jimry opened this issue on Mar 04, 2005 ยท 14 posts
jimry posted Fri, 04 March 2005 at 10:04 AM
jimry posted Fri, 04 March 2005 at 10:04 AM
DJB posted Fri, 04 March 2005 at 12:05 PM
Me either.Added to challenge page Thanks!
"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the
absence but in the mastery of his passions."
TwoPynts posted Fri, 04 March 2005 at 12:17 PM
Arrrgggh!
Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations
M_Moraitis posted Fri, 04 March 2005 at 12:21 PM
~sigh~ I really don't know what goes through those morons minds when they do things like this...are they that bored? It's really sad to see behavior like this...unfortunately it seems to only esculate from there.
tvernuccio posted Fri, 04 March 2005 at 12:38 PM
great shot! i guess they got nothing better to do?
JordyArt posted Fri, 04 March 2005 at 1:16 PM
ok, I'm not defending them, coz it ain't right, but they're possibly filling a need that is much older than our intelligent minds comprehend, and that's one of marking their territory... every animal does it, it's natural. As for the "Ban Council Tax" bit, well, they're using a channel that has been developed very effectively by the media, and obviously works - if the comment wasn't there, we wouldn't be looking at a sign in Hertfordshire, would we? Albeit the wrong way to portray their feelings, I agree with the sentiment completely, and let's face it - they've actually done something about demonstrating their feelings instead of sitting on their hands and accepting fate. Add to that, it may actually make someone on the council realise what an ugly flipping sign and board that is and get a decent one put in it's place. (",)
Michelle A. posted Fri, 04 March 2005 at 1:37 PM
Wow.... I think Jordy just said something that actually makes sense...! Really nice entry jim.....
I am, therefore I create.......
--- michelleamarante.com
cynlee posted Sat, 05 March 2005 at 10:36 AM
a perfect entry jimbO! *:]
tibet2004uk posted Sat, 05 March 2005 at 11:43 AM
LOL@Jordy!! Good point indeed!! And great entry IMHO! Definitely fits the theme! I think u're both right here! ;)
Tedz posted Sat, 05 March 2005 at 2:06 PM
Excellent challenge depiction....aye...Paint is for sniffing :]
tibet2004uk posted Sat, 05 March 2005 at 2:24 PM
LMAO@Brian! U silly man! ;) Mwah!
wackiej posted Sat, 19 March 2005 at 6:27 PM
This is disturbing to me in that I moved hours away from the city my children were born in because of the increased gang activity. Anything not moving was tagged. It's unusual to see a tag in such a rural setting. Graffiti is just plain ugly. Kids were bored 30 years ago too but I don't remember anyone doing things like this.
ReBorneUK posted Tue, 22 March 2005 at 5:43 PM
Wackie, I remember tagging and a change in graffiti starting like this about 20 years ago when I was 16/17 - poignant in my memory because of some graffiti on a railway bridge taking the mickey out of a girl I knew then. Our area isn't quite rural, but it's not heavily urban, and it still happened a lot. Social issues that stick in my mind related to it? American style "Guardian Angels" and how they were going to be set up to patrol railways in the UK, and the negative reception the idea received from police & public.... Michael Jackson's 'BAD' album.... Joy Riders starting to actually steal cars and not race their own.... often with "I'm Stolen. Chase Me" scrawled on the back for the police.... (",)