The sign “Road Work Ahead” means that the road is being fixed. It does not mean that the “road works ahead,” but there have been jokes. “ROAD WORK AHEAD? UH YEAH, I SURE HOPE IT DOES” is a saying that has been printed on images.
“I just saw a ‘Road Work Ahead’ sign. I certainly hope it does Mr. Troglodyte sign. #Joke” was posted on Twitter by Kevin Kincaid on July 15, 2014. The saying went viral in March 2016. “Road work ahead? uh, yeah… i sure hope it does!” was posted on Twitter on March 21, 2016.
Twitter
Kevin Kincaid
@TheKevKin
I just saw a “Road Work Ahead” sign. I certainly hope it does Mr. Troglodyte sign. #Joke
3:25 PM - 15 Jul 2014
Twitter
@carl_arc
road work ahead? uh, yeah… i sure hope it does!
1:30 AM - 21 Mar 2016
Twitter
Kailey Geiger
@kailey_geiger
“Road Work Ahead”
“Well I sure hope it does”
8:35 PM - 22 Mar 2016
Twitter
tweetwood mac
@lil_bagel
road work ahead? ya I sure hope it does
2:59 PM - 25 Mar 2016
Twitter
top ten scary holes witch
@citriinas
road work ahead?? uh, yeah, i sure hope it does
11:15 PM - 27 Mar 2016
Twitter
lottie person@i love tyler nonplatonically
@stairwaylover
road work ahead????
a-yeah!! i sure HOPE it does!
4:06 AM - 28 Mar 2016
YouTube
road work ahead, ah yeah i sure hope it does
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Published on Jun 14, 2017
my favourite ever
Reddit—Dad Jokes
“Road work ahead”? (self.dadjokes)
submitted January 7, 2018 by Grove-Knight
Well I sure hope it does!
Reddit—teenagers
road work ahead (self.teenagers)
submitted January 19, 2018 by ThrownAwayGoneToday
UH yeah i sure HOPE IT DOES
Reddit—Dad Jokes
Road work ahead? (self.dadjokes)
submitted May 17, 2018 by oncealurkerstillarep
Yeah, well I sure hope it does.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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