TechRepublic's camera phone challenge: Funny signs

The second place photo was taken by TR member Rania299 with a T-mobile MyTouch during a recent trip to the Gypsy Farmhouse (Cedar Grove, NJ). She said, "Rest assured, I was not left unattended the entire time I was there."

The third place photo was taken by Senior Editor Sonja Thompson with an LG enV Touch.

This photo was taken by TR member Geezer-In-Training with a Verizon LG8360. He said, "It was taken in a main hallway at St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston, NJ. The door is 'presumably' to a conference room..."

This photo was taken by TR member Jon with an HTC Desire on T-Mobile. He said, "[This was] Snapped in Maidstone, Kent, UK. Apparently advertising mint candy."

This photo was taken by TR member LBD7700 with a Sony-Ericsson W810i. He said, "This was taken at a Chinese buffet, I guess playing with our minds make us eat less."

This photo was taken by TR member LBD7700 with a Sony-Ericsson W810i. He said, "Translation - 'If I could, I would do it! And you? You do or you don't...? URBAN IMAGE.' I took this at a park at San Luis Potosi, Mexico."

This photo was taken by TR member OctaneGuy with an iPhone 3GS. He said, "I stayed at this Holiday Inn Express in Hong Kong and thought the last item to forget on this sign was actually quite unforgettable!"

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a BlackBerry Bold 9700. She said, "This one was taken in a Jerusalem hospital and seems to indicated that no amputees may enter this room."

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a BlackBerry Bold 9700. She said, "Or how about this one, which offers visual directions for how to behave during an earthquake? According to the series running vertically down the left side, the first thing to do is to euthanize the patient by smothering him with a pillow. Then hide."

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a Nokia E71 in Jerusalem, Israel.

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a Nokia E65 in a Shinjuku subway station.

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a Nokia E65 in an office building in Tokyo, Japan.

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a Nokia E71 in Jerusalem, Israel.

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a BlackBerry Bold 9700 at Disneyland, Anaheim, CA. She said, "[This] records a miraculous cure at Indiana Jones."

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a BlackBerry Bold 9700 on the Autopia ride at Disneyland, Anaheim, CA.

This photo was taken by Sarah Lipman with a BlackBerry Bold 9700. She said, "In SJC (Mineta International Airport, San Jose, CA), the door is alarmed. Well, so would you be, if someone's heart stopped."

This photo was taken by TR member bradj_5 with an iPhone 3GS. He said, "I took this picture in Deer Creek Oklahoma (a suburb of Oklahoma City). Journey is alive and well in Oklahoma, in the middle of the night, probably with beer and definitely with spray paint!"

This photo was taken by TR member brdenniso with a BlackBerry Bold 9700. He said, "I found this sign in my local discount drug/grocery store. Every store needs a 'Zen' section to allow us to relax a little in this hectic world."

This photo was taken by TR member dan.mckenzie with an Apple iPod Touch. He said, "[This was] Taken as I was driving through Harpers Ferry, Iowa. Maybe the next site of a political convention?"

This photo was taken by TR member dave with an older HTC S640 running Windows Mobile 6 Standard. He said, "It seems that no city is immune to the wonderful directions provided by street repair people."

This photo was taken by TR member doceck with a Moto Q 9c. "Photo was taken in Kentucky when I was on a spa delivery and this sign was in the front yerd."

This photo was taken by TR member jallis with an iPhone. She said, "This photo makes me laugh every time I see it, but I am not sure exactly why. Taken May 2008 in Newport, Rhode Island while on vacation."

This photo was taken by TR member jessefenn with an LG Rumor in Three Lakes, WI.

This photo was taken by TR member jessefenn with a Samsung Intercept. He said, "This is a Northern Wisconsin road sign that only an IT person would get a laugh out of. I came across a town named 'Exeland.' That's right, Exeland. Ironically, there is almost no IT-related work up there."

This photo was taken by TR member kayla with an LG enV Touch. She said, "This truck was completely under water earlier in the week. Someone then came by and posted this sign."

This photo was taken by TR member ken with an LG Decoy of a sign on Augusta Street in Greenville, SC.

This photo was taken by TR member lukenwh with a Samsung Epic4. He said, "This photo was taken at the Visitors Center of the Joshua Tree National Park in Joshua Tree, CA. I was in the park for three days beginning October 31 and saw no squished spiders on the road."

This photo was taken by TR member pacmanfree with an iPhone 4. He said, "I was parking to go to a restaurant and noticed this sign on the door near where we parked. The house is in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland."

This photo was taken by TR member paul.suchome with an iPhone 4. He said, "Taken in Port Charlotte, FL. Photo says it all, 'Easy Street - Next Signal.' Have always wanted to be on 'Easy Street,' and now I have."

This photo was taken by TR member robertkferrell with an iPhone 3GS. He said, "I don't know if that's the name of his company or a personal statement, but it seemed to be appropriate either way."

This photo was taken by TR member rsantuci with an iPhone 3GS. He said, "This picture is of very own Kwik E Mart, which is actually our testing lab. It amuses us. But then we amuse easily."

This photo was taken by Senior Editor Sonja Thompson with a Motorola E815. Apparently, Nimrod is a small town in Minnesota, somewhere between Brainerd and Moorhead. I passed it several times before having to stop to take a pic.

This photo was taken by TR member web_chik with an old Motorola phone. She said, "This sign was on a food stand outside of a garden store this summer. Can't say it really whet my appetite for a hot dog."

This photo was taken by Jerry with a Droid Eris.