Might be the most perfect warning sign ever...

DUE TO THE AMMO SHORTAGE
WE CAN NO LONGER OFFER
A WARNING SHOT
Thank you for your understanding
 
Working for the power co.we had posted signs all around our substations!People would still get in to steal copper take baby parrots out of hot structure sws .They got fried....friends warned them....idiots said "they" knew what they were doing!!Yeah ,right ....like the idiot who thought if he didn't touch a wave trap....he would be ok!! Ignoredthe force field!!IDIOTS!
Jim
 
Ack-tung Y'all... A sign I have in my shop.
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Anybody remember Heinrich Schnibble in the old Saturday Evening Post? My Dad used to crack up with his articles:

Heinrich Schnibble's Deutscher Wordenbooke :

Horse—Foddergeburnenclippenclopper

Mule—Balkendummkopferfoddergeburnenclippenclopper

Zebra—Pinstripensuitenwearenfoddergeburnenclippenclopper

Dog—Barkenpantensniffer

Dogcatcher—Barkenpantensniffersnatcher

Dogcatcher's truck—Barkenpantensniffersnatcherwagon

Garage for truck—Barkenpantensniffersnatcherwagonhaus

Truck repairman—Barkenpantensniffersnatcherwagonhausmechanikerworker

His Union—Barkenpantensniffersnatcherwagonhaus- mechanikerworkerfeatherbeddengefixengroup

Automobile—Honkenbrakenscreecher

Gasoline—Honkenbrakenscreecherzoomerjuicen

Driver—Honkenbrakenscreecherguidenschtunker

Auto Mechanic—Honkenbrakenscreecherknockengepinger-

sputtergefixer

Repair Bill—Bankenrollergebustenuptottenliste

Excerpts from:

DER WIZARD IN OZZENLAND Mein Grossfader's Rhymers Und Fable Tellen Mit

Also Heinrich Schnibble's Deutscher Wordenbooke

By: Dave Morrah

ca. 1955
 
To me, the most perfect 'warning sign' is the one on pg 19 of "S&W Safety and Instruction Manual Revolvers - Modern Style-" (Rev:Rev101904). It's in red bold type:

WARNING: THE REVOLVER WILL FIRE IF THE TRIGGER IS PULLED!
 
"Vi istder mor horzes azzez dander ist horzez"....on the back of my grandfather's business card when he was personal assistant to Adofphus Busch
 
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