It’s kind of bucking the trend on these things. Rather than warn of impending zombie attack or advise readers on how to properly rock out, a recent road sign hacking in Seattle, Washington, has decided to be less helpful and more insulting. One of those yellow and black traffic signs near South Seattle Community College was hacked to read “Eat My Shorts.” Hilarity ensued, except for officials with the Seattle Department of Transportation (who probably still chuckled in private).
“For us in Seattle, it’s very rare,” said SDOT spokesman Rick Sheridan. “All the devices are locked with either a key lock or pad lock so they’re physically secured.” However, apparently one wasn’t, and local residents like Geoffrey Garza got a pretty hilarious treat for a few hours. “I just thought it was absurd. What was funny about it is, at first I was like, of course that’s what it should say, than I was like wait, that traffic sign just told me to ‘eat my shorts’ and I just loved it, its very comical.”
Image: West Seattle Blog
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