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

September 15th, 2007 | by Ginnie | (Visited 24,874 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:

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

1. Riding A Mountain Lion

Lion Ride
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2. Toss Children With Force Into Lion’s Mouth

Toss Children At Lion
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3. To Catch A Predator – Chris Hanson

To Catch A Predator
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4. Free Lunch!

Free Lunch
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5. The Missing Step… Profit!

Lion Profit
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6. The Centaur Approach

Centaur
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7. Cloning At The YMCA

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

Shame And Kids
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9. The Street Fighter Approach

Street Fighter - Haduken
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10. How To Pick Up A Cougar At A Bar

Cougars At The Bar
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Ok, now we’re just completely missing the point.

*This is a completely fictional story.



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11 Responses to “10 Mountain Lion Warning Signs That You Will Never See At Yosemite National Park”

  1. 1
    JMike Says:

    Hhaahaha, I think the cougar one at the end is the best – nice find!

  2. 2
    Ryu Says:

    Haduuuuken!

  3. 3
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    [...] can find other signs like this HERE.  Who [...]

  4. 4
    SuZan Says:

    So.Very.Funny!

  5. 5
    eddyra Says:

    you make me laugh.. hahaha.

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    skelastic Says:

    please link to the image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skelastic/1352974594/

    thanks!

  9. 9
    LHA Admin Says:

    Thanks for the link to the sign – needed a canvas for another parody – the Jumbo Flying Squid

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    Buy Cougar Drink. Buy Another. THEN Run. | the adventure life Says:

    [...] You’re screwed. Which, of course, is exactly what the cougar wants. Also, see the 10 mountain lion warning signs rejected by Yosemite National Park. Via theginblog.com and thanks to @austinlarue for the reminder. [...]

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    Fruzsina Eordogh - Subcultured Chicago – Nature the malevolent - True/Slant Says:

    [...] park stresses you leave as little impact on nature as possible). Hence my surprise at finding some mountain lion scat in the middle of my hike up to Dog Lake. There I was, visibly excited (once again) over some [...]

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