Cherie's Place » Signs http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:58:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Signs of the Past http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/05/25/signs-of-the-past/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2012/05/25/signs-of-the-past/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 14:14:46 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=8302 Signs for all Occasions

I am not at all sure about ‘WANTED young girls for bottling and pickling’…

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“Two Steeples”

PURE WOOL

UNDERWEAR

WILL NOT SHRINK.
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L&NW AND L&V
RAILWAYS
ANY PERSON FOUND
TAMPERING WITH
THESE BELLS WILL
BE PROSECUTED
BY ORDER

Fishporters and Idlers are Not Permitted

Will be Prosecuted

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A Man in the Shed SillyWeek post:

Some gems from the Dumb Laws website whose headline is – Big Government. Small Brains. Dumb Laws.

These laws are supposedly still in place in the United Kingdom:

  • All land must be left to the eldest son.
  • Divorces are outlawed.
  • Since 1313, MPs are not allowed to don armor in Parliament.
  • With the exception of carrots, most goods may not be sold on Sunday.
  • All English males over the age 14 are to carry out 2 or so hours of longbow practice a week supervised by the local clergy.
  • London Hackney Carriages (taxis/cabs) must carry a bale of hay and a sack of oats.
  • Any person found breaking a boiled egg at the sharp end will be sentenced to 24 hours in the village stocks (enacted by Edward VI).
  • Any boy under the age of 10 may not see a naked mannequin.
  • It is illegal for a lady to eat chocolates on a public conveyance.

Or how about some confusing signs?

  • State Prison: Do Not Stop for Hitchhikers
    Interstate 10, Near Phoenix, AZ
  • Warning to tourists: don’t laugh at the natives.
    Highway 26, Idaho Falls, Idaho
  • Caution water on road during rain.
    Unknown Road, Clemson, SC
  • If tunnel is dark, remove sunglasses.
    Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee
  • Public Property, Keep out!
    Jefferson City, Missouri High School Football Field
  • Soccer not allowed. Soccer may only be played in archery range.
    Lime Kiln Park, Grafton, WI
  • Secret Nuclear Bunker >
    Unknown Road Sign
  • Cruise ships use airport exit
    Freeway near San Diego, CA
  • Cemetery Road. Dead End
    South Side of San Antonio, TX

If those have whetted you appetite there is plenty more to amuse (or annoy) over at the Dumb Network.

PS:  I am a little worried about the law about chocolate…

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