Yaffa Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Looks as though this man is threatening our strange signs: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/apr/03/banksy-of-punctuation-puts-full-stop-bad-grammar-bristol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueline Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, Yaffa said: Looks as though this man is threatening our strange signs: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/apr/03/banksy-of-punctuation-puts-full-stop-bad-grammar-bristol I saw this guy on the news, going about his business at night, with a ladder and "sticky backed plastic." Reminded me of Blue Peter when they weren't allowed to advertise on the Beeb, so couldn't say Sellotape. I do agree that the abherrant apostrophe, which so used to vex the late Keith Waterhouse, is rather annoying. It demonstrates a lack of understanding of the language and how to use punctuation correctly. I used to be a bit of a stickler for correct English, but as I get older I find my grammar deteriorating, mostly from laziness and being used to txtng abbreviations. Actually writing out whole sentences and punctuating them correctly is a bit of a chore now. All errors are entirely my own. I hope Bristol Apostrophe Man never make's a mistake ! Edited April 5, 2017 by Jacqueline 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trog Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 A long time ago, Birmingham City Council banned the apostrophe from street signs http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4388343/Apostrophes-abolished-by-council.html. Perhaps I should go and stick some on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 OK, bit political but this drove past me this morning and I just had to snap it ?..... http://s5.photobucket.com/user/lotusthrasher/media/FullSizeRender 7.jpg.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 On 24/04/2017 at 14:26, Quintus said: OK, bit political but this drove past me this morning and I just had to snap it ?..... http://s5.photobucket.com/user/lotusthrasher/media/FullSizeRender 7.jpg.html As an aside... I wonder where the lorry driver is taking those trees? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 8 minutes ago, taxi4ballet said: As an aside... I wonder where the lorry driver is taking those trees? they're the replacement for Trident; it's not just North Korea that can put on a parade! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share Posted May 3, 2017 Sign at the roadside today: "Grass Cutting One Mile" Crikey, they've got some long grass on their hands 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I'm currently in Chiang Rai and just walked past this. I'm still a schoolboy at heart 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 So am I.....and I'm a girl!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Oh they just keep coming. In Tham Lod cave grounds - which I highly recommend if you're ever near Mae Hong Son. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneMarriott Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Placard in the window of a hairdressing salon: "Hair cut while you wait". Is there any other way? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I suppose there are other alternatives if, for example, you're The Donald. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Or Dolly Parton who, when asked how long it takes to do her hair in the morning, said "I don't know, I ain't ever there" !! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Not a strange sign, exactly, but I was just having a wander round RightMove, and found a property where the bathroom has "vanished floorboards". Step out of the bath and fall straight down into the room below? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 I spotted this legend on the side of a Tesco articulated lorry recently: "No baguettes are left in this vehicle overnight" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Another Tesco lorry one seen today: "Avocados welcome careful drivers" 😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaffa Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 (edited) According to the airline's website, an area I'll be visiting for a stopover is 'known as one of the most futile plains of the world.' Oh well... Edited August 24, 2018 by Yaffa 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 What's the point in stopping there then?! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaffa Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 24/08/2018 at 18:15, Yaffa said: According to the airline's website, an area I'll be visiting for a stopover is 'known as one of the most futile plains of the world.' Oh well... On 25/08/2018 at 20:05, taxi4ballet said: What's the point in stopping there then?! Maybe to take advantage of the kind offer of a cafe owner who wouldn't accept payment for filling my water bottle: 'It is our pleasure to liquidate you - no charge.' On a more serious note, I wish my language skills were a tenth as good as those of so many thoughtful people I have encountered on this and other amazing stopovers. Yaffa 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penelopesimpson Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 4 hours ago, RuthE said: This makes me think of temporary road signs which say NARROW LANES DO NOT OVERTAKE CYCLISTS Well, of course they don't. Good one today on South Western railways: Trains departing from Exeter will now depart from Salisbury 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Ha ha penelopesimpson ....for the past few weekends there could have been a sign in Brighton saying " Trains departing from Brighton will now depart from Three Bridges" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 But at least you were forewarned, Lin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Yes Alison have got the leaflet ...which is an improvement at least but nevertheless the bus trip from Brighton to Three Bridges ( near Gatwick for non Sussex people) gets tiresome....it takes 40 mins and the last time I used it the bus broke down half way so had to sit in a lay-by till we were rescued! Then when you get to Three Bridges it can be packed and a bit chaotic as people have been bussed in from Lewes and Haywards Heath Burgess Hill et al!! I am fascinated to see what is going to happen in February when they are closing that section of the line for ten days....including Monday to Friday ....how on earth will they get all the people up to London to get to work! It's bad enough at the weekends when travelling is comparatively lighter....though not necessarily if there is a big event in in London!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melody Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Dunno if this same billboard is around in the UK, but there's a really clever ad for J&B Scotch whisky (although I don't think I've seen it this year). Nice Christmas scene, and the caption "ingle ells, ingle ells" followed by "Christmas isn't the same without J&B." 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinMM Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 On my travels yesterday I saw a sign at the side of the road, complete with man-and-shovel triangle, which said: MOBILE ROADWORKS Good, I wouldn't want them to be standing around doing nothing 😊 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 Just been seeing in the New Year by watching the huge and spectacular London fireworks display on BBC television. As the programme starts, a message pops up on screen: 'This programme contains flashing images' Well you could knock me down with a feather (Happy New Year everybody) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon2 Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Last night driving into a nearby village at the T junction there were two diversion signs, one pointing left the other right. Just round the corner there was another directing traffic back the way we had just come from. Further on in journey we encountered the workmen putting out the signs, they were placing one to take drivers yet another way. I wonder why I ignore any local diversion signs? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share Posted April 23, 2022 Courtesy of a junction onto the M1 today, I saw this sign at the side of the road and to be honest, they needn't have bothered with it at all. Sign Not In Use 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trog Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Here is one on Tollhouse Way (A457) in Smethwick. The sign the on the back of this one says the same thing. The road is a 4 lane dual carriage way, and I assume the signs are to direct cyclists on the new cycle path on the other side of the road, which I'm standing on to take the picture, although this makes no sense if you are coming the other way. I think a sign saying "use cycle path" would be better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted April 18, 2023 Author Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) Beside a section of roadworks on the M25 is a very worrying sign: WARNING ROADWORKS DELAYS UNTIL SUMMER 2025 I mean - I know they get long traffic jams on that road, but surely not that long...? Edited April 18, 2023 by taxi4ballet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 I saw a sign while driving past a pub car park the other day. They are quite near a railway station and have presumably had trouble with commuters parking there in the past. Now I know what they were trying to say here, but... CAMERA-CONTROLLED CUSTOMERS ONLY 🤣 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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