These are supposedly actual signs that have appeared at various locations. Sign in a Rome laundry: „Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time. Sign in the window of a Swedish furrier: „Fur coats made for ladies from their own skin.“ Sign on the box of a clockwork toy made in Hong Kong: „Guaranteed to work throughout its useful life.“ Detour sign in Kobe, Japan: „Stop: Drive Sideways.“ Sign in a Swiss mountain inn: „Special today — no ice cream.“ Sign in a Copenhagen airline ticket office: „We take your bags and send them in all directions.“ Sign on the door of a Moscow hotel room: „If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it.“ Sign in a Norwegian cocktail lounge: „Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.“
