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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mugshotmonday.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tumblr_n6znjvd0gq1qzfsnio7_1280.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mugshotmonday.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tumblr_n6znjvd0gq1qzfsnio7_1280.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mugshotmonday.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tumblr_n6znjvd0gq1qzfsnio7_1280.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mugshotmonday.com\/site2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tumblr_n6znjvd0gq1qzfsnio7_1280.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>These awesomely altered neighborhood watch signs are the handiwork of Toronto, Ontario-based artist <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/dcmism#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Lamb<\/a>. The nondescript street signs have been posted around Toronto for years, which meant that everyone was so used to them they just blended into the scenery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/dcmism#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Lamb<\/a> tells <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/retro-heroes-adorn-toronto-neighbourhood-watch-signs-1.2666168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>I walked by and thought those signs would be much better with a superhero up there. The first one was a splash page \u2014 a common thing in comic books, a bunch of superheros popping out at you. Then came Batman and Robin, RoboCop, Beverly Hills Cop, and then it snowballed.<\/p>\n<p>Lamb\u2019s superheroic enhancements are sure to get the signs noticed by upstanding citizens and potential criminals alike. Heck, we\u2019d probably think twice about simply jaywalking if we thought <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fred_Rogers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mister Rogers<\/a> was watching.<\/p>\n<p>Follow <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/dcmism#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Lamb\u2019s on Instagram<\/a> to check out many more of his fantastically altered signs.<\/p>\n<p>[via <a href=\"http:\/\/twentytwowords.com\/badass-tv-and-movie-characters-make-neighborhood-watch-signs-relevant-again-11-pics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22 Words<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.neatorama.com\/2014\/06\/10\/Superheroes-Are-On-Neighborhood-Watch-In-Toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neatorama<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/nerdapproved.com\/misc-weirdness\/spider-man-buffy-and-he-man-are-on-neighborhood-watch-in-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nerd Approved<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/geyserofawesome.com\/post\/88618244702\/these-awesomely-altered-neighborhood-watch-signs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archiemcphee<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These awesomely altered neighborhood watch signs are the handiwork of Toronto, Ontario-based artist Andrew Lamb. The nondescript street signs have been posted around Toronto for years, which meant that everyone was so used to them they just blended into the scenery. 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