But only if they trespass while we're watching.Perhaps they meant to say, "This area is now under surveillance. From time to time trespassers will be prosecuted."
[Sent in by Tanya Giannelia who spotted it on Duckworth Street, St. John's, Newfoundland]
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I got a good laugh out of this one!
Either way, it's a pretty weak threat.
I like "Trespassers will be shot on site ... and then prosecuted!"
Here are some signs my friends and I have spotted and wished we had a camera:
Spotted in a toilet of a London office:
TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW
In a Laundromat:
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT
In a London department store:
BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS
In an office:
WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN
In an office:
AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD
Outside a secondhand shop:
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?
Notice in health food shop window:
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS
Spotted in a safari park:
ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR
Notice in a farmer's field:
THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES.
Message on a leaflet:
IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS
On a repair shop door:
WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)
Your site has brought back so many wonderful memeories. Thank you.
Too Funny!
Too Funny!
Hilarious! Great observations, and even better insight.
Great Blog.
I recently found your site and love it. It gives me a chuckle and a what were they thinking everytime I visit. I see signs around the city I live in that make me wonder also. I now have to remember where I saw them all and send them into you. Keep up the good work!!!!
From time to time? :)
Why even bother saying that?
Love your website. Please go here to find some more signs on my web page.
http://scripturist.org/2005/06/sign-sign-everywhere-sign.html
Trespassers MIGHT be prosecuted.....
According to BabelFish this means something like, "Since your blog is one of but the important ones I ask that you also post in Spanish and that you visit my blog that helps many people. Thanks, Sillysigns."
Gratified as I am to think that this is one of the most important blogs, learning Spanish to blog-post level is a stretch too far. So, sorry, but you are stuck with English.
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