A rectangle with some text is a time-honored way of conveying information to people, to the degree that most of us might be unnerved to go somewhere and find that there are zero signs. However, even in the thousands of years since we figured out writing, some folks still don’t know how to make a sign immediately legible.

So we’ve gathered some of the best and funniest examples of signs that honestly raise more questions than they answer. Get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and if you have a crumb of context to share with other readers, be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments down below.

#1 🤓

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#2 The Silent Truth

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#3 And Don’t Forget Your Towel

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#4 🐝

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#5 Stop It!

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#6 Hmmmm

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#7 Confusing Sign In D.c

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#8 Immigrants Aren’t “Taking Resources.” Billionaires Are Hoarding Them

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#9 I Wonder What Led To This

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#10 Nor Does It Care

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#11 At Least The Sign Is Horizontal

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#12 Umm What

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#13 At A Zipline Adventure In Tennessee

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#14 Or Else…

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#15 Why Precise Language Matters

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#16 At The Local Brewery

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#17 That’s A Moray!

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#18 New Dog Waste Disposal Signs Went Up In New York

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#19 Working Hard And Raising A Family Usually Gets A Bad Rap

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#20 🤨

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#21 So True

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#22 Truth Is The Best Way For Most Any Situation

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#23 Laughed So Hard When I Saw This

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#24 My Life Philosophy

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#25 Alien Graffiti Can Be Pretty Hurtful 🥺

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#26 Any Ideas What This Means?

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#27 What Should I Do?

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#28 I Guess I Work Here Now

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#29 😬

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#30 Better Get Your Credit Card Out

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#31 Easy Peasy

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#32 😳

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#33 🙀

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#34 🤨

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#35 On The Door At The Skating Rink

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#36 Thanks For Noticing

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#37 I Guess Not Everything Is Self Explanatory🙄

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#38 Warning: Don’t Do This Incredibly Cool Thing

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#39 Saw This Over Friday Shore Traffic Outside Philly (Rt 76 King Of Prussia) They Speak The Truth!

© Photo: Polar-Bear-1992

#40 Found In Triberg Germany In The Black Forrest

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#41 A Good Sign

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#42 No

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#43 🥧

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#44 Has Anyone Ever Seen A Speed Limit Sign That’s Not Divisible By 5 Before?

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#45 Ahhhh…. Ya Got Me

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#46 What The Heck Is This Supposed To Mean?!

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#47 🙀

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#48 Newtonian Fluids Acceptable

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#49 👋🏼

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#50 Call Jim. Tell Him Thanks

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#51 Best Littering Sign I’ve Seen

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#52 I Got It ! In Case Of An Emergency I Go Out The Window!

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#53 10 Years And Still There

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#54 Convenient 😜

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#55 👿

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#56 Til You’re Not Allowed To Play Dice With Pigeons In Estonia😔

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#57 Warning: Duck And Something Else

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#58 Florida Local Intersection

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#59 If Only There Was A Better Way To Measure Speed . .

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#60 🐻

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#61 🥛🍊🤔

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#62 10 Years Experience And A Masters Degree Required:

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#63 Choo Choo

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#64 🚪

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#65 😂

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