No Need for Words
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381751)
Rockingham, Australia
February 14, 2017 4:41am CST
JJ (@JolietJake) has just written about posting a photo and how it might be difficult to interpret without additional information. I think this photo which was taken in Nannup, Western Australia, pretty much speaks for itself.
Recently we took some Taiwanese couch-surfers to Nannup. I've posted about the flood levels that have wreaked havoc in the town from time to time. One of the walking paths along the river has been closed due to dangerous conditions. The message given by the sign is quite clear to anyone I think.
Are most of your road signs self-explanatory or do they need words to help the interpretation?
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
14 Feb 17
no break dancing and pooping off cliffs?
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@JudyEv (381751)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 17
@sueznewz2 Don't encourage her, Susan. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
15 Feb 17
That makes it very clear. Our signs are done in that way too.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
15 Feb 17
@JudyEv hehehehhehehehe, what I thought no pooping off cliffs or breakdancing made sense!
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@JudyEv (381751)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 17
Well, it's very clear to you and I, James. Seems it wasn't so clear to @Jessicalynnt. 
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
14 Feb 17
most of them are self explanatory ... like the one above lol ... but I do like @Jessicalynnt 's interpretation too .. 
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
14 Feb 17
It's amazing sometimes how people don't pay attention to signs whether they are just picturesque, verbal or both @JudyEv .
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
15 Feb 17
@JudyEv They probably figure nobody is paying attention anyway, so why spend the money.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Feb 17
Here we have deer crossing signs with deer image. Do you have kangaroo crossing signs?
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
15 Feb 17
Signs or no signs people do their own thing here (lol)
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
14 Feb 17
The words are too tiny to read but the image is clear!
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@JudyEv (381751)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Feb 17
I could have cropped it more. Now the photo issue is fixed I could perhaps replace it and it might show up better.
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 Feb 17
When I first looked at that sign, it looks like a person is in danger of falling off a cliff. With your post I'm going to assume that is water and the person is in danger of being caught in a flood.
Most of the signs here don't have words on them. They are pretty self explanatory.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
14 Feb 17
Ours are self explanatory, but people just ignore them anyway.
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@luisadannointed (11842)
• Philippines
14 Feb 17
Hmmmmmmmmmm I don't know. Maybe on signs like that there is no need but for the road signs that only people who knows how to drive can understand maybe I need some explanation.
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@JudyEv (381751)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 17
I guess it is always better to have an explanation but if you don't know the language.....
@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
14 Feb 17
That is an interesting sign. Most of the signs here are self explanatory and useful for those who may not have a grasp of the language but can easily interpret an image
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@JudyEv (381751)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Feb 17
It is interesting how they come up with images which convey a precise message.
