"Special" signs

[Vaskez]

Hehe some oldies here, but there are some I haven't seen before...

Here are some signs that you won't find
anywhere in the world except in Africa.

In a restaurant in Zambia: "Open seven days a week and weekends."

On the grounds of a private school in South Africa:"No trespassing without
permission."

On a window of a Nigerian shop:"Why go elsewhere to be cheated when you can
come here?."

On a poster in Ghana:"Are you an adult who cannot read? If so, we can help."

In a hotel in Mozambique:"Visitors are expected to complain at the office
between the hours of 9.00 am and 11.00am daily."

On a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo:"Take note: When this sign is
submerged, the river is impassable."

In a Zimbabwean restaurant: "Customers who find our waitresses rude ought to
see the manager."

A sign seen on a hand dryer in a Lesotho public toilet: "Risk of electric
shock-Do not activate with wet hands."

In a Botswana jewellery shop:"Ears pierced while you wait."

On one of the buildings of a Sierra Leonne hospital:"Mental Health
Prevention Centre."

In a maternity ward of a clinic in Tanzania:"No children allowed!"

In a cemetery in Uganda:"Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from
any but their graves.

In a Malawi hotel:"It is forbidden to steal towels please. If you are not a
person to do such a thing, please don't read this notice."

A sign posted in an Algerian tourist camping park: "It is strictly forbidden
on our camping site that people of different sex, for instance a man and
woman, live together in one tent unless they are married to each other for
that purpose."

In a Namibian nightclub:"Ladies are not allowed to have children in the
bar."

In a photo studio in Chitungwiza (Zimbabwe): "Photos taken while you wait

[ 02-03-2003, 05:17 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ]

[Kaltia]

Originally posted by Vaskez: Humours all good but don't you think that's taking the piss out of Christians a bit too much? Haven't you learnt your lesson from Pande yet? Don't take the piss out of religion...it just makes you look stupid and everyone who is part of that religion will dislike you - I joke about many things but everyone should have a short-list of things not to joke about: including religions of others, recent deaths etc.

Vaskez, that was just a series of jokes, bloopers. If you find them offensive, I'll delete them.

[Vaskez]

Originally posted by Kaltia: quote: Originally posted by Vaskez: Humours all good but don't you think that's taking the piss out of Christians a bit too much? Haven't you learnt your lesson from Pande yet? Don't take the piss out of religion...it just makes you look stupid and everyone who is part of that religion will dislike you - I joke about many things but everyone should have a short-list of things not to joke about: including religions of others, recent deaths etc.

Vaskez, that was just a series of jokes, bloopers. If you find them offensive, I'll delete them.[/QUOTE]I dunno they're on my funny/offensive boundary. I'd say leave 'em if you want but just warning you that others may find some of them offensive.
Anyway, you haven't said if you liked my ones yet

[ 02-03-2003, 02:15 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ]

[Kaltia]

Originally posted by Vaskez: I dunno they're on my funny/offensive boundary. I'd say leave 'em if you want but just warning you that others may find some of them offensive.

Here are some non offensive ones (not a large list, having to recall them from the dusty recesses of my memory)

When blade is running do not attempt to stop with hands of genitals-advice on a swedish chainsaw.

Do not heat-Sainsbury's microwaveable dinner

Keep out of small children-Taiwanese kitchen knife

Do not turn upside down-bottom of medicine bottle

We repair what your husband fixed-sign in DIY store window

Dieting group (please use large double doors at front)-church notice

Self appreciation group (please use small doors at back) my local Methodist church

There is nothing printed on this page-last page of Chemistry exam

If you can't see this sign the road is flooded-small notice at Poole, in Dorset

Mothers, please wash your hans before eating-English notice in german restaurant


Vaskez...gotta love Engrish Very good, where'd ya dig 'em up from?

[ 02-03-2003, 02:17 PM: Message edited by: Kaltia ]

[Melusine]

Vask, I hope you don't mind my saying this, but I think that's a little exaggerated. While I didn't think the bloopers were exceptioonally funny or anything, they were not making fun of Christianity or another religion. It makes fun of people's mistakes, yeah but it doesn't really ridicule Christians. Not any more than your bloopers make fun of Africans, anyway. See what I mean? It would be ridiculous to call your jokes racist, right? Same goes for what Kaltia posted.
It's a far cry from what happened on PDM. Just MHO. [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img]

Edit: Nevermind, they're deleted now anyway. Carry on

[ 02-03-2003, 02:18 PM: Message edited by: Melusine ]

[Vaskez]

Originally posted by Melusine: Vask, I hope you don't mind my saying this, but I think that's a little exaggerated. While I didn't think the bloopers were exceptioonally funny or anything, they were not making fun of Christianity or another religion. It makes fun of people's mistakes, yeah but it doesn't really ridicule Christians. Not any more than your bloopers make fun of Africans, anyway. See what I mean? It would be ridiculous to call your jokes racist, right? Same goes for what Kaltia posted. It's a far cry from what happened on PDM. Just MHO. [img]smile.gif[/img] [img]smile.gif[/img] Edit: Nevermind, they're deleted now anyway. Carry on

HOW DARE YOU!!>!!??!@!@! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Maybe. I just thought some of them took the piss. I wasn't personally offended.

Kaltia - I got them in email

Now let's get this topic back on track - trust Mel and Kaltia to go off topic in the first couple of posts

[ 02-03-2003, 02:21 PM: Message edited by: Vaskez ]

[Kaltia]

Originally posted by Vaskez: Now let's get this topic back on track - trust Mel and Kaltia to go off topic in the first couple of posts

I have to say, it's a special ability of mine
Some I've seen before, atributed to other nationalities though...like I saw quotes from bush related to someone else-how?

[LordKathen]

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[Vaskez]

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