In a Nairobi restaurant:
Customers who find our waitresses rude, ought to see the manager.
On the grounds of a private school:
No trespassing without permission.
On a highway somewhere:
Take notice: When this sign is under water, this road is impassable.
On a poster at Kencom:
Are you an adult that cannot read? If so, we can help
In a city restaurant:
Open seven days a week, and on weekends also.
On a mental institution building:
Mental health prevention centre.
A sign seen on an automatic restroom hand dryer:
Do not activate with wet hands
In a maternity ward:
No children allowed
In a cemetery:
Persons are prohibited from picking flowers from any but their own graves
Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
Guests are requested not to smoke or do other disgusting behaviours in bed
In a Bangkok temple:
It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed as a man.
Hotel room notice, Chiang-Mai, Thailand:
Please do not bring solicitors into your room
Hotel brochure, Italy:
This hotel is renowned for its peace and solitude. In fact, crowds from all over the world flock here to enjoy its solitude.
Supermarket, Hong Kong:
For your convenience, we recommend courteous, efficient self-service
In an East African newspaper:
A new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape since the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers
Hotel, Vienna:
In case of fire, do your utmost to alarm the hotel porter.
Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
Would you like to ride on your own ass?
The box of a clockwork toy made in Hong Kong:
Guaranteed to work throughout its useful life.