spooky Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I was following a builders van the other day and was slightly taken back by its advertising. Under the list of services offfered i.e. loft conversions, extensions etc was a picture of a ladder and some tools then the words: 'Let us handle your erections" I couldn't believe my eyes! Back on the food though when youngest dd was tiny she kept asking for 'pink bananas' and for ages we had no idea what she wanted. Eventually turned out to be prawns! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I was following a builders van the other day and was slightly taken back by its advertising. Under the list of services offfered i.e. loft conversions, extensions etc was a picture of a ladder and some tools then the words: 'Let us handle your erections" This could prove lucrative. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 19, 2013 Author Share Posted May 19, 2013 Back on the food though when youngest dd was tiny she kept asking for 'pink bananas' and for ages we had no idea what she wanted. Eventually turned out to be prawns! They grow red bananas in Zanzibar, and when you peel the the banana the fruit inside is pink! It is rather a long way to go just for a banana though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 THANK YOU TAXI!!! Years ago I bought a pack of red bananas from Waitrose in Bath. After I had eaten them no-one ever believed me and Waitrose never seemed to get them back in again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Yes Janet, there really IS such a thing as a red banana - we had them when we went on safari in Kenya about 20 years ago. I've seen them on sale in the UK too - can't remember where though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Ooo which I could get hold of one - think I might have to do some serious research. DD would be most impressed! Love the idea of asking her if she wants some pink bananas and then when she is expecting prawns actually give her pink bananas! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Our local Morrisons had a revamp last year and now has a very interesting fruit & veg section. They sometimes have red bananas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Another sign I saw the other day which was advertising a dog grooming parlour (at least I hope so) Doggy Styles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O`Brien Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 LOL, It could have been worse,it could have said Dogging Sites.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Our local Morrisons had a revamp last year and now has a very interesting fruit & veg section. They sometimes have red bananas. I must try Morrisons, I'd love to have them again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 Janet did the pink bananas taste much different to the regular yellow ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 From my recollection they were a bit sweeter. They were delicious. I also used to like the tiny bananas that Waitrose sell - again sweet and delicious. I feel a trip to our localish Waitrose coming on! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Rather sweet sign seen today, taped to one of those 'put your cigarettes out here' boxes that a local firm has attached to the wall: DO NOT USE - NESTING BIRDS!!! I wonder what sort of birds they are... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance*is*life Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I once took a photo of a door propped wide open. Why did I take a picture of an open door? Because it had written on it in large red letters Please keep this door closed............. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Really, what's the point in having a door that has to be kept closed? Why not just brick the darn thing up and be done with it!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 :D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 Every day I drive past a sign by the roadside saying that the road will be closed for one day within the next two weeks for resurfacing. The thing is - I can't remember how long it's been there... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loveclassics Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 There's a sign at the end of my street indicating No Through Road. Well it was, 15 years ago before all these new houses were built but I don't think any of the residents want it removed as we hope it may keep the traffic down! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Another door one. Where I go to yoga on Fridays last week had a sign on the big double door going through to several rooms "Please do not open this door" oh better go home again then! Luckily it appeared to be redundant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Just seen this on a "sponsored ad" - "Send your parcel online now"!!! The mind boggles - will my parcel fit down the electical cable to the plug or do they use a transponder (Beam me up Scotty!) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 A couple of days ago I saw a road signpost bent over at a crazy angle which some careless person had clearly driven into. It was a "Give Way" sign 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Not a sign, but does anyone remember the Corsa ad from a few years ago where one of the Corsas ended half way up a lamp-post. Well I turned a corner one day and there was a car stuck into a lamp-post looking remarkably similar to the one in the ads! I would guess joy riders had had an accident.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huddsballetmum Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 When I was young my parents regularly drove past a sign that said "Caution, Heavy Plant Crossing". Nothing unusual about that, except that it was erected right next to a large garden centre! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriapage Posted September 4, 2013 Share Posted September 4, 2013 (edited) Okay I'll just put this out there under the heading of cultural differences - I emitted some pretty odd sounds in the middle of Tesco's on Goodge Street when I first moved there, having never seen spotted dick before... Even though I know that's not a sign... I do like one I see in New York that warns: "Don't even THINK of parking here!" Not to mention waiting for a bus beside an advert that boasted, "Brains Makes The Best Faggots"... Edited September 4, 2013 by victoriapage 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 I saw a sign yesterday which read: FIREWORKS ON SALE NEXT WEEK Leaving it a bit late, aren't they?!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonty Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 My company has just spent some time having new signs printed for the various offices, telling you who or what is behind the closed door. The door to the room where all the official paper, pens, desk diaries and so on are kept now has a large, smart new sign saying: Stationary Cupboard. Whew, well there's a relief. Nothing worse than roaming cupboards! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Reminds me of trying to remember which was which as a child. I did it by the stationary with the "a" is for standing ( still ) which also has an "a" When it's the stationery with the "e" it has an "e" like letter. A bit long winded but it worked for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted November 14, 2013 Author Share Posted November 14, 2013 Another sign I saw recently in among some roadworks- Bus Stop Suspended Really? Hanging around waiting for a bus takes on a whole new meaning! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Very funny Taxi.....have run out of likes for the time being!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Seen written on the side of a butcher's van: "Quality Meats from British Rare Breeds" Er... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) I was always amused by a sign on a wire fence round a disused petrol station explaining that "In order to serve you better, this location is closed." This was followed by directions to the next nearest one, which if memory serves was more than 5 miles away. So glad they were trying to serve their customers better. Then there was the wonderful billboard a few Christmases ago, advertising a local jewellery shop: "Ladies, come in any time. Gents, see you on Christmas Eve." Obviously the owner knew a thing or two about the Christmas shopping habits of men and women. Edited February 11, 2014 by Melody 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Another sign on a van: "Tree Experts" This time the van belonged to some tree surgeons and was parked on a river embankment the other day. A couple of workmen were standing nearby and carefully examining a tree. Well you wouldn't need to be all that much of an expert to deduce what was amiss with the tree in question - it had quite clearly fallen in the river 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 (edited) Can just hear them now. "It drowned." Edited February 11, 2014 by Melody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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