funny signs by metro sign and awning

Steeped as we are in the sign business, we make a serious

effort to do our jobs as perfectly as we can.

But we also get a laugh

now and then from signs that

“fail,” as well as those that

are intentionally

funny. Metro Sign and Awningwww.MetroSignandAwning.com

This one proves it’s possible to get a laugh

without using words

at all (CAN YOU GUESS WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ROAD AFTER IT CRESTS THAT RISE?)

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But some signs are funny for the self-

referential thoughts

they express. Like

this one:Metro Sign and Awning

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And this one:


Or equally well, for the

lack of thought

they express:


Some signs make much ado about nothing, like this

one:


Or this one:


We also enjoy the occasional “unforced error” that creeps into signage work when somebody in a key position simply fails to

pay attention.Metro Sign and Awning

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Here’s another

one:


Some signs are just clever:


And:


Other signs elicit a quick

chuckle because

they make no sense:


Or because they appear to make no

sense:


(THIS ONE ACTUALLY MAKES PERFECT SENSE, BECAUSE TABLE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK,

IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, IS HOME TO A LARGE COLONY OF AFRICAN PENGUINS! SCORE

ONE FOR THE SIGN MAKERS!)

But the ones we like the

best are the ones that

highlight the importance of our work, and the need for

us to do more of it, like this

one: Metro Sign and Awningwww.MetroSignandAwning.com

What funny signs have you seen lately? Snap some photos and send them to us, please, so we can share your “funny sign finds” with others who enjoy the odd bit

of Visual Display Humor.

Find us at: www.MetroSignandAwning.com

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