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Signs are meant to inform you. Direct you to the nearest toilet. Remind you not to hand-feed the lion. But some raise more questions than they provide answers. And you can find them on the Facebook group 'Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Signage.' Or 'UUU Signage' if you like acronyms.

"'UUU Signage' is a part of the larger 'Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular' community," the group's 'About' section says. "We are interested only in pictures you have taken yourselves of signage that is funny, incompetent, wholesome, amazing, or otherwise interesting in some way."

Passive aggressive office notes, ridiculous bumper stickers, these folks have it all. So we at Bored Panda decided to explore their content a bit deeper. Continue scrolling and check out what we saw!

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#1

Spotted In Melbourne, Australia. I Should Add, I’m In Agreement With This One, I Don’t Think It’s Unpopular

Spotted In Melbourne, Australia. I Should Add, I’m In Agreement With This One, I Don’t Think It’s Unpopular

Michael Sabell Report

#2

Josh Klauder Report

We managed to get in touch with the administrators of 'UUU Signage' and they were kind enough to tell us about the inner workings of the group.

Currently, 'UUU Signage' has 410,000 members. "We never wanted it to be this big," they told Bored Panda. "We started out as a small corner of the UUUniverse, even though some people refer to Signage as 'the original group.'"

"The UUUniverse began with a now-archived group known as 'Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular Memes' which spawned a community that went on to form many groups. There's one for just about every topic, including UUU Cats Refurmed, UUU License Plate Spotting, UUU Cook, and even very niche groups such as UUU Standpipe Spotting!"

#3

Just Gave Me A Chuckle On My Walk

Just Gave Me A Chuckle On My Walk

Dana Scott Report

#4

A Storm Blew Over My Porch Sign This Week And I Set It Back Up Without Paying Attention. Walking To My Front Door Just Now I Realized The “O” Is Now Hidden Behind The Crate

A Storm Blew Over My Porch Sign This Week And I Set It Back Up Without Paying Attention. Walking To My Front Door Just Now I Realized The “O” Is Now Hidden Behind The Crate

Heidi Larsen Report

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#5

Better Stay Away. These Rum And Cokes Are Ruining Lives

Better Stay Away. These Rum And Cokes Are Ruining Lives

Christina Joy Report

The admins said these splinter groups' membership usually consisted of people from the UUUniverse. However, for whatever reason, UUU Signage exploded in popularity and began reaching a wider audience.

"Membership requests have only increased exponentially since then," they said. "The important thing to remember is that 'Useless, Unsuccessful, and/or Unpopular' is more of a 'brand' than actual criteria for submitted content. We welcome all contributions as long as they comply with our rules, which are pretty straightforward"

"As far as the community itself, we moderate pretty strictly when it comes to join requests. We have a set of questions that lay out very clearly what the group is about and what we will tolerate," the admins explained. "If a potential member doesn't answer all of them, or fails to answer them to our satisfaction, we deny their request for membership. This helps keep out potential trolls and spam bots, too. We don't have any statistics but we get thousands of join requests daily and we deny more than we admit."

#6

Spotted In Local Brewery Restroom

Spotted In Local Brewery Restroom

Morgan Lindsay Report

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#7

The Talent

The Talent

Ash Solomon Mills Report

#8

Found In A Local Shop. Idk Kinda Useful For Me.. I Did Leave A Tip For The Cause

Found In A Local Shop. Idk Kinda Useful For Me.. I Did Leave A Tip For The Cause

Taylor Alois Report

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#9

This Hangs In The Bathroom At My New Job. Funny But Useless

This Hangs In The Bathroom At My New Job. Funny But Useless

Lisa Kowalewski Report

Facebook communities this big often become chaotic breeding grounds for trolls, and some slip into 'UUU Signage' even with its strict admission policy. However, the chances of them causing any trouble are minimum, since they get kicked out the second they show their true colors. "We get plenty of trolls and we moderate pretty strictly. We have zero tolerance for any sort of bigotry," the admins said.

"We shut down arguments as soon as we see them and mute people who participate in them (regardless of what side you’re arguing for). We preemptively close comments or delete posts with topics that we know from experience will make people argue. Over time, we've put rules in place to help prevent people from sucking the fun out of the group (by ruining jokes by repeatedly explaining a sign when no one asked, or dogpiling the OP for not knowing something, etc.)."

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#10

Useless, But Very Popular And Successful In My Book

Useless, But Very Popular And Successful In My Book

Amber Hamilton Report

#11

Unsuccessful Bc I Counted Them And Only Saw 17

Unsuccessful Bc I Counted Them And Only Saw 17

Amy Le Report

#12

On The Back Window Of A Van Which Was In Front Of Me At A Red Light

On The Back Window Of A Van Which Was In Front Of Me At A Red Light

Robin Brock Broyles Report

#13

Took On My Way To Our Local Breakfast Spot

Took On My Way To Our Local Breakfast Spot

Dawn Watson Report

Some of the most common issues within the group are: 1) people not reading the rules and then being surprised when they get suspended or blocked from the group for breaking those rules, and 2) people who want to debate politics and/or insult each other in various ways, which is related to the first one.

"We also run a separate group, Signage Help Desk, where we invite members and even ex-members to post everything from technical questions to the inevitable 'Why did I get banned/muted?' Members seem to get angrier with being muted than being outright banned so we get a lot of people asking why. We also get a lot of members asking why their particular post was deleted and we are happy to offer them an explanation, although they are not always receptive to our answers," the admins explained.

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#14

Sign On The Door Of The Storage Shed In The Bar That I Work At. We Call It "The Crying Shed." If You've Worked Food Service, You Know. (Admittedly, This Sign Gets Lots Of Laughs And Attention So It's Actually Pretty Popular Lol)

Sign On The Door Of The Storage Shed In The Bar That I Work At. We Call It "The Crying Shed." If You've Worked Food Service, You Know. (Admittedly, This Sign Gets Lots Of Laughs And Attention So It's Actually Pretty Popular Lol)

Haley Smith Report

#15

Saw This Today At The Grocery Store

Saw This Today At The Grocery Store

Alexa Elena Report

#16

These Soda Flavors Are Getting Out Of Control

These Soda Flavors Are Getting Out Of Control

Tom Murdock Report

#17

Left Overnight By My 14 Year Old Son. Popular With Me Because Who Doesn’t Love A Polite Teenager? Unpopular With The Cat Because He Can’t Read And Drank Out Of The Toilet

Left Overnight By My 14 Year Old Son. Popular With Me Because Who Doesn’t Love A Polite Teenager? Unpopular With The Cat Because He Can’t Read And Drank Out Of The Toilet

Sam Ródenas-Weir Report

From toilets to stadiums, as you can see, the signs that get featured in this group come from a lot of different places. "With [so many] members, it's hard for us to pinpoint any particular member or location as a frequent contributor because they do come from all over," the admins said. "We don't allow 'viral content' – the pictures of the signs must be taken by the person who posted the image."

"If we did not have this rule, the group would be overrun by people sharing images they either 'found in the wild' or just plain didn't take themselves. This helps keep the content fresh and avoids people spamming the same 'funny sign' they found on Reddit or The Chive that day." And that is precisely why the group has caught our eye. It's original. Not just another content recycling 'factory'.

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#18

Seen Today At An Antique Store

Seen Today At An Antique Store

Naomi Smith Report

#19

So... What Did I Eat

So... What Did I Eat

Morgan Sabrina Guarino Report

#20

I Definitely Trust This Font

I Definitely Trust This Font

Chris Burge Report

#21

Had To Do A Double Take... Bonus Points For Self-Awareness, I Guess

Had To Do A Double Take... Bonus Points For Self-Awareness, I Guess

Jonathan Bradley Report

"Target has a sign on their individually priced bananas that reads 'Banana's by the each' (the apostrophe was eventually corrected) that had been posted dozens of times," the admins remembered one of the classics. "By around the 20th or so time we had seen it, we were so sick of it that we decided that we would delete future posts of it on sight. Later, we discussed applying this principle more broadly to curate the group and keep the content fresh."

"We named this policy the 'Bananas by the Each Referendum.' Now we maintain a list of signs that we've seen too many times that are now considered 'bananas' and we delete them if we see them. This prevents the group's content from consisting of the same pictures over and over again and keeps it fresh."

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#22

On The Side Of A Country Road In Upstate New York

On The Side Of A Country Road In Upstate New York

Amy Booth Report

#23

Lita Lotus Report

#24

Courtney Eirlys Report

'UUU Signage' was created all the way back in 2014, however, while a lot of similar groups get shut down by Facebook for various violations, this one continues to thrive. Now that you've heard the amount of love and attention the admins pour into their work, it becomes kinda obvious why.

"We encourage use of the 'report to admin' feature which allows us to find and remove problematic content quickly," they said. "Contrary to the popular rumors, use of the feature does not get groups shut down. In our experience, the groups that find themselves getting repeatedly shut down and forming backup group after backup group are the ones with admins who ban and bully people for trying to help."

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"We don't tolerate bigotry or hate speech or people being huge jerks to each other. We don't like the 'drag OP' culture of many other large groups. We don't care for the concept of 'dirty deleting' and we are happy to delete gross comments rather than having some weird compulsion to preserve someone's bigotry forever." In the vast sea that is Facebook, such dedication is hard to come by. And you can definitely tell when someone cares about what they do. It shows, first and foremost, in quality.

#26

It’s The Professionalism For Me…

It’s The Professionalism For Me…

Emily Galowitz Report

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#27

July 4, 2011, On A Lamppost In My Neighborhood. I’m Still Confused 11 Years Later

July 4, 2011, On A Lamppost In My Neighborhood. I’m Still Confused 11 Years Later

Pam Barger Report

#28

Popular With Everyone Except The Human Wastage That Don’t Like To Pay For Their Items

Popular With Everyone Except The Human Wastage That Don’t Like To Pay For Their Items

Kimberly Jade Report

#29

I Deliver Pizza And Drive By This Sign Every Day Near The Hospital. It's On Someone's Front Lawn About A Block Away. It Perplexes Me

I Deliver Pizza And Drive By This Sign Every Day Near The Hospital. It's On Someone's Front Lawn About A Block Away. It Perplexes Me

Daniel Bell Report

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#30

Outside Of A Bar Down The Street From Me

Outside Of A Bar Down The Street From Me

Jaden Schievelbein Report

#31

Spanish Spanish Spanish

Spanish Spanish Spanish

Finn Poe Report

#32

Zoom In For Chaos

Zoom In For Chaos

Liz Boccolini Report

#33

At A Local Drive-In

At A Local Drive-In

Daniel W. Bigler Report

#34

Thems The Rules!

Thems The Rules!

JC O'Connor Report

#35

Work With Royalty, Somewhere Else

Work With Royalty, Somewhere Else

Charles Topping Report

#36

Consolation To All Unable To Go Shopping On The Holiday

Consolation To All Unable To Go Shopping On The Holiday

Dane Drutis Report

#37

Nice Calendar!

Nice Calendar!

Erin Dawes Report

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#38

Only In Las Vegas, A Sign For A Sign

Only In Las Vegas, A Sign For A Sign

Greg Schuette Report

#39

In My Friends Neighborhood In Bossier City, Louisiana

In My Friends Neighborhood In Bossier City, Louisiana

Torey Pleasant Report

#40

Spotted Today In Manchester, UK

Spotted Today In Manchester, UK

Rita Ochoa Report

#41

Thanks For The Warning, I Guess.

Thanks For The Warning, I Guess.

Robyn Bingham Report

#42

Not Sure Who The Masculine Back Men Are

Not Sure Who The Masculine Back Men Are

Kari Lucas Report

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lib
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

aside from jokes, this is kinda sad. men should feel like they can have feminine or masculine traits. when people try to pressure them to “man up” and be masculine then that can lead to mental health problems later on.

Dave Lear
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry, can't bring masculine back, am already bringing sexy back. There's a whole in the fence and all our abstract concepts have escaped

Seedy Vine
Community Member
2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a whole hole! (But then again, isn't every hole whole?)

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SirWriteALot
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's where my mind goes right away. Masculine men = bar brawls, beat up wifey in the kitchen and a few side chicks.

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Anxiety Artist
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To everyone saying that a macho/strong/masculine men is a jerk. Grow up! Not everyone is a jerk, not everyone is a villain. There are strong masculine men that aren’t crazy biker dudes. There’s heroes and princes and healthy masculinity. And actually this guy has the right writing format, just off with the spacing. You don’t read up down left right, it’s left right up down. Stop beating on people because you can. Try being nice for once. It’s contagious

BrookeBT
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the person who follows too closely to me on the road, and then I give the middle finger to. F this person. How insecure are they?

Jojo Dancer
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Isn’t that a cover band that covers all the “Men at Work” songs?

Nonna_SoF
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can only read this as this guy wanting an orgy with bears. (Big hairy gay men)

Fiddy E
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Toxic Masculinity, a good thing that needs to be brought back! /S

SirWriteALot
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're reading it all wrong. "Bring Mascul ine Back, Men"! So ... whoever Mascul is, he needs to be brought in by the back!"

Bree Piper
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It’s just missing a comma: Bring masculine back, man! FTFY

Mr. Pigeon
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

what hes talking about is the PC Bullcrap that we have to live with these days......you speak your mind and if its not inline with the poop society tries to pass, well then your black balled and called a big get or worse..thats what i think hes trying to say

ttttt
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Who even defines what "masculine" means? Because the right wing seems to think it's stupid, sexist, violent thugs that make you "masculine".

Dave Hinckley
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So, did a truck-drivin' man write that? Who defines "masculine back men" ? So many questions

Fabian no
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Please define, as you maybe suprised about aftually fits that

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#43

Found On My Pot (Purchased In China)

Found On My Pot (Purchased In China)

Lea O'Callaghan Report

#44

Spotted In The Wild!

Spotted In The Wild!

Jennifer Reed Eisensmith Report

#45

Uhhh, What? Can Someone Explain??

Uhhh, What? Can Someone Explain??

Brent Roberts Report

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#46

Ok Then...

Ok Then...

David Jacobsen Report

#47

Cool Cool Cool Just Normal Things.

Cool Cool Cool Just Normal Things.

Riley Hart Report

#48

This Was At The Memorial City Mall In Houston, Texas On My Lovely Birthday Back In September Of 2020

This Was At The Memorial City Mall In Houston, Texas On My Lovely Birthday Back In September Of 2020

Winnie Futral Report

#49

Behave!

Behave!

Aubrey Megan Worrell Report

#50

Darn I Can’t Just Touch People

Darn I Can’t Just Touch People

Amanda Mitchell Report

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