funny signs

Human beings are problem solvers. But sometimes when we're designing a solution for one thing, our design failure results in a brand new problem. With something as simple as word placement or overzealous design, a sign for a window company can turn into a 40 foot long wiener. Anyway, some design fails deserve some blame.

The sign for the Indian Hills Community Center has a long history of having a pun game that's too strong. There's something weirdly quaint about a sign with good puns. For some more quality puns, here's a smattering of puns to fill the pun void.

Why not get all your musings from a Tex-Mex restaurant sign in Austin, Texas? There's something so folksy yet official about sign jokes. Maybe the knowledge that a random person had to go out there and put up every letter by hand just gives it more meaning? Maybe it's the boldness of putting opinions on a big sign for thousands to see? Maybe we just like signs. It definitely works for this sign whose pun game is too on point.

Good communication is important. As we grow older, we learn that it's usually best to be direct when we have an issue with a person or their behavior. Simply saying "Please wash the dishes, you're 35 years old" should impart a clear message that the oblivious or callous party can understand. Sometimes, however, these direct requests don't make it through to a person. Or you don't know them well enough to have an adult conversation. 

That's where passive aggression comes in. 

While we don't recommend taking this approach with a significant other or family member, sometimes a passive aggressive jab is what you need to a) feel better about the issue and b) get through someone's thick skull. And sometimes, these moments, notes, and signs bring amusement and levity to real problems. For everyone except for the recipient, that is. 

If there's anything to learn from all the regrettable and dumb spelling fails we see on a daily basis, it's that absolutely no one is immune to really stupid mistakes when it comes to their mastery of the English language. Non-native speakers and people who have been speaking English their whole lives all succumb to the fun and frustration of the English language, and at this rate it looks like there's no way to stop it.

Have you ever come across a construction mishap or architectural blunder so disastrous that it almost seems like someone went out of their way to fail so conspicuously? These blatant mistakes might be eyesores to most passersby, but as long as no one's getting hurt, the results of someone's negligence can often be pretty hilarious. We've got a bunch of amusing examples of times people couldn't be bothered to do their one job. 

No matter how confident you are, it's always a good idea to get a second eyes on a project. "Hey, what's with this stairway to nowhere" they might say. Or "did you realize that when your van door slides open it condenses Butter Salesman into Butt Man." There are more stupid design failures out there than you could shake a stick at, and even that stick might have some fatal flaws. These design failures deserve some blame.

We're not telling everyone to go drawing mustaches on billboards, but it just keeps happening so why not try to enjoy the clever and stupid things people scrawl on their environment? Strangely amazing vandalism isn't the rarest thing out there. People have a lot to say and apparently they're willing to climb a pole in the dead of night to say it.

There's something charming about a puntacular sign. And this sign in particular isn't alone. The Carroll County Veterinary Clinic has some stiff competition when it comes to this other sign whose pun game is too on point. Here are some more dadtacular dad jokes and an extra smattering of puns to fill the pun void.

Vandalizing a sign or advertisement to change its meaning is a lot like making a meme if you think about it. That's why we can't get enough of the pictures people share on r/MildlyVandalised. How tempting is it to add a few extra words to a patronizing sign in your apartment building's laundry room, or put googly eyes on every ad you walk by? If you've ever had these urges, you can live vicariously through these clever tricksters. 

Signs, advertisements and billboards are a weird game. Every joke advertisement is a bit of a risk. Some are dumber than others. Sometimes a sign's pun game is simply too strong. Some advertising fails, like the magazine layout fails are total accidents. Sometimes signs are just straight up scary.

In a world where people are constantly asked to make new things, some of those things are not going to work out exactly as planned. That means we get some design fails that were someone's one job. Sometimes it's an accidentally filthy sign, sometimes it's a toilet that drains to nowhere. There are infinite ways to end up with design failures that don't quite cut it.

Thank goodness we have Three Sisters Park to say what's been on all of our minds this whole year. 2020 has been a monumentally horrible year for literally every single person on planet earth, and honestly we just don't give a sh*t anymore. If you're in the mood to feel even worse, check out some 2020 memes!

There is SO much funny and entertaining content all over the internet which makes it difficult to parse it all down into a cohesive, themed gallery. So how about we don't do that. How about we just throw a bunch of dank memes, funny tweets, and bizarre pics into a big, unwieldy pile. This would be more true to the internet experience, after all. There's one big difference though—we always weed out the bad content. 

There is SO much funny and entertaining content all over the internet which makes it difficult to parse it all down into a cohesive, themed gallery. So how about we don't do that. How about we just throw a bunch of dank memes, funny tweets, and bizarre pics into a big, unwieldy pile. This would be more true to the internet experience, after all. There's one big difference though—we always weed out the bad content.