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L.A. Traffic Sign Hacked to Say “Read a Fucking Book”
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Here’s a traffic sign we can all agree to follow. Thursday a Los Angeles traffic sign was hacked to suggest everyone “read a fucking book.” The picture was taken by journalist Daina Beth Solomon.
Need a New Year resolution, maybe? "Read a f'n book" says #DTLA electronic street signpic.twitter.com/3iJhOsDg3X
The TMI spokeswoman said whomever did this would have had to physically break into the trailer-based sign. But she did acknowledge the possibility that it’s wi-fi enabled.
“It looks like it was hacked,” agreed Tina Backstrom of the L.A. Department of Transportation.
