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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:04 am Post subject: Amusing signs

DradusContact · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:33 am Post subject:

Last one make me lol.

Oldie but goodie:

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Twelfth Monkey · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject:

The first one reminds me of the start of Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods, in which he hikes the Appalachian Trail. Preparation for which involves setting up camp in his basement and reading a book about bear attacks. The author describes bears as intelligent, hugely strong and very curious, and seems to steer you in the direction that it's very hard to know how to deal with a bear attack. Some will generally, but not always, leave you alone of you play dead. He also counsels against climbing a tree, because bears are excellent climbers and wryly observes that you 'will merely end up fighting a bear up a tree.'

A Good Book.

I wonder if this is la-di-dah enough, Nick?
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DradusContact · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject:

The Edge with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin is a good film if you like all things Bear-related. Great score too, I've got it somewhere, composed by Jerry Goldsmith.

Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:10 pm Post subject:

franki68 · Petrolhead Joined: 10 Jan 2007 Posts: 2401

If I can find it I have a photo of a supermarket in Bali...a sign at the till said something like 'so sorry for lack of change,we only give change in chocolate'

Gurney · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject:

Re Bears and avoiding ending up as a main course I read recently that someone asked an American tour guide (probably in the Everglades) if you were likely to be attacked by an Alligator if you were carrying a torch.

The reply was 'it depends how fast you were carrying it'.
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DarthBalls · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:33 am Post subject:

Gooner · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:27 pm Post subject:

I do love Bill Bryson and having just finished the latest Ian Rankin novel, I'm tempted to dig out a walk in the woods as it was one of my favourites only bettered by The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid.

One of the best signs I've seen in a while, well more of a placard but woth it none the less:

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Grampa · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 11:54 pm Post subject:

This was one of my favourites...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm

... and appropriate to this thread as it's in the OP's home town.
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Chris M Wants a V-10 · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject:

One for Gordon Brown:

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BeN · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:13 pm Post subject:

Just found this one:

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Matt · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:18 pm Post subject:

Are you reading Autoblog, too? Both this and the red car were on there too.

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BeN · Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject:

Yeah. Just surfing around for a bit.
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"him" · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject:

'Photoshopped' but relevant to the thread...

Useful advise for some maybe?

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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject:

Perhaps the last one should be renamed iProd?

Clunes · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:38 pm Post subject:

This one is always good for a laugh:

simonp · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:55 pm Post subject:

Scouse · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:32 pm Post subject:

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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:42 am Post subject:

DradusContact · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:17 am Post subject:

Matt · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:02 pm Post subject:

Oh, there's lots of images of that girl in Scouse's sig.

NSFW

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b10/byrniezero5/epic_booblars.jpg
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Humphrey The Pug · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject:

On the back of one of those lorries that hoover up shit from toilets etc "Caution Stool Bus".
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Roadrunner · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject:

On the side of a drain and septic tank emptying tanker at Stoneleigh today 'Suck-Cess'.
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DaveGibson · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:32 pm Post subject:

When I was at work the truck, which came to empty the fat from our restaurant drains, was amusing. The name on the side was 'Blockbusters'.

DradusContact · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:55 am Post subject:

Scouse · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:30 am Post subject:

Should be safe-ish for work, they are no worse than the pics in my sig
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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:40 pm Post subject:

Work net nanny won't allow me to post it, but type "Epic Bobs" into Google images ...

Meanwhile:

Scouse · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject:

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Blarno · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject:

Epic but fake.

Shame. Real jubblies that size would be awesome.
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BeN · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:14 pm Post subject:

The girl is cute, but I don't really fancy fake boobs.
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Scouse · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject:

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Scouse · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject:

BeN · Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

Not the best picture, but nice.

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Dr. Hfuhruhurr · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:42 am Post subject:

Matt · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject:

I don't know why, but I find this to be one of the sweetest things on the whole internet, like Bill Stickers is an analogy for the common man. I'm very tempted to write a short story on it, as it fascinates me so much in a way I can't comprehend.

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BeN · Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:38 am Post subject:

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