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THE CITY OF MANCHESTER CAN IGNORE ITS RESIDENTS, BUT THANKS TO WANKSY, IT CANT IGNORE THE ONE-EYED MONSTER.
Like many cities, Manchester, England, is plagued with potholes. One half-mile stretch of road can have as many as 70 holes. After claiming he saw his friends injured in pothole-related bike accidents, one anonymous resident has taken matters into his own hands.
He goes by Wanksy. And using what appears to be an industrial level chalk, he draws penises around the potholes, creating moments of visual terrorism that the city cant ignore. Really. Because according to the Manchester Evening News (MEN), within 48 hours of Wanksys efforts, many of Manchesters problematic potholes, which had been a nuisance for years, were filled. Within a week, even more were fixed.
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3045488/slicker-city/anonymous-activist-gets-potholes-fixed-by-drawing-giant-penises-around-them
arcane1
(38,613 posts)etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)I think people outside heard me laugh when I saw that !!!!!
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Might work in a town near you.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)I love it.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)That the potholes are getting filled is the cherry atop the ice cream sundae.
bravenak
(34,648 posts)Best thing all day.
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)Very Orange
(31 posts)Let's do the same for our potholes in the city!
xfundy
(5,105 posts)I can see all the "christians" freaking out if this were done here. They'd probably call for a law against dicks.
malaise
(269,049 posts)Love it
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)A pot hole protest rated R
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)But leave the chalk behind. I guess in time it will wear away, but one would think they have a way of cleaning it up.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Seems like it could just be washed away.
Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)(emphasis added)
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)Oh wait, British know-how.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)joeybee12
(56,177 posts)The culprit isn't Jewish.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)hifiguy
(33,688 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)ghostsinthemachine
(3,569 posts)Now let's hope all our Libertarian friends get out there and follow the penis's and fix the pot holes.
AZ Progressive
(3,411 posts)underpants
(182,826 posts)Right in the middle of the street. The potholes got fixed.
mrdmk
(2,943 posts)Question though, did all of the potholes get fixed or only the ones with trees in them?
Thanks in advance for the response
Hutzpa
(11,461 posts)nt.
dembotoz
(16,808 posts)Too damn funny
Throckmorton
(3,579 posts)As seen on FR.
3catwoman3
(24,006 posts)The tree planting is a delightful idea, too.
msanthrope
(37,549 posts)LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)they'd be drawing..... really big.
Initech
(100,080 posts)LiberalFighter
(50,943 posts)Tyrs WolfDaemon
(2,289 posts)The hardest part is getting them to sign the medical consent forms so as to have the procedure done.
LiberalFighter
(50,943 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)It brought up a blurred out preview that is FB friendly
LiberalFighter
(50,943 posts)fredamae
(4,458 posts)Unknown Beatle
(2,672 posts)Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)blackspade
(10,056 posts)calimary
(81,304 posts)I love this!! I can think of a boatload of potholes around my neighborhood that are almost begging for this kind of "attention"!