This photo has been making the rounds via email and weblog and Flickr; Annie Mole and others are pretty sure it’s Photoshopped, but agree that if so it’s a great job. Of course, it might have been the work of a humorously disgruntled commuter on their way to a meeting, armed with a blue whiteboard marker. There are a couple of versions of it on Flickr, and one may be removed, so I hope I’ve linked to the one that survives.

I suppose there will now be a run on commuter notices with amusing notices, since the fad for Photoshopped LU rosettes (“Not Afraid” and so on) seems to have peaked.

The text reads:

NOTICE TO ALL PASSENGERS

Please do not run on the platforms or concourses.
Especially if you are carrying
a rucksack, wearing a big coat or look a bit foreign.
This notice is for your own safety.
Thankyou.

Real or not, it’s brilliant. Meanwhile, Coup de Vent has a fine meditation on the latest malady affecting British rail, Tube, and bus commuters: Post Traumatic Rucksack Disorder. There’s a lovely image that’s just begging to be Flickr’d.

Image title: Notting Hill Gate

Originally uploaded by agnte.