Spoken language can be complicated with each one having its own weird word structures and feminine/masculine nouns. Now add visual media in the form of street signs and the like. You'd think that images make it easier to understand a message, that it is the best medium to overcome a language barrier. Well, maybe not, judging from this group of funny pictures.

I saw the sign

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In theory, this one should be pretty self-explanatory. Low-hanging signs will give you a nasty headache. I must admit, I was a bit confused about this picture; for the life of me, I could not figure out why anyone riding the escalator would experience a face-plant with a flying dustbin. With weird little springs at the back too.

Why the icepack?

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I do like the explanation, on the site, about this being the source of the baby monkey seed. But alright, so maybe it's an all out orange ban where feeding the monkey oranges is not the best of ideas. What I don't get is the handy ice pack. Why would the little guy get a headache? And, is it just me or does the concept of a dangling ice pack bother anyone else? Something rather carrot-and-stick about that idea there. Perhaps they were spot on about pregnant monkeys.

Yogi bear on the loose?

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This is pretty straight forward. Don't let your beloved pets leave behind 'souvenirs' on the street. You find them in a lot of countries. I'm just wondering about the bear.  Was it meant to be a dog? A rather strange dog with questionable lineage, perhaps with a wandering ancestor who was saved by a grizzly bear during a nasty rainstorm? I'm just thinking aloud; there's no need for "Pooh-poohing" the idea.