Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Things that crack me up #50

Access sign that translates figures and Asian into Please Use Anyone











Image description: A color photo of a sign that has Wheelchair Dude and several other access symbols in a row above writing in an Asian language, with English below that. Along with Wheelchair Dude there's a person with a cane in profile looking about to sit down, though there's no chair behind her. Also, there's an adult holding a child's hand and a pregnant woman. The English translation of the Asian writing reads simply "Please Use Anyone."

h/t to Shiva of Biodiverse Resistance

4 comments:

Sarahlynn said...

Ah, I see the pregnant woman, now. At first, I had her facing the other way and thought that her special need was related to a very large backside much like mine.

Kay Olson said...

Or smuggling basketballs. The old person bending over is ridiculous too, I think. What is she doing, exactly? Maybe about to fart.

Sarahlynn said...

Yeah, I was thinking, "Where's the toilet?"

But maybe it's a warning about local pranksters. Beware, dude! Somebody totally swiped your chair out from under you!

Jason Nolan said...

That's written in Japanese, and the symbol of the old person is also very Japanese. It is very common to see older folk who are severely bent and walk with canes pretty much as you'd see them in the picture.

Personally, I love the grammatical error of "Please Use Anyone" vs what it really says "Feel Free to Use". It is referring to a bed one can use to lay down on.