An area of Birmingham has gone viral after a hilarious addition was made to its main sign. Frankley, on the southern fringes of the city, has been getting national attention after a joker made a change to the sign, which was then posted on social media. Under the sign saying ‘Frankley’, welcoming people to the area, was added ‘my dear I don’t give a damn’, a reference to the famous line from classic film Gone with the Wind. The joke went viral on social media after being posted over the weekend, attracting tens of thousands of likes and reposts, with many thinking it was, well, Frankley brilliant. The identity of the prankster remains a mystery, however, with people on social media now trying to find out who was behind it. The addition seems to have appeared over the weekend when it was noticed by amused locals. READ MORE: Millions of people to notice up to £75 extra in bank accounts from today Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp Dr Helen Ingram posted a picture of the altered sign on X and said: “There’s a little village outside Birmingham called Frankley and this morning someone ‘enhanced’ the place name sign.” She added: “Now to find out who did it.” Her post has so far received over 10,000 likes, while the picture of the sign has been picked up by other popular social media accounts. One X users replied simply: “Brilliant!”. Someone else made the gag that Hollywood was “only 20 minutes away”, referring to the Worcestershire village just south of Birmingham. Another commenter added: “This is superb. Knighthood for whoever did that.” Ian Wacogne said: “My brain has made this joke every time I’ve gone past this sign for years. And finally someone (not me) has made it real.”
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