Feb 3 2009Dinosaurs Running Loose In Indiana

That's right folks, apparently a truckload of raptors got loose in Hamilton County, Indiana, and drivers are being unsurprisingly stupid.
"It's kind of crazy. I'm totally confused," said one motorist. "I'm kind of expecting ... dinosaurs to run down the road, or something."
Only in my dreams, stupid motorist, only in my dreams.
'Raptors Ahead' Sign Gets Stares, Chuckles [theindychannel]
Thanks to Jeff, who got my hopes up and then crushed them like Piggy under a boulder.
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Reader Comments
1. e - February 3, 2009 9:42 AM
Nice work sign hackers.
Also, suck it whoever was going to post "first", i hate you people.
2. Scantron - February 3, 2009 9:46 AM
Damn you #1 you ruined my day by foiling my plans
3. Gar - February 3, 2009 9:46 AM
@1: You posted first .. hrm ..
IMHO they lack some imagination, i would have thrown :"10 mph max today" or "free gas on next station" .. hell i lack imagination as well.
4. Petey - February 3, 2009 9:47 AM
I already bought this sign, it was only 6 dollars at Target.
5. jazzman - February 3, 2009 9:49 AM
Did the raptors eat the zombies???
6. CoinOperatedBoi - February 3, 2009 10:03 AM
@3
As tempting as it would be I think the hackers realize the fun in it and are not trying to create havoc or accidents, etc. At least here in San Antonio if you did something like that you would have a line a mile long for the gas station...and well a lot of ppl here already go 10mph. Then again, it would have to be hacked in Spanish. I honestly wonder what would happen if you put something like Border Patrol Ahead...lol
7. Kurt C - February 3, 2009 10:16 AM
Raptors doesn't imply dinosaurs at all. Hawks, Eagles and Vultures are raptors.
8. Lindsey - February 3, 2009 10:24 AM
LMAO, really? a Lord of the Flies reference there are the end? Hilarious!
9. che-che - February 3, 2009 10:34 AM
@7-ford is also coming out with a special edition truck called raptor!
@6-if the mexicans in san antonio saw a border patrol ahead sign, they would most likely pull their guns out. pinche migra!!! te van a chingar!
10. Daisy - February 3, 2009 10:38 AM
FAKE!!!
You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.This is a complete photoshop job.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max goes forward in time to a period when aliens took over the earth and enslaved the entire human race, along with some pygmy wallabies for good measure, and also to confuse the Australians. Max blew up the white house where the aliens had been using fossilized tissue samples from dinosaurs to develop and clone a race of super-intelligent dinosaur people. After the ordeal Max went even further in time where Bill Clinton's disembodied voice congratulated him and Jane Fonda gave him a medal for his efforts. Baja got jealous and wrote Max a nasty email.
11. LSDiesel - February 3, 2009 10:38 AM
This sign hacking business is so old already. It might as well say 'FAKE!!! That is a complete photoshop job...'
12. Daisy (TRO) - February 3, 2009 11:15 AM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie NEver BAck Down where Max hacked into the city network to change the traffic lights and help some gold robbers in gay little cars, and thwart the police.
13. einstiien - February 3, 2009 11:31 AM
Call randall munroe to the rescue
14. ComputersSUCK - February 3, 2009 11:52 AM
If by "hack" you mean open up a box and use an incredibly simple z80 based control device
15. softlicious - February 3, 2009 12:07 PM
It should say "angry bear ahead" "don't open your cardoor" or something, that way more people would buy in to it.
@10 - Cool, I like Ford, I know someone who drives a Taurus! A cool car!
The sign really should say something about the planet of the apes, that the apes have taken over control or something
"Landon! Join the expedition" - planet of the apes
"Expedition" is incidentally also a cool Ford! I like Ford, Ford, Zelda and Mario!
16. Elizabeth - February 3, 2009 12:46 PM
I live in Hamilton County and this is actually NOT fake...I saw it live on the news. And the person they interviewed who said they were expecting to see a dinosaur wasn't being serious. If you saw the broadcast you would know that everyone they interviewed was laughing. No one actually thought there were going to be dinosaurs. Still funny though!
17. Elmo - February 3, 2009 12:50 PM
The Sign Says Long Haired Freaky People Need Not Apply
18. Snow White - February 3, 2009 12:55 PM
Zombies > Raptors
19. Raptor Quest - February 3, 2009 12:57 PM
Ha ha Nice! and for more raptor goodness, check out our video series Raptor Quest at:
www.myspace.com/raptorquest
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20. CoinOperatedBoi - February 3, 2009 1:00 PM
If it's a nice open stretch I would put:
Watch for falling rock
Or something you know people will use caution for even though there isn't any around. Or maybe:
Your speed and then about 15 over that areas speed limit and watch people continue to slow down.
21. weaselspeed - February 3, 2009 1:13 PM
Wow... i read that and thought falcons or eagles. If i was in utah and saw a sign that said Raptors ahead, then maybe i would be worried.
22. Jason Bourne - February 3, 2009 2:03 PM
Maybe it's none of the above.. Maybe it's the Raptor 4 Wheeler. Think about it.
www.raptorsource.com
23. Yopoleo - February 3, 2009 2:49 PM
Zombie Raptors > Raptors & Zombies
24. Spam Artist - February 3, 2009 3:04 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene from the movie Tender Dracula where one of the drunken overdubbed make up artists put a sign outside San Francisco saying 'Caution aids ahead'.
25. D W Hawthorne - February 3, 2009 4:52 PM
Now the question remains... how long until Nazi Zombie Raptors are upon us.
26. JK - February 3, 2009 4:56 PM
Crazy bastards! See? See? Start off by cloning a dino-goat (http://www.geekologie.com/2009/02/jurassic_park_here_i_come_scie.php) then this happens when they take it too far!
27. kevin - February 3, 2009 7:26 PM
Who ever did this has to be a fan of xkcd.com
http://xkcd.com/135/
28. formerly SPELLINGNAZI© - February 3, 2009 7:35 PM
Yes!!! Zombie Raptor Cockfights!
29. Tally - February 3, 2009 11:47 PM
To those of you who think it is fake - you're frigging morons.
A friend of mine did the same thing here in Australia - different messages and many many more signs but they still did it. They really easy to hack into. All you need is access to 4chan.
By the way, his work totally made the newspapers. It was awesome.
30. JBrads - February 4, 2009 10:15 AM
Oh. My. God. I saw that! I live in Fishers in Hamilton County! I can't believe something in my area made it onto Geekologie.
I feel special just to exist in the same region as the person who did this :]
31. Magnum Ferrari - February 4, 2009 4:27 PM
LMAO!!!! They just showed this and the Nazi Zombies sign on CNN!!!!!