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Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves
#19404080 - 01/11/14 02:14 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Home> Weird News Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves DENVER January 11, 2014 (AP)
Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.
Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the "MILE 420" sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says "MILE 419.99."
Ford says it's the only "420" sign to be replaced in the state that recently legalized recreational marijuana. Most highways aren't long enough to need one.
The number "420" has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as a shorthand for pot are murky.
Mile 419.99, about 25 miles from the Kansas border, isn't the only place in Colorado with a fractional mile marker. Cameron Pass in Larimer County has a "MILE 68.5" sign after frequent thefts of the "MILE 69" sign.
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#19404190 - 01/11/14 02:44 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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This is lulzy as fuck. We have a High St in my town, and the sign is ridiculously reinforced with all kinds of giant bolts from being stolen so much.
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: 36fuckin5]
#19404196 - 01/11/14 02:46 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Wow after a decade plus of people stealing the multiple 420 signs throughout my state hey finally did something that's useful...
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: natzyshroomer] 2
#19404298 - 01/11/14 03:10 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Yeah but now people are gonna have a 419.99 sign to steal.
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: KingKnowledge]
#19404477 - 01/11/14 03:59 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Haha yup now some assholes gonna think its funny to take the new one and show his buddies
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: Jvells]
#19404498 - 01/11/14 04:03 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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The 419.99 is just as unique as a traditional 420, it shows how important it was to change it.
That's like that Maryjane Lane story I think I read here a while back. It started as a sign that was stolen like half a dozen times constantly being reinforced with bigger bolts, beefier posts, etc...
They finally replaced it was a giant stone with Maryjane Lane carved into the face. No one's movin that bitch
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: 36fuckin5]
#19405043 - 01/11/14 06:07 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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36fuckin5 said: This is lulzy as fuck. We have a High St in my town, and the sign is ridiculously reinforced with all kinds of giant bolts from being stolen so much.
There's a high st in my town too, there's even a 420 house # on that street lmao. I'd love to buy that house lol.
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: PurpleHaze147]
#19405122 - 01/11/14 06:21 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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wow this is totally relevant and absolutely about drugs. amazing.
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#19407411 - 01/12/14 08:59 AM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Peolle steal all kinds of signs anyway. I had two friends who stole around15 signs over the course of a year and hung them all over the inside of our smoke shack
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: luvdemshrooms]
#19409735 - 01/12/14 07:15 PM (10 years, 18 days ago) |
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luvdemshrooms said: Home> Weird News Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves DENVER January 11, 2014 (AP)
Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.
Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the "MILE 420" sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says "MILE 419.99."
Ford says it's the only "420" sign to be replaced in the state that recently legalized recreational marijuana. Most highways aren't long enough to need one.
The number "420" has long been associated with marijuana, though its origins as a shorthand for pot are murky.
Mile 419.99, about 25 miles from the Kansas border, isn't the only place in Colorado with a fractional mile marker. Cameron Pass in Larimer County has a "MILE 68.5" sign after frequent thefts of the "MILE 69" sign.

this is the funniest shit I've ever read. I wish I would've thought of that myself
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Re: Mile Marker 420 Becomes 419.99 to Thwart Thieves [Re: KingKnowledge]
#19409740 - 01/12/14 07:16 PM (10 years, 18 days ago) |
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KingKnowledge said: Yeah but now people are gonna have a 419.99 sign to steal.
that's true they could jack it and with graffiti add on so it reads "419.99 + .01"
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