Prank signs for the London Underground

An anonymous -- but inspired -- prankster has affixed some helpful addenda to the usual London Underground official signage on various tube-trains, as are documented in this Imgur photoset.

London Underground prank stickers

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Ashley Yakeley

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TaymonBeal

Was there a previous posting of this? I can’t find it on the site.
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  Yes. And I can’t find it either.
  - That_Anonymous_Coward
    
    It turned up 404 when I chased my comment on it before.
    Maybe I had done to good a job being concern troll.
    - http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/ Stefan Jones
      
      I had the same thought.
      
      I thought my concern troll parody was sufficiently over the top not to be mistaken for the real thing.
- http://www.facebook.com/stephen.andrews.5030 Stephen Andrews
  
  It said “Subway” rather than “Underground” so was probably quickly removed before all us Brits moaned
  - That_Anonymous_Coward
    
    And the write up begged for Concern Trolling…
    
    They never let us have any fun.
That_Anonymous_Coward

In a world where people listen to the GPS and turn into rivers, posting signs could lead to people doing stupid things…
/concern troll

Now the ultimate sticker for these would have a small camera attached so you could see when people notice it…
That_Anonymous_Coward

Aww you deleted the SEO spammer before I could be all rude and stuff….
Never let me have ANY fun… *cry*
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  If you respond to them, you anchor the meta-portion of the comment even if it’s deleted, which usually means leaving a link to an attack site.
  - That_Anonymous_Coward
    
    The more I know…. *cues rainbow*
    cause I has that power ;)
Finnagain

These are fantastic! But couldn’t the camera-person stand, oh I don’t know, in front of the stickers?
- nixiebunny
  
  The camera person was sitting in the special drunk seat.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Pruett/100001318132925 Chris Pruett

Shades of Markoff Chaney…
- esther wieringa
  
  Yep, that was my first thought too. Long live the Mgt!
Symbiote

I’m going to be very pedantic and point out that the top photograph is not from the London Underground, but a suburban train (or possibly the Gatwick [Airport] Express).