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'Billboard Dad' Thanks All 250,000 People Who Texted, Called Him On Birthday With Billboard Of Own

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (CBS) -- A man is thanking everyone with a billboard of his own after his two sons rented a billboard to ask people to call or text their dad to wish him a happy birthday. The billboard was first spotted on Black Horse Pike in Atlantic City last month.

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Chris Ferry, of Linwood, decided to thank his sons in an equally as public way.

"Billboard Dad" thanked the 250,000 people who called and texted him to wish him a happy birthday.

Birthday Billboard
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Ferry previously told Eyewitness News he now gets recognized when he goes out.

"The waitress recognized me, she said, 'Oh, you're the billboard dad' — so that's my new handle, I'm the billboard dad," said Ferry. "I love it. It's really cool."

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