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That brings me to the thought that always crosses my mind when i see folks in spandex riding bikes down some busy road. How on earth do they think no one's going to hit them? Not only that, but they take up half the fucking road, so you have to drive 25 mph behind them until all the cars pass in the other lane, and they keep looking back at you like you're some kind of asshole, then yell at you when you pass, like it's your fucking fault that they decided to ride their fucking bike on the busiest road in the state in the middle of tourist season. Even worse is the troupe of dudes that decide they have to ride in the middle of the street, in the city, and block two lanes of traffic while they race for gold or whatever. I don't get why these cyclists think they own shit, like they're road-royalty or some shit.

Holy cow, i-boobies! Nothing like two giant polygons swinging in your face to remind you you're a man.

Why on earth would you add anything to coffee or tea? You ruin it that way. Don't be a fucking pussy and quit adding sweeteners to everything. Even regular lagers taste too sweet to me now after switching to dark beer. That shit will set you straight. I shit you not, I used to know a kid in high school that would add two sugar packets to his little half pints of milk every day at lunch. That's fucking disgusting. i should have killed him to prevent him from breeding when I had the chance.

Every time I see a flat black car, some gearhead looking herb is always driving it. Just the facts of life, man. Do it up with some super wicked awesome color, like berry pink or apple green. Or leather brown. That would be killer.

90% of the footage I've seen of our troops overseas is them doing stupid things. Let's see....crushing cars with tanks, taunting prisoners, shooting dogs, poking dead iraqis with sticks, playing golf.....The other 10% is them killing people. Those sand spiders are pretty cool. Watch the video. http://www.ecologicproductions.com/ref_mov...tsck_Spider.mov

Funny. Mine just shit out on me the other day. I traded it in for a refurbished one at Gamestop.

Nobody's mentioned this, but as terrible as this is right now, security is definitely going to be stepped up on subway, commuter, and maybe even freight line for at least a while. I have a feeling people are going to be apeshit here in the States. The news is driving people into a paranoid frenzy. They're showing bloodsoaked people being rushed into ambulances, destruction and mayhem. Just a reminder for all of us doing our graffiti duties to be extra careful, because civilians and police alike are going to be extra vigilant. I'm personally going to stay away from tracksides for at least a little bit.

Oh dear. No more links, please.

I can't believe someone thought this was a good idea to make.

Actually, no you won't. That's why we have moderators.

Dude is 73 years old, farms and lives in Kenya, and he's still alive. Of course he coud take out a leopard. I think the average person only lives into their late 50's out there. If you can add another 20 years to that, you're doing something right. I'd imagine a large amount of blood flows through a muscle like the tongue, especially that of a carnivore. If you managed to pull it out, You've probably got an artery or two pushing out an ounce a second. The amont of strength you'd have to have to actually yank out a leopard's tongue has got be considerable. I guess you're probably pretty tough if you're a 73 year old Kenyan farmer. I doubt dude's got running water, let alone any luxuries like TV to make him fat and lazy.

On first glance it looks cool, but after thinking a second, i can't figure what i could possibly use it for that the current repertoire of supplies doesn't already provide. Maybe buffing out tagger shit on your legal wall background, but why not just bring the bucket?

That made me laugh.

gross. I need this whip.

I hate that free cat picture, for serious. Every time I see it I want to taser someone. Page 6 was slamming. What the fuck was that little Heidi looking girl's deal? Her arms are too short and her head is too small for her body. It also looks like it's on backwards. Here's my contribution. This was easily the worst fashion faux pas ever. Anyone old enough to remember this time can laugh along with me.

I was way worse than 99% of this when I started. Bring this thread back on topic or it gets closed.

No doubt. That gash on her wrist looks serious.

Don't forget about the New Deal's Useless Wooden Toys.

Agreed. I never learned how to skate ramp, I kept it so street. Ha.

Yeah, I'm pretty into the IPA beers. Most any brand will do. There's this microbrewery from New Hampshire called Smuttynose that makes a killer IPA. I drink that a lot. I like porter beers, too. If it's shit beer on a hot day, I'll opt for the Stroh's. Aside from that I'm not real into lager. Anyone ever have a barleywine beer? My homie brought some over a while back, and I got lit on only a couple of those. The shit is like 12%, but it's not some piss malt liquor. They should put it in little bottles instead of big 22ouncers. Speaking of, my hangover is going to be fun to cool out with at work today. Fucking aye. Don't hit the pub on a Thursday night.

I got mine from a homie down in Jersey, traded him a few cans of old school paint for it. I found an old rusto woodsaver rack myself, which I gave to my boy, but I had my heart set on an old Krylon gravity feed rack. The Rusto rack actually holds more paint, but I wanted the aesthetic of the old gravity feeder. I have the cage for it, (so a store can lock it up) but that's tucked away in the basement. No need for it in my own house. You can find a rack if you look hard enough. Try hitting up older, independent hardware stores and ask if they still have one sitting in the basement. You might have to hit 30 places before you get one, but they're fun to have and make organization easy. If you live in a city that's got an old graffiti scene, you may be out of luck locally. I had to drive about 40 miles before I found the Rusto rack. Another option is to enlist the help of paint collectors. I'm sure most would be happy to use their resources to find you a rack, in exchange for a small fee or trade. I'd do it for a case of belton or a gallon of gloss black rusto bucket paint if I had another rack. Try asking these guys. http://www.12ozprophet.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=5910

Right on, dog. I live in a city, but i guess i just don't have the feel for markers. It's no NYC, but there's a healthy scene and plenty of surfaces. I usually bring at least one marker with me when I go out, but my medium of choice is definitely spray paint. I much prefer a clean brick wall with a can of rusto gloss black and a fatcap. It's bigger, and I'm more comfortable with paint anyways. I guarantee I'd be the guy doing the outsides with pieces back in the day. You might catch an inside or two once in a while, but I'd try to stay up with the burners and simples. It's just my nature.

You new school writers are lucky to have caps that are made for graff writing. When I was hiting the trains...we had to get our caps from the supermarket from different products that sprayed shit. The fatest cap I ever used to this day came off a hair spray can. It was a little fater than a NY fat cap or a rusto orange. The entire cap was red and we would have to pop the lid take the cap and put the lid back on and go to the next can till we had enough. Then there was the "foam" caps that were wide too...It came off a bathroom foam cleaner. We also had to make them by melting the hole to widen it or to make it smaller. Testors spray paint came with nice caps we had to hook up. But, as you can see from the old school pics of subway graff...our caps did the job. It just would have been nice if we could get different caps like you guys can get now. Quoted post [/b] Don't get me wrong, dude. I haven't bought a cap in about 5 years. Those bags are either gifts or hook-me-ups from homies. I still raid the cans of Krylon workable fixatif, clear coats, graffiti remover sprays, testors, elmers spray glue, you name it. I usually buy a couple cans at the store, pop off the stocks, and replace them with thins or whatever off clear coats. I just put the stocks back on the clear coat cans and no one's the wiser. I got a couple of those jifoam caps years ago from an old schooler NY friend. I saved a couple to display, but the ones I used were pretty nice. I'd do outlines with them on simple stuff. Not the best line quality, but decent output. Racking paint is ridiculous nowadays. You can probably get over on Walmart or Home Depot, but you're talking just a can or two in the belt. With all the cameras, it's not worth the risk to me just to steal $5 worth of paint. Smaller, independent hardware stores are much easier, but then I run into the moral issue of stealing from an actual person. Some corporation isn't going to miss the $1000 or so I could rack from them on a yearly basis, but a mom and pop will. That could be all it takes to put them out of business, what with all the strain Home Depot and Walmart already put on their livelihood. I'd rather work for a living than live up to some outdated, immature ideal that a bunch of 15 year olds invented as a way to "keep it real". It doesn't really apply to dudes over the age of 18, when you really have something to lose. After you hit 25, I think you have issues if you rack all your paint. Nothing wrong with pocketing a can or two if the situation arises, but get a damn job, yo.

It's almost wholecar season!

Bag of rubber gloves. Spray safe, kiddies.