Make your own custom warning signs

November 19, 2001 9:34 PM

Make your own custom warning signs with a killer web app that produces surprisingly authentic and official looking signs in sharp, ready to print PDF. Fool your friends and neighbors by warning them of infectious waste. Fun for the whole family [via boingboing]
posted by mathowie (18 comments total)

Are you sure it wasn't via BoingBoing via MetaFilter?

The mayhem potential for that is wonderful.
posted by rcade at 9:39 PM on November 19, 2001

Sweet! Time to make the new neighbors hate me!
posted by Optamystic at 9:50 PM on November 19, 2001

Yeah arcade... where are the pancakes? I could have sworn this was a double post...

: )

Damn fine link though, Mathowie... I know my roommate could use a biohazard sign on his bathroom!

This is so fun... it's like catching your English teacher splitting an infinitive!
posted by silusGROK at 10:07 PM on November 19, 2001

posted by mrbula at 10:13 PM on November 19, 2001

mrbula: I love it!

hmmm, I must not have something enabled properly, 'cause I can't seem to do one of my own. On the other hand, maybe I just had too much fun already this evening & I don't deserve more ;)
posted by realjanetkagan at 10:44 PM on November 19, 2001

Neither can I. I wanted to do a "Danger: Toxic Overposter Ahead" to use before one of my serial rants. The possibilities are endless:

Double Post Alert: Stay Away From the MetaTalk!
Beware Imminent Aaron Comeback: Avoid Lefty Talk Now!

(So it's back to that HMTL tutorial over on WebMonkey, but thanks for the laughter!)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 1:12 AM on November 20, 2001

The graphics are handy. Our office now has a sign above the kettle sayng "Danger! Wash your cup before it sticks to your head!"
posted by vbfg at 3:11 AM on November 20, 2001

Beware Imminent Aaron Comeback: Avoid Lefty Talk Now!

Hee hee. Oh Aaron, Where Art Thou?
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 3:25 AM on November 20, 2001

Could someone make up a sign reading: "Danger! Chronic over-use of JavaScript! Site doesn't work properly on Mac IE! What was wrong with plain old HTML?"?
posted by skylar at 3:43 AM on November 20, 2001

If any MeFites be a member of that there place as well, there's a hugely amusing thread on the SA forums at the moment with the Goons posting their images made with this thingy.

Yes, it's that point in the evening. Wheeeee!
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 4:28 AM on November 20, 2001

Spell Check, please! "Irritable" am I, about misspelt words.
posted by Carol Anne at 5:23 AM on November 20, 2001

Danger: Pancake Posts Imminent: Apply Sryup Liberally.
posted by adampsyche at 6:47 AM on November 20, 2001

Mmm, apple syrup...
posted by NortonDC at 6:59 AM on November 20, 2001

Fixed. (I'm irritable about spell check after midnight...)
posted by mrbula at 7:07 AM on November 20, 2001

This is very cool. Too bad the server's being MeFi'ed now.
posted by starvingartist at 7:22 AM on November 20, 2001

I swear I tried to tell you all about this before. But did you listen? Nooooo. Now everyone knows about it. Humph. Well, I knew them when they were still this funky alternative web-app that only got played on college stations after 2 am.

(Heck, I put it in Lake Effect, and the only person to pick it up was Jess ....)
posted by dhartung at 8:33 AM on November 20, 2001

am I the only person for whom this link doesn't work?
posted by mcsweetie at 9:38 AM on November 20, 2001

matthowie/dhartung - nice one.
posted by asok at 9:49 AM on November 20, 2001