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When local water works closed streets to traffic, a pub sensibly decided to let customers know it was still open for business.

However, as this hilarious picture shows, it did not go exactly to plan.

The sign should have read: "The Wig and Pen is open for business”.

However, as reported by West Briton, its creator did not leave adequate space between the words ‘pen’ and ‘is’.

Instead, the sign outside the pub in Truro, Cornwall, quite rudely read: "The Wig and Penis open for business."

The sign has since been taken down from the pub, which is named after the local crown court .