Denis: Nothing funny about your feet

Sep 7 2010 Huddersfield Daily Examiner

HERE’S a delightful sign on a wall in Newbury, Berkshire, that was so daft J Hamer from Huddersfield just had to take a photograph of it.

What makes it funnier, of course, is that chiropody is not exactly known as a source of fun.

Except when Ashley from Barnsley went to see a chiropodist because he had athlete’s foot.

“Put a clean pair of socks on every day,” he was told. Ashley did so but by the end of the week he couldn't get his shoes on.

Ashley never had a lot of luck. When his car broke down, he flagged a passing motorist.

“Do you know anything about engines?” he said.

“Sorry,” said the motorist. “I’m a chiropodist.”

“In that case,” said Ashley. “Can you give me a toe?”

While we’re talking about feet here’s a puzzling phenomenon. While sitting, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.

At the same time, draw the number six in the air with your right hand.

Go on, try it. Can’t, can you? Your foot changes direction and there’s nothing you can do about it.

(Anymore pictures of silly signs?)