Singapore Clamp

sgp 2008 10, originally uploaded by gugs.

this is self-explanatory. The fine (release fee) is very reasonable looking at the typical fines in Singapore ($1000 and up). Those are Sing Dollars, approximately half a Euro.

parking in New York

parking, originally uploaded by gugs.

I shot this one in Manhattan in September 2000... I found it particularly funny...

Clean airport

HKG_1195, originally uploaded by gugs.

self-explanatory - seen at the Hong Kong airport

Electrostatic

sign 1, originally uploaded by gugs.

this is a classical one in environments sensitive to electrostatic discharge (typically electronic components). The only strange thing here is that I don't find the pictogram very clear. You need to read the text to know what this is all about... and then what are you supposed to do ?

Prepare to stop

BC 2006 print 1462, originally uploaded by gugs.

you see those very often in Canada.... never in Europe. These were in Gastown, Vancouver...

Road closed

BC 2006 print 0124, originally uploaded by gugs.

It was obvious that the road was closed... but the signs were not that visible... seen in Vancouver.

Open door

Funny sign, originally uploaded by JeBeKe.

This is Dutch, shot in Belgium by a colleague of mine. "This gate should always be closed! ... even if it's open ...".
Proposed by Jan Verbeke

Closed Landscape

BC 2006 print 1652, originally uploaded by gugs.

Nice landscape, in Whistler, BC, Canada. But do not enter.... too many hazards. You can look at the mountain but not have a walk... very strange compared to other countries like Switzerland among others.

Dentist

BC 2006 print 0536, originally uploaded by gugs.

something different from most of the other signs. I just posted this because I found it funny enough... seen in BC, Canada (in Barkerville, an old traditional village)

Dogs

BC 2006 print 0192, originally uploaded by gugs.

a "serious" one. Picture taken in the Butchard Gardens, in Victoria on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

Beware of pedestrians

HKG_1121, originally uploaded by gugs.

This could be valid everywhere. This was at a place where nobody driving a car could see it... in Kowloon

Recycling

Recycling, originally uploaded by gugs.

not really a collection of signs. Seen in Germany by a colleague: the text says: " please help us recycling". The rest should be self-explanatory: beer, wine, schnaps etc...
Proposed by Peter van de Mortel.

Cable cars

113_6636, originally uploaded by gugs.

I remembered this picture, taken in San Francisco close to the cable car museum. I am coming back from Asia where most signs include an English and a Chinese text... interesting to find the same language combination in San Francisco....

Submarine

112_8685, originally uploaded by gugs.

These are instructions to enter a submarine (used as a museum now) on the pier in San Francisco, close to Fisherman's Wharf.

Tchad elephants

Panneau insolite !, originally uploaded by jacdesalpes.

This is an interesting board in Tchad. The text is in French:
"Attention, passage d'éléphants trous dangeureux"
meaning "Warning: elephants crossing, dangerous holes" with a typo in dangerous...
Proposed by "jacdesalpes", a French photographer member of Nikonpassion and Flickr websites.

No... Santa Cruz

US 2007 2, originally uploaded by gugs.

This one has been shot on the pier in Santa Cruz, California...
interesting combination to say the least...

Odd

Hong Kong 001
Originally uploaded by gugs

This is my first post on this blog... let's start with an "odd" sign. Found in a hotel in Hong Kong just to indicate the odd room numbers (there was another "even" sign).