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A sign in Italy to warn people not to speak to women on the roadside, as they could be prostitutes. Speaking with a prostitute can be a fine worthy offense.
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Advertising win?
Here in Holland we have similar signs that warn us for children… oh wait…
there in holland you write italien?
Dont you mean;
A fine AND worthy cause?
“attenzione” is italian
sim⋅i⋅lar
–adjective
1. having a likeness or resemblance, esp. in a general way
Bo3rn just got PWND
I believe it should say, “Speaking with a fine prostitute can be a worthy offense.”
Or, “Speaking with a prostitute can be a fine, worthy offense.”
no they mean it’s a fine-worthy cause. as in, worthy of getting a fine
Yeah didnt you know holland is part of italy?
Italians go Dutch.
What a treat!
This is here because Prostitution is leagal in france and they are alerting their male customers about their products booooooooooooo
The Dutch write in Italian because prostitution is legal in France?
Even if that made any sense, prostitution isn’t legal in France
I’m italian and this sign doesn’t exist !!!! It’s a photoshop sign.
d3vil84, this sign is into a little village named CODOGNE’, near Pordenone.
caro devil, questo è un segnale messo sulla pontebbana a CODOGNE’, in provincia di TREVISO, sul confine con la provincia di PORDENONE!!!
AHAHAHAAHAHAH
So you’ve been everywhere in Italy?
davvero? vieni a farti un giro a verona
conosco di verona……ehehhhhehhe…..pure lì da voi avete le vostre belle “gatte da pelare”…eehehhehehe……
maybe you’ve never seen that… there’re some signs used only in a place
this must be berlusconi’s idea
Is that a condom bag?
A professional is always prepared.
She’s a prostitute and a boy scout.
It’s hard work, but not without merit.
Actually, she’s more of a man scout.
A fee-male?
Where does she put her badges?
Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you any stinking badges.
Who needs badges for that type of voodoo?
Badges, badges, badges, badges, badges, badges, badges, badges, badges, badges, young groom, young groom, ee-badges, badges, …
^win.
I actually think it’s more of a natural fiber — python, perhaps?
I yield for Prostitutes
Until she goes Full Monty.
NS. That’s very narrow minded of you. Why do prostitutes have to be female? Just because the ho on the sign is one?!
*places opened can of top of the line tuna in front of NS*
*pets kitty nicely to make up for borderline rude comment*
Well, the lady on the sign could be a dude. Just sayin’.
Doubtful, since it’s written Italian, not Thai.
How much attention are we talking here?
I would guess anything from a wolf whistle to a full on eyes popping out of head, tongue rolling across floor and foot stamping episode.
As an expression of lust, will it involve the heart thumping visibly through the ribcage?
Exactly. And maybe a fog horn going Aoooogah!
I’m guessing the above is legal, until money flies out of the wallet like a fountain.
THAT’S what the icon on the sign SHOULD be . . .
Plus kettle whistle? Or is that going a little far?
Kettle whistle must be saved for very special prostitutes.
But I am guessing that the one pictured here must be special to stay up-right while carrying such a top heavy load.
So kettle whistle it is!
*looks down at self*
*feels smug for remaining upright*
*hides under big sweater*
*gives k@ a medal for standing uprightedness*
*hides*
*smuggles k@ a feel better cookie instead*
Fankooooo!
*noms in secret*
Whereas prostitutes help other people to remain upright…
Yes, that’s why the government must erect such signs.
So, you think they should keep it up, LGB?
phirst poastz!!
Ingenious way to post ‘first,’ Biilly. Too bad you were so caught-up in the excitement that you didn’t actually make it. But snaps for the effort, nonetheless.
The Department of Tourism must be getting desperate.
I wonder if it’s legal to shag ‘em as long as you don’t talk with them.
Communicate through post-it notes?
I would think that grunts and pointing would be nearly as affective and much less time consuming.
And a nice gesture to boot.
Well, I guess if you’re into that kind of thing, a gesture to her boots would be acceptable.
*siddles away from Marius and his boot fetish*
As long as he doesn’t break up with her through a post-it note.
Attenzione Prostitute
LOL
Is there a giggling echo in here?
No but I am sure there is a giggity echo happening there.
Yeah, that’s what the sign says.
Whoa!
She’s way hotter than the outline girl on the front of the lady’s restroom – or that outline woman holding hands with a child, crossing the road.
Yeah, but those boobs are fake.
that picture is fake, obvious photoshop ; )
You forgot your !!!11!!!eleventy!!!one
Is this a warning or invitation?????
Yes.
u should drive slow there – so u can watch them at work
“A sign in Italy to warn people not to speak to women on the roadside, as they could be prostitutes.”
It doesn’t really say that, it just says to pay attention to the prostitues along the road when you are driving. By law it’s actually forbidden to speak to prostitute, but as every italian stupid law, nobody actually respect it, expecially our prime minister
Gratzi.
Yeah, our elected officials are kind of like that here in the US, too.
It’s good to be the king.
It’s gooder to be the queen.
Let’s not loose our heads over this.
~ Earl of Wiltshire
If you can keep your head about you when all about you are losing theirs, its just possible you haven’t grasped the situation.
~Rose Kennedy
Oh I love that one!!
BETTER to be the queen. come on. people.
This must be in Veneto. Ah, such a moral region, full of people who warn you against prostitutes and foreigners…
If it is in Veneto, it’s not in my area.
are you the celeb lily just using your name from hannaha montana
Giambattista, i’m italian too and not aware of this law.
may be you mean that the road code proibit to stop on road for no valid reason (and talking to a prostitute is not), but in italy prostitution is’nt even illegal. making someone do it, is illegal. so why talking on hers would be illegal?
anyway, “prostitute” is plural and i’ve never see this sign, so i vote for photoshop.
I’ve never seen Italy. I think it’s all Photoshopped.
You’re right. I’ve been there, but I kept tripping on pixels.
I’ve been to Venice. It’s just a small island though. I’m guessing that the rest of Italy is photoshopped to make them look bigger than they are.
Yeah, like the moon landing was photoshopped
To be fair, they did use real pictures of the moon’s surface. It was a nice touch.
It was a sound stage on Mars.
As soon as I saw this sign here, I had a flashback.
It happened two years ago near Venice:
http://ricerca.gelocal.it/tribunatreviso/archivio/tribunatreviso/2007/07/21/TP1PO_TP102.html
you can find even more of these signs by searching “attenzione prostitute” in google.
“It’s a world much like our own, yet much unlike it. A twisted mirror of reality, in which a man can find himself cast out, made invisible by public acclamation, belonging no longer to society, but only to the gray reaches… of the Twilight Zone.” — The Twilight Zone (1985) “To See the Invisible Man” (#1.16.2), aired January 31, 1986
I live 3 miles from the place where that photo was taken. That place is Mogliano Veneto 25km far from Venezia.
In italy there’s no a national law about “talking with whores” but the only law is “pimping”. Local administration could enact useless local rules. The sign say to “make attention to…” because some idiot drivers slow down when they see a prostitute and this could be dangerous for others drivers.
Which street in Mogliano Veneto?
Hint: Google Street View.
ok i get it, it looks like a normal sign except it says “look out prostitute”, thats really funny
Talking to prostitutes may result in a fine? Way to sneak in some extra fund-raising at those town hall meetings…
Something smells fishy here.
That would be the anchovies.
I didn’t order anchovies on this!
If they wanted people to ignore the prostitutes, why bring attention to them? This sign would be way funnier if there were a prostitute standing beneath it.
Yes. I think a live demonstration is what’s needed here.
That’s my motto for most things . . .
Yup. I’m a “show me” kind of person. I learn better with visual aids…
OK — “visual aids” got me thinking of “marital aids,” which got me thinking of Chandivius. Has anyone seen her lately? I miss her.
One pizza Quattro Atenzione Prostitute please, hold the anchovies.
*holds anchovies*
Ewwwww, slimy.
*Gallantly presents hankie to compensate for classic misinterpretation disaster due to language barriers*
Thank you, but I may need to go scrub up.
*Gallantly presents a piece of sandpaper to compensate for classic misinterpretation disaster due to language barriers*
*Flees*
*dunks self in bath of lysol*
*also flees, in utter embarrassment and total confusion, pondering what the hell went wrong, making mental note that ordering pizza in a foreign country is every bit as hazardous as speeding near a prostitute crossover*
That’s hot! How much for the pole minus the sign?
Exactly what are you gonna do with the pole?
And what is the prostitute going to do if you take away her pole?
too many questions
*grabs pole, runs*
Byeeee! I’ll bring her back before she rusts.
*has a moment of silence for the pole* It never seen it coming….
She gets paid to take the pole, so I’m sure she’ll find another.
Advertise as post op.
*image of rusty post op pole flashes across brain*
Bleach! Anyone have some bleach?!
silly me. used an *I* word and am in moderation.
Not anymore ^^
But it’s months until Festivus rolls around again.
Maybe he has grievances to air mid-year?
yeah, really, man. What’s that shell oil sign doing there?
People need a place to gas up after they pick up a prostitute so that they can drive to the pay by the hour hotel!
Maybe it’s a sign to warn of night time prostitute crossings, so you don’t dent you car hitting one. Or warning prostitutes of unsafe conditions to their boobs and shoes.
I think it’s there to inform people that they have to slow down their car to be able to fully appreciate the prostitutes.
I think part of the sign is missing. It should read “Attenzione, prostitute overcharging area”.
Do they make prostitute whistles? You know, like the ones that you mount on the hood of your car to warn deer?
Better question is, can a prostitute whistle while @ work? If you know what I mean.
Well, I should think that would depend on a) whether the prostitute knows how to whistle and b) what she/he is doing for the money. A grilled cheese sandwich, for instance, would preclude it…
Unless he/she is extremely talented.
Or has a small leek.
*Sorry*
Why would his/her having a small root vegetable be of any consequence in that situation?
Goes great with a grilled Cheese
*runs*
Can you still have grilled cheese if you are vegan?
what kind of knucklehead does not consider this a win?
Who you callin’ ‘knucklehead’?!?
It’s okay LGBeezie. I’ve taken it on as a badge of honor.
I suppose it’s better than ‘beeawtch.’
I read that as “beewatch,” and was rather confused.
Same here.
I wear that tag with pride as well.
Or this could be a sign to let you know that there are bargins to be found
Only during prostitute season. They’re not fresh year round.
You have to wait for the fresh shipment from the slave trade to arrive then?
Psst! Hey, buddy, I have a couple of them here. Just fell off a truck.
Those aren’t fresh. Look, their bruised.
*dons 5′ heels*
*trips into 3Bs’ post*
*exchanges ‘their’ for ‘they’re’*
*stuffs into bra*
*todders out of post*
Wow! 5′ heels! Those would be really, really difficult to walk in. Much harder than 5″ heels…
*takes off heels*
*skipsawaywithaquickness*
…How big was the platform? Please tell me there was one, else your tootsies is record breaking!
Yes, of course.
*tickles k@’s ickle feeties*
*gigglecollapses*
It is a sign to pay attention for possible prostitutes so you don’t reduce the trade in value of your car!
This is a great LOL: this is my hometown!! ahah!! “warning: prostitutes”, here we did’nt believe it was really not a joke! XD
~LOL!~
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with it baby!! ♪
♪:roll:’in on the river.♫♪
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s outta post*
*puts spaces in appropriate places*
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Sorry LGB. I guess my Papa wasn’t a
ing stone after all.
*looks down to see myself covered in moss*
♫ I know it’s only rock and
but I like it ♫
♪ Tootsie
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Cypridophobia or Cypriphobia or Cyprianophobia or Cyprinophobia – fear of prostitutes or venereal disease.
And, just for fun,
Dishabiliophobia – fear of undressing in front of someone.
Bonus:
Dromophobia – fear of crossing streets.
*Puts out Helmet fire*
Nice, LGB: the “Cypr-”, of course, refers to Aphrodite (= Roman “Venus”, and in both cases goddess of sexual love) who was particularly associated with Cyprus and may even be called simply “Cypris” or “Cypria”, meaning “the Cypriot”.
Safety THIRD even when street walking. Then comes profit then VD.
I know output has to be in there somewhere.
Wouldn’t that be the customers’ job?
Well, aren’t the customers looking for someone to “put out”?
Watch out for falling prostitutes…you wouldn’t want one to just fall in your lap, now would you. Right?!
That would work as well.
Now, what do you think the answer will be here?
Beware of prostitutes, unless you are President Berlusconi and you meet them in your house. That’s the Italian way.
Sad LOL for us Italians…
…and you make them ministers. Erm.
Well I just think it’s nice that even though they are illegal and all that, their government is concerned with their safety. So much so that they have signs every hundred yards or so telling passengers to keep an eye out for them. Free advertising too.
Really rough if you are a lady on her way out who doesn’t have a car though.
Sounds like someone has some personal experience in this situation….
*grumbles*
*crumbles*
*mumbles*
*rumbles*
(in the Bronx)
*tumbles*
*fumbles*
Drat.
*bumbles*
Bzzzz
*stumbles*
*humbles*
*jmulebs*
*jumbles*
hoWohoo!
*facepalm*
Refresh!!
LGB, can you put me through the refresher course?
Ehh, I liked yours better anyway.
I agree with Boppity.
Nothing like advertising illegal activity to people who normally wouldn’t even know it was going on. If I were a tourist there, I would slow down and start looking for prostitutes, just for the photo op and/or kitsch factor.
My gosh man!! It’s not a zoo. You can’t just go around snapping pictures of people you do not know.
Oh wait…
*snaps a picture of Leila wearing an “I ♥ Bloggy” t-shirt*
Apparently . . . I CAN!!!
*runs away cackling maniacally*
Hmmmm the tildes appear to be out.
*raises hand*
That was a potatoshopped Leila you just took a photograph of! HAHA!
*looks back over his shoulder*
Wait, . . . what?
Muahahahahahaha!!!!!
Be nice to MarkSr. He agreed with me. I can’t let that kind of good sense be mocked.
Has anyone decoded this post? I think its a mystery best left uncovered.
At least three people have, plus myself. I guess you either have to be a regular, or regularly lurk to understand.
Heeeeeee!!!
I regularly lurk…And honestly think you people are insane. You make no sense xD. We need comments from crazy people. I didn’t know you can send comments from the padded room.
The white zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only. There is no stopping in the red zone.
But…but…this is the red district isn’t it? *pouts*
Since the sign is red and white…no stopping for the immediate loading and unloading of passengers?
Express service is always available.
Surely you can’t be serious!
Hottest stick figure EVER!
You’d hit it?
*changes sign to accident black spot*
*looks at sign graphics*
*hesitates*
*shrugs*
Says the same thing!
*wanders off*
I love her shoes. They are fabulous!!
I wouldn’t call her a stick figure anymore.
it’s ABSOLUTELY a fake.
*nods excitedly*
Yup. And just look at the pixels! Someone did a terrible job!
It’s bad resolution, but not a fake.
Guys….read the name of the poster!
*snork!!*
*golf clap*
This is NOT absolutely a fake I live 3 miles from the place where that photo was taken. That place is Mogliano Veneto 25km far from Venezia.
link to google map is
maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=45.567679,12.235495&spn=0.000637,0.001945&t=h&z=19
Is the message “Don’t talk to them” or “Don’t run them over”?
Yes.
it’s “danger: pay attention to prostitutes”, but i think it’s fake.
The people responsible for these signs are such attention whores!
ba dum chishhhh
i’m italian and i am pretty sure we can compare this sign to the wildlife ones! no way they’d warn you if they can get money from you if they catch you with a prostitute
I’m Italian, and for sure we DON’T have that sign in our Highway Code…
I had a fun little scenario run through my mind. Mr. and Mrs. Bathroom Door Sign are walking down the road. (the Mrs. has put some weight on) and Miss Prostitute Sign corsses their path and Mr. Bathroom Door Sign starts to draw a black line in the air in front of him.
*shamefully looks at own shoes*
It made me laugh.
Hee!
What is the black line for?
Premature inkjackulation?
Her head is chopped off…… 30% off I guess?.
This is a Win! For u dont miss any…
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I was going to make a somewhat snarky comment — then I realized that this actually makes a great deal of sense.
PORCO DIO SIAMO SU FAILBLOG
A warning or an advertisement?
Another day, another photoshopped pic.
Failblog is failing again-
Is that anywhere near Katie’s Crotch?
*snork*
ahahaha, this is photoshopped, I’m Italian and there’s nothing similar in our roads
it says “attention. prostitutes” not “dont talk to prostitutes”
I’ve seen other pictures, of an identical sign, from a different angle, so I’d have to say it’s possible this was photoshopped, but likely the sign actually exists.
Why is this a fail? Total win!
Win Win Win WIN WIN WIN!
i love faceboook.com/
Keeping abreast of the latest signs.
YAFF.
Man, its getting bad. almost every day now I see another non-fail marked as a fail… I guess they are running out of content?
Yeah, that must be it. If I don’t understand it, I tag it with “fail”… because… uhm, I know how to spell fail. Yay.
Needs bigger breasts
Americans are so funny… prostitution is not illegal EVERYWHERE just because it is in the US, you know XD
Here in italy prostituites are legal only if invited by the chief of the government into classy mansions.
You still have to call them “escorts” because they put more 0 at the end of the bill.
Btw sign is 100% real.
Makes sense since some drivers will slow down or even stop unexpected.
Great idea! I hope this is true.
I remember that same sign in front of the White House when Clinton was President.
Fail indeed.
come on… that’s a win….
we italians take this subject too serious.
Thats a win – the sign itself is also fake. Its one of those ‘hacked in IRL’ situations.
it’s not a fake: i live in the same town and it even appeared on national newspapers.. it has been the town major who decided to put them on the most “crowded” street. Before that one there is a white rectangular sign telling that people caught in dealing with prostitutes may pay heavy fines or be thrown in jail
the italian stradal code forbid other not autorizzated signs..
Davide se permetti “stradal code” è decisamente un “english fail”
LOL….
weird… some people saying it’s real, others that it’s fake…
wow! classy
I am so there
oh im just so proud to reside here.
It’s in Mogliano Veneto, Treviso. Does anyone need an italian tour operator?
Big win though. Would catch my attention seriuosly.
This kind of signal not existing but, when you entry in some italian city, you see a signpost where said “it’s prohibited sexual contract in every area of the town” (in italian is E’ proibita la contrattazione sessuale in tutta l’area del comune)
The sign is (or was I don’t know) in Mogliano, along Terraglio, city’s main street. That road connects Venice to Treviso, and is widely known for the huge presence of prostitutes waiting on the sides.
THIS IS WIN!!!!
I’m proud to see Italy appear in Failblog. LOL
Goodbye by an italian girl
this is a fake..
in italy dont are this signs
At first I thought this was a warning similar to the animal crossing signs we have in rural areas of the US – deer crossing, duck crossing, etc. Picturing them leaping out in front of vehicles like spooked deer or forming a line and waddling across streets like ducks
Italy ROCK !!!
Oh yeah! LOL
WIN
where? where?…definetely a WIN!
I’m Italian..and I never seen this sign! o_o
anyway LOL!
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