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Nimue1995

Seattle had a highway construction project. A guy could walk across the pedestrian portion of an overpass, and look down, 50-60 feet, and see nasty pieces of rebar and construction debris below. Attached to the handrail was a sign that said "DO NOT JUMP". I thought it was pretty good advice, but it still makes my list of dumbest signs.

The classic, for me, was a sign that used to be posted outside the post office which said "NO DOGS ALLOWED ---- except seeing eye dogs". So, is the dog, himself supposed to read the sign, and know it's OK for him to enter the building? Or, is the dog's owner supposed to read the sign, in which case we have to wonder WHY he has a seeing eye dog in the first place.

That one always made me wonder.... Clearly, it was not intended to be read by the population exempted from the rule. Rather, it had to be for the benefit of sighted humans. So, why not just say "NO DOGS"? Well, there IS a law which permits seeing eye dogs in any public building, so one would think it not necessary to post the exeption, but.... I think the only legitimate reason for the sign was to discourage self-appointed citizen-enforcers from ejecting the blind guy with his dog from the premises. So, the sign was actually only meant to be read by imbeciles, so it makes the list.

Similarly, I would only consider jumping from the overpass if I were interested in a very painfull and public death. AND, if I was in that kind of mood, why would I heed the sign? It's a pretty fair guess that I'm ready to break some rules in order to KILL myself. The sign, again, was not directed as suicidally despondent folks, but for the "average joe". Perhaps the thought was that the self-appointed enforcers would intervene to prevent a suicide IF they knew there was a sign clearly prohibiting it. Otherwise, we all might just tell the jumper "adios" as he clears the rail, or something.
Balloon guy


Signs like these are not for the public, they are for the lawyers to use during the lawsuits.
Sal Paradise
I was expecting pictures.
Balloon guy
QUOTE (Sal Paradise @ Monday, August 24th, 2009, 4:54 PM) *
I was expecting pictures.



WKTSWAY
I found this one funny:

WKTSWAY


Evidently, it's an advertisement for a golf club membership, maybe more funny than dumb...
WKTSWAY


Translation:

Caution!

The Polar Bear will throw toys.
James D
lol! Polar bears don't throw toys!




Silly.
JSpencer




SuitedAces21
QUOTE (WKTSWAY @ Monday, August 24th, 2009, 8:13 PM) *
do polar bear cubs like bones?


speedz99
Ladies and Gentlemen...the worst George Carlin routine of all time!

QUOTE (Nimue1995 @ Monday, August 24th, 2009, 3:45 PM) *
Seattle had a highway construction project. A guy could walk across the pedestrian portion of an overpass, and look down, 50-60 feet, and see nasty pieces of rebar and construction debris below. Attached to the handrail was a sign that said "DO NOT JUMP". I thought it was pretty good advice, but it still makes my list of dumbest signs.

The classic, for me, was a sign that used to be posted outside the post office which said "NO DOGS ALLOWED ---- except seeing eye dogs". So, is the dog, himself supposed to read the sign, and know it's OK for him to enter the building? Or, is the dog's owner supposed to read the sign, in which case we have to wonder WHY he has a seeing eye dog in the first place.

That one always made me wonder.... Clearly, it was not intended to be read by the population exempted from the rule. Rather, it had to be for the benefit of sighted humans. So, why not just say "NO DOGS"? Well, there IS a law which permits seeing eye dogs in any public building, so one would think it not necessary to post the exeption, but.... I think the only legitimate reason for the sign was to discourage self-appointed citizen-enforcers from ejecting the blind guy with his dog from the premises. So, the sign was actually only meant to be read by imbeciles, so it makes the list.

Similarly, I would only consider jumping from the overpass if I were interested in a very painfull and public death. AND, if I was in that kind of mood, why would I heed the sign? It's a pretty fair guess that I'm ready to break some rules in order to KILL myself. The sign, again, was not directed as suicidally despondent folks, but for the "average joe". Perhaps the thought was that the self-appointed enforcers would intervene to prevent a suicide IF they knew there was a sign clearly prohibiting it. Otherwise, we all might just tell the jumper "adios" as he clears the rail, or something.

timwakefield





Cappy37
2for1:


Trying to up their MILF sales, obv:


Fail:


Cappy37
Smart sign:


Hmmm:


Cruel:


This is what they should all say:
Mercury69
Sal Paradise
QUOTE (Mercury69 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 10:52 AM) *

haha, that's a good one. how about this one:

Mercury69
profxavier9
QUOTE (speedz99 @ Monday, August 24th, 2009, 10:27 PM) *
Ladies and Gentlemen...the worst George Carlin routine of all time!

do you turn everything into a **** measuring contest? i know people like that in real life they are a drag to be around.

I thought the guy made a decent op
uncooper
Mercury69
QUOTE (profxavier9 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 3:25 PM) *
do you turn everything into a **** measuring contest? i know people like that in real life they are a drag to be around.

I thought the guy made a decent op



We're up against a cynical, blase group of know-it-alls who think e-putdowns are the ultimate weapon.
profxavier9
QUOTE (Mercury69 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 3:33 PM) *
We're up against a cynical, blase group of know-it-alls who think e-putdowns are the ultimate weapon.

I used to think FCP was a good place to hide from these types....although i still think it is, for the most part.
Randy Reed
QUOTE (profxavier9 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 11:25 AM) *
do you turn everything into a **** measuring contest? i know people like that in real life they are a drag to be around.

I thought the guy made a decent op


Well, if you are between a 6.75 and a 7.25 and wear drag he has a hookup for you where you can not only measure
your dick you can sword fight with it.
GeneralGeeWhiz














speedz99
QUOTE (profxavier9 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 12:25 PM) *
do you turn everything into a **** measuring contest? i know people like that in real life they are a drag to be around.


That's weird...I'm a ton of fun to be around. Everyone loves me.

QUOTE (profxavier9 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 12:25 PM) *
I thought the guy made a decent op


Oh.

QUOTE (Mercury69 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 12:33 PM) *
We're up against a cynical, blase group of know-it-alls who think e-putdowns are the ultimate weapon.


God are you horrible.
Spademan
QUOTE (profxavier9 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 2:39 PM) *
I used to think FCP was a good place to hide from these types....although i still think it is, for the most part.

I've got sources in every rat-hole corner of the interwebs, pussy.

Hiding is impossible.

You can run, but that just means you'll be exhausted when I catch you and flame you to ashes.
profxavier9
QUOTE (Spademan @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 6:55 PM) *
I've got sources in every rat-hole corner of the interwebs, pussy.

Hiding is impossible.

You can run, but that just means you'll be exhausted when I catch you and flame you to ashes.

you fall no where near the type of person i was describing. your jokes from what i see have taste and actual humour to them.

raggin on someone just to rag on them with un witty material is pretty weak. when your older then 17
SuitedAces21
QUOTE (profxavier9 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 6:05 PM) *
raggin on someone just to rag on them with un witty material is pretty weak. when your older then 17


Your misinformation is exceeded only by your ATROCIOUS grammar.
James D
QUOTE (profxavier9 @ Wednesday, August 26th, 2009, 12:05 AM) *
you fall no where near the type of person i was describing. your jokes from what i see have taste and actual humour to them.


I can imagine Spademan actually taking more offence to this, than if you'd just come out and called him a :insert insult of choice here:


His forte is actively seeking out the distasteful and making it funny.
profxavier9
QUOTE (SuitedAces21 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 7:17 PM) *
Your misinformation is exceeded only by your ATROCIOUS grammar.

im generally playing poker when posting i dont worry too much about grammar. But it wouldn't be much better even if i was looking out for it.

ill stick to playing poker i guess
Sal Paradise
can we get back to calling speedz an asshole please? I'll start:



hey speedz, you're an asshole!
JoeyJoJo
QUOTE (Sal Paradise @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 4:30 PM) *
hey speedz, you're an asshole!

Such an asshole!
SuitedAces21
QUOTE (Sal Paradise @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 6:30 PM) *
can we get back to calling speedz an asshole please?


You know, I don't think I will.
speedz99
QUOTE (SuitedAces21 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 4:53 PM) *
You know, I don't think I will.


See, your hands type "I don't think I will," but that mustache on your avatar screams, "*******!"
El Guapo
QUOTE (speedz99 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 4:56 PM) *
See, your hands type "I don't think I will," but that mustache on your avatar screams, "pedophile!"

Tactical Bear
QUOTE (Mercury69 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 3:33 PM) *
We're up against a cynical, blase group of know-it-alls who think e-putdowns are the ultimate weapon.


The Ultimate Weapon: making fun cynical know-it-alls, all the while being unfunny

The Penultimate Weapon: Final Fantasy VII's Emerald Weapon
JSpencer
QUOTE (Tactical Bear @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 7:08 PM) *
The Penultimate Weapon: Final Fantasy VII's Emerald Weapon



Easy boss. Play cloud by himself,master Counter and Mime 6x +, attach Counter with Mime in every materia slot with ultimate weapon. and Counter attached to Full Cure


Use a hero drink at the beginning of the battle, wait for emerald to attack. Youll use 6 more hero drinks and fully cure yourself. Repeat till limit break, use omnislash once. Battle will end shortly after.
SuitedAces21
QUOTE (JSpencer @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 10:02 PM) *
Easy boss. Play cloud by himself,master Counter and Mime 6x +, attach Counter with Mime in every materia slot with ultimate weapon. and Counter attached to Full Cure


Use a hero drink at the beginning of the battle, wait for emerald to attack. Youll use 6 more hero drinks and fully cure yourself. Repeat till limit break, use omnislash once. Battle will end shortly after.


NERD ALERT!
chrozzo

slink
QUOTE (chrozzo @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 9:05 PM) *

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GeneralGeeWhiz
QUOTE (chrozzo @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 9:05 PM) *


lol nh sir.

here is my counter....



tongue.gif
Spademan
QUOTE (JSpencer @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 10:02 PM) *
Easy boss. Play cloud by himself,master Counter and Mime 6x +, attach Counter with Mime in every materia slot with ultimate weapon. and Counter attached to Full Cure


Use a hero drink at the beginning of the battle, wait for emerald to attack. Youll use 6 more hero drinks and fully cure yourself. Repeat till limit break, use omnislash once. Battle will end shortly after.

I don't usually say or type the following truly attempting to express the fully realized meaning inherent in the words -- but, I do now: what... the (pronounced thuh) ... fuck.
JSpencer
QUOTE (Spademan @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 11:33 PM) *
I don't usually say or type the following truly attempting to express the fully realized meaning inherent in the words -- but, I do now: what... the (pronounced thuh) ... fuck.



Oh, well you see Hero Drinks boosts your stats, and the multiple hero drinks ensure you do 9,999 damage each hit. Full Cure ensures that you will always be at full health throughout the whole fight.

The counter attached to mime will mimic the limit break of Omni slash which has about 15 hits total six times. So one omnislash does about 149,985 damage. Multiply that by six and you are doing almost 900,000 damage per turn. Emerald Weapon has about 1000000 HP, so one turn will basically kill him.

Mercury69
lol @ the reach-around wankfest
Quacktastic
This one is for that asshole Speedz.

This sign is for an exit to Rothschild and Schofield.

Nimue1995
QUOTE (profxavier9 @ Tuesday, August 25th, 2009, 1:25 PM) *
do you turn everything into a **** measuring contest? i know people like that in real life they are a drag to be around.

I thought the guy made a decent op


Lol, thanks. I know that guys post with girl avatars all the time on here but in this case I really am female.
JSpencer
QUOTE (Nimue1995 @ Wednesday, August 26th, 2009, 1:44 PM) *
Lol, thanks. I know that guys post with girl avatars all the time on here but in this case I really am female.



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