Phylbert’s Joke of the Week

grey bar graphic of bulletin board

Silly Signage



Here are some written messages that have appeared on actual signs, poster, or bulletins in various places.
Read them through for a crash-course in poor communications: how NOT to express your point!

We will sell gasoline to anyone in a glass container.

Customers who consider our waitresses uncivil ought to see the manager.

Trespassers will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Sisters of Mercy

38 Years on the Same Spot!

window of a drycleaning establishment

MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION CENTER

No children allowed.

outside a maternity ward

Ask about our plans for owning your home.

at a loan company

When this sign is underwater, this road is impassable

15 Men’s Wool Suits, $10.
They won't last an hour.

For the sick and tired of the Episcopal Church

nameplate slogan of a convalescent home

Our motto is give our customers the LOWEST POSSIBLE prices and workmanship.

NOW AVAILABLE IN MULTI-PACKS!

on a display of "I love you only" Valentines

Don’t kill your wife... let our machines do the dirty work!

appliance store

Wonderful bargains for men with 16 and 17 necks.

clothing store

Archery Tournament -
Ears Pierced

Why go elsewhere and be cheated, when you can come here?

Will the last person to leave please see that the perpetual light is extinguished.

in a New England church

Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves.

posted in a cemetery

No trespassing without permission

on the grounds of a public school

If you can’t read this, it’s time to wash your car.

The ladies of the church have cast off clothing of every kind and they may be seen in the church basement on Friday afternoon.

church bulletin board

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