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Image of exotic dancer on state highway sign distracts drivers
New Hampshire Union Leader ^ | September 5th, 2016 | who knows what evil?

Posted on 09/05/2016 2:36:44 PM PDT by who knows what evil?

A white silhouette of an exotic dancer straddling a stripper pole distracted drivers on Route 101 eastbound Sunday after the image appeared on a highway sign that’s supposed to display nearby attractions.

It’s not clear when the image was placed on the blue sign just before Exit 5, but State Police reported it to the state Department of Transportation early Sunday evening, according to DOT spokesman Bill Boynton.

Boynton described the image as a three-foot tall sticker or decal. He said it wasn’t authorized and that he had no idea how it got there.

The sign is used to advertise attractions, but it’s been blank for some time.

Prominent Concord businessman and Republican Steve Duprey was one of the drivers who was surprised to see the image on a highway sign.

“When I first saw the sign I thought the state had gotten too open-minded in applying the new sign law. Aside from being inappropriate for a highway sign, I thought it was sort of a good prank and suspected that traffic off Exit 5 into Raymond probably hit record highs,” he said.

State officials weren’t amused by the prank that came over the busy Labor Day weekend.

DOT crews moved in quickly to remove the image as soon as it was brought to their attention.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: New Hampshire
KEYWORDS: entertainment; poledancer; stripper
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Exit 5 for the Deerfield Fair or the 'new' strip joint? You make the call.
1 posted on 09/05/2016 2:36:45 PM PDT by who knows what evil?
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To: Lazmataz

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2 posted on 09/05/2016 2:37:44 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: who knows what evil?

It is immature, but I don't care who ya are, that's funny!

3 posted on 09/05/2016 2:41:30 PM PDT by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: who knows what evil?

Great prank!


4 posted on 09/05/2016 2:41:53 PM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: who knows what evil?

Sure warns me that whatever Stael or area I’m entering is low life and just to keep moving.


5 posted on 09/05/2016 2:42:21 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: rlmorel

The town of Raymond needs all the help it can get.


6 posted on 09/05/2016 2:45:31 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: Jim 0216

In that case, some exit signs should show black power fists or something similar. I mean, you can’t label ALL of them Martin Luther King Blvd.


7 posted on 09/05/2016 2:46:36 PM PDT by sparklite2 (The game overs whether you play it or not.)
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To: who knows what evil?
Driving through Connecticut as I often do I'm struck by all the roadside signs you see for “adult items” shops,many of which feature silhouette type images of alluring women.Apart from taxicabs in NYC,most of which feature ads for “gentlemen’s clubs”, I've never seen anything like that anywhere else.
8 posted on 09/05/2016 2:47:22 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (In Today's America Feelings Are The New Truth)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Go figure...I see more ‘adult bookstores’ here in East Tennessee than I ever saw in soviet Red Hampshire.


9 posted on 09/05/2016 2:49:46 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I’ve seen that stuff driving through Texas. Along highways in Missouri.

And elsewhere. And more than a couple of signs.

Used to be “Pecan Bowls”, “Stuckey’s”, “Rest Stop”..........


10 posted on 09/05/2016 2:55:17 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: who knows what evil?
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11 posted on 09/05/2016 2:58:23 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: equaviator
I have to admit I admire it, in much the same way I admired the person who went into rest areas and put round knob-shaped stickers with the Obama logo coloring, Obamas face and an instruction to "Push to hear Obama Speak"

I understand it might offend some, but I have to say, they didn't just spray-paint a huge penis on there, which is always expected and received with an annoyed groan. Everyone agrees, and has the same general thought "Come on, couldn't you have just drawn it on a bathroom stall, for goodness sake?"

But can you picture the responses for this one?

WIFE:"Honey, is there a rest area ahead (seeing the sign from far off) where we can pull off?"

HUSBAND:"Hmm...don't know (squinting) there might be..."

WIFE:"What the Hell?..."

HUSBAND:(uncertainly) "Well, I'm sure they have a bathroom..." (smirks)

WIFE:"You pig!"

HUSBAND:"Honey, look, there is probably some kind of new ordinance that allows them to have a logo like a gas pump or a bed...or maybe both (snickering)"

WIFE:"UUGH! (muffled sound of thudding fists)"

HUSBAND:"Aw c'mon, guys are people too! Just like they have a sign up there for rest, and food, why can't guys expect...(obscured by the sound of thudding fists)"

12 posted on 09/05/2016 2:58:23 PM PDT by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: rlmorel

Beats the usual “Waffle House” and Gas Station signage.


13 posted on 09/05/2016 2:59:06 PM PDT by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: who knows what evil?
I see similar images on the semi mudflaps and truck windows all the time. I never rolled off the freeway distracted by them:


14 posted on 09/05/2016 3:02:24 PM PDT by jonrick46 (The Left has a mental disorder: A totalitarian mindset..)
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To: SaveFerris

Yeah, along I-44 from Joplin to St. Louie. Believe the Walnut Bowl factory is in Lebanon, MO and that’s a family friendly stop. And the Case knife factory outlet.
I like the `wholesale’ fireworks stands: `mortars’ big rockets. etc.


15 posted on 09/05/2016 3:02:48 PM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: tumblindice

Burma Shave!
or
Reptile Gardens!


16 posted on 09/05/2016 3:04:05 PM PDT by TexasTransplant (Idiocracy used to just be a Movie... Live every day as your last...one day you will be right)
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To: jonrick46

When I saw it, it came to me how the adult entertainment business would successfully bring suit to have that particular logo on those signs, which was, to me, a humorous thought.

Then I paused and realized that it was an inevitability, in that liberalism seems to be a one way ratchet.


17 posted on 09/05/2016 3:05:30 PM PDT by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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To: rlmorel

Where I lived in Michigan, someone put one of those red dots (and it was reflective—great effect at night!) on the nose of a deer on a ‘Deer Crossing’ sign, making the deer look like Rudolph. The authorities kept removing it, and someone would replace it. Eventually, the authorities gave up.


18 posted on 09/05/2016 3:08:01 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: who knows what evil?; SaveFerris; PROCON; FredZarguna; mylife; Lil Flower; Corky Ramirez; ...

Sue Ellen Mischke?


19 posted on 09/05/2016 3:08:10 PM PDT by Gamecock (There is always one more idiot than you counted on.)
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To: TexasTransplant

LOL! I can see the signs now!

IF YOU HAVE A HANKERING

FOR A GAL ON A POLE

TAKE THE NEXT EXIT

YOU’LL BE ON A ROLL

RAYMOND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE!


20 posted on 09/05/2016 3:09:25 PM PDT by rlmorel (Orwell described Liberals when he wrote of those who "repudiate morality while laying claim to it.")
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