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Byuphoto
01-31-2006, 14:33
These are just some I have
sockeyed
01-31-2006, 14:36
Bessa R3A, Nokton 40/1.4, Fuji Reala

http://static.flickr.com/26/63821896_80d2119e8d.jpg
Vagabond
01-31-2006, 15:59
Here's a couple. Not all funny.
bessameister
01-31-2006, 16:46
Lets go for fair and balanced :)
Gabriel M.A.
01-31-2006, 17:09
Was that using a Goldwater Astigmatar f/0.66?
Gabriel M.A.
01-31-2006, 17:20
I found this at the coffee shop I frequent...

http://photoblog.gabrielma.com/images/20060114102951_pblog_2006-01-07-dr_025_2b.jpg (http://photoblog.gabrielma.com/index.php?showimage=51)

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 (and yes, this one is oversharpened, my vad).
Vagabond
02-01-2006, 03:40
Signs are good subjects. They stay still for you, will wait for the right lighting, and don't get upset when you take their photograph.
Skinny McGee
02-01-2006, 04:13
M3 50 mm summar uncoated.... I love the " Parking in the rear part"
lubitel
02-01-2006, 04:51
There was this one sign on a restaurant window in Dresden, which really surprised me. it read: "Wenn die Sonne fröhlich lacht, wählt die blende nummer 8" or something like that. Which, poetically translated means: " when the sun is shining straight, choose the f-stop number 8"

I DID take a picture of it with my newly acquired Fed2, but back then i didnt know that a collapsible lens has to be "locked in" and the photo came out completely out of focus. DAMN IT!
GeneW
02-01-2006, 04:54
A fun theme, Rick. I enjoy collecting signs -- here are a few:

1. Ice Unsafe
2. Reserved for President
3. Police Vehicles Only
4. Unit for Lease

Gene
thmk
02-01-2006, 05:17
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2729&cat=4854

I never saw this sign anywhere else...
dmr
02-01-2006, 07:17
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d30gaijin
02-01-2006, 07:50
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2729&cat=4854

I never saw this sign anywhere else...

Actually it looks like the sign is saying it's OK to piss here, otherwise it would have the diagonal slash through it. Too funny!
P C Headland
02-01-2006, 12:37
Seen somewhere near the Alps in SE France.
Byuphoto
02-01-2006, 12:53
You guys need to quit reading the signs
Gabriel M.A.
02-01-2006, 13:04
Seen somewhere near the Alps in SE France.

RLMAOF!!! Now that is friggin' hilarious!! Somebody had a problem, eh?
dmr
02-01-2006, 13:13
"Please leave valuable items in your end." Is that right? LOL! Hey, my French is rusty. :)
Gabriel M.A.
02-01-2006, 13:17
DMR: my French ain't great either, but here's my rough translation:

"Attention: risk of theft -- (kindly) leave things of value in (literally in) your ::ehem:: derriere ::ehem:: Thanks" ;)
Fred
02-01-2006, 13:21
Err.. could not resist this shot when out walking last Autumn. An odd walk to a small place near Bibury in the West of the UK.
Gabriel M.A.
02-01-2006, 13:29
I love the " Parking in the rear part"
You give them too much credit, you've actually made it a sentence; I've seen a number of the same nonsentences in stores around here (where I live). Marketing ploy? Me not know.
dmr
02-09-2006, 08:07
Here's one that often seems to get a double-take. :)

W/A 200
kbg32
02-09-2006, 08:22
Some random signs.
agphotography
02-09-2006, 22:43
i wish i had a picture of it. but up in santa barbara, there is a realty company that has signs everywhere. and not only is the sign funny, it rings true ( i asked around )

it clearly states in bold letters: Karen Lacks Management

oh poor poor Karen Lacks. lol
RML
02-09-2006, 23:25
Actually it looks like the sign is saying it's OK to piss here, otherwise it would have the diagonal slash through it. Too funny!

Beware of people pissing down on your head? :p
taffer
02-10-2006, 11:43
The recursive 'shower anyone?' :D

http://www.pbase.com/taffer/image/39422577.jpg
JimG
04-18-2006, 13:13
Monte Alban- Chiapas, Mexico 1976 Minolta SLR.
vincentbenoit
04-18-2006, 14:25
Fifty pee...

http://static.flickr.com/26/43611527_dd40db0657_o.jpg

Vincent
Andrew Sowerby
04-18-2006, 17:21
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/andrewsowerby/92210018.jpg

GOLD TEETH$
OldNick
04-18-2006, 18:20
I assume this is meant for those who need help getting a large waist into smaller clothes.

Jim N.
Dougg
04-18-2006, 18:55
"Closed" seems to be out-voted here, but is the truth...
SteveM_NJ
04-19-2006, 03:25
first 2 signs caught my eye, South Africa.
1 sign -no kites near an airfield, Chicago.
ch1
04-21-2006, 22:02
If the answer is NO - does this mean you can LIVE it up? :D
Oliver
04-22-2006, 03:51
disclaimer, not rangefinder shots, but they are from my collection of funny signs

The first sign is hard to read, so I will reproduce it here:

The top is in Japanese, the bottom is tacked on in English and says

"When crossing [still Japanese],
be careful of the footing sufficiently.
Understand beforehand because the
responsibility can not be assumed
about the accident in case and so on."

The other sign is from Hawaii near the lava flow, but it took some airborne lava damage.

-Oliver
Nikon Bob
04-22-2006, 04:27
Says it all.

Nikon Bob
Kragmeister
04-22-2006, 07:01
Not sure how funny this is, but I thought it odd.
Gabriel M.A.
04-22-2006, 07:15
For the francophones...

http://k43.pbase.com/u42/gabrielma/medium/39651372.sm20040919_0447_qf.jpg
Gabriel M.A.
04-22-2006, 07:18
http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u43/gabrielma/upload/39692937.20040920_0401_qf.jpg
Gabriel M.A.
04-22-2006, 07:19
(sorry for the watermark intensity on these)

http://k43.pbase.com/u44/gabrielma/upload/39717162.20040920_0468_qf.jpg
aad
04-22-2006, 07:58
I posted this on another thread a while back-

Where to go if you want a dirnk.
dmr
04-26-2006, 10:59
0.........0
ch1
04-29-2006, 13:40
As "Snagglepuss" might say: "Exit, stage right!"
bmattock
05-02-2006, 19:40
Masan, South Korea.

Yum, yum.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks
Terence T
05-17-2006, 20:00
The most masculine road sign in all of England.

http://static.flickr.com/46/143905867_47bfde1724_o.jpg
tkluck
05-17-2006, 20:57
M3 50 mm summar uncoated.... I love the " Parking in the rear part"

That's the only gynecologist who accepts my health insurance.
pesphoto
05-18-2006, 04:48
They are all around us.....
simonankor
05-18-2006, 05:45
http://static.flickr.com/47/148154002_d82f8330b7_o.jpg
kbg32
05-18-2006, 05:56
Donation Center.
bobomoon
05-18-2006, 11:26
http://static.flickr.com/50/131102174_911220e54d.jpg
bobomoon
05-18-2006, 11:32
Masan, South Korea.

Yum, yum.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

There's a place near my grandmother's outside of seoul where I used to eat called "Macgyver Burger". Yup, the theme was the tv show.
Ash
05-18-2006, 11:52
Swindon tabloid, and London last year
JoeFriday
05-18-2006, 11:59
Parking permit? We don't have no parking permit. We don't need no stinking parking permit.
that wouldn't happen to be in Chapel Hill, NC would it? I had my car towed there once while I was at a bar across the street
olmanwompa
05-18-2006, 12:23
..........................
MikeCaine
05-18-2006, 12:39
http://static.flickr.com/1/130095030_8c471cbceb.jpg
Andy K
05-18-2006, 12:40
Saw this speed camera when out on my bike. Someone obviously had enough of being fined, lol!
Dougg
05-18-2006, 13:03
At the Fair...
darkkavenger
05-18-2006, 13:37
OT -- olmanwompa : your inbox is full, I can't reply there, please make room and i'll give some infos :)
ClaremontPhoto
05-19-2006, 04:25
I can't find my photo of the sign that says "Do Not Throw Stones at this Sign".

Well, if the sign wasn't there we couldn't throw stones at it.
thanatos
05-19-2006, 05:28
On the side of a house/shop in York, UK. Never mind reiki, use these.
dostacos
06-03-2006, 09:35
pulled porkbutts?????
ray_g
06-05-2006, 05:30
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/gallery/989/U989I1147146008.SEQ.0.jpg
bmattock
06-05-2006, 05:34
pulled porkbutts?????

I knew without looking at the sign that you were talking about North Carolina. Yep, that's what they call it here.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks
bsdunek
06-08-2006, 06:24
In the U.S. there is a store chain called 'Bed, Bath and Beyond'. My wife took this on a recent trip to Upper Michigan. Thought it was a good play on words. :cool: