Unique, Odd, or Interesting Signs aka The good, the bad, and the ugly

[riiga]

Photoshopped. I can tell from the pixels.

[noelbotevera]

Straight from the DUH department:

Is that real?  Or is it photoshopped?

Yep clearly photoshopped. Notice the rust at the pole, and note how the sign looks brand spanking new it looks compared to the pole.

[jeffandnicole]

Straight from the DUH department:

Is that real?  Or is it photoshopped?

Yep clearly photoshopped. Notice the rust at the pole, and note how the sign looks brand spanking new it looks compared to the pole.

It's photoshopped, but not for that reason. New signs on rusty poles are relatively common.

Zoom in, and you can see the blurred edges of the sign. And there's no bolt heads protruding thru the sign, bolting the sign onto the pole.

[Alex4897]

Straight from the DUH department:

Is that real?  Or is it photoshopped?

Yep clearly photoshopped. Notice the rust at the pole, and note how the sign looks brand spanking new it looks compared to the pole.

It's photoshopped, but not for that reason. New signs on rusty poles are relatively common.

Zoom in, and you can see the blurred edges of the sign. And there's no bolt heads protruding thru the sign, bolting the sign onto the pole.

The wavy horizontal shading difference in the center of the sign is another big tipoff.

[Bruce]

I-5 at the Washington-Oregon border has two overhead services signs:



https://www.google.com/maps/@45.608214,-122.680876,3a,26.4y,71.21h,99.19t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sycFNSwSuevP6jylDcMUG5Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://www.google.com/maps/@45.61757,-122.675695,3a,73.6y,227.04h,99.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0AmFfEfjuj5wy6lBS38SdA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[TEG24601]

Straight from the DUH department:

Is that real?  Or is it photoshopped?

Yep clearly photoshopped. Notice the rust at the pole, and note how the sign looks brand spanking new it looks compared to the pole.

It's photoshopped, but not for that reason. New signs on rusty poles are relatively common.

Zoom in, and you can see the blurred edges of the sign. And there's no bolt heads protruding thru the sign, bolting the sign onto the pole.

The wavy horizontal shading difference in the center of the sign is another big tipoff.

That all being said, it is based on a real sign.  I have seen these many places around the country, and they always cause a WTF response from me.

[iBallasticwolf2]

Straight from the DUH department:

Is that real?  Or is it photoshopped?

Yep clearly photoshopped. Notice the rust at the pole, and note how the sign looks brand spanking new it looks compared to the pole.

It's photoshopped, but not for that reason. New signs on rusty poles are relatively common.

Zoom in, and you can see the blurred edges of the sign. And there's no bolt heads protruding thru the sign, bolting the sign onto the pole.

The wavy horizontal shading difference in the center of the sign is another big tipoff.

That all being said, it is based on a real sign.  I have seen these many places around the country, and they always cause a WTF response from me.

While the sign conveys an understandable message it seems extremely obvious. These signs can be the subject of internet memes such as being in "You don't say?" memes.

[1995hoo]

Wow, never saw a large blue-on-white guide signs.  Might have seen blue-on-white for small pole-mounted signs for local destinations (Yankee Stadium?).  Hard to read against the blue sky background.

We have a few decent-sized blue-on-white signs around here pointing the way to subway stations. Never occurred to me they might be odd just because I'm used to seeing them.

I don't know whether this link will work, and you'll have to click into Street View yourself because I can't seem to figure out how to get a Street View link on my iPad. There's a blue-on-white guide sign alongside the northbound shoulder just north of where I dropped the pin: http://goo.gl/maps/Tdt7s

[1995hoo]

Saw this first one this afternoon. It's not in a parking garage.




This second one is just kind of neat. I bought a six-pack of this beer at Wegmans this afternoon but didn't notice the road sign until I popped the first can at home.

[abc2VE]

Did somebody say Fayetteville? I took these two years ago on my way to Myrtle Beach.

[D-Dey65]

Did somebody say Fayetteville? I took these two years ago on my way to Myrtle Beach.

Yes, me. And that's them.

We have a few decent-sized blue-on-white signs around here pointing the way to subway stations. Never occurred to me they might be odd just because I'm used to seeing them.

Oh, but it has occurred to me, because I only see signs like that between the Baltimore-DC Megalopolis.

[Ian]

Did somebody say Fayetteville? I took these two years ago on my way to Myrtle Beach.
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It took me a few seconds to realize that the shield on the left is for Business I-95 and not actual I-95.

[1995hoo]

....

We have a few decent-sized blue-on-white signs around here pointing the way to subway stations. Never occurred to me they might be odd just because I'm used to seeing them.

Oh, but it has occurred to me, because I only see signs like that between the Baltimore-DC Megalopolis.

I've probably just never paid that much attention because in the past five to seven years I haven't driven to many cities that have things like subway stations near highway exits, and when I have driven to such cities I either haven't been looking for subway stops or (in the case of Brooklyn) it's such a familiar place I haven't paid much attention to the signs.

[Pete from Boston]

We have a couple of subway stations prominently marked on guide signs.  They just have the system logo and station name on a regular green sign.

[formulanone]

White-on-green "county road" sign (seems more like a private driveway) located in Cleburn County, Alabama:


Cleburn County 417 by formulanone, on Flickr

[Zeffy]

Are those bullet holes scattered around the sign or...?

[cl94]

Are those bullet holes scattered around the sign or...?

It's Alabama. I'd assume that is the case.

[Zeffy]

It's Alabama. I'd assume that is the case.

I kind of figured, being that Alabama is one of the most violent states in the country, but I really didn't think that it was all that bad.. of course, I've never even been to Alabama, so I can't really say anything about it.

[Rothman]

It's Alabama. I'd assume that is the case.

I kind of figured, being that Alabama is one of the most violent states in the country, but I really didn't think that it was all that bad.. of course, I've never even been to Alabama, so I can't really say anything about it.

I don't think how "violent" a state is comes into being a factor here.  Shooting signs is a great American pastime in general.

[cjk374]

It's Alabama. I'd assume that is the case.

I kind of figured, being that Alabama is one of the most violent states in the country, but I really didn't think that it was all that bad.. of course, I've never even been to Alabama, so I can't really say anything about it.

How is Alabama so violent? Shooting signs is just a rural country element ALL ACROSS THE USA!!! Ease up on that violent label. As you stated...you've never been there, so don't rush to judgement.

[Kniwt]

On I-15, the junction with UT 56 got its signs replaced about a year ago. Not quite sure which standard it's using.



From Street View, here's what it replaced, which was no beauty contest winner either:

[jakeroot]

It's Alabama. I'd assume that is the case.

I kind of figured, being that Alabama is one of the most violent states in the country, but I really didn't think that it was all that bad.. of course, I've never even been to Alabama, so I can't really say anything about it.

How is Alabama so violent? Shooting signs is just a rural country element ALL ACROSS THE USA!!! Ease up on that violent label. As you stated...you've never been there, so don't rush to judgement.

A few months ago, I made a short trip through Alabama. I found Mississippi worst of all the states I visited, but there was a very "hillbilly" feel to the whole area, more so than anywhere else in this country.

[Zeffy]

It's Alabama. I'd assume that is the case.

I kind of figured, being that Alabama is one of the most violent states in the country, but I really didn't think that it was all that bad.. of course, I've never even been to Alabama, so I can't really say anything about it.

How is Alabama so violent? Shooting signs is just a rural country element ALL ACROSS THE USA!!! Ease up on that violent label. As you stated...you've never been there, so don't rush to judgement.

That came out wrong. Being from the northeast, shooting signs is, well, not heard of in my parts of the woods. I'm not judging Alabama; my statement was based off of Alabama ranking high on the "most violent states" lists published by various websites. I'm sure there are nice places in Alabama, much like every state despite what people think.

[Rothman]

It's Alabama. I'd assume that is the case.

I kind of figured, being that Alabama is one of the most violent states in the country, but I really didn't think that it was all that bad.. of course, I've never even been to Alabama, so I can't really say anything about it.

How is Alabama so violent? Shooting signs is just a rural country element ALL ACROSS THE USA!!! Ease up on that violent label. As you stated...you've never been there, so don't rush to judgement.

A few months ago, I made a short trip through Alabama. I found Mississippi worst of all the states I visited, but there was a very "hillbilly" feel to the whole area, more so than anywhere else in this country.

How was Mississippi the "worst"?  Seems to me some ranking like that would risk making oneself look rather judgmental.

[Alex4897]

It's Alabama. I'd assume that is the case.

I kind of figured, being that Alabama is one of the most violent states in the country, but I really didn't think that it was all that bad.. of course, I've never even been to Alabama, so I can't really say anything about it.

How is Alabama so violent? Shooting signs is just a rural country element ALL ACROSS THE USA!!! Ease up on that violent label. As you stated...you've never been there, so don't rush to judgement.

That came out wrong. Being from the northeast, shooting signs is, well, not heard of in my parts of the woods. I'm not judging Alabama; my statement was based off of Alabama ranking high on the "most violent states" lists published by various websites. I'm sure there are nice places in Alabama, much like every state despite what people think.

You'll see sign shooting in extreme southeastern PA near the Delaware border, so it's not exactly an extinct practice around this part of the country.