+SamLowrey Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 (edited) Hey, baby. What's your sign. J/K, Genius Loci. Edited March 22, 2004 by SamLowrey Quote Link to comment
+DamOTclese Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 My brother has photographs of a sign that read: IN CASE OF FLOOD MOVE TO HIGH GROUND Quote Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 The NPS has an answer for everything! Quote Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I didn't get pictures, but on a recent caching adventure I was on a rail trail, that wasn't actually a converted railroad track, it was actually the service road that ran in between an active railroad and the river, which still has some of those big round things you tie barges on to. Well any way, whenever there's a big round thing in the river the access to it is blocked off by about twenty feet of gate with a "No Trespassing" sign on it. The same goes for any access to the train tracks, and there are lots of instances of these along the trail. The only thing is that the twenty foot fence is just that, a twenty foot fence, you can walk right around it (and I mean right around it, there's a good foot or two of clearance between the end of fence and beginning of brush. Or you could just do an easy bushwack no more than ten feet.... Quote Link to comment
+Leapin' Lizards Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Alas, before the days of digital camera ownership... while on our way to "GS Overnight Camp #1", we noticed a sign posted that read, "No Wood Cutting - Active Logging Area". Hm. If you can't cut wood, the logging must be seriously slow going. We decided they must just sneak up on the trees regularly and yell at them. Eventually, the trees die of low self-esteem and fall over on their own. Maybe? Quote Link to comment
+New England n00b Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 When I was in Spain many a year ago there was a little park in this town. It had no words. Just an slashed out outline drawing of a dog on a leash. With it's rear leg horizontal and a dashed line coming from you know where. Oh man do i wish I had a picture of that. It'd be my avatar... Quote Link to comment
+Jamie Z Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Here's my addition. But shouldn't this topic belong in "Hunt/Unusual"? I mean, unusual is part of the topic name.. Geesh. Rode by this one on my bike today after a FTF: Jamie Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Here's my addition. But shouldn't this topic belong in "Hunt/Unusual"? I mean, unusual is part of the topic name.. Geesh. Rode by this one on my bike today after a FTF: Jamie So much for He Walks with me. Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 "I walk with the Lord, but I do so at my own peril, as the Lord will not be held responsible for any damage, inconsequential or otherwise, which may arise from said walking, although my rights may vary from state to state." Quote Link to comment
+WARedBear Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 GEOCACHERS BEWARE!!! Found this sign the other day next to the cache The Airplane Attraction Is it just me or does this pretty much describe Geocaching and Geocachers to a "T"? Quote Link to comment
+Night Stalker Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 Unfortunately I did not get a picture of the sign, but i was riding a train on the Montana Main Line going into Montana one day when the crew stopped the train in a canyon to show me a sign. All the sign said was "Hanging Tree" and had a date of 1898. The crew explained that originally there was a sign there saying "Paymasters Tree" This was where the railroad employees in that area were payed in cash until one day they discovered that the paymaster was taking part of their pay. Thats when it became known as the Hanging Tree Quote Link to comment
+Waterboy Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Truth in Advertising Waterboy With Wife Quote Link to comment
+Mopar Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) Don't know what this sign in Rhode Island used to say because the tree ate it! Edited March 31, 2004 by Mopar Quote Link to comment
+KF6JML Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Here's my addition. But shouldn't this topic belong in "Hunt/Unusual"? I mean, unusual is part of the topic name.. Geesh. Rode by this one on my bike today after a FTF: Jamie Who prompted this sign designer with the shift key? So That All Words Begin With A Capital Letter? Some Forum Posters Don't Even Capitalize The First Person, *I* vs i ! Give Them Credit For Taking The Extra Effort For Holding Down The Shift Key. Via con Dios, I guess. Perhaps only the church-goers can handle these rough roads better than the public. Give me strength - funny sign! Quote Link to comment
+The Cheeseheads Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Truth in Advertising Waterboy With Wife There's a bar around here with that, as well as "ugly bartenders". Quote Link to comment
+Beast of Traal Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 (edited) while on my vaction i saw a few signs and here are the falls they are talking about and near by was a survey marker looks like they changed there mind acurate to two decmal points Wow! Dose this count as a benchmark? Edited April 8, 2004 by Beast of Traal Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Seems like a perfect place for a cache. L-R: IV_Warrior, Team Shadyside, L33T_Hacksta, Insane4Life, JPatton. Quote Link to comment
+kevmikwa Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Seems like a perfect place for a cache. [image clipped] L-R: IV_Warrior, Team Shadyside, L33T_Hacksta, Insane4Life, JPatton. Wow! I know a couple of those guys. Looks like you cats had a cache-filled weekend in SE PA. SBUX is pushing the 528' rule to the max at Community Park. Looks to me like "Heads up!" is only about 540' from "Cache ornament". Still perfectly within the rules! Quote Link to comment
+AmishHacker Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 OK... Here's one you don't see every day. Actually this was taken while I was doing some virtual caching in Arlington National Cemetery. Behind the "Arlington House" the restrooms are located behind the old slave quarters... just in case you were looking for 'em. Hehehe.....I was just there a few months ago....used those restrooms.....did not think much about the sign. Quote Link to comment
CoyoteRed Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Who prompted this sign designer with the shift key? Sometimes sign guys don't want their names associated with some layouts. Believe me I've designed some of the most butt ugly signs upon a customer's insistence. Needless to say I don't put the name of the signshop on those. But what you're talking about is actually an accepted practice though not my style. A favorite saying in one of the shops I've worked, "Butt ugly costs just as much as pretty." In reality it costs more because customers pick up on unprofessional layouts. Quote Link to comment
+Webfoot Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 I found this one in a residential neighborhood while out caching. Sign was at 5 foot level. Quote Link to comment
+harleycache Posted April 8, 2004 Share Posted April 8, 2004 Can't think of anyone I know who would want to wade, or who would be able to swim at this place. Quote Link to comment
+Nazgul Posted April 10, 2004 Share Posted April 10, 2004 Here's two I've been past several times but I took pics of them today just for this thread... Quote Link to comment
Wanderingson Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 (edited) While Cruising Around Northern Japan--Funny it's not written in Japanese--Must be intended for us Americans. Sorry, Picture quality is too low. It says "DANGER this is an agricultural watr course". Edited April 11, 2004 by Wanderingson Quote Link to comment
+Team Flying Dachshund Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I saw a funny sign one time and it said "beware guard cat on duty" It was in the middle of nowhere. There was not a house in sight. Quote Link to comment
ghOzt Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 "No Wood Cutting - Active Logging Area". In Northern Wisconsin, we came across a "No Chopping Wood" sign laying on the ground. A beaver had chewed through the post. Quote Link to comment
+NappingBears Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 My favorite (and I wish it hadn't been dark, or I would have taken a picture) was in front of a roadside restaurant in the mountains of PA. They put it up right after 9/11. It read: GOD HELP US ALL NEW MENU Quote Link to comment
Happy Boy Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 (edited) This sign is at the trailhead near a cache: When going off the trail for this cache, make sure you don't go too far off or else... Edited April 14, 2004 by Happy Boy Quote Link to comment
mistaken4sisters Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 We saw a sign that read "we buy crap metal" It probably said "we buy scrap metal" but the "s" had blown away... still almost wrecked the car. Quote Link to comment
colonelby Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Ebaums World Hye, Ebaums world has a great collection of funny posters.... It also has other really amusing things. Quote Link to comment
+Team Tired Feet Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 We found this one at a fish hatchery near Leaburg, OR. TTF Quote Link to comment
+cache_us_if_you_can Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 We found this one on a bridge on the east side Mt. Shasta (California) Quote Link to comment
+golanv Posted April 17, 2004 Share Posted April 17, 2004 We saw a handpainted no treasspasing/turn around sign on the wrong fork, while heading towards a cache. The only funny part was the last line (sorry, no camera) Beware of Malice Saturated Attack Dogs!! Had us listening up whenever we heard barking, that's for sure. Quote Link to comment
+archaeor Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 BThomas just posted this picture today that he took while finding my recently placed cache: I always wondered where hamburger came from . . . (thanks, BT) Rick Quote Link to comment
+BulldogHuxley Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 Not my pic, but I've seen a few of these in Panama. They have steep hills there. Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Saw this one at the Gulf Shores State Park in South Alabama this weekend: Quote Link to comment
+Team Shredded Bark Posted May 28, 2004 Share Posted May 28, 2004 This was near the final stage of Clinton River Trail Walk cache Oddities: A) We have no alligators in Michigan. It was at the edge of a relatively remote location along a river, unlikely to be seen by anyone, except perhaps fishermen and geocachers. Quote Link to comment
+greengolftee87 Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 This was near the final stage of Clinton River Trail Walk cache Oddities: A) We have no alligators in Michigan. It was at the edge of a relatively remote location along a river, unlikely to be seen by anyone, except perhaps fishermen and geocachers. Holy Crap!!! That was one of my first caches and i remember seeing that thing and it was really freaky. My friend accidently found it and started yelling at me like someone, or something had died. Quote Link to comment
+Pyewacket Posted May 29, 2004 Share Posted May 29, 2004 (edited) While Cruising Around Northern Japan--Funny it's not written in Japanese--Must be intended for us Americans. Sorry, Picture quality is too low. It says "DANGER this is an agricultural watr course". Northern Japan, huh? Would that sign be located anywhere near Lake Towada? The area in the pic looks very similar to where my family spent a lot of time, enjoying picnics and the like, when I was younger. Hey! You're in Misawa, so it's no wonder the area looks familiar! I spent three years there in the '70s. Then again, a Japanese forest is a Japanese forest is a Japanese forest, right? Check your email. Edited to add note of surprise at WanderingSon's location. Edited May 29, 2004 by Pyewacket Quote Link to comment
+The Two Navigators Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Seen this bad boy a few days ago. We both were like "what the hell, did you just see that sign?". We had a good laugh when taking the picture. Quote Link to comment
+Imajika Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 Long before digital cameras (I think around 1985-ish): In my home town there was a store called "The House of Carpet". One night we were driving by and either someone messed with their light-up sign or it was just a weird coincidence but the o, c, p and e were burned out. So it said: "The House Fart". It was like that for a few days and I think my sister took a picture of it. I doubt she has the picture anymore though. Personally, we think it was some kind of prank. There is also a store where I live now called Shoe Carnival. One night we drove by and the S was burned out. Quote Link to comment
Archaeologist-PA Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 I always run into weird signs while out working. These are all from Florida. This sign reads: "For Sale: 2 'Extra Crispy' Acres." We could not figure out what this might mean, unless it is a reference to the site of a future Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise ? On the side of Interstate 75 And in the category of not a sign, but nevertheless, a bizarre roadside site, the 'Our Lady of Clearwater' shrine. I've been told that this image appeared after someone had painted what were supposed to be pictures of Santa Claus and Christmas scenes on the glass. Whatever was used to paint the 'temporary' images had a reaction with the glass, and after Christmas when they were wiped off, this image appeared and suddenly the devout were flocking to the scene... Sorry, I couldn't resist. I would've paid to see this VW camper on the road! Quote Link to comment
+mcweb Posted June 2, 2004 Share Posted June 2, 2004 (edited) This was actually the way I claimed a virtual. I'm not going to say which one, because this picture would be a spoiler. Edit: spelling Edited June 2, 2004 by mcweb Quote Link to comment
+Anonymous' Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 I know this topic has been down for a while but I thought it would be cool to see other unusual signs, plus I found a kind of disturbing one myself: Quote Link to comment
+JohnnyVegas Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 We saw the sign while looking for a cache in the Bahamas Quote Link to comment
+Camo-crazed Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 (edited) nevermind Edited January 24, 2005 by camo-crazed Quote Link to comment
+trail hound Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 (edited) Which way would you go????? GLAD I HAD A GPS!!!! Edited January 25, 2005 by trail hound Quote Link to comment
+Beta Test Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 Didnt see this one so I'll give it a shot. Quote Link to comment
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