Cryptic signs are excellent if you’re on a treasure hunt or on a quest to uncover secret societies. Office buildings? Not so much. The folks at Intermezzo (we think that’s what it says) might be testing visitors’ intelligence or don’t want you to find them.
Color us intrigued! Still, something tells us this might be a clever stick drawing for a toilet. The joke is on all of us, any which way.
They Did Not Understand the Assignment
You could either rage at the insensitivity or laugh at the absurdity. Either way, someone took the term differently abled a little too literally here. Or this might be the classic case of firing the intern. No hope exists for a world that can’t even get the fundamentals such as inclusive toilets right.
This could, however, be an apt sign for the times we live in — bare minimums, all bluster, and little to no thought.
Challenge Accepted!
On the surface, this does not appear to be a massive safety hazard. The slides seem slow and small enough to prevent accidents. But it’s still tempting fate, even though the pole seems thoughtfully padded.
Whoever designed this has overlooked a crucial aspect – kids. Never underestimate the scale at which things can go wrong when kids hurtle down a slide. The chances of getting hurt on this slide might be low, but never a zero.
Because Life Is Upside Down
Someone somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere can probably read this sign — that is the hope, at least. Maybe this isn’t an apartment for humans. Surely, the sign is meant for bats, sick of upside-down cave dwellings and looking for a perfect new home.
For the rest of us, there is always neck pain. We live in a topsy-turvy world, after all. Design errors happen all the time. What happened to basic quality checks?
To Do or Not to Do
Signs sure aren’t what they used to be. Remember the good old days when they did what they were supposed to — offer clarity? This one exists to stop us in our tracks and make life a little more surreal.
Who knew going about your day could suddenly turn into a mini existential crisis? Do we take a step forward and risk it? Or turn around and look for an exit? More than one maddening way to find out.