Funny Stuff Cross-walk signal flipping people the bird???

CoMoChief · 12-02-2010, 11:32 PM

What should have looked something like this:

A few bulbs not lit due to bad recent weather made the cross walk signal look like this:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/02...lk-sign-fixed/
There's "Walk," "Don't Walk" and "Say WHAT!?!?"

A “Don’t Walk” signal at a crosswalk in Spokane, Wash., sent a most impolite message to pedestrians on Wednesday, "flipping the bird" at people waiting on the corner until the city got around to fixing it.

The electronic sign's raised hand, the universal signal to stop, was working fine. But it was missing some fingers -- two on the left and one on the right -- leaving the middle digit proudly standing alone.

"The Bronx Salute," they called it in Spokane. The Bronx had no comment, which probably was just as well.

Spokane spokeswoman Marlene Feist said no offense was intended. It was all because of bad weather, she said.

“We fixed it, snow was embedded in the electric sign,” she told Foxnews.com.

She described the signal's message as "unintentional" and said it wasn't fixed quickly because city workers' first priority was clearing the snow from the roads, not the signs.

WebGem · 12-02-2010, 11:35 PM

If that's real, someone purposely altered it to do that. That doesn't just happen.

12-02-2010, 11:32 PM
CoMoChief Mahomes Dynasty Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Parts Unknown Casino cash: $8022254	Cross-walk signal flipping people the bird??? What should have looked something like this: A few bulbs not lit due to bad recent weather made the cross walk signal look like this: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/12/02...lk-sign-fixed/ There's "Walk," "Don't Walk" and "Say WHAT!?!?" A “Don’t Walk” signal at a crosswalk in Spokane, Wash., sent a most impolite message to pedestrians on Wednesday, "flipping the bird" at people waiting on the corner until the city got around to fixing it. The electronic sign's raised hand, the universal signal to stop, was working fine. But it was missing some fingers -- two on the left and one on the right -- leaving the middle digit proudly standing alone. "The Bronx Salute," they called it in Spokane. The Bronx had no comment, which probably was just as well. Spokane spokeswoman Marlene Feist said no offense was intended. It was all because of bad weather, she said. “We fixed it, snow was embedded in the electric sign,” she told Foxnews.com. She described the signal's message as "unintentional" and said it wasn't fixed quickly because city workers' first priority was clearing the snow from the roads, not the signs.
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