Strange Congo Signage

World-traveler Peter Danssaert contributes this photo of a sign he saw in Kisangani, the Congo.

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Comments

Christ must have gotten the space diamond depicted in Danssaert's Soviet stamp collection.

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 03/04/09 at 10:52 AM

Well, if Christ is the head of the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches then, yup, he's rich.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 03/04/09 at 10:56 AM

This is probably the least strange sign in English to be found in Congo.

Posted by Matt in Florida on 03/04/09 at 02:25 PM

So are we looking at Conglish here?

Posted by DownCrisis on 03/04/09 at 03:03 PM

I agree with Matt. Probably much weirder signage in Congo. I'd love to see pics!

Posted by KW in Dallas, TX on 03/04/09 at 07:09 PM

Who is Rich and when did he become the Christ? Were they having open tryouts?

Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/05/09 at 07:28 AM

It's not in Congo, but there are signs in South Africa that remind men it is not ok to beat women. I'm not sure if it is weird or just sad.

Posted by Matt in Florida on 03/05/09 at 09:14 AM

Years ago I did home improvement work. I was working in one of the bad, bad areas of NO (which is why I quit doing that kind of work). I noticed a billboard that simply said...

Thou Shalt Not Kill

I just thought it was odd that people need to be reminded of that.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/05/09 at 09:21 AM

It is odd, Maxx, but you can't deny that it's also necessay these days, what with GTA corrupting our kids and all.

Richie Christ: you've never heard ofhim? Oh man, he's great! He came to a wedding reception I was a oce. He turned water into margaritas!

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 03/05/09 at 09:33 AM

kingmonkey - the billboard reminded me of this article from the Onion.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/05/09 at 09:58 AM

Sam - I think <strike>therefore I am</strike> he meant it as a joke.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 03/05/09 at 02:34 PM

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