Caution: Funny Signs Ahead (Humour) (Paperback)

by RoadTrip America (Compiler)
Key Phrases: Geneviève Lauzière, Megan Edwards, Las Vegas, Peter Yauch (more...)

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Product Description

Anyone who has ever hit the open road has seen a sign that sends them into hysterics. Caution: Funny Signs Ahead is the ultimate collection of these accidentally entertaining bits of roadside Americana with signs like No Smoking On Campus Prohibited, offramps to Boring Oregon City and truck stop advertisments for Diesel Fried Chicken. Each page in Caution: Funny Signs Ahead presents a color photograph of an ironic, suggestive, absurd, mislabeled or otherwise amusing sign. Photographed by everyday Americans on vacations and road trips, the signs featured in this collection cover the gamut — from street signs marking the corner of Lonesome and Hardup Road to less-than-persuasive billboards for local businesses like Blue Ball Hotel.

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Ulysses Press (November 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569756872
• ISBN-13: 978-1569756874
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #134,599 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caution: Helpless Giggling Ahead, November 20, 2008

By	D. F. Sedenquist (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I long looked forward to receiving my copy of RTA's new book Caution Funny Signs Ahead. The only complaint I can think of with the book? It should be twice as long. When it arrived, I thought I'd take a quick glance through it and get right back to pressing business at hand. Instead, I leaned back in my chair and giggled like a schoolgirl through every page. Not only are the photos strange and priceless, the author's comments are both clever and totally naughty. This is a perfect xmas gift for someone who just never quite moved past bathroom humor, like me.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No caution needed- these signs are VERY funny, November 19, 2008

By	TAMI Cowden (Henderson, NV USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book will have you holding your sides with laughter. Caution Funny Signs Ahead is a collection of photos of real signs found by unsuspecting travelers who fortunately happened to be armed with a camera. Sometimes the humor is obviously intentional, sometimes it is the result of happenstance, and sometimes, as with a few photos taken outside the U.S., it is in the eyes of the American beholder. There are some street signs that cause double takes, restaurant names that will give you pause, and an amazing number of signs that include the word "dump" in an incongruous manner. If yor're looking for a gift for someone who loves to laugh, you've found it.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One for the road..., November 20, 2008

By	Ruth Mormon (Henderson, Nevada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Caution: Funny Signs Ahead makes you want to grab your camera and hop in the car for a ride around town looking for your own funny signs. The signs in this entertaining book are comical, but the captions are hysterical. It's impossible to read it without laughing out loud, or if reading it in a library, as I did, without unsuccessfully suppressing chortles and giggles. It would be a great gift--a perfect way to light up someone's day.