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I can't resist some further comment, because this whole thing is so extraordinarily lame...By the way, it's fair use under copyright law for me to excerpt the newspaper article for comment and criticism. Let's examine some of the statements in the newspaper article, shall we?
The clown behind this litter states: “It's all about pointing out the things in the world you think are interesting or beautiful.”
OK, so you point out something that's beautiful by making the neighborhood ugly. Some logic.
The newspaper reporter asks: Is it a game? Is it art? Is it even legal?
If it's a game, it's a childish one. Yellow plastic arrows are not art. No, it's not legal. It's littering.
Weasel statement 1: On the website we say we don't encourage marking a public property or private property,
Not on public property. Not on private property. So what kind of property is left?
Weasel statement 2: but in the end we're just giving out this sticker..., and how people use it is how they use it.
Hey, it's not my responsibility! I tell people not to litter with this junk, but if they do in anyway, it's not my fault! (Where have we heard THIS before?)
Weasel statement 3: Also, the stickers are designed to be easily removable.
Oh, and they WILL be removed, if our friends in NYC have anything to do with it.
Idiotic closing statement: Developers say eventually they hope to transform the yellow arrow project into a theater project.
Sure, fine, whatever the hell that's supposed to mean. Do your "art" in a theater, and stop littering the streets, you irresponsible pig.
Littering as art. What a concept. What a crock.
But have hope, my NYC shark comrades: This is such an imbecilic idea that it'll fizzle out on its own soon enough (you can look up the ridiculous "black dot campaign" in the archives for a similar moronic idea that went nowhere), though you can hasten its demise by removing as many of those "easily-removable" arrows as you can.
Hang in there,
Redstone
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