Saturday, August 27, 2011

Tar and feathered!


What on earth is that? Take a guess... Is that a street artist performance? A one leg mannequin? A slot machine? A toilet for dogs?! All wrong! It's a parking terminal! Why is it all covered in feathers like this? I have no idea, but Adrien M. who took the photo at rue Gazan and kindly sent it to me (2 guest contributors in 3 days, that's a first!) said it was probably angry car owners ;-) Don't tell me this idea never crossed your mind!

13 comments:

  1. That way you do not have to pay for parking. Where can I insert the coin?

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  2. Oh, how funny! I'm glad he sent the photo to you.

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  3. I can assure you that this HAS crossed my mind on more occasions than I care to admit.

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  4. Oh goodness the practise of tarring and feathering went out with the arc, surely! Eek. Someone has a BIG grudge against parking fines! Gosh, imagine going to all that trouble...

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  5. All I can say is that if this is what this person does when they get a parking fine, god help anyone who gets their daughter pregnant!

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  6. this idea really never crosses my mind ever. your mind is amazing and fantastic.

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  7. LOL Drummond!

    I can honestly say I've never thought of this, but it is rather ingenious, though destructive...and time consuming! But it does look rather interesting.

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  8. Brilliant, Eric —glad you posted this. How many New Yorkers have wanted to tar and feather a parking meter, I wonder? Can't quite decide if the person who did this is géniale or complètement fou!

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  9. All I can say is your photos and commentary this week have been varied and intriguing, like Paris itself.

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  10. ha! We should do that to some politicians!

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