unsettling graffiti of falmouth

[bladderwrack]

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[p_zeitgeist]

I am not convinced that any graffiti could be quite as unsettling as the official sign. On second look I do realize that the final icon is for pirates, but on first glance it looked like an icon for poison. And while I grant that I have been known to look upon telephones in much the same way that people might look upon poison, I suspect that's a minority viewpoint.

Also, it's not clear to me that a sign for sanitary facilities, wheelchair accessibility, telephones, and pirates is really that far removed from one advertising sanitary facilities, accessibility, telephones, and poison. Call me provincial if you will, but there it is.

[bladderwrack]

Huh. 'pirates' and 'poison' very nearly share a symbol, I never noticed that before. In any case officialdom cannot be accused of such a sense of humour; the final icon has been added in black marker pen. it is v convincing even irl!

[p_zeitgeist]

I am so gullible. I thought that the pirates icon was for the advertised National Marine Museum -- honestly, I did! I just figured, maybe Falmouth had a major folklore tradition or something I didn't know about, and that the icon would make perfect sense in the appropriate context.

Now I am lost in admiration of the graffiti artist responsible for it.

[doginnighttime]

To be honest, the most disturbing one to me is the "IS EVERYBODY OKAY?"

Seems post apocalyptic, in a way.

[bladderwrack]

I totally agree on both counts! XD

[doginnighttime]

RIGHT. Why is that place so creepy?

(Also, I suck for never sending you that story, but it has transformed into an ungodly long novella that haunts me and whispers things in the night. It's best to keep it locked up for now.)