Comments on: Speaking of death and traffic… http://blogging.la/2009/06/21/speaking-of-death-and-traffic/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Travis Koplow http://blogging.la/2009/06/21/speaking-of-death-and-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-56907 Travis Koplow Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:28:35 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29980#comment-56907 For what it's worth, Metblogs has covered Skullphone at least a couple of times recently: http://la.metblogs.com/2007/09/10/stealth-art/ & http://la.metblogs.com/2007/10/02/skullphone-sighting-in-philly/ But I too have never seen the sticker on a car. I did have a friend who had one self-referentially stuck to the back of his iPhone. For what it’s worth, Metblogs has covered Skullphone at least a couple of times recently: http://la.metblogs.com/2007/09/10/stealth-art/ & http://la.metblogs.com/2007/10/02/skullphone-sighting-in-philly/ But I too have never seen the sticker on a car. I did have a friend who had one self-referentially stuck to the back of his iPhone.

]]> By: Matt Mason http://blogging.la/2009/06/21/speaking-of-death-and-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-56906 Matt Mason Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:41:26 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29980#comment-56906 It's all about context. I've seen this image on a poster or a building before, but never on a car bumper sticker, and thus had never given it the additional meaning we both give it now. It's all about the context. I remember having a discussion about this image a couple of years ago, describing it to 2 friends, who said they didn't like the idea. But who cares what they think? It moved me and still does. Now, as far as Priuses being no longer the mpg wunderkinds in the face of <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/19/obama-cafe-increase-an-historic-agreement-to-help-america-brea/" rel="nofollow">new federal "CAFE" vehicle fuel economy standards</a> (including a required 42 mpg fleet average for cars) which are supposed to take effect fully by 2016, I wish that would happen this way, but am <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/06/AR2009060602212.html" rel="nofollow">not holding my breath.</a> It’s all about context. I’ve seen this image on a poster or a building before, but never on a car bumper sticker, and thus had never given it the additional meaning we both give it now. It’s all about the context. I remember having a discussion about this image a couple of years ago, describing it to 2 friends, who said they didn’t like the idea. But who cares what they think? It moved me and still does.

Now, as far as Priuses being no longer the mpg wunderkinds in the face of new federal “CAFE” vehicle fuel economy standards
(including a required 42 mpg fleet average for cars) which are supposed to take effect fully by 2016, I wish that would happen this way, but am not holding my breath.

]]> By: Lucinda Michele http://blogging.la/2009/06/21/speaking-of-death-and-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-56905 Lucinda Michele Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:39:50 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29980#comment-56905 @absconded, True, but not everyone knows that. His work may be known to those of us who monitor local street art, but not everyone does that. @absconded, True, but not everyone knows that. His work may be known to those of us who monitor local street art, but not everyone does that.

]]> By: absconded http://blogging.la/2009/06/21/speaking-of-death-and-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-56904 absconded Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:28:58 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=29980#comment-56904 Um, <a href="http://www.skullphone.com/" rel="nofollow">skullphone</a> has been around for at least a few years now. Um, skullphone has been around for at least a few years now.

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