http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Drowning_child_warning.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:18 (eighteen years ago)
Techno-fear!!! (/Neil)
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:21 (eighteen years ago)
http://bradaptation.com/wp-content/WarningLabel.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:22 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.goodexperience.com/broken/i/04/05/cork_eye-s.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:24 (eighteen years ago)
I have to take a picture of the warning sticker that was on our new metal frame IKEA bed. There are icon-blood-drops flying from the little icon-person!
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:24 (eighteen years ago)
I will revive this thread after I get to machinery hill at the MN state fair.
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:27 (eighteen years ago)
http://marknicodemo.mu.nu/archives/photo24.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:30 (eighteen years ago)
baby tipping into bucket is possibly my all-time favorite
― elmo argonaut, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:31 (eighteen years ago)
I think saying no to pointing penises that shoot arrows at your face is wise and sensible.
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:33 (eighteen years ago)
i think what that picture is really saying is that penises go in your mouth, not in your nose
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:35 (eighteen years ago)
dan, if that's what you think a penis looks like, i feel so sorry for you
― elmo argonaut, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:40 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.jamesdenyer.co.uk/gallery/cyclist_sign_1.jpg
EPIC
(xp: OBV THAT IS STYLIZED)
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:43 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.i-car.com/graphics/about_icar/current_events/advantage/2006/advantage_online_0109/full_size/fig_01.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:52 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.swanksigns.org/images/signs/babybag.jpg
― elmo argonaut, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:54 (eighteen years ago)
THIS CAN'T BE REAL BUT I'M POSTING IT ANYWAY:
http://spacemonkeypants.com/img/radiation.gif
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:56 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.swanksigns.org/images/signs/thumbnails/tn_babybucket.jpg
― elmo argonaut, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 17:57 (eighteen years ago)
When I clicked on this thread I expected to see a photo of John starring in a theater production of Maximum Overdrive.
This is still pretty good, though.
― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:00 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.smianalytical.com/img/silica-dust.jpg
wtf
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:04 (eighteen years ago)
this one cracks me up
http://www.speedysigns.com/images/osha/large/WARNING049.gif
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:05 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.idfisrael.com/miluim2004/miluim2004%20(14).JPG
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:06 (eighteen years ago)
http://cultivategreatness.com/assets/toxic.jpg
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:06 (eighteen years ago)
http://static.flickr.com/81/259782108_ac4697b137.jpg
?
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:07 (eighteen years ago)
"Breakin' Ahead"
in every subway station, the Chicago-wide famous "dude getting friend by the third rail"
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u211/drhousingbubble/ThirdRail.jpg
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:08 (eighteen years ago)
fried, not friend
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:09 (eighteen years ago)
http://users.pop.umn.edu/~eroberts/forblog/warninglabel.jpg
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:09 (eighteen years ago)
You can put a baby in Tupperware, but for god's sake, don't burp the lid!
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:11 (eighteen years ago)
http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/lord/china/05_china/4-lijiang2/P8190152.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:15 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.tomorrowstrends.com/signs_20of_20the_20future_20surveillance.jpg
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:24 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.freebeernet.com/warning.gif
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:25 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.jamesdenyer.co.uk/gallery/t_perth_kings_park.jpg http://www.jamesdenyer.co.uk/gallery/castell_coch_danger.jpg http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/ICL/ICL113/SCM_165.jpg
― Will M., Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:27 (eighteen years ago)
VERY BIG MOUTH DO NOT EAT
http://www.stynk-monkey.com/forumimages/silica.jpg
― Abbott, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:30 (eighteen years ago)
"pedestrians give way to cars"
HA. That they do. Particularly when hit by them.
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:30 (eighteen years ago)
TERRIFYING HORRORSHOW PSYCHEDELIC MR. YUK TV COMMERCIAL
― Abbott, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:31 (eighteen years ago)
abbott: I know I've mentioned this before alsewhere, but that's EXACTLY the commercial that, when it cam on television, would make me burst into tears and run howling from the room, hysterical and inconsolable. I still have a vague recollection of the feeling of bottomless TERROR that I got during just the first few bars of the Mr Yuk song.
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:35 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.dajinc.com/images/conveyor.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:36 (eighteen years ago)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/1809465_37502d098d.jpg
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:37 (eighteen years ago)
I have having the *worst* flashback to Industrial Arts class EVER. THX EVERYONE.
― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:39 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.goingjesus.com/img/liftwarninglabel.gif
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:40 (eighteen years ago)
hey, that's the same dude from the "tripping" sign!
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:41 (eighteen years ago)
HILARIOUSLY GORY GERMAN INDUSTRIAL SAFETY FILM
― Abbott, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:42 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.psychophil.com/weblog/wp-content/images/warninglabel.gif
I know we've ween the baby upthread, but apparently dad wants in on the plastic bag action as well.
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:44 (eighteen years ago)
http://tenser.typepad.com/tenser_said_the_tensor/images/doorsign.jpg
lol crotchpinch
xpost: WEEN THE BABY
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:45 (eighteen years ago)
"Keep away from the suicidal."
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:45 (eighteen years ago)
http://boingboing.hexten.net/images/smack.jpg
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS TRYING TO TELL ME.
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:49 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1T_tyE2yHI
TOTAL CARNAGE
― elmo argonaut, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:50 (eighteen years ago)
http://hewgill.com/~greg/takahashi-warning.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:51 (eighteen years ago)
l: "little brothers suck at kendo" 2: "rc tanks will gank you with the quickness, tho; mind yer neck"
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:51 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.carbuyersnotebook.com/archives/Danger_Avoid_Death.jpg
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:52 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.core77.com/blog/images/wii_nono.jpg
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 18:53 (eighteen years ago)
Dude, those signs are wordy enough! I for one do not have time to read something the length of A Tale of Two Cities while being menaced by a mountain lion.
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 20:40 (eighteen years ago)
"...it is a far far better place that I go to than AAAAAAARGH!!!!"
― Sara R-C, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:11 (eighteen years ago)
http://media.musictoday.com/store/bands/1/product_medium/dmam15glow.jpg
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:22 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.feargod.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wthsd01.jpg
ANGEL XING?
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:26 (eighteen years ago)
CAUTION: SLOW MOSQUITO MAN
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:27 (eighteen years ago)
it's either YOU WILL SINK INTO THE PEAT MOSS TO YOUR NECK or CAUTION: DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:28 (eighteen years ago)
or MEN DANCING ON COALS VIEWPOINT
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:29 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.zarebasystems.com/GateOpeners/images/imgWarning-label-large.gif
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:31 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.badgerland.co.uk/help/badgers/precautionary/badgers_roadsign.jpg
lol
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:33 (eighteen years ago)
But gabb, the guy is clearly wearing a bathing suit!
I though it was some sort of visual-alarm environmentalism where a "water is deeper than you are tall" warning still stood fresh next to a place where there was no water anymore. :(
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:34 (eighteen years ago)
(And indeed has the look of a little lake that has shrunk to nothing.)
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:35 (eighteen years ago)
no it is clearly dave matthews-related
― kenan, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:36 (eighteen years ago)
http://web.mit.edu/smalpert/www/roads/ma/ma_106/danger.jpg
OH MY GOD, IT'S AN INTERSECTION! RUN!!!!!!!
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:36 (eighteen years ago)
"DAVE MATTHEWS DANCED HERE, BRAHS"
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:37 (eighteen years ago)
The continuity of the icons that go with "PICK UP YOUR CHILDREN WITHOUT BENDING" clearly imply that you should lift them by the hair.
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:39 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.rockfordsystems.com/online/photos/dangersign14.jpg
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:39 (eighteen years ago)
ok fuck that robot
― HI DERE, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:42 (eighteen years ago)
Good god -- if it's a ROBOT and it's MOVING, where do you stand to avoid getting crushed like Mr. Pictogram? Judging by the picture, it was hiding behind something before it jumped out and tackled him.
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:43 (eighteen years ago)
Most disturbing of whole thread so far is the one where his little circle head is not only severed but flying through the air.
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:44 (eighteen years ago)
I think Mr. Pictogram needs a TV sitcom so we can watch his hilarious antics week after week
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:45 (eighteen years ago)
Is it possible to be pictogram-illiterate (apart from actual sight-impairment?)
I feel mr. O. Sacks knows the answer.
― Jon Lewis, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 21:49 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.prikkinu.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/114874301618.jpg
― Trayce, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:10 (eighteen years ago)
haha trayce beat me to it
http://www.swanksigns.org/images/signs/468_malaysian_sign.jpg
― mark s, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:12 (eighteen years ago)
It's the wheelchair man's silent scream that gets me.
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:13 (eighteen years ago)
Well, that and the crocodile. Perhaps it isn't a warning, but an approved "Wheel Grandad into the croc pit HERE" site designation.
― John Justen, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:17 (eighteen years ago)
http://m1.freeshare.us/167fs665148.jpg http://m1.freeshare.us/167fs665499.jpg http://m1.freeshare.us/167fs665551.jpg
― Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:28 (eighteen years ago)
That last one looks like something from the opening credits of "Crime Story".
― Pleasant Plains, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:29 (eighteen years ago)
I think that's saying "don't let an angry cloud attack your car with its vagina."
― nabisco, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:30 (eighteen years ago)
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1252/1001915836_cb672358b4.jpg?v=0
― Phil D., Wednesday, 15 August 2007 22:57 (eighteen years ago)
well it is sound advice
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 15 August 2007 23:01 (eighteen years ago)
OMG nabisco!
― Trayce, Thursday, 16 August 2007 01:02 (eighteen years ago)
http://physwww.mcmaster.ca/~harris/Images/sign_train.jpg
... and not on like, the train line?
― Trayce, Thursday, 16 August 2007 01:04 (eighteen years ago)
at the restaurant where i work, they have a huge old-fashioned meat-mincer which has this warning: "not to be operated by children or housewives".
― Rubyredd, Thursday, 16 August 2007 01:08 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.markbernstein.org/elements/BikeSign.jpg
― Aja, Thursday, 16 August 2007 03:45 (eighteen years ago)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/85378245_9287827c92.jpg
― Aja, Thursday, 16 August 2007 03:47 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.freedomlasertherapy.com/pics/laser_button.jpg
Sonic screwdriver destrpys "Just say NO to Repo Man-style cigarettes."
― Abbott, Thursday, 16 August 2007 04:12 (eighteen years ago)
http://lloydi.com/travel-writing/round-the-world-trip/country/05-australia/08-across-nullarbor/images/dead-roos.jpg
D D D D DEAD ROOO!
― Trayce, Thursday, 16 August 2007 05:12 (eighteen years ago)
Aw that one was a 'shop, I didnt look at it in context :( grr.
― Trayce, Thursday, 16 August 2007 05:13 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.swanksigns.org/images/signs/hungrycow.jpg
I'm not sure what the warning is here. Cows will carjack you?
― Trayce, Thursday, 16 August 2007 05:19 (eighteen years ago)
that's not as bad as them FALLING ON YOUR CAR (SEE UPTHREAD)
― kenan, Thursday, 16 August 2007 05:31 (eighteen years ago)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/122/305055672_92f470c83b.jpg
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Monday, 20 August 2007 16:19 (eighteen years ago)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/iftk/18/34_pics_41126.jpg
― joygoat, Monday, 20 August 2007 16:47 (eighteen years ago)
the first sign was missing something http://lolrider.com/images/walruses.jpg
― ken c, Monday, 20 August 2007 17:03 (eighteen years ago)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/171/397297880_f56a3c3c54.jpg
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Monday, 20 August 2007 18:10 (eighteen years ago)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/21/28061409_02a45690af.jpg
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Monday, 20 August 2007 19:13 (eighteen years ago)
Wow, the blood on that last one is a little much.
― The Yellow Kid, Monday, 20 August 2007 19:28 (eighteen years ago)
The missing shoe is a nice touch, though.
― kenan, Monday, 20 August 2007 19:43 (eighteen years ago)
I imagine that irl, your shoe would come off if you got hit by a 1986 Crown Victoria.
― kenan, Monday, 20 August 2007 19:46 (eighteen years ago)
xposts to Trayce: that is clearly "warning, front wheel liable to turn into cow"
― Just got offed, Monday, 20 August 2007 19:49 (eighteen years ago)