Australia’s love of authority
Posted by Ben on | March 27, 2006
Something I have been focusing on lately is Australia’s love of killjoy authority. When I say “killjoy authority” I mean petty signs that are literally everywhere around our cities and towns.
I understand perfectly well that many signs are necessary. Road signs, directional signs and signs for our safety. E.g. Stop, Mind the gap or Slippery when wet (not the Bonjovi album).
What I can’t understand are the multitudes of signs that tell us the bleeding obvious and furthermore they are overwhelmingly negative. When you pay attention to these signs and the tone they use it make you feel like you are either:
- A fucking idiot
- A child
- In prison
- In one of those uncool countries that has a dictator and stuff.
- All of the above
Most signs in Australia could simply be removed. It would probably make people feel a lot better about themselves and their surroundings.
If a sign cannot be removed then a simple re-wording could turn them from a negative into a positive. Think glass half full.
Next time you are walking round just keep your eyes out for the negative or killjoy signs. I promise it won’t take you long to find one. Which is a shame.
Here are some examples. I did not take long to find them.
A sign outside a park near the main street of Glenrowan, Victoria. Seeing as Glenrowan is one of the biggest shitholes I have ever been to I can’t see why anyone in their right mind would ever camp there.
Outside a toilet block. Are gangs of bicyclists going to congregate around this toilet block and stop other people from using the toilets? Probably not.
Not a very nice sentiment to display to your potential customers.
No fun here sorry. Move along please.
This ugly piece of shit was on a beautiful riverfront in Bright. It kinda ruined it for me. The only useful piece of information on this sign is the very bottom row, which nobody will read because the rest of the sign is so negative. Also I have never dug a trench in my entire life and if I did I would probably dig it in my own backyard so I could use it for something. I am not sure what I would use it for, which probably explains why I have never dug a trench in my entire life.
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