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August 20, 2022
Banking/Finance/Insurance

“I saw a sign in a shop window that read ‘Pay No Interest.’ So I carried on walking”

"Pay no interest" can have a double meaning. This joke was posted on Sickipedia on August 19, 2022: "I saw a sign in a shop window that read ‘Pay No Interest.’ So I carried on…

September 6, 2025
StreetsTransportation

“I saw a sign on the road while driving today that said, ‘Survey Crew Ahead.’  I did. They looked okay”

The road sign "Survey Crew Ahead" confuses many people. A crew is surveying the road. "I saw a sign on the road while driving today that said, Survey crew ahead. I did. They looked…

March 17, 2019
Transportation

“I saw a sign on the train saying, ‘Please give this seat to an elderly person’” (joke)

Some seats on buses and trains -- usually those near the exits -- are suggested for the elderly and disabled. A joke was posted on Twitter by Sickipedia Official on June 2, 2013: "Saw a sign…

August 26, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I saw a sign that made me piss myself. It said, ‘Toilets closed’”

"I saw a sign that made me piss myself. It said, 'Toilets closed'" is a joke that has been printed on several images. "I saw a sign today that made me piss myself…

August 26, 2018
Buildings/Housing/Parks

“I saw a sign that made me shit myself. It said, ‘Bathroom closed’”

"I saw a sign that made me shit myself. It said, 'Bathroom closed'" is a joke that has been printed on several images. "I saw a sign today that made me piss myself…

July 24, 2016
Transportation

“I saw a sign that said ‘falling rocks.’ I tried. It doesn’t”

A "falling rocks" sign is present on some mountain roads. "Rocks" is a noun, but "rocks" as a verb is a popular pun. "I keep seeing all these signs that say…

March 31, 2019
Streets

“I saw a sign that said ‘Slow Deer Crossing.’ Why don’t the deer just run faster?”

A "SLOW -- Deer Crossing" sign shouldn't be read as "slow deer crossing," but there are jokes. A Nancy comic strip on May 3, 1967, showed a fast deer sprinting in front of…

May 28, 2016
Streets

“I saw a sign that said ‘Watch for children’” (joke)

A popular joke about a certain street sign is: "I saw a sign that said 'Watch for children' and I thought, 'That sounds like a fair trade.'" "'Watch for…

October 28, 2019
Transportation

“I saw a sign: ‘Rest Area 25 Miles.’ That’s pretty big. Some people must be really tired”

"I saw a sign: 'Rest Area 25 Miles.' That's pretty big. Some people must be really tired" is a joke about driving down a highway. The rest area is coming up in 25 miles; it…

October 8, 2021
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I saw a spider at the gym. He said it was leg leg leg leg leg leg leg leg day”

When people go to a gym for "leg day," they work on their legs. Spiders have many legs. "Imagine how bad a spider's leg day is at the gym! 4 times worse than a humans!" was…

January 21, 2025
Sports/GamesWork/Businesses

“I saw a sticker in the sports shop saying ‘Trampolines Half Price.’ I jumped on the offer”

To "jump" at an offer is to accept it quickly, before it expires or is taken by someone else. No actually jumping is usually involved, but there are jokes. "A trampoline was selling…

October 5, 2025
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs

“I saw a weight-lifting bison. He was a buff fellow”

"Buffalo" sounds like "buff fellow," and there are gym jokes. "Why did the bison have so many girlfriends?Because he was a buff fellow" was posted on X/Twitter by…

November 16, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I saw an ad for a coffin and I thought., ‘That’s the last thing I need’”

The expression "that's the last thing I'll need" usually means that the person has no need for that thing. Jokes about a coffin take the "last thing" literally.…

November 16, 2024
Work/Businesses

“I saw an ad for burial plots and I thought, that’s the last thing I need”

The expression "that's the last thing I'll need" usually means that the person has no need for that thing. Jokes about a coffin take the "last thing" literally.…

February 19, 2017
Radio/Television

“I saw an ad that said, ‘TV for sale-Volume Stuck on Full.’ I couldn’t turn that down”

A television joke is: "I was walking down the road the other day and I saw this advert in the window that said. 'Television For Sale -- Pounds 1 -- Volume Stuck On Full.' I thought:…

July 2, 2017
Transportation

“I saw an Amish billboard that said, ‘don’t drink or drive’”

"Don't drink and drive" is a popular saying. "Don't drink or drive" -- with an Amish picture -- is a saying that has been printed on many T-shirts. BustedTees came out…

July 2, 2017
Food/Drink

“I saw an Amish billboard that said, ‘don’t drink or drive’”

"Don't drink and drive" is a popular saying. "Don't drink or drive" -- with an Amish picture -- is a saying that has been printed on many T-shirts. BustedTees came out…

March 22, 2018
Food/Drink

“I saw an Elvis impersonator covered in cream and black cherries, singing ‘In the Gâteau’”

"Gâteau" (plural is "gâteaux") is French for "cake." It sounds like the word "ghetto." Both "gâteau" and ""gâteaux" have been…

April 9, 2024
Music/Dance/Theatre/Film/Circus

“I saw an Irish dancing show today called Streamdance. It’s not quite as good as Riverdance, but then it is only a tributary act”

Are there any dance shows similar to Riverdance? "I saw an Irish dancing show today called 'Streamdance'. It's not quite as good as 'Riverdance', but then it is only a…

September 27, 2018
Government/Law/Military/Religion /Health

“I saw someone pickpocket a dwarf. I don’t know how anyone could stoop so low”

The expression "stoop so low" usually is not meant literally, but there are jokes. "I was reading in the paper today about this dwarf that got pickpocketed How could anyone stoop so…

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