Unusual signs found while caching

November 2, 2003

This sign was in the strangest place... a parking lot.

November 2, 2003

At least he's honest...

2.7k · November 2, 2003

Amen Brother lets Pray

Tahosa - Dweller of Mountain Tops.

November 2, 2003

Can they read, though?

I get by with a little help from my friends.....

November 2, 2003

just down the road from one of my caches are about 30 or so signs saying

"tresspassing by written permission only"

i found the signs funny since they were "homemade signs" they were spaced about 15-20' apart all down the one side of the road

1.3k · November 3, 2003

November 3, 2003

Near a cache in Louisiana:

November 3, 2003

November 3, 2003

November 3, 2003

Oooops...I screwed THAT up....

November 3, 2003

This sign is near my Splinter Tech cache:

Visit the Mississippi Geocaching Forum at

http://pub98.ezboard.com/bgeocachingms

November 3, 2003

It's not really a strange sign, but certainly in a strange place. There was kind of a road, but certainly no traffic.

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[This message was edited by 1setter on November 03, 2003 at 09:10 PM.]

November 3, 2003

ooops. I think a couple of us need a lesson in how to insert a picture.

[This message was edited by 1setter on November 03, 2003 at 09:12 PM.]

November 3, 2003

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There were plants and birds and rocks and things,

there was sand and hills and rain...

November 5, 2003

This is an actual sign, no Photoshop involved!

"To create you need a good imagination and a pile of junk" - Benjamin Franklin<br>

Visit our homepage: <a href="http://www.bananamoon.net">BananaMoon.net</a>

November 5, 2003

Saw this one so I left my GPS, FRS radios, digital camera, and watch in the car. Good thing I don't have a pacemaker.

November 5, 2003

Maybe I have this now. We have some stop signs in out-of-the-way places here in South Dakota.

1.3k · November 5, 2003

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[This message was edited by Captain_Morgan&Family on November 06, 2003 at 01:48 AM.]

3.5k · November 5, 2003

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1.3k · November 5, 2003

Beware of the horses on the road

I found this from southern Finland.

3.5k · November 5, 2003

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~ Texas Geocaching ~ Geocaching Icons - The Selector ~

November 6, 2003

One more time.

2.3k · November 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by 9Key:
http://img.Groundspeak.com/cache/log/825470_400.jpg

LOL... nice try, but your photo editing needs a tad more work! (I do that sort of thing for a living!)

Joel (joefrog)

"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!"

November 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by joefrog:
I do that sort of thing for a living!

So you are a professional forger!? Coool! Can I order some Euro???

老盖

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Konfuzius sagt:

Die längsten Wege sind unbekannte Abkürzungen.

November 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by joefrog:
LOL... nice try, but your photo editing needs a tad more work! (I do that sort of thing for a living!)

What indicates to you that the photo is not genuine? I see the compression artifacts, but I believe they were the result of the red circle. Am I missing something?

November 6, 2003

And here's a whole Gallery of unusual signs found while geocaching thanks to that new cool site feature

"If you don't know where you are going, then it doesn't much matter where you are." - Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass

November 6, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by geospotter:

quote:
Originally posted by joefrog:
LOL... nice try, but your photo editing needs a tad more work! (I do that sort of thing for a living!)

What indicates to you that the photo is not genuine? I see the compression artifacts, but I believe they were the result of the red circle. Am I missing something?

I'm not going to go digging around to Markwell it, but I remember when that picture was posted some months ago. IIRC, the person who posted it admitted that it had been altered.

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There were plants and birds and rocks and things,

there was sand and hills and rain...

1.2k · November 6, 2003

In Beaverton, Oregon, there is a sign located right next to a high school that warns of "Speed Humps Ahead".

Well at least it's nice of them to warn the young women coming in at the freshman level even before they set foot in the place!

-Elana (a.k.a. "Sparrowhawk")

November 6, 2003

I thought this sign in Arkansas was kinda wierd, but then I'm told it's not that unusual in other parts of the country.

1.3k · November 6, 2003

"What indicates to you that the photo is not genuine?"

The Kerning/Font seems to be slightly off. It's odd that the word "GEOCACHING" is wider than every other 10 (and some 11)

5.9k · November 6, 2003

OK, forget it. It ain't working. Go here.

NOTE: There is nothing suggestive in this post.

http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/

[This message was edited by Criminal on November 06, 2003 at 09:28 PM.]

[This message was edited by Criminal on November 06, 2003 at 09:30 PM.]

3.5k · November 6, 2003

I'll Markwell myself on the sign.

I got a kick oout of the initial thread and wanted see if I could trick anyone else.

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~ Texas Geocaching ~ Geocaching Icons - The Selector ~

3k · November 7, 2003

Sign seen outside of a church down the road "Under same management for over 2000 years"

I cache, therefore I am.

Planet

November 7, 2003

Thanks for the Markwell, guys. I didn't know how I missed the original thread until I read the date. I was on the road then and not reading the forums. That'll teach me.

November 7, 2003

I found a couple of interesting signs during some of my geocaching trips in Toronto.

This one is a common one in the city parks. It tends to make the tourists do a bit of a double take.

The second picture is one I saw on a glass walled ticket booth in the middle of a public square...

2.3k · November 7, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by geospotter:
What indicates to you that the photo is not genuine? I see the compression artifacts, but I believe they were the result of the red circle. Am I missing something?

Look to the bottom right of the red circle. Those aren't "compression artifacts," those are where someone tried to "clone" from an area where the color saturation didn't quite match the underlying color. It's TOUGH to get an exact match on a solid color, especially when there's a shadow interfering.

Joel (joefrog)

"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!"

2.3k · November 7, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by geospotter:
What indicates to you that the photo is not genuine? I see the compression artifacts, but I believe they were the result of the red circle. Am I missing something?

Look to the bottom right of the red circle. Those aren't "compression artifacts," those are where someone tried to "clone" from an area where the color saturation didn't quite match the underlying color. It's TOUGH to get an exact match on a solid color, especially when there's a shadow interfering.

Joel (joefrog)

"Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!"

1.1k · November 7, 2003

Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn.

-Roland, The Gunslinger

November 7, 2003

Team Kender - "The Sun is coming up!" "No, the horizon is going down."

November 7, 2003

Your tax dollars at work.

Find the spelling error.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?luid={5CF5DC37-6D70-498F-9DFA-F05C8C24F3C8}

Mickey

Max Entropy

More than just a name, a lifestyle.

November 8, 2003

Bons wrote:

quote:
"What indicates to you that the photo is not genuine?"

The Kerning/Font seems to be slightly off. It's odd that the word "GEOCACHING" is wider than every other 10 (and some 11)

Maybe it was added later.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--

I put the Jeep in 4-wheel low and left the roads behind!

There's a fine line between Geocaching and mental illness, I'm just not sure which side of the line I'm on!

November 8, 2003

We found this sign at the end of a dead end street in the middle of nowhere. There were many signs that said the same thing.

[This message was edited by The Two Navigators on November 08, 2003 at 05:27 PM.]

November 8, 2003

November 9, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by MaxEntropy:
Your tax dollars at work.

Find the spelling error.

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?luid={5CF5DC37-6D70-498F-9DFA-F05C8C24F3C8}

Mickey

Max Entropy

More than just a name, a lifestyle.

You gotta wonder about the sicko who made that sign.

Amy

3.8k · November 9, 2003

WELCOME! You've got TRAIN!

~robert

www.CacheGear.com

Proud member of the Maryland Geocaching Society

1.1k · November 9, 2003

This one is near my house. Just to wierd.

Understand what? My purpose? You know that. To find the Tower is my purpose. I'm sworn.

-Roland, The Gunslinger

[This message was edited by Johnnie Stalkers on November 09, 2003 at 02:40 PM.]

January 11, 2004

Everytime I drive through this town I think: Welcome to Tenino...Don't Kill our Hookers!

January 11, 2004

The Green River Killer has been caught. It's safe to go in the park again! Even hookers need to enjoy the outdoors sometimes. No longer do they have to avoid this park. Run free, you hoes!

5.3k · January 11, 2004

3.5k · January 12, 2004

This was a nice sign.

Bret

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