A Colorado sheriff has gone viral for an amusing — and puzzling — tweet about the relative size of a boulder blocking the roadway.
On January 27, the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office shared a tweet to warn drivers about a boulder blocking the roadway near Telluride.
The tweet reads “Large boulder the size of a small boulder is completely blocking east-bound lane Highway 145 mm78 at Silverpick Rd. Please use caution and watch for emergency vehicles in the area.”
Large boulder the size of a small boulder is completely blocking east-bound lane Highway 145 mm78 at Silverpick Rd. Please use caution and watch for emergency vehicles in the area. pic.twitter.com/EVMmDf0IJu
— San Miguel Sheriff (@SheriffAlert) January 27, 2020
The tweet went instantly viral, garnering nearly 40,000 retweets, 208,000 likes, and creating fodder for a lot of internet humor.
The sheriff’s office later provided a tongue-in-cheek update on the size of the boulder.