Scrobbs Posted January 6, 2009 Yeh I thought it was satirical...until I looked into it. Fucking scary man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 6, 2009 Holy shit it's real. I just looked it up and found some blog posts from people who got their own by calling up the transportation department or whatever government agency produced it. No way is that real. Sorry, I don't buy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 6, 2009 Arrrrrrrrgghhhh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted January 6, 2009 No way is that real. Sorry, I don't buy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 6, 2009 I hereby surrender my civil liberties to the "watchful eyes"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nappi Posted January 6, 2009 That is beyond awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted January 6, 2009 Sweet! I might try and get one also. It's not just the slogan, it's the Art-Deco style of illustration that goes with it. It looks like something out of Rapture. Fantastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 6, 2009 Apparently they're extremely rare now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted January 7, 2009 I like those posters that might make me weird Hmm, this reminds me... I remember reading once about a study that was done, that showed people are less likely to steal if there are posters of people watching them on the walls. Whoa I worded that badly. I mean, if there is a poster of say, some eyes, it subconciously discourages people from stealing, apparently. Sorry I can't remember where I was going with this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vimes Posted January 7, 2009 I remember a study about kids' behavior that went like this : in a class of 5-6 years old kids, the teacher would 'reward' the kids by allowing them to pick one candy out of a candy bowl that was left in another room, away from the teachers and the pupils. A camera was in there to witness how the kid would behave : would they take one candy as told or or transgress the rule and have more ? The researches repeated the experiment with a variation : they would sometimes install a mirror that the kids would have to face while they were picking the candy. The statistics showed that the number of kids picking more than one candy would greatly decrease if the mirror was there, and that the kids that, without the mirror, had taken several candy bars without hesitation would look in the mirror, hesitate for a while and, in most cases, would end up take only one candy. Pretty interesting, eh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris Posted January 7, 2009 I like those posters that might make me weirdHmm, this reminds me... I remember reading once about a study that was done, that showed people are less likely to steal if there are posters of people watching them on the walls. Whoa I worded that badly. I mean, if there is a poster of say, some eyes, it subconciously discourages people from stealing, apparently. Sorry I can't remember where I was going with this The posters are completely rad aesthetically, no doubt. It's just the fact that they are real things posted by a real government in the developed world that is pretty goddamn nuts. And yeah I saw that study referenced in one of the articles about these things. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brkl Posted January 7, 2009 They are really well done. If I was running a fascistic country, I would hire these people for the propaganda. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted January 7, 2009 I like those posters that might make me weird What makes you think the rest of us don't like them? Like Brkl and Chris said, their apparent sincerity makes them only more awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted January 7, 2009 Wow what the fuck. Those posters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n0wak Posted January 10, 2009 For all the retardation of American broadcast journalism, I find the British print media even more depressing/troubling. Few things in the media bring up a stronger desire to start a big bout of face punching than the shit that ends up in UK newspapers. It feels like the entire UK has been swept up in this wave of mass desire to be scandalized by stuff... a need to find stupid shit to blow out of proportion and act bothered about, leading to 1) bullshit reporting, 2) hilariously overwrought surveillance and institutionalized snitching. It's weird to me! We just love Jesus and bombs, and hate the gay over here. The weird thing is that when they look outside of their borders, their reporting is far far better than anything the US can muster. But when they look within their own borders at stabbings or celebrity culture or anything... :frusty: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jake Posted January 10, 2009 The weird thing is that when they look outside of their borders, their reporting is far far better than anything the US can muster. But when they look within their own borders at stabbings or celebrity culture or anything... :frusty: Yes, fair enough. (I didn't mean to imply that the US was some bastion of quality journalism! With a few highly notable exceptions, its pretty bleak.) And, of course, we love getting worked up over nonsense as well, though it's more the weird worrying-over-fate-you-can't-change "will wild dogs run through the streets and eat your children? who can say! we can't! stay tuned," variety, than the "I can't believe that man was looking at my ankles! all men should be locked up!" variety. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gdf Posted January 11, 2009 Boris is watching. Boris knows that you visit pornographic sites. Boris knows that you've looked in the "Shemales" category more than once. Boris is watching. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SignorSuperdouche Posted January 11, 2009 The posters are completely rad aesthetically, no doubt. It's just the fact that they are real things posted by a real government in the developed world that is pretty goddamn nuts. That's exactly how I feel. I worry that I'm being flippant by enjoying the art but it is undeniably cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 12, 2009 Is anyone else in London who hates Boris's "Boy! What a wonderful city!" posters? I always feel like, "This is the last place you should be going on about how great London is. The underground is crowded, stinky, noisy, dingy, litter infested, rude, obnoxious... oh, wait. That is London! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gdf Posted January 12, 2009 Anyone else who hates Boris? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 12, 2009 Although he's a bit of a chump, he's a likeable chump. Probably shouldn't be mayor though... But then, I don't live in London, so don't really know how good/bad he is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gdf Posted January 12, 2009 I've been to London twice, but I hated him before he became mayor. I can't believe a good old socialist like Ken was uprooted by this jobs for boys arsehole that plays the fool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted January 13, 2009 Well Ken certainly wasn't perfect, but Boris has already pissed me off: The reason we got the Olympics was because of an impassioned plea to give kids in a cruddy area the facilities to get into sport. The whole point was to rejuvenate the area (which is very run down). Boris, the utter twat, has decided that we don't need that bit and cut all the money destined for it. Now we're spending millions on something that won't even have a long-term positive impact on those in the surrounding area. Hurrah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted January 13, 2009 The olypimcs will be a total embarrassment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gdf Posted January 13, 2009 Typical, old style Tory nonsense. He's an arse, does nobody remember how he insulted the entire city of Liverpool? I'm sure a fair chunk of his votes were from people "just doing it for the lulz". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
