"Nature's way of telling you" (1917) (etc.)

[Ed Keer]

My fave, from the men's room of Dirty Frank's at 13th
& Pine in Philly ca. 1987:

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Ed


--- Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> So it was just a joke?  That's a relief.
>
> I saw it in the singular because it was written at
> exactly eye-level on the reverse of a stall door in
> an university men's room.
>
> Similarly: in 1970, I think, Venice suffered a
> devastating flood. (Yeah, I know; get over it.)  The
> museum was badly affected, a number of priceless
> paintings were ruined or seriously damaged, and an
> urgent effort was being made try to restore what
> paintings could be saved.
>
> Meanwhile, in the New World, graffiti was building
> up inside a completely different university's
> lavatories. It was the usual stupid, goofy,
> unpleasant collection of misspelled curses, alleged
> phone numbers, contextless words, assignation notes,
> and crude sexual drawings. Then, one night, while
> Venice was still prominent on the evening news, a
> janitorial crew showed up and repainted all the
> men's rooms.
>
> Within 24 hours, again at eye level, I read the tiny
> words - the only ones on a now pristine surface -
> "Restore NYU's Graffiti Treasures!"
>
> And I've never forgotten.
>
> JL
>
> JL
>
>
> "Mark A. Mandel" <mamandel at LDC.UPENN.EDU> wrote:
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>
> Jonathan Lighter sez:
> >>>
> A personal favorite from ca1975: "We Are Laughing At
> You, Earthman."
> <<<
>
> I remember it in the plural, "Earthmen", which makes
> more sense to me as a
> graffito. A h.s. buddy of mine used to use it a
> lot... though I can't be
> sure he was using it in h.s. (we were class of '65
> but stayed close for many
> years after).
>
> -- Mark M.
>
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