DaftSigns

Free Fall

2008-02-02T10:04:00.001+11:00

This sign is for a slide called "Free Fall" at Questacon in Canberra.

What I'm wondering is why they think anyone with a fear of heights would close enough to a slide that involves a drop of several metres to read the sign.

Like Gold to Us

2008-02-02T09:52:00.000+11:00

Yes, Australia is a very dry continent and yes water is very precious, but "Water is like gold to us", come on. I once saw an Australian panning for gold and he left the gold and took the water home. No, not really.

This sign was hanging on the shower tap in a hotel in Bungendore.

Heavy

2008-01-29T23:27:00.001+11:00

Its about 8 metres long, its made of metal and its... heavy. You might need to click the image to get a larger version to read the daft sign on the side of this torpedo from the Fleet Air Arm Museum at HMAS Albatross near Nowra, NSW. Its in the grey section, its upside down and its the single work "heavy".

Davy Jones

2008-01-29T22:55:00.000+11:00

This rather silly sign is at Seaworld at Main Beach in Queensland's Gold Coast.

Signalmans Trike

2008-01-29T21:20:00.001+11:00

The sign on the front reads "Signalmans Trike". Count the wheels...

This vehicle is an exhibit at Casino Mini Rail's train museum at Old Casino Station, NSW.

Park Beach Interiors

2008-01-29T20:59:00.001+11:00

Is it a park, is it a beach? Either way, neither has an interior.

Despite the sign trying to convince you otherwise, this is a shop in Coffs Harbour, NSW.

Zilch

2007-11-29T10:14:00.000+11:00

What can I say...

This rather clever mural is on some sort of Utility cabinet on the Cumberland Highway near the M4 Interchange in Wentworthville in Sydney's west.

In case you can't read it, it says...

new
Zilch
does nothing
FAST!

... and even has a bar code on the side.

Parents Room

2007-11-12T11:13:00.001+11:00

I'm not sure what you'd call it if Fathers were not welcome, but it wouldn't be a "parents room".

This sign is in Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour, Sydney.

Emergency Exit

2007-11-09T17:12:00.000+11:00

The thing that amused me on the back of this bus was the result of one sign on top of another. I guess the back of a bus isn't too roomy. The Advertising sign has the lower half of a lady and the bus company has seen fit to superimpose "Emergency Exit" on her (ahem) bottom. Click the photo for a larger image.

The back of a bus was on Berry St at North Sydney, along with the rest of the bus.

Safety and Comfort

2007-11-06T23:59:00.000+11:00

This sign was up at the Royal Easter Show this year. Personally I'd feel safer if the stand wasn't full and I bet I'd be more comfortable.

Popular Exhibit

2007-11-06T23:54:00.000+11:00

If I was running a museum, this sign would read "Due to this Exhibit's Popularity it is always open"

Temporary Car Park

2007-11-05T14:48:00.000+11:00

As a long-time user of Holsworthy Station and its Car Park, I was perplexed by this sign, you see Holsworthy Station does not have a Temporary Car Park, never has.

Reading on, I realised that they meant "Temporary Closure of Holsworthy Station Car Park on Weekends".

Environmental

2007-11-05T14:40:00.001+11:00

Based on their website, this company does lots of environmentally friendly waste management. This bin at Sydney Olympic Park appeared to be an ordinary bin and not environmental in the least.

Hygenic Store

2007-10-09T21:33:00.000+10:00

I'm not saying this convenience store on Oahu in Hawaii is unhygenic, but apart from the sign it doesn't exactly scream hygenic, does it.

Inside Guardian

2007-09-26T10:06:00.000+10:00

guard·i·an

1. One that guards, watches over, or protects.

2. Law One who is legally responsible for the care and management of the person or property of an incompetent or a minor.

3. A superior in a Franciscan monastery.

Sprinkler Stop Valve "inside" Guardian... yuck!

You can view this sign on the Pacific Highway at North Sydney, around about here.

Closed vs Open

2007-09-10T16:05:00.001+10:00

Keep Door Closed, Push to Open. You can't have it both ways.

This sign is in the lobby at 20 Berry St North Sydney

Steam

2007-09-10T16:03:00.001+10:00

What's another name for Hot Water that's a Gas? Steam!

This sign comes from Orange Grove Homemakers Centre in Sydney.

Strange Cupboard

2007-09-10T15:59:00.000+10:00

The cupboard that this sign refers to is a plastic document holder. Weird!

Strange-looking Coffee

2007-09-10T15:54:00.001+10:00

This sign is for coffee. The picture has to be the strangest looking coffee I've ever seen.

This is the sign outside Caltex at Moorebank in Sydney.

Truck-breaking hill

2007-09-05T16:05:00.001+10:00

I took this photo on the way to Portsmouth, approximately here. To my Aussie eyes this says something like "truck-breaking hill ahead" or "really nasty speed bumps ahead". Notice also that British road signs omit the line in fractions. Weird, ha?

Dreamworld Toilet

2007-09-05T10:11:00.001+10:00

This sign is from Dreamworld on the Gold Coast and its just plain silly!

Shoes and Healing?

2007-09-04T09:07:00.001+10:00

This shop is at Wynyard Statio n in Sydney. It looked like a shoe repairer, but the sign implies they have a sideline in traditional medicine or perhaps miracles.

Recycle Non-Recyclable Waste

2007-09-03T15:50:00.001+10:00

This must be the fabled philosopher's stone of recycling.

I took this picture in the kitchen of an office I visited late last year. I guess they got all of the signs to match, even if this one doesn't make sense.

What were they thinking?

2007-09-03T15:40:00.000+10:00

I can't imagine what this store owner was thinking when they picked the name of their shop.

If you look closely, you can see me reflected in the window (bottom left corner).

This shop is in the arcade under Sydney's Town Hall.

Dancing Parents

2007-08-22T08:09:00.000+10:00

I'm not sure why the parents were dancing at this children's dance school.

The bit that got my attention was the requirement to put food in the bin!

Dangerous Bike

2007-08-20T21:30:00.001+10:00

I found this sign in Big W at Centro Bankstown in Sydney.

Apparently the exercise bike is so dangerous that you shouldn't use it in the shop, where there are other people around including staff trained in first aid.

They do think you should buy one and take it home and brave the danger there, possibly when no-one else is around to pull you wounded body from the wreckage.

Quiet Emergency

2007-08-20T12:55:00.000+10:00

I visited a customer's office recently to help with some Capacity Planning.

This set of signs was on their Fire Escape. You would really hate it if your Emergency got noisy, wouldn't you?

Thank Goodness

2007-08-20T12:52:00.001+10:00

I recently visited a primary school, the classroom I went to was Kinder Yellow. Kinder Yellow didn't want any lunch from the canteen that day, which is not quite what I read on the sign on the door.

Reproduction Room

2007-08-20T12:44:00.001+10:00

This is the sign from a door in an Australian Army base in Sydney.

What goes on in there? I'll leave that up to your imagination.

Alpaca Parking

2007-08-20T08:14:00.000+10:00

I did not expect to find parking for my Alpaca at Mount Tambourine in the Gold Coast hinterland in Queensland.

I found this sign on the way back to our hotel from Tambourine National Park.

Low in Salt

2007-08-20T08:04:00.001+10:00

This photo was taken at Woolworths in Menai in Sydney. The product is a tub of blueberries - an entirely natural product, apart from the tub - and it turns out, they are low in salt.

Lock Your Car

2007-08-20T08:00:00.001+10:00

This one's from Centro Bankstown (a shopping centre in Sydney).

The words say "Lock your car", but the pictogram says don't.

Ferris Wheel

2007-08-19T23:02:00.000+10:00

I took this one at Luna Park in Sydney. The Ferris Wheel has this sign attached to it. The maths is just mind boggling. No more than six people in the car.... unless the 6 people are adults, in which case the maximum is four. Clear? Well it turns out that two children can substitute for one adult. So four adults equals eight children? In summary 6=4=8.

No Swimming

2007-08-19T21:55:00.000+10:00

This picture was taken in Standley Chasm, in the Australian Outback, somewhere near Alice Springs.

It is perhaps the worlds least necessary "No Swimming" sign (note the very dry riverbed in the background).