“Who Approved This?”: 40 Outrageously Funny Signs You Can’t Unsee

The world is full of signs designed to inform, warn, and guide us—but every now and then, a sign comes along that leaves us wondering, Who approved this?! Whether it’s a hilarious typo, an unfortunate design choice, or a message that makes absolutely no sense, these signs are proof that sometimes, things don’t go as planned.

From unintentionally rude instructions to signs that completely contradict themselves, here are some outrageously funny signs that will make you do a double take.

#1 Coyotes In Toronto

#2 I’m Convinced To Learn Fencing

#3 A Sign By The Airport In Helsinki, Finland

#4 Saw This On My Way Home From Work

#5 The Sign At The Pizza Place I Go To

#6 Utah Has Its Issues, But It’s Traffic Signs Are Top Notch

#7 This Billboard Is Pretty Famous In Our Town For The Things It Says

#8 Yeah Okay Then

#9 This Sign At My Dog Groomer

#10 This Billboard Up The Street From My House

#11 Proceed With Caution

#12 So Thoughtful Of The Sign Makers

#13 Deceiving Promises

#14 This Sign Outside An Animal Hospital

#15 “Oilyfans” Billboards Show BP Chief Executive Topless After Earning £10 Million

#16 Legit Sign Post

#17 My Husband Is In The Process Of Redoing Our Lawn. He Recently Began Destroying All Our Grass. I Didn’t Want Our Neighbors To Think We Were Neglectful Homeowners, So I Made A Sign

#18 One Cardboard Sign To Rule Them All

#19 This Sign Was Placed Behind A European Gas Station Frequented By International Truckers

#20 Treat Fast Food Workers Kindly

#21 No Matter Which Planet You’re From

#22 There’s No Correlation Between Age And Competence After All

#23 My Garbage Collectors Got This Note This Morning. Tis The Season

#24 Excellent Billboard

#25 The Car Dealership Billboard Shade Game Is Strong Outside Of Charleston, SC

#26 Sign Outside A Local Tattoo Parlor In Michigan

#27 This Volunteer Fire Department Sign Near My House

#28 Very Big If True

#29 Holy Water

#30 Bar Sign In Japan

#31 Read The Sign. Or Don’t

#32 You Could Not Have Warned Me A Little Earlier

#33 Bookstore’s Closed Sign In Seattle

#34 Sign Above Urinal In China

#35 Think That’s Good Thing

#36 This Sign Telling Me To “Duck”

#37 Perfect Instead Of “Beware Of Dog”

#38 It’s Very True

#39 Hmmmmmmm

#40 Absolutely No Parking

Saumya Ratan

Saumya is an explorer of all things beautiful, quirky, and heartwarming. With her knack for art, design, photography, fun trivia, and internet humor, she takes you on a journey through the lighter side of pop culture.