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    Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"

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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    Balzac?



    Everyone loved playing with Balzacs
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    Dr. H. F. Danger was starred Dr. H. F. Danger was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    Greeaaaat, 4Chan's into it now... that kills it for me, not funny anymore, just lame. Sign "hacking" has officially jumped the shark.
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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    06/19/09

    @something_unique_and_descripti...: fucking /b/tards.


    Someone really programmed a sign with "MUDKIPZ".

     Reply
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    Image of ptmeyer84 ptmeyer84
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    Am I too old to understand these mudkips?
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    ptmeyer84 was starred ptmeyer84 was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/19/09

    @ptmeyer84 - Chief Jalopalope: If you have to ask, yes.
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of 1dollar93 1dollar93
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    /Threadjack - I would like to issue a shout out to Alphamazing for his awesome comment over at Gizmodo: [tinyurl.com]
     Reply
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/19/09

    @1dollar93: TinyURL sucks. Especially when the server hamsters here will automatically make your link look like this. [gizmodo.com]
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of 1dollar93 1dollar93
    06/19/09

    @Mike the Dog: Both links work for me, but good to know.
     Reply
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    Image of leavethegun-takethecannoli leavethegun-takethecannoli
    06/19/09

    @1dollar93: Boy, they sure do get upset quick over there. Good job Alpha.
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    leavethegun-takethecannoli was starred leavethegun-takethecannoli was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/19/09

    @1dollar93: The thing is that TinyURL is getting popular with malware vendors and spammers, because the person clicking on it has no idea whether he's being sent to where he thinks he's being sent. Not to sound paranoid, but the chances get better every day that you'll pick up something nasty and incurable from a TinyURL.
     Reply
    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/19/09

    @1dollar93: Beautifully done.
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/19/09

    @1dollar93: Equip your troll suits boys and lets head over there...
     Reply
    Jo Schmo was starred Jo Schmo was unstarred
    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/19/09

    @Mike the Dog: TinyURL is probably where I picked up my as-yet incurable case of red x's.
     Reply
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @Mike the Dog: Enable the "link preview" feature, then. Job done.
     Reply
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/19/09

    @Taco Mudplushroomz: Pretend I'm a n00b and explain, please.
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    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of something_unique_and_descriptive something_unique_and_descriptive
    06/19/09

    @Jo $chmo: Just post something Pro-Microsoft or Anti-Apple... not hard to troll Giz, bunch of raging fanboys.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/19/09

    @1dollar93: I made a little contribution to your newsletter.
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/19/09

    @1dollar93: Also, here's a direct link to the comment.
     Reply
    Mad_Science was starred Mad_Science was unstarred
    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    06/19/09

    @Mad_Science: Dammit:

    [gizmodo.com]
     Reply
    Mad_Science was starred Mad_Science was unstarred
    Image of Alphamazing Alphamazing
    06/19/09

    @1dollar93: HA! I just saw all those, and it took me a minute to figure out where the hell y'all were linked from.


    By the way, that was awesome.


    I got banned for it almost instantly too, leaving me open to Mac-flames without retaliation, thus inflating the egos of the Mac-fags, therefore thinking they won.


    To clarify, my issue was with Giz constantly posting the same shit over and over and over again. I don't hate Apple, hell, I own three different iPods, but honestly, they posted all that info at least 4 other times, probably more. And they keep posting it again!


    You all rock.

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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    06/19/09

    @Alphamazing: Same thing happened to some poor schmuck here the other day.

    [jalopnik.com]
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @Mike the Dog: Sorry Mike:


    [tinyurl.com]

     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @leavethegun-takethecannoli: This made up for it, I hope:


    [gizmodo.com]

     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    06/19/09

    @Taco Mudplushroomz: Thanks for the tip, that makes me much less distrustful of TinyURLs. Does Bitsy (or Bitly, or whatever it's called) have a similar function?
     Reply
    Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was starred Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    so i herd u liek signz
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    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @Ambiguously Fuzzy Plushroom: (Sorry. Someone had to do it, right?)


    Either way, this has rolled past "not funny" and "very unfunny" to the border of "omgwtfbbqroflmao". Whatever that is.

     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of Novaload Novaload
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    Who is Taco Mudkipz? And why are they mad at him?
     Reply
    Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred
    Image of FlakJack FlakJack
    06/19/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: Poor guy, getting called out like this. (Countdown to someone integrating 'Taco Mudkipz' into their screen name in 5...4...3...)
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @FlakJack: About that...
     Reply
    MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred
    Image of FlakJack FlakJack
    06/19/09

    @Taco Mudplushroomz: Very nice!
     Reply
    FlakJack was starred FlakJack was unstarred
    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/19/09

    Hey, can I play?
     Reply
    Scandinavian Flick was starred Scandinavian Flick was unstarred
    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/19/09

    @Sackinavian Flicktaco is hooning the star!: On second thought... I'm gonna try this a little differently...
     Reply
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    Fucking fucktacos, always...


    No, wait, I like those, they can mess things up any time they want.

     Reply
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    Th4't$ jµ$t 4wfµ£. 1 (4n't b3£13v3 th3¥'r3 g3tt1ng 4w4¥ w1th 1t!
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    06/19/09

    @bmoreDLJ: I can't believe I could actually READ that...
     Reply
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    Um... Mr. Insider, do we REALLY need to explain to you what a f**ktaco is? A fish taco? A bearded clam? No? Nothing? The man in the canoe? No?


    Tell you what, we'll tell you when you're older. Either that, or ask Diddles.

     Reply
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    06/19/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: Just give him a vertical smile and nod.
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    Image of Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder Tucker589 is Hoarding James Dean's 550 Spyder
    06/19/09

    @Scandinavian Flick is hooning the star!: @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: What the heck is a RIMJOB!?
     Reply
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    06/19/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: Is that like an angry beaver? And what is a "mudkipz"?
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/19/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: Isn't that what Fleshbot is for?
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    Image of Ben Wojdyla Ben Wojdyla
    06/19/09

    @All: If you want something to really laugh about, look up the "chocolate unicorn"
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    Image of Jo Schmo Jo Schmo
    06/19/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: I believe a tribute is in order:
    (sung to the tune of Kokomo for the uninitiated)


    Your a beautiful girl
    And your pants are on so tight
    That when you stand just right
    I can see it all


    When your on the beach
    And your bikini's soaking wet
    I see a fuzzy silhouette
    As i look down below
    I see your camel toe


    Your biscuit, your beavage
    I see your cooter cleavage
    Your monkey, your muffin
    You aint hiddin' nothin'
    Your coochie, your flapper
    Your showin' off your snapper


    Your camel toe
    It looks alright so baby let it show
    Looks like a big taco
    I see your camel toe
    (Merci madame, voila le bearded clam)


    I could really go
    For a sideways sloppy joe
    Or a tuna caserole
    Baby don't you know


    I never thought i'd see
    So much of your anatomy
    Your jeans are so tight
    I'm learning gynecology
    I see your camel toe


    Your (labia?), your vulva
    Ooh ya know i love ya
    Your (edna?) vagina, nothin' could be finer.
    It's furry, it's fluffy, lookin' kinda puffy.
    Your camel toe
    It looks alright so baby let its show
    Looks like a big taco
    I see your camel toe
    (Merci madame, voila le bearded clam)


    Your biscuit, your beavage
    I see your cooter cleavage
    Your monkey, your muffin
    You aint hiddin' nothin'
    Your coochie, your flapper
    Your showin' off your snapper


    Your camel toe
    It looks alright so baby let it show
    Looks like a big taco
    I see your camel toe

     Reply
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    Image of Deartháir II Deartháir II
    06/19/09

    @Tucker589: That's an easy one. That means you work for the company that makes Blackberries.


    What?


    @Ben Wojdyla: I'm making a mental note to look that one up when I get home, because I have a feeling that searching for your unicorn could get me fired.

     Reply
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    Image of jodark jodark
    06/19/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: "Either that, or ask Diddles."


    What would Diddles know about that?

     Reply
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/19/09

    @jodark: Don't ask.
     Reply
    .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    06/19/09

    @Ben Wojdyla: Couldn't find. I did see "chocolate walrus". That sort of thing REALLY isn't my bag.
     Reply
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    06/19/09

    @Alfisted: Ahh, good, a fellow UD fan. I've got the FF search plugin.
     Reply
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    06/19/09

    @Deartháir - Now with more SingoFinger™!: I go with the classic:

    Big Montana



    Biggest roast-beef sandwich out there
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    Image of wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    I liked the Nazi zombies riding dinosaurs more...maybe thats just me though.
     Reply
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    Image of .357 .357
    06/19/09

    @wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx: You and Max...
     Reply
    .357 was starred .357 was unstarred
    Image of .357 .357
    06/19/09

    In reply to Sign Hackers At It Again, What's A "F*** Taco?"
    I know he's angry about the F1 split, but he doesn't have to tell everyone about Mosley's other fetishes.
     Reply
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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    02/06/09

    In reply to Washington Department Of Transportation Doesn't Want You Monkeying With Road Signs
    Reminds me of the X-files episode where the Microwave oven clock reads 'KILL NOW'.


    I've never really felt comfortable around my microwave ever since.

     Reply
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    Image of Lost in the age of Aerostar Lost in the age of Aerostar
    02/05/09

    In reply to Washington Department Of Transportation Doesn't Want You Monkeying With Road Signs
    "The unauthorized message was first noticed by a state trooper who immediately recognized the danger and notified WSDOT."


    If the officer had read JALOPNIK he'd be able to reprogram the sign himself!!!!

     Reply
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    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    02/06/09

    @Lost in the age of Aerostar: You get a heart!


    ...and a nomination for tomorrow's COTD.

     Reply
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    02/05/09

    In reply to Washington Department Of Transportation Doesn't Want You Monkeying With Road Signs
    Dear Ray (or may I call you Jay...?)

    Given your potential journalistic complicity in this terrible pogrom of road sign sabotage, in the event that charges are brought against you I have to ask...


    Does Burberry offer something smart yet conservatively stylish in prison jumpsuits? Will you have time to have one tailored?

     Reply
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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    02/05/09

    In reply to Washington Department Of Transportation Doesn't Want You Monkeying With Road Signs
    I really am thinking about doing this. I've never really commited a serious crime (Apart from speeding, 0 tickets, and walking on the grass), but I just can't wait to look on the faces of the motorists when they read "Der Wertmeister was here" on their morning commute.
     Reply
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