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glawrie writes "UK Graffiti artist 'Moose' thought he had come up with a perfect socially friendly approach to his art - to trade paints for cleaning fluid. An article in the UK's Independent Newspaper describes how he has created graffiti by taking '... any dirty inner-city wall or pavement, place a template over it, and scrub the concrete clean, revealing an image as sharp as any spray paint which fades with time.' Moose was commissioned by a subsidiary of drinks manufacturer Diageo to create some 'clean' graffiti in Leeds to promote their vodka brand Smirnoff to local students. However, this work was subsequently condemned by Gerry Harper, a Leeds councillor, as 'sheer vandalism'. With wonderful irony, the council demanded that the artist 'clean-up' the graffiti that appeared in one of the city's gloomiest underpasses. Maybe all those senseless vandals out there will now think twice in future before scrawling 'Clean Me' on the back of vehicles overdue for a wash... But perhaps the state is now going too far - surely it is only a matter of time before rainfall is similarly targetted by the good guys."
Bull Shit. Go back to your trailer A C and talk about how gay marriges should be banned.
The rest of us are living in the real world, and what this guy did should not be considered as a crime. The reason the council is so pissed - is because this 'Grafitti' shows just how dirty the streets really are.
The council doesn't want to go around doing extra work cleaning everything up, so they'll just prosecute this guy instead and earn a quick buck.
If Smirnoff wants to sell more vodka, they could either make it not taste like the cheap shit, or sell it at cheap shit prices. Just a suggestion...
The best way to accelerate a windows box is at 9.8 meters per second square.
Yeah, coz the UK students appear to start out with a bit more brain cells.
;).
Whether they end up with more or less than the US students remains a matter of debate.
But if the US students drink enough they could end up being the President of the United States of America
and become a part of the four elements, (Graffiti, DJ'ing, Breakdancing, MC'ing), which then breeds respect for the culture ...
mostly of running from the cops, jumping trains and sneaking around with a bag full of cans.
Juvenile culture, yes. Respect for what? "Graffiti, DJ'ing, Breakdancing, MC'ing"? Right. Skills. "Four Elements"...
Sounds like you take yourself too seriously, just like the rest of the bling bling respect lala crew. Have a nice life.
You need more foil in your hat.
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