Journal of a mature, non-Olympic woman in the process of converting to cycling as a method of daily transportation. Dealing with weather and assorted perils; exploring equipment, psychological fortitude, and diet; experiencing our surroundings on a smaller, closer scale; saving gas & boycotting the car industry.
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Graffitti becoming more wholesome
Here’s a bit of graffitti from the sidewalk on the north side of the main post office. I found it gratifying to see graffiti I could actually read, for once. I can never even begin to make out that bad-boy typeface that’s been in use by the graffiti people for the last decade or so. You know what I mean, the kind you see everywhere, especially all over the boxcars of freight trains. What’s the use of defacing public property with a message that 95% of the public can’t read? Besides being completely illegible, it’s usually unattractive.
At least this one doesn’t contain obscenities and has a clear simple message – though I could find no trace of any French bread anywhere in the vicinity, so once again I remain stymied. Maybe some day a person who can write legibly with a spray can will get together with another person who has something to say, and some kind of communication will occur.
Really, Mick? Do you remember where you read it? Could you perhaps tell us? Interesting. I thought viral marketing was an Internet thing. Am I wrong? Is it actually a germ thing? I'm curious. And what are they marketing? Please tell me it's french bread. If it's not french bread, I'm going to be very upset all over again about things not making sense.
"She's no spring chicken," my mother would disclose mercilessly about women in their thirties trying to impersonate youth. Now, I'm even past the no-spring-chicken age. So don't think you have to be 12 to start riding a bike everywhere. I'm working out all the pesky details for you in case you want to do this yourself. But even if you never do it, you'll still know what it's like because I'm going to shrink you down to the size of a little rubber elf and glue you onto my handlebars. No changing your mind, no matter how much you beg me. So don't even start this unless you're sure you have the guts.
PS: My other bike is a broom.
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I read a story earlier that said this was a viral marketing campaign.
Really, Mick? Do you remember where you read it? Could you perhaps tell us? Interesting. I thought viral marketing was an Internet thing. Am I wrong? Is it actually a germ thing? I'm curious.
And what are they marketing? Please tell me it's french bread. If it's not french bread, I'm going to be very upset all over again about things not making sense.
OK, the viral part was just speculation here here.
I also found when I was searching for the Metroblogging post.
OK, the viral part was just speculation here here.
I also found this on Flickr when I was searching for the Metroblogging post.
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