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Signs and notices 12

These are supposedly actual signs that have appeared at various locations. Sign on a Norfolk farm: „Trespassers beware! I shoot every tenth trespasser. The ninth one just left.“ Sign seen in London department store: „Bargain Basement Upstairs“ Sign seen in the vicinity of Victoria Station: „Closed for official opening.“ Sign in a Paris hotel elevator: „Please leave your values at the front desk.“ Sign in a hotel in Athens: „Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily.“ Sign in a Yugoslavian hotel: „The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.“ Sign in a Japanese hotel: „You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.“ Sign in a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: „You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.

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