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Washington Post, December 25, 2005
'Giggle without leaving home with this album of the most ridiculous street signs from around the globe.'
'Giggle without leaving home with this album of the most ridiculous street signs from around the globe.'
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As anyone who has spent time on the road knows, you often have to depend on signs...to navigate through a town, locate your hotel, even obey the law a scary thought if you've ever come across any of the publicly posted absurdities that appear in this book. Signs about as easy to understand as a Swahili auctioneer (to a non-Swahili speaker) or as well-planned as the dance steps in a mosh pit with the help of signspotters around the globe, we've assembled a collection of some of the most unintentionally entertaining postings on the planet - we hope they confuse and amuse you!
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This little book will provide hours of amusement! Signs from around the world which truly are absurd and ridiculous. Those with email will doubtless recognise a couple of these signs, including the classic "Go back towards your behind" airport sign and one of my personal faves being the sign in several different languages including the English translation "This sign is to stop tourists becoming lost"I cannot recommend this book enough - particularly good at Christmas, as this will be passed around all day and will provide a guranteed belly laugh for every person who flicks through it. Buy a copy for yourself and then copies for all your friends and family!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a collection of funny English signs from all over the world. It's quite a small book - small format, large photos.
The author and me really don't seem to be on the same wavelength. Some of the signs are very funny all right, but many I didn't find funny at all.
I also found it annoying how the author had tried to divide the book into thematic chapters, but proved totally unable to. Again and again, I opened a new chapter and watched in amazement how most of the signs in that chapter were in no way connected to the chapter's title.
In other words, both the selection of material and the structure of the book are extremely amateurish. My guess is that you'll find much better stuff when you spend 20 minutes with Google image search or something.
The author and me really don't seem to be on the same wavelength. Some of the signs are very funny all right, but many I didn't find funny at all.
I also found it annoying how the author had tried to divide the book into thematic chapters, but proved totally unable to. Again and again, I opened a new chapter and watched in amazement how most of the signs in that chapter were in no way connected to the chapter's title.
In other words, both the selection of material and the structure of the book are extremely amateurish. My guess is that you'll find much better stuff when you spend 20 minutes with Google image search or something.
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Bought this for my mum's birthday last year, and I think I can say it was a success as it was passed around the room and always raised a laugh. Still makes me chuckle whenever I flip through it. :)
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Absurd signs
This little book is full of laughs for discerning signspotters. It made a great Christmas present
Published on 30 Dec 2009 by in_the_picture
A good laugh to be had here
Brought to you by the publishers of hundreds of travel guides. This is a collection of the World's (unintentionally) funniest signs. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2009 by Matthew Culley
Great entertainment
Highly recommended if you need some quick entertainment. It impresses me how stupid some of these signs are.
Published on 27 July 2009 by Bo Frederiksen
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