A police officer wearing sunglasses holds a radar gun while peeking out from behind a blue sign that reads, “SLOW DOWN! COPS HIDE BEHIND THIS SIGN.”
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Some warning signs take care of their job by scaring people straight. Others opt for providing nice measures of humor in the delivery of the necessary information. These warning signs are comedy gems in their own right.

1. “Texting and driving? Say it: I’m the problem”

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If the sign if better friends with your lock screen than you are, then it’s time to take a step back.

2. “This machine takes your money and gives you nothing”

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At long last, a vending machine that healthily manages expectations with no refunds and no heartbreak in the process.

3. “If you don’t schedule maintenance, your equipment will”

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Meet your new calendar: Tuesday at 3 p.m., everthing breaks.

4. “Level 5 goose warning”

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Platform 2 belongs to the goose now. Proceed only if you bread… and bravery.

5. Hedgehogs forbidden to cross

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Somewhere a tiny wanderer is filing an appeal with a bindle and big feelings.

6. “Slow down. Cops hide behind this sign”

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Bold strategy: tell the truth and let the radar gun do the rest.

7. “Emergency phone not installed, please do not have an emergency”

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The most honest public-service announcement of all time.

8. “Think you can cross this pasture in 10 seconds? Don’t, the bull can do it in 9”

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Nature’s speed trap.Respect the local athlete.

9. “If you hit this sign, you will hit that bridge”

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A masterclass in cause and effect.

10. A bold gesture to say the very least.

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We see the loophole. We also see security.

11. “Your GPS is wrong. Turn around”

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When the sign out-ranks satellite confidence.

12. “Caution: Tomatoes”

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Low threat level, high curiosity. Sauce my follow.

Meet the Writer

Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just as easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.

These days Matt’s caught up in trying to provide folks as many vivid glimpses into the days long since passed as he can, through fun and engaging collections of hand-picked vintage photos.