Parking Signage

Quote from: Micky d on December 30, 2008, 10:41:49 AM
Quote from: Roadie on December 30, 2008, 10:36:33 AM
I don't get what's so funny
Sorry I don't get it either

Must be a foreign joke

Or the fact that we've had sign's like that over here forever

Roadie · **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2008, 10:52:06 AM

Quote from: Micky d on December 30, 2008, 10:48:20 AM

Or the fact that we've had sign's like that over here forever

But even when they first appeared i doubt they were funny......

Benner · **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2008, 10:57:53 AM

Quote from: Roadie on December 30, 2008, 10:36:33 AM

I don't get what's so funny

Neither do I.

I'm glad it's not just me as I have been staring at that pic for ages trying to spot the joke.

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2008, 11:08:58 AM

No this time your stupidity is of the hook Ben

Benner · **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2008, 11:17:34 AM

Quote from: Micky d on December 30, 2008, 11:08:58 AM

No this time your stupidity is of the hook Ben

Phew!

EZ822 · **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2008, 11:27:57 AM

I don't get it either $:-\$

Benner · **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2008, 11:31:06 AM

Quote from: E-dog on December 30, 2008, 11:27:57 AM

I don't get it either $:-\$

So it's not just a British thing, it's a European thing then.

DaveK · **Reply #14 on:** December 30, 2008, 01:38:11 PM

I thought it was a global thing tbh - apparently not!

@ Teofilo - that sign denotes parking spaces reserved for disabled drivers (their cars, not their weelchairs

), and have been around as long as I can remember here in the UK. These days, on Supermarket car-parks and the like, the logo is often painted on the ground in the parking bays that are reserved. You can get big fines for parking there, if you aren't disabled, which is quite right IMO.

My kids and I call these spaces "spacehopper spots", because the logo looks like a guy on a spacehopper

Neil · **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2008, 01:52:46 PM

Here's a pretty common sign that always makes me

I can't help but imagine something out of Day of the Triffids.

Neil

Roadie · **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2008, 02:44:46 PM

Quote from: NKB on December 30, 2008, 01:52:46 PM

Here's a pretty common sign that always makes me
I can't help but imagine something out of Day of the Triffids.

Neil

One of my favourite signs too

And great book

Neil · **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2008, 03:02:44 PM

Almost as bad as the SLOW CHILDREN signs. The only time children are slow is when you're trying to get them dressed and out the house in the morning

Neil

EZ822 · **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2008, 03:09:00 PM

Quote from: NKB on December 30, 2008, 01:52:46 PM

Here's a pretty common sign that always makes me

(Image removed from quote.)

I can't help but imagine something out of Day of the Triffids.

Neil

Now thats funny

parnass · **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2008, 03:10:06 PM

This sign is unusual.

Neil · **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2008, 03:24:11 PM

I say photochop on that one. Still funny though

Neil

Teofilo · **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2008, 04:00:12 PM

We all know that that parking spot is for the disabled (even if the one disabled is the passenger, they can still use the parking slot). But in my opinion it is better to just put "Parking" instead of "Disabled Parking" on the sign because there's already a disabled icon on the sign. I'm more oriented in the American style of English rather than the British style. It may just be really a European thing.

When I was driving somewhere north of here, I saw a sign that said "Slow men working" instead of "Slow down men working."

Benner · **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2008, 05:30:42 PM

Quote from: Teofilo on December 30, 2008, 04:00:12 PM

We all know that that parking spot is for the disabled (even if the one disabled is the passenger, they can still use the parking slot). But in my opinion it is better to just put "Parking" instead of "Disabled Parking" on the sign because there's already a disabled icon on the sign. I'm more oriented in the American style of English rather than the British style. It may just be really a European thing.

When I was driving somewhere north of here, I saw a sign that said "Slow men working" instead of "Slow down men working."

I guess when you see these things multiple times every day you just don't think about them.

And really that should be "Slow, men working" but you never seem to see punctuation in signs.

Whoey · **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2008, 08:28:21 PM

My mother used to have a sign in her office that said: Women work all the time too, but don't need to put a sign up to let everyone know.

donvito · **Reply #24 on:** December 31, 2008, 06:45:37 AM

This one is a classic.

BIG-TARGET · **Reply #25 on:** January 01, 2009, 03:01:56 AM

Quote from: NKB on December 30, 2008, 01:52:46 PM

Here's a pretty common sign that always makes me

(Image removed from quote.)

I can't help but imagine something out of Day of the Triffids.

Neil

I loved that film!!!

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