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donatjabout 23 hours ago
I was charmed in Japan by the little green men with hats

https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-green-walk-sign-at-pedestr...

qsort1 day ago
No Ampelmann???

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelmännchen

Tomte1 day ago
Even better: Emden, Germany.

https://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/otto-waalkes-enthuellt-ot...

https://www.wn.de/welt/kultur/hupf-otto-hupf-emden-ehrt-komi...

johannes12343211 day ago
Also Elvis is still alive https://web.archive.org/web/20181216174500/https://www.br.de...

Or Karl Marx https://web.archive.org/web/20180506094945/https://www.swr.d...

And there are a bunch more in Germany.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelm%C3%A4nnchen#Darstellung...

hnlmorg1 day ago
That’s not current so likely not part of the scope of the authors project. But it was still an interesting read so thanks for sharing.
mxschll1 day ago
It is current. Source: I live in Berlin.
croisillon1 day ago
and the Ampel-couples in Vienna https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelp%C3%A4rchen
SwellJoe1 day ago
Istanbul is doing a ska dance. Also looks like he's wearing a porkpie hat. Probably listening to The Specials.
foresterre1 day ago
Fun!

I always like to see one off designs, like this one in The Netherlands of Miffy (1) or Det in Mainz in Germany (2), or in Akureyri (3).

(1) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/miffy-traffic-light-utre...

(2) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mainzelmaenchen-ampel-tr...

(3) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/akureyri-heart-shaped-tr...

bojan1 day ago
Not exactly a man, but Sofie[0] from Amersfoort is also interesting.

[0] https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofie_(verkeerslicht)

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