{"id":5885,"date":"2004-07-05T17:02:56","date_gmt":"2004-07-06T00:02:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2004\/07\/05\/signs-of-the-times-3.html"},"modified":"2004-07-05T17:02:56","modified_gmt":"2004-07-06T00:02:56","slug":"signs_of_the_ti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/07\/05\/signs_of_the_ti.html","title":{"rendered":"Signs of the times"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"uk9901b.jpg\"A very cool collection\/comparison of road signs around the world<\/a> — in particular, “Men at Work,” “Pedestrian\/Children Crossing,” and “Falling Rock” signs. Very cool.<\/p>\n

(The one I’m showing here is from Wales<\/a>, and is an “Elderly People Around Here” sign — which, with the Welsh, made Margie and I always read it as “Annoyed Elderly People” — or maybe just “Cross Elderly Crossing”)<\/p>\n

(via the Flea<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A very cool collection\/comparison of road signs around the world — in particular, “Men at Work,” “Pedestrian\/Children Crossing,” and “Falling Rock” signs. Very cool. 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