Recycling

[Henry J]

Sign seen on an electricity pylon: DANGER! To touch these wires will result in instant death. Anyone found doing so will be severely prosecuted.

[Henry J]

Sign in a Paris hotel elevator: Please leave your values at the front desk.

[Henry J]

Sign in a hotel in Athens: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily.

[That one's Greek to me!]

[Henry J]

Sign in a Yugoslavian hotel: The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.

[Henry J]

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.

[Henry J]

Sign in a Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

[Henry J]

Spotted in a toilet of a London office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW

[Henry J]

In a Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT

[Henry J]

In an office: AFTER TEA BREAK STAFF SHOULD EMPTY THE TEAPOT AND STAND UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRAINING BOARD

[Henry J]

Message on a leaflet: IF YOU CANNOT READ, THIS LEAFLET WILL TELL YOU HOW TO GET LESSONS

[Henry J]

On a repair shop door: WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR (THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)

[Henry J]

Beware the fury of a patient man. John Dryden

[Henry J]

Build a system that even a fool can use, and only a fool will want to use it.

[Henry J]

Complex problems have simple, easy to understand, wrong answers.

[Henry J]

Capitalism is based on the assumption that you can win.