9/3/2002: Landmark modified by pro-hunt group

Undertoad · 09-03-2002, 11:14 AM

A few weeks ago we had the family planning folks modifying the one English countryside site. Now a group of pro-hunt activists is modifying more of them.

It's interesting to USians, because the people who would be pro-hunt here are precisely the opposite of the type of activists who would use these kinds of destructive tactics. (Not including Tim McVeigh, whom I would put into a different class of activists: "insane".)

Brit pro-hunt protestors have also been engaged in "go-slow" actions, where they get on the local motorway and... go slow. Leading to remarkable congestion, disruption and inconvenience.

MaggieL · 09-03-2002, 01:01 PM

The folks who foxhunt in the UK are a very different batch of people from hunters in the US. But looking at the image this would appear to not be a permanent defacement; looks like they used powdered chalk or flour or something

Joe · 09-03-2002, 03:36 PM

What's that guy smoking?

Bitman · 09-03-2002, 05:14 PM

From the design, I didn't get any particular message. And after UT said "hunter", I saw a dude with a duck call. And I still didn't get any particular message. Maybe they should think these things through a little more?

Nic Name · 09-03-2002, 05:57 PM

The hunting horn is used by the Huntsman to give signals to the hounds and to the field.

The following are some of the more common calls to be heard on a drag hunt.

Gone Away - Normally one note of moderate length followed by six to eight quick notes, and repeat.

Stop Hounds - One single note of moderate length

Call hounds back to the Huntsman - One medium note, then a wail without pause.

All ON - One single short note repeated several times. This means that all hounds are accounted for. Often heard at a check and meaning that the hunt can now continue as no hounds are missing.

Going Home - A very long drawn out note.

Nic Name · 09-03-2002, 06:22 PM

And it may be interesting to note that some USians are really into it, too. There's even a breed of dog called the American Foxhound.

jaguar · 09-03-2002, 06:31 PM

I think the message is that hunting is as much an english tradition/history as the landmark. Or maybe the pro hunting lobby are just a bunch of backwards morons incapable of making a clear statement. Take your pick.

09-03-2002, 11:14 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	9/3/2002: Landmark modified by pro-hunt group A few weeks ago we had the family planning folks modifying the one English countryside site. Now a group of pro-hunt activists is modifying more of them. It's interesting to USians, because the people who would be pro-hunt here are precisely the opposite of the type of activists who would use these kinds of destructive tactics. (Not including Tim McVeigh, whom I would put into a different class of activists: "insane".) Brit pro-hunt protestors have also been engaged in "go-slow" actions, where they get on the local motorway and... go slow. Leading to remarkable congestion, disruption and inconvenience.

09-03-2002, 01:01 PM	#2
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	The folks who foxhunt in the UK are a very different batch of people from hunters in the US. But looking at the image this would appear to not be a permanent defacement; looks like they used powdered chalk or flour or something __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

09-03-2002, 03:36 PM	#3
Joe Master of the Domain Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: AZ Posts: 221	What I want to know is... What's that guy smoking? __________________ One planet, many worlds.

09-03-2002, 05:57 PM	#5
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	The Hunting Horn The hunting horn is used by the Huntsman to give signals to the hounds and to the field. The following are some of the more common calls to be heard on a drag hunt. Gone Away - Normally one note of moderate length followed by six to eight quick notes, and repeat. Stop Hounds - One single note of moderate length Call hounds back to the Huntsman - One medium note, then a wail without pause. All ON - One single short note repeated several times. This means that all hounds are accounted for. Often heard at a check and meaning that the hunt can now continue as no hounds are missing. Going Home - A very long drawn out note. Last edited by Nic Name; 09-03-2002 at 06:00 PM.

09-03-2002, 06:31 PM	#7
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	I think the message is that hunting is as much an english tradition/history as the landmark. Or maybe the pro hunting lobby are just a bunch of backwards morons incapable of making a clear statement. Take your pick. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

09-03-2002, 05:14 PM	#4
Bitman cellar smellar Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: californy, baby! Posts: 403	From the design, I didn't get any particular message. And after UT said "hunter", I saw a dude with a duck call. And I still didn't get any particular message. Maybe they should think these things through a little more?

09-03-2002, 06:22 PM	#6
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	And it may be interesting to note that some USians are really into it, too. There's even a breed of dog called the American Foxhound.

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