Thursday, September 19, 2024

These sinister signs may make you feel slightly threatened

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Everywhere you go, there are so many signs sharing information, that you probably don’t notice them all.

After all, they are usually informational at best, and innocuous at worst. 

That is not the case when it comes to these sinister signs spotted by social media users in North America and the UK, and collated into a gallery by Bored Panda

Among the creepy notices, is one on an office door, boasting that the space belongs to someone who is both a veterinarian and a taxidermist.

Another image shows an image that wouldn’t be out of place in a horror film – a sinister clown at a fairground ride telling passers-by that they must be as ‘high’ as him to ride the attraction alone. 

If this unsettling sign doesn’t encourage you to stay away from this machine, then it’s likely nothing will

Meanwhile, another warning notice lets people know that the machine it is attached to cannot distinguish between flesh and metal – and nor does it care. 

And then another message, supposed to be supportive, shows just important layout is when sharing information. Instead of saying: ‘We are all in this together,’ because of the gaps between letters, it looks like it says: ‘We are all in this to get her.’

Here, FEMAIL shares sinister signs that may leave you feeling uneasy… 

This is not the kind of thing you want to see when taking a beloved animal family member to see the vet

This is not the kind of thing you want to see when taking a beloved animal family member to see the vet

The importance of letter placement is illustrated perfectly by this message, which should have been supportive, but instead reads as threatening

The importance of letter placement is illustrated perfectly by this message, which should have been supportive, but instead reads as threatening

A classic example of how using words that have more than one meaning can be confusing. Perhaps the writer should have just said 'litter'

A classic example of how using words that have more than one meaning can be confusing. Perhaps the writer should have just said ‘litter’

It's horribly easy to misunderstand this sign, and the implication of smoking in this area could be catastrophic

It’s horribly easy to misunderstand this sign, and the implication of smoking in this area could be catastrophic

This sign, spotted on a street in the UK, is not that threatening itself, however, its shadow certainly looks eerie

This sign, spotted on a street in the UK, is not that threatening itself, however, its shadow certainly looks eerie

At least this sign is clear and emphatic, leaving readers in no doubt at all that passing it would not end well for them

At least this sign is clear and emphatic, leaving readers in no doubt at all that passing it would not end well for them

As if clowns weren't already creepy enough, this sign, featuring a slightly menacing looking clown enticing short people to go on a ride alone could give you nightmares

As if clowns weren’t already creepy enough, this sign, featuring a slightly menacing looking clown enticing short people to go on a ride alone could give you nightmares

It's difficult to tell whether this sign is meant to be taken as friendly and caring advice, or as a threat

It’s difficult to tell whether this sign is meant to be taken as friendly and caring advice, or as a threat

Simple error or a killer train that literally murders commuters when they reach a city in the north of England?

Simple error or a killer train that literally murders commuters when they reach a city in the north of England?

Whoever wrote this depressing sign appears to want everyone who reads it to be lonely and miserable

Whoever wrote this depressing sign appears to want everyone who reads it to be lonely and miserable 

This sign on a train platform in the UK warns commuters that they 'must wear a face' to travel - it would be pretty creepy if they didn't! We assume it should say 'face mask'

This sign on a train platform in the UK warns commuters that they ‘must wear a face’ to travel – it would be pretty creepy if they didn’t! We assume it should say ‘face mask’

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