Author Topic: I saw the sign..(and it opened up my eyes.!) (Read 24711 times)

Hmmm..
Here's one I hate.
You're cruising down the freeway on your way to a place roughly in the vicinity of Narre Warren.
(About 15 km removed).
The sign on the off ramp says "Narre Warren only".
In 1.5 seconds, you need to decide the following.
Will that exit only take me to Narre Warren ?
Or
Is this the only exit that will take me to Narre Warren ?
Two different things...(Turns out it's the latter).
When you have a hyper ability to perceive ambiguity, does that say you have a good or a poor command of English ?

roadventure · « **Reply #37 on:** April 11, 2018, 11:31:55 AM »

Note that the Moose Detection System is out of order....

roadventure · « **Reply #38 on:** April 11, 2018, 11:35:27 AM »

And another.....

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #39 on:** April 11, 2018, 12:44:20 PM »

I think some wag dabbed on the punctuation mark on the top line.

Lannis · « **Reply #40 on:** April 11, 2018, 02:35:47 PM »

Quote from: Sasquatch Jim on April 11, 2018, 12:44:20 PM

I think some wag dabbed on the punctuation mark on the top line.

This one's real, though ... saw it when riding the Kentish countryside .....

Lannis

Tom · « **Reply #41 on:** April 11, 2018, 06:09:31 PM »

Invisible cows. I've seen these going up Haleakala (Maui) and Mauna Kea (Big Island) open ranges.

https://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/12/17/signs-of-hawaii-beware-of-invisible-cows/

Lannis · « **Reply #42 on:** April 11, 2018, 06:27:38 PM »

Quote from: Tom on April 11, 2018, 06:09:31 PM

Invisible cows. I've seen these going up Haleakala (Maui) and Mauna Kea (Big Island) open ranges.

https://www.govisithawaii.com/2008/12/17/signs-of-hawaii-beware-of-invisible-cows/

Invisibility is a well-known Super Power. I'm surprised the cows have it .... ?

Lannis

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #43 on:** April 11, 2018, 07:37:19 PM »

Way back in about 87 I was on Western Samoa, not American Samoa, On the back side of the island along a beautiful beach, I found a coconut tree that came out of the ground in a graceful arc. I sat on the ground and lounged against the arcing trunk. So comfortable that I dozed off. I was awakened by a heavy thump close by. I opened my eyes and say a coconut had fallen and hit the ground about 3 feet from me. I looked up and saw a arsenal of coconuts waiting their turn to have a shot at me. I decided to move. As I got up I looked behind the trend saw a huge wild boar snuffling the ground for tidbits about 20 feet away. I decided I had enough nap for a while and moved on.
The coconut falling signs are not put there for humor. Some coconut trees are nearly 100 feet tall. A coconut from that far up can definitely cause broken bones or even death.
Hawaii is also infested with saber-toothed hamsters. Don't try to play with one. They are related to mongoose.

wheaties · « **Reply #44 on:** April 27, 2018, 11:53:37 AM »

Quote from: Huzo on April 07, 2018, 03:40:12 AM

Hmmm..
Here's one I hate.
You're cruising down the freeway on your way to a place roughly in the vicinity of Narre Warren.
(About 15 km removed).
The sign on the off ramp says "Narre Warren only".
In 1.5 seconds, you need to decide the following.
Will that exit only take me to Narre Warren ?
Or
Is this the only exit that will take me to Narre Warren ?
Two different things...(Turns out it's the latter).
When you have a hyper ability to perceive ambiguity, does that say you have a good or a poor command of English ?

One of these states, thought it was Pennsylvania but it appears not, has a sign before every bridge, "Bridge may freeze before road". Maybe it's the way my mind works, but every sign has me thinking, "Then again, maybe not"

wheaties · « **Reply #45 on:** April 27, 2018, 11:56:02 AM »

This sign is unsettling when you realize there's no cloverleaf, looping ramps, or anything like that.

Curtis Harper · « **Reply #46 on:** April 27, 2018, 04:43:04 PM »

Quote from: Guzzistajohn on April 02, 2018, 09:15:54 PM

I thought these were interesting.

HEY, I've been there

vintage53 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 29, 2018, 03:54:06 PM »

Here you go!

Blue Rige PW

vintage53 · « **Reply #48 on:** April 29, 2018, 03:56:01 PM »

"Ridge"

Typo

ITSec · « **Reply #49 on:** April 30, 2018, 02:17:26 AM »

Quote from: Desmo on April 05, 2018, 08:48:01 AM

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OK, I want to ride someplace where 18 km/h is considered hazardous!!!

waxi · « **Reply #50 on:** May 03, 2018, 12:50:53 PM »

Quote from: ITSec on April 30, 2018, 02:17:26 AM

OK, I want to ride someplace where 18 km/h is considered hazardous!!!

It is dangerous section that is 18 kilometers long, not the speed

Desmo, are you from Slovenia?

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #51 on:** May 04, 2018, 07:27:47 AM »

I'm not from Slovenia but I have a Slovenian accordion. Which I carry on my bikes.

waxi · « **Reply #52 on:** May 04, 2018, 02:50:56 PM »

Quote from: Sasquatch Jim on May 04, 2018, 07:27:47 AM

I'm not from Slovenia but I have a Slovenian accordion. Which I carry on my bikes.

Not to hijack the thread, but... really? Do you mean in a backpack?

Which one? I have quite a collection of accordions myself.

Huzo · « **Reply #53 on:** May 05, 2018, 12:43:42 AM »

:1:Sometimes you don't quite know what the sign means and other times, it couldn't be more apt..!

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Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #54 on:** May 05, 2018, 06:05:23 AM »

Waxi, In the past I carried it strapped on the back but now it goes into the sidecar. To the disgust of my fellow riders.
Oh and it is a diatonic with 4 rows of buttons on the right and 2 rows on the left. One valve that sticks so I never play songs that need that valve.

Huzo · « **Reply #55 on:** May 10, 2018, 11:01:20 PM »

Here's a couple..

Sounds like good advice..!

Huzo · « **Reply #56 on:** May 11, 2018, 04:04:25 AM »

This one caught my eye...

malik · « **Reply #57 on:** May 11, 2018, 07:23:37 AM »

If you haven't been there before, don't ride past the turn off to Lake Argyle. Well worth it. The best bends for thousands of ks in either direction, & it is stunning. It's well posted, unlike the Tanami Track, which when I was last at that end, had a rickety suburban street sign pointing to some wheel ruts in the red dirt.

Oh, frabjous joy.

Sasquatch Jim · « **Reply #58 on:** May 11, 2018, 09:21:44 PM »

When I lived up in the mountains I put up a sign on the access to my place that read, "Death End Road".
My friends liked it.

Huzo · « **Reply #59 on:** May 12, 2018, 06:23:08 AM »

Quote from: malik on May 11, 2018, 07:23:37 AM

If you haven't been there before, don't ride past the turn off to Lake Argyle. Well worth it. The best bends for thousands of ks in either direction, & it is stunning. It's well posted, unlike the Tanami Track, which when I was last at that end, had a rickety suburban street sign pointing to some wheel ruts in the red dirt.

Oh, frabjous joy.

Currently parked up in Kununurra.
Out to the dam tomorrow.

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