Sign at Railroad Station
“Beware! To touch these wires is instant death. Anyone found doing so will be prosecuted.”
Rest Stop in Wisconsin
“Do not eat urinal cakes.”
At a Santa Fe gas station:
“We will sell gasoline to anyone in a glass container.”
In a New York restaurant:
“Customers who consider our waitresses uncivil ought to see the manager.”
On the wall of a Baltimore estate:
“Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
–Sisters of Mercy”
On a long-established New Mexico dry cleaners:
“38 years on the same spot.”
In a Los Angeles dance hall:
“Good clean dancing every night but Sunday.”
In a Florida maternity ward:
“No children allowed.”
In a New York drugstore:
“We dispense with accuracy.”
In the offices of a loan company:
“Ask about our plans for owning your home.”
In a New York medical building:
“Mental Health Prevention Center”
On a New York convalescent home:
“For the sick and tired of the Episcopal Church.”
On a Maine shop:
“Our motto is to give our customers the lowest possible prices, and workmanship.”
At a number of military bases:
“Restricted to unauthorized personnel.”
In the window of a Kentucky appliance store:
“Don’t kill your wife. Let our washing machine do the dirty work.”
In a funeral parlor:
“Ask about our layaway plan.”
In a clothing store:
“Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks.”
In a Tacoma, Washington men’s clothing store:
“15 men’s wool suits, $10. They won’t last an hour!”
On a shopping mall marquee:
“Archery Tournament — Ears pierced”
Outside a country shop:
“We buy junk and sell antiques.”
In the window of an Oregon store:
“Why go elsewhere and be cheated when you can come here?”
In a Maine restaurant:
“Open 7 days a week and weekends.”
On a radiator repair garage:
“Best place to take a leak.”
In the vestry of a New England church:
“Will the last person to leave please see that the perpetual light is extinguished.”
In a Pennsylvania cemetery:
“Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves.”
On a roller coaster:
“Watch your head.”
On the grounds of a public school:
“No trespassing without permission.”
On a Tennessee highway:
“When this sign is under water, this road is impassable.”
In front of a New Hampshire car wash:
“If you can’t read this, it’s time to wash your car.”
And one for Valentine’s Day
On a display of “I love you only” Valentine cards:
“Now available in multi-packs.”
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