“Deer crossing” signs are to inform drivers about deer, not to inform deer where to cross the road. “And it (government—ed.) has gone a step further and informed the deer where to cross the road” is a joke that was posted in the North Adams (MA) Transcript on September 9, 1952.
”@bulls_horns: It pissed me off when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road” was posted on Twitter on June 8, 2011. “It bothers me when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road. RT @bulls_horns” was posted on Twitter by FunnyOneLiners on June 30, 2011.
9 September 1952, North Adams (MA) Transcript, “And by the Way” (editorial), pg. 4, col. 1:
And it (government—ed.) has gone a step further and informed the deer where to cross the road.
Google Groups: Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Bernie Wagenblast
11/30/06
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8) Who Reads the Deer Crossing Signs? The Deer?
Some people think the signs are to tell deer where to cross the road.
Link to story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/F5EF691B5DD8BD7586257235000BCB7F?OpenDocument
Twitter
Joy Lavigne (Adkins)
@JoyKnows
RT @bulls_horns: It pissed me off when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road.
8:52 AM - 8 Jun 2011
Twitter
FunnyOneLiners
@Funnyoneliners
It bothers me when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road.
RT @bulls_horns
9:31 AM - 30 Jun 2011
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London, UK: Biteback Publishing
2012
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It bothers me when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road.
The Collection of Funny Tweets
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Funny Observation Tweets
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2. It bothers me when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road.
Twitter
Blair Garner
@blairgarner
It bothers me when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road.
9:00 PM - 18 Apr 2013
19 April 2015, Daily Record (Morristown, NJ), “Cryptograms” by Myles Mellor, pg. 8M, col. 1:
Last week’s Cryyptograms:
1. I’m upset when I see tax dollar spent on signs telling deer where to cross the road. Some say it’s giving back. I say bucks are expensive!
Twitter
Funny Jokes
@BarzFunnyJokes
It bothers me when I see tax money wasted on signs telling deer where to cross the road.
7:15 AM - 28 Jun 2018
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