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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: 2, Interesting) by chrysosphinx on Tuesday August 25 2015, @09:37PM

    by chrysosphinx (5262) on Tuesday August 25 2015, @09:37PM (#227797)

    I like the term "strategic inaccuracy", that alone wants to be reused wildly in many different contexts.

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  • (Score: 2) by mhajicek on Tuesday August 25 2015, @11:28PM

    by mhajicek (51) on Tuesday August 25 2015, @11:28PM (#227853)

    GPS?

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    • (Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday August 26 2015, @01:56AM

      by edIII (791) on Wednesday August 26 2015, @01:56AM (#227912)

      Politics?

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