OT: The OT Thread Part 5: New HF Talk

[Drivesaitl]

She’ll give you a reason to watch the Summer Olympics at least.

On the track or field..

Innuendo guaranteed at this point regardless of reply.

I'm guessing something jumping. Or hurdles, or I'll behave...

 

[Cloned]

On the track or field..

Innuendo guaranteed at this point regardless of reply.

I'm guessing something jumping. Or hurdles, or I'll behave...

You better hope your wife isn't monitoring your posting...

Pole vaulters and hurdlers are some of the most beautiful women on Earth.

Alicia Schmidt, in case anyone is wondering. She's a runner; definitely enough to get your heart racing anyway...

 

[Drivesaitl]

After researching important latest developments and pictorials I'm convinced there must be a god. What perfection like this could be simply and entirely Darwinian?

BBO told me to be scientific about these studies.

yes, it wasn't hard to uncover (damn what words to use) her identity.

Somewhere Leon is averting his eyes.

 

[Cloned]

After researching important latest developments and pictorials I'm convinced there must be a god. What perfection like this could be simply and entirely Darwinian?

BBO told me to be scientific about these studies.

yes, it wasn't hard to uncover (damn what words to use) her identity.

Somewhere Leon is averting his eyes.

Brush up on your German...

 

[joestevens29]

@joestevens29
@Drivesaitl
@Soli
@guymez

Just testing to see who can read my posts...

I feel like I should've been consulted first.

 

[joestevens29]

I see Greyhound is shutting down all of it's services in the prairies and most of it in BC outside of a VAN to Seattle route.

Lots of public outcry about how are people going to get places when they are sick and stuck in remote places, but this really is just the start of the Urbanization that was talked about a couple years ago.

I'm also a little shocked that there was government funding to help subsidize, but it sounds like BC transportation minister didn't even know this was going to happen. Wonder if the companies that are left know ask for money.

 

[Cloned]

I feel like I should've been consulted first.

Change is good.

 

[oilers'72]

I see Greyhound is shutting down all of it's services in the prairies and most of it in BC outside of a VAN to Seattle route.

Lots of public outcry about how are people going to get places when they are sick and stuck in remote places, but this really is just the start of the Urbanization that was talked about a couple years ago.

I'm also a little shocked that there was government funding to help subsidize, but it sounds like BC transportation minister didn't even know this was going to happen. Wonder if the companies that are left know ask for money.

The only reason that's still running is that it's Greyhound USA doing that route.

I used to take Greyhound a fair amount. Used to be able to get multiple stops along the way from Point A to Point B. I'd get off at a place around sunset, stay in a motel for the night and then catch the bus the next morning. Security concerns, however, not only ended that but made for security checks (short of a strip search) just to get on the bus.

 

[Jamin]

Anyone ever use an above ground pool? Been looking at getting one but every review is either 1 star or 5 star so hard to get reliable info

 

[joestevens29]

Anyone ever use an above ground pool? Been looking at getting one but every review is either 1 star or 5 star so hard to get reliable info

All the time

 

[guymez]

@joestevens29
@Drivesaitl
@Soli
@guymez

Just testing to see who can read my posts...

...or are you trolling for likes?

 

[Cloned]

...or are you trolling for likes?

Guilty as liked.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

What does HF think of Edmonton's newest piece of public art?

 

[nabob]

At least baseball all star games are still fun to watch!

 

[nabob]

What does HF think of Edmonton's newest piece of public art?

I don’t get it.

 

[Drivesaitl]

I don't mind the mural but his art is pretty formulaic. Basically paint by numbers on a huge scale with trapezoidal figures. Its pretty much his stamp. tbh I've seen some more interesting works of graffiti through the decades that have been long since erased on the Clareview LRT ROW. There was tons of free spray art there through the decades that got whitewashed. A lot of it more varied works than this artist did with this mural.

Nabob captured it, there really isn't anything to get, its just visual. Remote spin on Dali and some surrealism but mostly just the artists tics that come into play.

But alas, as with any surrealistic art the Artist would have some pre prepared essay on what it all means. They eyes for instance are stars because that's what the author always uses and it captures the wonder of the universe or something..

 

[Burnoutboi]

Anyone ever use an above ground pool? Been looking at getting one but every review is either 1 star or 5 star so hard to get reliable info

One of my older kids brought one by a month ago and set it up in the backyard. I have a nice 4 by 6 sheet of dead grass now.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

What does HF think of Edmonton's newest piece of public art?

"I call it dog boob"

 

[Section337]

What does HF think of Edmonton's newest piece of public art?

I like the idea. Somewhat meh on the piece, but might like it better in person. In general, like that colour exists but find it a bit too busy with too many things going on. Likely wouldn't stop in front of the piece if it was on a painting in a gallery; however, the thing about art is someone might and the next piece might be one where I do stop.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

What does HF think of Edmonton's newest piece of public art?

I feel like it's a knockoff of the simpsons episode where Homer goes crazy on chili peppers.

 

[fancy dan]

I don't mind the mural but his art is pretty formulaic. Basically paint by numbers on a huge scale with trapezoidal figures. Its pretty much his stamp. tbh I've seen some more interesting works of graffiti through the decades that have been long since erased on the Clareview LRT ROW. There was tons of free spray art there through the decades that got whitewashed. A lot of it more varied works than this artist did with this mural.

Nabob captured it, there really isn't anything to get, its just visual. Remote spin on Dali and some surrealism but mostly just the artists tics that come into play.

But alas, as with any surrealistic art the Artist would have some pre prepared essay on what it all means. They eyes for instance are stars because that's what the author always uses and it captures the wonder of the universe or something..

No way, an Edmontonian complaining about public art.

 

[fancy dan]

I think it's fabulous, and it's irrelevant whether i "like it" or not. It enriches the city.

 

[fancy dan]

but i'm sure it cost taxpayers too much money. could have been spent better improving a ring road or filling pot holes.

 

[MoneyGuy]

No way, an Edmontonian complaining about public art.

I think you mean: a citizen of any major city complaining about public art.

 

[Drivesaitl]

No way, an Edmontonian complaining about public art.

I wasn't complaining about public art I was critiquing the actual work. Enriches? sure. But so does much of the graffiti that has been erased through the years in this city. Its all in the eyes of the observer.


So that really in instances like this work (and this artist has tagged before) the only difference between a highly paid foreign artist vs a local graffiti tagger is permission and getting paid.

So that who deems one form to be superior to the other is the question. Why is one "mural" favored and the art of graffiti artists so frowned upon and not even UTILIZED much. I would be signing up some of the graffiti artists rather than whitewashing their better works for decades.

Hell any freight train rumbling through town looks as interesting as this art work. provided they haven't painted over all the graffiti cars.