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3.30.2009
The Barricade Wars: An Ongoing Saga
By the light of day, this photo appears innocuous--even placid--but make no mistake, lives were lost on this field last night. Orange was smeared on these unfinished roads.
Slash, ranking field general for the eighth lit-barrier brigade, had suspected an ACME attack for some time. When a pair of delineators dropped down from the highway, feigning injury, Slash had his medical personnel see to the enemy.
Alas, it was all a ruse.
Three dozen target arrows, flanked by two full regimens of traffic cones, attacked from the south. The skirmish was long and costly--thirteen brave barricades lost their lives.
Nine sandbags, hard, dedicated little soldiers, were drained on the side of the road.
Slash called in a water-filled barrier wall to end the skirmish, an awesome display of military might. By dawn, the ground was littered with crushed ACME traffic cones. By rush hour, the field had been cleared--Bob's Barricades had held the line.
Our group continues its migration north; we hope to soon join our comrades at Mt. Pleasant Road...
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I wonder if they'll make it. I saw a militia on JTB.
Only time will tell. Bob's Barricades has a huge presence on Kernan, but there were some stray ACME cones out on Atlantic Blvd. the other day...
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