Boston Blotter: Penis for Lunch in Dedham!

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Boston Blotter: Penis for Lunch in Dedham!



--Now that will get your attention for sure! Some prankster hacked into a flashing electronic road sign and changed it to read "PENIS FOR LUNCH" instead of "ROAD CONSTRUCTION AHEAD" on Route 1. Please don't arrest this person. This person is funny. Apparently a lot of other people thought so, too, since the authorities didn't find out until later yesterday afternoon.

One transportation rep said, "Some people might see it as a joke, but this is a road that is traveled on by families and children and there are some people that don't find it funny." Maybe because the sign is next to a Toys 'R' Us. Oops.

Full Story Link: http://bostonist.com/2007/07/23/boston_blotter_32.php

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

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My favorite part:

This person is funny. Apparently a lot of other people thought so, too, since the authorities didn't find out until later yesterday afternoon.

There is another artice at that same place:

Road sign in Dedham hijacked to display a crass invitation to lunch

DEDHAM, Mass. -- A dirty display is getting a lot of attention on a busy highway in Dedham, Mass.

Someone hacked into the sign and changed the words on an electronic sign meant to direct drivers. And, instead, it distracted drivers and disturbed people because the sign is next to a Toys R Us.

Officials from Mass. Highway first learned of the sign change earlier this afternoon. The officials then instructed crews to correct the message, which mentioned a part of a man's anatomy was for lunch.

Mass. Highway does not own the sign; SPS New England, a private contractor who is working on the highway, owns it.

The sign is a portable message board that construction crews use to alert drivers of traffic conditions.

It is unknown who the hackers are and how they hijacked the system.

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