| General Non-Fiction posted June 9, 2024 |
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When the city won't deal with a problem, others will.
Street Art or Pornography?
by T B Botts
The author has placed a warning on this post for sexual content.
This past ten days or so, all of my kids have been visiting, as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren. To say the least, it's been hectic. I wanted to spend a little time with my older son before he had to leave, so we decided to drive around and look for a spot to go fishing.
As we were driving outside the neighborhood, we came across several considerable pot holes in the street. One is located right in the center of the road, making it almost impossible to miss. I was cursing the borough for not getting around to fixing them, as they have been a problem for the better part of a year.
In full agreement he remarked, " down in Ketchikan, people got tired of complaining to the city council, so they started painting penises in front of the holes."
"Are you kidding me?"
"Nope. They had plenty of time to fix things, but our complaints fell on deaf ears, so some folks decided to take matters in their own hands. It worked too. Pretty soon the city was sending crews out to fill in the holes with pavement and paint over the artwork."
Hmmm... perhaps they've stumbled onto something here. When the government, that our taxes funds, refuse to do their job, why waste time complaining to city hall? Grab some florescent paint and go play Picasso. I personally am not much of an artist, but my grandson has drawn some pretty suspect pictures of lighthouses. Perhaps I could enlist his artistic skills.
They say you can't fight city hall, but perhaps they're wrong.
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This past ten days or so, all of my kids have been visiting, as well as grandchildren and great grandchildren. To say the least, it's been hectic. I wanted to spend a little time with my older son before he had to leave, so we decided to drive around and look for a spot to go fishing.
As we were driving outside the neighborhood, we came across several considerable pot holes in the street. One is located right in the center of the road, making it almost impossible to miss. I was cursing the borough for not getting around to fixing them, as they have been a problem for the better part of a year.
In full agreement he remarked, " down in Ketchikan, people got tired of complaining to the city council, so they started painting penises in front of the holes."
"Are you kidding me?"
"Nope. They had plenty of time to fix things, but our complaints fell on deaf ears, so some folks decided to take matters in their own hands. It worked too. Pretty soon the city was sending crews out to fill in the holes with pavement and paint over the artwork."
Hmmm... perhaps they've stumbled onto something here. When the government, that our taxes funds, refuse to do their job, why waste time complaining to city hall? Grab some florescent paint and go play Picasso. I personally am not much of an artist, but my grandson has drawn some pretty suspect pictures of lighthouses. Perhaps I could enlist his artistic skills.
They say you can't fight city hall, but perhaps they're wrong.
As we were driving outside the neighborhood, we came across several considerable pot holes in the street. One is located right in the center of the road, making it almost impossible to miss. I was cursing the borough for not getting around to fixing them, as they have been a problem for the better part of a year.
In full agreement he remarked, " down in Ketchikan, people got tired of complaining to the city council, so they started painting penises in front of the holes."
"Are you kidding me?"
"Nope. They had plenty of time to fix things, but our complaints fell on deaf ears, so some folks decided to take matters in their own hands. It worked too. Pretty soon the city was sending crews out to fill in the holes with pavement and paint over the artwork."
Hmmm... perhaps they've stumbled onto something here. When the government, that our taxes funds, refuse to do their job, why waste time complaining to city hall? Grab some florescent paint and go play Picasso. I personally am not much of an artist, but my grandson has drawn some pretty suspect pictures of lighthouses. Perhaps I could enlist his artistic skills.
They say you can't fight city hall, but perhaps they're wrong.
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#4 June 2024 |
While I don't advocate painting genitalia on public spaces, it obviously worked in Ketchikan, a city in Southeast Alaska with a huge tourist industry. I wonder if the city would have acted if the fear of offending the tourists wouldn't have been an issue.
I'm sorry if I've offended anyone with this post. I wasn't sure if I should share this or not, but obviously, I decided to.
Obviously, there is a world of difference between a dragonfly and a penis, but I needed a picture of a pot hole, and had to settle for what was available.
Pays
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and 2 member cents. I'm sorry if I've offended anyone with this post. I wasn't sure if I should share this or not, but obviously, I decided to.
Obviously, there is a world of difference between a dragonfly and a penis, but I needed a picture of a pot hole, and had to settle for what was available.
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