【】

LONDON -- On a random street in Boston in England, there's a deeply odd mystery brewing.
For a reason unknown to the local council, a prankster appears to have developed a vendetta against a street sign.
SEE ALSO:15 Provoking Works of Street Sign ArtOn two different occasions, the Fydell Court street sign (ie. the real one) has been removed and replaced by a sign for "Hatchers Walk".
Tweet may have been deleted
This can't just have been a spur-of-the-moment type prank, either.
In a press release sent to Mashable, Boston Borough Council explained that street signs are secured with 12 metal rivets. Someone would have needed a drill and a fair bit of time (not to mention a different street sign, which aren't exactly easy to come by) to make the switch.
“Someone has gone to an awful lot of trouble, not to mention expense," a Boston Borough Council spokesperson said. "The signs have been tidily riveted in place."

All in all, it's a pretty weird one. Boston Borough Council have contacted their usual sign-maker, but he said he hadn't been asked to make the Hatchers Walk sign. Apparently the sign does show signs of wear, though, which has led to them thinking it may have been stolen from somewhere else.
But a quick Google search doesn't show up much.

For now, at least, the mystery remains unsolved.
"There is a serious side to this," the spokesperson continued.
"For one thing it is illegal to interfere and change street signs without lawful permission -- you cannot just rename a street. And then there is the delay which could be caused if emergency services were looking for the address and were confused by the wrong name.
"It wouldn’t be such a joking matter if someone suffered as a result.”
Have something to add to this story? Share it in the comments.
相关文章
Michael Phelps says goodbye to the pool with Olympic gold
Michael Phelps left as he began: Winning. 。The most decorated athlete in Olympic history won gold in2025-04-02MashReads Podcast: 'A Separation' is a grief novel disguised as a mystery thriller
Katie Kitamura has a theory about grief:。 "Part of being around people who are in grief is that even2025-04-02Why video game cameras seem to always suck
Final Fantasy XVwas in development for 10 years. Hundreds, maybe thousands of people across six diff2025-04-02EPA mistakenly tells the truth about Trump's climate plans
On Thursday morning, the Environmental Protection Agency sent out a press release containing praise2025-04-02Slack goes down again, prompting anxiety everywhere
Panic briefly took over on Tuesday when everyone's favorite messaging app/millstone went down tempor2025-04-02Soon you'll have more Adam Sandler movies to avoid on Netflix
Netflix is staying in the Adam Sandler business. 。The company has just struck a deal for four more Ad2025-04-02
最新评论