What Does This Sign Express? - Neatorama

My contribution to the confusing sign discourse. Spotted on a ferry in Quebec. pic.twitter.com/knGN0JaYdv
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 1, 2023

Due to a recent incident at the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, D.C., Twitter is lately discussing allegedly confusing signs. Mark Joseph Stern, a writer with Slate, shares this image that he photographed at a ferry in Quebec.

I read this sign as expressing that centering oneself requires that adults must find within themselves their inner children and the child must seek out their adult future selves. This is necessary on the journey to enlightenment.

The designers probably made the sign like this because the text would be too long if it was necessary to write the sentiment in both English and French.

-via Super Punch

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sandyra is close. It's a maritime safety sign, specifically a Muster Station Sign. And the International Standards Organization (ISO) took a look at it and said wtf? It's being replaced with this one.

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I think you are supposed to get to the middle of the ferry if there is a problem with the boat or bad weather/high waves and such. It's safer in the middle than by the sides of the ferry.

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To me, it looks like, "Everyone rush to the middle and we'll have a crowd!"

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This makes me feel sad.

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I agree with bismuth83. That's why I can't watch those hoarding shows on tv.

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I wonder if this could also be applied to people who are just a little bit untidy (lets take for example a desk) but seemingly can place their hands on something in that mess instantaneously?

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My mother-in-law is a hoarder. She's not as bad as she used to be, but it was HORRIBLE for a while. She was not a 'clean' hoarder and would let her pets poo and pee everywhere on everything. You could smell her house standing half a football field away... and I am not exaggerating.
Thankfully her father moved back in to the home and basically forced his almost 60yo child to clean up the house.
It's infuriating trying to deal with all of the mess, but she's not a bad person. Just stubborn and in denial.

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