Trespassers in Canadian town Dildo are warned not to take selfies with huge Hollywood-esque sign that was gifted to residents by Jimmy Kimmel
- Kimmel put the town on the map on his show with a spoof mayoral campaign
- On Thursday, he revealed he had gifted residents a huge sign of the town’s name
- Trespassers have since climbed through private property to reach it
- Officials are warning that if they do not stop, they will remove it
- The town of Dildo has 1,200 residents and is in Newfoundland
- Residents believe it was named by a Spanish sailor in the 16th Century
Trespassers in the Canadian town of Dildo have been warned against climbing up a Hollywwood-esque sign bearing its name which was a gift from the comedian Jimmy Kimmel.
Kimmel put the Newfoundland town of 1,200 residents on the map in recent episodes of his show after launching a spoof mayoral campaign to lead it.
As a parting gift, he gave its residents a sign, similar to the one which looks over Hollywood, with its name in large, white letters.
The sign in Dildo which Kimmel unveiled on a recent episode of his late night show. Town officials say that trespassers are going through private property to reach it now
Kimmel unveiled it on his show on Thursday.
Since then, trespassers have passed through private property to try to take photographs with it.
Kimmel called the town a ‘magical place’ in a recent episode of his show
Andrew Pretty, committee member for the local service district, told CBC that ‘no trespassing’ signs have been put up since to try to deter people from the area.
If people continue to ignore it, he says the town will take the sign down.
Kimmel launched his tongue-in-cheek campaign two weeks ago and has devoted a segment of his late-night show to it ever since.
He sent his sidekick, Guillermo, to the town for it.
Some residents embraced the joke and have welcomed the ‘Jimmy loves Dildo’ signs that have gone up around town since the comedian found out about its name.
They also participated in Kimmel’s joke and named him the town’s first honorary mayor.
The sign is clearly visible from the town’s main street. Officials say if the trespassing does not stop, they will take it town
The town of Dildo has around 1,200 residents and is in Newfoundland and Labrador
But some, who have long been tormented about the town’s name, said they wanted the comedian to look beyond it and see what was most important the town – its people.
Resident Gerald Smith, who posed for the ‘Captain Dildo’ sign which Kimmel posted on Twitter, was among them.
‘It will run its course,’ he told CBC.
The town’s residents refer to themselves as Dildoians and say that far from being named after a sex toy, it likely takes its name from a pin that was often used in row boats and was also called Dildo.
Another theory is that it was named by a Spanish sailor in the 16th Century.
The comedian launched a tongue-in-cheek campaign to become its first mayor. Above, a sign put up by one of his team
Kimmel sent his sidekick Guillermo to the town for his campaign and Guillermo sent dispatch reports for their show