Drivers tooling around East College Avenue that runs past the Penn State campus showed symptoms of distracted driving after an encounter with an electronic road sign. It flashed the common “Stay Safe PA,” followed by a highly uncommon “Check for Smegma.”
To those not in the know, Centre Daily provided the needed trivia:“Smegma is a term for genital secretions.”
Cory Miller, executive director of the University Area Joint Authority was quick to explain that smegma “also has a meaning for highway conditions, when it first starts raining, there is that oil sheen on the surface of the road. That is a term used.”
Nevertheless, on being notified of the ambiguous warning, UAJA was trying all day to have the sign changed, but were frustrated in their efforts.
“We’re not able to get to the sign,” said University spokeswoman Marla Fanin at 5pm. The sign was enclosed on a construction site, behind a chain link fence.
Despite a sunny and precipitation-free day, drivers were all day warned of slick road conditions.
Local law enforcement could get involved if it is determined that the matter smells of foul play.
Yeah, it’s too bad it’s ambiguous. They should change it to ‘check for sperma’ to make it clear.
Only in Pennsyltucky…
Uh, Cory, you’re full of shit. About the rain/oil thing, that is. Smegma means exactly what everyone thinks it means.
Very funny, but how does this relate to the “Truth” about cars?
Perhaps now you’ve learned a bit about driving hazards?
“…My secret lair is surrounded by liquid-hot SMEGMA… and a chainlink fence. MWUHHAHAHAHAAA!!!”
University Area Joint Authority …
Nice.
Smegma, oil sheen, “joint” authority… tsk tsk… does anyone else have the munchies, man???
It could be worse, the sign could be used to warn of the impending zombie invasion, but that would be so “2009.”
I live a couple hours from there. I think I’ll just stay away.
I don’t know why these important public service announcement are not more frequently communicated….
http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/274/48/
No wait, now they will be.
Next to a university? …and they’ll call the police if it’s a prank? Whatever happened to suspensions, kicked off the team (if applicable), or having the offender walk around campus with a toilet seat araound the neck holding a sign reading “I’m a Bad Boy”? Oh, wait. That last one is a fraternity thing. Another of the usual suspects.
It’s that hot mix asphalt technology that’s to blame
It’s all fun and games until a hapless motorist gets into a head-on collision while “checking for smegma” instead of “merging right”.