On Saturdays, I like to go to the Lake County Fairgrounds, walk around, do some writing, that sort of thing.

On the door of the men's bathroom, there is a standard, old-fashioned rectangular sign that says "MEN," and under that, they have a sign that says:

DO TO VANDALISM
RESTROOMS WILL BE
CLOSED AT 3:00 PM

Hmmmm, a government-run facility, and whoever made the sign doesn't know how to spell "due." This is not a good sign, which is sort of a double entendre, ha ha.

Well, as it was before 3:00 p.m., I went into the bathroom and was greeted by possibly the worst smell I've ever experienced. This wasn't the aforementioned vandalism, per se, but some guy in a stall emanating putrid odoriferousness, while simultaneously singing in a very loud voice.

I am not particularly familiar with opera, but I'm thinking he was doing the aria from "Stinkoletto."

Before I left, however, I noticed that there was some sort of platform-table thing hanging on one wall -- apparently it was originally labeled "Baby Changing Station" but someone had obscured one of the letters and now it says "Baby Hanging Station." Totally worth the price of admission.

When I reached the door, I saw a BIG sign on the INSIDE of the door, saying "MEN" and showing stick figures of a man standing and a man in a wheelchair. This struck me as odd because if you're in a position to see this sign, you're already inside the restroom and why do you need to see this as you're going out?

.....my favourite sign was at a great alternative folk festival (Woodford Folk festival)...there were obscure little messages on signposts in all sorts of nooks and crannies...and tucked in a little glenn alongside the path, in all it's finery and perkiness was a sign that said....

"This is a sign"


..I loved it!

Yeah, I love the obvious ones!

There's one near Lisle, IL -- a sidewalk stops because there's basically a forest right there where the sidewalk would need to go in order to continue -- and the sign says "Sidewalk Ends." I have a picture of that somewhere....

There's a pic in one of the National Lampoon books of a sign that says "Diversion Ahead" -- I always wondered what that was, exactly....?

In the men's room at a nice restaurant in Denver a small sticker was placed that read "Surveillance Cameras are for research purposes only"

I have printed some of my own and placed them for my own amusement in other men's rooms.

they should think of a better sign than the "merge" signs on the highways. or print the definition so people might actually do it.

and the sign said, long haired freaky people need not apply.

Same could be said about Stop signs....apparently people think they are yield signs. Even had someone in all seriousness tell me they thought a REAL Stop sign was all red with no white border....hence, they thought one with a white border meant the same thing as a blinking yellow light. *slaps forehead* Then why does it say S-T-O-P, moron? Oy vay.

wow..at least you had a sign informing you of the details..over here, they just close things and never open them up again...

Lex, I do hope you washed your hands...
I happen to be very fond of opera.