This is from my cyber friend, Ankur Mithal. It should raise a smile – or two.
While I wait for the creative juices to flow, here is a collection of funny signs I received on email from a friend (source unknown – before the friend I mean) that I enjoyed reading:
In an office:
TOILET OUT OF ORDER……. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW
In a Laundromat:
AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT
In a London department store:
BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS
In an office:
WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN
In an office:
AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD
Outside a second-hand shop:
WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING – BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?
Notice in health food shop window:
CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS
Spotted in a safari park:
ELEPHANTS…
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Flaming English by Anna Nolan 
Brilliant! I particularly like:
‘In an office: AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD.’ – have they ever heard of health and safety 🙂
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Thank you, Sean. Yes, Ankur produced a very amusing piece; his is one of the blogs I follow – it’s very good. 🙂
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Hi Anne. He has another follower, now. It’s amazing how so may people don’t ‘re-read’ what they have just written; luckily, for us 🙂
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That’s lovely – I mean that he has another follower. You are absolutely right about people not re-reading stuff, but, if they did, I would be out of a ‘job’! 🙂
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We wouldn’t want that, Anna 🙂 The nuance of language is fascinating.
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Absolutely! 🙂
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Sorry, that was meant to be Anna … oops.
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Don’t worry! 🙂
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Reminds me of my favorite book of all time, “Anguished English.” I keep a copy of that around for when I need a laugh because no matter how many times I’ve read it cover to cover, it will ALWAYS get me again. 🙂
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I’m glad you’ve enjoyed Ankur’s piece, Diana; I was laughing too. In due course, I would like to turn Flaming English into a book (naturally, having rearranged and readjusted the content fist); we shall see. Currently, though, I cannot get Barbara out of my head and look forward to this Monday’s instalment. What a tragic story, but you have written it up most engagingly. Obviously, you would much rather not have the story and have Barbara instead but …
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Flaming English will make a fabulous book! 🙂
Yes–I would much rather have Barbara in the world but I’m glad to know that the story is interesting (gripping, even) to people who never met her. That was my main concern writing it–how to make a reader who didn’t know her CARE. So far the story is sad and perplexing. Pretty soon it becomes a horrible nightmare. I apologize ahead of time…
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Thank you, Diana. You have certainly succeeded in making readers CARE; you are a fabulous writer!
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