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Tuesday, March 28th 2006

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Peter: i cant believe that no one has mentioned the phallic nature of these constructs, yet. i mean, just saying... really, it seems to be all about mankind's need to build constructs in homage to the human cock. stabbing skyward, making with the broadcasts.

in response to Spawn of the Space Needle

EvilGentleman: Architectural and urban planning discussions on citynoise... Detailed information on citynoise creates a new reference destination on the web? I can see the headlines now... Awesome work, great information. Thanks so much. This is one World Almanac addict who wants to see more of what you can do.

in response to Spawn of the Space Needle

jeeff: very informative article, tho i think your enthusiasm for the space needle definitely clouds your objectivity a bit. a couple things: 1) the space needle itself was inspired by the stuttgart tv tower in germany, completed in 1956-- a 771 ft tall broadcast tower (which also functions as a tourist...

in response to Spawn of the Space Needle

galaxy: i'm curious which cop's shoe he almost spit on? was it the flat-topped, goatee copper? he seem's to be the most "emotional" about the ordeal. and that kid is about what...12?

in response to Free Man?

GGP: the broken glass is like the beginning of the universe. the ruffles chips are like what would be left of George W. if I had 3 minutes alone in an elevator with him. the cupcake wrap is like a sunrise. these are inspired & inspiring image-selections. thank you, elaine.

in response to Gutters

Myke: Wow, back from the archives. They were taken from the 14th floor of our university halls of residence on the outskirts of Salford, close to Manchester. Thank you Sarah and Spygirl for your comments.

in response to Morning Fog (07/12/05)

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I like the first one. A void in the gutter filled with debris. Much like my career.

in response to Gutters

EvilGentleman: So true, chiamattt. Unfortunately, we seem to unite quite well in complaining about things, but seldom do we rally together to praise everyday things in our lives. However, there are two positive thing I would like to point out. Firstly, Micah has already posted a [[3298:Things I Love About Public...

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Although I'm not sure if the Telecom Tower was ever technically an observation tower and it's not particularly pretty....but anyhoo, it nearly fits here.

in response to Spawn of the Space Needle

GGP: wow, man, you could do a great book on this. that last one is a gem.

in response to robot building

sdbrown: So many robots. It's so good.

in response to robot building

xep: As seen on University Ave in Hillcrest, San Diego, CA.

in response to robot building

jack: i cant get over all those towers around the globe. very good job. also hool can we submit original poetry here.

in response to Spawn of the Space Needle

jack: funny but you see this kind of stuff all the time but dont pay attention to it. its interesting closeup

in response to Gutters

jack: 26- brooklyn supermarket old ladies who take your cart and you have to go find out where they left it when they realized it wasn't theirs.

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

chiamattt: Hate is so much a part of our thinking, we have forgotten to make lists of the things we love.

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

jack: must be fun to swim in those waters. i always loved waterfalls.

in response to Ithaca Is Gorgeous!

kc: and p.s., these tailored google ads are out of control. U.S. Stick Flags on sale! (Lighters extra!)

in response to Burning the Flag

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: May I add: BT Telecom Tower, London A famous London landmark since the 1960s Location: 60 Cleveland Street, London W1. 189m (620ft) It had a revolving resturant open to the public until a bombing in the early '70's. Now it's purely for corportate events. As work started on Telecom Tower in 1961, I...

in response to Spawn of the Space Needle

kc: great post, great graf jest.

in response to Burning the Flag

EvilGentleman: By the way, thanks for the compliments, a'la. I neglected to respond properly there, please forgive me. Now, does anyone have any personal tales of woe re: Grocery Shopping?

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

EvilGentleman: The great irony is that it was hool's motorist vs courier post which grabbed attention on the CBC News website, and I followed the link here. After making an ass out of myself in that insane thread, I started browsing the site when the thread closed, and then I discovered...

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

Hobart: This is strangely moving. And just plain strange!

in response to Avenue A, East Village

Hobart: I'm sure Hool's comment wasn't intended to be as terse as you seem to think it is. Probably just a little gentle nudging, and thats ok, everyone's opinions on such are fair, especially in such an unmoderated comunity as this one. Don't take it personally. I really need to get...

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

Hobart: This is a classic "Elaine" post. I love it! Focusing on the details you'd normally walk right past without noticing.

in response to Gutters

Hobart: Ditto what A'la said. It seems to me that many new people are finding this site lately, and some are really giving it their all to add some amazing new content. I, personally, do definitely welcome the variety and new insights (and photos/text of new places!) that come with the...

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

EvilGentleman: yeah, you are probably right, a'la. I can be a bit touchy at times. I was just so disappointed, because I have been waiting for two months to have hool comment on something of mine, and this was not at all what I had expected. But sorry, hool.

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

a'la: Ok, looking at this again makes me really want to visit Ithaca now.

in response to Ithaca Is Gorgeous!

a'la: Uh oh, looks like someone has had their windscreen shattered :-0 Wonder if they will end up torching the car? (Heh heh)

in response to Gutters

a'la: WOW this is definately the most detailed entry I've ever seen on here. Good looking out! Great content, too. I now know a lot more about these structures than I ever did and I had never even heard of some of them.

in response to Spawn of the Space Needle

EvilGentleman: The muffin man! The muffin man! Nice shots, elaine. That first one is rather thought-provoking.

in response to Gutters

a'la: EvilG, for what its worth, yr posts are among my favourite ones here, and thats saying alot! Keep it up! I dont think Hool meant any offense. I think he just takes the editering (sp?) of this site pretty serious, which I'm sure it requires at times. And by all means,...

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

EvilGentleman: Sorry, hool. From what I have seen, I have been encouraged by a large group of the regulars here, including the other 4 of your fellow editors. I shall try to keep your wishes in mind, but only to a limited extent, as I wish to express myself much in...

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

elaine: especially for you... (imagine i sang that like kylie)

in response to Gutters

sally the muscle man: you wanna see ithaca guns? i'll show you some ithaca guns...

in response to Ithaca Is Gorgeous!

spygirl_t: Beautiful shots.. Agreed very good for being half asleep. The last couple shots are magical. Thank you, Myke for sharing them.

in response to Morning Fog (07/12/05)

Peter: i love the photos of the bike-lane icons! nice, elaine. i love all the little details...

in response to Gutters

Peter: best of...! well done!

in response to Spawn of the Space Needle

elaine: you are so on a roll! go jack!

in response to Burning the Flag

sarah: these are lovely, where did you take the photos from?

in response to Morning Fog (07/12/05)

jack: peter i posted the meatball caper and 130 cedar street. i've really got the hang of this now.

in response to Burning the Flag

galaxy: wow! these are great photos!

in response to Free Man?

Peter: heh. i think this is sublimely city-related. i suppose i have a weakness for lists...

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

hool: let's keep the articles more city related please.

in response to Things I Hate About... Grocery Shopping

GGP: cool trip and great shots! esp. like those fang-like icicles!

in response to Ithaca Is Gorgeous!

Peter: eg: hah re: the bike/courier guy. that made me chuckle. also: that cn story is quite a story... wow, just wow. just to put that kid's feat into perspective: (...image ganked from www.the-rocketman.com/Dar-R-gallery.html, which is a fascinating- if not entirely off-topic- site, heh!)

in response to Sooo Adorable

galaxy: looks like a fun roadtrip. i just took a trip up to upstate this past summer, we went to check out the falls in ithica but the one we visited- who's name i don't recall was all dried up to the surprise of myself and the local upstate ny...

in response to Ithaca Is Gorgeous!

HOLLER ATCHA FLIX, SON!:

in response to JA: A True NYC King

CEAS1: you can step and critic all u want but for real JA is a legend weather you like it or not the mofo has had more huge ups than most of us - even me - can dream of so step off his jock and show some credit where credit...

in response to JA: A True NYC King

scotty T: I wonder if any of them ever got hit by trafic

in response to toronto longboarders 2004 meet

elaine: i'm guessing... but not ones like this

in response to Sooo Adorable

Peter: eg: you said "I may have differing views on America's legitimacy (and Canada's too, for that matter)" that really caught my attention. id truly be fascinated to hear more about this... as someone whose heritage predates modern societies on this continent, i think youre one of the few of us here...

in response to Burning the Flag

Peter: i am growing very leery of how insular, provincial and xenophobic america is becoming... it smacks of fascism and... dare i say it... prewar germany. after all, every single one of us living in america is either an immigrant, of sorts, or directly tied to one. as a caucasian person,...

in response to Speak Out

jack: thanks evil. i love your grandma for staying in brooklyn during the war. we are brooklynites.

in response to Burning the Flag

jack: i did take the photos. i was in the middle of tearing up the flags when i thought that this would be good for a post. so i drove home and in 5 minutes i was back taking pic's. i took the first pic and put it...

in response to Burning the Flag

SEMI.KDV: YO LETS SEE MORE FLICKS,,PROPS TO KING JA...AKA THE TRUTH.....

in response to JA: A True NYC King

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Are you in these photos Jack? Or are you the man behind the camera? I'm so glad to see you post. We're getting to know you in a whole new way. You are are one cool guy.

in response to Burning the Flag

urbanghost: he wasn't jaywalking as jack 'jokingly' says. There was an incident amongst several youths involving a knife, and this kid was mulling around the area refusing to leave when the police told everyone to clear out. Eventually he spit on the ground very close to a cop's foot...

in response to Free Man?

EvilGentleman: And nice graf art in the first shot. Good urban form. So rare to see ball-point work on stucco.

in response to Burning the Flag

EvilGentleman: Oops, I hit "post" before finishing the last sentence. Every day should be Memorial Day, too.

in response to Burning the Flag

EvilGentleman: jack, if there is any subject that people need educating on, this is it. Keep up the good work. And thank you for your service to America. While I am not personally an American, My family tree goes back thousands of years in New York state, back to a time...

in response to Burning the Flag

Rigoberto Mendoza: My parents are Mexicanos & proud to be. I was born in Edmonton, Canada but I too love my Mexican heritage I speak both english & spanish. My parents went to Canada because the migra (immigration feds) were chasing them around in the early 80's because down in Mexico there...

in response to Speak Out

Tyfoid Kid: I like how you caught the change of depth color change (light green on top, dark green on the bottom) on the shot of small falls before Taughannock Falls. Even on a grey day you found plenty of color. Nice!

in response to Ithaca Is Gorgeous!

anon (129.35.81.16): i know the 23 crew and their shite is shit hot. these boys are well on it...... big up!!

in response to followup graffiti hunt

EvilGentleman: Elicar, I remember one Toronto experience that absolutely terrified me. I think it was back in 1977 or 1978, My mother took me up to the top of the CN tower (Dad stayed below to watch the paddleboats) and we went to the lower observation deck, which at that time...

in response to Sooo Adorable

a'la: wow, that place looks great!!

in response to Ithaca Is Gorgeous!

jeeff: ha, those fish musician sculptures are a little more bold than most public sculpture around here.

in response to Laclede\'s Landing

jeeff: i agree, i love the way it looks organic & sinuous. kind of snakey.

in response to Parking Garage Demolition

David: 19-people obliviously pulling out in front of me while I'm riding my bike.

in response to Things I Hate About... Parking

Peter: chiam: i love this entry. thanks dude! also: those crazy motorbikes are rad...

in response to A Few Minutes After Work

jack: ok calm down. people who hate are a very small minority. ordinary people tend to keep silent on many subjects. this country is free for all peoples. but the laws must be obeyed. if you don't have laws you will have chaos. immigration is...

in response to Speak Out

EvilGentleman: I assume that the photographing of other people's children is permitted in the UK, so long as the parents consent to the photographs being taken, and the photographs are of a decent nature. Otherwise, how would class photos be taken?

in response to Sooo Adorable

EvilGentleman: Hmm, you may have something there. But since the burnt ends of the cigarettes smell so strongly, it would be akin to putting a bounty on dog shit: not for the faint of heart. Perhaps if the cigarette packs were made with a little box attached or embedded in the...

in response to Fag Butts

Tim Horton: Since my name is Tim Horton, and my name is on that cup, the SUV rightfully belongs to me. :) Seriously though...I think the Tim Horton's is missing an opportunity for some great PR here. Why not bite the bullet and award both girls an SUV. Imagine how good they'd look...and...

in response to Rrrrrrrrrrroll Up

EvilGentleman: Since Catherine's #38, perverts, seems to refer fairly specifically to the weirdos who masturbate on public transit, then I think there is space for: 75 - anonymous ass-grabbers and other gropers 76 - the sick bastards who are so blatant about getting behind an attractive lady when the train/bus is packed, so...

in response to Things I Hate About... Public Transit

spygirl_t: great pics... Ian do you have any others you could post for us? These pics are making me feel a little nostalgic. Thank you for that.

in response to Nepal, 1978

jenna: GGP: I like that idea, like returning beer bottles.

in response to Fag Butts

GGP: cat, thought you'd want to know that there have been sightings of a wild turkey in Central Park during the past few days, on my local birding chatlist. here is an entry from this morning: 8:30 am wild turkey, female, crossing East Drive at about 68th Street heading in direction of...

in response to Wild Turkey Parking

GGP: sans serif, indeed. it is so streamlined and icy-cool, like the product it promotes in this instance.

in response to Refrigerator

elaine: i wish i was. the uk can be quite liberal sometimes, but is as susceptible to moral panic as a certified hysteric sometimes. but we are allowed to jaywalk.

in response to Sooo Adorable

GGP: the cigarette companies should be forced to offer 10 cent deposits on every butt, to encourage people to return their butts and reduce litter

in response to Fag Butts

Elicar: The problem? Litterbugs! If there is that many butts everytime the snow melts, there should be an ashtray there. Not having one will not discourage smokers to butt out!

in response to Fag Butts

Elicar: Mongambo, you are seeing it for yourself. Is there an adult around in the picture? Except the two behind the fence....Those are not the parents... Elaine, you are joking?

in response to Sooo Adorable

elaine: the dog on the tree stump looks particularly pleased with himself

in response to Gone to the Dogs

elaine: taking pictures of under 16s that are not your own is illegal in the uk. this is because we are all untrustworthy paedophiles, apparently.

in response to Sooo Adorable

Mint LCF: Ja must be the king you guys proclaim he is cuz I'm from Iceland and even I had heard of him years ago...

in response to JA: A True NYC King

chiamattt: Oh my. Litter sucks. I agree. But then you bring up headstones! People die with or without cigarettes. What is the problem?

in response to Fag Butts

chiamattt: I knew you'd say that.

in response to A Few Minutes After Work

galaxy: i was thinking about this thread today on the train when i realized something i hate about public transit...and that is when all the seats are full and someone has a bag on the seat next to them but won't move it because they think they're too good to have...

in response to Things I Hate About... Public Transit

Arun Singh Dicky from India: Ive not been to yongon but seen a lot of pictures and am sure its going to be on world TOURISM very soon.Its really beautiful with very nice people.It has to be brought to a real tourist destination.

in response to Rangoon

Arun Singh Dicky: Its a real different world seeing is believing-- JUST GREAT

in response to Nepal, 1978

David Boyle: I can visualize each of those individual butts as a headstone for yet another willing victim to become a statistic. Our choices determine our fate. Butt, they say; it will never happen to me.

in response to Fag Butts

mongambo: Elicar, your description is super fucking creepy, man.

in response to Sooo Adorable

jenna: I love toronto and yes, I am a slave to transit. I do not live in suburbia, but I use to work in Etobicoke. It would take me and an hour and half to get to work! I did it because I loved my job and the people I was...

in response to The Top 15 Skylines in the World

jack: i want to curl up in the corner and lick myself

in response to Gone to the Dogs

Elicar: For the ranking in the top 10 cities, check www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/s . . . 01004/20051004?hub=Canada

in response to The Top 15 Skylines in the World

jack: you like it because its sans serif. you dont care for the old antique styles.

in response to Refrigerator

spygirl_t: So were dealing with a photographer and a physic? interesting...

in response to A Few Minutes After Work

Elicar: Love dogs, I'd love to own one but I don't have the heart to leave a dog alone for 10 hours every day!

in response to Gone to the Dogs

chiamattt: I failed my first driving test because I hit the curb on a parallel park. I suck at it.

in response to Nice Parking Job

Elicar: Now, that's really obscene! (What are you planting on my head?)

in response to Popcorn Tree

chiamattt: I don't know. I felt it in my bones.

in response to A Few Minutes After Work

Elicar: EvilG, I'd like to believe you, but my brother is so charming that you would have been more credible if you said that he bribed you with a beer. Runs in the family, ya know! ;) (Did I offer you half a beer?) It's okay Cat! I have discovered how to...

in response to Fire Escape

Elicar: I agree with Get out of your car, buddy! Toronto is one of the top 10 best cities to live in the whole world. Suburbanites, here's something for you to ponder about. Have YOU ever stopped to consider, YOU are the reason why there is congestion in the highways. The...

in response to The Top 15 Skylines in the World

Big REd: Irish mike is definetly right, i think were forgetting that england is a graff writer but whatever, the point is everythings fucked up and instead of fighting eachother, we should be joining up to fight against the rich burgoise fucks in power, how many problems have we come up with...

in response to Fuck England

hunhye: well i do love to c staten island in the name

in response to Fuck England

rich: I[54YEARS OLD] PLAN TO VISIT THE OLD HOOD IN JULY WITH MY BROTHER [65],HES IN N.J, IM SOUTH OF BOSTON..AFTER ALL THESE YEARS WE STILL MISS NORTH/ KEDZIE..ITS FUNNY, AFTER READING ALL THE WHITE/HISPANIC HATRED SHIT ILL TELL U,WHEN I WENT IN THE SERVICE IN 1969 I HUNG WITH THE...

in response to Humboldt Park

spygirl_t: chiamattt: how did you know that these are my pics.. yes, I admit it was a shameless plug.

in response to A Few Minutes After Work

jeeff: yeah i wish i had gotten a photo of those. they were very cool.

in response to J Vehicles

nyc.nero all hail ja: ja is the man and hes a legend, who ever dont respect him is a dumbass with no graff history at all. JA IS KING OF NEWYORK

in response to JA: A True NYC King

will sharp: I remember rob barrett from berkeley days, sometime in the 70's. I lived in a house that rented a garage to bob, jesus, what great memories. he was a calm man, always working on an interesting bike, classical music on the radio. my girlfriend rode the side by...

in response to Side-by-Side Tandem Bicycle:

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