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Straphanger Scribbles Suggestion for New Law

Bucky Turco — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:33:58 +0000

An irate straphanger isn’t thrilled when subway riders of the male persuasion take up too much room, especially if it’s for masturbatory purposes. The assumed female vigilante penned the following proposal on one of the MTA’s in-house ads: “What there should be is a law against is guys sitting wide-legged and taking up 2 seats. No one should have to stand ’cause some guy wants to play with his dick.” Hear, hear! |KeepWaiting|

From the Public Bathroom To the Public Domain

ANIMAL — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:51:20 +0000

This breakup scrawl was spotted in the lady’s room at the Knitting Factory in Manhattan. It was addressed to a fellow by the name of Jeffrey David Peers. Apparently he did some really bad things to a certain woman who decided it would be best to vent in first person, writing how he “stole my soul” and “fucked my ass.” In the internet age, even this low tech form of oversharing can pick up a life of its own. The photo made its way to flickr—which has since been deleted, luckily we saved—and with a quick search of his name, Peers of course has a Facebook page. So we reached out to him and although he did admit to knowing the culprit, he decided to opt out of a retort, which we took to mean that there’s no use in pissing off this crazy bitch anymore. In related news, not all love is lost.
|Photo: Aloha Orangeneko|

Vandal Wrongly Stereotypes Williamsburg Women

ANIMAL — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:05:00 +0000

This scribble, spotted in the Lorimer Street L station, offers a description of a certain trendy neighborhood’s female population that sounds more representative of chicks riding fixed gears in Bushwick than it does the fashionable hotties strolling up and down Bedford.
|Photo: SReed99342|

Street Scrawl the Public Supports

ANIMAL — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:20:23 +0000

|34th Street F Station (Photo: ANIMAL) |
Although the majority of New Yorkers detest graffiti—or street scrawl—if it has a meaningful message and they can read it, chances are they won’t be complaining. Especially when in this case, it happens to be absolutely true.

Cat Killer Loose In UWS Condo

ANIMAL — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:03:08 +0000

A reader sent in a photo of this scrawl promising some Old Testament-style of justice for a maybe feline murderer. It was taken on the 14th floor of an under construction, condo building on West 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

Gramercy Park Kids Predict Win for Obama

ANIMAL — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:30:44 +0000

For the next 24 hours, political junkies and pundits will be feverishly checking the polls, whether it’s Zogby, Gallup, Rasmussen, Pew, or an average of them all on Pollster.com—who has Obama up right now! As does this unscientific, raw board of democracy found in front of a brownstone on E. 18th Street in Manhattan.

Michele Bachmann’s Karma Is Unrelenting

ANIMAL — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 21:05:50 +0000

After accusing Barack Obama of being a socialist on The Chris Mathews Show and requesting that the media investigate Democratic members of the House for their alleged unAmerican leanings—like a modern day McCarthy—Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann just can’t get a break. The GOP pulled funds for her TV ads, her rival is raised $1.3 million in only a few days, and now her property was vandalized along with a few other prominent politicians from Minnesota. She got off easy though, only her driveway looks like it was spray painted with the words “Resgn Now!” whereas the others suffered slightly more significant damage. The FBI is on the case although officials admitted that they probably deserved it. Click below for more of the laughable “graffiti vandalism” below.

Williamsburg Sidewalks Are Full of Shit

ANIMAL — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:31:48 +0000

It’s amazing how many dog owners don’t clean up after their pets. Equally surprising, is the extent to which pissed off residents will go to creatively voice their disdain for shit-splattered sidewalks. This “Please Stop Bombing South 4th Street” sign was installed near a notorious minefield of crap in Williamsburg.
(Photo: Luna Park)

Motivations for Blogging and Toilet Writing Are Polar Opposites

ANIMAL — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:15:19 +0000

Sometimes even the smallest acts of vandalism speak the biggest truths.

(Photo: Verbeat Blogs)

Anti-Iran Protester Begging To Be Crank Called

ANIMAL — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:11:07 +0000

Meet Eitan Levine, he’s a 19-year-old Yeshiva Student from New Jersey who attended the Rally To Stop Iran Now at the United Nations yesterday—the one that turned into an anti-Obama rally—to show his support for Israel and declare his crush on Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin. He was spotted wandering around with a handwritten sign with his cell phone number on it and the words, “Palin, call me.” Earlier today, ANIMAL reached Levine by phone to ask him about his sign. He said that he no qualms attending a very public event and displaying his number, although he didn’t expect it to be published on the New York Times‘ website either. When a reporter contacted him yesterday for a quote, they assured him that it wouldn’t be published—they kind of kept their word, the photo was cropped in today’s print edition. When asked why he specifically made a pro-Palin sign, Levine said he was partly motivated by her good looks. “I made it last week. It was a joke because she is relatively attractive.”