A Yahoo! Travel & Leisure article by
Joshua Pramis.
Image SourceWe asked T+L members to submit their funniest signs for our photo contest — here are the best of the bunch.
Snapping pictures of funny signs seen while traveling is a favorite pastime for many travelers. We’ve all come across these gems: a miswritten translation; an unusual warning; or an illustration that just doesn’t seem right. It might be an official highway sign or something written on a shop awning. All are perfect for adding to your travel photo portfolio and sharing with friends. And oftentimes, photographic evidence of such a sign not only makes for a great souvenir, but also serves as proof for doubtful folks back home.
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Don’t Drive Your Car off a Cliff!
It seems that this is a real possibility around Ireland’s Dingle Peninsula. After all, authorities put up a warning sign, picturing a car flying headfirst into the sea. And that sign, juxtaposed against an actual cliff in the background, makes for a great travel photo. Fortunately, a T+L member took a picture of it and submitted it to our
Funny Signs photo contest.
Some of these signs aren’t just funny, but absurd — like one next to the water in Mystic, CT, saying that throwing rocks will cost you 50 cents each. What’s funnier? That they charge for throwing rocks? Or that they trust you to ’fess up?
Other signs are just plain confusing. We’re all familiar with building maps — like at a large mall, for example — with a big star pointing out where exactly you are. But imagine seeing one — as one of our members did in Beijing — with a
bunch of points all over the map, each clearly labeled:
“You are here.”Confusing? Yep. And while this useless map was probably a cause of frustration at the time, it becomes a priceless souvenir when it’s added to the digital photo album.
Here are a few more:
And you can see the rest of them here..By the way, they're leaving it up to us to
decide who the winner will be, so go vote!
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