First off, hat tip to the cranky guerilla artist who plastered the bus stops at Rachel’s college campus yesterday with these posters.
(Of course, like the good citizen and PAN-ista that she is, Rachel promptly snapped and sent this pic to us using her BlackBerry.)
But speaking of art on campus…how’s that for a segue? — I can’t look at this piece from Matt’s dorm in Reno without hearing it as a Daft Punk song. (That’s probably thanks to far too much time spent playing around with iDaft…time which I do not regret one bit.)
Okay everyone, let’s get this riot started. Go text this post to all your friends!
related: Daft Flush
extra credit: iDaft: une vidéo funny [dailymotion.com];
Daft Hands [youtube.com]
69 responses so far ↓
#1
Canthz_B
The Unabomber escaped?!
Apr 13, 2011 at 10:57 pm rating: 8
#2
famine
I love the top one – where can I get a copy?
Apr 13, 2011 at 11:06 pm rating: 29
#3
Flip-Flappin'
I lurv the level of simmering sardonic anger in the words, mixed with the bloody red fury of the text by Cranky Guerilla Artist (or, as I’m sure he’ll be referred to around town, CGA).
There’s just something beautiful about the whole thing.
(This post brought to you courtesy of Ambien)
Apr 13, 2011 at 11:32 pm rating: 12
#4
Nahhh
I don’t own a cell phone. Will I be arrested?
Apr 13, 2011 at 11:49 pm rating: 13
#5
Sensible Madness
One day I was sitting in the park on a beautiful Spring day enjoying a rousing game of Angry Birds when I was suddenly overtaken with an overpowering desire to look up from my phone and observe the poetry of life in all its splendor. My heart filled with this new and wonderful purpose, I set my phone down and looked up…and found myself looking into the eyes of a hobo who was furiously masturbating under a tree.
It was at that point that I decided the poetry of life could take a flying leap, and I walked briskly home with my face buried in my phone.
Apr 14, 2011 at 12:30 am rating: 83
#6
TickleMyBambo
seriously, I do indulge in looking at the poetry of life and the fine arts it provides… through the forms of pornography and beautiful abstract wallpaper background art on my cellphone : )
Apr 14, 2011 at 12:39 am rating: 4
#7
Mrs.Beasley
In re: the busted washer, props to the writer for the meticulous coordination of sticky note phrasing by color – kind of the same way you’d sort your laundry loads. I’m betting that this writer has never unloaded a washer full of pink sweat socks.
Apr 14, 2011 at 1:53 am rating: 14
#8
jadefirefly
I want copies of that first one. That’s amazing.
Apr 14, 2011 at 4:48 am rating: 5
#9
Canthz_B
Ah, the good old days when riots were reserved for perceived grave injustices done.
Listen, each generation only gets a small number of riots it can have. Don’t waste any of your riot credits on frivolous complains like broken washing machines. Just put out of order signs on them.
Riot when your favorite American Idol or Dancing Star is eliminated…because that’s really important, Earth-shaking, history-making stuff.
Apr 14, 2011 at 6:15 am rating: 11
#10
Kara
We all like to think this one doesn’t apply to us, but come on who hasn’t honored their ringtone? Who hasn’t seen their phone flashing in the middle of the night and gotten up and gone to check his email?
…wait, that’s just me?
Apr 14, 2011 at 6:20 am rating: 1
#11
Celeste
Doesn’t the top one remind you of Orwell’s “1984″ ? Very true to the tone of the book.
Apr 14, 2011 at 8:30 am rating: 5
#12
wqerqwiojio
Personally, I wear sunglasses so I don’t have to look in peoples eyes.
Apr 14, 2011 at 9:38 am rating: 2
#13
Liz
Team CGA!
Apr 14, 2011 at 11:19 am rating: 2
#14
QBALL
It just goes to show.. oops wait hang on.. LOL you are my BFF too.. oops sorry, just got a text.. gotta go
Apr 14, 2011 at 11:30 am rating: 6
#15
RP
The cranky guerilla artist is just mad because no one would talk to him even if they didn’t have a cell phone.
It kills me that he’s actually complaining about people looking at their cellphones. Not shouting into them, not using them while checking out or in the middle of a conversation with someone in person, not even that they’re bumping into people or out in front of cars because they aren’t looking up.
No, his complaint is that people look at their cellphones instead of staring off into space…oh, I’m sorry, “observe the poetry of life”.
Instead of getting pissed that someone’s checking their messages while waiting for a bus that’s 20 minutes late why doesn’t he take is own advice or at least find something better to complain about.
Apr 14, 2011 at 2:16 pm rating: 7
#16
guderjan
I’ve seen the first one posted around my campus as well – if it’s the same place as the submitter, they’ve been popping up for a while.
Apr 14, 2011 at 2:41 pm rating: 2
#17
Muay Thai Los Angeles
You’ve got to fight for your right to wash your clothes! It’s completely understandable, but are they going to use detergent as their weapon in the riot?
Apr 14, 2011 at 4:49 pm rating: 2
#18
s1500
Add another vote for a nice printable version for that top pic.
Apr 15, 2011 at 7:42 am rating: 2
#19
numbskull72
Ha ha…wish I knew who printed up those fliers. I’d gladly take about 100 of them and post them around my community college campus.
Apr 15, 2011 at 12:09 pm rating: 1
#20
Kuroi Kaze
Here’s the actual source to the image:
http://burningbooks.org/posters-by-burning-books/6-burning-books-posters/detail/146-all-citizens-must.html#
Apr 15, 2011 at 12:24 pm rating: 1
#21
TippingCows
I must have a copy of that sign, please. Now.
Apr 15, 2011 at 8:46 pm rating: 0
#22
Ishie
I think one of the happiest days of my life was when I realized I could watch X-Files episodes on my iPhone rather than experiencing three daily hours of the poetry of life on the LIRR.
To mix it up, I do also read books on the Kindle app. For-real books are heavy. Plus the last time I tried to lose myself in a paper-book, I got stuck reading 20 pages of Lisbeth’s Ikea purchases with no alternative material. Gads.
-Team “You will pry my smart phone from my cold dead hands, no doubt after I’m killed in a crosswalk by texting on it.”
Apr 16, 2011 at 1:39 am rating: 7
#23
joey
This poetry of life thing sounds interesting. Is there an app for that?
Apr 17, 2011 at 3:54 am rating: 4
#24
GrrSnarlGrowl
Oh look the cranky old people legion is rallying again.
Makes me wonder if Anne Landers and Dear Abby count as some form of PAN. We could just hook in a RSS feed and get plenty of easy calls of “Team Miss Manners!”
Apr 18, 2011 at 3:19 pm rating: 1
#25
piper
it was popular last year in santa fe as well.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/velcrotrainer/4812947233/
Apr 20, 2011 at 10:36 am rating: 0
#26
Michelle
I’ve been in a dorm in Reno, and I’ve used those washers…it totally deserved the note.
Apr 21, 2011 at 2:56 am rating: 0
#27
EricaVee
Why on EARTH would you want to look into the eyes of a complete stranger? At a bus stop? If someone was trying to look in my eyes at a bus stop I would be finding an alternate route pronto.
I can enjoy the poetry of life while taking a lovely stroll through a garden or something. When I’m on public transportation, it’s head down, technology on.
May 1, 2011 at 2:35 pm rating: 2
#28
Boodle
Sad thing is that I try to do this at work, but people prefer not to look anyone directly or even indirectly. I work in a large building and while I only work with a small portion of them, I see the same group of people when I walk to or from the parking areas. Only about 10% of them make any attempt to smile or do some sort of greeting to each other (not including the ones who obviously know each other). It’s not just to me, I’ve watched them ignore each other as well. And when a housekeeper is out cleaning the hallway leading into the building? They might as well have been part of the woodwork.
But outside of work? Not really all that safe to do.
May 1, 2011 at 4:21 pm rating: 0
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