Funny Sign Friday
No bugle playing! Seeing this sign infront of places of worship is one thing. But seeing it in the middle of a busy intersection is another. You can see this sign almost anywhere in China. With every car honking its horn every five minutes, it seems a bit odd to imagine anyone being reprimanded for playing a bugle. Or any horn for that matter. A French horn. Do you think that’s alright? Or how about a trumpet? This is China, after all. So I’d say it’s probably wiser to stick on the safe side and not play any brass wind instrument. A cacophony of honking car horns is alright. But clearly a single bugle will disturb the peace and incite the populace to unimaginable levels of unrest. There would be chaos. Utter chaos.
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haha, thanks for the much needed laugh. especially with the amusingly coincidental juxtoposition of this post coming into my day just as i get home from hitting a bicyclist with my truck in one of the busiest intersections in eureka. silly bicyclists. i dont understand why they never obey traffic laws. going the wrong way on a one way street, in a crosswalk, running a red light. needless to say, im ok, but definitely freaked out and shaky.
i wonder if there was a lone bugle player, creating chaos and dischord.
I think the sign may mean no horn honking! No motorcycle horn honking, no bicycle horn honking, no car horn honkin, etc. Love Mom
Your right, you will see it EVERYWHERE!
Not sure if this will make any sense to anybody other than a teacher in China but I’ll give it a shot. Everyday, numerous times a day, the school “bell” is not a bell at all but rather a trumpet or bugle blasting various little ditties. Over time, the “notes” have become entrenched in my brain. One of the notes in particular, is the same sound as the most popular car horn in Liuzhou. So, when I go home, away from the campus, I will sometimes be drowsing in bed and hear that “car horn note” and wake up startled, thinking I am late for class!
I think it means: No clowns. Good!
@Laura: I’m happy I could brighten your day. I’ll try to keep it up!
@Mom: I think you’re right, but certainly no one obeys it. People honk their horns constantly. So much so that it can be absolutely maddening.
@EG: There’s no school bells here so I haven’t had that experience. I’m sure it’s China-rrific though!
@Stevo: Is it even possible to find a clown in China? I haven’t seen one. Maybe the signs actually do work….
I have seen clowns in China. On stilts no less. There is no justice, the signs aren’t working.