XPost: ca.driving, sci.lang   
   From: patwilson@example.com   
      
   California is back on the "brush your teeth" campaign with the Amber Alert   
   signs that we all pay for to install, operate, and maintain;   
    https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/13951706528_461bb9e146_b.jpg   
      
   Notwithstanding the fact that 99% of the time these Amber Alert signs   
   are used for non-emergency trivia (e.g., "keep to the right"), and that   
   3/4 of the 1% of the time they're actually used for an Amber Alert,   
   it's a hoax or otherwise false alarm, we really don't need to be   
   bombarded with "wash behind the ears" nanny taunts such as this one:   
    SERIOUS DROUGHT HELP SAVE WATER   
      
   Does anyone know how to put a stop to this bombardment of trivia?   
   (What grade are officials in who decide what to put on these signs?)   
      
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