Pair-o-Dice: SeamusFerrell: SeamusFerrell: Sticky Hands: Pair-o-Dice: Guitars and art

/real art

Like art with naked ladies in it?
You know, that look like naked ladies and not melted eggs or bad data flow diagrams?

I can stand in when pornographers decide to make an "art film." They are the worst form of porno movies.

I can stand in? Did I say that? I meant to say, "I can't stand it." Wow. That's a funny thing I wrote.

Freudian slip? Damn, I must have pushed too many buttons in this thread...

Nah, but people are clicking on your profile and laughing at you.

duncanIdaho: Pair-o-Dice: tukatz: "young urban artists"

I hate that term.... it almost justifies crappy graffiti.

Like calling a common thief a "shoplifter". Makes it sound nicer.

Kinda like calling a drug dealer an 'unlicensed pharmacist'.

/FTFA: Lee Thompson, a 25-year-old who's been skateboarding at the park for a decade = loser *holds L on forehead*


I'm 35 and I still skate. Care to tell us what "winner" hobbies you have?



FIRST you are inferring that all who skateboard also graffiti. This is most likely not true.

SECOND... regardless of what these kids in question are called, they are still vandals with no consideration for others and no sense of responsibility or morality. They were trusted to decorate an area and turned it into a mockery.

THIRD I do not particularly like "skateboarders". To me, these are kids that roam the city carrying skateboards... occasionally setting them down to roll across an intersection purposely in front of traffic to see if people will stop for them. Then they pick it up and continue walking with it. They have no skateboarding talent, do not use the board for transportation, and usually take joy in flipping off motorists, breaking things, and hanging out on private property not belonging to them. If you are trying to change my mind about skateboarders, then I would suggest that you get some very large buses, come to my city, and scoop up the delinquents (yes, even the ones that have hit 25 - 35 years old and still haven't grown up). Then please replace them with actual athletes that take pride in learning their craft and have respect for others.

FOURTH The only REAL skateboarders I've seen are kids in college towns using their boards to get to class faster because they can't afford cars. These are true skateboarders who don't have to scrape their boards down other people's railings and curbs.... scraping them into ugliness and permanently damaging them. These real skateboarders actually stand on them and travel.

FIFTH My hobbies do not include trespassing, destructive behavior, and antisocial grunts and gestures. Sorry, but I do not have appreciation for your "sport".

wh0mprat: shipofthesun: mjohnson71: Teach the punks a lesson. Shut the skate park down.

That'll teach 'em! That their preconceptions and feelings about authority are absolutely correct, authority is to be feared and never trusted. Mold them into happy little drones!

At least they'll be happy!

Because nobody gives a shiat if they aren't, seriously.

stryker4526: tukatz: FOURTH The only REAL skateboarders I've seen are kids in college towns using their boards to get to class faster because they can't afford cars. These are true skateboarders who don't have to scrape their boards down other people's railings and curbs.... scraping them into ugliness and permanently damaging them. These real skateboarders actually stand on them and travel.

You have a real stupid and ignorant definition of "real" skateboarding. Skateboarding came about as a result of bored surfers wanting something to "surf" when the waves weren't good... hence the term "sidewalk surfing." It was born from doing tricks, not transportation.

Farking moron.


Well then you should come to my town and tell the "skateboarders" that.... because they don't use them for tricks OR transportation. They use them as props to carry around hoping it will make them look cool.

Farking moron

thinktk: Sounded like a good idea at the time. But seriously you're gonna get what you ask for if there's no supervision. Don't these people have kids?

Here in Tulsa, a lady who owns a liquor store lets the locals spray paint her 2 buildings. And they do. A lot. The look changes every few weeks as new art is sprayed over old.... repeatedly. It's cool to see the building evolving as I drive by a couple times a week. They respect her business and don't tag the front of the building or vandalize anything while they're at it. In doing so, she prolly has the best street cred of any business owner in town.



A link to a set of pix I took. I have some new photos taken over the weekend I haven't posted yet.
Link (new window)

Looking at the artwork, it looks like her building gets painted by those who do actual art, rather than the taggers. Some of the artwork is quite beautiful.

Demolish the park.

Publish a statement that says:

"In response to a clear lack of understanding on the part of local youth as to what a "gift" is, we have opted to take it back. A park will never again be built in this area with public funds. We will be happy to let you apply for permits to build your own park, with your own funding.

Have a nice day."


If kids f**k something up, you have to take it away from them. They don't learn any other way.

"I'm extremely disappointed in the lack of foresight that allowed this to happen. It's set us back light years, as a municipality combating illegal tagging and graffiti," said Mar, who ordered the clean-up to start last night.

*sigh*

wh0mprat: Buy your own god damn house and spraypaint it.

I'm actually kinda shocked that there weren't any penis-related murals.