A village in Cornwall, England by the name of Minions has had to take down its welcoming sign because too many drivers are stopping to take selfies next to it.
The welcome sign was a gift from Universal Studios and features characters from the popular Minions movie welcoming people to the village and asking drivers to please drive carefully.
According to the BBC, the film company couldn't resist giving the village the sign when they found out it was a namesake of the popular Minions spin-off from that other popular movie, Despicable Me. They gifted the town with the sign to celebrate the release of the movie.
'Minions' sign removed from film's namesake village over selfie safety fears http://t.co/eaQCwUfEIq pic.twitter.com/z66WYm3JaU
— Mirror Weird News (@MirrorWeirdNews) October 2, 2015
— Mirror Weird News (@MirrorWeirdNews) October 2, 2015
Linkinhorne Parish Council chairman Carl Hearn stressed that too many cars were stopping on the 30 mph road to take photos, causing traffic jams. There was also the risk that children might wander off onto the busy road. He said they were just trying to keep residents in the village as safe as they can.
"It's really the fact that you don't necessarily want people having children in the road."
The Mirror Online quotes Gary Stone, the owner of the village's only pub, as saying he really wants the sign to stay as it had "put Minions on the map." According to Stone, Minions has enjoyed its busiest summer ever, mainly due to the fun, bright and colorful welcoming sign.
"@BBCNewsbeat: "Welcome to Minions" sign removed from Cornish village https://t.co/6IbbnAwhv1 pic.twitter.com/7lvROGWKOb" I grew up near here!
— Lorraine Candy (@LorraineELLE) October 1, 2015
— Lorraine Candy (@LorraineELLE) October 1, 2015
You've got to love the creativity of this 'Welcome to' sign for a Cornish Village called Minions pic.twitter.com/Ueq8dcmlS1
— Elite Signs (@EliteSigns) June 2, 2015
— Elite Signs (@EliteSigns) June 2, 2015
No one knows who did it, but it seems residents find them funny, have now dubbed them "Binions" and they are going to keep the bins exactly as they are.
Binions have appeared all over #Peacehaven #PeacehavenNow pic.twitter.com/pd1ZyqBvVD
— Craig Taylor (@CraigTaylor74) September 2, 2015
— Craig Taylor (@CraigTaylor74) September 2, 2015
Giant minion causes traffic disruption in Dublin http://t.co/3KxuhhjcpX pic.twitter.com/1ZwMh2g3Dg
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 3, 2015
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) August 3, 2015
