I’m trying (and struggling) to find an image of the poster that haunted municipal swimming pools all over the land in the seventies and eighties. You’d think someone would have done the world a favour and stuck it on tinternet, but no.
It was white, with black line drawings (cartoons) and illustrated various banned activities, some of which we’ve been trying to remember in the office today.
So far we’ve recalled:
- No heavy petting
- No running poolside
- No ducking
- No bombing
…but there must be more. Help!
A classic sign - haven’t seen one of those for a while! I think that ‘No Smoking’ was one of them.
Here you go (if you can see it)
Hmm…didn’t like that
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:_Y4vN7lNaQwJ:www.iwantoneofthose.com/lifestyle-home/cool-kitchen/retro-tea-towels/index.html “no bombing” pool&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=13
Found another source here: http://www.isrm.co.uk/products/vintageposter.htm
Thanks!
That brings back memories… :)
The ‘pushing’ one should really be renamed ‘Jazz hands’
So the sign *is* well-known! I felt it deserved to be after encountering it at a kids’ swimming party last year. Another nearby sign prohibited cameras, but I couldn’t resist: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpob/28013859/.
Oh my god, Jen’s poster says “No, I wouldn’t like to see your breast stroke!” on heavy petting. That is just hilarious.
We were having this conversation in our office - reminising about the ‘no heavy petting’ cartoon and thank goodness Google came up with the goods!