April 23, 2007: Madrid advertising

Undertoad · 04-23-2007, 09:42 AM

It's the Neatorama Monday collaboration image!

Hola from Madrid, says lurker Jon, an American living there. Jon sends us this nice set of advertisements that are growing on this particular underpass there.

I imagine they can be recycled all at once, just send in a backhoe to scrape.

Although they do have a safety advantage: hit a bridge abutment and you land in a nice pile of soft posted bills.

Eventually there will have to be some action taken, because if it keeps going like this eventually the hole for the bridge will get too small for a vehicle.

Thanks Jon, I had never seen a phenomenon like this. Well I guess I have, but never to this degree.

Be sure to visit our friends at Neatorama for more neato stuff all the time!

Pie · 04-23-2007, 10:17 AM

I like the fact that they're so nicely and neatly stacked.
Pride in the work. That's what's missing from the world today.

Clodfobble · 04-23-2007, 12:23 PM

That's some industrial-strength glue holding them up there. Time to un-lurk, Jon: I want to know, how often does a new poster get added?

jhhobdy · 04-23-2007, 02:04 PM

I've officially un-lurked...it's hard to say how often a new poster gets added. If I had to guess I would say about once a week.

duck_duck · 04-23-2007, 02:12 PM

Why doesn't the government go clean that mess up?

piercehawkeye45 · 04-23-2007, 03:10 PM

Because it looks cool.

duck_duck · 04-23-2007, 03:12 PM

No it doesn't. It looks like a pile of rubbish stuck to the wall.

barefoot serpent · 04-23-2007, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I want to know, how often does a new poster get added?

Every time he or she registers on The Cellar.

The posters seem to be getting smaller and smaller. Maybe that has to do with the price of paper?

littlenickyer · 04-23-2007, 03:28 PM

I like the idea of the stack finishing in a postage-stamp sized advertisement - a perfect paper and glue pyramid

HungLikeJesus · 04-23-2007, 03:48 PM

It must be warm in Madrid. If that was in the US, homeless people would have burned it for heat long before it built up to that level.

glatt · 04-23-2007, 04:03 PM

Doesn't seem like a very effective place to put advertising. Don't see much foot traffic in the area, and it's too small to read from the passing cars. Plus it looks a bit like what foot traffic there may be, wouldn't have much spending money, if you know what I mean.

But I like the look of the posters.

piercehawkeye45 · 04-23-2007, 05:55 PM

I could see teenagers walking by there. You know, for a "walk".

Gravdigr · 04-24-2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undertoad

That's the same way cheeseburgers stack up on me!!

04-25-2007, 02:14 AM

Pop art.

04-23-2007, 09:42 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	April 23, 2007: Madrid advertising It's the Neatorama Monday collaboration image! Hola from Madrid, says lurker Jon, an American living there. Jon sends us this nice set of advertisements that are growing on this particular underpass there. I imagine they can be recycled all at once, just send in a backhoe to scrape. Although they do have a safety advantage: hit a bridge abutment and you land in a nice pile of soft posted bills. Eventually there will have to be some action taken, because if it keeps going like this eventually the hole for the bridge will get too small for a vehicle. Thanks Jon, I had never seen a phenomenon like this. Well I guess I have, but never to this degree. Be sure to visit our friends at Neatorama for more neato stuff all the time!

04-23-2007, 10:17 AM	#2
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I like the fact that they're so nicely and neatly stacked. Pride in the work. That's what's missing from the world today. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

04-23-2007, 02:12 PM	#5
duck_duck Soul Duck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: over here Posts: 485	Why doesn't the government go clean that mess up? __________________ Girls are like phones. We love to be held, talked too but if you press the wrong button you'll be disconnected!

04-23-2007, 03:12 PM	#7
duck_duck Soul Duck Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: over here Posts: 485	No it doesn't. It looks like a pile of rubbish stuck to the wall. __________________ Girls are like phones. We love to be held, talked too but if you press the wrong button you'll be disconnected!

04-23-2007, 03:28 PM	#9
littlenickyer I Love Lamp Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 37	I like the idea of the stack finishing in a postage-stamp sized advertisement - a perfect paper and glue pyramid __________________ Chant it with me: "Sine Sine Cosine Sine 3.14159"

04-23-2007, 12:23 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	That's some industrial-strength glue holding them up there. Time to un-lurk, Jon: I want to know, how often does a new poster get added?

04-23-2007, 02:04 PM	#4
jhhobdy Kinda New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 1	I've officially un-lurked...it's hard to say how often a new poster gets added. If I had to guess I would say about once a week.

04-23-2007, 03:10 PM	#6
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Because it looks cool.

04-23-2007, 03:48 PM	#10
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	It must be warm in Madrid. If that was in the US, homeless people would have burned it for heat long before it built up to that level. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

04-23-2007, 04:03 PM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Doesn't seem like a very effective place to put advertising. Don't see much foot traffic in the area, and it's too small to read from the passing cars. Plus it looks a bit like what foot traffic there may be, wouldn't have much spending money, if you know what I mean. But I like the look of the posters.

04-23-2007, 05:55 PM	#12
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	I could see teenagers walking by there. You know, for a "walk".

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04-25-2007, 02:14 AM	#14
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Pop art.