Letter missing makes a nice word very funny
People can’t stop giggling at this street sign after a vandal decided to go ‘Robin’ one of its letters.
The ‘Joker’ worked their creative magic to a sign in Bateman Street three years ago, and it’s been getting laughs ever since.
Aircrew Supervisor Jim Hancox snapped a picture of the sign, which had been amended to Batman Street, reports the Mirror.
Sharing the picture on Twitter, Hancox wrote: ‘Now, I’m not one to condone vandalism or graffiti, but this did make me chuckle… #OnlyInCambridge #BatemanNotBatMan.’
To which, another user quipped: ‘Someone been ‘robin’ some letters’.
Meanwhile, city chief crime fighter, Cambridgeshire’s Chief Superintendent, Chris Mead, joked that soon Batman and Robin zone street signs will be appearing.
Despite an uncanny resemblance to Bruce Wayne, Hancox denied he was in fact the illusive superhero Batman, reports Cambridge News.
Over in North Carolina they’ve been having their own problems with cheeky road signs.
The authority was forced to resort to drastic measures after a road sign was continuously stolen thanks to its amusing name.
Local officials in High Point, North Carolina, have tried out many methods over the years to stop the theft of the sign, according to Fox .
From putting concrete in the holes of the post to moving the signs so that they’re (seemingly) out of reach, nothing has worked.
The 911 Director of the county says the sign is by far the most stolen, disappearing every 60 days.
Officials eventually had to put up an extra sign warning would-be thieves that it has a GPS tracker, meaning police can hunt them down if they nick it.