After a morning of tedium I decided to do something different..
2025 me here: Images of a fake climate change parking ticket used to be here. Check it out, Greta Thunberg. I gave a shit, while you were still in diapers.
They’re a little hard to read but basically it’s a spoofed parking ticket outlining the hidden costs of vehicle ownership. The liabilities listed include, Climate change, Conflict over oil, Depletion of non-renewable resources, Environmental clean up costs, Time wasted in gridlock, Hindering bicycles and pedestrian activities, Noise pollution and Smog-related health problems. The amount of the fine is $29,800. (I love the quote on the back too.)
The ticket was included in the newest Adbusters, a Canadian based social activist organization and magazine. I really liked it so I scanned it, made an acrobat file with 4 tickets per-page, e-mailed it to myself and printed it out at a University library. (a side note, I print for free through a secret process and tool). I had planned to churn out 80 to 100 tickets but through a miscalculation I ended up with 400+ of them.
So I spent a couple hours this afternoon sneaking through parking lots and planting those bad boys on hundreds of windshields. So tired now. I brought my camera with the intention of capturing a frustrated motorist discovering a ticket but I think better judgment prevailed. The last thing you want when you find a parking violation on your car is to look around and see me smiling, taking your picture.
I was confronted twice, one was a very positive discussion with someone who asked me for extra tickets. The other was a man in marketing who thought I was wasting my time, that I should have been doing it in a more positive way. He recommended a happy face. I could tell he was just upset I got his SUV though. He was slipping profanity in and I kept reminding myself to smile. I would have been thrilled to receive one of those tickets on my car. A happy face that says, “Smile! Don’t pollute!” just wouldn’t appeal to me in the same way. All in all, I really enjoyed it. I wrote on some of the tickets, “Especially bad offender” for the big trucks or V8 cars.
The Ancient Undergrad 
interesting insights. you’ve made a subscriber out of me.
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How weird! LOL
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A smile haha.
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That is so awesome! I want some tickets! ^_^RYC: Oh, about the plants, I actually would adopt your plants if you didn’t live so far away! =P
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nice, score!!!
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Wow! That is a mark of a true genius of mischief! The smiley idea sounds kinda lame, I like the tickets a lot better. Personally I would have let out a big sigh of relief finding that it was a fake, then I would have been laughing all the way home.
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Changing the world, one car at a time.
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lol, i saw that in Adbusters myself. today i saw a bumper sticker that made me happy. it had a small picture of a Hummer, and said “i like to waste gas and run over children!”. i am also saddened that a car is one of my everyday essentials, but thats truth. Here in LA, it would take me the entire day to bike to work, much less run my errands, go to Hollywood with my friends, and back home again. And forget public trasportation. I try to take the metro whenever i can, but it rarely reaches where i am going. LA is spread out for hundreds of miles, and unfortunately a car really is a necessity. I was in heaven when i visited Oregon, with gorgeous busses, *free* light rail, and bicycles galore. as for Athlete, I have to say that i like Vehicles and Animals better than Tourist. But to each his own. i hope it is a life changing experience; i somehow sense you wont like it, but i hope you do. 🙂
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I oughtta print that out and trick people. Neat!
So… you think there should be a little Frankie next to my Sammy?
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I love the fact that you spent your free time annoying people- I mean, making the world a better place. <grin>RYC: hamburger and…. peanutbutter? Oooookay. I’m known for odd food pairings, but I would never, ever, ever have considered that a viable choice. But then.. whatever peels your banana.And.. why would you even _want_ to comment on my dad’s blog? I usually just read it, then sit and shake my head slowly back and forth in bemusement; words escape me.
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funny
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have you listened to Athlete yet? i was going to give you a list of all the good songs, but quickly realized that i like them all. i guess my favorites are Wires, El Salvador, Westside, and Beautiful, the last 3 being on Vehicles and Animals. i have told you all this before, havent i? damn, im being superflous again. o well. happy listeningand whats not loading now?
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Ha ha! You’re so awesome. That’s a great idea, and one I just might have to borrow. I hope you are proud of me, as I don’t drive and walk or take public transportation everywhere…
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good for you. i love adbusters. i was involved in organizing critical masses when i was in undergrad. i might like to get a copy of those tickets.
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im so glad you liked Athlete! yeah, my store has like, every magazine ever, so i pick up ADbusters on my lunch break and stuff. so no, i havent read the whole thing, just flipped through a few times. but LOVE it. that and the Onion. and Foreign Affairs. and a million other periodicals.
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Somehow, that just seems incredibly fitting for you to do. I love it! 🙂
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ooo the havock. i’m entirely impressed with people like you that can make anything fun 🙂 … by the way, beware carebear is back. please drop by, bring a garden salad or fancy KD or booze, booze is always welcome.
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My Caddy and I are weeping. yes, yes, we know we’re bad but my town’s too big to walk, there’s only one bus (and it goes nowhere), and I simply loathe riding a bike. Excuses aside, I feel very guilty.
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