Sep 11, 2019

The street cred of stealing an “Old Town Road” sign

Lil Nas X performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Images

The stock market is deceivingly quiet. The cost of damages from excessive drinking dwarfs alcohol tax revenue. Wellesley, Massachusetts is sick of "Old Town Road" for a very specific reason.

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Which way to Old Town Road?

by Judith Kogan

Sep 11, 2019

In Wellesley, Massachusetts, signage for the town's own Old Town Road has been repeatedly stolen. It's all to do with the hit song of the same name.

Lil Nas X performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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