OT: Signs (WAS: Re: Interjections)

On the subject of signs, the more amusing signs seen here in Aix-la-Chapelle
include:

MANICURE & PENICURE

YOUTH CENTRE FOR THE YOUNG LESBIANS AND GAYS IN AIX-LA-CHAPELLE

Mystifyingly, there does not seem to be any youth centre for older
homosexuals ...

                                                        Andreas

Quoting J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...>:

> Subject: Signs
>
>
>   Spotted in a toilet of a London office:
>
>   TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW
>
>
>   In a Laundromat:
>
>   AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT
> GOES OUT
>
>
>   In a London department store:
>
>   BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS
>
>
>   In an office
>
>   WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK
> OR
> FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN
>
>
>   In an office
>
>   AFTER TEA BREAK, STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON
> THE
> DRAINING BOARD
>
>
>   Outside a secondhand shop:
>
>   WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR
> WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?
>
>
>   Notice in health food shop window:
>
>   CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS
>
>
>   Spotted in a safari park:
>
>   ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR CAR
>
>
>   Seen during a conference:
>
>   FOR ANYONE WHO HAS CHILDREN AND DOESN'T KNOW IT, THERE IS A DAY CARE ON
> THE
> 1ST FLOOR
>
>
>   Notice in a farmer's field:
>
>   THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL
> CHARGES.
>
>
>   Message on a leaflet:
>
>   IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS
>
>
>   On a repair shop door:
>
>   WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR - THE BELL DOESN'T
> WORK)

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