Signs are supposed to have the most basic of practical purposes. They can give directions, for example, or give the name of a street or place. Perhaps they are there to warn us of a potential hazard up ahead.
Sometimes though, a warning sign can instill more fear and trepidation in a person than is strictly necessary. Sure, it’s better to be safe than sorry, but who really wants to be told to watch out for falling snakes? I mean, how often is that really happening?
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This list, compiled by Bored Panda, is a series of sinister signs that captured people’s attention for their slightly threatening nature. Sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deadly serious, these are the kind of warnings that everyone is definitely taking notice of! Which is, ultimately, the point in putting up signs in the first place.
Scroll down to check them out for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
#1 At Pittsburgh Zoo – What?
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#2 Sign At An Irish Zoo
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#3 Thanks For The Heads Up
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#4 This Corn Maze Sign
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#5 This Sign At My Uncles House
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#6 Slower
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#7 Good Advice
#8 It’s Only Fair
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#9 Found This Gem At A Local Bulk Foods Store
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#10 Nope
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#11 This Sign
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#12 Presenting Exhibit A
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#13 I Mean… It’s Not Wrong
#14 Killer Coconuts In Oahu Hi
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#15 Alligators Love Kids
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#16 Sarcasm Meets Capitalism
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#17 Take A Guess
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#18 This Sign Outside A Cabin My Family Is Staying In
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#19 This Sign At My Local Orthodox Church
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#20 Public Service Announcement To All Kids
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#21 At The Hippo Exhibit
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#22 My Relaxing Road Trip From Darwin To Melbourne, Australia
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#23 No Idea What It Means But Can’t Be Good
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#24 I Have Well Meaning Neighbours Who Knock On My Door At All Times (All Times) To Inform Me Of Neighbourhood Discord
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#25 Feed A Pigeon Lose A Finger
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#26 Just Another Day In Alaska
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#27 No Worries, 3 Layers Of Glass Still Remain To Protect You From The King Of The Jungle
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#28 Crocodile Enclosure At Sydney Aquarium
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#29 Texas, Home Of The World’s Scariest Sign
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#30 Gotta Be Bold To Urinate In Public In Tirana, Albania
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#31 A Good Reminder Not To Drown
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#32 At A Nearby Wolf Sanctuary
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#33 Ominous AF
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#34 In Australia, High Is The Second Lowest Fire Danger Rating
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#35 Bringing Health And Safety Considerations To A Whole New Level
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#36 Wheeeeeeeeeeeee-Uh Oh!
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#37 On My Jogging Route
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#38 Seen At My Local Tattoo Studio
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#39 Scary Ratio
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#40 This Is A Real Sign
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#41 This Is How Our Tigers See You
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#42 Is This Church Threatening To Kill Me?
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#43 Ummm… Okay?
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#44 Advertisement For An Anti-Malaria Medicine (1941)
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#45 I’ve Never Seen A Look Of Terror On A Little Sign Guy. Sign On A Commercial Washing Machine
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#46 Trust Me, I Won’t
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#47 The Sign Outside My Local Church Is Vaguely Threatening
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#48 When You’re 2 Miles Into A Tough Mudder And You Think All Is Going Well Then You Run Past This Sign
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#49 Good Morning! Have You Exorcised Your Dog Today?
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#50 Should I Be Concerned?
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#51 Key Chain
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#52 You Know What, I Think I’ll Turn Around And Take The Long Way
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#53 I Noticed A New Sign At My Doctors Office
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#54 Um… Are We Still… Are We Still Talking About Ice Cream?
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#55 Don’t Be A Norman
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#56 Cursed Sign
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