By Joshua Pramis:
Signs can be our
biggest allies; they can also lead us far astray. Either way, we rely on
them heavily—especially in unfamiliar places—so we take care to read
every word. And sometimes, what we see is, well, hilarious.
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| (Dale O'Dell / Alamy)Just in case you weren’t sure, these designated trees are officially big. |
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| (Rikki John de Castro)What? You thought candy corn was synthetic? Silly. |
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| (Chris Radley)A.k.a., the official club of the silver-lining supporters. |
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| (Alamy)Fear: the best way to bring in new customers. |
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| (Jeff Morgan 05 / Alamy)First came the free-range chickens, and then came… |
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| (MetzgerMB)Nothing says job security like a closing business! |
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| (Chris Radley)You better hope there isn’t an emergency. |
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| (jennifergran)Can’t say they didn’t warn you. |
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| (Chris Radley)You definitely don’t want to get caught in the rain here. |
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| (Alamy)Is this an unsuspecting battlefield? |
Whether the language is unintentionally misleading or lost in
translation, or an illustration isn’t quite right, it makes for a
shareable moment. So the camera comes out and the photo goes up—on our
social media profiles, Flickr pages, blogs, and the community section of
TravelandLeisure.com. We pulled the photos from T+L members that made
us laugh, in hopes that they’d work the same magic on you.
Some
signs have questionable (or no) punctuation; others are meant to be
funny. And some are just downright strange. All of them make our journey
more interesting—and amusing.
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