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50 Times Signs Were So Funny, People Had To Share Them In This Facebook Group
Interview With Owner
Before we dive into the crux of it all, can we just stop for a moment and appreciate the fact that appreciation societies—whether fun or real ones—exist and are a positive thing in general? Keep it up!
With that said, we present to you an admiration society for a curiosity of a concept that we’ve already discussed numerous times, but can’t get enough of—and that is signs. The Sign Appreciation Society collects and shares all manner of signage for the internet to enjoy.
Scroll on to see the best of the best signs appreciated in the group as well as our chat with the society's founder.
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BarkingSquirell 9 months ago
So true, we'd hear music and not see it. The very first moment MTV aired the song by the Buggles was played, "Video Killed the Radio Star." It was a brilliant move and sad at the same time.
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BarkingSquirell 9 months ago
I always am wary of adorable, hugable dogs because I'd be in front of that gate for a solid hour.
So, the Sign Appreciation Society is a public group found on Facebook that, just like the name suggests, is all about appreciating signs in a collective manner.
The group isn’t even a year old and already it has a bit over 200,000 members—actually surpassed this threshold in the last week—who bring in around 50 new posts a day with 2,000 just in the last month.
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Another sign in Tenby Wales. They got a good sense of humour.
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BarkingSquirell 9 months ago (edited)
Joe has now seen this while riding on Worker's Compensation Benefits.
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Oddly specific on some things...
BarkingSquirell 9 months ago
"No three racoons in a trench coat trying to trick me." Love it. 🦝
Sky Render 9 months ago
What's a floating sentient glow cube sent from the future to kill you to do, I ask? Never welcome anywhere...
Maik Vos 9 months ago
Doctor Who episode the power of three would be my guess
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TotallyNOTAFox 9 months ago
"Good day mister, nice weather eh?" - Disgusting! /s
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Phyzzi 9 months ago
My grandfather called bagpipes "an ill wind that no one blows well", but I rather like them. Certainly better than some windbags I know.
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Kaspar Kristiansen 9 months ago
Thx for pointing this out. Makes sense now:)
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Sooploosh MacSchnibble 9 months ago
My obsessed a*s IMMEDIATELY thought of Ramiel when I saw the cube one w/o any hesitation at all
hcaballero57 9 months ago
Dang and I was looking forward to doing my Unicycle Mariachi band and tap dancing performance tomorrow. I also had the Mongols all ready to go in and perform that street Magic tricks too, there goes that.
Rashid Skepple 8 months ago
Well, in that case, I'd probably go there wearing just pants, but no shirt or shoes.
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Adrian Scarlett 9 months ago
Business casual is the worst fashion ever and totally deserves to be on this sign.
Rashid Skepple 8 months ago
At the top, it sounds like they're saying that shoes, shirt, and service aren't allowed. That's just how I read it.
Jane Alexander 9 months ago
No horses? Count me out. I don't want to be where there are no horses.
AnnwylTheBloodyLovesFerghus 9 months ago
What?!? No mariachi bands? That's just mean. The wood nymphs, ok. They're sketchy. Also, screw you, Keith!
Two_rolling_black_eyes 9 months ago
Obvious Plant is brilliant. An LA friend saw his stuff in the wild at a thrift store and sent me a picture. I've never been more jealous.
Son of Philosoraptor 9 months ago
Sea nymphs ok? Kelpies will kill you for forgetting to compliment their necklace. No thanks!
Phyzzi 9 months ago
As long as they are wearing shirts and shoes that aren't business casual.
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Bored Panda reached out to the founder of the Facebook group to learn more about the society, the signs, and everything in between.
“The group is for the appreciation of signs. Seeing them in another way,” elaborated the founder. “Some signs are inherently intended to be amusing, such as, Warning: Do not enter unless you can cross this field in 9 seconds. The bull can do it in 10.”
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They continued: “Others are humorous because they are unintentionally funny, be they misspelt, located in a peculiar place, ironic, mind-boggling, the image is confusing or can be seen in another light.”
"Others are just signs that people get a chuckle out of by not taking it literally or seriously, such as the warning notice on Ramganga River, posted by Peter Waanders, it had a 1.2m reach (2.9k shares, 380 comments, and 14k likes), the sign was simply about not swimming in a river with crocodiles but members found humor in it by thinking and looking at it from another perspective.”
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TheGoodBoi 9 months ago
Hmm sounds like something a raptor would say. I would keep your eyes open for raptors inside.
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I'm in Australia and we have big ones - whenever there is a Huntsman or a big whitetail, I scream, try to run away to find the nearest human and promptly pass out at their feet!
The founder went on to say that humor is a key part of the group–it is in its ethos to find a little fun, happiness, and laughter in that, which is often considered mundane, everyday, or purely simple.
The group’s biggest hit was a coffee shop sign that invited people inside because, outside, there were raptors. The reach on that one was 7.6M with 226,000 likes.
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Bell-icose 9 months ago
The gays are exempt. (Don't worry about it. They’ll be fine on their own.)
“The group membership is diverse and global, yet, on the whole, everyone gets along making quips, fun comments or tongue in cheek remarks,” elaborated the founder of the Sign Appreciation Society. “It makes for an interesting mix of view points. We have signs from all over the world, which is fab.”
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Heather Menard 9 months ago
I always love when I am walking my dogs and they yell on your right. Dude dogs have no clue what the right is.
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wayne whitson 9 months ago
"IF They're THAT STUPID, Let'em Keep Posting"!!!! It's a WIN-WIN for mankind.
A common theme we see with groups like this is that the Sign Appreciation Society too doesn’t allow for political or religious discourse–oftentimes, that gives a reason for obnoxious people to ruin everyone’s fun. And that’s what the group is all about, really: lighthearted sharing of the enjoyment of signs.
“Although SAS is not a comedy group, it is for fun, but not all signs need to be funny, we have historical and interesting signs and signs that some people appreciate for the sign in itself,” noted the founder.
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#23
My kids goldfish died and I didn't have the heart to tell them
“We can't predict which sign will light up the members’ imagination. What has been a nice part of the group, to see as admin, is when members recognize the sign from their street, neighborhood or indeed took the picture that has been floating around the Internet for years and they can finally be reunited and 'claim' it back.”
All the more reason to join the group and appreciate some signs.
#26
I don't know about you, but I hate bones in my bananas and always make sure to buy the boneless ones
#27
NO. THEY DO NOT
Javelina Poppers 9 months ago
Our community Little Theater was putting together a production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown. The marquee outside said, "Male Parts for Molly Brown Available".
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Reassuring to all arachnophobics I'm sure...
If you’ve come this far, then you’re probably craving more sign appreciation so do check out the Sign Appreciation Society on Facebook, or check out more from Bored Panda on the topic of signs.
And if not, hey, the comment section is always there for your takes, stories and whatever else you feel like sharing! Keep it within the realm of signs, though.
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Knitting Panda 9 months ago
I want to meet the guy on the bottom right, but only when he is fully clothed and sober.
#48
As far as I know, we don’t have these in Canada.
Bell-icose 9 months ago
That’s actually a pretty good price. Jonathan Swift would be so proud.
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Chrissie Anit 9 months ago
interesting. in the thumbnail for the article, "honest" was replaced with "white"...
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Shawn Brennan 9 months ago
Somehow, on the main BP screen one of the signs has been altered. Instead of “sorry to all the honest people” it says “sorry to all the white people”. Please sack whoever did that. Immediately.
Ash 9 months ago
yeah that was disturbing.... And not the image that's featured in the article, either
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Trentin Quarantino 9 months ago
What is wrong with you? Why has the thumbnail image been edited to be racist? You should be ashamed of yourselves.
llama • she/her 9 months ago
so we have to censor everything we write in the comments but being openly racist on an article display image is totally fine. do better BP, it's like you don't care.
les 9 months ago
if you look at the bottom of the page the email to complain at is hello@boredpanda.com
Ronnie Beaton 9 months ago
Some years ago at my local model railway exhibition, I saw a sign stating "Unattended children will be dismantled and sold as spare parts."
Petra Collins 4 months ago
Husband and I were in Green Bay, WI when we saw a sign at a mechanic shop that read, "Long-haired freaky people may now apply." We laughed so hard
Caroline Nagel 9 months ago (edited)
The post with the sign about alien abduction between 21.00 and 6.00 is gone. Any reason for that?
Norm Gilmore 9 months ago
The posts past 50 have disappeared. Seems to happen every now and then, which is bloody annoying as replies to comments also disappear..
Load More Replies... Not-a-Clue (she/her) 9 months ago
I followed the link to info about the author and you can contact him directly
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Shawn Brennan 9 months ago
Somehow, on the main BP screen one of the signs has been altered. Instead of “sorry to all the honest people” it says “sorry to all the white people”. Please sack whoever did that. Immediately.
Ash 9 months ago
yeah that was disturbing.... And not the image that's featured in the article, either
Load More Replies... Trentin Quarantino 9 months ago
What is wrong with you? Why has the thumbnail image been edited to be racist? You should be ashamed of yourselves.
llama • she/her 9 months ago
so we have to censor everything we write in the comments but being openly racist on an article display image is totally fine. do better BP, it's like you don't care.
les 9 months ago
if you look at the bottom of the page the email to complain at is hello@boredpanda.com
Ronnie Beaton 9 months ago
Some years ago at my local model railway exhibition, I saw a sign stating "Unattended children will be dismantled and sold as spare parts."
Petra Collins 4 months ago
Husband and I were in Green Bay, WI when we saw a sign at a mechanic shop that read, "Long-haired freaky people may now apply." We laughed so hard
Caroline Nagel 9 months ago (edited)
The post with the sign about alien abduction between 21.00 and 6.00 is gone. Any reason for that?
Norm Gilmore 9 months ago
The posts past 50 have disappeared. Seems to happen every now and then, which is bloody annoying as replies to comments also disappear..
Load More Replies... Not-a-Clue (she/her) 9 months ago
I followed the link to info about the author and you can contact him directly
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