Top 5 Oddball Signs From History

Everywhere we go signs are posted to inform and direct.

You can't make it through the day without being told to "Watch Your Step," "Beware of Dog," or "Shower Before Entering Pool."

Are signs a recent phenomenon?

Certainly not. I'd guess they've been posted throughout history.

Following are five notices that may have been displayed. All dates and verbiage are unverified approximations.

Sign in Restroom by Guillotine, Paris, France - Circa 1794

Attention Employees - It Really Doesn't Matter If You Wash Your Hands.

Sign on Noah's Ark - Circa 2304 B.C.

Beware of Dogs. And Rhinos. And Bears. And Hyenas. And Crocodiles. You get the idea.

Sign in Parking Lot, Air Force Base, Japan - Circa 1944

Space Reserved For Kamikaze Pilots - Please Leave Key in Ignition.

Sign on Tree, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England - Circa 1590

Employee Theft Is Encouraged.

Sign on Trojan Horse, Troy - Circa 1197, B.C.

Please Bathe Before Entering - That Means You!

So there you have it. A cursory glance of signs that may have been posted throughout history.

Now move along.

There's "No Loitering."