In case you ever thought that grammar and punctuation do not matter, these editorial faux pas will make you think again.
A sign in a restaurant loo:
Toilet out of order. Please use floor below.
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In a Laundromat:
Automatic washing machines: please remove all your clothes when the light goes out.
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In a London department store:
Bargain basement upstairs.
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In an office:
Would the person who took the step ladder yesterday please bring it back or further steps will be taken.
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In another office:
After tea break staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining board.
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Outside a second hand shop:
We exchange anything – bicycles, washing machines, etc. Why not bring your wife along and get a wonderful bargain?
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Notice in health food shop window:
Closed due to illness.
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Spotted in a safari park:
Elephants, please stay in your car.
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Seen during a conference:
For anyone who has children and doesn’t know it, there is a day care on the first floor.
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Notice in a farmer’s field:
The farmer allows walkers to cross the field for free, but the bull charges.
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Message on a leaflet:
If you cannot read, this leaflet will tell you how to get lessons.
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On a repair shop door:
We can repair anything. (Please knock hard on the door – the bell doesn’t work).
Click NEXT to read some hilarious headlines.
Headlines that confirm proofreading is a dying art:
Man kills self before shooting wife and daughter
[Is that even possible?]
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Something went wrong in jet crash, expert says
[Really?]
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Police begin campaign to run down jaywalkers
[Now, that’s taking things a bit far!]
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Panda mating fails; veterinarian takes over.
[What a guy.]
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Miners refuse to work after death
[Wouldn’t you?]
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Juvenile court to try shooting defendant
[See if that works any better than a fair trial.]
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War dims hope for peace
[I can see where it might have that effect.]
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If strike isn’t settled quickly, it may last awhile.
[Really?]
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Cold wave linked to temperatures
[Who would have thought.]
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Enfield (London) couple slain; police suspect homicide.
[They may be on to something.]
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Red tape holds up new bridges
[You mean there’s something stronger than duct tape?]
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Man struck by lightning: faces battery charge.
[He probably is the battery charge.]
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New study of obesity looks for larger test group.
[Weren’t they obese enough?]
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Astronaut takes blame for gas in spacecraft
[That’s what he gets for eating those beans!]
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Hospitals are sued by seven foot doctors.
[Boy, are they tall!]
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And the winner is:
Typhoon rips through cemetery; hundreds dead.
[Did I read that right?]