1"TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW"
2AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT
3AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD
4Spotted in a safari park:
ELEPHANTS, PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR
5THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.
6IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS
7Miners Refuse to Work after Death
8Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
( I see this often in papers)
9Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
10Man Struck By Lightning:Faces Battery Charge
11Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
12Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
13Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Fascinating. How you you headline #11 and 13?
ReplyDeleteHilarious post. enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a funny language English is. It's like it's on purpose. :)
ReplyDeleteI love these sorts of things - and I see some hilarious examples here in Italy sometimes, too. Thanks for sharing these!
ReplyDeleteomg hahaha the last one really made me laugh!!! And yes, those are beet eggs :-)
ReplyDeleteThose are some excellent examples of why proofreading is important. Number eleven seems to be channeling Jonathon Swift's "A Modest Proposal."
ReplyDeleteAt our local laundromat, there's a (truncated?) sign that read, "The owners are not responsible."
ReplyDeleteThose were funny. You just never know.
ReplyDeleteGrin. These are fun, but number two is my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletehttp://otherworlddiner.blogspot.com/2013/04/on-vacation.html
You'd think #12 would reduce the drop out rate. :)
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