# Amusing Signs **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 3, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074 "2024-02-03T19:04:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 34
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/662 "2026-01-20T21:11:25Z")
Yeah. I’ve seen a couple of ‘Sidewalk Ends’ signs. No shit, there is no sidewalk there. Thanks for letting me know. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/663 "2026-01-20T21:33:08Z")
This one always amuses me… [![](https://fightingignorance.org/d595e0fd-9582-46a4-9a78-85abfed85e51-image.png) ](https://fightingignorance.org/d595e0fd-9582-46a4-9a78-85abfed85e51-image.png) WARNING: Bicycle rain ahead. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/664 "2026-01-21T00:12:56Z")
I have to ask, what does the “bicycle rain” sign actually intend to convey? Because to me it conveys nothing but graphic design(er) incompetence. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/665 "2026-01-21T00:14:14Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I have to ask, what does the “bicycle rain” sign actually intend to convey? My guess would be a crossing with a path used by both pedestrians and bikes. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/666 "2026-01-21T01:19:31Z")
Yup, these signs are very common, in my part of NY State anyway. The human figure by itself means “people crossing” and the bicycle figure by itself means “bicycle crossing”–so it makes sense that the combination of the two would mean “people and bicycle crossing.” ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/667 "2026-01-23T20:37:17Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Yeah. I’ve seen a couple of ‘Sidewalk Ends’ signs. No shit, there is no sidewalk there. Thanks for letting me know. Here these signs are meant for sidewalk plows in winter, to notify them of the point to stop plowing when there’s a lot of snow hiding the end. There’s one just up the street from me . ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/668 "2026-01-23T20:41:49Z")
OK, that makes sense at least. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/669 "2026-01-24T15:58:16Z")
> [@Bookkeeper](#): > > Here these signs are meant for sidewalk plows in winter, to notify them of the point to stop plowing when there’s a lot of snow hiding the end. There’s one just up the street from me > [@enipla](#): > > OK, that makes sense at least. Maybe, but I’ve seen ‘Sidewalk Ends’ signs in Houston and Corpus Christi. ---
**Author:** ![Ancient\_Nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/670 "2026-01-25T09:08:47Z")
The incredible stretching stretch of highway [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/lanP139.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/lanP139) [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/ZypGkly.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/ZypGkly) [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/nL1m7bM.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/zUXqH1Q) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/671 "2026-01-25T13:08:47Z")
Rounding errors are like that. But it is funny. ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/672 "2026-01-25T22:03:26Z")
Now, if we’d switch to the metric system… ---
**Author:** ![Ancient\_Nerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Ancient\_Nerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Nerd)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/673 "2026-01-26T06:16:13Z")
> [@Civil\_Guy](#): > > Now, if we’d switch to the metric system We started a few decades ago but gave up. Just read that they were replacing the signs on the last stretch (I19 between Tucson and the Mexican border) changing from km back to miles. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/674 "2026-01-26T06:48:33Z")
On a related note, a local newspaper columnist said in today’s paper that he was visiting some of his wife’s relatives, and the church bulletin said they had an upcoming rummage sale and added, “No Clothing.” He said, “We skipped that event.” LOL ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/675 "2026-01-26T13:20:53Z")
God knows what all the good parishioners look like naked. Why shouldn’t they all know too? 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/676 "2026-01-26T19:39:27Z")
> [@Ancient\_Nerd](#): > > Just read that they were replacing the signs on the last stretch (I19 between Tucson and the Mexican border) changing from km back to miles. Probably figuring it helps those illegals too much. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/677 "2026-07-06T22:57:14Z")
I saw a sign for a lost pet today. At the top of the sign in big letters it said: MISSING CAT WILLY I thought, even if you find it, it’s probably too late to reattach it. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/678 "2026-07-07T19:05:08Z")
Having been to Bolinas, California many times, I wasn’t particularly surprised to see this sign: [![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOtPsl9ewLr3QbFi3oBI4bxohzZuQ2rg9cJhaKjvtatNczKMvx0q_BvMrhrl09KxSMXuWdKEH2F6nYm1et1toN3aiz6pGJ__UHosnGjNvzEl4Xqt-Vpk1Q62RxqMcLRXNXtUgqSTGO6VUhhKEWqtXVp_g=w658-h795-s-no?authuser=0) ](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/AP1GczOtPsl9ewLr3QbFi3oBI4bxohzZuQ2rg9cJhaKjvtatNczKMvx0q_BvMrhrl09KxSMXuWdKEH2F6nYm1et1toN3aiz6pGJ__UHosnGjNvzEl4Xqt-Vpk1Q62RxqMcLRXNXtUgqSTGO6VUhhKEWqtXVp_g=w658-h795-s-no?authuser=0) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/679 "2026-07-07T19:55:35Z")
Would that make any more sense to a local than it does to us, or is the lack of sense the point? ---
**Author:** ![Cachalot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@Cachalot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cachalot)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/680 "2026-07-08T01:40:54Z")
My guess is that it was supposed to be Yes on Measure Number such and such, but either the printer screwed up or somebody trimmed the sign. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074/681 "2026-07-08T02:48:41Z")
I didn’t think the sign was a misprint, but who knows. Bolinas has long had a reputation for being an “eccentric” community–they used to tear down the road sign indicating the turn off to the town. There’s a distinct hippie/surfer vibe to the place so to me the sign didn’t seem unusual or out of place at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074.md?page=33) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusing-signs/997074.md?page=35)