“I guess that explains the deer listening to audio books by the side of the road the other day.”
My daughter was maybe 5 and we went to Disney World. Did the presidents show where they have the lifelike dummies and some of them move. Very lifelike - especially to a five-year old.
“Huh? I didn’t know that all of the presidents were still alive!”
“Oh no sweetie - those are all just dummies - robots.”
She watched for some more. Lincoln is talking and has something in his hand while moving. Eyeglass case maybe - perhaps a note card.
My daughter leans over and whispers, in all seriousness “That’s why he needs his notes - he’s just a dummy.”
The naivety and innocence of a five year old is sweet, and something they (and me!) will never get back. However - as an adult, one wonders how some of these folks made it that far!
I’ve heard they place the signs along trails of droppings.
Most of the deer I’ve encountered are definitely not at the signs, though.
One particular route I take (less at night because of this) the deer stand in the tall grass and watch the traffic, about 6 to 10 feet off the road. You’ll see a family, 3 of them (one small so it looks like a family) just off the road watching the traffic. Ran into this this going through Oklahoma a few years ago too.