Friday, January 27, 2006

Thursday, January 19, 2006

Left, right, left, right ...

The Welsh text tells pedestrians to look "Left". For full story see BBC site
[Found and submitted by Bradley Grainger]

Saturday, January 07, 2006

Not a silly idea, actually


For tourists who lose track of the time while on holiday these mats in the lifts at the Aqaba Gulf Hotel are just the ticket. However, I was a little worried by the sign outside which said "Do not use lifts in case of fire" [Jordan - Jan 2006]

Wakey, wakey


On the path down to the public beach in Aqaba, Jordan. I presume they meant "No Camping"as I am sure some people must nod off in the sunshine. Another one I spotted was at Ali Baba's Restaurant where they had "Lamb Shops" available on the menu. [Aqaba, Jordan - Jan 2006]

Sunday, November 13, 2005

It is all one sentence

They certainly don't write them like they used too.
[9 Sep 2005 Fowey, UK] Posted by Picasa

Would you join?

Oakdale Glee Society! What is a 'Glee' society?
[25 June 2005. Museum of Welsh Life, Cardiff, UK] Posted by Picasa

How many unique ways are there to read this headstone?

Someone with better maths skills than me can work it out, but I think it is over 2000
[24 Sep 2005, Monmouth, UK] Posted by Picasa

Saturday, November 12, 2005

No wonder it wasn't open

If the gate is going to be "closed one hour before published time", let's say 6pm, then this gate has to close one hour before that i.e. 5pm, and since that fact is published on this gate it becomes the new "published time", and since this gate will close one hour before the published time, this gate has to close at 4pm, which means ....
[8 Aug 2001, Petersham, UK] Posted by Picasa

.... flowed away?

[3 Nov 2001, Thames path, UK] Posted by Picasa

Perhaps they read a different version?

Matthew 4:19 - And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men."
[17 Apr 2004, Bisham, UK] Posted by Picasa

Friday, November 11, 2005

Eyes front.

'Alas, I have no photo of the sign on the back of the pilot's seats on B737s. Apart from the fact that they can not rotate, one wonders what else was in the minds of those who mandated the sign that says, "Seats must face forward for takeoff and landing."

Then there is the OSH requirement that the security car park reserved for pilots only must have a certain minimum number of reserved car parks for the mobility impaired.'

Air NZ pilot