Here Are Some Funny Signposts

The Polish Panther of Leeds

2012-11-27T16:00:00.000+00:00

Submitted by Vi Phuong
Spotted: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK

Not sure what business a Polish Mini Market has picking what looks like a white panther as their mascot. Any Polish people care to shed any light on the lesser spotted Polish Panther?

Chicken.com Update

2012-11-27T00:13:00.002+00:00

In an earlier post, I made fun of the fact that the business that calls itself "Chicken.com" do not actually own the chicken.com web domain.

A little research has uncovered that they do, however, own the rights to "chicken.uk.com".

Aside from having the wrong URL for their business, I find the website itself quite quaint - observe the "gallery" which shows photos that could be taken in almost any fast food restaurant in the world.

It reminds me of the early days of McDonalds when they would try and convince people that McDonalds was a "restaurant" before fast-food really had an established identity.

"A Lobster Walks Into a Bar..."

2012-10-30T11:42:00.001+00:00

Submitted by Julien Rossi

Spotted: Portland, Maine, USA

I have to ask if this only applies to Irish lobsters or all lobsters.

No Battlements Too Big, No Portcullis Too Small!

2012-10-29T14:38:00.003+00:00

Spotted: Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

For all your fortressing needs.

Mint of Justice!

2012-10-27T18:16:00.001+01:00

Spotted: Cybercandy, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

People who read StuffYouWillHate.com will enjoy this one in particular.

Well, I was fooled

2012-10-27T12:14:00.000+01:00

Submitted by Krissie Easter
Spotted: Southend-on-East, Essex, UK

Danger: Eggs Contain Eggs

2012-10-24T16:46:00.000+01:00

Submitted by Ian Young

Spotted: Leicester, Leicestershire, UK

Top quality allergy advice here.

This street's parents clearly considered its creation an accident

2012-10-24T16:20:00.002+01:00

Spotted: Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

I've heard the phrase "Born Under a Bad Sign", but never "Born as a Bad Sign". Poor thing.

Fortune Telling Coffee Cup

2012-10-20T16:36:00.000+01:00

Submitted by Lucy V

Bought from a Puccino's coffee shop.

Revenge of the Twitter layout

2012-10-16T04:30:00.005+01:00

Some well-intending individual has chosen to use this image for their Twitter background:

Truly this is a fine sentiment of which I am an advocate. Discrimination is generally a bit of a bad thing.

However, probably unknowingly to the holder of the account, when my standard resolution browser views her page, the message changes to a rather more sinister "Let's end men".

Stolen from Louise Goux-Wirth

Anywhere that amuses me this much is worthy of my custom

2012-10-15T13:28:00.001+01:00

Submitted by Vi Phuong
Spotted: Salford, Manchester, UK

So many things to enjoy here beyond the fact that "Tecco" is a hilarious rip-off of Tesco:
* The "express" sign, ensuring you don't confuse this for any of Tecco's other, larger stores
* The random changing of font size mid word so it says "TECCO"
* The thing saying "Sue", almost like a challenge to Tesco's lawyers is the icing on the cake

The real reason the French hate American culture

2012-10-14T04:07:00.001+01:00

Submitted by Jules Gaudin
Spotted: Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France

I can see why not everyone might be satisfied with calling a piece of fruit "fast food", but if this is indeed the origin of the term, I can see why the French are upset that America stole their idea.

Do people ever actually stroke their chins? I never have

2012-10-14T04:02:00.002+01:00

Stolen from Keeley Hazell

Spotted: Brick Lane, London, UK

This is actually quite a famous piece that I knew about for years, there's a lot of photos of people next to it. But Keeley Hazell is slightly more famous than the average human being, so we'll use this picture with her in it.

He knows all about sitting on things

2012-10-14T03:45:00.003+01:00

Submitted by Milly Youngman

Spotted: London, UK

This post teaches a valuable lesson. It might seem easy to laugh at mistranslating in this blog's previous post about Engrish but this post is of the exact same slightly strange choice of words.

I guess where you're from has nothing to do with how unusual your marketing choices might be.

Our first ever "Engrish" post...

2012-10-14T03:41:00.004+01:00

Stolen from Sergeant D

I'll give you a cookie if you tell me what country this is from. Probably my favourite Engrish ever.

They said it, not me!

2012-10-12T17:33:00.004+01:00

Submitted by Ian Young
Spotted: Outside a pub in Torremolinos, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

But think of all the Welsh customers they'll be putting off!

They let children drive now?!

2012-10-10T19:42:00.002+01:00

Spotted: Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK

I really hope they mean "parents of patients". Also, "Childrens".

Is this to finish the night before or to start the next night early?

2012-10-09T20:38:00.000+01:00

Submitted by Becky Lowe

Spotted: Wetherspoons, Glasgow, UK

Balloons not popular in Sweden

2012-10-09T00:29:00.004+01:00

Submitted by ghadeeralhmoud
Spotted: Malmö, Sweden

Keep it simple

2012-10-09T00:24:00.000+01:00

Submitted by geraldjl

Spotted: Kingsville, South Texas, TX, USA

Brighton street art

2012-10-09T00:11:00.002+01:00

Submitted by Milly Youngman
Spotted: Brighton, East Sussex, UK

Finish this joke: "A rock star, a gorilla and a monarch walk into a bar..."

2012-10-08T22:12:00.000+01:00

Submitted by Stephan Burn and Oliver Knight
Spotted: The Three Kings pub, Clerkenwell, London, UK

Everyone in this town needs therapy

2012-10-08T21:53:00.002+01:00

Submitted by Junior Heffernan

Spotted: Crapstone (obviously), Devon, UK

I assume whoever came up with this place's name didn't actually live there himself, or the town was very drunk when deciding what to call themselves.

Captain Obvious to the Rescue

2012-10-08T21:41:00.002+01:00

Spotted: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

There are times when signs such as this are really quite a thing to appreciate. But do people really need a sign on the edge of NIAGARA FREAKIN' FALLS informing them that jumping off the side might be dangerous?

"Plymouth Problems"

2012-10-08T21:37:00.001+01:00

Spotted: Bretonside Bus Station, Plymouth, Devon, UK

Drugs? Violence? Such little problems are of no concern to Plymouth. We've got bigger fish to fry. Namely, pigeons. They run this town.

I consider this pigeon the official mascot of this blog by the way.