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Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 02:09
by Paul K
Another one of those photo features the Daily Telegraph seems to publish regularly.

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More here, and guaranteed to raise a smile or two;

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/pictu ... signs.html

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 06:10
by DispatchDragon
The Zzyxxz one is just down I-15 from here on the way to LA

took me three years to find out how to pronouce it

Leif

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 07:35
by BAe146
If you think Zzyzx is just a strange name for a place, take a look at the story behind the place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzyzx,_California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Howe_Springer

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 08:37
by WhisperJet
This one's a village here in Austria! B)smk

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Cheers,

Nick

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 08:44
by Garry Russell
Some of our road signs a just plain wrong

I once was riding my pushbike and was forced to swerve by a car that came onto the cycle lane.

I collided with a give way sign..........it didn't :'(

Garry

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 08:47
by Garry Russell
WhisperJet wrote:This one's a village here in Austria! B)smk

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Cheers,

Nick

Nick.out of interest, what do they call folk born in the village? :-O :$

Garry

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 09:07
by Filonian
Garry Russell wrote:
WhisperJet wrote:This one's a village here in Austria! B)smk

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Cheers,

Nick

Nick.out of interest, what do they call folk born in the village? :-O :$

Garry

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: *-) :-#


Graham

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 11:08
by WhisperJet
Oh no problem, that would be "die Fuckinger". :agree:

People from that village regularly report of American tourists posing next to their sign! ;)

Cheers,

Nick

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 11:39
by Garry Russell
WhisperJet wrote:Oh no problem, that would be "die Fuckinger". :agree:

Nick
If you had a heart attack perhaps :-O

Garry

Re: Strange road signs from around the world

Posted: 23 Sep 2009, 13:13
by WhisperJet
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

It would actually mean "The ****ingers"