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  • T Tim Carmichael

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    I even burst out laughing at one point - and I'm not making this up - there was a sign on the door inside the mens loo's that states: "This toilet is for males only."

    A couple of years back, my wife and I stopped at a road side service station to use the facilities and get something to eat. When my wife went into the ladies room, there were urinals on the wall. She exited, checked the door, confirmed it said ladies room and re-entered. Then, she saw someone 'using' the urinal! She did what she had to do and left quickly. Since we can't remember exactly which service station it was, we avoid all service stations with the brand name... just to be on the safe side. Tim

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    Dan Neely
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    feminazi's pushed them out in the 70's. Most places ripped them out shortly afterwards because noone used then and they took valuable stall space.

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      In the USA they do the multiple signs because of lawsuits. The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille, I know there are a lot of drivers who act blind but I hope they can see! You know its bad when they have signs on your power mower not to put your feet and hands where the blades are!

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      djj55 wrote:

      The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille

      My friend and I just had a lengthy conversation about this the other day when I was going through the ATM. Just like on the package of Hot Pocekts...do not eat while frozen. Anyone with a little common sense could figure that one out :doh:

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        djj55 wrote:

        The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille

        My friend and I just had a lengthy conversation about this the other day when I was going through the ATM. Just like on the package of Hot Pocekts...do not eat while frozen. Anyone with a little common sense could figure that one out :doh:

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        B-rad A wrote:

        Anyone with a little common sense could figure that one out D'Oh!

        Those people are also smart enough to find excuses to weasel out of jury duty. Which means you've got a dozen idiots who could see themselves eating a frozen hot pocket because judging if the manufacturer is legally responsible for the idiot who broke a tooth on one that was frozen rock solid. :((

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        • R Rajesh R Subramanian

          Hat usage instructions[^]

          “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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          Oh Lord! Especially the middle picture! :laugh:

          WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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          • K Keith Barrow

            For some reason I'm reminded of the sign [far too rude to be mentioned here] outside the ladies in the North Sheilds fish-quay...... They've taken it down sadly :-(

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            keefb wrote:

            For some reason I'm reminded of the sign [far too rude to be mentioned here] outside the ladies in the North Sheilds fish-quay......

            Give us a hint.

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            • R Rajesh R Subramanian

              Hat usage instructions[^]

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              Vikram A Punathambekar
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              The second picture gives a whole new meaning to the word asshat. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

              Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)

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              • T Tom Delany

                Oh Lord! Especially the middle picture! :laugh:

                WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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                Vikram A Punathambekar
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                "Asshat" ? :laugh:

                Cheers, Vikram. (Cracked not one CCC, but two!)

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                • C Corporal Agarn

                  In the USA they do the multiple signs because of lawsuits. The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille, I know there are a lot of drivers who act blind but I hope they can see! You know its bad when they have signs on your power mower not to put your feet and hands where the blades are!

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                  Naruki 0
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                  Because the face plates are mass produced. It's cheaper than retooling the die just to quash sarcastic comments.

                  Narf.

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                    feminazi's pushed them out in the 70's. Most places ripped them out shortly afterwards because noone used then and they took valuable stall space.

                    3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                    I think we found a Freeper.

                    Narf.

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                      Well, me and the missus went to see the Registry Office for our little 'interview' so that we can give notice before we get married. Anyway, she goes off to speak to the most boring jobsworth women that ever walked the face of the earth and I'm looking at the reception counter, where there were 4 signs on how to press the buzzer for assistance. 4 bloody signs. There's a sign that states "Press buzzer for assistance", then there is a sign with a big fat arrow pointing down toward the buzzer on the counter, then there is another sign on the wall next to the arrow stating "Buzzer on counter", and then there is another sign on the counter informing us to "Press buzzer for assistance". I mean come on - WTF? I even burst out laughing at one point - and I'm not making this up - there was a sign on the door inside the mens loo's that states: "This toilet is for males only."

                      "People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.

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                      On the A30 at Bodmin - "This sign is not in use".

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                      • C Corporal Agarn

                        In the USA they do the multiple signs because of lawsuits. The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille, I know there are a lot of drivers who act blind but I hope they can see! You know its bad when they have signs on your power mower not to put your feet and hands where the blades are!

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                        Kirk Wood
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                        djj55 wrote:

                        In the USA they do the multiple signs because of lawsuits. The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille, I know there are a lot of drivers who act blind but I hope they can see!

                        Actually, there is good reason for this. It is not unusual for a blind person to have a taxi driver take them to the drive up window. And a good many of those consider it demeaning (as well as a security risk) to have to turn over their card and pin to the driver to get some cash. If you look a little closer, most have a place to plug in headphones as well so that they can receive voice prompts. The cost of such is negligible when all of the ATMs have this feature.

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                          I think we found a Freeper.

                          Narf.

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                          Dan Neely
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                          me? I only visit that site when I'm bored and looking for counter ranting points when my dad forgets I've zero interest in him forwarding me rants from moveon.

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                          • C Corporal Agarn

                            In the USA they do the multiple signs because of lawsuits. The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille, I know there are a lot of drivers who act blind but I hope they can see! You know its bad when they have signs on your power mower not to put your feet and hands where the blades are!

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                            My friend called his wife at work one day telling her that his fingers were cut by the mower blades because he was trying to clear the clogged discharge port while it was running -- he tied the handle with a rope to keep it running. The doctors had to try to reconnect the broken fingers. Now do you think the sign is necessary? This person has a PhD degree in computer engineering, and works for a big computer company in Houston, TX.

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                              djj55 wrote:

                              The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille

                              My friend and I just had a lengthy conversation about this the other day when I was going through the ATM. Just like on the package of Hot Pocekts...do not eat while frozen. Anyone with a little common sense could figure that one out :doh:

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                              Are you kidding me? "Common sense" is not very common. If you've ever bought a new gun, the manufacturer has to put the following disclaimer in the accompanying literature (in similar words): "If you point this weapon at yourself or someone else and discharge it, serious injury or death can occur". I'm serious.

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                                Well, me and the missus went to see the Registry Office for our little 'interview' so that we can give notice before we get married. Anyway, she goes off to speak to the most boring jobsworth women that ever walked the face of the earth and I'm looking at the reception counter, where there were 4 signs on how to press the buzzer for assistance. 4 bloody signs. There's a sign that states "Press buzzer for assistance", then there is a sign with a big fat arrow pointing down toward the buzzer on the counter, then there is another sign on the wall next to the arrow stating "Buzzer on counter", and then there is another sign on the counter informing us to "Press buzzer for assistance". I mean come on - WTF? I even burst out laughing at one point - and I'm not making this up - there was a sign on the door inside the mens loo's that states: "This toilet is for males only."

                                "People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.

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                                All those signs might indicate the staff’s level of frustration with public idiots. I remember back in my college days I used to work part time at a 24 hour convenience store. We had a self-serve microwave for hot food covered with multiple signs saying “don’t put metal in the microwave.” Despite that, 2 or 3 times every shift .... ZORT! ... “Hey, dude. I think there’s something wrong with your microwave.”

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                                • 1 1 21 Gigawatts

                                  Well, me and the missus went to see the Registry Office for our little 'interview' so that we can give notice before we get married. Anyway, she goes off to speak to the most boring jobsworth women that ever walked the face of the earth and I'm looking at the reception counter, where there were 4 signs on how to press the buzzer for assistance. 4 bloody signs. There's a sign that states "Press buzzer for assistance", then there is a sign with a big fat arrow pointing down toward the buzzer on the counter, then there is another sign on the wall next to the arrow stating "Buzzer on counter", and then there is another sign on the counter informing us to "Press buzzer for assistance". I mean come on - WTF? I even burst out laughing at one point - and I'm not making this up - there was a sign on the door inside the mens loo's that states: "This toilet is for males only."

                                  "People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.

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                                  ormonds
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                                  There is an active underground of officials who satirise their own signs. I've seen a photo of a sign which says "It is forbidden to throw stones at this sign".

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                                    My friend called his wife at work one day telling her that his fingers were cut by the mower blades because he was trying to clear the clogged discharge port while it was running -- he tied the handle with a rope to keep it running. The doctors had to try to reconnect the broken fingers. Now do you think the sign is necessary? This person has a PhD degree in computer engineering, and works for a big computer company in Houston, TX.

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                                    dxlee wrote:

                                    This person has a PhD degree

                                    Well he has to be the smartest dumb person i know.... or was it dumbest smart person??:confused:


                                    "There are three sides to every story. Yours, mine and the truth" ~ unknown "All things good to know are difficult to learn" ~ Greek Proverb "The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary" ~ Vidal Sassoon

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                                      me? I only visit that site when I'm bored and looking for counter ranting points when my dad forgets I've zero interest in him forwarding me rants from moveon.

                                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                      Naruki 0
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                                      It was the use of the insult feminazi that suggested it. Perhaps you've been infected with Rush Limbaugh's Disease? :-D

                                      Narf.

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                                        Well, me and the missus went to see the Registry Office for our little 'interview' so that we can give notice before we get married. Anyway, she goes off to speak to the most boring jobsworth women that ever walked the face of the earth and I'm looking at the reception counter, where there were 4 signs on how to press the buzzer for assistance. 4 bloody signs. There's a sign that states "Press buzzer for assistance", then there is a sign with a big fat arrow pointing down toward the buzzer on the counter, then there is another sign on the wall next to the arrow stating "Buzzer on counter", and then there is another sign on the counter informing us to "Press buzzer for assistance". I mean come on - WTF? I even burst out laughing at one point - and I'm not making this up - there was a sign on the door inside the mens loo's that states: "This toilet is for males only."

                                        "People who don't like their beliefs being laughed at shouldn't have such funny beliefs." ~ Anon "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough" ~ Albert Einstein Currently reading: 'The Greatest Show on Earth', by Richard Dawkins.

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                                        nalorin
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                                        Don't forget that people are stupid :P I deal with stupid people every day, as a help desk staff member at my local College...

                                        "Silently laughing at silly people is much more satisfying in the long run than rolling around with them in a dusty street, trying to knock out all their teeth. If nothing else, it's better on the clothes." - Belgarath (David Eddings)

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                                          djj55 wrote:

                                          The drive through banking automatic teller machines have braille

                                          My friend and I just had a lengthy conversation about this the other day when I was going through the ATM. Just like on the package of Hot Pocekts...do not eat while frozen. Anyone with a little common sense could figure that one out :doh:

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                                          Fenshaw
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                                          They're actually more tasty if you do eat them frozen.

                                          "To do is to be." [Descartes] "To be is to do." [Voltaire] "Do be do be do..."[Frank Sinatra]

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