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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAnonymous 'Artist' Draws Penises Around Potholes to Get Them Repaired
http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/anonymous-artist-draws-penises-around-potholes-get-them-repairedSometimes, when you cant get your municipal government to respond to your pleas, youre forced to take matters into your own hands. At least, that seems to be the philosophy of one anonymous Islamabad-based graffiti "artist. The spraypaint-wielding agitator has been taking to the streets drawing penises around troublesome craters in city roads. Because, while it is often difficult to get the city to dispatch repair people to fix potholes, its almost universally true that they cant seem to send workers to get rid of obscene graffiti fast enough.
The Daily Pakistan Global notes that the unknown virtuoso has definitely taken notes from Wansky, a Manchester, England figure who employed the same method to call attention to potholes in his own hometown. In Wanksys case, the tactic worked: though previous calls about the potholes yielded no response, the phallus-encircled potholes were fixed within 48 hours.
Pictures of the anonymous artists penis renderings, taken from the Daily Pakistan Global feature, appear below.
Good luck, dear artist, in your mission!
The Daily Pakistan Global notes that the unknown virtuoso has definitely taken notes from Wansky, a Manchester, England figure who employed the same method to call attention to potholes in his own hometown. In Wanksys case, the tactic worked: though previous calls about the potholes yielded no response, the phallus-encircled potholes were fixed within 48 hours.
Pictures of the anonymous artists penis renderings, taken from the Daily Pakistan Global feature, appear below.
Good luck, dear artist, in your mission!
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Anonymous 'Artist' Draws Penises Around Potholes to Get Them Repaired (Original Post)
KamaAina
Nov 2015
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TeeYiYi
(8,028 posts)1. "Wanksy"...
TYY
Warpy
(111,267 posts)2. I love that somebody in Pakistan, of all places, has picked this up!
The problem around here isn't potholes, it's asphalt that softens in the desert sun and then gets ruts worn in it. I suppose somebody with a can of spray paint could do it here, but it would have to be a lo-o-ong schlong.
kentauros
(29,414 posts)8. They could do it with tools like these:
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)3. Brilliant !!!!!
the idea and the name Wansky...
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)4. Love it!
I migh give it a try here. Maybe start on my own driveway.
demwing
(16,916 posts)6. This is a penetrating story
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)7. You just found it too hard to resist, didn't you?
demwing
(16,916 posts)10. apparently so did you
"hard"
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)9. That is very clever on at several levels.
- It's funny
- It's attention grabbing yet absolutely harmless, though some of the pearl-clutching persuasion will surely disagree, and no public property is destoyed
- It rapidly gets the desired response (filling the pothole) from the right people (streets department)
- It's FUNNY.