The feedback may not be as overwhelming as I expected, what with the preoccupation with Christmas festivities and all, but I would like to give you a second installment of my “Funny Signs” project.

Noelle de Guzman was kind enough to provide URLs of some funny signs she took and which she uploaded on her Flickr account. (Irrelevant-and-bordering-on-the-irreverent trivia: Noelle holds the distinction of being my first-ever master’s thesis advisee. Did I do a good job? Just ask her!)

Anyway, let’s start with something predictable, especially if a product were made in China.

Do you know the meaning of “mini lordliness”? Is there such a term? Is there a difference between a “love of house” and a “house of love”?

I know, you have so many questions that have nothing to do with solving world hunger.Or something as simple as the horrendous traffic in Metro Manila. Then again, you can argue that this sign is meant to solve that.

Taxi lang po ito (This is just a taxi).Nothing ungrammatical here, and this could actually be the driver’s profound way of telling motorists behind him (or her, a taxi driver could be a woman!) to understand if, for some reason, the vehicle suddenly brakes or swerves. Don’t you know that the driver needs to eke out a living? He or she needs to get from point A to point B even using a straight line, never mind the lanes and the turns!

Or perhaps the sign is meant to ward off robbers. It’s not a luxury car, after all. It’s just a taxi!

If you think the sign above is a case of “stating the obvious,” what do we make of the one below? This sign is located at a well-marketed mall located near C-5. (I doubt if you need a clue, clue!)

I have an idea: Instead of “Entrance” posted outside establishments, why don’t we use this instead? If it’s not an exit, then it should be… Wait! People may think it’s a dead end! We should opt therefore for “Not an Exit, Not a Dead End” instead of “Entrance,” right?

From the obvious and easy, let’s look at something that will test your mastery of prepositions.

I will just let you find out for yourself what’s wrong with this sign. Suffice it to say that you are not smarter than a fifth grader if you don’t know the answer!

Just like my previous post, I would like to end with something (somewhat) adult-oriented. Don’t get me wrong. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with the sign. Maybe it has to do with the Filipino term we use for a certain kind of shorts. Or maybe I just have a dirty mind.

That’s all for now. Thanks for reading!