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There are 47 comments about "characters"

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Peter: i spy the {high line}... nice finds. i like the levitating rollers up there that appear to have been done from a no longer existing rooftop... the characters on the ground have piqued my curiosity,......

in response to: Irak Crew by luna park

Andrew Smith: A few characters in the pubs on the edge of town, but I wouldn't call it rough (though I am from a Salford overspill town). The walled town itself and the setting is lovely - used......

in response to: Berwick-upon-Tweed. by Andrew Smith

James cashan: hello Jim W. RE Margarine Works I remember peter hamburger (gruff voice)"oh yis oh yis", but who was the phantom! daily cries of "whose out now? am i out now?" waiting for......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

JKMI England: Great images. Unfortunately, looking at the final few shots (before the aerial views) I just can't help feeling an imminent sense of loss. A trip along the route of the High Line just won't be......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Dave: His characters are dope. By the way, how old is he? He's been around for yonks! Is he still hiiting trains today?...

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

Rob Tynan: Anyone remember Len Jackson the milkman? He ran Jacksons Dairy from a shop opposite the Coach & horses with his wife. They both smoked like chimneys. They were both real characters. ......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

little ukraine: yeah, i wasn't sure what to make of the cartoon characters either, though i've definitely seen them elsewhere. i'm just remembering now that there is a mural on Astoria Blvd. featuring stewie griffin... though......

in response to: Keith McClusky Is a Child Mellester by little ukraine

Peter: though im not sure what to think about the preponderance of south park/rugrats/pokemon characters, but that {chav} {statue of liberty} sure is something else! hehehe. also: much of the {graf} reminds me of oldskool nyc graf,......

in response to: Keith McClusky Is a Child Mellester by little ukraine

Helen Blitzer: These posts are great. Janet Grayson-I remember Dubrows very well, with a lot of characters eating there. I lived at 1285 Lincoln Pl. corner Schenectady, went to ps 167; remember pickel store; Principal......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

wakkawakkawakka: How's it? I'm writing a novel that takes place in Montreal and one of the places the characters visit is supersexe. Could anyone be able to describe the Vip section is like? You know, where......

in response to: Club Super Sexe by EvilGentleman

jos: one of the sweetest characters ive seen ina while,but then again it is nz graff.nice shot,keep documenting street art....

in response to: This photo was taken at the New Zealand Hip Hop Summit which took place this past weekend in Auckland by darren

CartLegger: Jack, I think you are remembering BK's Army Terminal, which starts at 58th street. That's where they also kept over 700 "suspicious" characters after 9/11. I was not even permitted to take a picture of......

in response to: Brooklyn\'s Rusty Shores by CartLegger

EvilGentleman: LMAO, not only did my second attempt work, but the space used in the first example was ignored, causing that link to work as well. Best to check the FAQ's cuz it's always so hard......

in response to: Omid, Where Are You? by EvilGentleman

Peter Dykes: In this grim Orwellian world of ours where everything is controlled by a corrupt totalitarian state (read: vicious characters that have weasled and conned their way into power by hook and by crook) and regulation......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

little ukraine: man oh man these are so awesome. really great job chiamattt. i wish i recognized more of the characters. i got final fantasy and pikachu. i'd like to think that #1......

in response to: Cosplay by chiamattt

rubber duckie: whats soler up to now a days.its sad he got caught in that arrest shit .his characters were freakin sick his canvases were high class.all im trying to say is soler was like the most......

in response to: Moscow Garbage by Someone

EvilGentleman: Nature has nothing to do with it. The trees were aggressively pruned to keep an open area around the power lines. They definitely look freaky, though. For some reason, I am reminded of the hair......

in response to: Cleavage Tree by EvilGentleman

RE: Toronto animal Assult!!!: Hilarious post! (sorry) The leaf by leaf destruction of a frustrated squirrel. The racoon who brings his own garbage to scatter all over your yard. And the cat that begs for food......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

C: Downtown Calgary is littered with drugs and generally unsavoury characters, not just the East Village. In fact, over the past two years I've noticed that it's cleaned up a lot (40 hours a week, nights......

in response to: Drugs, Drugs, Drugs by ksedge

GUS BRENNAN: [[img:12898]] GREEN STREET UNION WORKING MENS CLUB, IF YOU VISIT BARNOLDSWICK, CALL IN HERE YOU WILL MEET SOME GREAT CHARACTERS ...

in response to: Barnoldswick by Gus Brennan

Peter: oops. though on an xp box now, i prefer mac at home. so. im assuming youre running osx... in which case they call it "character palette". it should be in the "edit" menu of any......

in response to: Overkill Signage by Peter

Peter: its all about "character map"... start-button -> programs -> accessories -> system-tools -> character-map... voila! all the characters you could ever want, right at your copy-n-paste fingertips ;)...

in response to: Overkill Signage by Peter

Robert: are all of you guys blind?? What about LA? Remember in the movie "Grand Canyon" one of the characters had a dream of flying around the LA skyline? Not a bad backdrop......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Jo: He's awesome - you stand in awe. He defies physics, he opens a window through the Matrix. I've seen him as other characters too: extreme rhythm and wit....

in response to: Will the Real Elvis Be Proud? by Elicar

EvilGentleman: I noticed that non-Latin alphabet characters seem to cause problems with the formatting for the main posts, but since I have seen them in the comments area without too much trouble, I hope this will......

in response to: Babelfishing by EvilGentleman

Elicar: When I first saw this post, I refused to post a comment because I was afraid I would say someting "inciteful". But scanning through the comments, what the heck! 1) Yes, EvilG, I would gladly join......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

galaxy: ahhh! street musicians! what would life in a city be without those special characters? damn, life is awesome! thanks for the picture and yeah...go back and tip that dude! ...

in response to: Crazy Music Man by Nairi

REVOLT: I'm with you all... Fuck dem laws we ain't killin nobody and shit. I ain't much compared to all y'all other taggers but I'm out there. I, hittin' up, not only with graffiti, but I'm......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Writers Busted! by Dallas Police

John: Dia daoibh Northern Ireland is just the most extreme part of Ireland/UK that most of you bozos have been able to experience. Go visit Kosovo. Go visit the Middle East. I doubt if any of you......

in response to: Northern Ireland is the most intrguing of places by Jamie

EvilGentleman: re: The Jury is STILL out on Evil Gentleman: 2nd Feb 2006 - 22:25 GMT Thanks for taking the time to read my posts. First off, I use the same nick in chat, and it is......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

boogieshoes: Leah Rules, Litterbug's a tool Cops don't give a crap about litter Public littering is everyone's business. Hopefully some would-be litterbugs will now take responsibility for their garbage. Kensington market rules. If you don't like artists and characters,......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Peter: jack: [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/eastenders/characters/character_content/character_kathy_m.shtml]] [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/eastenders/eastenders/episodes/classic_content/classic19880707.shtml]]...

in response to: Jan 10 2006 Toronto by hool

elaine: my idea? go to italy and look out for; 1) blanket bombing salt and pepper action 2) people who constantly tap their companion's arm while talking to them 3) people who have a disconserting resemblence to scottish......

in response to: Dec 19 2005 by hool

trolls: The trolls characters are by an illustrator/ street artist called Mysteriouos Al, and the paste ups stickers is another group of artists called Die looted. [[http://www.mysteriousal.com]]...

in response to: sixy trolls under a bridge by elaine

skalywag: thats dope i love these style of characters. freassshh!!...

in response to: Fritz Frottage by Selig

Paul G: those are four of the six characters in my mc plate. i as though i am owed another free ticket, if not an actual prize. i wish that i had a secure connection! no......

in response to: A + Y 97 by joey

Anonymous (216-199-41-200.orl.fdn.com): I congratulate this mother. It reminds me of when I was young. I had a mother and a father in my home (not saying mother and father do not exit in this home) but it......

in response to: Mama Don\'t Play.... by Vince

Gaz: Right in the centre of my town there's these pedestrian underpasses that go under a busy roundabout. The city council have used the usual kiddie mural tactics and sure enough no one gone over it.......

in response to: Pet Bird Before/After by Peter

Peter: heh! i love that you caught a shot whilst the dont/walk sign was blank! reminds me of the photos i made of the blackout when times square was completely dark. rare indeed. also: my cam is......

in response to: Pet Bird at Night by kc

anchor_dragging: Yeah that's Ribity on Shotwell Jimmy's van. I like those frog characters a lot....

in response to: Graf Trux 9: Return of the Original Graf Trux.... by moebius rex

somebody that has a painted train: this aroe chap is stagnant and has bitten alot of europeon writers who where doing this style many years ago and to a better quality stop copying and start doing something different or just......

in response to: Graf Trainz 3: South-East London: Aroe by Jamie

jeeff: more in-depth answer: i use a wacom graphics tablet to allow me to draw onto my computer. i use adobe photoshop, corel painter and alias sketchbook pro for various functions. for reference, i......

in response to: space 1 by jeeff

jeeff: really cool. i've often wondered what graffiti is like for people who are used to chinese characters rather than an alphabet. it must be a whole different mindset. chinese or japanese calligraphy......

in response to: Shenzhen by Max

jeeff: by the way, are there really any translation services for russian (or other languages for that matter) that actually work? i've tried a bunch of services linked from babelfish.org, but especially with the cyrillic......

in response to: Toltec Hivemind by Marc

brandon: i am writing a screen play and one of the characters is a drawbridge operator, is that such an ocupation, if so does anyone know how to get ahold of one to speak with? thanks...

in response to: The Bridges of New York City by Peter

addendum: By establishing an easily recognizable basic character with a bold, graphic line-quality and reduced palette, The London Police has pushed Urban Art a huge step away from graffiti tagging toward a unique brand of symbolic......

in response to: The London Police by Jamie

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