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    Road closed due to zombies!

    COLLINSVILLE, Illinois - Pranksters in at least three states are messing with electronic road signs meant to warn motorists of possible traffic problems by putting drivers on notice about Nazi zombies and raptors. And highway safety officials aren't amused.

    Pranks with electronic road signs stir worry - Security- msnbc.com


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    I saw that. It's all because someone posted how to hack into the signs. That's kind of funny, at the same time could be dangerous but most of the ones I see just say like "Expect delays" or "Construction Ahead" followed by 50 more signs saying it too.

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    I don't really think it's dangerous. People tend to slow down when they see those signs no matter what they say, and if they say something incongruous like "Caution: Nazi Zombies In Area." then people will just slow down that much more. The backlash hasn't been from the public here at all, but from (very self-important) Department Of Transportation. My favorite of the hacked signs flashes between "No One Has Ever" and "Loved You." priceless!

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    now if these guys can go and hack certicom's through hyperbolic encryption they get a million bucks
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    Awesome. I think people need more bizzaro in their lives.
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    Hmmmm anyone want to hack into one and put my ex-gf's phone number followed by "Call for anal sex"?
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    check jalopnik... they have had these up for the last few weeks. including the step-by-step how-to guide
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    Quote Originally Posted by baddabang View Post
    Hmmmm anyone want to hack into one and put my ex-gf's phone number followed by "Call for anal sex"?
    lmao. how juvenile
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    Quote Originally Posted by bruxell View Post
    I don't really think it's dangerous. People tend to slow down when they see those signs no matter what they say, and if they say something incongruous like "Caution: Nazi Zombies In Area." then people will just slow down that much more. The backlash hasn't been from the public here at all, but from (very self-important) Department Of Transportation. My favorite of the hacked signs flashes between "No One Has Ever" and "Loved You." priceless!
    i swear that last one was done locally.
    i know outside the hospital someone put "you're all right!" then "it's just AIDS"
    dunno if they copied that.
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    On my occasional drives in the USA I sometimes can't help thinking that the thread title is very appropriate, only the road is not closed....
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    Just a trendy practical joke. It'll die out soon, depending on how immature the guys are in your area.

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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    On my occasional drives in the USA I sometimes can't help thinking that the thread title is very appropriate, only the road is not closed....
    They don't have old people in other countries?
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    Quote Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13 View Post
    They don't have old people in other countries?
    we kill them, they are too dangerous.
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    Quote Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13 View Post
    American driving is extreme laziness punctuated by moments of intense aggression.
    That actually sums it up perfectly!

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    Quote Originally Posted by henk4 View Post
    we kill them, they are too dangerous.
    brave new world style?
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