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‘420’ Mile-markers Changed to ‘419.9’ to Avoid Theft by Stoners

posted by LaminatorX on Tuesday August 25 2015, @09:14PM   Printer-friendly
from the up-in-smoke dept.

"exec" writes:

For reasons lost in the mists of time - or possibly to impared memory function - the number ‘420’ is code for pot. As such, mile markers and other signs bearing that number have become targets for trophy-hunting cannabis enthusiasts.

To combat this expensive annoyance, the State of Idaho has turned to to strategic inaccuracy, labeling their at-risk mile-markers a tenth short to become less appealing to would-be thieves.

-- submitted from IRC

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by nyder on Tuesday August 25 2015, @09:31PM

    by nyder (4525) on Tuesday August 25 2015, @09:31PM (#227794)

    "4:19 and loading!"
    "4:19.99999 and rounding!"
    "What the fuck does that mean?"
    "Hit the fucking weed you idiot. We are in Idaho, we do it the Idaho way"
    "Fuck I miss being in a normal state."

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