I’m never shocked when I hear about people doing stupid things. I mean, I live in Florida. People doing stupid things happen pretty much daily down here. There are some things that I look at and think, “How many people were doing this that they had to make a sign telling them not to do it?”
Signs That Make You Ask: “Who Did This?!”
I mean, it might only be one. For example, there are signs on the Mexico pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World because someone thought climbing the steps of the Aztec pyramid would be a good idea.
Don’t get drunk at Epcot, and try to do this. Okay?
Here’s another sign from overseas that made me do a double-take:
I want to know what it says over the third panel. What was the person in that picture trying to do with the toilet?
Here’s another one from Thailand — I can’t believe it was happening so often they needed a sign:
OK, Fine… I Can Explain These
While all of those signs are strange, I can understand them. The first one is to keep drunk guests from climbing pavilions (but if you’re that drunk, is a sign going to stop you?), and the other two are cultural differences. People living in countries where squat toilets are the norm might just be looking for what they’re used to, and I’m sure there are places where you wash your feet in the toilet (I now know it’s a religious thing, and they’re letting people know not to use the toilet but to use a designated space nearby).
But this one sign, or more accurately, this sticker, aggravates me when I see it in a hotel room.
STOP HANGING CLOTHES FROM THE SPRINKLERS!!!!
In this instance, the sprinkler heads were about 8 feet off the ground. To hang anything from the sprinkler head, you’d need one of those clothes-hanging devices from stores or at least a selfie stick.
However, if you want to hang clothes from the sprinklers, you could use the other sprinkler head in the room. There’s no sticker under that one, so it must be okay, right?
And it’s clearly common enough that there are dozens of listings on Amazon for “Do Not Hang from Fire Sprinkler” signs.
Sometimes, I think everyone else is normal, and I’m the only one who can’t believe this stuff isn’t just made up.
Update: Readers Had Thoughts
When I originally posted this, the comments were… exactly what you’d expect.
- One reader noted the “washing feet” sign may be tied to religious practice and that many places have separate areas for it.
- Another reader shared that their 4-year-old saw the sprinkler sticker and immediately used it as evidence that coat hangers are “not allowed.” (Honestly, fair.)
- And someone else remembered a story about a wedding dress being hung on a sprinkler for photos… with very expensive results.
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