Cities may be great places to live, full of young people and Democrats, but real talk: They’re kinda ugly, a lot of the time. Street artists help out with volunteer urban beautification, but what if you’re not a massively talented painter or other creative genius? Well, you could lighten the mood in your nabe by sticking something hilarious on a telephone pole. Or you could just look at these ones we’ve collected for you.

Here are our favorite telephone pole signs from the internet, in descending order from “the poliest” to “not really on a pole, sorry.”

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