Comments on: Here’s how the city informs local businesses they’re responsible for cleaning up the graffiti somebody else put on their gate http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/ Saluting San Francisco's Mission District Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:23:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Michael Donk http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43407 Michael Donk Sun, 04 Dec 2011 22:06:09 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43407 Graffiti is like trying to explain a private joke to a group of people. Sure, they’ll eventually get it but the reward won’t be worth the lengthy explanation. Guess you didn’t have to be there.

]]> By: Laughing http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43391 Laughing Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:48:55 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43391 Taggers do get laid.

They are the 30 year old hipsters in D park with all the 16 year old girls around them. “yeah, I have been bombing since 93″ Exactly, when graffiti was officially dead. Yeah I’m talking to you ORFN. Your shit is so wack. Go try to f*ck some more teenagers you 35 year old piece of sh*t.

BKF – a bunch of kids who went to extremely expensive private schools.

Tagging is not rebellious. No body cares anymore.

]]> By: Cranky Old Mission Guy http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43226 Cranky Old Mission Guy Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:32:25 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43226 Makes sense to me. But it’s a whole lot more musical to call someone a “tagger” than it is to call someone a “throw-upper”. “Barfer” might work, if it didn’t help confuse the argument. So “tagger” and “tagging” it is.

]]> By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43222 Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:57:50 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43222 False.

]]> By: Terminolgy Police http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43220 Terminolgy Police Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:45:31 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43220 Incorrect.

]]> By: Terminolgy Police http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43219 Terminolgy Police Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:43:04 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43219 tag (scribble) A stylized signature, normally done in one color. The simplest and most prevalent type of graffiti, a tag is often done in a color that contrasts sharply with its background. Tag can also be used as a verb meaning “to sign”. Writers often tag on or beside their pieces, following the practice of traditional artists who sign their artwork. A less common type of tag is a “dust tag”, done in dust by writers to practice. The verb tagging has even become a popular verb today in other types of occasions that are non-graffiti-related. Tagging first appeared in Philadelphia, with spraypainted messages of “Bobby Beck In ’59″ on freeways surrounding the city. The first “king” was also crowned in Philly: Cornbread (graffiti), a student who began marking his nickname around the city to attract the attentions of a girl. In New York City, TAKI 183 inspired a newspaper article about his exploits, leading to an explosion of tagging in the early seventies.[13] throw-up A throw-up or “throwie” sits between a tag and a piece in terms of complexity and time investment. It generally consists of a one-color outline and one layer of fill-color. Easy-to-paint bubble shapes often form the letters. A throw-up is designed for quick execution, to avoid attracting attention to the writer. Throw-ups are often utilized by writers who wish to cover a large number of tags while competing with rival artists. Most artists have both a tag and a throw-up that are essentially fixed compared to pieces. It is mostly so because they need to have a recognizable logo for others to identify them and their own individual styles.[3][14]

-Wikipedia

]]> By: ok http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43217 ok Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:38:43 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43217 -2

]]> By: Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43137 Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:28:52 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43137 Heh. Onlooker doesn’t know what tags are.

]]> By: Cranky Old Mission Guy http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43115 Cranky Old Mission Guy Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:01:16 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43115 “Throw up” — I think I can guess how that term got invented…

]]> By: Cranky Old Mission Guy http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43114 Cranky Old Mission Guy Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:59:25 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43114 LOL invisible sarcasm!

Did you read down to this part?

“In an increasingly technological world, the use of sarcasm in email, text messaging, message boards and blogs has often been misunderstood as ignorance or stupidity: comments meant to be sarcastic have been taken literally or seriously. A newer trend in using sarcasm in cyberspace is to use an italic font for the proposed sarcastic remark to quell any questions as to the intent of a comment[citation needed] or to enclose the sarcastic remark in sarcasm tags as a form of pseudo-HTML such as the following:

I’m sure they’ll do great.[citation needed]”

Helpful hints for people who aren’t very good at writing sarcasm.

]]> By: Cranky Old Mission Guy http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43113 Cranky Old Mission Guy Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:52:11 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43113 I was answering Lukas’ question, dumbass. I don’t give two fucks about taggers, either. I DO care about how ugly they make this city.

]]> By: Pilar http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43105 Pilar Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:51:50 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43105 Taggers are mad cute! Roachy Gigs!

]]> By: TC http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43101 TC Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:35:32 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43101 Taggers don’t get laid. You should know that.

]]> By: ONLOOKER http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43099 ONLOOKER Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:29:16 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43099 There is a curfew in S.F. Per capita in S.F., most taggers are over 18. They are currently mating to produce the future of this city.

]]> By: TC http://www.missionmission.org/2011/11/29/heres-how-the-city-informs-local-businesses-theyre-responsible-for-cleaning-up-the-graffiti-somebody-else-put-on-their-gate/#comment-43095 TC Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:12:26 +0000 http://www.missionmission.org/?p=33876#comment-43095 Property owners are a captive audience and have the resources to either cover up the tag or pay a fine.

Taggers only have as much money as their parent/grandparent gave them that day. Money which they usually spend on- swishers, “trees”, doritos, funyuns, mountain dew etc.

Taggers do their “craft” (throwing shit up which makes no sense to ANYONE outside of their immediate circle of friends.) in the wee hours of the morning. It’s not that cops can’t catch up, there’s just not enough of them around at 3:30am.

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