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JOKE NOTICES + WITTY
WARNINGS & SLOGANS
(Ideal for promoting
short/long discussions in pairs, groups, or as a class)
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THE CONTENTS OF THIS PAGE
Please send
witty warnings or comical notices for inclusion on this page
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WITTY WARNINGS FOR
SHOPLIFTERS & THIEVES |
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SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE HUNG, DRAWN &
QUARTERED |
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WE DO NOT PROSECUTE
SHOPLIFTERS. WE BEAT THE S**T OUT OF THEM |
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Seen in Cuthberts, Northdown Road, Cliftonville,
Margate, Kent, UK |
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SHOPLIFTERS WILL BE ROASTED & EATEN ALIVE |
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ESL/EFL VOCABULARY NOTE
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To be hung, drawn & quartered was a horrific
punishment meted out about the time of the civil war. The miscreant was
first partially hung, then dragged behind a horse and finally cut into
quarters - even if still alive.
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SAFETY SLOGANS |
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DON'T AID AIDS !
BAN THE BUM ! |
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CONSERVATION SLOGANS |
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WHEN
LORRIES RUMBLE,
BUILDINGS CRUMBLE
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Seen in a shop window in Sandwich,
Kent, UK |
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for people who like to joke
about old age |
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ESL/EFL VOCABULARY NOTE
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LIFE BEGINS AT 40 AND SO DOES HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, PILES, ARTHRITIS, SITZ BATHS & BLADDER PROBLEMS |
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for people who do not like doing
housework
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DULL PEOPLE HAVE
IMMACULATE HOMES
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ESL/EFL VOCABULARY NOTE
- dull = boring
- immaculate = spotless
IDIOM: to be houseproud = everything in the
house is spotless & tidy
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for hopeful slimmers |
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BIG PEOPLE
HAVE
BIG BOTTOMS |
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for contrary children |
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WHY BE AWKWARD? WHEN, WITH A LITTLE BIT
OF EFFORT, YOU CAN BE UTTERLY UNBEARABLE |
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ESL/EFL VOCABULARY NOTE
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general advice
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IT IS BETTER TO
SWALLOW YOUR ANGER THAN TO EAT YOUR WORDS WITH EGG ON YOUR FACE
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© St. Mark's
Church, Ramsgate, Kent, UK
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If at first you don't
succeed, try, try and try again |
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for married couples |
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I AM THE MASTER IN THIS HOUSE AND WHATEVER MY
WIFE SAYS SHALL BE DONE
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for people who like to read
interesting graffiti
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I WISH MY WIFE WERE AS DIRTY AS THIS VAN |
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Written in the dirt on a filthy
white van |
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Index
of joke exercises
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