'Walking Dead' Billboard Unwelcome Next to Funeral Home

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Clear Channel has been forced to apologize after placing a billboard for The Walking Dead right next to a funeral home in England. As is often the case with these types of stories (particularly ones from the U.K.), the quotes from people on the street are the best part. Susan Jones, a resident of a nearby hospice and thus apparently an expert on death, says: "There must be somewhere else they could put it that would have shown a degree of insight and sensitivity.

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