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May 17, 2009 |
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Mr. Giraffe
FOUND by Grace
in San Diego, CA
I found this at the custom silkscreening shop I work at. Why someone would put this on a shirt is beyond me.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
...'member that one time when we got really drunk on that field trip to the San Diego Zoo, and I had to hold on to that giraffe we stole from the zoo to keep from falling down?
that's probably the "Gaylord" on the left. He is wearing a purse.
Cause giraffes are cool, that's why. Or to remember a perfect day with your friends. Or to make silly T-shirt-shop workers ask questions.
The boy on the right's hand gesture is one of the worst possible insults in the UK. It actually comes from the Middle Ages when the English bowman was the weapon of mass destruction of the age and the French would cut off their first fingers in order to stop them being able to hold an arrow or draw a bowstring. By showing 2 fingers, the British were saying, "I can take you, you wanna piece of me?" That is why V for Victory or the 60's "peace" sign must always be given palm-outward...otherwise you're looking for a fight, and will find one.
However, what it means in the context of this photo I couldn't say.
And that's a camera case, not a purse, you berk. Excuse me, I meant "thou varlet."
ad come such a long way to such a foreign land and, sadly, lost his beloved pet along the way. When he finally arrived, though, I contrived to lift his spirits by bringing hi
Moe and Daryl were walking down the street trying to think of all the rude hand gestures they could. Daryl actually knew a lot about medieval history, so he showed Moe the two-finger gesture he'd learned. Then they saw the giraffe. Because of his giraffe obsession, Moe ripped his camera from his camera case and gave it to a passerby, ordering her to take their picture. He was so obsessed he had to have it on a T-shirt.
basil, was it you that gave us that lesson on Found Magazine last time?
So ten kajillion myspacers are giving the world one of the worst possible insulting hand signs in their myspace pics and spoiling for an international incident.
Is that an ornate birdbath in the window of the store behind them? Or an even MORE ornate toilet? fancy fountain for a wedding? the thing in the left window looks kind of wedding cake-ish (but a unicorn? Hmm. Mmmm. Unicorn.)
Never having been to San Diego I haven't a clue, but can anyone tell us if the picture was taken in San Diego?
I like the reflection of the Oompah Loompah in the store front glass on the left. Or is it a winged monkey? Equally as creepy.
You cynics! Don't you remember what great work they did in Giraffes-across-America?
Grace in San Diego, CA: My mother would have put a picture like this on a t-shirt.
It is beyond me, too.
Clearly, Clarence Jr. is representin' with his homies Crackerman and G-Raf.
Hey you chicken personbody up there, let's go window shopping together someday, ok?
@ Turbo, I don't always get the gangsta-speak right off the bat, but G-Raf cracked me up. Thanks for that. Best comment in too long.
G-Raf HAS to be somehow related to Riff Raff, of Rocky Horror fame...
I really LOVE how each boy's shoes match his shirt perfectly.
I think boy in red hoodie's saying, "scissors beats your paper." (guess what my spam Q is.)
@basil: That finger/hand gesture started with the Rap Scene in Atlanta, Georgia- "A-Town".
It represents the letter "A" and "A-Town Down" is associated with a lot of the rappers who live/vacation there. It's very popular here in the States- but I wonder how many kids know why they're doing it. Other than to emulate their Rap Gods.
We lived in Atlanta for 5 years... When we moved to Ft Walton Beach, FL last year, my daughter asked, "Mom? We had A-Town Down in Atlanta. What hand gesture do they do here in Ft Walton?"
A true giraffe would never deny his love for his li'l ghetto proteges by refusing a touching photo-op.
Unity via giraffe.
Nightingale, You'd probably ditch me speedy quick. I just get distracted by the reflections and shiny things, and I'm always worried about those Oompah Loompahs, flying monkeys and zombies who're after me.
Nowadays we use mechanical releases in archery, so the pansyass, cheese-eating surrender monkeys can KISS MY COMPOUND BOW!
Harumpf.
cha cha cha!!
The number of multicultural and multihistorical references in this photo is mind-boggling.
So we were, like, window shopping down town, we had been on our feet all day and suddenly we were busting to use the toilet. And there was one, right inside the doorway of a shop! Couldn't wait! Ahhh, relief... But when we tried to go in, there was this giraffe that blocked the way and wouldn't let us in that shop for love nor money. So we were in considerable distress trying to not to pee ourselves, when this guy comes up with a camera and insists on taking our photograph. And... oh hell, I just woke up.
(You mean you don't have dreams like that??)
Why would they want it on a shirt?
Because it's huh-larious, that's why.
Little boys acting tuff is as hilarious as when little girls first get hips and try to strut.
Just mimicking what they think it is to be an adult, and always funny as hell.
Are you kidding? I would use this as an album cover, if I ever made one.
Something like, "D. Dodge Silver: Throwin' It Down in Giraffe Town", or something like that.