"Hell was made for deadbeat moms" sign

[beatiowa]

Has anyone else seen this sign? It's on Highway 20 near Iowa Falls/Owasa, and it's always amused me on my home-ISU commute. There used to be another one that said "Deadbeat moms get fat off child support," but it's been gone for a while.

You've gotta wonder what happened to this guy that he's so angry about. :biglaugh:

 

[3TrueFans]

I bet he married a deadbeat mom.

 

[ISU42]

Those signs always gave me a chuckle too. Somebody got taken to the cleaners.

 

[RING4CY]

Since it's at the end of a field, I can't tell which house it belongs to. But it makes me want to go knocking on doors asking, "Dude, what the hell happened?"

 

[mramseyISU]

That sign says something on the back side too. I just can't remember what.

 

[Cydkar]

He's not alone.

 

[pokyhawk]

I wish they would look into this stuff. There is probably just as many moms as dads but the dads always get the bad spot light. In my case my daughters mom always stops working several months before she can ask for more money so she has zero income. She then goes back to work after she gets it and there is nothing I can do about it. The laws are there to protect the mom.

 

[RustyClone]

Deadbeat moms get fat off of child support---was the other sign that must have been taken down.

 

[MJVO]

Deadbeat moms get fat off of child support---was the other sign that must have been taken down.

Absolutely correct. The second sign has been gone for 8-12 months. I laugh every time I drive that stretch of US 20 wondering what the story is.

 

[KeyserSoze]

That's been up for 6 years that I know of - it could be time for the guy to get over it.

On a similar note there used to be a farm just east of I-35 on old highway 20 that had several signs about how crooked the Iowa Falls bank was. He even had huge letters on the roof of the barn. I don't know if the signs are still there or not - maybe the bank foreclosed on the place and took the signs down.

 

[UNIGuy4Cy]

I grew up in the area, the guy has issues from what I have heard.

 

[1100011CS]

I grew up in the area, the guy has issues from what I have heard.

Sounds like he's right on actually.

 

[MoreCowbell]

I grew up in the area, the guy has issues from what I have heard.

Where are you from?

I must zone out on that stretch of 20 because I've never noticed it.

 

[The_Architect]

Hilarious, I saw this sign a few weeks ago.

 

[LutherClone]

Where are you from?

I must zone out on that stretch of 20 because I've never noticed it.

It's just east of Iowa Falls, or if you're coming from Waterloo/Cedar Falls, just west of the "big curve" in Highway 20 if I remember correctly.

It's one of my favorite parts of the drive! LOVE THAT SIGN!

 

[MoreCowbell]

It's just east of Iowa Falls, or if you're coming from Waterloo/Cedar Falls, just west of the "big curve" in Highway 20 if I remember correctly.

It's one of my favorite parts of the drive! LOVE THAT SIGN!

That would be why - I usually join up with 20 heading West at the Hwy 65 intersection.

 

[ISULifer]

When I first came to ISU I noticed that sign on the way to Ames from Illinois...I remember thinking...holy crap what have I gotten myself into!

 

[Tre4ISU]

I wish they would look into this stuff. There is probably just as many moms as dads but the dads always get the bad spot light. In my case my daughters mom always stops working several months before she can ask for more money so she has zero income. She then goes back to work after she gets it and there is nothing I can do about it. The laws are there to protect the mom.

I agree but at the same time they need to be. More often than not the kids stay with the mother. The kids need to be protected. That, of course, does not excuse the mother taking advantage of the system as they often do.

 

[vmbplayer]

The other side of the sign says hell was made for deadbeat dads.

He's an equal opportunity kind of criticizer.

 

[kentkel]

The first time I encountered that sign, one of my daughters (2nd grader), thought the sign meant that hell was for dead moms. It made for a little chuckle in our van & some interesting conversation/explanation for the rest our trip to Iowa Falls.