Found Humor

There is nothing in the sign's appearance that suggests mirth or lightheartedness. It is a utilitarian structure, single-minded in its purpose. 

There are no frills, unless you count the coat of paint. Or the matching sandbags which anchor it.

Though mute, it declares its message twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. Black letters on an orange background impart the following warning 'ROADWORK BEGINS 10-30-17 EXPECT DELAYS'.

To drivers exhausted by another summer of orange barrels and creeping traffic, it provokes a weary sigh. Suddenly, the Bible's notion of eternity seems less abstract.

But on a street which remains unsullied by men in hard hats and lime green vests (not to mention actual construction equipment) over a month after the sign's installation, it is quite funny. 

We aren't talking about traffic any more, are we? 

A government-issued punch line. Imagine.

Humor takes many forms.