Picture this. I'm driving down a country gravel road and come up to an intersection with a significant highway. While waiting for traffic to clear so I can cross, I notice a sign on the opposite side of the highway maybe 150 feet from the intersection which says: I can suck my thumbs.
Now, as you may have guessed, I was quite intriqued as to why anyone would erect such a sign along a highway several miles from the nearest town. At first blush, this seems to have been erected by someone who takes great pride in incredibly simple things that they can do. Why would someone do that? What's next: I can wipe my own bottom? I can hop? I can make crude noises by placing my hand in my armpit?
It's rather amazing how many stray thoughts can roll through your mind in just a few seconds.
After crossing the highway, I discovered that the "thumbs" sign was actually number two in a series along the highway right-of-way. The first sign read: My heart is beating. Then I realized that each sign had a second message written sideways on the left edge of the sign. The first sign read: 1 month. The "thumbs" sign read: 2 months. I finally realized the signs had been erected by abortion foes. Duh! I was still trying to figure out why someone was so proud of being able to suck their thumbs.
Nice realization. We have a STOP sign with a spray painted HAMMER TIME under it. It's from a stencil so it looks awesome but I've only seen one. When I go to the Home Depot, I come in from the west just to see the sign and sing the song.
I worked on a significant research project involving the heirs of Samuel Ryder from the mid 1850s. I live near Sam Ryder Road, but the project was 2 miles away from the road in a different town. It was not until the second day of testimony from the title expert who reviewed the entire probate of Samuel Ryder Sr. that I realized the road was named after the man.
A couple years ago a good friend got sent to Djibouti, Africa to work for a while on some kind of US airstrip. As a going away gag, I had this made up for him. No offense intended to anybody, but we all did get a good chuckle.
Wayne..
That's funny.
About 17 or 18 years ago I had to order replacement signs for the Highway Dept. crews. The old ones read "SURVEY PARTY AHEAD"...
The sign maker called back later to verify that we really wanted the signs to read that way (he thought it was a joke). We went ahead, against my wishes, and changed them to read "SURVEY CREW AHEAD".
Oh, this changing world.
I like the wording on this sign:
There are several of these on the water company property.
They are cast iron with raised lettering.
Grant
Today's Road Sign>Rock 'Harbor Clam Trees
Sailing into Rock Harbor one is met by the famous "Clam Trees" marking the channel for the harbor. At low tide you can walk across this channel without getting your ankles wet, at high tide it's a ten foot channel.
The harbormaster, in his infinite wisdom and sense of humor, always nails metal signs to the clam trees to serve as radar reflectors for the fishing fleet. It's mostly charter fishing boats with only 2-3 commercial boats.
Here's one of my favorites I spotted last time I sailed into the harbor. This is the closest Cape Cod Bay harbor to me and i was hauling the boat out that day.
Oh yeah, we just call them clam trees to confuse the tourists.. (local pass time hobby)
Today's Road Sign in the 'duh' department
I never quite understood the need for this sign, but they are all over the county. As suspected, at the top of a hill...duh
Today's Road Sign in the 'duh' department
I always thought it was rude to predispose an opinion about some children's intelligence:
Maybe a more politically correct version:
HC, you are a good story teller.
That gave me a good laugh.
Thanks.
Today's Road Sign in the 'what time' department
Yea, but Paden... the little brats even get signs for their own watches. WTF I guess the geezer watches have bigger numbers or something...:-P
We see a lot of these around Fort Sill. Yes, you DO yield, that's a given.
Here's a sign of one of my old girlfriend. She's all over the place.....
> Here's a sign of one of my old girlfriend. She's all over the place.....
This may be off topic, but perhaps this classic from our old friend John Entwistle will encourage you.....;-)
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Wayne..
Whenever I see that sign I think they are a crew of people that want to ask me questions about my highway experience today.
Every other operation in the road simply says, "Road Work Ahead." Why do we insist on saying what kind of work is going on particularly when I bet the vast majority of the motoring public have no idea what a Survey Crew is.
"Well Duh" Road Sign
This is on State Route 1 (Pacific Ocean in the background). I think it's in Sonoma County:
"Well Duh" Road Sign
One of my favorites... 😉
