Bah Humbug: Mayor Pete Wants to Get Rid
of Bad Dad Jokes on Electronic Highway
Message Signs
Posted By: NorthernDog, 1/12/2024 12:59:29 PM
Those big electronic message boards along highways that convey a message with humor to drivers are under attack by Uncle Sam. The federal government wants the messages to be less humor, more standard use. It seems to me that the country could use more humor, even more corny dad jokes. Especially on long, boring highways, a little humor in the deliverance of important information to drivers goes a long way. (Snip) Blame Mayor Pete. The Federal Highway Administration, an agency that is in the U.S. Department of Transportation, issued new guidance in December about traffic safety messages. Signs should no
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Bah Humbug: Mayor Pete Wants to Get Rid
of Bad Dad Jokes on Electronic Highway
Message Signs 19 replies
of Bad Dad Jokes on Electronic Highway
Message Signs 19 replies
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to Abandon Trump, Calls Him a ‘Unique Danger’ 35 replies
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Fed bureaucrats have no sense of humor. Mayor Petie only wants harsh, curt messages for the driving public.