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:
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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.
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September 15th, 2007 at 1:58 am
Hhaahaha, I think the cougar one at the end is the best – nice find!
September 15th, 2007 at 1:59 am
Haduuuuken!
September 18th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
[...] can find other signs like this HERE. Who [...]
September 19th, 2007 at 6:23 am
So.Very.Funny!
November 21st, 2007 at 9:37 am
you make me laugh.. hahaha.
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June 23rd, 2008 at 1:15 pm
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July 14th, 2009 at 8:32 am
please link to the image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/skelastic/1352974594/
thanks!
July 18th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Thanks for the link to the sign – needed a canvas for another parody – the Jumbo Flying Squid
July 30th, 2009 at 6:43 am
[...] 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. [...]
October 13th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
[...] 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 [...]