My replacement sign now has a nice coating of "Skunk Shot Gel on it". It's also wired by trip wire to a 160dB personal alarm, and a "pull string" report with several paint balls also primed with more Skunk Shot.
Molon Labe!
I LOVE your solution! Where do you get "Skunk Shot Gel" and where did you get your alarm---Radio Shack?
I have to say, however, I DO like the Fire-Ant bed story just above yours.
I have been seeing commercials for magnetic door alarms. I have seriously been thinking of setting up a trip wire to an alarm to alert me that the signs I have been putting up that were being stolen.
I also like the story of the guy who stayed up "watching" for a repeat sign stealer after getting his sign stolen the night before. He had his dog on an extra long leash and when the thief came by the next night, he let his dog "introduce" herself to the thief who had run to the back of his car, while the homeowner conveniently punched the power door locks on the thief's running car and shut the door.
Forty minutes later, when the cops arrived, the homeowner mentioned/suggested that the guy might just happen to smell like he had been drinking a little too much. Sure enough, the cop hauled him in for some kind of drinking offense.