When I first commented on the signage in the carpark I use in Aldershot. I assumed we had a case of the patronising laminated sign - a sign that's put up because one person was an idiot once and now everyone needs telling not to be an idiot. However, from the looks of things, it's not the users of the car park who are the imbeciles: it's the people who work there. They clearly want to be heard. They clearly want to express themselves, but the best they can manage is this. Chalked on two blackboards - lest you don't notice one in the middle of the two lanes you come in on, there are three things deeply wrong with the sign.
1. Its very existence. The fact that areas are taped off is apparent when you get to such an area. And find it taped off.
2. Off! Not of! Twats!
3. Even without the typo, this sign doesn't actually make sense. "Various areas taped off thanks". What? What are we supposed to do with this? Where's the verb? What's the point? What does this sign tell you? It tells me that some people are too thick to operate chalk. Maybe they mean "Some areas can't be used, sorry about that" or "Leave our tape alone" or "Thank you for your patience while we paint".
I suggest a new sign:
"Things may exist."
To go with the general purpose laminated sign:
"Don't be a twat."
1. Its very existence. The fact that areas are taped off is apparent when you get to such an area. And find it taped off.
2. Off! Not of! Twats!
3. Even without the typo, this sign doesn't actually make sense. "Various areas taped off thanks". What? What are we supposed to do with this? Where's the verb? What's the point? What does this sign tell you? It tells me that some people are too thick to operate chalk. Maybe they mean "Some areas can't be used, sorry about that" or "Leave our tape alone" or "Thank you for your patience while we paint".
I suggest a new sign:
"Things may exist."
To go with the general purpose laminated sign:
"Don't be a twat."
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