In the first panel, Ozzie sits contemplating what to write in his gratitude journal. In the second one, Earl arrives with a ball in his mouth and barks gently. A heart floats up from Ozzie's head in the second panel. In the third panel, Ozzie's chair sits empty, his pen on top of his open journal. Above the frame, we see lines from his journal with a single word: "Dogs."
22 March, 2021

Laughs

by Doug Nix
in Funny

Last updated on August 24th, 2021 at 08:12 am

Here are a few signs I’ve come across in my travels that just made me smile, gave me a few laughs or made me think about things.

This sign, found in China made me laugh at first, and then think about whether grass can dream.
Tiny grass is dreaming

Tiny grass is dreaming. I have to assume that the author wanted people to stay off the new grass, but the thought as expressed is poetic.

Here’s another interesting sign with an interesting translation from Chinese to English.

I’m not sure that the author actually wanted you to beware of safety, but rather to alert people to hazards in the area. Another translation reads “Attention safety.”

A green sign mounted on a pole with the hazard alert triangle and exclamation point, followed by a line of Chinese text and a line of English text reading "Beware of Safety"
Beware of Safety
I shot this photo when I was in Japan a few years ago because the translation made me laugh. A purple sign with white lettering and the hazard alert triangle outlined in red with a slip and fall graphic inside. There are two lines of Japanes text, with a line of English text below reading "Slip and fall down carefully."
Slip and fall down carefully

I found this one while walking around Tokyo. I’m not sure how one slips and falls down carefully.

The prohibitions in this park include no dogs, no bicycles, no football, and I think, no littering, although I am not sure about that last one. I’m not sure about the point of a park without all that.

  • WHite sign with blue lettering, reading NOTICE Thank you for noticing this notice, yur noticing this notice has been noted
  • Danger sign reading Not to be operated By fuckwits
A few more choice signs seen in my travels

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