:pax:
http://www.poee.co.uk/bip/index.php?title=POSTERGASM
Cram, this is wonderful!
:mittens:
first set of postergasm photos is up:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/22982051@N03/42rAiB
we ran out of light and didn't get as many good shots as we'd like, but it's a start.
That was fun! The people in McDonalds were all very amused by our awesome facial hair.
I actually have my printer working...I'll see what I can get done tomorrow (might need to buy some sellotape though....)
Oh happy happy! This is something I can participate in. It's very much like larding, except that rather than having specific victims beneficiaries, the PUBLIC is your beneficiary!
LARD THE WORLD
WITH THOUGHTS
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 19, 2008, 11:38:12 PMfirst set of postergasm photos is up:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/22982051@N03/42rAiB
we ran out of light and didn't get as many good shots as we'd like, but it's a start.
That was fun! The people in McDonalds were all very amused by our awesome facial hair.
great pics!
btw i gotta warn you, flickr sucks partly in that (i recently discovered) with a free account, you can have only three sets. yes, that's right.
but you can still upload as many photos as you like and tag them, though.
btw, any idea why they're not showing up here: ?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/postergasm/
They are for me.
yes. now they are here too.
Well, thats good.
Since I slept in for 13 hours, and can't find my gloves, I wont be postergasming today. But I'll have some shit ready to go for tomorrow, for sure.
Quote from: triple zero on January 20, 2008, 12:09:05 PM
btw, any idea why they're not showing up here: ?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/postergasm/
according to flickr, it takes 24-48 hours for tagged photos to get noticed by the spiders.
Didn't know about the three sets. That's bogus. What's the difference between a set and a group, anyway?
i havent played with groups yet, but as far as i can figure, a set is a collection of your own pictures, and a group is a bunch of pictures from multiple accounts?
instead of sets, i'm just tagging my pics with a tag that indicates what "set" they belong to. the only downside seems to be that you can't sort them (meaning if you upload them in chronological order, you're gonna view them last-to-first).
LAWL!!!!
Most excellent! We had planned an outing but the 2 degree weather forced a Cabal Revolt. Ah well, regrouping and implementation are imminent.
Similar conditions here. I nearly had to cancel my traditional morning coffee the weather here is so bad. The air should not attempt to freeze around you while you walk down the road.
the replies to postergasm on 23ae are reminding me why I hang out here and not on other allegedly Discordian sites.
Quoteoracor - that makes no sense. that's not to say that it should, but if you really want to waste time you need to put more, or less, ink into it. less is a poster similar to the one above but simply reading: two. more is a full color print of textless content that is completely irrelevent yet somehow completely visible over anything else. there should be no recognizable symbolism involved at all. a "missing" poster containing a blank space where the missing article, animal or person would be and a phone number might also have some substantial effect. posters soaked in kerosene and set on fire are also effective, if they are posters depicting an image or picture of fire and nothing else. eye images are never practical, but i'm not permitted to explain why.
1/20/2008 9:33:49 PM
Cramulus - okay do it - and be sure to take pictures of it, it sounds really great.
1/20/2008 9:41:54 PM
oracor - by nature i have no intention of doing anything whatsoever. furthermore, i don't own a camera, but your appreciation of sound is recognized. cheers.
1/21/2008 1:16:53 PM
lol - all theory, no action.
the reply to the OMGASM POST started off much better, but then went sharply downhill as well.
But that's the internet for ya.
Very true.
I've bumped your post on EB&G, btw. I doubt many there will get into it, but maybe a few will.
Rainy weather means this will have to be INside out here...hm...*thinks of alternatives to outside poles*
Excellent work, you two, btw!
Quote from: Jenne on January 22, 2008, 01:25:43 AM
Rainy weather means this will have to be INside out here...hm...*thinks of alternatives to outside poles*
Excellent work, you two, btw!
LAMINATION FTW
:lol: I don't have those er capabilities. No access to FedexKinko's here, bub! But a poster blitz sounds just the ticket.
Just might have to wait til the rainy stuff moves out of town, or think of places I could put them up in "public" view that are shelterd from the wet. I'm thinking public library or something like that.
Quote from: Jenne on January 22, 2008, 01:35:41 AM
:lol: I don't have those er capabilities. No access to FedexKinko's here, bub! But a poster blitz sounds just the ticket.
Just might have to wait til the rainy stuff moves out of town, or think of places I could put them up in "public" view that are shelterd from the wet. I'm thinking public library or something like that.
No Kinkos? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?
Public transit is another good place to leave flyers, especially longer materials.
Also, welcome back Jenne.
Just use a home printer. Paper is cheap (and will be cheaper when paper shares plummet) and black and white printing hardly uses up the ink cartons with any great speed.
Also, I hit the University's economic department this morning. It seemed....right, to spread some chaos there on a day like today.
Quote from: Netaungrot on January 22, 2008, 03:33:30 PM
Quote from: Jenne on January 22, 2008, 01:35:41 AM
:lol: I don't have those er capabilities. No access to FedexKinko's here, bub! But a poster blitz sounds just the ticket.
Just might have to wait til the rainy stuff moves out of town, or think of places I could put them up in "public" view that are shelterd from the wet. I'm thinking public library or something like that.
No Kinkos? WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?
Public transit is another good place to leave flyers, especially longer materials.
Also, welcome back Jenne.
Thanks, Net.
Tr00f. And guess what I discovered at our school locked in a cabinet I have a key to:
A LAMINATING MASHEEN!
:D
So, we will be seeing some postergasmic activities oot and aboot--Friday, I believe, shall be a wondrous day to move forward...might rain that day, but who gives a fuck?
Plasticated omgwtfbbq posters ftw.
Oh, and hey, I'm thinking of putting up some shit from marriedtothesea.com...with their ref at the bottom of course...
Awsom!
I can't wait so see some more photos posted on flickr and tagged "postergasm"
because right now I'm the only one up there
and I'm having a short, silly, stupid battle on 23ae. There are some armchair Discordians who don't want to participate because they don't think it's possible to organize Discordians and accomplish anything. Please help me please them wrong?
JENNE - If I haven't said it yet, nice to see you 'round these parts! And also: Married to the Sea is A-OK and has some great material that might be used for this project. I almost think it would be more interesting to leave out the reference to the website. That way it won't look like an advertisement. People have a tendency to see stuff posted in public and assume that it's for some commercial purpose. I think it would have more impact if you don't leave the option for people to consider it an ad. Totally your choice though!
I thought about not ref...but I want to give Drew and Nat their due, yknow? They make their living off of it, and the advert is so random (I mean, srsly, who's "marriedtothesea"?)...but then I've been wearing their t-shirts around town and getting "what's that?" and "explain that!" from all these moms at the schools.
There's this one: You have cholera. With this little blue pill thingie:
(http://www.nataliedee.com/072906/hey-look-its-a-little-cholera.jpg) that is on this orange background that I wear...drives people nuts.
They also like my "Exercising Blows" t-shirt from toothpastefordinner.
Stupid stinking meme sheet keeps crashing my crappy browser! May have to do this on my PC. I printed out some sticker labels to leave in random places, though.
ETA: Ok, not that you all care, but I'm all printed out and ret ta go! :D I'll have to make my kids my partners in crime so I can get pix done...might get awkward trying to take 'em myself...hm...also, I travel light, so it'll have to be phone pix or gtfo, sorry. The only other digital cam we have is my husband's prized Cannon that I am rarely allowed to touch.
Quote from: Jenne on January 23, 2008, 03:18:03 AM
I thought about not ref...but I want to give Drew and Nat their due, yknow? They make their living off of it, and the advert is so random (I mean, srsly, who's "marriedtothesea"?)...but then I've been wearing their t-shirts around town and getting "what's that?" and "explain that!" from all these moms at the schools.
There's this one: You have cholera. With this little blue pill thingie:
(http://www.nataliedee.com/072906/hey-look-its-a-little-cholera.jpg) that is on this orange background that I wear...drives people nuts.
They also like my "Exercising Blows" t-shirt from toothpastefordinner.
I wore my "Meaning" toothpastefordinner shirt today.
"What's the meaning of this?!" "Oh, it's a pronoun"
:D
My poor kid--I bought at LEAST 5 t-shirts from tpfd for him...he barely "got" them. When he figures them out, though, he comes running in and is very excited about it. :lulz: I'm not a nice mom. But hey, the tshirts are teh awesome.
His fave right now is the matrix one.
Also:
(http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h183/Jenne73/forsyn.jpg) (postergasm, the beginning photos + syn's pd book)
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 23, 2008, 03:12:42 AM
and I'm having a short, silly, stupid battle on 23ae. There are some armchair Discordians who don't want to participate because they don't think it's possible to organize Discordians and accomplish anything. Please help me please them wrong?
Is that the whole basis of their argument?
What idiots. I suspect what they mean is that its much easier to just call yourself a Discordian and act wacky on a forum all day long instead of, you know...actually doing something.
And hell, its not like your even asking them to blow up the Federal Reserve (hi, NSA-bot!), or even do something borderline illegal like run the DoJ website through Gigaloader 23,000 times. Its using a printer, some paper and your spare time. Without wanting to make too many assumptions about people I have never met, these people sound like they suffer from Special Nerditis. They have their own little in joke (ie; Discordianism) that makes them feel superior to all the Grays and Cabbages, and they take great pride in that because they have little else to be proud about. Therefore, spreading the word or doing jakes, doing things that could let others in on the joke, threatens their oh so special status.
Or words to that effect. Its pretty much the same as Subgenii who are obssesed with "Bobbies", Pagans obsessed with "fluffy bunnies" and all secret societies everywhere.
My printer has decided the way forward is purple...which is not helpful.
Simple retort for pro-disorganize pinealists:
1. "Was Hagbard Celine a Discordian?" (yes)
2. "Was the crew of the Leif Ericson Discordian?" (yes)
3. "How did they get things done?" (organization)
Quote from: Cain on January 23, 2008, 05:53:14 AM
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 23, 2008, 03:12:42 AM
and I'm having a short, silly, stupid battle on 23ae. There are some armchair Discordians who don't want to participate because they don't think it's possible to organize Discordians and accomplish anything. Please help me please them wrong?
Is that the whole basis of their argument?
What idiots. I suspect what they mean is that its much easier to just call yourself a Discordian and act wacky on a forum all day long instead of, you know...actually doing something.
And hell, its not like your even asking them to blow up the Federal Reserve (hi, NSA-bot!), or even do something borderline illegal like run the DoJ website through Gigaloader 23,000 times. Its using a printer, some paper and your spare time. Without wanting to make too many assumptions about people I have never met, these people sound like they suffer from Special Nerditis. They have their own little in joke (ie; Discordianism) that makes them feel superior to all the Grays and Cabbages, and they take great pride in that because they have little else to be proud about. Therefore, spreading the word or doing jakes, doing things that could let others in on the joke, threatens their oh so special status.
Or words to that effect. Its pretty much the same as Subgenii who are obssesed with "Bobbies", Pagans obsessed with "fluffy bunnies" and all secret societies everywhere.
I think that may be true in some sense... but let's not beat them too harshly yet. George Dorn didn't grok Hagbard at first either ;-)
Updated/ modified the 5160 labels for PG for winpub 2k, haven't been able to post em on BIP wiki. If anyone could use em, let me know.
Quote from: Ratatosk on January 23, 2008, 05:55:09 PM
Quote from: Cain on January 23, 2008, 05:53:14 AM
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 23, 2008, 03:12:42 AM
and I'm having a short, silly, stupid battle on 23ae. There are some armchair Discordians who don't want to participate because they don't think it's possible to organize Discordians and accomplish anything. Please help me please them wrong?
Is that the whole basis of their argument?
What idiots. I suspect what they mean is that its much easier to just call yourself a Discordian and act wacky on a forum all day long instead of, you know...actually doing something.
And hell, its not like your even asking them to blow up the Federal Reserve (hi, NSA-bot!), or even do something borderline illegal like run the DoJ website through Gigaloader 23,000 times. Its using a printer, some paper and your spare time. Without wanting to make too many assumptions about people I have never met, these people sound like they suffer from Special Nerditis. They have their own little in joke (ie; Discordianism) that makes them feel superior to all the Grays and Cabbages, and they take great pride in that because they have little else to be proud about. Therefore, spreading the word or doing jakes, doing things that could let others in on the joke, threatens their oh so special status.
Or words to that effect. Its pretty much the same as Subgenii who are obssesed with "Bobbies", Pagans obsessed with "fluffy bunnies" and all secret societies everywhere.
I think that may be true in some sense... but let's not beat them too harshly yet. George Dorn didn't grok Hagbard at first either ;-)
I've been hanging around with Pagans lately. They make me want to hit people.
Quote from: Cain on January 24, 2008, 05:56:29 AM
Quote from: Ratatosk on January 23, 2008, 05:55:09 PM
Quote from: Cain on January 23, 2008, 05:53:14 AM
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 23, 2008, 03:12:42 AM
and I'm having a short, silly, stupid battle on 23ae. There are some armchair Discordians who don't want to participate because they don't think it's possible to organize Discordians and accomplish anything. Please help me please them wrong?
Is that the whole basis of their argument?
What idiots. I suspect what they mean is that its much easier to just call yourself a Discordian and act wacky on a forum all day long instead of, you know...actually doing something.
And hell, its not like your even asking them to blow up the Federal Reserve (hi, NSA-bot!), or even do something borderline illegal like run the DoJ website through Gigaloader 23,000 times. Its using a printer, some paper and your spare time. Without wanting to make too many assumptions about people I have never met, these people sound like they suffer from Special Nerditis. They have their own little in joke (ie; Discordianism) that makes them feel superior to all the Grays and Cabbages, and they take great pride in that because they have little else to be proud about. Therefore, spreading the word or doing jakes, doing things that could let others in on the joke, threatens their oh so special status.
Or words to that effect. Its pretty much the same as Subgenii who are obssesed with "Bobbies", Pagans obsessed with "fluffy bunnies" and all secret societies everywhere.
I think that may be true in some sense... but let's not beat them too harshly yet. George Dorn didn't grok Hagbard at first either ;-)
I've been hanging around with Pagans lately. They make me want to hit people.
Ah, I see.
Quote from: Cain on January 24, 2008, 05:56:29 AM
I've been hanging around with Pagans lately. They make me want to hit people.
What's compelling you to hang out with hippies?
Quote from: LMNO on January 24, 2008, 01:08:40 PM
Quote from: Cain on January 24, 2008, 05:56:29 AM
I've been hanging around with Pagans lately. They make me want to hit people.
What's compelling you to hang out with hippies?
In an online sense. Offline I've already discovered the local ones are humourless and, even worse, throw crap parties.
Rumor is they're fairly promiscuous, though.
But you have to bring your own soap.
Yes, I think they all heard this rumour as well.
Well, except for maybe one of the goth chicks. But I got the impression she was too gothique for that sort of thing.
Quote from: Cain on January 24, 2008, 01:26:25 PM
Quote from: LMNO on January 24, 2008, 01:08:40 PM
Quote from: Cain on January 24, 2008, 05:56:29 AM
I've been hanging around with Pagans lately. They make me want to hit people.
What's compelling you to hang out with hippies?
In an online sense. Offline I've already discovered the local ones are humourless and, even worse, throw crap parties.
You just hang out with the wrong ones...
This is true, but we don't have any Vikings around here.
Quote from: Cain on January 24, 2008, 02:09:01 PM
This is true, but we don't have any Vikings around here.
Did I ever tell you about the most awesome and authentic Vikings I ever met? It was a SCA group at Pennsic... from Japan. Perfect replicas, camp layout, living quarters, cookware, all perfect... for 4'9", beardless Vikings.
They even drank like Vikings... or SCAdians (not a lot of difference).
:lulz:
I'll give the Japanese this much, when they set out to do something, they try their damndest at it, regardless of how insane or unlikely it may be.
Quote from: Cain on January 24, 2008, 02:24:28 PM
:lulz:
I'll give the Japanese this much, when they set out to do something, they try their damndest at it, regardless of how insane or unlikely it may be.
Yeah, I thought it was fantastic... absurd and a testament to the Erisian aspect of the SCA (secretly a cult celebrating the Holey Union of Dionysus and Eris).
http://community.livejournal.com/eris_activists/8183.html (http://community.livejournal.com/eris_activists/8183.html)
MetaGASM
:lulz: :argh!: :lulz: :argh!: :lulz: :argh!: :lulz:
(new solider and hunchback motif?)
Quote from: Ratatosk on January 24, 2008, 03:27:26 PM
http://community.livejournal.com/eris_activists/8183.html (http://community.livejournal.com/eris_activists/8183.html)
MetaGASM
:lulz: :argh!: :lulz: :argh!: :lulz: :argh!: :lulz:
(new solider and hunchback motif?)
It's my attempt at recruiting.
Quote from: LMNO on January 24, 2008, 04:00:07 PM
Quote from: Ratatosk on January 24, 2008, 03:27:26 PM
http://community.livejournal.com/eris_activists/8183.html (http://community.livejournal.com/eris_activists/8183.html)
MetaGASM
:lulz: :argh!: :lulz: :argh!: :lulz: :argh!: :lulz:
(new solider and hunchback motif?)
It's my attempt at recruiting.
Heh, I was just LOLing at the self reference:
"Black Sheep are still Sheep"
"Everyone, post these images!!!"
LOL I think its great, please don't think otherwise, just struck me as Funnay
we use this at work from time to time.
i thought this may be of some use in this venture:
http://anonym.to/http://brandsoftheworld.com/catalogue/
they have corporation, band and movie logos free to download to use ..ahem..responsibly.
they generally come in adobe illustrator (.ai), .eps and other print-ready formats.
That is highly useful. Thanks.
Boots and I postered a little last night, using materials the kind Cramulus sent:
http://flickr.com/photos/kalera/tags/postergasm/
I should probably make an account just for this stuff, but whatever.
Also, re: pagans... just like tourists, you don't notice the ones who aren't obnoxious. They're out there though! I swear!
:mittens:
yesterday i printed a stack of posters, but so far i've been too lazy to put them up. i will do so in the end though, and there will be pics ;-)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23105249@N03/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23105249@N03/)
:lulz:
Quote from: Diseris on January 26, 2008, 11:32:32 PM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23105249@N03/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/23105249@N03/)
:lulz:
Awesome!
:mittens:
Where in the world did you pollute with our shitty ideas?
I, uh, err, just got some lucky shots of some idiot doing this around Bremertoon, PNW...
Now we've got some stuff going up at flickr! http://flickr.com/search/?q=postergasm
I want to remind people that after they take the pics, they have to tag each individual photo with "postergasm" for it to show up on that feed. It'll take a day or two to show up. RAWK ON, people!
Those of you who said you'd participate but still haven't - GET ON IT!
the GASM feed is updated so that it now automatically picks up on flickr photos tagged with the same name as the GASM:
http://elvicities.com/~ananames/gasmfeed.html
(so far, only postergasm, but there will definitely be more in the future)
for how it works and how you use it, please read my page about web2.0 on the GASM Wiki (which is linked from OMGASM in the GASMfeed).
(also i've only had the chance to debug it for Opera and Firefox, so it most probably won't work in IE. even though i would love to ignore IE as a browser, the point of the GASM project is exposure, so i will fix it for IE as soon as i get the chance)
Ok, so not posters and no photos (due to the need for being circumspect)... but there are now 50 meme bombs from the available pdf's sitting in various in-boxes around the corporation.
I told the security guys watching the cameras that I was on a data security checkup, so they had no suspicions watching me wander around the building. Muhahahahaha.
Posters will be going up around Columbus throughout the week and pictures will be included.
i put some up at my university today, photos are on flickr and at the GASMfeed.
they're a bit blurry because i hadn't had lunch yet and my hands were kinda shaky because of it.
two photos from postergasm are up on MyConfinedSpace today. Please go vote them five stars and digg 'em.
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=24051
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=24049
http://digg.com/comedy/I_bet_you_just_stepped_in_it
http://digg.com/comedy/America_No_Longer_Has_a_Breadbasket_Now_It_Has_a_Cornhole
Much LULZ can be had by printing out several of these, shuffling them with blank paper then putting them into the paper tray upside down. Executive assistants print out large reports and only use the tops and they don't even look at the backs...
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 30, 2008, 11:40:38 PM
two photos from postergasm are up on MyConfinedSpace today. Please go vote them five stars and digg 'em.
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=24051
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=24049
http://digg.com/comedy/I_bet_you_just_stepped_in_it
http://digg.com/comedy/America_No_Longer_Has_a_Breadbasket_Now_It_Has_a_Cornhole
They really don't seem to like you over at MSC, Cram.
Quote from: Ratatosk on January 31, 2008, 12:15:38 AMMuch LULZ can be had by printing out several of these, shuffling them with blank paper then putting them into the paper tray upside down. Executive assistants print out large reports and only use the tops and they don't even look at the backs...
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
wow, why had i never thought of this?
this must be put into the wiki
cram, i'll check out the links later, i gotta run now
Quote from: keeper entropic on January 31, 2008, 02:07:11 AM
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 30, 2008, 11:40:38 PM
two photos from postergasm are up on MyConfinedSpace today. Please go vote them five stars and digg 'em.
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=24051
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=24049
http://digg.com/comedy/I_bet_you_just_stepped_in_it
http://digg.com/comedy/America_No_Longer_Has_a_Breadbasket_Now_It_Has_a_Cornhole
They really don't seem to like you over at MSC, Cram.
I think I've got some bad karma over there from calling people out. The comments over there are as bad as youtube sometimes.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 30, 2008, 11:40:38 PM
two photos from postergasm are up on MyConfinedSpace today. Please go vote them five stars and digg 'em.
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=24051
http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=24049
http://digg.com/comedy/I_bet_you_just_stepped_in_it
http://digg.com/comedy/America_No_Longer_Has_a_Breadbasket_Now_It_Has_a_Cornhole
:mittens:
Honored you used that line, BTW.
I got this from Telarus KSC
http://www.sendamessage.nl/
He will spraypaint any message you send him on one of the segregation walls in Palestine for a measly 30 Euro, and send you 3 photos of the new artwork.
wee need iron on tees
Or Cafepress.
(http://www.discoflux.com/images/donotremove.png)
Makes a good fake-authority addition to any poster. Also functions fairly well as a poster all by itself.
Also,
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My postergasms are up nao. Taken over 3 days so far, the third day being the Melbourne Scientology raid...
I think they are accessable here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/tags/postergasm/
Is good! :) Also, I love Vex's posters.
http://www.discoflux.com/images/declaration1.pdf (http://www.discoflux.com/images/declaration1.pdf)
That's a really strong piece, Vex...
updates--
So far, Volume Dingus is doing really well. I've put them up in "high risk" spots - meaning that they're in spots where these things usually get torn down within hours. Nevertheless, most posters have remained up for three or four days.
We've observed two people reading the posters to whomever they are on the cell phone with, visibly laughing. That really made my day.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on February 13, 2008, 09:42:01 PM
That's a really strong piece, Vex...
updates--
So far, Volume Dingus is doing really well. I've put them up in "high risk" spots - meaning that they're in spots where these things usually get torn down within hours. Nevertheless, most posters have remained up for three or four days.
We've observed two people reading the posters to whomever they are on the cell phone with, visibly laughing. That really made my day.
After two weeks of leaving copies in random mailboxes, I've begun to notice snippets of conversations and the other day in a meeting someone said "Well, a black sheep is still a sheep."
I had to work to hold a straight face.
:| :p :|
I think a Providence Postergasm will be going into effect soon.
Vex, that Declaration is awesome and will be discreetly distributed in many a local bar, dentist, and doctor's office. I would actually love to see it in tri-fold format for more easy dissemination.
http://www.discoflux.com/files/d2.pdf
JOY!
Quote from: vexati0n on February 15, 2008, 05:38:47 AM
http://www.discoflux.com/files/d2.pdf
Because it can be folded so nicely, is there any way to put something on the other side?
anything you want.
http://www.rubberstamps.net
:P
I have compiled multiple copies of a few of my favorite posters, and will be posting them at the nearest opportunity.
- Cramulus' poster(s) from Postergasm Collection: Volume Dingus
- The "Notice of Compulsory Illumination" poster, I dunno who made it
- Vex's "THEN YOU ARE NOT FREE" poster
My contribution to PosterGASM: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2017/2244098041_4cdac75e10.jpg?v=0
I don't know why it isn't showing up on the Flickr feed.
if you tagged it "postergasm" it should appear within a day or so.
also, epimetheus, be sure to take pics and post them to flickr
My sister says she saw some of your posters in her neighborhood, Cramulus; that means there is a mystery person in Portland.
Telarus, maybe? Could also be Danny Chaoflux.
It's annoying if people aren't taking pix and uploading to flickr though!
Quote from: Nigel on February 18, 2008, 06:18:45 PM
My sister says she saw some of your posters in her neighborhood, Cramulus; that means there is a mystery person in Portland.
She didn't happen to see them yesterday, did she?
:ninja:
Quote from: triple zero on February 18, 2008, 10:45:18 AM
if you tagged it "postergasm" it should appear within a day or so.
also, epimetheus, be sure to take pics and post them to flickr
Yes of course.
Didn't you discover (in IRC) that they have to be tagged 'postergasm'
and 'gasm'?
Quote from: Netaungrot on February 18, 2008, 06:39:56 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 18, 2008, 06:18:45 PM
My sister says she saw some of your posters in her neighborhood, Cramulus; that means there is a mystery person in Portland.
She didn't happen to see them yesterday, did she?
:ninja:
Day before yesterday, actually; in NE, off Dekum near 15th.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on February 18, 2008, 06:22:32 PM
Telarus, maybe? Could also be Danny Chaoflux.
It's annoying if people aren't taking pix and uploading to flickr though!
It occurred to me that, if a passer-by was inspired enough, they could simply take down a poster I put up and photocopy it, which is definitely something I would do so it's easy to see how someone might have done that.
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 18, 2008, 08:39:04 PM
Quote from: triple zero on February 18, 2008, 10:45:18 AM
if you tagged it "postergasm" it should appear within a day or so.
also, epimetheus, be sure to take pics and post them to flickr
Yes of course.
Didn't you discover (in IRC) that they have to be tagged 'postergasm' and 'gasm'?
that's only for links posted to del.icio.us
flickr feeds tagged with <something>gasm get picked up automatically
as long as there is at least one item on del.icio.us tagged with gasm and <something>gasm.
does that make sense?
Quote from: Nigel on February 18, 2008, 10:46:53 PM
Quote from: Netaungrot on February 18, 2008, 06:39:56 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 18, 2008, 06:18:45 PM
My sister says she saw some of your posters in her neighborhood, Cramulus; that means there is a mystery person in Portland.
She didn't happen to see them yesterday, did she?
:ninja:
Day before yesterday, actually; in NE, off Dekum near 15th.
Excellent, that was not my doing.
BUT NAO I KNOA APPROXIMATELY WHERE YUOR SISTAR LIVES!
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:troll:
Quote from: triple zero on February 18, 2008, 11:07:47 PM
Quote from: Epimetheus on February 18, 2008, 08:39:04 PM
Quote from: triple zero on February 18, 2008, 10:45:18 AM
if you tagged it "postergasm" it should appear within a day or so.
also, epimetheus, be sure to take pics and post them to flickr
Yes of course.
Didn't you discover (in IRC) that they have to be tagged 'postergasm' and 'gasm'?
that's only for links posted to del.icio.us
flickr feeds tagged with <something>gasm get picked up automatically as long as there is at least one item on del.icio.us tagged with gasm and <something>gasm.
does that make sense?
Wait, are you saying in order for my flickr photos to get in the feed, I must have something on del.icio.us?
i.e. No, it doesn't make sense.
The GASM Mission Feed (http://baronvonhoopla.blogspot.com/) picks up stuff on flickr as long as there's already a delicious category for it.
For example--
if there's a picture on flickr tagged "orgasm" it won't get picked up by the mission feed
--unless someone tagged something on del.icio.us with the tags "orgasm", and "gasm"
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on February 19, 2008, 04:18:06 PM
The GASM Mission Feed (http://baronvonhoopla.blogspot.com/) picks up stuff on flickr as long as there's already a delicious category for it.
For example--
if there's a picture on flickr tagged "orgasm" it won't get picked up by the mission feed
--unless someone tagged something on del.icio.us with the tags "orgasm", and "gasm"
OHHH, I got it. So if I tag on flickr stuff "postergasm" or "colbertgasm" or something, it will be in the GASMfeed whether I tag those on del.icio.us or not; because other people have tagged those things on del.icio.us already. Yes?
exactly!
eureka!
Quote from: Netaungrot on February 19, 2008, 06:12:28 AM
Quote from: Nigel on February 18, 2008, 10:46:53 PM
Quote from: Netaungrot on February 18, 2008, 06:39:56 PM
Quote from: Nigel on February 18, 2008, 06:18:45 PM
My sister says she saw some of your posters in her neighborhood, Cramulus; that means there is a mystery person in Portland.
She didn't happen to see them yesterday, did she?
:ninja:
Day before yesterday, actually; in NE, off Dekum near 15th.
Excellent, that was not my doing.
BUT NAO I KNOA APPROXIMATELY WHERE YUOR SISTAR LIVES!
\
:troll:
DANGAR!
That is also approximately where my friend Cordelia the Enucleator lives.
Will the Gasm Feed pick up things from other picture sites such as say...photobucket? Photobucket seems to host pictures and albums more efficiently and you can still add as many tags as you need...it's what I use to host pictures anyways...so is there anyway that I can get the feed to pick those up as well?
nop, it only picks up flickr and del.icio.us so far.
i'd have fix a lot of code to make it pick up photobucket as well.
but since you can tag any site with del.icio.us....can't I tag individual photobucket albums, if I make one for postergasm or gasm, or tag certain photobucket photos...using del.icio.us???
oh yeah sure, but they will show up as links in the GASM Feed and not as thumbnails like the Flickr photos.
btw whoever posted "Matthew's Posters for Postergasm in PDF
This is a collection of some self made posters for POSTERGASM" to del.icio.us did it WRONG, becuase that's just a link to the mihd.net main page, not a mihd.net download link.
Here's my (minor) contribution to POSTERGASM:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-e/sets/72157603953372321/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-e/sets/72157603953372321/)
I gotta say, it was this project that inspired me to be active and do something. I really dig it. :)
I did indeed see that, sorry for that I deleted it.
Quote from: EmmaE on February 21, 2008, 01:41:24 AM
Here's my (minor) contribution to POSTERGASM:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-e/sets/72157603953372321/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-e/sets/72157603953372321/)
I gotta say, it was this project that inspired me to be active and do something. I really dig it. :)
you just made my day, EmmaE.
I suspect that goes for a number of us. :mrgreen:
Quote from: bringdownthesystem on February 21, 2008, 03:24:12 AM
I did indeed see that, sorry for that I deleted it.
I saw your posters earlier today and I really dig 'em. If you send me the PDF I'll host it on vex's FTP. (thanx again, Vex!!)
If you'd like, I can also hook you up with a Black Iron Prison Wiki account so you can add it to the wiki.
Yes I would like that account, and the link to the PDF was http://mihd.net/qulkmi (http://mihd.net/qulkmi) and I believe that download is in PDF format, so that'd be cool if you want to put it on Vex's.
Oh, and guys...gotta say:
I went on my first POSTERGASM outing tonight (12:38 so most things closed) lol, it was VERY fun. I took pictures on my shitty cell phone, so if I DO get them up their not great. However it was hilarious, we hit a couple church's, blockbuster, hospital, 2 gas station pumps(which works good for long reads), a library, THE FUCKING COURTHOUSE DOOR lol...ummm the Bowling Alley, Burger King Drive through on a thing above the speaker....and last but not least we put up our favorite "Now that you've read this I'll follow you home"...and we put it on the Wal-Mart missing children glass cover of those bulletins. Classic.
I used some from Mine I just recently made (adding more to them as I think..) and then some from the one's you all have listed on the wiki.
Quote from: bringdownthesystem on February 21, 2008, 06:40:46 AM
Yes I would like that account, and the link to the PDF was http://mihd.net/qulkmi (http://mihd.net/qulkmi) and I believe that download is in PDF format, so that'd be cool if you want to put it on Vex's.
Oh, and guys...gotta say:
I went on my first POSTERGASM outing tonight (12:38 so most things closed) lol, it was VERY fun. I took pictures on my shitty cell phone, so if I DO get them up their not great. However it was hilarious, we hit a couple church's, blockbuster, hospital, 2 gas station pumps(which works good for long reads), a library, THE FUCKING COURTHOUSE DOOR lol...ummm the Bowling Alley, Burger King Drive through on a thing above the speaker....and last but not least we put up our favorite "Now that you've read this I'll follow you home"...and we put it on the Wal-Mart missing children glass cover of those bulletins. Classic.
I used some from Mine I just recently made (adding more to them as I think..) and then some from the one's you all have listed on the wiki.
RAWK ON, man. Never thought of gas pumps for the longer pieces, either. Good call.
I've done some covert spying on people reading posters, and I've found that unless they're a captive audience, they're not going to finish the longer (Roger) rants.
HAHAHAH :D
Just got word from my only other Cabal member (only two, does that count? We'll grow)....and he just informed me that he is at one of the gas stations, and they called the cops last night after finding the poster (he knows guy who works there) mainly because at the bottom I had the URL www.blackironprison.com and in this redneck southern town it was taken as a racist "inprison the blacks type thing" lol. LMFAO
*snicker*
we actually have a thread about that. http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=13141.0
Quote from: LMNO on June 22, 2007, 01:06:50 PM
Oh, I get it.
The seal that Syn made-- he predicted someone would see the latin translation of "black" and immediately leap to racist conclusions.
(http://www.poee.co.uk/bip/images/4/46/Dollar_bip_niger_ferrum_carcer.jpg)
We talked about it for a while, and then we concluded that anyone who would think a latin translation of "black iron prison" was racist was, in fact, a complete fucking idiot.
Well, looks like we wore 169% RIGHT about that one.
Heh, well I would have even excused it more about the cops thing IIIIF I say IF I had put the seal. It just said www.blackironprison.com lol...Oklahoma small towns are funny...immediately jump to conclusions over nothing.
"OH MY GOD IT SAID BLACK AND PRISON!!" :argh!:
But the COPS? Who calls the fuzz over a poster on a gas pump lol...oh no, it said something about freethinking...we better call the police before the KKK rise up again?
Also, for reference it's that one in my posters I made the other day that says LOOK! really big at the top and then has the small text towards the bottom...
Oh, yeah also could I get an account on the wiki?
Well the cool thing is that all of this hullabaloo might just draw out some actual investigation of the website. police attention is a better result than some gaspump goon ripping it down without reading it. most of us don't get the benefit of seeing the reaction to our posters, so you got a rare treat there. :D
Quote from: EmmaE on February 21, 2008, 01:41:24 AM
Here's my (minor) contribution to POSTERGASM:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-e/sets/72157603953372321/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/e-e/sets/72157603953372321/)
I gotta say, it was this project that inspired me to be active and do something. I really dig it. :)
Glorious. :lol:
Quote from: bringdownthesystem on February 21, 2008, 06:23:11 PM
HAHAHAH :D
Just got word from my only other Cabal member (only two, does that count? We'll grow)....and he just informed me that he is at one of the gas stations, and they called the cops last night after finding the poster (he knows guy who works there) mainly because at the bottom I had the URL www.blackironprison.com and in this redneck southern town it was taken as a racist "inprison the blacks type thing" lol. LMFAO
Also, glorious.
:lulz:
:pax:
Matt, your file is now hosted here: http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit//grantsposters.pdf
I'm not sure it was completely a racist thing now, partly yes. But it seems the full story is that people called the cops suspecting some kind of cultist weird society or organization...probably especially after posters of similar nature appear all over town and on the court house.
Also, thanks Professor. Also guys don't think I'm too stupid using my name, Matthew Pizgatti is an alias as well...it's cool. I'm going to add that new link to the wiki if you haven't already. Thanks for putting it up once again.
They fear a cult!
Little do they know that is closer to the truth than the racism theory. :fap:
Oh,
EDIT:
We went around the other day with about 25 more signs of varying things and hit every major building in our small city here. Today I just printed out around 35 posters, 11 something longer ones of Roger's, and around 15 of those 23 things to do while you wait fliers (wasted about 20 pages until I found out how to print those pamphlets on opposite sides of paper.), and then around 6-7 of some certain ones to go on windshields and such. It'll be fun next time we can get over into town. I would love to take more pictures guys, but even if I put them in the computer it's with my phone so they are crappy as hell, and you have the choice of a far away picture where you can't read the sign but can see where it's posted or a close up to read the sign but can see where it is....
Quote from: bringdownthesystem on February 22, 2008, 09:40:31 PMI would love to take more pictures guys, but even if I put them in the computer it's with my phone so they are crappy as hell, and you have the choice of a far away picture where you can't read the sign but can see where it's posted or a close up to read the sign but can see where it is....
just keep us updated about the cult/police story :)
Ah...it seems that someone...yeah, someone...decided to go on a drunken spree? They ripped all the posters out of the local post office, and put up postergasm stuff, the post office plaque picture things are all down the street, it seems these unnamed people also took newspapers off the step of a local stores front and spread them down and around the street and placed meme bombs in many mailboxes...
Is that a federal offense for those unnamed persons? as well as a curfew thing at 1 in da morning?
Quote from: bringdownthesystem on February 27, 2008, 07:29:50 PM
Ah...it seems that someone...yeah, someone...decided to go on a drunken spree? They ripped all the posters out of the local post office, and put up postergasm stuff, the post office plaque picture things are all down the street, it seems these unnamed people also took newspapers off the step of a local stores front and spread them down and around the street and placed meme bombs in many mailboxes...
Is that a federal offense for those unnamed persons? as well as a curfew thing at 1 in da morning?
Regardless of the law, associating the posters with unthinking vandalism seems kinda counterproductive.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on February 21, 2008, 01:52:16 PM
Quote from: bringdownthesystem on February 21, 2008, 06:40:46 AM
Yes I would like that account, and the link to the PDF was http://mihd.net/qulkmi (http://mihd.net/qulkmi) and I believe that download is in PDF format, so that'd be cool if you want to put it on Vex's.
Oh, and guys...gotta say:
I went on my first POSTERGASM outing tonight (12:38 so most things closed) lol, it was VERY fun. I took pictures on my shitty cell phone, so if I DO get them up their not great. However it was hilarious, we hit a couple church's, blockbuster, hospital, 2 gas station pumps(which works good for long reads), a library, THE FUCKING COURTHOUSE DOOR lol...ummm the Bowling Alley, Burger King Drive through on a thing above the speaker....and last but not least we put up our favorite "Now that you've read this I'll follow you home"...and we put it on the Wal-Mart missing children glass cover of those bulletins. Classic.
I used some from Mine I just recently made (adding more to them as I think..) and then some from the one's you all have listed on the wiki.
RAWK ON, man. Never thought of gas pumps for the longer pieces, either. Good call.
I've done some covert spying on people reading posters, and I've found that unless they're a captive audience, they're not going to finish the longer (Roger) rants.
How far do you think they get?
What do you mean by "captive audience"? Stuck on public transportation, type of deal?
Quote from: Netaungrot on February 27, 2008, 07:42:26 PM
Quote from: bringdownthesystem on February 27, 2008, 07:29:50 PM
Ah...it seems that someone...yeah, someone...decided to go on a drunken spree? They ripped all the posters out of the local post office, and put up postergasm stuff, the post office plaque picture things are all down the street, it seems these unnamed people also took newspapers off the step of a local stores front and spread them down and around the street and placed meme bombs in many mailboxes...
Is that a federal offense for those unnamed persons? as well as a curfew thing at 1 in da morning?
Regardless of the law, associating the posters with unthinking vandalism seems kinda counterproductive.
I agree with Net here. I don't see what it accomplishes to take down other people's stuff. It just identifies the person who put the flyers up as a vandal. also, better to stuff meme bombs inside newspapers than to trash the newspapers alltogether.
I don't know. I would say the paper's are useless propaganda from the mass media here anyways. And the post office is the closest representative building of federal stuff...associated with that country and gov. that I do not support. Granted the vandalism was not thought through...not the best idea, realize that now...was fun though?
Quote from: bringdownthesystem on February 27, 2008, 11:55:16 PMwas fun though?
since you just reached 50, i'll just answer you:
No. You sir, are an unthinking idiot. If you associate discordian memes with vandalism, your actions are working against us, not with us.
Vandalism is as old as the things being vandalized. It has not brought down the institutions that oppress, and it does not open up people's minds.
People want their newspapers, and they want a working postal system. They want their general surroundings to not look like shit. In a war of images, the System WILL win. It has the home field advantage, not to mention better teamwork.
That is why Operation: Mindfuck is about mindfucking. We are not attacking the System itself, or its image. POSTERGASM memebombs are direct shots at the people that normally defend the system: uncritical, complacent minds.
I get what everyone is saying, and I do agree. I didn't mean to associate unthinking vandalism with the true goals of waking people up so to speak. I hope I don't get in trouble later as I put up signs around town...basically I should have thought it through a bit more, unlike me, but also unlike me to drink and then go running around. I'll be more careful, in a still chaotic way. And I can't deny the fun factor though, tis was great, but I see where the problem came in, should have just posted and left. Even placing the plaques on the floor would be fine, but not taking em away completely.
Small changes+many acts and many people= overlapping big project of mindfucked.
okay, you seem to get it :) that's great :)
other thing, fred remarked yesterday in the chat, don't most post offices have cameras running 24/7 ?
small crappy redneck town...I hope not. :oops:
On the way to work this morning I was looking out the train window, and there was this really beautiful bridge that ran over a brook. A really pretty scene. And there was a sign on the side of the bridge which said "NO GRAFFITI" (this was, of course, vandalized -but that's besides the point) And I thought to myself - isn't this sign itself graffiti?
It's spoiling the beauty of this scene, but it's somehow legitimate.
I think I'm gonna make some ironic posters like "DO NOT HANG SIGNS ON THIS WALL"
(http://www.discoflux.com/images/sharp_edges.jpg)
My daughter has a sign on her door that says "Post No Bills". It's her favorite, for obvious reasons.
I like it Cram...make it if you think about it. But yes really, it's like " No one can befoul nature besides those with authority...which is only us because we're the state and above god?"
Somewhat related question: how do I make my printer at home print without margins? I have a few posters I've made a .doc of (for a GASM-ish mission, more on that later), but they look all wrong with margins. And if I can't do that with a regular home laser printer, I'd imagine I could do something like that at Kinkos, right?
One of the posters, to show of my WOMW skillz (http://rapidshare.com/files/98251636/not_real_color.doc.html)
i gots camera, will join soon.
Quote from: The Littlest Ubermensch on March 09, 2008, 05:34:31 PM
Somewhat related question: how do I make my printer at home print without margins? I have a few posters I've made a .doc of (for a GASM-ish mission, more on that later), but they look all wrong with margins. And if I can't do that with a regular home laser printer, I'd imagine I could do something like that at Kinkos, right?
One of the posters, to show of my WOMW skillz (http://rapidshare.com/files/98251636/not_real_color.doc.html)
the printers at kinkos will put on about 1/8" margin. if you want to print the copy out to full bleed (right up to the grey edge) i would recommend either fitting the document to print within the 8.5x11 margins and cutting it or printing the document centered on 11x17" and cutting it. kinkos have a cutter that will cut a whole stack of paper. it comes out to 1.50/cut and i think for a full color 11x17 on laser paper it comes to around 2 bucks per print. if you perfer to fit the document to print on 8.5x11 kinkos is running a 49 cent color copy special.
printers always have margins, afaik. you just need to cut them off.
stuff that gets printed to A4 (that's european paper size) to the margins, is usually printed on a larger paper, then cut to A4.
use InDesign or Illustrator for full control over your layout. but you're going to need to cut either way. this is a mechanical limitation with printers.
xposting this thought from the IRC channel:
"i just think with all the propaganda posters we're not doing a very good job at really spreading URLs for people that want to know more. hell, there's often not even googleable terms on a poster :) but that's also because we never quite had a good URL to put on the propaganda, the main index page of PD.com tells nothing, and the forum is too big for anyone to get a good glance. the blog is perfect"
so uh, anybody that makes posters, and wants to put a sort of followup URL on it, but is not sure what it should be, use
http://www.principiadiscordia.com/blog
thanks
It seems it might be good to put a link to the blog on the front page?
I prefer not to put the full link on the posters, because I'm afraid the more discerning viewers might look at it and go "oh, it's an ad" and never think about it again... and those are the exact people we WANT to come here, IMO.
However, the word "Discordia" or the phrase "All Hail Discordia" on the posters somewhere is quite Googleable, and PD.com is pretty high in the results. If you make people FIND it, they will WANT it.
yeah, i usually make sure there's a "hail eris" or something on the posters that i put up...
oh yeah, new pics...
http://flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/2332459762/ http://flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/2332459562/
:lulz: :lulz: Some of these are so funny! I should paste em up wherever I can.
Quote from: Nigel on March 14, 2008, 01:58:11 AM
[...]I'm afraid the more discerning viewers might look at it and go "oh, it's an ad" and never think about it again... and those are the exact people we WANT to come here, IMO.
If these are truly discerning viewers they'd see that PosterGASM posters sell ideas, not products. You mean, if they share your commie-fail perspective of ads = ev0l-madgjixcks you think they'd get along with us. Though on point in other areas, that still doesn't fly.
If someone is so rabidly anti-capitalist/paranoid to reject something on the basis of "it looking like an ad" even though it's placed in a space that isn't paid for, they're probably too dogmatic and grey for this board to begin with.
The "discordia" market does not fit your preconceived notions.
I'm not the one who thinks advertising is evil, pangolin-face. I'm the one who thinks it's a tool. I spend about $5300/year on advertising, it's a valid tool. Like any tool, it can be used ethically or unethically.
Have you noticed that this city is literally covered with ads? They're everywhere. people want you to come check out their bands, their baby clothes, their whatever. A lot of ads are pretty clever, too. All I'm saying is that I think it would be more effective/interesting to make people dig a little, pique their interest, rather than throw the ad ('cause that's what it is, an ad for PD.com) right on the poster, because I think there's kind of a high rate for burnout and dismissal of ads, however clever and subversive. So that's what I'm doing. Other people can do it however they think is awesomest or funniest or whatever.
So, yeah, my approach is a little more viral marketing" than "overt advertisement", and maybe that's dumb. But I still like it, and it's what I'm going to do.
Also, because I think the posters are damn funny without being connected to any kind of cause, website, etc. When they have an obvious purpose I feel like it loses a little of the "WTF" quality that makes me want to do it.
Quote from: Nigel on March 16, 2008, 03:26:45 AM
I'm not the one who thinks advertising is evil, pangolin-face. I'm the one who thinks it's a tool. I spend about $5300/year on advertising, it's a valid tool. Like any tool, it can be used ethically or unethically.
Have you noticed that this city is literally covered with ads? They're everywhere. people want you to come check out their bands, their baby clothes, their whatever. A lot of ads are pretty clever, too. All I'm saying is that I think it would be more effective/interesting to make people dig a little, pique their interest, rather than throw the ad ('cause that's what it is, an ad for PD.com) right on the poster, because I think there's kind of a high rate for burnout and dismissal of ads, however clever and subversive. So that's what I'm doing. Other people can do it however they think is awesomest or funniest or whatever.
So, yeah, my approach is a little more viral marketing" than "overt advertisement", and maybe that's dumb. But I still like it, and it's what I'm going to do.
Well, forgive me for getting that impression from your previous post.
Now that I've heard more about your idea, the more I'm liking it.
Net,
Douchetard.
Wouldn't it make sense for the PD.com main page to display the last post from the blog, under the intro text? There's room, and it would make the main page much more useful to link to.
verb, yea that's a good idea. chalk it up to the list :)
also, i'm going to put principiadiscordia.com/blog on my posters anyway. i agree with Net on the part where if someone thinks that something (a memebomb) is cool, but then wouldn't want to find out more about it if the URL is handed on a plate to them, but under the same circumstances, the same person would find out more about it if they had to google a phrase for it, they're idiots.
okay, well, not quite idiots. but a tad shortsighted to actively disregard something you enjoy/piques your interest for the simple fact that it's got a URL on it.
personally, if i would find a poster that's weird and zany, makes me smile and/or think, i would definitely have a positive feeling towards the URL, and at least i would know for sure that it is actually related to the poster.
while if there's just a phrase, there must be something pretty damn compelling about that poster for me to write down the phrase in order to google it later, with a good chance that i won't find the people who made the poster, but just any random site (okay we know that PD.com will probably turn up in the first three results, but the target audience doesn't).
speaking of weird and zany, i know that there's a lot of young people actively or passively looking for just exactly that. comes with the territory of living in a city with a 20% student population, i guess. not all students of course, but i feel that a good part of them are (at least sunconsciously) aware of the twisted crazyness that permeates our existence, and that which we worship.
i've been putting up some every week in a "space for non-commercial messages" at one of the supermarkets here. i'm not entirely sure, but i think they are supposed to leave any messages there for at least a week, but i'm pretty certain my "DO NOT REMOVE THIS FLYER // HORNET" poster got removed after just a few days.
currently the "CIRCULAR REASONING WORKS BECAUSE OF--" poster is up at the same place since thursday afternoon, i haven't been able to check back, but will do so on monday, if it's removed, i'm going to complain about it. because it is non-commercial, afterall (also it's not like the HORNET poster was replaced with something else, there was just an empty space--that i refilled with the circular reasoning poster)
The cool thing about these projects is that we can all approach it in different ways.
For my part, I'm leaving URLs off of the posters because I hate it when people try to sell me something, even stuff I actually want. Something as innocuous as a URL makes me dismiss it almost immediately. In this world of constant memetic bombardment, I consider it a survival skill.
A few months ago, I got into an argument about this topic with a guy at a focus group. I insisted that there is next to nothing that Axe Body Spray can do which will make me go to their website. No matter what celebrity you get to pimp it, no matter how hot the models are, I see too many commericals to have any interest in seeking out cooler ones. I know that we're not a scam (...or are we?) but the average pedistrian's reaction is a little bit harder to pin.
When I'm engaged in Postergasm or other mindfuck projects, my target audience is static: I'm projecting this mindfuck at some person who is JUST LIKE ME. He shares my sense of humor and my obsession with the surreal and the absurd. Maybe he hasn't figured out how to start investigating his cell yet. And I know that guy will genuinely appreciate some little poster which is just supposed to be startling - not startling with a "now check out my band / product / scene / whatever" riding the coattails.
That's why a lot of the postergasm stuff has Hail Eris written (not typed!) on it in. And that's why Volume Dingus references Kallisti boulevard and PrincipiaDiscordia but does not have a website listed. A simple websearch will point them in our general direction. But if they don't convert to Discord, that's cool with me. I'm being absolutely explicit that I designed these poster sets with zero overt evangelism. The important thing - to me - is that I might have given someone something to talk about around the water cooler or dinner table later on. Or maybe they think "wow, I saw something cool today and it wasn't motivated by money" and realize that THEY can do cool stuff too, on the cheap.
but that's just MY Discordia.
everyone's Discordia is different.
collect all 1024.
Quote from: Netaungrot on March 16, 2008, 03:33:57 AM
Quote from: Nigel on March 16, 2008, 03:26:45 AM
I'm not the one who thinks advertising is evil, pangolin-face. I'm the one who thinks it's a tool. I spend about $5300/year on advertising, it's a valid tool. Like any tool, it can be used ethically or unethically.
Have you noticed that this city is literally covered with ads? They're everywhere. people want you to come check out their bands, their baby clothes, their whatever. A lot of ads are pretty clever, too. All I'm saying is that I think it would be more effective/interesting to make people dig a little, pique their interest, rather than throw the ad ('cause that's what it is, an ad for PD.com) right on the poster, because I think there's kind of a high rate for burnout and dismissal of ads, however clever and subversive. So that's what I'm doing. Other people can do it however they think is awesomest or funniest or whatever.
So, yeah, my approach is a little more viral marketing" than "overt advertisement", and maybe that's dumb. But I still like it, and it's what I'm going to do.
Well, forgive me for getting that impression from your previous post.
Now that I've heard more about your idea, the more I'm liking it.
Net,
Douchetard.
:)
I'm kind of where Cram's at, and I couldn't agree more with the statement that everyone's Discordia is different... and it's GOOD that way! If we promote discord our own way, with all of our assorted end-goals, then we're doing our own thing, and that is the way it should be, IMO.
Everyone's area is different, too. In areas that have less interesting stuff going on, one poster with the URL might attract someone's attention. In an area where there's more information/entertainment overload and tons of weird stuff going on all the time, it might take seeing a bunch of different posters with no apparent message or goal to make someone's consciousness click and go "OK, wait, WTF is this all about???"
you know, i will ask around among my friends whether an URL on a poster that captures their interest would actually make them
less likely to find out more about that poster, as compared to a poster with just a tag phrase on it that would require remembering the phrase and googling in order to find out more.
personally i don't think it would make me less likely to visit the URL, though i would judge it by the form of the actual URL. myspace.com/discordia suggests it's a crappy band promoting themselves, discordia.blogspot.com tells a different story (doesn't give me a very good feeling, but i'd go there anyway), a full domain like principiadiscordia.com/blog would suggest me something commercial, actually.
so uhm, that makes one "idunno"
i'll ask my friends.
also,
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on March 16, 2008, 08:33:43 PMI insisted that there is next to nothing that Axe Body Spray can do which will make me go to their website. No matter what celebrity you get to pimp it, no matter how hot the models are
[01:16.54] tripzilch: hey, you there?
[01:17.15] tripzilch: check this out: http://elvicities.com/~ananames/next_to_nothing.html
[01:19.02] Prof. Cram: MOTHERFUCKER
[01:19.14] tripzilch: pwnd.
I clicked on the link, but I have NoScript. :D
Yeah, I hate most ads with a passion. When the power goes out our microwave alternates between telling you how to reset the clock and flashing "[Brand name] - Simply the Best" and that really pissed me off.
Does anyone (in the US at least) remember those Dorito commercials that college students submitted? Some of those were really, really good, and I definitely remember going to their site specifically to watch commercials.
I tend not to google / wikipedia a word or phrase unless I'm reading something which assumes knowledge of it and have access to the internetz at the time. So I'd suggest something like "Google Principia Discordia" on the flyers. It has more of a "Do your own research!" feel that I think would appeal to our target audience.
Quote from: Golden Applesauce on March 17, 2008, 04:25:22 AM
So I'd suggest something like "Google Principia Discordia" on the flyers. It has more of a "Do your own research!" feel that I think would appeal to our target audience.
great idea!
(http://www.discoflux.com/images/latent1.png) (http://www.discoflux.com/images/latent1.pdf)
:mittens: :lulz: :mittens: :lulz: :mittens: :lulz: :mittens: :lulz:
Quote from: burnstoupee on March 17, 2008, 07:16:38 AM
:mittens: :lulz: :mittens: :lulz: :mittens: :lulz: :mittens: :lulz:
2nded.
:lulz::lulz:
See, that's the kind of thing where a URL is good because the rest of the poster is so zany. Anyone who actually reads it could not possibly think it's a real ad.
very nice.
except for the first four sentences because to me they read to finish with "THEN YOU MAY BE A SNOBISTIC GEEK [no matter what you pathetic fucker like to call your own special world]", which is something that pisses me off even more than finding something i like on TV or following a URL on a poster-ad.
i think it's especially the 3rd and 4th question that makes me feel like it attracts pathetic pineal bobbies like flies on shit.
don't get me wrong, i like the poster, but this is seriously the first thing that pops into my mind, "oh another bunch of college students trying to form a geek squad".
i'd still check it out though, but with a lot of reservations.
maybe my perception is a bit warped due to this messageboard. but on the other hand, i do know several people IRL that occasionally like to be "random", but completely lack in any kind of grace or insight of the execution and cause this sort of hurting UNNG groan deep inside of me. the best bit is when i comment and they answer they don't care what anybody else thinks .. :-(
I'd make the advertising non-obstrusive and as small as possible while still being readable. I mean, literally put it in size 8 font on the bottom left corner of the poster or something. And only put it on half of them.
If you've set your heart on advertising, that is.
Quote from: triple zero on March 17, 2008, 11:46:13 AM
maybe my perception is a bit warped due to this messageboard. but on the other hand, i do know several people IRL that occasionally like to be "random", but completely lack in any kind of grace or insight of the execution and cause this sort of hurting UNNG groan deep inside of me. the best bit is when i comment and they answer they don't care what anybody else thinks .. :-(
No "maybe" about it. My perception was changed by 132% when I joined this board.
Quote from: Cain on March 17, 2008, 01:19:50 PM
I'd make the advertising non-obstrusive and as small as possible while still being readable. I mean, literally put it in size 8 font on the bottom left corner of the poster or something. And only put it on half of them.
If you've set your heart on advertising, that is.
ITT, Cain steals the only good idea I had to contribute.
only putting it on half of them sounds like a grand idea!
I was telling someone last night about PosterGASM.
I start to tell him about the angry hornet flier (cause it's one of my favorites) and before I can even start to explain it, he cuts me off to go, "is it about an angry hornet? I've seen that!"
:mittens:
YUO ALL ROCK MY WORLD
Well guys,
This April Fools is going to be my debut into POSTERGASM.
I am accumulating posters now, and will this Tuesday unleash them on my unsuspecting suburban hometown. If all goes well, they will be everywhere. Hopefully I can get a few pals to join me.
I plan to take pictures too.
:thumb: Keep fighting the good fight.
Or, really, playing the good game.
Last night Chloe and I went out a-postering.
This activity really recharges my batteries. If I'm ever feeling Low Quality, this is one of those things I try to remember to do. It makes me feel like all this talk we do about surviving on the lunatic fringe isn't just abstract masturbation - I'm actually out there doing it.
whatever it is.
But anyway, so we put this one Volume Dingus poster... The BABY FOR SALE one, which turns into an apartment ad.
This guy, about my age, was walking home from his car, and turned the corner as Chloe and I were snickering and putting the final staple into it.
After we passed him, he stopped and read it, and FREAKED OUT. He was laughing his guts out, saying "that's awesome... that's soo awesome." just repeating it over and over again.
In the distance we could still hear him cackling.
It really made my day.
Yes, we Diskordyans are men of ACTION!
Even the women are men of action.
Even YO MOMMA is a man of action.
Just rub it in, why don'tcha. :aww:
Here's some GASMic evidence:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25286876@N08/
Quote from: Epimetheus on April 02, 2008, 07:03:37 PM
Here's some GASMic evidence:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25286876@N08/
:mittens:
nice new posters!
I also put one up with just a big image of Bob on it. Also one with the all-seeing eye with rays of light coming down from it.
Found this on LiveJournal:
(http://www.indybay.org/uploads/2008/04/20/squat.pdf_600_.jpg)
Lol, those crazy anarchists (http://community.livejournal.com/anarchists/2340085.html?style=mine).
I initially read that as "FRESH HOMOS".. I can't decide if I'm disappointed that I was wrong or not.
hahahah nice!
what's the symbol behind the text mean?
:jihaad:
Awesome
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on April 24, 2008, 02:59:01 PM
hahahah nice!
what's the symbol behind the text mean?
International squatter symbol.
If you see that anywhere, it's a squat.
somebody *cough* should really upload Vex's latest stuff (earlier in this thread) and that one (above) to the wiki, and then link it on the the PosterGASM wiki.
for American Discordians:
US Consitution: http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/constitution.pdf
Bill of Rights (parchment version): http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/doc-content/images/bill-of-rights.pdf
(print with contrast turned way up)
Bill of Rights Cspan version (has questions at the end): http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/pdf/ws_billofrights.pdf
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on April 30, 2008, 03:15:12 AM
for American Discordians:
US Consitution: http://www.constitutioncenter.org/constitution/constitution.pdf
Bill of Rights (parchment version): http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/doc-content/images/bill-of-rights.pdf
(print with contrast turned way up)
Bill of Rights Cspan version (has questions at the end): http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/pdf/ws_billofrights.pdf
:mittens:
now you're talkin :D
I figured: what kind of unpatriotic bastard would take down the CONSTITUTION?
I'm also gonna try hanging out recognizable art. Like the Mona Lisa, Starry Night, the Scream, and the Persistence of Memory. Maybe whoever's taking down my stuff hasn't figured it out yet, and forcing them to go "oh! ART!" will make them a bit more permissive of the other posters I put up.
The one of the bill of rights is awesome.
Great idea.
My adaptation of the "CAT FOUND!!!" possum poster:
(http://somniphobia.com/src/1209671213727.jpg)
I have an easily-adaptable .ai file too, if anyone wants it to alter for their area, but I don't know how to post .ai files on the web.
:lulz:
Crossposted here at the suggestion of Prof Cramulus:
(http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/nn32/gundamagriculture/misc/do-not-read-this-sign-1.png)
:mittens:
Might be bad if a cop catches you posting that, I'd guess.
Do not hang this sign in an airport. :fnord:
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/camera-web.jpg)
300dpi version @ 11x8.5 (http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/camera300.jpg)
the joke is that it's a film projector. :kingmeh:
you know, for bathrooms. :D
More postergasm lulz
Done at my local university...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/2491357649/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/2492176720/
The x-tian who came to collect them read the signs and looked very puzzled for a minute...
was going to take pics but it was too late when he picked up the sign and left :sad:
:mittens:
Those are zwote, Lys. I dig the Provincialism bit. Is that already on the wiki?
No, I'm lazy. You do it :P
Please.
nope!
lern how 2 use omgasm
people need to learn to do this stuff on their own
that's the only way this project will survive in the long-term
Cram you Damnulus! :argh!:
Alright alright.
Whats the damn wiki address then?
http://blackironprison.com/index.php/POSTERGASM
Ok I found it, but how do I create an account? trying to click on "log in/create account" only seems to show a log in but no sign up.
ahhhh I forgot that someone needs to create an account for you. (still some flaws in the system I guess)
I made you an account. PM'd you the password.
Done.
good, because I'm printing out a fucking thick stack of postergasm today and I was hoping this would make it in. :wink:
(a lot of it is being given to printer-impaired Discordians so they can play too)
(btw, if anyone wants some POSTERGASM stuff mailed their way, let me know)
Mail it on over Cram....mail away.
This really is the BEST GASM on the forums or elsewhere, of course I might be just a bit biased seeing as it first brought me here in...some...strange way, BUT, it does rock pretty hard. Speaking of which I must go post more soon.
all images captured by security cameras on this premises are the sole property of the management
any images containing nudity or sexual activity may be posted on the Internet
thank you for your cooperation
posted in accordance with public code 555/23
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on May 14, 2008, 04:08:25 PM
good, because I'm printing out a fucking thick stack of postergasm today and I was hoping this would make it in. :wink:
(a lot of it is being given to printer-impaired Discordians so they can play too)
(btw, if anyone wants some POSTERGASM stuff mailed their way, let me know)
YES please
Quote from: Lysergic on May 14, 2008, 01:57:26 PM
More postergasm lulz
Done at my local university...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/2491357649/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/2492176720/
The x-tian who came to collect them read the signs and looked very puzzled for a minute...
was going to take pics but it was too late when he picked up the sign and left :sad:
can't find the first one on wiki... is it on there?
If you'd like stuff mailed to you, PM me your address, and I'll see if I can sneak something out through my office's fedex account.
I promise I won't give it to TGRR. :p
Quote from: daruko on May 22, 2008, 08:40:33 PM
Quote from: Lysergic on May 14, 2008, 01:57:26 PM
More postergasm lulz
Done at my local university...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/2491357649/sizes/l/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23636964@N07/2492176720/
The x-tian who came to collect them read the signs and looked very puzzled for a minute...
was going to take pics but it was too late when he picked up the sign and left :sad:
can't find the first one on wiki... is it on there?
(http://pro.corbis.com/images/42-17851957.jpg?size=572&uid=%7Bbcb9e19b-1408-45ae-9e83-805ffac2f7c4%7D)
A small collection of PosterGASMs created by me. Print, post, repeat. :fnord:
http://www.23ae.com/fileupload/postergasmsbyzaneedison.pdf
ugh... i thought all the NSFW images were gone... :|
Quote from: daruko on May 30, 2008, 05:40:36 PM
ugh... i thought all the NSFW images were gone... :|
Nothing is as NSFW as your abomination of an avatar.
OK, so I kind of passed over all the GASM stuff in my inability to keep up with every single freaking thread on this forum. While I'm not a big fan of hanging up flyers (I hated doing it with bands, people hardly ever go beyond reading then ignoring any of those and it conditioned me to look for alternative methods), but I DO like subtly palming stickers.
SO ... what do we have kicking around for 5161-format labels? I'd really like to have a couple "themes", one aimed more at students and one at non-students, that I can put up sneakily on the T or on various signs. Stickers being a bit more of a pain (and a bit more subtle) have more appeal to me as a delivery mechanism, especially ones that use the one-sentence meme-bomb style. So, any links? I'm lazy at work or I'd search around myself :D
http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit/cramulus/5160%20discordian%20labels.doc
http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit/cramulus/moarlabels.doc
meme bombs and labels jacked from poee.co.uk and resized to be printed at 5160 size stickers.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on May 30, 2008, 07:59:08 PM
http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit/cramulus/5160%20discordian%20labels.doc
http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit/cramulus/moarlabels.doc
meme bombs and labels jacked from poee.co.uk and resized to be printed at 5160 size stickers.
Swote!
EDIT: Ooooh ... you know what I'm looking for in addition? A :cn: sticker template - so, so many possibilities for that one. I have little to no photoshop/MSPaint skills, and a simple cut/paste of the emoticon image looks like ass, as does the "just type it" method. Anyone have anything like that already? Or do I have to actually do some work?
nah nothing like that yet. Open up the docs I posted in Word, and replace the sticker labels with the [citation needed].
Yeah, I did that, but it looks shitty. I'll have to work on it later and see if I can come up with something that doesn't look like crap. Oh well - I was hoping someone else did the legwork already and I could just leech off it :mrgreen: Too bad, so sad - more work for me!
TOG : people have already been doing it, so i suppose templates are out there, you just need to look for them:
http://del.icio.us/search/?fr=del_icio_us&p=%28citationgasm+OR+citationneeded%29&type=all
Quote from: triple zero on May 31, 2008, 02:23:14 PM
TOG : people have already been doing it, so i suppose templates are out there, you just need to look for them:
http://del.icio.us/search/?fr=del_icio_us&p=%28citationgasm+OR+citationneeded%29&type=all
Sweet - I figured someone had managed doing it. I'll poke around a bit before I go overboard trying to make my own. Thanks!
I just started putting up these little thumb-sized stickers:
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd216/Boneyfatz/IMAGE0008.jpg)
They are carrying verious message á la 'I CAN SEE YOU', 'WE KNOW YOU', 'You are being watched', 'You are only numbers to us/them', and so far none of them have been taken down.
Might I ask where you operate? (PM it to me if you're worried about personal info. It's what I would do.)
I put up a couple today that read:
If you are wondering why there isn't a group
for people like you, it's because you're
not one of us yet.
[/b]
Quote from: Dr. Pataphoros, SpD on June 04, 2008, 04:32:39 PM
I put up a couple today that read:
If you are wondering why there isn't a group
for people like you, it's because you're
not one of us yet.
[/b]
:mittens:
someone linked me to these...
(http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v252/175/116/516504476/n516504476_472352_2255.jpg)
(http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v252/175/116/516504476/n516504476_472351_1692.jpg)
(http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v252/175/116/516504476/n516504476_472355_8177.jpg)
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 19, 2008, 05:23:11 PM
:pax:
http://www.poee.co.uk/bip/index.php?title=POSTERGASM
We're in the process of reformating our book (damn program doesn't always translate right from one computer to another), and plan to add info on OMGASM to our Operation: Mindfuck page.
Quote from: Reverend Uncle BadTouch on June 06, 2008, 05:16:39 AM
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 19, 2008, 05:23:11 PM
:pax:
http://www.poee.co.uk/bip/index.php?title=POSTERGASM
We're in the process of reformating our book (damn program doesn't always translate right from one computer to another), and plan to add info on OMGASM to our Operation: Mindfuck page.
You could have asked.
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 06, 2008, 05:25:16 AM
Quote from: Reverend Uncle BadTouch on June 06, 2008, 05:16:39 AM
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 19, 2008, 05:23:11 PM
:pax:
http://www.poee.co.uk/bip/index.php?title=POSTERGASM
We're in the process of reformating our book (damn program doesn't always translate right from one computer to another), and plan to add info on OMGASM to our Operation: Mindfuck page.
You could have asked.
I've talked to Professor Cramulus about this before, over on http://23ae.com, and was just giving an update.
Quote from: Reverend Uncle BadTouch on June 06, 2008, 05:38:57 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 06, 2008, 05:25:16 AM
Quote from: Reverend Uncle BadTouch on June 06, 2008, 05:16:39 AM
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 19, 2008, 05:23:11 PM
:pax:
http://www.poee.co.uk/bip/index.php?title=POSTERGASM
We're in the process of reformating our book (damn program doesn't always translate right from one computer to another), and plan to add info on OMGASM to our Operation: Mindfuck page.
You could have asked.
I've talked to Professor Cramulus about this before, over on http://23ae.com, and was just giving an update.
Ah. Carry on.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on June 06, 2008, 05:01:07 AM
someone linked me to these...
(http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v252/175/116/516504476/n516504476_472352_2255.jpg)
(http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v252/175/116/516504476/n516504476_472351_1692.jpg)
(http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v252/175/116/516504476/n516504476_472355_8177.jpg)
OH FUCK
My town needs some of these!
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on June 06, 2008, 05:25:16 AM
Quote from: Reverend Uncle BadTouch on June 06, 2008, 05:16:39 AM
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on January 19, 2008, 05:23:11 PM
:pax:
http://www.poee.co.uk/bip/index.php?title=POSTERGASM
We're in the process of reformating our book (damn program doesn't always translate right from one computer to another), and plan to add info on OMGASM to our Operation: Mindfuck page.
You could have asked.
just so we're clear here,
ideally OMGASM is out of our hands. It's Kopyleft and public. It now belongs to the Discordian society, and not just the peedy forums. If people want to write about it, they certainly don't need
our permission. :wink:
Also, telling people off for promoting OMGASM is pretty much the most counterproductive thing you can do the project.
Everything OMGASM is about, basically, is about promoting OMGASM, the GASMs and the GASMGASM.
(http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm319/Hipashtree1323/jesushouse.jpg)
took this pic from my attic window. TEH JESUS HUOSE. Daruko and I plan to put up LOTSA posters here (among a million other places round town) and maybe catch some reactions with binoculars. there are ALWAYS peoples infront of this place. lots of events are had there too (sermons and chirstian musics). so there should be ample viewing opportunities (^_^)b.
AH CRAP I totally forgot I'm supposed to be mailing you cats some posters!
I'll get right on that.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on June 06, 2008, 04:24:35 PM
AH CRAP I totally forgot I'm supposed to be mailing you cats some posters!
I'll get right on that.
haha. thanks cram.
Cram, you totally rock! :jebus:
:mittens: for one of the coolest packages I've ever received in the mail.
Thanks Thanks Thanks Thanks
(http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o309/seduff-pics/Emoticons/party0038.gif)
glad you liked it!
I have access to such sweet printers, it's a crime to keep it to myself. :mrgreen:
I want to see some pix of where you put these things up!
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2528675268_0e0b30a3f4.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2045/2527854727_fea261fc2a.jpg?v=0)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3214/2528675464_44bd2c9e60.jpg?v=0)
Chloe and I posted these last week
some of the posters mixchd and i put up yesterday:
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/darukomakaruto/poster60.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/darukomakaruto/poster61.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/darukomakaruto/poster62.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/darukomakaruto/poster63.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/darukomakaruto/poster64.jpg)
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/darukomakaruto/poster65.jpg)
this last one was already there, just thought it was cool
more coming, maybe compiled into a gif or something
It was already there?
Where do you live?
Quote from: Daruko on June 15, 2008, 04:36:40 PM
some of the posters mixchd and i put up yesterday:
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/darukomakaruto/poster60.jpg)
:mittens:
TGRR,
Is so stealing that.
that one was mixchd's idea
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb163/wompcabal/forum/mittens2.gif)
The picture isn't showing for me. :(
(http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll212/darukomakaruto/postergasm/postergasm.gif)
Those are awesome. Mind posting them in a way that's not too fast for the human neuron?
Quote from: Verbatim on June 16, 2008, 07:04:12 AM
Those are awesome. Mind posting them in a way that's not too fast for the human neuron?
i'll slow down the gif tomorrow.. too many stills to post seperately methinks
I gotta grab some of these posters and faust. Then go raid our city!
that was fun! we have other areas and leftover posters we still hafta put up (^_^)
a cop actually drove past and saw Daruko putting the himeobs over that bottom part of the neighborhood watch sign. didn't circle around or anything. he was scared of the himeobs
Oh man some of those are awesome.
Cram--I'm coming down in late July or early August or something. If I give you a week or two heads up, think you could print up some posters for me to snag when I'm there?
I will bring boozemuffins, in exchange, perhaps. :D
most def.
booze muffins 4TW
we should eat a bunch and then go out apostering.
I've been trying to think bigger, in terms of posters. My ACTUAL SIZE poster (though it was about 20 x 30) was still too small for that billboard. Needs moar attention grabbing size!
the "Actual Size" one is one of my favorites.
Anyone have ideas on how well a post-it note might note travel?
Not well. The adhesive comes off too easily.
Also, who wants to create the official "HIMEOBS" bumpersticker?
No other text, just HIMEOBS. That would be awesome.
daruko/mixchd, please register an account at Flickr, upload your photos and tag them with "postergasm". this is how we collect all the posterGASM evidence.
thanks ;-)
POSTERGASM Wiki page updated:
http://www.blackironprison.com/index.php?title=POSTERGASM
it's better organized now. Added some links to some other places.
what do you think? What does it need?
It's very important to tune this page for the general public. This page has been accessed 19,213 times.
For comparison, the BIP front page has only been accessed 8,694 times
and the OMGASM portal only 3,312 times
Try to get in the mindset of someone who just Stumbled in, or clicked through from digg or myconfinedspace.
How does this page look? How can we encourage participation?
i still need to slow down that gif lol
forget it, put the pics up on flickr and we'll see them there. flickr is important to this project.
Quote from: LMNO on June 20, 2008, 02:59:22 PM
Not well. The adhesive comes off too easily.
Also, who wants to create the official "HIMEOBS" bumpersticker?
No other text, just HIMEOBS. That would be awesome.
PM me your shipping address and quantity desired, pls.
If anyone else wants some, same deal. They costed me $1.30 each.
The stickers are 10 x 1.5 inches, black text on a white background.
Quote from: LMNO on June 20, 2008, 02:59:22 PM
Not well. The adhesive comes off too easily.
Also, who wants to create the official "HIMEOBS" bumpersticker?
No other text, just HIMEOBS. That would be awesome.
Now I am all tripped out because me and Net were talking about this YESTERDAY. I thought I saw one on his bike, and we briefly discussed whether they should exist or not.
Quote from: Netaungrot on June 21, 2008, 04:53:14 AM
Quote from: LMNO on June 20, 2008, 02:59:22 PM
Not well. The adhesive comes off too easily.
Also, who wants to create the official "HIMEOBS" bumpersticker?
No other text, just HIMEOBS. That would be awesome.
PM me your shipping address and quantity desired, pls.
If anyone else wants some, same deal. They costed me $1.30 each.
The stickers are 10 x 1.5 inches, black text on a white background.
Wait, you already have them? Have I accidentally slipped into an alternate universe?
Quote from: triple zero on June 20, 2008, 09:00:54 PM
daruko/mixchd, please register an account at Flickr, upload your photos and tag them with "postergasm". this is how we collect all the posterGASM evidence.
thanks ;-)
done (^_^)b
NET I WANT ONE PLS! REAL BAD OK THANKS.
Me and a few friends got together this weekend for what we called ShamliCon (a tiny little ripoff of St. Mae's KallistiCon). I hate having photos taken of anything I'm involved in (photos are evidence, you know), but one of our little group insisted on taking some pics of some posters and the like we distributed. No, they aren't available right now. Our photobug insists on using something called 'film,' and further insists on getting it sent out for developing instead of going to a one-hour lab, so don't know when the pics will be in. But when they are, will scan, will post.
Whatever, Net came over to my house for our own little ripoff of Kallisticon, we called it "here, let's ship this shit and BTW at first I thought your bike had a HIMEOBS sticker on it, haha I want one" and then I took some pictures of him and he went home, so FUCK YOU, COPYCAT.
Quote from: Nigel on June 21, 2008, 07:33:33 AM
Quote from: Netaungrot on June 21, 2008, 04:53:14 AM
Quote from: LMNO on June 20, 2008, 02:59:22 PM
Not well. The adhesive comes off too easily.
Also, who wants to create the official "HIMEOBS" bumpersticker?
No other text, just HIMEOBS. That would be awesome.
PM me your shipping address and quantity desired, pls.
If anyone else wants some, same deal. They costed me $1.30 each.
The stickers are 10 x 1.5 inches, black text on a white background.
Wait, you already have them? Have I accidentally slipped into an alternate universe?
Nope, bacon is still delicious, cones are still pointy, and the stickers are in the mail.
YES! <rockfist>
Quote from: Nigel on June 23, 2008, 09:41:14 AM
Whatever, Net came over to my house for our own little ripoff of Kallisticon, we called it "here, let's ship this shit and BTW at first I thought your bike had a HIMEOBS sticker on it, haha I want one" and then I took some pictures of him and he went home, so FUCK YOU, COPYCAT.
As it happens, St. Mae knew about our little ripoff before hand and thought it was great. The good saint has no problem with people copying the idea of having a Discordian unconvention, just as Professor Cramulus has no problem with people asking for copies of the good Professor's posters so they can post the same things the professor already posted.
I'm glad somebody still takes me seriously around here.
I went out for a piece the other day and painted the town hilarious. Small town edging into yuppieville. It NEEDS this.
(http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/2199/0703081424zp2.jpg)
(http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/1876/0703081439rv5.jpg)
(Crappy angle / cameraphone)
Edit:
Postering is much easier with on of these:
(http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/6236/0704082241kc2.jpg)
Something I just threw in my neighbor's back yard:
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/58f4b22638.jpg) (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)
This is a thing I discovered for PosterGASMing:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J2C4IU
BEST THING EVER.
Or here's if you just wanna staple it to something:
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/4f1dc3769a.jpg)
Quote from: burnstoupee pancakes on July 06, 2008, 03:06:29 AM
http://www.brandsoftheworld.com/search/56490745/
http://simplythebest.net/fonts/fonts/loki_cola.html
okay fellas, lets keep our parody logos nice and SHARP!
you know, because said link is useful ITT as well
or http://www.abstractfonts.com/font/1781
Okay, so I made a better "enjoy jenkem" poster, with loki cola font:
(http://img2.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/3abdd153a1.jpg) (http://www.freeimagehosting.net/)
I am currently working on a ferry between Sweden and Germany - if I'd put up posters I would have to make sure to take them down on arrival so nobody from the crew would find them and ask silly questions. After all I am just a "guest" here that takes care of the childrens program and they will easily find out that the pirate not only printed and copied like a madman but also put things up to mindfuck the passengers. Just have to plan a bit but I am sure I can put some stuff up in the bathroom near my workplace and take them down again before anyone suspects me.
However I have been successfully sneaking some pamphlets into the hands of passengers... they always go take a look at the flyer stand near the reception: sorry for bad picture quality, my phone's camera kinda sucks hairy donkey balls sometimes.
(http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/4239/image140pv0.th.jpg) (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image140pv0.jpg)
(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6456/image138hs3.th.jpg) (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=image138hs3.jpg)
On top of that I'm handing out popecards with one-line-memes written on the back to the people. Good times on the Baltic Sea... next up will be the magazine rack in the reception: should be easy to sneak in some papers here and there.
Quote from: Nigel on July 05, 2008, 08:18:08 AM
This is a thing I discovered for PosterGASMing:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000J2C4IU
BEST THING EVER.
Somehow, visions of various posterGASM-er's stapler dueling keeps flashing thorugh my brain.
It's like equilibrium, only geekier.
IDEAS NEEDED:
I just found that the bulletin board with the WANTED posters in it is in a short hallway between the main library and the federal courthouse in my town. I HAVE to put some stuff there.
The bulletin board in enclosed in glass, so it will be a tape-it-on-as-you-walk-by job.
Wanted posters of famous authors?
Quote from: Rev. Voodoo on July 08, 2008, 08:41:08 PM
IDEAS NEEDED:
I just found that the bulletin board with the WANTED posters in it is in a short hallway between the main library and the federal courthouse in my town. I HAVE to put some stuff there.
The bulletin board in enclosed in glass, so it will be a tape-it-on-as-you-walk-by job.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on July 08, 2008, 08:43:34 PM
Wanted posters of famous authors?
I
must be high. The main
post office and the federal courthouse.
I am thinking about "unwanted" posters.
Federal courthouse? :evil:
Thomas Jefferson
Dido and I will be hitting Berlin tomorrow. Cellphone pictures will be displayed tomorrow.
I have yet to participate in this, but that will not last long. It sounds beyond fun. I'll definitely post some stuff around my university come August. Maybe Cainad and I can do some GASMing when we meet up, too. I'll have to talk to him about it. May also do some posting in San Antonio while I'm here, but I don't know how plausible that is. It'd be great fun to mindfuck the Texans, but I don't know that I'll be able to get into San An without my family, so... Anyway, I definitely look forward to doing this.
Out of curiosity, is the offer to mail posters out still open, Cram?
Quote from: Valerie LeFurston on July 09, 2008, 02:46:12 AM
I have yet to participate in this, but that will not last long. It sounds beyond fun. I'll definitely post some stuff around my university come August. Maybe Cainad and I can do some GASMing when we meet up, too. I'll have to talk to him about it. May also do some posting in San Antonio while I'm here, but I don't know how plausible that is. It'd be great fun to mindfuck the Texans, but I don't know that I'll be able to get into San An without my family, so... Anyway, I definitely look forward to doing this.
Out of curiosity, is the offer to mail posters out still open, Cram?
Can't speak for Cram, but if you pm me some requests I can put together something for you.
I'm way behind on poster packs I promised I'd mail people. So at the moment, no. But if you ask again later, I may say yes. And no hard feelings for bugging me about it.
Quote from: Valerie LeFurston on July 09, 2008, 02:46:12 AM
I have yet to participate in this, but that will not last long. It sounds beyond fun. I'll definitely post some stuff around my university come August. Maybe Cainad and I can do some GASMing when we meet up, too. I'll have to talk to him about it. May also do some posting in San Antonio while I'm here, but I don't know how plausible that is. It'd be great fun to mindfuck the Texans, but I don't know that I'll be able to get into San An without my family, so... Anyway, I definitely look forward to doing this.
Out of curiosity, is the offer to mail posters out still open, Cram?
I used to put shit up all over in San Antonio. There is nothing like putting up posters in a tourist center with national landmarks. A friend and I used to put up "Forget the Alamo" signs almost daily during our lunch breaks. (I worked I block from the Alamo)
There is also a ghost tour downtown that you can seriously mess with people.
Quote from: Netaungrot on July 09, 2008, 03:19:51 AM
Quote from: Valerie LeFurston on July 09, 2008, 02:46:12 AM
I have yet to participate in this, but that will not last long. It sounds beyond fun. I'll definitely post some stuff around my university come August. Maybe Cainad and I can do some GASMing when we meet up, too. I'll have to talk to him about it. May also do some posting in San Antonio while I'm here, but I don't know how plausible that is. It'd be great fun to mindfuck the Texans, but I don't know that I'll be able to get into San An without my family, so... Anyway, I definitely look forward to doing this.
Out of curiosity, is the offer to mail posters out still open, Cram?
Can't speak for Cram, but if you pm me some requests I can put together something for you.
Thank you very much. Once my computer is set up (on a crappy laptop right now), I will go through the posters and pm you.
Thanks anyway, Cram.
Quote from: Rev. Voodoo on July 09, 2008, 08:26:26 AM
I used to put shit up all over in San Antonio. There is nothing like putting up posters in a tourist center with national landmarks. A friend and I used to put up "Forget the Alamo" signs almost daily during our lunch breaks. (I worked I block from the Alamo)
There is also a ghost tour downtown that you can seriously mess with people.
lol That sounds great! What sort of things did you do to mess with people at that ghost tour?
Quote from: Rev. Voodoo on July 08, 2008, 08:41:08 PM
IDEAS NEEDED:
I just found that the bulletin board with the WANTED posters in it is in a short hallway between the main library and the federal courthouse in my town. I HAVE to put some stuff there.
The bulletin board in enclosed in glass, so it will be a tape-it-on-as-you-walk-by job.
I hate to rain on the proverbial parade, but I'd be very careful what you post in any government facility in America (or elsewhere, for that matter). They often have hidden cameras, and any tampering with federal government stuff is considered a federal offense.
Post something on a local telephone pole, and about the worst you'll get is a fine, which likely won't happen.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28434901@N05/sets/72157606084194335/
Some pics of PosterGASM in Berlin... Dido says she'll take some more in a couple of days, she wants to go see what's left of them.
We took three Volume Dingus posters, translated and refitted them, and hit the town.
Quote from: Reverend Uncle BadTouch on July 10, 2008, 07:11:53 AM
Quote from: Rev. Voodoo on July 08, 2008, 08:41:08 PM
IDEAS NEEDED:
I just found that the bulletin board with the WANTED posters in it is in a short hallway between the main library and the federal courthouse in my town. I HAVE to put some stuff there.
The bulletin board in enclosed in glass, so it will be a tape-it-on-as-you-walk-by job.
I hate to rain on the proverbial parade, but I'd be very careful what you post in any government facility in America (or elsewhere, for that matter). They often have hidden cameras, and any tampering with federal government stuff is considered a federal offense.
Post something on a local telephone pole, and about the worst you'll get is a fine, which likely won't happen.
...no porn in the legislator's office?
:sadbanana:
I've uploaded the .doc of the posters we used yesterday:
www.cwyohba.org/noexit/docs/PostergasmDE.doc
Quote from: Nasturtiums on July 10, 2008, 08:13:52 AM
Quote from: Reverend Uncle BadTouch on July 10, 2008, 07:11:53 AM
Quote from: Rev. Voodoo on July 08, 2008, 08:41:08 PM
IDEAS NEEDED:
I just found that the bulletin board with the WANTED posters in it is in a short hallway between the main library and the federal courthouse in my town. I HAVE to put some stuff there.
The bulletin board in enclosed in glass, so it will be a tape-it-on-as-you-walk-by job.
I hate to rain on the proverbial parade, but I'd be very careful what you post in any government facility in America (or elsewhere, for that matter). They often have hidden cameras, and any tampering with federal government stuff is considered a federal offense.
Post something on a local telephone pole, and about the worst you'll get is a fine, which likely won't happen.
...no porn in the legislator's office?
:sadbanana:
:argh!:
As long as you are not defacing federal property you are fine (and yes, I am a lawyer).
taping a poster that says "I feel unwanted" next to the bulletin board of wanted posters does not deface government property.
plus, you should always expect there to be cameras and properly case the joint whenever you do this...
Can you give us any more legal tips concerning this particular demonstration of our First Amendment rights?
I mean, I put this shit up EVERYWHERE. And the cops in my town are corrupt as hell. Is there a chance I could actually get fined or something for putting posters up on telephone poles, etc?
Mmmm. I don't give legal advice.
I don't see how they could fine you for putting up anything, unless they fine people for putting up lost dog posters. Its an "open forum"...
added:
keep in mind that if they CAN fine you for putting anything up, then they will.
Quote from: Professor Cramulus on June 09, 2008, 09:08:20 PM
glad you liked it!
I have access to such sweet printers, it's a crime to keep it to myself. :mrgreen:
I want to see some pix of where you put these things up!
OFUK. Cram, if you can sweetly print MOAR I can pay for post and packing.
http://www.mediafire.com/?kkmzzj9zekh
Page 1 (http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/33-upmemelabels_Page_1.jpg)
Page 2 (http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/33-upmemelabels_Page_2.jpg)
Here is a 33-up label template for adobe acrobat. (8.5x11 i'm not sure how labels are set up in A4) The template is filled in but if one wants to change the memes just edit the text fields. the first page will allow for multiple memes and the second page will just repeat one text field over the entire sheet of paper. (aka return addresses)
the formatting of the labels is center, arial black. if you want to change the formatting just right-click the text field with the ADVANCED EDITING TOOL (looks like a black arrow can be found under view -> toolbars) and select Properties. the options are in there. However adobe reader will allow you to edit the texts and print them, but you can't save them. so go get the full version of adobe acrobat.
i printed out Net's full page labels on clear labels (rather than the white ones) and find that they are a bit more versatile as they blend in with the background better (think windows, posters) than the white ones and tend to be a bit more weather resisitant.
Nice job, Burns. I was hoping someone would come out with them in this format.
NP, i was actually hoping someone could help find a permanant home for these pdfs since mediafire deletes the files after a certain period of time.
cwyohba?
I'm at work but I'm not the only one with access there. I think vex posted the logon details somewhere here once, too.
voila:
hosted at:
http://www.23ae.com/fileupload/33-up-meme-labels.pdf
sweeeeeet .... thanks!
This poster has gotta be the work of some rogue Discordian (is there any other type of Discordian?):
http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/fail-owned-drinking-fail.jpg
Am I the only one who finds that putting a tex on imaeg makes the imaeg less funny?
No, but you're ahead of your time. Give it two years and everybody will agree with you. Then give it another two years and they'll be funny again.
just guessing
Just wanted to add that if you're at a college campus or other region that requires that flyers be approved before posting, you can take down a poster that's expired, scan it, edit the "Posting Approved until" date, and just print that onto every flyer. They tend to stay up a bit longer that way.
Quote from: Davedim on August 14, 2008, 02:47:31 PM
Am I the only one who finds that putting a tex on imaeg makes the imaeg less funny?
Depends on the text and the image.
for instance, the classic and endlessly funny:
(http://iputatextonimage.com/wp-content/ant-eater.jpg)
8.5 x 11
(http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/7243/dowhatyouwanttosayht8.png) (http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit/net/do-what-you-want-to-say.pdf)
oh hell yeah
YES!
Quote from: YattoDobbs on September 08, 2008, 10:15:59 PM
man i should get this flyer out
(http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/9528/taxchurchrb4.th.gif) (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=taxchurchrb4.gif)
if i owned property i might have more to work with but my compound is rented
(http://loki.discoflux.com/img/secretagent.png) (http://loki.discoflux.com/img/pdf/secretagent.pdf)
:lulz:
"erroneus cultures"
that shit's tight!
And saved!
that was teh best~!
I've been thinking about a new method of distribution. Instead of hanging them at night I am thinking of demonstrations / protests.
Weather it be the "running of some kids for 1.2km to make the US finally pull out of Iraq" organised by the local socialist movement or some angry pirates and liberals marching and shouting against the surveillance of internet traffic (all exercises in futility); on all these occasions there are dozens of people who hand out flyers. One more handing out completely unrelated stuff won't be suspicious at all.
The additional scoop lies within using their layouts for our propaganda. Next week is another of these "peace runs" and I am in the middle of changing their original flyer to something more "thoughtful". Hopefully I can get a few friends to create a diversion and then change the flyers THEY hand out while people aren't looking, thus saving me a lot of work. ^^
I'll report back next weekend after I tested this out. Does anyone already have experience with this? Wouldn't surprise me if that was already done and I am just slow. :kingmeh:
http://ifile.it/gca6jx2/one_line_meme_bombs___be_happy_compilation__vol_1_.zip (http://ifile.it/gca6jx2/one_line_meme_bombs___be_happy_compilation__vol_1_.zip)
(just click the 'request download ticket')
A bunch of one line meme bombs, illustrated and approved for use on the Unversity of Dayton Campus. 300 dpi.
Also threw in the updated "Be Happy" series. (Think that one was at 250 dpi.)
The 'approved' university stamps and email link at the bottom can easily be removed from the PDFs.
Awesome. The "in range" one needs moar himeobs tho.
(http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll106/rev_voodoo/hypnotise.jpg)
:lulz: :lulz: :lulz:
I love the combonation of the gov't seals and pulp sci-fi image.
I need to do some mass printing. I foresee a trip into the office late at night coming soon (by which I mean "after class on Tuesday"). Ginormous printer, here I come! And then... SHENANIGANS!
the purpose of the DHS postergasm campaign should be to get the government to release a statement saying "just because somebody puts up signs with an official-looking logo doesn't mean you need to obey them."
holy shit yes.
Quote from: vexati0n on September 18, 2008, 08:52:21 PM
the purpose of the DHS postergasm campaign should be to get the government to release a statement saying "just because somebody puts up signs with an official-looking logo doesn't mean you need to obey them."
That would be basically the most amazing thing ever.
DHS might be too large of a target. I can't imagine us spreading enough posters that they actually even notice. I wonder if there are some smaller fish we might hunt? I really like the idea of forcing an organization to issue propaganda wihch invalidates our propaganda. I think part of it is being convincing enough and persistent enough.
Part of the persistence might be to direct some instructions towards whoever might be removing the posters. "Removal or defacement of this sign will result in a $500 fine." That'll keep them up longer.
Tangental thought on the note of Calvinball: "Community Art Space. Painting encouraged."
Local official organizations are a good start, i think...
Game & Fish Departments, Transportation Departments, etc.
I love the idea of causing a storm of propaganda that leaves people not knowing which propaganda to believe or comply with. The main obstacle here is materials. Plain copy paper doesn't come across as authentic quite as well as metal signs. But I'm sure there are ways around that.
Also, I agree about including warnings against removing the signs.
Someone got around to placing a poster here and there: hxxp://seattlest.com/2008/09/15/ballard_flyer_humor.php
Quote from: Cramulus on September 18, 2008, 09:43:07 PM
DHS might be too large of a target. I can't imagine us spreading enough posters that they actually even notice.
I can. But then again, I'm a nucking fut with delusions of grandeur.
Quote from: vexati0n on September 18, 2008, 10:19:35 PM
Local official organizations are a good start, i think...
Game & Fish Departments, Transportation Departments, etc.
I love the idea of causing a storm of propaganda that leaves people not knowing which propaganda to believe or comply with. The main obstacle here is materials. Plain copy paper doesn't come across as authentic quite as well as metal signs. But I'm sure there are ways around that.
Also, I agree about including warnings against removing the signs.
When they're impossible to tell from the real thing, somebody is going to get fined and/or jailed.
Something to keep in mind...
that's why you subtly change the official seal. "Department of Homeland Insecurity" or some such.
Adjusted a previous design for readability due to the current hilarity.
11 x 17
(http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/191/howmoneyworks2ih6.png) (http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit/net/how-money-works-tabloid2.2.pdf)
8.5 x 11
(http://img363.imageshack.us/img363/8154/howmoneyworksletter2sx5.png) (http://www.cwyohba.org/noexit/net/how-money-works-letter2.pdf)
^^
beautiful! I'm on a gold forum that's all about real money v. fiat. They'd eat that up. i assume you wouldn't mind me disseminating it to annuder board?
Do you have any plans for posters to illuminate the FED being privately owned and/or how the fractional reserve lending system works?
psst - the rant was actually written by Roger. Net's just a wandering design genius who comes and makes our stuff look good.
Quote from: Cramulus on September 19, 2008, 04:06:34 PM
psst - the rant was actually written by Roger. Net's just a wandering design genius who comes and makes our stuff look good.
aaah yeah.... i had already gleaned that before, but you know what they say: in one eye and out the other....
just an idea, but what if we started including a "For more information contact..." section and include a real person like:
J. Edward Fox, Assistant Secretary For Public Affairs
Department of Homeland Security
202-282-8000 (main DHS operator: unverified -- called with no answer)
Quote from: Iptuous on September 19, 2008, 03:33:54 PM
^^
beautiful! I'm on a gold forum that's all about real money v. fiat. They'd eat that up. i assume you wouldn't mind me disseminating it to annuder board?
Thanks. :D
Unless Roger changes his mind about this writing, it's for disseminating far and wide.
Quote from: Cramulus on September 19, 2008, 04:06:34 PM
psst - the rant was actually written by Roger. Net's just a wandering design genius who comes and makes our stuff look good.
LOL, "genius," but thanks Cram.
Quote from: Rev. Voodoo on September 19, 2008, 06:22:46 PM
just an idea, but what if we started including a "For more information contact..." section and include a real person like:
J. Edward Fox, Assistant Secretary For Public Affairs
Department of Homeland Security
202-282-8000 (main DHS operator: unverified -- called with no answer)
Sounds like a great idea. Though I think it would work best on a more governmental and official looking flyer with different content. Something with more of a stale, informational tone rather than Roger's vivid prose.
Quote from: Netaungrot on September 19, 2008, 08:38:12 PM
Sounds like a great idea. Though I think it would work best on a more governmental and official looking flyer with different content. Something with more of a stale, informational tone rather than Roger's vivid prose.
as in a presentation of information that, while in itself, is alarming, is not presented in an alarming way?.....
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/mtdozier/nonborrowedreserves.png)
note, this image is old. current nonborrowed reserves are at -125317 according to:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h3/Current/
Do you think people would understand what nonborrowed reserves are, with a quick rundown of fractional reserve requirements?
I was thinking more along the lines of Vex's satirical signs, Iptuous.
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/MVC-015F.jpg)
a taste of what is yet to come (or rather what i have yet to do...but the ball is rolling).
:mittens:
:mittens:2
:mittens:^3
Quote from: burnstoupee flapjacks on September 27, 2008, 08:48:07 AM
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/MVC-015F.jpg)
a taste of what is yet to come (or rather what i have yet to do...but the ball is rolling).
AUUUUUGH YESSSS!!!!!!
um geeshe, thanks...i also posted the "MAKE IT STOP" label on a gas pump.
shell station...the ones with the TV to distract you while you're pumping.
Quote from: burnstoupee flapjacks on September 27, 2008, 08:48:07 AM
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/MVC-015F.jpg)
a taste of what is yet to come (or rather what i have yet to do...but the ball is rolling).
I'm getting teary-eyed here. That's so beautiful.
I've found a couple of bulletin boards around work to do some PosterGASMing on. This one is right next to one of the shipping offices and has been up since Friday which means 1) No one has noticed/read it or 2) People are reading it and doing what it says.
(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8219/gasm2fg4.jpg)
I did not put up the "Report Suspicious Behavior and Activity" one. That one is actually SRS.
That makes me happy.
iason, WIN!
btw, did you coem up wiht the blind spot one?
Quote from: burnstoupee flapjacks on October 01, 2008, 06:41:42 AM
iason, WIN!
:thanks: There are a couple more bulletin boards inside that office that I might hit up later this week.
Quotebtw, did you coem up wiht the blind spot one?
Yep. (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=11054.msg543392#msg543392) And I'm taking full credit since it's the only smart thing I've ever said here.
Quote from: Iason Ouabache on October 01, 2008, 07:24:33 AM
Quote from: burnstoupee flapjacks on October 01, 2008, 06:41:42 AM
iason, WIN!
:thanks: There are a couple more bulletin boards inside that office that I might hit up later this week.
Quotebtw, did you coem up wiht the blind spot one?
Yep. (http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?topic=11054.msg543392#msg543392) And I'm taking full credit since it's the only smart thing I've ever said here.
lol i think what makes a successful postergasm is the meme itself and the method by which it's applied. that one was quite obvious as to how it should be applied. you sould do it in braile and leave it around blind folks to find.
we need to get a copy of the Report Suspicious Activity one to WOMP and repost
Quote from: Rev. Voodoo on October 01, 2008, 03:22:46 PM
we need to get a copy of the Report Suspicious Activity one to WOMP and repost
I'll see if I can find a copy on my work's network. No promises though.
Here are some different ones in the same vein. Thank the Brits for these.
(http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/5905/suspicion2zx7.th.jpg) (http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=suspicion2zx7.jpg)(http://img378.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
(http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/3849/suspicion1hz7.th.jpg) (http://img249.imageshack.us/my.php?image=suspicion1hz7.jpg)(http://img249.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
(http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/545/marcmarshalcu5.th.jpg) (http://img527.imageshack.us/my.php?image=marcmarshalcu5.jpg)(http://img527.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
(http://img354.imageshack.us/img354/6651/terrorismscanvc9.th.jpg) (http://img354.imageshack.us/my.php?image=terrorismscanvc9.jpg)(http://img354.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
I don't think that these are the exact ones I've seen hanging up around here, but they are close:
http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/distributable.html#work
I work at a defense contractor, so we have up all those 'report suspicious stuff' things all over the place, too. They put up a bunch of these little paper disks with the following image (left), so i modified it to the one on the right, photocopied and hung up in their place. Gotta prepare everyone for the onslaught of terrrist pilgrims this coming thanksgiving with their assault blunderbusses. not really mind blowing, but it made me chuckle...
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/mtdozier/suspicious.jpg)
Quote from: Iptuous on October 01, 2008, 09:47:15 PM
I work at a defense contractor, so we have up all those 'report suspicious stuff' things all over the place, too. They put up a bunch of these little paper disks with the following image (left), so i modified it to the one on the right, photocopied and hung up in their place. Gotta prepare everyone for the onslaught of terrrist pilgrims this coming thanksgiving with their assault blunderbusses. not really mind blowing, but it made me chuckle...
(http://i517.photobucket.com/albums/u337/mtdozier/suspicious.jpg)
:fuckmittens:
Has anybody noticed or said anything about them?
Yeah, they've got a few laughs.
I also put up those homeland security cellular phone posters in the breakrooms, and they have been up there for weeks now without comment....
i got more satisfaction out of the cellphone one, because it is a tweak without setting off humor bells. I want to put more things like that up. (more in the vein of markoff chaney)
If you're planning on slowly ramping up the absurdity of the requests made in the name of national security, remember that metal pens, steel-toed boots, bottled water, cans of soda, and talking at water coolers all pose grave threats to national security.
This little fella dates back from WWII, but I think it still looks relevant enough to hang in your break room.
(http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/433/1189865772589ob2.jpg)
we actually have replicas of WWII propaganda all over the place. Loose lips sink ships, and all. I'll have to scan some of it.
as for the steel pens and what not, they actually did pass a thing around about a year ago asking us to declare all exotic metals for some OSHA thing or something, and on the list was steel. no qualifier calling out rare alloys or anything; just ....steel. they got a lot of guffaws for that. people sent it document clips and pens etc.
Quote from: Iptuous on October 02, 2008, 02:21:19 AM
we actually have replicas of WWII propaganda all over the place. Loose lips sink ships, and all. I'll have to scan some of it.
as for the steel pens and what not, they actually did pass a thing around about a year ago asking us to declare all exotic metals for some OSHA thing or something, and on the list was steel. no qualifier calling out rare alloys or anything; just ....steel. they got a lot of guffaws for that. people sent it document clips and pens etc.
Proof that satire is dead, because the real world is already even more bizarre.
Maybe find German WWII propaganda posters with essentially the same slogans as the posters that are already up, and put them up across from the existing poster?
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/MVC-002S.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/MVC-004S.jpg)
:mittens:
Those transparent labels are the greatest, aren't they? I used a few to make a conference being held at my college a little more interesting.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2914740937_cdd47c13ec_b.jpg)
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2914741235_188a0c507f_b.jpg)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29689394@N03/sets/72157607756844580/
wow it's been ages since i checked the GASM subforum ... you guys've been busy!!
:mittens: to all!
I'm sure you could find a use for, or adapt this
(http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3746/usandthemmj5.th.jpg) (http://img98.imageshack.us/my.php?image=usandthemmj5.jpg)(http://img98.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
that's cool. Reminds me of The Filth (by Grant Morrison)... where'd you find that?
I made it, and yes it was pretty much inspired by the excellent Filth covers (I haven't seen them in a while, but I remember the first and the last covers being similar).
awesome! I'll put up a bunch of these in portland this weekend.
Found another bulletin board to put a poster up:
(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/6415/gasm3dm3.jpg)
The original one is still up after 2 weeks. I'm beginning to wonder if anyone has actually read it. I know that at least a dozen people pass it every single day. If that one gets taken down I'm definitely putting one of the Calvinball/Homeland Security posters in it's place.
I also, inadvertently, MF my wife. I had forgotten that I put a poster up in our apt. building's laundry room. She texted me about it tonight and I acted like I had no idea how it got there. :D
In a few weeks, after more of my classmates know how to read the International Phonetic Alphabet, I plan to make posters with a phonetic transcription of the following, in German:
Linguists!
Freedom is a verb!
I will then hang this up in areas where we have classes.
Laffs shall ensue.
no forbidding allowed.
http://knivmord.com/forbidden/forbidden.pdf
I´m guessing you dont have the same colors on those kind of signs as we have in sweden?
So here´s the pdf if anyone wants to make it unswedish.
http://knivmord.com/forbidden/forbidden.psd
Thinking of laminating a couple and put in policestation, church, courthouse etc.
I like those. :lulz:
No pants allowed
http://www.knivmord.com/forbidden/pants.pdf
Falling hammers
http://www.knivmord.com/forbidden/hammers.pdf
Check the psd file if you wanna change colors or such
it has also many more stupid symbols and shit.
http://www.knivmord.com/forbidden/forbidden.psd
(http://www.discoflux.com/sites/default/files/aqm.png)
pdf link (http://www.discoflux.com/sites/default/files/aqm.pdf)
:mittens: Fucking awesome, Vex.
Vex, that was :fap:
:fuckmittens:
I'll be putting up a few of these...
:aaa:
HOLY FUCK
THAT IS FUCKING AWESOME
:mittens:
(http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/5774/mittens2xi0.gif)
DAMN YUO, VEX! THAT MADE ME CREAM MY PANCE! :argh!:
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/2-1.jpg)
+
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/3-1.jpg)
=
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/1-1.jpg)
and variations thereof
you can get the correct proportions here:
http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/ser-shs_millennium_eng.htm
works VERY WELL for text based signs too...any suggestions?
just print and paste!!
Quote from: vexati0n on October 24, 2008, 11:23:20 PM
(http://www.discoflux.com/sites/default/files/aqm.png)
pdf link (http://www.discoflux.com/sites/default/files/aqm.pdf)
Fuck yeah!
That's so fucking yoinked. RAH, vex!
While I'm still kinda irked at the miscommunication that lead to Cram's disappointment @ the door @ EsoZone, we did manage to spread some postergasm goodness. Thanks for coming back on Sunday, Cramulus.
(http://miqel.com/esozone_2008/thumbnails/free_speech-zone.jpg) (http://miqel.com/images_1/esozone_2008/free_speech-zone.jpg)
This was posted on the front door to EsoZone late Saturday evening.
By Sunday morning we had actually induced a 1st Circuit freakout (bio-survival panic) in one woman.
She apparently asked Johnny Brainwash (who was working the door) if it was a "real poster", to which he replied, "Of course it's a 'real poster'."
I'm pretty sure she got the joke later.
The crowd really liked the PosterGASM posters. Enough to start editing them on the walls.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2952264753_0a9b244d76.jpg?v=0)
Hah, most excellent.
Quote from: Telarus on October 29, 2008, 05:43:54 AM
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3167/2952264753_0a9b244d76.jpg?v=0)
I like the "This is interaction" meme. Have we thought of that before?
Also, :mittens: Vex. That is pretty awesome.
you could even strike out the "a" and replace "dist" with "inter" yourself, before hanging it up, perhaps it'll help induce people to play with the poster even more.
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb163/wompcabal/bin/cwiwyp.jpg)
NO FUCKING WAY
I didn't even know about that, and a few weeks ago I put up an "OWLS ARE WATCHING YOU PEE" sign in my bathroom
Christopher Walken influenced my brain!
fixed, his mouth was upside-down, didn't anyone notice???
(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4743/walkenfixtht8.jpg)
I'm printing some out TODAY!
000, that's just a little bit ghastly.
i can hardly tell the difference, tbh. it's wrong either way up.
Who do you know that has wider front bottom row teeth than on the top row?
Quote from: Cainad on December 01, 2008, 06:24:35 PM
Who do you know that has wider front bottom row teeth than on the top row?
Wade.
<---pwned
I stuck a few half-page SECRET AGENT ones under the plastic things on subway ads, and I plan to stick them under car windshields if I can find out which cars don't have annoying alarms. I would distribute some full-page ones from the sets in the Propaganda Depository but my printer refuses to work with PDF files.
I took the time to PDF-ize some posters. I haven't gotten around to posting these yet.
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/free-crazy.pdf
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/fucking-up-chi.pdf
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/noids.pdf
Quote from: Enki-][ on December 18, 2008, 03:20:32 AM
I took the time to PDF-ize some posters. I haven't gotten around to posting these yet.
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/free-crazy.pdf
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/fucking-up-chi.pdf
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/noids.pdf
I like the first two.
Quote from: Enki-][ on December 18, 2008, 03:20:32 AM
I took the time to PDF-ize some posters. I haven't gotten around to posting these yet.
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/free-crazy.pdf
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/fucking-up-chi.pdf
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/noids.pdf
Sweet. This will make for a funner holiday.
Quote from: Enki-][ on December 18, 2008, 03:20:32 AM
I took the time to PDF-ize some posters. I haven't gotten around to posting these yet.
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/free-crazy.pdf
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/fucking-up-chi.pdf
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/noids.pdf
bad ass!
Hey that's a 203 number... You're in Connecticut? Or did you put some other sucker's phone number on your posters? :p
I am in CT, but it's not my number. I just picked the local area code (which contains a 23, of course), then numbers containing 23 and/or 5.
crazy. Who answers the phone?
and forgive me if we've had this conversation before, but wherebouts in CT do you live?
(http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb163/wompcabal/ct.jpg)
Somewhere between eveland and mangville, as x approaches the holy cramulan empire from the negative and y approaches epsilon.
http://www.scribd.com/group/70397-postergasm
The postergasm packs have been broken into individual PDFs and re-hosted on scribd. This should make it much easier to find individual posters if there's something specific you're looking for.
EDIT: changed link to point to the Group I created - now anyone can add content to it
Quote from: Cramulus on January 24, 2009, 12:11:18 AM
http://www.scribd.com/people/documents/6599645/folder/65142?secret_password=fsypvnfqwtggdzjxyu2
The postergasm packs have been broken into individual PDFs and re-hosted on scribd. This should make it much easier to find individual posters if there's something specific you're looking for.
Thank you sir.
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/gasm1.jpg)
(http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa261/broodwitch/gasm2.jpg)
anyone still do this shit?
apparently the bulgarians do!
http://discordia.inchaos.org/archives/category/postergasm
oh hell yeah!
:mittens: Nice to see one of our new memes jump a language barrier.
:lulz: go dalekk
Quote from: Cramulus on August 12, 2009, 02:59:55 AM
apparently the bulgarians do!
http://discordia.inchaos.org/archives/category/postergasm
ITS NOT FAIR, BULGARIAN DISCORDIANS HAVE TRUCKS: http://discordia.bg/
http://www.scribd.com/share/upload/15318854/1u3cc57s67smx0672kb1
Quote from: Triple Zero on August 12, 2009, 04:06:45 PM
Quote from: Cramulus on August 12, 2009, 02:59:55 AM
apparently the Bulgarians do!
http://discordia.inchaos.org/archives/category/postergasm
ITS NOT FAIR, BULGARIAN DISCORDIANS HAVE TRUCKS: http://discordia.bg/
that's awesome
(http://discordia.bg/pic/741306687.jpg)
I saw one on the German autobahn last year, I was like "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"
Quote from: Triple Zero on September 04, 2009, 09:36:53 AM
I saw one on the German autobahn last year, I was like "whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?"
Yeah I nearly drove off the road when I saw one - these fucking things are Dangerous . . . damn Bulgarians and their fucking FFSs
NB y'all realise that this means Eurospags have been
blessed with Lady Eris's presence . . .
The task administered to the dead salmon in the fMRI machine involved completing an open-ended
mentalizing task. The deceased salmon was shown a series of photographs depicting human
individuals in social situations with a specified emotional valence. The salmon was
asked to determine what emotion the individual in the photo must have been
experiencing.
http://prefrontal.org/files/posters/Bennett-Salmon-2009.pdf
For added lulz, this is a real, documented scientific case study (designed to point out the uncertainty in our minds/tools, probably).
The point is, go look at it, it is MADE OF AWESOME. Now go POST IT EVERYWHERE.
(...on second thought, anyone want to shoop some erisiana on it first and re-host it? It deserves to be a genuine piece Discordian artifact.)
Then GO POST IT EVERYWHERE.
Quote from: vexati0n on October 24, 2008, 11:23:20 PM
(http://www.discoflux.com/sites/default/files/aqm.png)
pdf link (http://www.discoflux.com/sites/default/files/aqm.pdf)
Quote and BUMP.
Vex, what did you post, because the link is borked now? I remember it was good, but not what it was.
Quote from: Telarus on September 22, 2009, 08:16:12 AM
The task administered to the dead salmon in the fMRI machine involved completing an open-ended
mentalizing task. The deceased salmon was shown a series of photographs depicting human
individuals in social situations with a specified emotional valence. The salmon was
asked to determine what emotion the individual in the photo must have been
experiencing.
http://prefrontal.org/files/posters/Bennett-Salmon-2009.pdf
For added lulz, this is a real, documented scientific case study (designed to point out the uncertainty in our minds/tools, probably).
The point is, go look at it, it is MADE OF AWESOME. Now go POST IT EVERYWHERE.
(...on second thought, anyone want to shoop some erisiana on it first and re-host it? It deserves to be a genuine piece Discordian artifact.)
Then GO POST IT EVERYWHERE.
Holy crap, that's one of my favorite things I've ever seen!
Quote from: Telarus on September 22, 2009, 08:16:12 AM
The task administered to the dead salmon in the fMRI machine involved completing an open-ended
mentalizing task. The deceased salmon was shown a series of photographs depicting human
individuals in social situations with a specified emotional valence. The salmon was
asked to determine what emotion the individual in the photo must have been
experiencing.
http://prefrontal.org/files/posters/Bennett-Salmon-2009.pdf
For added lulz, this is a real, documented scientific case study (designed to point out the uncertainty in our minds/tools, probably).
The point is, go look at it, it is MADE OF AWESOME. Now go POST IT EVERYWHERE.
(...on second thought, anyone want to shoop some erisiana on it first and re-host it? It deserves to be a genuine piece Discordian artifact.)
Then GO POST IT EVERYWHERE.
:lulz:
*gasp*
Amazing!
Quote from: Telarus on September 22, 2009, 08:16:12 AM
The task administered to the dead salmon in the fMRI machine involved completing an open-ended
mentalizing task. The deceased salmon was shown a series of photographs depicting human
individuals in social situations with a specified emotional valence. The salmon was
asked to determine what emotion the individual in the photo must have been
experiencing.
http://prefrontal.org/files/posters/Bennett-Salmon-2009.pdf
For added lulz, this is a real, documented scientific case study (designed to point out the uncertainty in our minds/tools, probably).
The point is, go look at it, it is MADE OF AWESOME. Now go POST IT EVERYWHERE.
(...on second thought, anyone want to shoop some erisiana on it first and re-host it? It deserves to be a genuine piece Discordian artifact.)
Then GO POST IT EVERYWHERE.
It's just a reminder (albeit an extremely eloquent one) than you can't generate statistically significant information with a sample size of 1. Good to know, but I don't see how it's a big deal? We knew that already, right?
Then again, this is a country where a certain breakfast cereal, which shall go nameless, makes the claim that eating it during breakfast gives greater powers of concentration, even referring to it in commercials as a "focusizer" which is apparently a school supply of some kind. They even have a scientific study with a control to back it up! Unfortunately, the control was a group of children
who did not eat breakfast at all.God damn, but we need to start teaching the scientific method in elementary school.
Autumn posted this on Facebook: Cram got POSTERGASM on Urban Prankster:
http://urbanprankster.com/2009/12/security-notice/?awesm=fbshare.me_MIwq
can we get the TwitterGASM cabal to RE-TWEET ME BACK?
OK I RTed WHAT IASON TWEETED IS THAT GOOD?
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/pics/ice.jpg
A quick poster, of the "lost dog mindfuck" type.
This isn't a bad idea http://hail-eris.blogspot.com/2010/01/youve-got-pretty-mouth.html
http://namcub.accela-labs.com/stories/safety.zip
I went through and made a lot of memebomb safety-style posters. All except two have the anon icon, because it's suitably surreal (and probably will not be recognizable or linkable as out of context until after people have read the poster).
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/jeep1153.jpg)
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/jeep1154.jpg)
Fucking glossy sticker paper. :argh!: Works great IRL, not so much on camera.
duuuuude, those are cool!
Quote from: Cramulus on March 01, 2010, 06:03:04 PM
duuuuude, those are cool!
And cheap, too!
They'll get cheaper, now that I've shooped a master with 8 stickers instead of 6.
25 sheets of 8.5X11 laser crack & peel: $12.95
Color copies: $0.59/each (using laser for the glossy finish, but inkjet at home would be even cheaper)
Less than 40 bucks for 200 stickers.
that's sweet! where'd you get 'em printed?
Quote from: Cramulus on March 01, 2010, 06:21:59 PM
that's sweet! where'd you get 'em printed?
Office Depot. The Clerk is in one of the Cabals.
:mittens::mittens::mittens:
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2010, 06:02:07 PM
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/jeep1153.jpg)
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/jeep1154.jpg)
Fucking glossy sticker paper. :argh!: Works great IRL, not so much on camera.
Hahahhaahahaaaaa! Those are awesome!
Quote from: Calamity Nigel on March 02, 2010, 07:35:04 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2010, 06:02:07 PM
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/jeep1153.jpg)
(http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/jeep1154.jpg)
Fucking glossy sticker paper. :argh!: Works great IRL, not so much on camera.
Hahahhaahahaaaaa! Those are awesome!
Thanks.
We're going to do a bunch more. Any suggestions are welcome.
Our target population is Tucson: Slightly liberal, broke, in a city that leans on everyone just a little more every year.
HOLY SHIT I FOUND A GOLD-MINE!!!!!!
http://fakescience.tumblr.com/
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 02, 2010, 04:21:00 PM
Quote from: Calamity Nigel on March 02, 2010, 07:35:04 AM
Quote from: Doktor Howl on March 01, 2010, 06:02:07 PM
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/jeep1153.jpg
http://i476.photobucket.com/albums/rr126/TGRR/jeep1154.jpg
Fucking glossy sticker paper. :argh!: Works great IRL, not so much on camera.
Hahahhaahahaaaaa! Those are awesome!
Thanks.
We're going to do a bunch more. Any suggestions are welcome.
Our target population is Tucson: Slightly liberal, broke, in a city that leans on everyone just a little more every year.
Suggestions: You can probably fit twice the amount per page which would cut your costs in half too.
Just thicken that outer black line a bit, rotate them 45° so the edges are parallel to the page, and arrange them so that the edges touch.
I will post a sketch if that doesn't make sense. Those look great, by the way, especially the Helvetica Condensed.
Also, a minor point, if you'd like to use the current typeface that is on road signs in many parts of the world, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FHWA_Series_fonts)(at least until the new one is implemented in the US, which probably won't be for quite a while) it is "Highway Gothic," and available here for free. (http://www.dafont.com/highway-gothic.font)
Googly eyes took over some friends' house.
(http://imgur.com/UT9Jz.jpg)
(http://imgur.com/eF2HO.jpg)
(http://imgur.com/biRjI.jpg)
(http://imgur.com/sqDJV.jpg)
(http://imgur.com/e6k1K.jpg)
(http://imgur.com/wDWs5.jpg)
okay so the buddha and the little toy is at my place
(http://imgur.com/rc0Td.jpg)
(http://imgur.com/ZxYcD.jpg)
(http://imgur.com/MBQvE.jpg)
Now, I just need to find that mustache font that Suu found that one time for 33-up clear labels.
now i'm giggling. god dammit, burns!
nice partylite buddha :D
Oh my god I must have GOOGLY EYES!!
I have a whole bunch of those. SWEET!
I can't sleep because I come up with shit like this and then have to make it
http://www.scribd.com/doc/32232091/Ulysses-Poster
I opened the scribd page and I was logged in, even though I don't have an account. Session still open from last time I logged in thanks to bugmenot I think.
Quote from: NWC on May 31, 2010, 02:16:17 AM
I can't sleep because I come up with shit like this and then have to make it
http://www.scribd.com/doc/32232091/Ulysses-Poster
I opened the scribd page and I was logged in, even though I don't have an account. Session still open from last time I logged in thanks to bugmenot I think.
:mittens: YES that is wonderful!
Probably NSFW, So
http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx128/ChuckFukmuk/GIFS/RFD.jpg
Or this one,
(http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx128/ChuckFukmuk/GIFS/RFD2-1.jpg)
Nice Beast.
The typography is deliciously horrible (I mean it).
Would you mind saying what program/settings you used to get that thick, crunchy, hole-ridden effect?
Paint shop pro, can't remember what font though.
it grandiously fits with the RFD webpage theme, I love both of them!
Quote from: BadBeast on July 15, 2010, 12:58:40 AM
Paint shop pro, can't remember what font though.
Thanks.
The font is Arial with faux-bold, I know that much.
But the weird holes and strange aliasing on top of that nightmare is oddly compelling.
When things get so bad in so many different ways, the double negatives become so dense that it implodes within itself into pure awesome.
The NSFW one was great too.
Thanks, I'll see if I can find some more suitably off the wall pics, and label them with some of the totally inappropriate bilge that passes for thought process here, (here, being my brain) and post them here, in an attempt to find some kind of catharsis for my psychic sepsis.
If anyone else appreciates them, it gives me hope that I'm not alone in my reeking septic tank of bad taste, crassness, and warped humour. :evil:
Quote from: BadBeast on July 16, 2010, 04:29:22 PM
Thanks, I'll see if I can find some more suitably off the wall pics, and label them with some of the totally inappropriate bilge that passes for thought process here, (here, being my brain) and post them here, in an attempt to find some kind of catharsis for my psychic sepsis.
If anyone else appreciates them, it gives me hope that I'm not alone in my reeking septic tank of bad taste, crassness, and warped humour. :evil:
I mean "bad" according to well established design "rules." They are quite sensible guidelines but it gets bland as hell when people slavishly adhere to any sort of canned standard.
It's refreshing to see someone experimenting with typography rather than leaving it to the milquetoast default settings.
Most people, and sometimes myself included, have these irrationally conservative ideas about setting type and the HORRORS of affecting legibility in the SLIGHTEST!
OH GAWD, IT'S SLIGHTLY HARDER TO READ!!!1
HOW
DARE YOU MAKE AN SOMETHING THAT ISN'T
INSTANTANEOUSLY COMPREHENSIBLE!
IF MOSTLY BLIND PEOPLE CAN'T READ IT FROM ACROSS THE STREET, WE'RE DOOOOOOOOOMED!
D O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O M !
(http://imgur.com/HVm6b.png)
The seeds lie in waiting....
(http://imgur.com/RSAK0.jpg)
Newman's own...
(http://imgur.com/AhueL.jpg)
Maybe it's maybalene
(http://imgur.com/tI0dG.jpg)
Around town...
(http://imgur.com/D2jpf.jpg)
Golf Club TP dispenser....
(http://imgur.com/Xp3Kj.jpg)
Starbucks...
(http://imgur.com/wc3yD.jpg)
Starbucks bathroom....
(http://imgur.com/TmwB3.jpg)
Boss' Coffee cup...
(http://imgur.com/UORSI.jpg)
:mittens:
Inspired works of genius! Even more-so because it has great potential to generate an "I could do that!" response in the audience.
(http://i.imgur.com/AhueL.jpg)
ohmygod those are ADORABLE!
:mittens:
Quote from: Captain Utopia on July 26, 2010, 02:18:53 PM
:mittens:
Inspired works of genius! Even more-so because it has great potential to generate an "I could do that!" response in the audience.
I'm happy you said that because it's exactly the feeling i've invoked in others by simply giving them a handful. At work a couple of folks have anthrpomorphized copiers and other office related equipment.
My eventual goal is to get the whole town in on it.
Lofty? Perhaps.
Noble? Definitely.
TELL ME WHERE YOU BOUGHT THEM
NNNAAAAAOOOOOO
Michaels craft store (or any other useful craft store)
Side note: You can also get adhesive felt and cut out customized mustaches if you wish to add a little facial hair to your creations.
Oh shit son
:ohnotache:
WHOA I WANT GOOGLEY EYES
in fact a few people mentioned earlier (months back) things they did with those eyes (I think it was Squid) and I wanted to do just that.
So yeah the "I could do that" angle is very powerful in this one.
In fact I rambled about how I wanted self-adhesive googley eyes so much that my gf actually went to a crafts store and wanted to buy some for me, only to find out they were truly ridiculously expensive, like 5 euros for a dozen or so. [unsure if it was a dozen pairs or a dozen eyes]
What'd you pay for yours?
Oh hay and Net, your remark about "faux-bold Arial" gave me an insight on how to do the horribly holed crunchy lettering, maybe. If you convert the (regular cursive Arial) letters to a selection outline, and then instead of Grow it for faux-bold, you use the Selection Border operation for 1-3 pixels width or so. All with anti-aliasing off, of course. At medium-to-low font sizes this should give you the desired faux-bold crunchy effect.
http://www.amazon.com/Westrim-Self-Adhesive-Wiggle-Eyes-125PK/dp/B0018NBMKU
although I got mine at a craft store for about 3 dollars (2.2980 euros)
(http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/study.png)
Yeah, there are a lot of nice posters and the wiggly eyes are great. i might just order that pack from amazon....
As for the posters, I'll have to ask my mother (who is a medical illustrator) for her Illustrator, Photoshop and Corel Draw..
It's time to translate these portuguese and mindfuck this brazilian people! :lulz:
yes!! Praise the Lordo!
Question:
Why can't I find this forum through the Principia Discordia Forum main page? It says here that I shoulg go to Operation Mindfuck and then to GASM Command. But there is no Operation Mind fuck link and when I try to reverse the path by clicking from here on OP Mindfuck it says that it doesn't exist or I am not allowed to go there.....
Possible answer:
I think it's 50 posts (more?) before you can access the full OM boards. Like you say, I remember being able to read and post in GASM command from the recent posts list, but OM was invisible.
Welcome, btw. I hope you post your translations when you get them finished.
I sure will! Don't worry!
It should take a whille though... I don't know when I'll be able to get the software from my mother ( I live with daddy you know....) and THEN I'll have to remember how to use the programs properly again and THEN I'll have to discover where do you guys want them posted and how should I do it.
But hey, I WILL do that! If don't I'll strech my neck and ask the dok to end my shame and mysery in from of all of you. :whack:
We even got the waitress (i.e. drink refiller person) to put some on her nametag. missed out on the pic though. :(
(http://imgur.com/CQfUV.jpg)
the napkin dispenser seems to be the only one smiling.
The salt and pepper both look disappointed in their relationship.
: (
AWWWWWW they do look as if they're questioning their intentions.
Here's (http://a.imageshack.us/img713/2769/campaignforyourabsolute.jpg) a flyer I made today, in the style of the masters.
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 23, 2010, 04:38:25 AM
Here's (http://a.imageshack.us/img713/2769/campaignforyourabsolute.jpg) a flyer I made today, in the style of the masters.
:mittens:
I really dig that! there's so much going on at once - it's like jazz chaos
oh, sweet
how classic! :mittens:
that is really cool, I like it. Do you mind if I make a French translation/interpretation in a couple weeks?
Thanks, guys!
NWC, go right ahead.
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 23, 2010, 04:38:25 AM
Here's (http://a.imageshack.us/img713/2769/campaignforyourabsolute.jpg) a flyer I made today, in the style of the masters.
:mittens:
Can I has PDF?
Quote from: Cramulus on August 23, 2010, 05:09:04 AM
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 23, 2010, 04:38:25 AM
Here's (http://a.imageshack.us/img713/2769/campaignforyourabsolute.jpg) a flyer I made today, in the style of the masters.
:mittens:
I really dig that! there's so much going on at once - it's like jazz chaos
Cram, your new avatar makes you look like Charlie Manson.
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 23, 2010, 04:38:25 AM
Here's (http://a.imageshack.us/img713/2769/campaignforyourabsolute.jpg) a flyer I made today, in the style of the masters.
:mittens:
Quote from: Epimetheus on August 23, 2010, 04:38:25 AM
Here's (http://a.imageshack.us/img713/2769/campaignforyourabsolute.jpg) a flyer I made today, in the style of the masters.
I like it!
Quote from: Burns on August 15, 2010, 02:44:41 AM
(http://imgur.com/CQfUV.jpg)
Why am I reminded of Blues Clues when I look at this?
Oh update: I got some, and I've been putting them everywhere. It is so much fun. :D
Quote from: Sigmatic on September 19, 2010, 09:12:14 PM
Oh update: I got some, and I've been putting them everywhere. It is so much fun. :D
:mittens: THAT is
SO awsome!
When a friend had me over, but had to step out on his own for a bit, I was left alone in his apartment for about a half an hour.
That was months ago, and he is still finding eyes on things.
The secret: I have also given agents in his area sticky eyes to put on things. He recently found eyes on the bottom of his toilet seat, and he actually believed I put them there. He was impressed, and wants me to die so much now.
HAHAHAHAHA! Recruits!
Also, you know I found that recruiting the young is super easy. Kids LOVE stickers soooo it's a natural sort of thing for them to put the googly eyes in silly places. My kids also help encourage the endeavor. You give them a nice handful of googly eyes and they just go to town.
Tried that with a few kids, while back. Sadly, they weren't much for creative mischief, and just stuck them to each other and made a big mess for me.
yeah it's better when they're out in public.
Quote from: Burns on August 15, 2010, 02:44:41 AM
We even got the waitress (i.e. drink refiller person) to put some on her nametag. missed out on the pic though. :(
(http://imgur.com/CQfUV.jpg)
the napkin dispenser seems to be the only one smiling.
Haha! This is well beyond awesome.
http://www.killmydaynow.com/2010/06/best-of-funny-tear-off-ads-9-pics.html
just stumbled upon this. I've seen most of these before, but there are some clever ones, like with the prime numbers
(http://i.imgur.com/WqOIv.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/dZU1q.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/sIfpU.jpg)
:lulz:
This just never gets old for me.
i know, right? the middle one was my daughter's doing, ftr.
Quote from: Madigan T Nubilous on June 12, 2011, 11:58:04 PM
Quote from: Rumckle on June 11, 2011, 02:25:20 PM
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5616406726_256dfee94b_b.jpg (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5616406726_256dfee94b_b.jpg)
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6489/allcitizensmust.jpg)
Others:
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4270/phoneposter.jpg (http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/4270/phoneposter.jpg)
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1598/17risk.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1598/17risk.jpg)
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/337/eliminateevadeextermina.jpg (http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/337/eliminateevadeextermina.jpg)
WIN
So, Stephen has jumped onto PosterGASM (kind-of). He totally shocked Jack White of the White Stripes by initiating a PosterGASM capaign for the newest album out of Jack's company.
http://a1926.g.akamai.net/downloadstor.download.akamai.com/10768/comedy/colbert/TMR_catposter.pdf
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390479/june-23-2011/jack-white
Look at the expression on Jack's face when Stephen says "I want Community Associations to write me angry letters about how this is all over the place."
Jack, a moment later quips, "What's the Colbert Bump?"
Stephen - "You, M-therf-cker, are about to find out!"
Quote from: Telarus on June 25, 2011, 11:39:28 PM
So, Stephen has jumped onto PosterGASM (kind-of). He totally shocked Jack White of the White Stripes by initiating a PosterGASM capaign for the newest album out of Jack's company.
http://a1926.g.akamai.net/downloadstor.download.akamai.com/10768/comedy/colbert/TMR_catposter.pdf
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/390479/june-23-2011/jack-white
Look at the expression on Jack's face when Stephen says "I want Community Associations to write me angry letters about how this is all over the place."
Jack, a moment later quips, "What's the Colbert Bump?"
Stephen - "You, M-therf-cker, are about to find out!"
:lulz:
urrrgh. I really do like Jack White, but I will definitely NOT be putting any of those up. Using postergasm as a way to advertise for a product defeats the point of hacking your neighborhood to begin with.
I still think the googley eyes is one of the funniest ones to do.
I just love the googly eyes ... but as far as promoting a message they dont really work...right tools for the right job etc...etc...
Quote from: Cramulus on June 29, 2011, 03:57:09 PM
urrrgh. I really do like Jack White, but I will definitely NOT be putting any of those up. Using postergasm as a way to advertise for a product defeats the point of hacking your neighborhood to begin with.
I had a similar rage-out moment, but then started laughing at the "Motherfucker" comment. I just though it interesting that Stephen broached the concept to a national audience.
Quote from: Telarus on June 30, 2011, 04:39:45 AM
Quote from: Cramulus on June 29, 2011, 03:57:09 PM
urrrgh. I really do like Jack White, but I will definitely NOT be putting any of those up. Using postergasm as a way to advertise for a product defeats the point of hacking your neighborhood to begin with.
I had a similar rage-out moment, but then started laughing at the "Motherfucker" comment. I just though it interesting that Stephen broached the concept to a national audience.
I'm aware of ColbertGASM, but does he actually lurk here or something?
No, I don't.
Quote from: Risus on June 30, 2011, 05:51:55 AM
No, I don't.
:lulz:
or
:eek:
Not sure which one to go with.
Quote from: Cramulus on June 29, 2011, 03:57:09 PM
urrrgh. I really do like Jack White, but I will definitely NOT be putting any of those up. Using postergasm as a way to advertise for a product defeats the point of hacking your neighborhood to begin with.
I like it, and there is a certain deliciousness in someone who is essentially a major brand going the route of having his fans act as his advertising media, but it definitely doesn't qualify as a "posterGASM" in my opinion.
They work as far as getting people to go "WTF??? Who did that shit?????" :D
I've been trying to pepper my college campus with some PosterGASM, but I am too unclever to invent anything witty or standoutty, so I'd like to, with permission, steal some wit from the masters.
However, when I do the flikr posterGASM link thing, I just get an insane number of images of posters already up in the wild.
So, my 2-part question.
1: Is everyone okay with me stealing their wit and hanging it randomly all over the University of Wisconsin? (So far I've just been duct taping the "christopher walken is watching you pee" poster to every stall, even in female restrooms, on campus)
2: If #1 is okay, where can I find the originals or printable versions of some oddball posterGASM's I can use to make people WTF?
Thanks!
Quote from: trix on September 19, 2011, 04:38:15 PM
1: Is everyone okay with me stealing their wit and hanging it randomly all over the University of Wisconsin? (So far I've just been duct taping the "christopher walken is watching you pee" poster to every stall, even in female restrooms, on campus)
we ABSOLUTELY ARE!
we did not make hundreds of posters so that they could sit in a box in my closet and collect dust
No permission necessary, but granted nonetheless.
Quote2: If #1 is okay, where can I find the originals or printable versions of some oddball posterGASM's I can use to make people WTF?
BEHOLD!
http://cramul.us/tag/postergasm/
Muchos gracias mi amigo!
Volume Dingus is up! (in it's entirety, I have many co-conspirators in my local cabal)
I like the For Rent meme, justifies (at least initially) posting them to the classified boards all over campus.
Working on Volume Aleph next, for the random places.
Who was the originator of "Christopher Walken is Watching You Pee", anyway? I love that one.
Quote from: Nigel on September 19, 2011, 09:14:33 PM
Who was the originator of "Christopher Walken is Watching You Pee", anyway? I love that one.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/x-is-watching-you-y
Quote from: Risus on September 19, 2011, 09:26:02 PM
Quote from: Nigel on September 19, 2011, 09:14:33 PM
Who was the originator of "Christopher Walken is Watching You Pee", anyway? I love that one.
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/x-is-watching-you-y
Thanks!
I used to have a framed "owls are watching you pee" plaque in my bathroom, but that was because my bathroom was full of owls.
I just realized that I never updated my prior post, in case anyone is interested.
I put up Volume Aleph, Dingus, and Calvinball, all over campus. By the very next day more then half of the flyers had been taken down =(. Each day since, I notice even more missing. The upside is I know people are noticing them, I've heard random conversations about some of them, and I know for sure that every single one was noticed at least by the person(s) taking them down.
The first ones to come down were, of course, the "Miscarriage is manslaughter" and "Christian Dating" ones, as I put them on the bulletin normally used by the Campus Crusade for Christ, which is the college evangelist nutjob society that are the pushiest and most self-righteous in-your-face group we have. In fact, we had an event last year with a local senator come to campus, and since one of her things was anti gay marriage, the local LGBT (or is it LBGT? I dunno, it's the gays) group staged a peaceful protest out front, and tons of other student not even a part of the club joined in to help make the senator feel "welcome". As I think being against gay marriage is retarded, I too joined in, but the church nutjobs did a thing of their own in support of the senator and had their anti-protest protest stand in front of us being lame. Anyway I got off topic.
There's still one more volume I haven't done, but since the bulletin boards on campus get cleared at the end of the month, I'm going to wait until the first before I put them up. Also I'm going to buy a fuckton of googley eyes because those pics I saw are hilarious!
Anyway, thanks for the lulz folks! Everything I heard from students about your posters was positive! Except for the Evangelists of course, but insults from them can be taken as a compliment.
:lulz: thanks for the update, trix
do you have any pix of your posters up?
Quote from: Cramulus on September 22, 2011, 04:06:31 PM
:lulz: thanks for the update, trix
do you have any pix of your posters up?
I'm afraid not. I've been meaning to get myself a camera, or borrow someone's cellphone, but haven't gotten around to it. Most of my free time is spent mucking about in my microbiology lab teaching myself mycology.
That, and I seem to be the only person left in Wisconsin that still does not want a cellphone.
I can't remember where I initially found this poster or who made it, but I wanted to say that this one
(http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/599/surpriseinthecorner.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/surpriseinthecorner.jpg/)
has been left up longer than any others I've left around campus and downtown.* No, the one that's not the boob. The 'gulik juice' poster has lasted 2 months and counting, while the rest usually come down within the week. If you (whoever is reading this) invented it, you are the awesomeness.
(*Except for that one sticky note "your friend likes this" which is still on the glass bookcase in my department almost a year after the fact. I love seeing that thing every day.)
*bump*
I will start POSTERGASMing like hell as soon as I find something that survives translation to Norwegian.
Quote from: Lenin McCarthy on December 20, 2011, 08:09:36 PM
*bump*
I will start POSTERGASMing like hell as soon as I find something that survives translation to Norwegian.
This is a good idea. Mind if I join ya?
Quote from: Waffle Iron on December 21, 2011, 03:50:59 AM
Quote from: Lenin McCarthy on December 20, 2011, 08:09:36 PM
*bump*
I will start POSTERGASMing like hell as soon as I find something that survives translation to Norwegian.
This is a good idea. Mind if I join ya?
Of course not! I'll spend my Christmas break trying to come up with something.
Quote from: trix on September 22, 2011, 03:53:01 PM
I just realized that I never updated my prior post, in case anyone is interested.
I put up Volume Aleph, Dingus, and Calvinball, all over campus. By the very next day more then half of the flyers had been taken down =(. Each day since, I notice even more missing. The upside is I know people are noticing them, I've heard random conversations about some of them, and I know for sure that every single one was noticed at least by the person(s) taking them down.
The first ones to come down were, of course, the "Miscarriage is manslaughter" and "Christian Dating" ones, as I put them on the bulletin normally used by the Campus Crusade for Christ, which is the college evangelist nutjob society that are the pushiest and most self-righteous in-your-face group we have. In fact, we had an event last year with a local senator come to campus, and since one of her things was anti gay marriage, the local LGBT (or is it LBGT? I dunno, it's the gays) group staged a peaceful protest out front, and tons of other student not even a part of the club joined in to help make the senator feel "welcome". As I think being against gay marriage is retarded, I too joined in, but the church nutjobs did a thing of their own in support of the senator and had their anti-protest protest stand in front of us being lame. Anyway I got off topic.
There's still one more volume I haven't done, but since the bulletin boards on campus get cleared at the end of the month, I'm going to wait until the first before I put them up. Also I'm going to buy a fuckton of googley eyes because those pics I saw are hilarious!
Anyway, thanks for the lulz folks! Everything I heard from students about your posters was positive! Except for the Evangelists of course, but insults from them can be taken as a compliment.
For college campuses, there's an easy way to help make your shit look "official".
Just find an already posted flier with a clean stamp of approval (I assume it's quite standard to have to validate fliers for posting...) Scan that and shop the expiration date. rotate to random orientations and print over existing fliers.
I had trouble keeping fliers up at my community college- that small detail was pretty good at extending the life of some.
Quote from: Iron Sulfide on December 27, 2011, 09:29:28 AM
For college campuses, there's an easy way to help make your shit look "official".
Just find an already posted flier with a clean stamp of approval (I assume it's quite standard to have to validate fliers for posting...) Scan that and shop the expiration date. rotate to random orientations and print over existing fliers.
I had trouble keeping fliers up at my community college- that small detail was pretty good at extending the life of some.
I've done this also; I can also vouch that it pisses the official stamp-holders right the fuck off. :lol:
Steve Colin made his own version of my favorite poster. :)
I fucking LOVE it when this happens
(http://i.imgur.com/T5El7.jpg)
:pax:
Quote from: Cramulus on January 20, 2012, 05:14:58 PM
Steve Colin made his own version of my favorite poster. :)
I fucking LOVE it when this happens
(http://i.imgur.com/T5El7.jpg)
I'm totally going to do some take-offs of this.
Quote from: Cramulus on January 20, 2012, 05:14:58 PM
Steve Colin made his own version of my favorite poster. :)
I fucking LOVE it when this happens
(http://i.imgur.com/T5El7.jpg)
That's a damn good one!
I just wanted to bump this back up because I saw somebody say before that GASM's are dead.
If you think that is true, please don't forget that some of us operate with the KYFMS system and don't bother reporting on it here. I bragged a bit during my very first round of throwing up posters, but in the large amount of time since then, my cabal has stolen many of the posters and other GASM ideas and material and spread the Eris, without reporting in.
Please do not close or give up on GASMs just because direct immediate participation may suffer. Remember those of us who are not original and shamelessly steal good ideas and put them out there quietly. Not to mention all of the things here we didn't copy verbatim but that inspired our own somewhat related missions.
You may not always see all the results of the brilliance you guys put out on the internets, but it definitely reaches farther than it would seem to.
I never thought of GASMs as a movement, that "could die". I thought they were more like activities. Like saying a GASM is dead is like saying coloring a coloring book is dead. It's not even a comment to worry about.
Either way, trix: thanks for the bump.
I've seen a lot of posterGASM-like material from (seemingly) non-discordian sources in the past year or two. I can't say if this is a success, a cynical re-appropriation by the Spectacle, or just something relating to awareness or the group I associate with. But, if we don't do posterGASM, the straights will -- and while I don't have strong feelings either way about that, it might push some decisions.
Quote from: Roko's Modern Basilisk on July 14, 2014, 01:10:43 AM
I've seen a lot of posterGASM-like material from (seemingly) non-discordian sources in the past year or two. I can't say if this is a success, a cynical re-appropriation by the Spectacle, or just something relating to awareness or the group I associate with. But, if we don't do posterGASM, the straights will -- and while I don't have strong feelings either way about that, it might push some decisions.
When you say, (seemingly) non-discordian sources, do you mean the material does not seem to convey the type of humor or style that a Discordian is likely to use, or do you just mean that you don't recognize the posters themselves from any of the posterGASM collections you've seen?
I'm just wondering if those posters are, themselves, not Discordian at all in nature, or just not from a recognizable discordian source.
I'm finding it hard to come up with words today, my head is in a weird place, apologies if my question is confusing or stupid
Quote from: trix on July 14, 2014, 01:51:36 AM
Quote from: Roko's Modern Basilisk on July 14, 2014, 01:10:43 AM
I've seen a lot of posterGASM-like material from (seemingly) non-discordian sources in the past year or two. I can't say if this is a success, a cynical re-appropriation by the Spectacle, or just something relating to awareness or the group I associate with. But, if we don't do posterGASM, the straights will -- and while I don't have strong feelings either way about that, it might push some decisions.
When you say, (seemingly) non-discordian sources, do you mean the material does not seem to convey the type of humor or style that a Discordian is likely to use, or do you just mean that you don't recognize the posters themselves from any of the posterGASM collections you've seen?
I'm just wondering if those posters are, themselves, not Discordian at all in nature, or just not from a recognizable discordian source.
I'm finding it hard to come up with words today, my head is in a weird place, apologies if my question is confusing or stupid
They are coming from known sources who are not known to be discordian and do not publicly address the issue.