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The purpose of a sign is simple: to inform, promote, or spread awareness. Ideally, it should be clear and easy to understand. But as we all know, humans aren’t exactly the most logical creatures, so their attempts at creating a good message can sometimes go hilariously wrong.

To show you exactly what we mean, we’ve rounded up some of the funniest examples from the Facebook groups Really Bad Signs and Stupid and Weird Signs. Check them out below, upvote your favorites, and don’t forget to tell us which ones made you laugh the hardest!

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    Fascinated by the hilarious appeal of these photos, Bored Panda reached out to Michael Jenkin, one of the admins of Stupid and Weird Signs, to learn more about the group.

    Michael shared that he originally joined the page as a regular member. “There were already 100,000 members, but the admin was reluctant to add moderators,” he explained. “It was like the Wild West with bad and inappropriate posts. Eventually, Facebook shut it down after several warnings. I liked the concept and the friends I’d made in the group, so I decided to start it back up.”

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    At first, some members mistakenly assumed Michael was the original admin and sent him angry messages, asking why they had been removed. “Of course, the group itself was deactivated,” he clarified. “Feeling that the original group was taken down due to a lack of supervision, I immediately looked for people from the old group to help as admins.”

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    “On day one, people volunteered, and I added admins without knowing them,” Michael said. “By day two, members were messaging me and quitting because one of the admins went on a ridiculous power trip. By day three, I was already banning and blocking that admin. I don’t understand why some people think being a Facebook admin is a position of power. Anyone can create a group—admins are not special.”

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    Learning from that experience, Michael reached out to friends and family to help manage the group. “I also use a lot of Facebook tools to keep the group within Facebook’s guidelines,” he shared. “There has to be a balance between letting people have fun and not going overboard or offending others. Unfortunately, admins have to rely on their personal sensitivities and judgment to maintain that balance.”

    “We’re not always right, and we do make mistakes,” Michael admitted.

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    #18

    Weird sign of restroom with figures implying a humorous sacrifice.

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    Norm Gilmore
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know about the rest of you who have had children but that's definitely how I carried my son to the bathroom when he had launched chemical weapons...

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    #38

    Weird and absurd sign reading "Gluten-Free Trees!" in front of a stack of pine trees on a city sidewalk.

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    arthbach
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    2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My Dad was rather paranoid on my first visit after I'd had to switch to a gluten-free diet. He went around his local supermarket and seemed to have bought every single item that said 'gluten-free'. I did ask if he'd managed to get gluten-free water, and gluten-free apples. He was ready to run back to the shops to get them. :oD

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    #49

    Sign for Kent and Medway Wheelchair Service, ironically placed up a flight of stairs.

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    Gin
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    2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The sign has been amended. The door is actually on the ground floor and round the corner, the sign now reflects that. Kent-Medwa...c5-png.jpg Kent-Medway-676417de341c5-png.jpg

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    #54

    Weird and absurd sign reads "Merry Christmas. If offended call 8675309" in an outdoor setting.

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    Bernd Herbert
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nobody's offended by that! The Snowflakes, aka conservaties are offended, if you don't say that!

    Sue
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, only ones I hear complain is when you say Happy Holidays to snowflakes. I do it on purpose now & smile. I'm sorry, Karen, I don't know what religion you are, and New Year's is also a holiday. Go cry & make a dramatic Facebook post about it.

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    Subaru645
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    2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now the song is in my head for the rest of the morning…

    sbj
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Through my work emails we're not allowed to use Merry Christmas and have to send ' Happy Holidays' even if the client sends us Christmas wishes, I'm getting sick of these woke people at work

    Sue
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just because someone sends you Christmas wishes, doesn't mean they celebrate Christmas. It means they aren't such a snowflake that they insist on wishing you THEIR holiday instead of yours. Why can't you just give basic courtesy - I didn't realize that was a woke thing since I'm in my 60's & my mom was buying Happy Holidays cards since then, AND NOBODY HAD A MELTDOWN OVER IT. What a big baby. I can't believe people can whine about someone saying Happy Holidays when they don't know what religion you are but insist on saying Merry Christmas even when you know they don't celebrate Christmas. So sick of these fake Christians. WWJD? I mean, he was Jewish & celebrated Jewish holidays.

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    Michael Largey
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I prefer to say "Happy Birthday to That Poor Fellow Executed at the Request of the Local Religious Leaders". Or just "Merry Barrabas" for short.

    BeesEelsAndPups
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It wasn't his birthday though. According to the Bible he was likely born in Spring or Fall, but definitely not winter. I just say: Happy Yule, and may Wutan and Zisa bless your fields with the blood of the Christian outsiders!

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    #72

    Weird sign saying, "In dog beers, I only had one," on a roadside.

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    cj be like
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone in Gen Z and above, we need to start counting our ages in dog years so we don't feel so old!! I am now 2 2/7ths

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