During my college years I once killed coke machine that didn’t give me a drink. The sign that said “Have a Nice Day!” after not giving me my drink pushed me over the edge. I tore the machine apart and gave everyone free cokes. I had to pay for the repairs; $50 which back in 72 was a lot of money. Still, it felt great.
Ya, I remember a vending machine almost killed me. When I was a kid, I thought it was easy money, so I tried to break into it. Missed me by a hair. Never tried it again.
RE mile marker 420…Yes it has to do with marijuana in that culture; however, in the white supremacist neo- Nazi sub culture it referred to old uncle Adolph’s birthday. April 20th
The Waldos designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 p.m. as their meeting time.9 The Waldos referred to this plan with the phrase “4:20 Louis”. After several failed attempts to find the crop, the group eventually shortened their phrase to simply “4:20”, which ultimately evolved into a codeword that the teens used to mean consuming cannabis
I stopped for a picture with the 419.99 mile marker coming back from a vacation in Colorado. I WOULD have stolen it if it hadn’t been broad daylight. I like to imagine that stoners show up to steal the 420 sign, stop at the 419.99 one, walk 0.01 miles past it, find nothing, and go home, figuring some other stoners beat them to it.
californiamonty almost 6 years ago
For those who wonder why the 420 mile marker was so popular as an object of theft, 420 is big in “cannabis culture”.
Leroy almost 6 years ago
That’s what happened to Julius Caesar. His friend asked him which chips he wanted, and he said “A-2, Brute.”
Templo S.U.D. almost 6 years ago
why was the 420 mile post kept getting stolen anyway?
Bilan almost 6 years ago
But the difference between being killed by a vending machine and a shark is that you can easily avoid death-by-vending-machine by not being stupid.
Breadboard almost 6 years ago
Wonder who funded the Vending machine VS Shark study……..would like to put in for a grant ;-)
mudleg almost 6 years ago
I didn’t realize thievery was a side effect of smoking weed.
J Short almost 6 years ago
During my college years I once killed coke machine that didn’t give me a drink. The sign that said “Have a Nice Day!” after not giving me my drink pushed me over the edge. I tore the machine apart and gave everyone free cokes. I had to pay for the repairs; $50 which back in 72 was a lot of money. Still, it felt great.
Max Starman Jones almost 6 years ago
Big tunnels, but it took over a thousand years for them to make just one.
SamT53 almost 6 years ago
Not surprising that it occurred in Colorado.
Huckleberry Hiroshima almost 6 years ago
Love the shark behind the vending machine. Somewhere in Japan they have that, I’m sure.
Indianapolis Smith almost 6 years ago
Feral vending machines are quite dangerous. South American vending machines sometimes make homes in the old giant slot tunnels.
Bob. almost 6 years ago
We had a street sign here “Honey Suckle”. They finally made it one word after several years.
coffeeturtle almost 6 years ago
Earth Benders
Stephen Gilberg almost 6 years ago
“Twice as…than” is bad grammar, Ripley.
ElGato almost 6 years ago
Ya, I remember a vending machine almost killed me. When I was a kid, I thought it was easy money, so I tried to break into it. Missed me by a hair. Never tried it again.
tuslog1964 almost 6 years ago
Same with having to renumber Rte. 666 in the southwest – signs kept getting stolen!
Russell Bedford almost 6 years ago
RE mile marker 420…Yes it has to do with marijuana in that culture; however, in the white supremacist neo- Nazi sub culture it referred to old uncle Adolph’s birthday. April 20th
Radish the wordsmith almost 6 years ago
The Waldos designated the Louis Pasteur statue on the grounds of San Rafael High School as their meeting place, and 4:20 p.m. as their meeting time.9 The Waldos referred to this plan with the phrase “4:20 Louis”. After several failed attempts to find the crop, the group eventually shortened their phrase to simply “4:20”, which ultimately evolved into a codeword that the teens used to mean consuming cannabis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)
NickHentschel almost 6 years ago
Who says that Sloth never accomplished anything?
p_sully214 almost 6 years ago
Ohio had to do the same with State Route 69. Wonder why?
TlalocW almost 6 years ago
I stopped for a picture with the 419.99 mile marker coming back from a vacation in Colorado. I WOULD have stolen it if it hadn’t been broad daylight. I like to imagine that stoners show up to steal the 420 sign, stop at the 419.99 one, walk 0.01 miles past it, find nothing, and go home, figuring some other stoners beat them to it.