damnportlanders: Call me silly, but how doesthis warrant

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gelatoallimon) wrote in

damnportlanders,
@ 2008-02-01 16:36:00

Call me silly, but how doesthis warrant an arrest? ? From what I understand from this badly written article [and those that came before it on the same subject matter] is that this guy was posting signs he made [and not necessarily covering something up with graffiti] on trees and electricity poles. I see stuff nailed to electricity poles all the time.

case in point

Does Portland police really have nothing better to do? *gasp*

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	bliccy 2008-02-02 12:43 am UTC (link)
	I was a bit perplexed while reading this because brackets are traditionally used within parenthetical notation. That trunk is kinda cool looking, though. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 12:49 am UTC (link)
	yeah a slight bit of irony there on my part heh (Reply to this)(Parent)

	pundigrion 2008-02-02 12:44 am UTC (link)
	How the hell is putting up a sign...which can be removed easily unlike paint considered graffiti?! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	madscience 2008-02-02 11:18 am UTC (link)
	Because cops are fucktards. They routinely arrest people for nonsense they know won't stand up in court. It's called "intimidation." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	carolinedesu 2008-02-02 12:46 am UTC (link)
	I can see how it would be conscidered troublesome on a utility pole, if the people need to get up there, but even then they can use their crane lift-y things... I love it! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 12:50 am UTC (link)
	Hmmm..but then they shoudl arrest the people who post bills on poles as well (Reply to this)(Parent)

	create_the_rain 2008-02-02 02:58 am UTC (link)
	I agree on the who cares point. However my husband works in utitity and most guys don't actually have a lift truck. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	shane_mayhem 2008-02-02 12:48 am UTC (link)
	But....they just said that similar graffiti was found on the tank...how do they figure it's him and how was the tank damaged that much anyway?? (Reply to this)(Thread)

gelatoallimon
2008-02-02 12:56 am UTC (link)

I guess they had to contract someone out to remove the graffiti [i.e. repaint the thing]. And since it was contracted out by the city, you have to pay the workers certified wages and they probably wanted the whole damn thing repainted as opposed to just repainting the one area where the graffiti was.
The entire bill probably came up to $3000 or less but we know how City of Portland loves to spend spend spend, so they probably blew the rest of the money on people to come out there and just take a look at it and give recommendations.....

I could be wrong!

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	windfaerie 2008-02-02 12:50 am UTC (link)
	I do believe this is the 3rd time in two weeks that this image has been posted. Talk about a popular poll! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 06:05 am UTC (link)
	the pole deserves glory and attention :-D have you visited it yet? [SE Lincoln & 44th] but be careful if you want to contribute, you might get arrested or something (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ac_slater 2008-02-02 01:05 am UTC (link)
	Bad art should get the death penalty. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 01:33 am UTC (link)
	good thing jackson pollock is already dead then (Reply to this)(Parent)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 01:33 am UTC (link)
	but there's always hope for damien hirst (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ac_slater 2008-02-02 01:41 am UTC (link)
	getting crushed under a pile of sparkley skulls (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 01:49 am UTC (link)
	this is all happening in front of Hirst's shark tank while Dash Snow is taking polaroids of the whole incident, only to accidentally bump into the tank, breaking it in the process and having the formaldehyde pour all over him and the weight of the shark finally suffocate him. THAT is what I call ART! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_xeno 2008-02-02 04:07 am UTC (link)
	Can we do in Thomas Kinkaede the week after ? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 06:00 am UTC (link)
	YES YES YES ABSOLUTELY YES!!! (Reply to this)(Parent)

We should have a group show

ac_slater
2008-02-02 04:43 am UTC (link)

I got this idea of an installation of a pile of dog placentas on fire that's being utilized by an electric turbine that is powering a scratchy record of the national anthem that is stuck in a locked groove on the part that is singing

" Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave"

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	Re: We should have a group show gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 06:01 am UTC (link)
	I love it! It's so macabre, so cutting edge, so BRILLIANT!! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	electricmonk 2008-02-02 01:16 am UTC (link)
	No! Fuck! I love those signs. I saw the guy nailing one up once, late at night, and it was exciting, like I'd figured out a secret. I could see fining him, but arrest? Really? (Reply to this)(Thread)

	rivermars 2008-02-02 01:50 am UTC (link)
	He's probably thrilled with the publicity! :D (Reply to this)(Parent)

	explore 2008-02-02 03:55 am UTC (link)
	where is it at? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	electricmonk 2008-02-02 04:20 am UTC (link)
	I've seen them in NW, around 21st/23rd avenues. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	encapsulate 2008-02-02 01:18 am UTC (link)
	At the time of printing: Potato Poster Guy Remains At Large (Reply to this)

	rivermars 2008-02-02 01:47 am UTC (link)
	I've been seeing those signs all over for months, and wondering wtf was up with them. Sloppy scribbles and the word "Portland" in red or black paint on pieces of wood. (Reply to this)

	derumi 2008-02-02 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Does Portland police really have nothing better to do? gasp I dunno. It's better than having them going back to beating us to death with "necessary police force" or strapping gorillas to their patrol cars. (Reply to this)

fozz47
2008-02-02 02:20 am UTC (link)

"Community Policing" which seems to be the law enforcement buzzword of the decade would ideally have a cop stop by this guys studio and say "Dude, are these yours? Well do me a favor and take them down and don't do it again, ok?"

But there seem to be 2 types of people who become cops. Those that really want to help society, which wouldn't even notice this issue because they are working on bigger, more effective things. And people who have a chip on their shoulder and want to bully the rest of society. Guess which one arrested this guy?

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	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 06:03 am UTC (link)
	I couldn't have said it better myself (Reply to this)(Parent)

	luvsammy 2008-02-02 02:46 am UTC (link)
	From the story that was on the news last night, they said it's an issue because of the type of nails he used, which are huge and can cause damage to the utility poles, plus the expense of the city having to send people all over the place to remove said nails. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	platedlizard 2008-02-02 04:42 am UTC (link)
	Fining the guy would make so much more sense, though. Still, it's better then shooting him in 'self defense' 'cause he was pulling out a wallet or something. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pundigrion 2008-02-02 05:30 am UTC (link)
	Oooh pretty! Malagasy? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

platedlizard
2008-02-02 05:42 am UTC (link)

Holy crap, you are the first person ever to ID it. Yeah, this is Trachelopytchus petersi, which apparently has a crapload of common names, and the Malagasy Plated Lizard is one of them. I swiped this picture off a German site, it shows a male, I have a female, they're not quite as colorful (more red, less blue).

I love me my little Madagascar native.

edited because I fucked up the scientific name. lolz

Edited at 2008-02-02 05:43 am UTC

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	pundigrion 2008-02-02 06:02 am UTC (link)
	Hehe, I hate when I do that! I remembered at an old job seeing them on an ordering sheet as "Madagascar Rainbow Rock Lizard" or somesuch lol. With a name like that I had to Google it. Thankfully they turned out to be just as nifty and pretty in real life...unlike the sandfish I got in about the same time. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	platedlizard 2008-02-03 03:24 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, that's them! Mine (I've had four at various times) tend to hide quite a bit, but it's totally worth it when they come out and chase crickets around. My first one I could even hand feed wax worms to. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 06:01 am UTC (link)
	they should send sam adams keep him busy... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	13skeletoras 2008-02-02 04:37 am UTC (link)
	I know, it's total bullshit - all the crazy art crap around Portland is one of the many things that makes it so pretty. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	gelatoallimon 2008-02-02 06:02 am UTC (link)
	IA keep Portland kooky! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ms_xeno 2008-02-02 11:25 am UTC (link)
	My favorite is the giant alien scallion thing across the street from Powells. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	moxieparadox 2008-02-02 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	ah, the devil's nutsack. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ms_xeno 2008-02-03 01:21 am UTC (link)
	:D If you haven't started a band with that name, somebody should. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	xplo_eristotle 2008-02-02 07:06 am UTC (link)
	Of course they're bored, we have too many of them to keep them busy, and if they just started tasering people on the street for no reason it might get noticed after a while. (Reply to this)

	misterpessimist 2008-02-02 09:11 am UTC (link)
	no. this is portland. we don't stand for your type here. (Reply to this)

	nexusvt100 2008-02-02 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	It's a wonder someone hasn't gone up to them with a giant red marker and put grades on them. (Reply to this)

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