Isle of Man map or Graffiti Odd shot?Well no one can ever say I only put the pretty shots on. I did say you might be getting a lot of snapshots this week, well here's the first. For those of you who just want Moody Blues and glorious Ramsey sunsets look away now. For those of you who can handle honest Ramsey read on.
I snapped this on the one of the local buses. I waited 'til everyone had got off and quickly knocked off a few auto shots. I didn't take the material to the edge of the shot so you could see what it is. Yes it is a bus seat. It's had a makeover by the look of it too.
I think the kids may have been bored over the holidays. It is graffiti, but I hate to say it's the most ingenious graffiti I've seen on the island. That green splodge you see dotted about the bus seat is the Isle of Man. Most of the map is right, but for some reason they have placed Kirk Micheal(KM) on the opposite side to where it should be. I think this person doesn't like Peel either as where the KM is should be Peel. Unless of course they are just trying to fool the tourists. We don't want you taking all our lovely Davidson's ice cream or Manx kippers. Good idea, lets hide Peel. The 3 legged object in the centre of the map is of course the most famous Manx symbol, The Triskelion as featured on the flag.
This is really a shot that should be monochrome, but for the purposes of odd shots you really needed to see the green land, and the blue sea. Don't we just have the quirkiest bus seats? Jealous aren't you! I bet you don't have a regional hand coloured map on yours either do you? No you don't do you! Now kids if you're reading this. It's very naughty, don't do it again. Instead put those artistic geographical skills to use at school and produce some er legal artwork.
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ReplyDeleteIt's a fact of life isn't it?
ReplyDeleteBut in a town as small as Forks you just don't see much of it...but it's here.
Mary
Points for creativity.
ReplyDeleteNow that is odd.
ReplyDeleteIndeed an Odd Shot! ;-)
ReplyDeleteI am so joining "Odd Shots Monday". What a sweet shot though! Thanks for inspiring me :)
ReplyDeleteMichaela
Indeed an Odd shot but a rather Clever Shot too. MB
ReplyDeleteit sure is better than slitting the seats!
ReplyDeleteje dirais le graffiti d'un homme qui courre.
ReplyDeleteI would say the graffiti of a man who runs.
Great - it's nice to see some grafitti with a bit of imagination!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely odd but very clever and worth keeping a pic of the deed! Love it!
ReplyDeleteGreat photo, what a find, i love this sort of thing.
ReplyDeleteThat's creative graffitti!
ReplyDeleteOnly hope the ink was dry before someone sat down...
Hello !
ReplyDeleteAre You coming from Man Island ???
This is excellent. No, we do not have England shaped splodges on our buses! lol
ReplyDeleteWhat a brill odd shot.
I can't wait for your monochrome. ;0)
I joined in that one too.
Why no peel?
ReplyDeleteAs a Norwegian I should probably know more about Isle of Man than I do.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good start looking at your odd map
I like your 'moody blues' and glorious Ramsey shots as well as this kind of odd ones too! :-)
ReplyDeleteI haven't taken public transit in years but I could bet there is nothing that creative on them.
ReplyDeleteThe observing eyes of a photographer like yours never miss small interesting details like this ... Interesting shot, Babooshka!
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting post. I like it and don't really know where the map was located on the bus.
ReplyDeleteI don't like to encourage vandalism but this is very arty.
ReplyDeleteNot bad at all, maybe the little genius will find the right way for his art !
ReplyDeleteTo a foreigner, it could be a treasure map...
ReplyDeleteNow I feel guilty for having doodled on my seats at university. :D
ReplyDeleteGreat odd shot
ReplyDeletemaybe they could add "you are here" and an arrow or something for the tourists.
ReplyDeleteRamsey has interesting graffiti.
It must have been at the back f the bus -- surprised they didn't get caught in the act. AND leave it to you, with camera in hand, to immortalize it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by.
Paulie
The important thing is that it is odd.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your supportive comments on MM.
Hope to see you.
That sure is creative :)
ReplyDeleteUnusual graffiti, don't think I've ever seen a map before. I make a point of lokking at the graffiti or street art where ever I go. Thanks for the feedback on my pictures, it is really helpful.
ReplyDeleteI thought of you when I was playing the motorcycle race "Isle of Man" at the arcade center! School kids must have done this in review of geography =D
ReplyDeleteSo why is it that you have lovely graffiti on your bus and we have crappy graffiti that says that so-and-so "wuz here" and so-and-so "luvz" someone else.
ReplyDeleteBoned...
Ciao
Scarlet xx
That is a hoot... Imagine a graffiti artist sans the potty mouth!
ReplyDeleteNaughty but nice. The kids are back tomorrow. Good!
ReplyDeleteThe most important thing is they got Laxey right.What bus was it? Makes me proud to be Manx! Sort of proud.
ReplyDeleteWhy has it not got Peel on?
ReplyDeleteYou have to be the most creative of all of us rowdy bloggers. OUr buses, few and far between, usually have noone riding them, so someone could conceivably be in the back painting the SIstine Chapel or something without the bus driver knowing. I thought your handy dandy map was on a window at first. How ingenious to use the seat. Those artists on your isle are quite something, B.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. Well, at least the taggers displayed a modicum of intelligence!
ReplyDeleteGreat odd shot and funny narration to go with it. If I ever make it over there, I'll know where to find Davidson's Ice Cream!
ReplyDeletetoo funny!! and I am sureit is to fool the tourists! veyr nice odd shot!
ReplyDeleteThat would be an odd shot without the graffiti. With it, it's incredible!
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