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15 Construction Sites That Mistakenly Built Comedy Gold

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A large construction sign reading “Thanks for your pave-tience!” next to orange “Road Closed” and “Road Work Ahead” signs at a street construction site.
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Fails like these are able to turn the everyday work into pure and outright confusion. With the doors leading to nowhere, strange staircases, awry handrails, and unexpected caution signs, it’s a wonder that these design choices actually made it all the way into completion.

1. Shall we just chop the post and cut the power?

Fails. A paved road with a large utility pole awkwardly standing in the middle, while a road roller is nearby. Two people walk on a sidewalk beside the road, surrounded by trees and a clear sky.
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2. You’re sure that will hold?

Unfinished concrete stairs without railings lead up along a rough brick wall in a construction site. Various building materials and plastic containers are scattered on the floor below.
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3. Did you at least put a mattress under?

A person balances dangerously on a ladder spanning from a stair railing to a wall, working at height in an apartment building corridor. The setup appears unsafe and unstable.
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4. The other left, pedestrians!

A red sign on a roadside reads "PEDESTRIANS LOOK LEFT" with an arrow pointing right. The sign is placed on newly paved asphalt next to a curb and greenery in the background.
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5. “Almost done, buddy”

A man uses a circular saw on a board placed on another person's back, who is crouching on the floor in a workshop; the scene appears unsafe and hazardous.
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6. This is top-notch security

A worker wearing a face mask crouches on steel beams, using a power tool. Plastic sheets cover parts of the nearby structure. The setting appears to be an industrial construction site.
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7. Please, slow down!

A construction site with scaffolding and fencing. Two orange signs on the fence read, "Slow Down My Daddy Works Here" and "Slow Down My Mommy Works Here." City buildings are visible in the background.
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8. All the clangs in this predicament

A tall building under construction, covered in yellow insulation panels. A pink sign below reads, "CLANG! Sorry! CLANG! CLANG! really sorry!" with an apology for construction noise from the YWCA.
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9. Wonder what’s taking them so long to finish…

A construction excavator and workers have created a large tic-tac-toe game using dirt on a road, with Xs and Os clearly visible in the grid. Several cars are passing by on the adjacent street.
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10. A little patience wouldn’t hurt

A yellow construction sign reads: “Sorry for the inconvenience. If Rome was built in a day we would have used the same contractor.” There are barricades and a store in the background.
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11. “Hard hate area”

Yellow caution sign on a fence reads "HARD HATE AREA" with a helmet icon, likely a misspelling of "HARD HAT AREA." A building and trees are visible in the background.
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12. Them trying to be funny is the funny part

A road construction site with workers, orange barriers, and a sign that reads, “Thanks for your pave-tience. ROAD CLOSED.” Apartment buildings are visible in the background.
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13. Meet Dean, the mean elevator operator

Five rules handwritten in black marker on blue tape strips stuck to a gold wall, including instructions to wear PPE, follow rules, and a warning about not getting a ride if directions aren’t followed.
funnysigns / via reddit.com

14. Patients or patience?

A digital roadside sign in front of a mountain displays "MAHALO FOR YOUR PATIENTS" instead of "patience," with construction barriers nearby and trees and a house in the background.
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15. Well, that’s just mean

A portable electronic road sign on a street reads, "YOU'LL NEVER GET TO WORK ON TIME HAHA!!" with traffic cones and cars driving past in the background.
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