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![]() Street signboards are the only 'shop window' most churches have and yet they are used to display yawn-inducing puns or sentiments that frequently reduce people to tears – of laughter. Below are some of the most prized possessions in the Ship of Fools collection of the sacred signmaker's art.All painful examples of church signboards and bumper stickers will be gratefully received. Please send your sacred contributions to us by clicking the big 'Signs & Blunders' noticeboard above and then filling in the pop-up form… This near-perfect example of the 'copycat' slogan was spotted by Andy Best outside Staines Methodist Church…
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Another copycat sign was seen outside a church in Chesterfield by Rachael Cooper…
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Matt Ebdon from Warwick saw this classic on the outside of the Elim Pentecostal church in Coventry…
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Rose & Wendy from Westfield, Massachusetts, saw this bumper sticker in Texas…
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Have you ever almost choked with laughter reading the church newsletter during a sermon? Dan Papworth from Bristol was recently sent these extracts from US church magazines, most of which sound like captions to Gary Larson cartoons…
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Stephen Tomkins saw this car bumper sticker in Croydon…
Stephen writes: 'The heathen whose car I was in when we saw it asked me if I could explain it. I thought for a bit and opted for "No".' Top of Page | Ship of Fools Central
And now a sign which unintentionally offers prayer as a cure for insomnia, seen in South London by keks…
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A cryptic sign seen by Stuart Bellamy outside Heavitree United Reformed Church, Exeter…
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And a safety-conscious message seen by Susan Graham Walker in Toronto, Canada…
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Thanks to Simon Cansdale for these splendid examples…
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Spotted by Simon Jenkins outside Teddington Baptist Church was this statement of dubious theological quality…
And this car sticker, seen in the car park of Holy Trinity Brompton (Christian bumper-sticker's paradise)…
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Finally, a few classic examples culled from the back issues of Ship of Fools…
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