Slog - Comments on A Blank(ish) Canvas http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas From Slog tipper Mark: "Saw this land notice over on Madison and Pike, across from the Madison Market. Cracked me up." "moat (filled with sharks)." Lovely. These signs demand modification. Someone should hold a contest... (A friend of mine once proposed to his girlfriend by building a mock version of one of these boards, titled "Notice of Proposed Hand Use Action." He wrote his proposal in opaque, DPD-ese and drew a schematic of her hand, with the proposed ring. He planted it in a yard she usually passed on her way to work. She accepted.)... Copyright 2008 Sat, 31 May 2008 12:00:25 -0800 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:11:58 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by shub-negrorath The city itself is world-writable, and it's one of the things I love most about living here.

]]> shub-negrorath http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037226 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037226 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 12:09:55 -0800 Comment by Sad Comment That is Great! It made my weekend happy.

]]> Sad Comment http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037232 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037232 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 12:30:06 -0800 Comment by keith As a resident of the adjacent Garden Court Building, whose only source of daylight will be blocked by the new JFS office building, I'm glad to see some resistance! Before this modification someone had drawn in other floor plan details like "Suzie's room" and "half bath," but this one wins, hands down.

]]> keith http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037240 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037240 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 12:38:35 -0800 Comment by Non well isn't that just tender-precious

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037245 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037245 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 12:54:55 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes The only thing that's constant is change.

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037259 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037259 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 13:24:33 -0800 Comment by Tiktok ...and whining about change.

]]> Tiktok http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037282 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037282 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 14:24:37 -0800 Comment by douglas proposed hand use action? i'm far too immature for the likes of that...

]]> douglas http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037291 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037291 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 15:06:35 -0800 Comment by Wolf @5:

And Paul.

]]> Wolf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037328 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037328 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 16:40:13 -0800 Comment by mackro mackro The pit vipers aren't actually a bad idea!

]]> mackro mackro http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037337 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037337 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 16:56:02 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie Anyone else see the defaced condo sale signs that were around for a day or two? They were modified to say "whites only" and "no cripples" and other such things. Pretty obnoxious. Pretty funny. Gone in hours. I wish I had taken a photo.

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037411 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 19:43:50 -0800 Comment by evilbunnytoo "hand use action?" that's an unfortunate euphemism...um...yeah..engagement wasn't the first place my mind went

]]> evilbunnytoo http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037419 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037419 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 20:19:08 -0800 Comment by Stephen in Chicago Kudos to the artist for his second unsolicited mention on Slog. (Note the Haloed Buffalo to the left of the parody floor plan, whose twin hangs above Dominic Holden's desk.)

]]> Stephen in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037446 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037446 Boom Sat, 31 May 2008 22:30:42 -0800 Comment by RainMan Update to anyone who is still reading this thread: Just walked past the sign and the shark-infested moat etc comments have been painted over. I'm actually impressed that the city government acted so quickly on something without having endless debates, forums, public comment periods and possibly a citywide referendum on the November 2010 ballot.

]]> RainMan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037633 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037633 Boom Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:12:25 -0800 Comment by k Yes! More land-use-proposal-based hilarity, graffiti artists!

]]> k http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037960 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/05/a_blankish_canvas#c1037960 Boom Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:11:58 -0800