10 Mountain Lion Warning Signs That You Will Never See At Yosemite National Park

September 15th, 2007 | by Ginnie | (Visited 13,957 times)

Warning: This post contains some foul language and may not be safe for the young ones

The internet is fantastic for some things, and not so great for others. The internet has given us such wonders as Google and Wikipedia, as well as cultural phenomenas like “Peanut Butter, Jelly Time“, “LOLcats“, and “All Your Base“. However, for every gem, there’s mounds of dirt. But always looking to blaze new trails, marketing departments everywhere are looking to the internet to help cut costs and provide creativity.

Recently, the park rangers of Yosemite National Park decided that instead of consulting with their standard wildlife signage company, they would open up the forum to viewers of their web site, and choose some of the best designs from visitors*. To start small, they decided to begin with some of their wildlife signs desperately in need of replacing.

Here is the original sign. It’s effective, and warns trail walkers of the proper way to react when facing a Mountain Lion:

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Here, are the 10 worst design concepts sent to the Yosemite marketing team:

1. Riding A Mountain Lion

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2. Toss Children With Force Into Lion’s Mouth

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3. To Catch A Predator - Chris Hanson

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4. Free Lunch!

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5. The Missing Step… Profit!

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6. The Centaur Approach

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7. Cloning At The YMCA

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8. If Shame Doesn’t Work - Resort To Throwing Kids

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9. The Street Fighter Approach

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10. How To Pick Up A Cougar At A Bar

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Ok, now we’re just completely missing the point.

*This is a completely fictional story.

Tags: yosemite, mountain lion, national park, cougars, haduken, warning