. The 'streets' look more like freeways than city streets. It is so inhospitable to pedestrians that it's no wonder they close sidewalks down due to lack of use. The pedestrian has almost been taken out of the equation all together.

This might be an eye opener to people from Mississauga, but pedestrians are usually NEVER are asked to yield to a car. It is always the other way around. The car comes first in Mississauga, not human beings. That is car obsession.

Go to Amsterdam or London to experience cities that are designed for humans first, cars, second. They don't look anything like Mississauga in their design. Roads are narrow, sidewalks are wide. Mississauga? You're lucky if there is a sidewalk at all.

^^ on some city streets in Amsterdam there's even not enough room for just pedestrians...

Who's gonna walk 10 miles to work? To be frank, in Dutch cities, you usually only see people walking in the historic car-free shopping districts, or some guy walking his dog.

The difference is, that North American cities are designed for cars and used by cars, and European cities are not designed for cars, though most people still use their car. Every mid-size city in the Netherlands is jammed during rushhour because most major roads are only 1 lane with traffic lights.

I think N. American cities are better designed for todays transportation demands than European cities.

Europe and North America are not that different, though they look completely different.

In practice, ideology (people walking, cycling and use Mass Transit) and practice (people using their cars to go around) don't agree, which results in 8 - 10 hours of rushhour every day.

this one is in Italy:
http://www.diariomotor.com/imagenes/senales-trafico-toscana-italia.jpg

this one is in Spain (Basque Country)
http://jaio.net/fotos/gogora.jpg

Some other weird signs:
http://www.sarda.es/fotos/senales-trafico-raras/senales-rarisimas.jpg

http://www.motorpasion.com/images/2007/04/senal_avioneta.jpg

In my opinion historic city centers should be car-free, and give way to cyclists and pedestrians.

Though elsewhere, they shouldn't discourage car-usage this much, knowing that it doesn't work anyway, with all traffic jams happening because of this policy. It almost looks like traffic jams are created deliberatly to make buses look faster, while nobody use that bus to go to work.

Again, this is the strive between ideology and reality.

I like this sign personally:

http://www.unjubilado.info/wp-content/imagenes/senales-1.jpg

It says:
"ATTENTION"
"REDUCE YOUR SPEED"

http://www.allgaeu-humor.de/2006-wanderungen/IMG_4054.jpg

Chicken Crossing in Bavaria...

http://www.allgaeu-humor.de/2006-wanderungen/krankenhaus_zeichen.jpg

Near a hospital.

http://www.allgaeu-humor.de/2007-wanderungen/skirodelverboten.jpg

Snow sports.

http://www.allgaeu-humor.de/2007-wanderungen/mittelhofen.jpg

A old Bavarian village entrance sign. It names the village, the community and several administrative offices and districts it belongs to (for example "Aushebungsbezirk", the office that recruited every young man for military service).

(all pics are from my home region, taken from www.allgaeuer-humor.de)

http://www.hot-screensaver.com/wp-myimages/sharp-edges.jpg
^^ Hmm... why would I wanna touch it?

http://bp1.blogger.com/_Um9_ooyeJVU/RaTvXerSdbI/AAAAAAAAAHI/RJp_j2qICBM/s1600-h/funny_road_signs_1.jpg
^^ An interactive road sign...

http://www.graffitiworx.com/images/AirplaneCrossingLG.jpg
^^ wtf...?

http://content.pyzam.com/funnypics/misc/hahahahwork.jpg
^^ Fortunately I'm heading to college!

http://news.securityorg.net/UserFiles/Image/Fun/funny_signs_6.jpg
^^ Quite a harsh one...

http://www.popular-pics.com/PPImages/Water_On_Road.jpg
^^ O thanks for telling me!!

http://www.astroshow.com/Alaska07/124RoadSignsAtColdfoot.jpg
^^ omg...

http://www.delsjourney.com/images/news/news_01-06-14/1-0968-Winding-Road-Sign.jpg
^^ Now pay attention...

Airplane crossing could be in Gibraltar. The only way out there is to cross the runway of the airport.

http://www.hot-screensaver.com/wp-myimages/sharp-edges.jpg


http://www.delsjourney.com/images/news/news_01-06-14/1-0968-Winding-Road-Sign.jpg


i have never seen more sensless signs in my entire life! :lol:

Speed limit 30 km / h during next 18 km :lol:

http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/5415/pict00443ou.jpg

This is from Salamanca, near Duero river and Aldeadávila Dam

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/1949/dibujoie7.jpg

POLAND

One of the best I've found:

http://hell.pl/zych/wyjatek.jpg

Does not concern permanent commune inhabitants

:rofl:

Airplane crossing could be in Gibraltar. The only way out there is to cross the runway of the airport.

wrong type of sign for Gibraltar. They use standard UK signage there

The aircraft crossing could mean aircraft flying low over the road, on appraoch to the runway?

i have never seen more sensless signs in my entire life! :lol:

Psst... they're Photoshopped. Joke signs, if you will.

Oh, and the airplane crossing sign? Might be on an airfield, and a taxiway crosses the road there...

has anybody seen PINK road signs?

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d94/jiaan-yap-/fff/mmda.jpg

this one is in Italy:

this one is in Spain (Basque Country)
[]http://jaio.net/fotos/gogora.jpg[/IMG]



If i don't remember bad, that's on Bilbao.

I like how Mecca has blatantly discriminatory signs:

http://olbroad.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/mecca.jpg

I was there, way back when, and remember that sign. And took the road off to the right.


And your comment of possible discrimination may be correct. I can't remember if the area in Rome arround the Vatican is barricaded against non-believers.

No, they are even (of course) allowed to enter the church itself.

Btw. Does anyone know why the religious sights in Mekka aren't accessable for non-muslims? I mean, anywhere else I can visit a mosque (more or less) whenever I want.

No, they are even (of course) allowed to enter the church itself.

Btw. Does anyone know why the religious sights in Mekka aren't accessable for non-muslims? I mean, anywhere else I can visit a mosque (more or less) whenever I want.

they find it blasfemic. that place is too saint for non-muslems. i don't get it, but every **** has it's own happiness.

Awesom and funny shots...:lol::lol::lol:

If you are in Athens dont worry about money.. You dont need any...

http://www.resursadefun.ro/files/images/gi28_Other-Means-of-Payment_1.jpg

^^ I would still worry about money...:D

I was there, way back when, and remember that sign. And took the road off to the right.


And your comment of possible discrimination may be correct. I can't remember if the area in Rome arround the Vatican is barricaded against non-believers.

I was at Vatican city the same day John Paul II died and i am ateist.

I also visited the museum at the Vatican and no one asked about my religion. I am atheist too.

I hear that among the population of Saudi Arabia, 100% are Muslim :D ! That's because atheists are executed and all the other non-muslims are harrassed by the religious police. There is also serious Islamic propaganda in schools.

And then some of us still wonder where do all those suicide bombers come from...:ohno:

It's funny to hear u find the moose -sings weird :) Here, in Finland, I see those everywhere, and it's no big deal.

That sign, where the speed limits go all the way from about 60 to 10 is funny. How stupid do they think people are?

I also visited the museum at the Vatican and no one asked about my religion. I am atheist too.

I hear that among the population of Saudi Arabia, 100% are Muslim ! That's because atheists are executed and all the other non-muslims are harrassed by the religious police. There is also serious Islamic propaganda in schools.

And then some of us still wonder where do all those suicide bombers come from..

Although its very easy to be recognized as muslim. You just have to say to an imam that you believe in Allah and that Mohammed is Its prophet.

Allah is the arabic translation of God. Actually all Christians could describe them as muslims if they also respect Mohammed as prophet, at least I know one person who does have officially both relegions, which can opens lot of doors in the Middle-East ;)

I hear that among the population of Saudi Arabia, 100% are Muslim :D ! That's because atheists are executed and all the other non-muslims are harrassed by the religious police.
How many times have you been to Saudi Arabia? Do you personally know any atheist who has been harassed by the religious police? You are being arrogant.

How many times have you been to Saudi Arabia? Do you personally know any atheist who has been harassed by the religious police? You are being arrogant.

No, I am not arrogant, maybe only sick that everyone in the EU & US is too politically correct and concerned with oil to act against such a despicable regime, that sponsors those who blow themselves up to kill us.

Atheists and those who renounce Islam really are killed as per Sharia (which is official law there). I know it's kind of hard to understand for us westerners but that's the way it is.

Of course, it's possible to lie about your beliefs, as in all totalitarian regimes. But it's not easy living a lie and being someone else but you.

Guys, this is not the place to discuss those things ;)

Portland bike-streetcar caution sign.
http://www.kristenkamei.com/images/oregon/May_2007/biker.jpg

A treasure from Portugal
http://www.portugalnoseumelhor.com/pic.php?d=t&name=vibradores.jpg
Vibrators for 100 metres :lol:

Some others u might have seen before
http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/7789/ogranicenjeyt8.jpg

http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/7264/pic026227kbay2.jpg

Haha! Might as well write "Secret Nuclear Missile Silo - Terrorists this way".. :D

Couple more from Portugal

Which way? :dunno:
http://www.portugalnoseumelhor.com/pic.php?d=t&name=para_onde.jpg

Guess the sign contest, the winner will be awarded a trip to the hospital...
http://www.portugalnoseumelhor.com/pic.php?d=t&name=sinal_copy2.jpg

^^ Using spray turn it into this one I have in my avatar :)

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http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/Znacky/FDV15f7ba_rozsypane_kosticky.jpg

its looks like japanese writing haha

One from NZ:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2155/2250424528_13a192f0e5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/12497592@N02/2250424528/)

I think the sign is mainly aimed at tourists who aren't use to driving on gravel roads. I passed a rental van that had rolled a few km up the road.

I've seen this in the UK before. I still don't understand what it means.

http://www.lincolnshirewolds.info/tetford/scarecrows2005/tetfordscarecrows46.jpg

From South Korea...

http://beconfused.com/images/2007/07/Strange-toilet-sign-in-Korea.jpg

Singapore...

http://bp2.blogger.com/_cb92aSUaLxg/Rk23qXD-X4I/AAAAAAAAAr0/nS10U6GOybc/s1600-h/100_1928.JPG

I've seen this in the UK before. I still don't understand what it means.

http://www.lincolnshirewolds.info/tetford/scarecrows2005/tetfordscarecrows46.jpg
"Plant" is construction equipment.

http://www.bunganutlake.org/slow_sign_sm.jpg

I don't mean to offend anyone but to those of us who know what mentally challeged is... Well you get the sign? In a jokingly way one could say, "aww, that's so sad." :nuts:

This is often funny for English speaking tourists:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/56/407294042_f38096530c.jpg

:lol: Nice one

here is a hedgehog from Croatia. i took it today with cell phone, i was in hurry so photo is crappy. and i saw it only in one city here, but it is all around that city

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/DSC01018.jpg

This sign to warn for track forming in Poland is also quite funny:
http://i1.tinypic.com/6khipnl.jpg

So what is the speed limit now?
http://img3.indafoto.hu/8/9/1269_b8b4b727d6f5d1b61fff7be687f7970f/450865_8d0c9b29b87a16deba090b31ccb32528_m.jpg

http://www.bunganutlake.org/slow_sign_sm.jpg

I don't mean to offend anyone but to those of us who know what mentally challeged is... Well you get the sign? In a jokingly way one could say, "aww, that's so sad." :nuts:

LOL.

If you are in Athens dont worry about money.. You dont need any...

http://www.resursadefun.ro/files/images/gi28_Other-Means-of-Payment_1.jpg

:lol:

Yeah... 2.7 micron vertical clearance is a good joke :)

Yeah... 2.7 micron vertical clearance is a good joke :)

I don't think the Greeks caught on to that. They're simply showing the unit (metre) in both English (m) and Greek (µ - the Greek alphabet's equivalent). A capital M would have worked in either language, though it may be bad form. Which brings up a question: how do they differentiate between a millimetre and a micrometre/micron?

^^ Using spray turn it into this one I have in my avatar :)
Stopped by the place this morning :D

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/6020/funnyroadsigncopyea6.jpg

I like how Mecca has blatantly discriminatory signs:

http://olbroad.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/mecca.jpg

I wouldn't make a big deal out of it, it's just sth special for them, I guess. After all, it's just a tiny part of Saudi Arabia. Even worse than that is Mount Athos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Athos), Greece (EU!). Only men are allowed to enter it. At least you can lie about your religion, but you can't lie about your gender. It's just sth special.

^^ I guess the above sign was implemented to help the traffic flow during Hajj. I think everyone know about this Islamic pilgrimage event. During Hajj, Muslims from around the globe come to Mecca, and if you are just a tourist, you don't want to find yourself in a multi-million crowd of pilgrims :)

Only Muslims are allowed to enter Mecca and Medina, because they are considered the holiest cities in Islam.

^^ I guess the above sign was implemented to help the traffic flow during Hajj. I think everyone know about this Islamic pilgrimage event. During Hajj, Muslims from around the globe come to Mecca, and if you are just a tourist, you don't want to find yourself in a multi-million crowd of pilgrims :)

emm...quite close...

Only Muslims are allowed to enter Mecca and Medina, because they are considered the holiest cities in Islam.

yeah...this one is correct. both mecca and medina are the place for worship and not for tourists....

^^ Hm, I didn't know about the continuous ban on tourists in Mecca and Medina. I thought the tourists are not allowed there only during Hajj.

^^ Hm, I didn't know about the continuous ban on tourists in Mecca and Medina. I thought the tourists are not allowed there only during Hajj.

Tourists are not allowed into Mecca (nor Medina), period.

Although I did learn that an underground parking structure built in Mecca in the 1990's, had to allow infidels in to get it done. A special bus was used, to control the movement of the infidels in and out of the working area.

Only Muslims are allowed to enter Mecca and Medina, because they are considered the holiest cities in Islam.

Actually, its my understanding that there are three holy cities in Islam, and their ranking from holiest to least holiest is: Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.

Said to be seen in Russia:

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z244/ptalas/sign.jpg

:nuts:

is this a crocodile in the sign? ... maybe a sign in a russian zoo ... in german we would say: Essen auf Rädern ^^

"Plant" is construction equipment.

or a big tree:lol:

I like how Mecca has blatantly discriminatory signs:

http://olbroad.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/mecca.jpg

Got to respect religious and cultural differences, but on the face of it that sign is slightly disturbing. However I'd guess it's for purely practical local reasons and it's too easy to make snap-judgements. Hey it's their country and their road so I guess they can put up any sign they like.

Anyway on a more road-related matter, are Saudi highway signs purple or is just the hue on the photo (or an I colour-blind)?

The Dutch just love symbols on their signs (i don't by the way, there are way too much).

http://i28.tinypic.com/2jfg6l3.jpg

The upper one reflects "Korfball", the lower one Pétanque.

Got to respect religious and cultural differences, but on the face of it that sign is slightly disturbing. However I'd guess it's for purely practical local reasons and it's too easy to make snap-judgements. Hey it's their country and their road so I guess they can put up any sign they like.

Anyway on a more road-related matter, are Saudi highway signs purple or is just the hue on the photo (or an I colour-blind)?

What if I went on straight (being no religion)?

http://i28.tinypic.com/2jfg6l3.jpg

is this a sign for bocce playground?

edit: now i see that pétanque is similar to bocce ;)

What if I went on straight (being no religion)?

Then you will get eaten alive. Your head will get chopped of and will be sent to your children.





You'll probably get redirected.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1192/868748027_e47f689be0_b.jpg

In Morocco, two no entry signs....this is what you get...

Then you will get eaten alive. Your head will get chopped of and will be sent to your children.

Heh... could be worse... raped by camel or something like that :)

You'll probably get redirected.

How?

Heh... could be worse... raped by camel or something like that :)



How?

Well, that area has a checkpoint. There you will be redirected by the police.

I like how Mecca has blatantly discriminatory signs:

http://olbroad.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/mecca.jpg


what would happen if Muslims went into Makkah Lanes?

Spy Cameras???? :lol:

I think its racist !

How can it be racist if Muslims include all races (and almost all ethnicities on Earth)?

How can it be racist if Muslims include all races (and almost all ethnicities on Earth)?

"Religionist", maybe! :)

Anyway, I wouldn't really care that much if Saudi Arabia didn't already have a problem with extremist ideologies. I think those signs might further encourage those potential terrorists who have fallen victim to brainwashing by the Islamo-fascists.

Australian Marsupials

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/6458/signmarsupialsgg6.jpg

An occasional hazard along a Sydney road.

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1751/signsharksvz6.jpg

This one from the UAE, I never quite worked it out.

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/3048/roadsignqk3.jpg

Why do those Swedish signs have a yellow background? I like them, anyway.

I think it is because of the snow, so you can see them better.

This one is from Israel. It says "Keep your distance! I can't start uphill!" The driver is a woman (not to be sexist or anything, but in the Hebrew language the first person is not gender neutral :)). The yellow sign at the top says "Novice Driver" - this one is required by law for a new driver, up to a year from getting the license.

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v194/134/103/668644068/n668644068_364976_1857.jpg

How cute!

Uphill starts are the main reason I never bothered learning a manual (after moving to Europe from the US)... too hard. :p:

Uphill is not very easy, but i can do it :) I have to do it often in the parking garage, because some women can't drive there. You have to use the handbrake, give a little gas, and let the car drive, before you release the handbrake.

^^ You mean you let the car move with the handbrake engaged, or you disengage it just when the clutch catches?

^^ No, ofcourse when the cluch catches You release the handbrake

^^ You mean you let the car move with the handbrake engaged, or you disengage it just when the clutch catches?
To do it by the book, you release the clutch and handbrake at the same second, while keeping the gas pedal down. Then the car should kick-start.
I usually do that without handbrake, rapidly changing from brake to gas pedal. Manual might be harder and less convenient but it gives so much fun!

^^ Diesel or benzyna (gas)? Diesel cars have usually a lot more powerful clutch catch, you can drive a diesel car slow with the clutch, but that's harder with a gasoline car.

Thank God I live in a flat region. In a hilly region I'd rather switch to an automatic transmission car.

I'm very good at hill starts in a manual - mind you, I have a fairly steep driveway, so I get plenty of practice. :D

However, I drive an automatic. Oh the irony.

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:3o5MfSYPSgX_-M:www.lomo-expedition.de/IR_Kerman_2004_03_05_Was_hier_alles_so_ueber_die_Strasse_laufen_kann....jpg

You mean you let the car move with the handbrake engaged, or you disengage it just when the clutch catches?

You only have to feel the car wanting to move forward, when disengaging the handbrake, so you need to give a little bit of gas. That's all. When you're used to it, it's pretty easy.

It's one of those things that makes driving more exciting.:)

If a slope is really steep and you have someone behind yourself (so there's no room for jokes), it still couldn't be easier. :) Just do as Jeroen said - no need to do all at the same time; the car won't really move when you give gas, it'll just want to move (by "rising" a bit), and then you can safely disengage the handbrake and voila. :) Maybe the car won't really start moving until you give some more gas, but it certainly won't go back.

Hehe thanks for all the comments, now I feel like I'm an expert in uphill starts even though I've never driven a manual car :lol:

^^ Poor boy ;) :p

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/DildoNewfoundland.jpg/450px-DildoNewfoundland.jpg

^^ Any local industry? ;):D

This one is in Mexico City...

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/5564/centenariovw5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

can you find out the accurate way to Centenario Ave. ?? :nuts:

Yesterday I had much fun with uphill starting in Seattle. Some Seattle streets are as steep as the ones in San Francisco, and the only difference is San Francisco has got a lot of them. The complexity of the starting uphill on a manual transmission is due to the fact that you have to do 3 things simultaneously: slowly releasing the clutch, slowly adding the gas and releasing the handbrake. After some practice, it is possible to do all this quite quickly.

Yesterday I had much fun with uphill starting in Seattle. Some Seattle streets are as steep as the ones in San Francisco, and the only difference is San Francisco has got a lot of them. The complexity of the starting uphill on a manual transmission is due to the fact that you have to do 3 things simultaneously: slowly releasing the clutch, slowly adding the gas and releasing the handbrake. After some practice, it is possible to do all this quite quickly.

Auckland is incredibly hilly and I'm always having to do hill starts. The worst is near me where the roundabout is on a hill, so a hill start into a roundabout gave me very good practice at hill starting.

Once you know where the engage point of the clutch is you're fine as the car won't roll backwards (unless the hill is very steep) even if you don't apply the accelerator once the handbrake is off.

Once you know where the engage point of the clutch is you're fine as the car won't roll backwards (unless the hill is very steep) even if you don't apply the accelerator once the handbrake is off.
Yeah, my car would most likely stall if I don't apply gas on a moderately steep hill ;)

Once you know where the engage point of the clutch is you're fine as the car won't roll backwards (unless the hill is very steep) even if you don't apply the accelerator once the handbrake is off.
Yeah, my car will most likely stall if I don't apply gas on a moderately steep hill ;)

What's with double posts lately? So many...

Slow forum because usage went sky high, causing some performance troubles. Jan is adressing the problem.

Slow forum

That's what I've also noticed latečy.

In Pennsylvania:-

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/66/img2300bg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here are a couple from New Zealand

http://bp0.blogger.com/_16nCeDT7jQk/RypMRIx47hI/AAAAAAAABYw/TSz56sSfXXM/s320/IMG_7990.JPG

http://bp1.blogger.com/_16nCeDT7jQk/RypOKYx47mI/AAAAAAAABZY/KW-hux6QCnQ/s320/IMG_8177.JPG

http://bp3.blogger.com/_16nCeDT7jQk/RypRS4x47yI/AAAAAAAABa4/N1EIv1fscJY/s320/IMG_8537.JPG

Not a road sign but.....
Watch out! There's a glacier behind you!

http://bp0.blogger.com/_16nCeDT7jQk/RypQLIx47tI/AAAAAAAABaQ/uVFBJSFYIhU/s320/IMG_8461.JPG

^^ The "glacier behind you" actually means... "tsunami warning due to iceberg collapses." ..... i think

^^
Correct

This sign is neither funy nor good, but a typical example for the bad Austrian signage :bash:
Have you ever tried to read such a sign while driving 130? Good luck! :ohno:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/A10_Mautinformation.JPG/608px-A10_Mautinformation.JPG

^^ :lol: It takes a while to catch all the info even when I'm reading it from my computer screen.

Yes, it looks more like a page of a childrens' book, with lots of pictures....

Yes, it looks more like a page of a childrens' book, with lots of pictures....

:D Indeed!

I also don't understand why they post information about upcoming projects financed by the EU along the road. In 2004, I barely spotted a sign with lots of text and a motorway sign on top while travelling from Igoumenitsa to Meteora in Greece.

Later I realized it was about the Egnatia Odos. But there is just no way any driver could read it.

I saw the same sort of signs in Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia too.

:D Indeed!

I also don't understand why they post information about upcoming projects financed by the EU along the road. In 2004, I barely spotted a sign with lots of text and a motorway sign on top while travelling from Igoumenitsa to Meteora in Greece.

Later I realized it was about the Egnatia Odos. But there is just no way any driver could read it.

I saw the same sort of signs in Bulgaria, Romania and Slovakia too.

You mean probably something like this.:

http://www.dialnice.info/album_pic.php?pic_id=2964

But, this is not traffic sign and drivers are not supposed to read it. It's just information about what is being built, who is the investor, who is the constructor, when construction started, when it will be finished and so on. Such information are also on U/C buildings and they have totally nothing common with traffic signs.

This sign is neither funy nor good, but a typical example for the bad Austrian signage :bash:
Have you ever tried to read such a sign while driving 130? Good luck! :ohno:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/A10_Mautinformation.JPG/608px-A10_Mautinformation.JPG

Yea welcome to Poland.
http://images32.fotosik.pl/180/71af64eaa7778406.png (www.fotosik.pl)

BTW, the austrian one is more freaked :)

^^I noticed this one when coming into Poland from Slovakia. We (me and my parents) weren't sure if the speed limit was 90 or 80, because it's so big and unclear, so we started driving 80. After a while, we finally saw a sign '90'. They should really simplify those signs!

A lot of info as well:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee119/Verso1/Highways052.jpg

A lot of complaining (http://www.wegenforum.nl/viewtopic.php?f=196&t=1542&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=7c38be2e73884ffa6f5caee91ffac558&start=150) from the Dutch. :D This one is the best:Wat een gruwelijk bord. http://www.wegenforum.nl/images/smilies/icon_01.gif:lol:

Yeah, Coen Tunnel is quite right here. WAY too many destinations. Even half of it would be a lot. :D

It makes you feel better though; like you're actually driving somewhere, with interesting places, hehe. Imagine just Zagreb; as if there's a twilight zone until you get there. :D Hehe, yeah it's too much.

here would be really enough to have Novo Mesto, Krško and Zagreb. Črnomelj and Metlika are not beside the motorway (and it is enough to have only one of them, perhaps Metlika), and Brežice areredundant beside Krško, the same as Otočec beside Novo Mesto east.

X-type, you're so ignorant; it's Novo mesto, for the 100th time. :D

X-type, you're so ignorant; it's Novo mesto, for the 100th time. :D
Why don't you write the second part of the city name with a capital letter? Is it a slovenian grammatical rule or an exception?

Novo mesto = New city, right? :D

^ It's gram. rule. Actually it's New town, or in English it would be New Town. :D Oh, it was founded in 1365. :D

khm, in our (croatian) grammar all words in city names are written with capital letter (except prepositions and conjunctions), that's why i write Novo Mesto ;) but then i should write Novo Mjesto or Novo mesto :D

So you don't have to take a side, they should just rename it something to something neutral like Nowe Miasto. :D :p

Spammers. :D

In Russian it would just mean "new place" :)

This is a nice roundabout in Zagan, Poland:

http://i26.tinypic.com/658uac.jpg

It's nice if you've been drinking too much :cheers2:, you can cradle with the roundabout :lol:

btw: why the hell did they put Luban on that sign, it's about 70km away, and it isn't even a big town or something.....

btw: why the hell did they put Luban on that sign, it's about 70km away, and it isn't even a big town or something.....

And why not? This is a small regional road, not a national one

Do You have any other pics of this traffic circle?

You're right, I've had a look at Google Earth, and between Zagan and Luban there are only small villages. And yes, I have two more pics, but they don't really show the roundabout itself, but I will post them.

Edit: I will post them in the Polish thread, so we can discuss awkward road signs over here.

Újváros :D :D

^^ ??

Újváros is hungarian for "New Town", x-type is of course referring back to the Novo Mesto/Novo mesto discussion

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2152/2232171234_c654246e6f.jpg

Apparently you have to stop when it is red, otherwise an aircraft will hit you :D

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/192/440994239_5b8a8497f3_b.jpg

we also have an "airplane crossing" at Zadar airport- an airoprt has 2 runways and crossing is at the part which connects those 2 runways. here are some photos that i have found. i know that myfriend has anice photo of Ryanair crossing the road :D i'll try to get it

http://www.poandpo.com/slikezaclanke/zadar_airport.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/ixic/P8050481.jpg

There is also a runway across the only acces road of Gibraltar. You have to stop there in order to make the plane able to land. Pretty funny :)

http://www.astroshow.com/Alaska07/124RoadSignsAtColdfoot.jpg
Where will YOU be when you diarrhea comes back???

I remember in London there was a thing where planes would cross a road near Heathrow. I got held back there once and this huge plane went across the road :lol:

The only access road to Gibraltar crosses the airport runway as Chris said.

From Flickr:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/32/133570736_817f89cb3f_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/40694847_0fe1ea43f5.jpg


Some years ago there was a road near Barcelona-El Prat airport where the planes went really close to the road. It's closed now.

http://i28.tinypic.com/302ylgg.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/24f0gwm.jpg
Love the /!\ sign :lol:

It looks like the planes' back wheels are going to his the lorry. There is such a situation too on a dutch island, I'll look for the pics later.

Have a look :D

UCBUYsRTO48

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/SXMDanger.jpg

Have a look over here: http://www.oddee.com/item_93109.aspx for dangerous airports around the world.
btw, oddee is a nice site for strange things.

Have a look :D

UCBUYsRTO48

I love how it blows people away into the sea. :rofl:

In Pennsylvania:-

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/66/img2300bg3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A woman from a village called Fertile died in a crash there:

the newspapers said:

FERTILE WOMAN DIES IN INTERCOURSE

http://garethrwhite.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/austria2.jpg

Welcome to Fucking!

(They should twin Fucking with Intercourse.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking%2C_Austria

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http://condommonologues.com/?tdomf_download=27&id=0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condom,_Gers

(The town is on the river Baïse-Baise is a French word for sex.)

(This must be handy in Austria.)

^^There is also a "Wank am See" in Austria, I believe :D

^ Wankdorf (dorf = village) is part of the Swiss capital Berne. It's also how the most important motorway junction in Bern is called. There's also Faak in Austria; in Slovenian it's called Bače, which means nothing. :D

^^Yeah, and the lake near Faak is called Faaker See!

Anything with "Kut" into Slavian languages is slang for the female reproductive parts in the Netherlands :D Like Kutna Hora, Kutina etc.

This is a nice one for the dutch forumers (South Africa):
http://suidafrika.nl/fotos/westkaap/1233-2/aftrekplek.jpg

Aftrekplek = dutch for masturbation place.

Aars (=arse) is a nice place to live too (Denmark)

In Norway you sometimes see signs saying "slettebakkeskole", when you translate this to dutch you get something like "bitch school".

@Chris: Kutno, Poland :D

^^Yeah, and the lake near Faak is called Faaker See!Baško jezero. :D

Anything with "Kut" into Slavian languages is slang for the female reproductive parts in the Netherlands :D Like Kutna Hora, Kutina etc."Kut" means nothing here, but Kutina is a lovely town in Croatia, which means nothing in Croatian, but in Slovenian it means quince. :D

Longest placename in NL:
Gasselternijveenschemond 2e Dwarsdiep.
(Oh, and Verso, please don't move to Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch again :D)

^ Don't worry, too boring there. :D

In Norway you sometimes see signs saying "slettebakkeskole", when you translate this to dutch you get something like "bitch school".

^^
More like Slut school :lol:

^^Oh yeah, that's better :rofl:

Anything with "Kut" into Slavian languages is slang for the female reproductive parts in the Netherlands :D Like Kutna Hora, Kutina etc.

Like the English "cunt".

The one from SA, do you think that that means exactly that in Afrikaans and was named that on purpose (although it's probably a coincidence).

Anything with "Kut" into Slavian languages is slang for the female reproductive parts in the Netherlands :D Like Kutna Hora, Kutina etc.

Baško jezero. :D

"Kut" means nothing here, but Kutina is a lovely town in Croatia, which means nothing in Croatian, but in Slovenian it means quince. :D

in croatian "kut" means "angle". there are some "kut" places in Hungary, too (Kadarkut).

in Latvia there is place Kursiši. "kur" really reminds for "kurac" what is vulgar penis (and everything with "kur" reminds on that, especially german word "kurz" :D), and "siši" is imperative of "suck", so that could mean "suck the dick" :D

^ Oh yeah, kut is angle in Croatian. And yeah, kurz is legendary! :D Now, what does this have to do with this thread? :D

Anything with "Kut" into Slavian languages is slang for the female reproductive parts in the Netherlands :D Like Kutna Hora, Kutina etc.

I just noticed something

"Kutna Hora"

"Cunt in a whore"

"Whore's Cunt"

:banana:

of course, there is a famous story about romanian language and croatian city Pula. tv speakers have problems when they have to mention Pula at romanian tv because it means - dick :D

but not to be owe to Romanians, today i have foud similar situation. i was feeding my cat with cat food with duck meat. there was written in more languages "with duck", also in romanian: cu raţă. and it is read "ku rac". explanation of that is in post #218 :D but now i'm absolutely off topic

The one from SA, do you think that that means exactly that in Afrikaans and was named that on purpose (although it's probably a coincidence).No, the sign is in Afrikaans, and that has developed different from Dutch in the last three centuries.
In Afrikaans a "Inligting-Aftrekplaats" is in Dutch formally a "inlichtingenbureau": a place where you can get information.
A "aftrekplaats" doesn't exist in Dutch. But the Dutch verb "aftrekken" (also) means masturbating, while a "plaats" is just the same: a place.
The sign is also quite harmless in Afrikaans - but in Dutch it has quite an alternative meaning... :lol:

of course, there is a famous story about romanian language and croatian city Pula. tv speakers have problems when they have to mention Pula at romanian tv because it means - dick :D



Wasn't there something with this when some guy was singing the Croatian anthem before England-Croatia? Didn't he make this mistake to say "pula" instead of "bula"?

http://www.where-what-how-why.com/wp-content/themes/wwhw/img_post/gas.gif

This sticker signifies that your car is running on Propan-Butan :D

^^:rofl:

http://www.where-what-how-why.com/wp-content/themes/wwhw/img_post/gas.gif

This sticker signifies that your car is running on Propan-Butan :D


:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::banana::banana::lol::lol:

It means you're owned by the gasoline companies because we all pay a way too high price for gas. Or perhaps the government in European countries :D

^^ Yep :) As the prices of gas continue to rise this should be the new international symbol for gas :lol:

Shouldn't the ass be pointed at a car's tank? :D

Signs around Atlanta...

Translator Needed
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/85/274911728_ec9e5f1aa9.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anulewicz/274911728/


Stop It!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1074/1208632794_cdacf0df9a.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonwiley/1208632794/


Illness Ahead
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/31384404_5c9a640492.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ludenheim/31384404/


Approaching Climax...Slow Down...
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/7635340_0a39b5a730.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/truegod/7635340/


Simply Red
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1315/1429263118_e0907d3a52.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shiftshaping/1429263118/


Santa Claus?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/38/115687671_7ae11f71f4.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalglenn/115687671/


Paternity Testing
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/486735016_b0e3691976.jpg?v=0
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuzquiano/486735016/

http://wb085861.bahnhofbredband.se/Skylt1.jpg
http://wb085861.bahnhofbredband.se/Skylt2.jpg
http://wb085861.bahnhofbredband.se/Skylt3.jpg
http://wb085861.bahnhofbredband.se/Skylt4.jpg
http://wb085861.bahnhofbredband.se/Skylt5.jpg

:D

^ Ausies. :D

http://www.astroshow.com/Alaska07/124RoadSignsAtColdfoot.jpg
Where will YOU be when you diarrhea comes back???

Dempster highway, right?

Sign says Dalton ;)
I've seen this sign on the Dalton anyways.

hehe i needed to post this picture even if it's on croatian :)
btw, sign below says: Kids are being born, we ask you for silence :cheers:
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3239/dsc004961pa.jpg

^^ Near a hospital?

I'd think it says "forbidden to play on a trumpet" :D

No toilet sign near customs building on Slovak and Hungarian border Rajka.

http://i350.photobucket.com/albums/q420/Ripley9895/IMG_1674.jpg

^^ Near a hospital?

lol... i suppose kids are born in hospital nowadays :lol:

hehe i needed to post this picture even if it's on croatian :)

serbian actually

I took this pic the last time I was in England. I'm still not entirely sure what it means, and I'm a native speaker of British English. Maybe the Triffids are coming, or the Krynoids?

http://www.type34.info/temp/plant%20crossing.jpg

Maybe Heavy trucks from some kind of factory are crossing the road at this point?

Even funnier, near my town is a very large shrub nursery operation, and at the driveway on the highway there is a sign that says "Plant Entrance"...har har har

serbian actually

yep :) i got that the next day when i read Deca instead of Djeca :)

Maybe Heavy trucks from some kind of factory are crossing the road at this point?
'Plant' is construction equipment.

It's common between Spaniards who travel to London to take pictures of the "End of diversion" signs.

"Diversión" means "fun" in Spanish, so it would be "end of fun" :(

An example from Flickr. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/anitamc/2848712224/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2848712224_a6bdf1af48.jpg

That guy is still laughing though :lol:

don't know if this is true or not... but it's pretty nice to see they warn you that there is a danger out there :)

http://cdn.holytaco.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/attenzione_prostitute1.jpg

don't know if this is true or not... but it's pretty nice to see they warn you that there is a danger out there :)

http://cdn.holytaco.com/www/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/attenzione_prostitute1.jpg

I thought its like the city limit sings...

^^ No, It must be fake....

Why should Italians do so?:D

They should have those signs in Amsterdam :lol: