B.A.C.K.R.O.N.Y.M.S. by MonkeyBoy Dan
July 14th, 2009 1:45 PMP.O.L.I.C.E.
Public Order Litigation Interdicting Criminal Enterprise
(Directly inspired by Constable On Patrol)
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F.R.E.E.M.A.S.O.N.
Fraternally Recruited Esoteric Engineer (and/or) Magical Architect Simulating Outward Normality
From there the rest was inevitable. POLICE + FREEMASON = NUTTY CONSPIRACY THEORY
/ citizen-denizens of the realm of ASSIAH! / for too long the forces of CONVENTION and CONFORMITY have denied you access to the true nature of reality / they clutch tight to themselves the secrets of the FOUR MYSTIC REALMS and enslave THE PEOPLE within the lie of NORMALITY / the enslavers call themselves F.R.E.E.M.A.S.O.N.s (Fraternally Recruited Esoteric Engineer (and/or) Magical Architect Simulating Outward Normality) / they have no right to hoard magic for themselves and their SECRET MASTERS who hide in their shame / their pawns and unwitting dupes in their malignant and obscene plans is the P.O.L.I.C.E (Public Order Litigation Interdicting Criminal Enterprise) who are taught to OBEY OBEY OBEY and preserve the status quo / they prevent the common folk expanding their conciousness /
The traditional method for nutters to disseminate their truths to the populace is semi-legible hand written flyer.
My first few attempts, although suitably terrifying, were writ too large to fit my page.
The answer was a style less barking mad and more intensely focused derangement. I replaced standard punctuation (a tool of the conspiracy) with pure and noble zeroes.
The remaining space I filled with a variation on the Discordian Sacred Chao. I hadn't planned this but it turned out great, especially as it showed up well at a distance in the later documentation photos.
A quick lunchtime excursion took me to an Oxfam charity shop where I made twenty copies of my inflammatory message and thence to Pound Empire for some kids stickers to attach my flyers to stuff in an extra-creepy manner. Check out the pics for details. The eagle eyed will notice only 17 copies are accounted for - I'll update when I've found good spots for the remainder.
A pile of fail
The distilled quintessence of truth will not fit onto A4 at this scale.
Text, the
It fits on the page but what will fill the gap?
Zero Chao
The Pentagram and Apple of Discord balanced in opposition, united by the Sacred Zero.
Photocopier
Just in case you didn't know what one looked like.
X 20
Hot off the press (I can't be the only one who enjoys sniffng fresh photocopies, can I?)
Pound Empire
Where stuff is cheap!
Stickers!
For sticking.
Retirement
Having successfuly sired many offspring the original goes on display on my desk at work.
The mark of quality
Hidden truth on the reverse. Am I being overoptimistic thinking anyone will take one of these and find this?
Bus stop the first
At a local interchange in the Northern Quarter
Bus stop the second
About 30 yards from the first.
Night & Day Cafe
On the board outside one of my favourite nightspots and live music venues. A rather lovely barmaid took one of my flyers to check out sf0 for herself. http://www.nightnday.org/
The THING
The big art thing opposite Afflecks. They knocked down an old warehouse to mke room for a carpark and did this with a remnant - been watching yellow submarine perchance?
On the art thing base.
Affleck's Palace
Exterior of the legendary bohemian landmark. This is the side with the newest murals. http://www.afflecks.com/
2nd floor notice board
Inside Afflecks
3rd floor notice board
Fitting booth
In a treasure trove of a vintage clothing shop on the 3rd floor.
DEN OF THE BEAST!
The mobile P.O.L.I.C.E. station currently in Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre. I'm sorry to say I didn't have the cojones to stick one of my flyers to it.
Second best
So instead I put one up in a phone booth where I could get it and the porta-station in the same shot.
Obligatory red phone box shot
The Thirsty Scholar
Under Oxford road train station.
It is there, I promise.
Outside the Manchester Metropolitan University students union.
Grosvenor Square
With hindsight I should have taken pics of the lads playing football to my left and the mixed group having a drunken BBQ to the right. But that's just what happens there so I didn't think anything of it at the time.
Lamppost
The trees and that on the left are Grosvenor Square.
Another lamppost
Outside Cambridge halls of residence.
Ugh
Derelict house on Cavendish street, surrounded by modern student housing developments - the owners apparently held out too long to sell it and no-one wants to buy it now :(
Union Evangelical Church, Hulme
Someone had already put up a notice about a kitten they had found.
11 vote(s)
Goddess of Doom and Thievery
3
Spidere
4
Kommando
4
Ben Yamiin
5
Optical Dave
3
saille is planting praxis
4
Poisøn Lake
2
Loki
2
JJason Recognition
3
misschraddøn
5
Ty Ødin
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Ta very much :)
The idea was that if it was being spoken to you, the BIG words are where the speaker pushes his face too close to yours and you can feel the heat of his breath.
creepy star wars stickers are worth 4 alone.
Choices were Star Wars, Spider-man or Bob the Builder. There were Bratz stickers as well but while I am perfectly willing to be seen distributing the crazy conspiracy stuff that would have been beyond the pale.
The final version of the flier is fantastic--I love the enlarged words that seem to just leap off the page at you. :)