And then you have the gall to say that English is a funny language.

Got this photograph as an email forward. I am sure most Indians would be able to make out what the sign was supposed to convey, inspite of the error(s) in English usage.



For non-Indians, this sign is from some place of tourist attraction - most probably a place with
a water-fall. And given that they have the instructions in Malayalam andTamil, this place is either in Kerala or Tamilnadu, and most probably near the border between the 2 states.

'Jetty' is local lingo for brief/panties. And while the sign might sound like an instruction to jump in nude, that was not the intention. The sign implies that you need to have on some kind of shorts/pants over your underwear if you are jumping into the water.

The second instruction is about not getting into the water in an inebriated state. Though it sounds like they are against you bathing in the whiskey of your choice. :-)