The best sign in the world!!!

So, in my travels, I have noticed many a sign that seem odd.  Like the following one that is the sign for exit in Europe:

I noticed this sign in a couple of countries so i am assuming it is pretty consistent throughout Europe.  To me, this is much more of a sign that should be illuminated when a fire is raging or you need to evacuate.  This is not a sign for the simple question, "where is the exit".  This implies soo much more than that.  I mean for one, you don't always have to run to the exit.  Aren't we always reminded that we must remain calm and orderly and simply proceed quickly for the exit.  I, for one, think that the Europeans might be right in this situation.  I mean, if the building's buring, or there is someone with a gun, or I need to skip out on my tab, I want to run, not walk, for the exit.  

The final thing about this sign is the white door/exit.  Maybe I am reading way too much into this, but the white light is what dead people see.  It seems odd to me that you would want to run to the light.  Imagine if that was the last thing you saw, the exit sign, glowing in its brillance, showing you the way to the white light...

Okay, sorry, this post wasn't about that sign, but I couldn't pass up the chance to show that sign.  This post is about this sign I saw in China.  The following sign is on a set of 2 garbage cans at the terminal for my flight.  This is another one that you will want to click on and enlarge to get the best view.

Since things are generally backwards, the "other waste" is the first option on the left.  In America, this would be the "garbage" side.  The recycling side we will get to in a minute.  So what exactly does "other waste" mean?  Of course it includes your cigarette butts and bananas.  Not just your peel, but the whole banana.  But then it starts to digress.  It also includes your coffee mugs, yes the ceramic ones.  And, not only your white ceramic one, but also your blue one with its cover.  And, of course, don't forget about your rose from your boyfriend.  But, they take into account your cheap boyfriend.  You know the one, that very special one that dug it out of your front yard while waiting for you to come to the door.  Yes, that special one.  As you can see, when you get to the airport and want to dispose of that Rose with all of the roots and dirt still attached, you have your very own special garbage can in which to dispose of it.  Finally, as you board the plane, you have a place to get rid of your water bottle and full de-boned fish.  And, if the fish skeleton isn't your skeleton, again, you have your very own special garbage can that you can dispose of general bone types also.

Now, of course, you cannot help but notice the unique type of recycling they do in China.  When you glance at the accompanying can, you know right away what to take out of your carryon and recycle.  Right away, you should realize that if they are crustoceans with an exoskeleton, they don't go in the "other waste" side, no, they go in the recyclable side.  This would obviously include lobster shells.  As my lovely wife always says, "if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem."  And for all of you out there who have neglected to recycle your lobster shells when traveling, please take note.

Next, you should empty your carryon of the stack of recyclable letters that you have neatly bundled with twine.  I know that many of you don't have recycling at your house, therefore you collect paper and keep it with you while traveling in case you run into a recycling can, and you are in luck today.  As well as your normal bottles and cans, please dispose of your old umbrellas prior to boarding your plane.  My first question was how someone might get all the way to the gate with an old umbrella meant for recycling, but I had trouble with my mandarin and couldn't remember the word in order to ask about this.  

Finally, I know you had been holding out hope.  But, that shoe you have kept for years in hopes of finding the lost matching shoe, yep, time to get rid of that before you get on the plane.  You know the one, that white patent leather shoe that was so perfect at prom in the late 70's, yeah, by now I think the matching shoe is long gone and you should just rid yourself of that memory. 

Well, now you can board your plane with almost nothing left in your carryon and a clear conscious that you did everything you could do today to save the earth...