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Hackers warn world about British

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Monday, 9 February 2009, 15:05

TEXAS was a little far from the action when it came to the American Revolution, but it seems that hackers in the State are determined to make sure that old wounds are picked over.

A hacked electronic highway sign in northwestern Texas carried the warning "OMG The British R coming. They R watching you."

While we think most of America's problems would have been solved if it had not listened to French backed terrorists in the 18th century, we doubt whether Scottish Prime Minister Gordon Brown is likely to invade Texas. British soldiers would be a lot happier to fight in a more civilised place, such as Afghanistan, than go to Texas.

The hacker accessed the password on the message board to write the warning. The board has since been removed. µ

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Not Nvidia then?

It was Nvidia I tells ya!

posted by : mike, 09 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Texas hospitality!

Shoot you brits come on down. Go see a rodeo or two and hit Billy Bob's afterwords. Get good and clipped and call some Police officers "WANKERS!". They won't know what it means but they will know it isn't good. Then you can see a real honest to god Texas jail. We'll have a hoot!

posted by : Tex, 09 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Civilised?

I suppose we just don't have enough surveillance devices here in Texas to be considered "civilized"...

The differences, by the way, between Texas and Afghanistan are numerous. It's good to know that there are ignorant folks across the pond as well. You sound just like a dumb American.

posted by : Dave, 09 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Warning about the ugly british women

You've never seen ugly women until you've been to England. Yuk!

posted by : Judgemental maniac, 09 February 2009 Complain about this comment
re: ugly british women

see now, what you got there, fool, is an ugly british horse. Thats a different species all together. Might help you some if you learn to tell them apart.

posted by : sarah, 09 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Don't you just love

watching the hungry trout getting reeled in. ;)

posted by : Nobby Nobbs, 09 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Texas D.I.Y

I've been to Texas and I must say I prefer B&Q.

posted by : Lord Forteque Smythe, 09 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Clear and present danger

The British have been invading for some time now. Their Bank of England has been the model on which most central banks have been based, including the Federal Reserve. And since we all know private banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies we should thank these Texans warning about the clear and present danger we have been living in.

posted by : Dave, 09 February 2009 Complain about this comment
I've seen plenty of ugly Americans

and not just on Jerry Sringer. ;-)

posted by : interested_party, 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
British troops might get their arse kicked in Texas

I don't think British troops would do so well in Texas as they might get their arse kicked by rednecks and even Mexican drug lords.

posted by : Oli, 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Texas is a bipolar state

No one likes Texas, even Americans. I'm sure they are going to tell me I'm unpatriotic or something, but tell them to take their cowboy boots and guns somewhere where they are WANTED. We should have let Mexico keep Texas. BTW, Texas makes everyone else look bad, they are like the retarded class clown that somehow became class president.

posted by : brickling, 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Mr

instead of fixing the board, those guys just removed it!
id bet they used horses and domesticated buffalos to tore the board apart yelling something like: take that god damn asian british!!

posted by : Jhonny, 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
brown scottish? yeah right

Gordon Brown is about as scottish as thatcher. He is our biggest traitor.

posted by : thechevron, 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
@Dave

Does dumb not mean lacking the ability to speak in the states these days?

posted by : Rhythmeister, 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
@@Dave

That depends on whether you're speaking the King's English, Texas English, Moronic English, Southern English, Children's English, mock English, Brown Tooth English any of several other variations we multitasking Americans are capable of using.

posted by : Doug Glass, 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
You are forgetting

You forgot about the British Invasion during the 60s.. Who's to say they can't do it again?

posted by : MarkusR, 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
Zombie warning was more fun

I don't think that most Texans are particularly worried about the British coming for a visit, but I have seen professionally-implemented billboards on Interstate-35 in central Texas warning that we were in danger of being occupied by United Nations troops.

Although that claim is pretty far up there on the bizzaro-meter, I suspect that we don't have a monopoly on kooks here in Texas -- there might even be some crazy folks in the United Kingdom....

The previous hack on the highway signs was much more fun. The sign displayed something like "Slow Down, Zombies Ahead". Finally, a practical use for all those firearms we are so proud of owning here!

posted by : John D. McCalpin, PhD (native Texan), 10 February 2009 Complain about this comment
We o'revere The British...

Is it by one-th or two-eth when she comes?

posted by : Horsebad, 11 February 2009 Complain about this comment
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