Sunday, September 30, 2007
This is just?????????????
Chicago Suburb Uses Humor Stop Signs
OAK LAWN, Ill — A big red sign that says "Stop" sometimes isn't enough to get everyone to stop. Maybe a laugh will get their attention.This Chicago suburb has installed second stop signs beneath the regular ones at 50 intersections with messages, including "WHOAAA" or "Stop ... and smell the roses.""I thought it might make people smile and take notice," Mayor Dave Heilmann said as he launched the campaign Friday. "You've got people on their cell phones, their BlackBerries and iPods while driving. Those are all distractions. Hopefully, when they see a sign they're not expecting it might make them stop."
These are Clearly Photoshop.
Stop me if you've heard this one
OAK LAWN Traffic signs offer humor with a message
Oak Lawn gets quirky new stop signs
STOP . . .Oak Lawn's funky signs: • *In the Naame of Love • *And Smell the Roses • *Really. You Gotta Stop. • *Right There Pilgrim • *Or We'll Hunt You Down • *Hold it Right There Buster • *Then You Can Go • *Whoa Wait a Minute • *Stop Pleeeease • *Or the Police Will Yell at You • *Not an Optional Sign • *It's Really Self-Explanatory • *Means That You Aren't Moving • *Even When No One's Looking • *Whoa • *Billion Dollar Fine
The new signs are red octagons, just like the real stop signs, but instead of just "Stop" they say "Stop ... right there pilgrim" and "Stop ... in the naame of love." Naame? Think of the drawn-out pronunciation in the hit by the Supremes.It might be too soon to know whether the alternative signs will work. But while the mayor was posing for a photo with one of the new signs, a driver sped by without stopping.
OAK LAWN Traffic signs offer humor with a message
Oak Lawn gets quirky new stop signs
STOP . . .Oak Lawn's funky signs: • *In the Naame of Love • *And Smell the Roses • *Really. You Gotta Stop. • *Right There Pilgrim • *Or We'll Hunt You Down • *Hold it Right There Buster • *Then You Can Go • *Whoa Wait a Minute • *Stop Pleeeease • *Or the Police Will Yell at You • *Not an Optional Sign • *It's Really Self-Explanatory • *Means That You Aren't Moving • *Even When No One's Looking • *Whoa • *Billion Dollar Fine
Small Bits of News
Woman Goes After Boyfriend With Hammer, Police Say
A Mesa woman chased her live-in boyfriend with a hammer after he tried to break up with her, police said.
Pamela Ruth, 47, was booked for prior outstanding warrants, criminal damage, domestic violence and false reporting to law enforcement.
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Toilet Paper Thief On The Loose In Wisconsin
Someone is either too cheap to buy his own toilet paper or planning a big prank.
Fond du Lac County Executive Allen Buechel said someone has been repeatedly stealing toilet paper from the men's public bathrooms at the Fond du Lac City County Government Center since June.
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Suspect Named As Kiddie Crook Mastermind
Seaside Heights police have named a suspect they say was videotaped using his granddaughter to steal a purse from an arcade.
Police signed an arrest warrant for Daniel Twomey. The 52-year-old lives in Teaneck. The theft happened just after midnight Sunday at Lucky Leo's on the boardwalk.
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A Mesa woman chased her live-in boyfriend with a hammer after he tried to break up with her, police said.
Pamela Ruth, 47, was booked for prior outstanding warrants, criminal damage, domestic violence and false reporting to law enforcement.
Click Here To Read More
No wonder he wanted to break up with her.
Toilet Paper Thief On The Loose In Wisconsin
Someone is either too cheap to buy his own toilet paper or planning a big prank.
Fond du Lac County Executive Allen Buechel said someone has been repeatedly stealing toilet paper from the men's public bathrooms at the Fond du Lac City County Government Center since June.
Click Here To Read More
Suspect Named As Kiddie Crook Mastermind
Seaside Heights police have named a suspect they say was videotaped using his granddaughter to steal a purse from an arcade.
Police signed an arrest warrant for Daniel Twomey. The 52-year-old lives in Teaneck. The theft happened just after midnight Sunday at Lucky Leo's on the boardwalk.
Click Here To Read More
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