Thumbtack Obama
This happy happy gentleman made a portrait of Obama out of thumbtacks -- approximately one tack per delegate. Link
This happy happy gentleman made a portrait of Obama out of thumbtacks -- approximately one tack per delegate. Link
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Looks like Colbert as much as it does Obama.
Still better than anything I've ever made.
Aren't those actually push pins?
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I would buy it on Ebay.
and not just any obama - It's the OBEY-Obama..!
http://obeygiant.com/merch/2008/Obey-Obama-Progress.jpg
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LISZT:
You know what's funny about that whole controversy? It's this:
t f ll th nsn sht tht gy hd t sy, the "AIDS conspiracy" stuff is actually the most credible. Now I don't mean "credible to science", I mean credible in the sense that the U.S. has done similar shit in the past, from smallpox infected blankets way back more than a hundred years ago, to syphilis experimenting on blacks at Tuskegee, hell even in the 1970's the fed was doing biological testing on unwitting subjects.
So the fact that someone believes the U.S. government could be capable of doing something like this isn't all that far-fetched.
Out of all the shit people say to try and associate Obama with being anti-white this is the stupidest, f crs xpct nthng lss frm rght wngrs wh thnk lttng hmsxls gt mrrd wll smhw hrm r ntn.
The question is: Will doofuses like this actually get out and vote? Ooh, he's my candidate and he's the greatest and all that, but voting is such a pain.
Think Ron Paul. Or Howard Dean.
And why was SKRAMBLE's post edited to remove the vowels?
BB Moderation Policy
For future reference, the Policy is located on the right side in the grey bar. I can't attest for your post, but evidently one of the Powers That Be considered it inappropriate, either for being rude, or a link to something unnecessary, or spam, etc. Disemvowelment is the other moderation alternative here, SKRAMBLE being disemvoweled, because in the opinion of one of the Powers That Be, his comment neither added anything to the conversation nor spoke tactfully. It's a way of preventing further conflict.
Pretty neat-o. I've made pushpin art. It hurts. and is tiring. And mine never comes out visibly as what it was supposed to be. The colors help a lot with this.
Kevitivity,
If you want to push a candidate, get out the glue and the lentils, post the pics on your blog and suggest the link to BB. Skramble's post was disemvowelled because it was rude.
The Powers that Be have plenty of respect for opposing views, but they expect those views to be fully expressed with reasons behind them.
I may not disagree with it personally, but it's their prerogative to do so, and if a post doesn't have a stated reason, full fleshing out of the 'rudeness' within, it's a perfect candidate for moderation. Being short isn't a crime, but posts that do express new ideas (opposing views) should express them fully. That gives the opposing view more credence, anyway! It's actually a good thing.
I can't say what was wrong with your post as I didn't see it. Maybe there was some other error within.
"UPDATES:
08 May 2008:
There's a new rule about not mentioning presidential candidates unless the main entry mentions them first. That rule will remain in effect until the next president is elected. "
So, again I ask. Why was my post deleted? The main entry clearly mentions "Obama".
Did you mention an -opponent?- This thread isn't meant to become a debate on who is better, but a hey, look what this guy with way too much time on this thumbs did! We have threads on occasion that invite discussion, but this isn't one of them. This isn't lauding Obama, or supporting him, or saying anything about his campaign, what he stands for, or what his opponent stands for. It's a HEY COOL LOOK AT THIS UNUSUAL ART thread.
never read it, best you address Antinous in this matter.
So we aren't permitted to show support for Obama's rival?
You want to yell a candidate's name in a thread about a thumbtack picture? The post that I excised was crude sloganeering. That won't fly in reference to any candidate, and FYI, I have applied this rule to Senator Obama as well.
Thumbtacks, Obama, thumbtacks, Obama, thumbtacks, Obama. I wonder if someone crocheted a Hillary doiley? Maybe a decoupage McCain gun rack. I'm gonna make a green tamborine.
"So the fact that someone believes the U.S. government could be capable of doing something like this isn't all that far-fetched."
Ah, so it didn't really happen, but it could--so lets lie about it anyway. As long as our agenda gets through. Got it.
Maybe a decoupage McCain gun rack.
I'd pay to see that.
this is a little silly.
You yowling because you weren't allowed to shout a slogan? Yes, it is extremely silly. And the Ron Paul reference was to a political phenomenon that was described in the comment.
Come on guys, this is a little silly.
God forbid anyone should be silly in a blog thread about thumbtack art. Seriously Antinous, have some respect for the gravity of the situation.
did someone say...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv6GhRDERsk
Oh great! Now he's going to be labeled a tacks and spend liberal.
Kevitivity, you are perfectly free to show support for Obama's rivals. Go buy a bumper sticker and put it on your car, or a sign for your lawn. Use your own money to set up a website. Whatever you want, but don't expect the owners of BoingBoing to pay to host your campaigning.
Liszt, that goes for circulating propaganda about Obama's preacher as well.
Logruszed, that also goes for crude insults about the intelligence of your political opponents.
For shame, worker! That is an extravagant & bourgeoisie pursuit, and an inefficient use of the people's resources!
Comrade Obama will be most displeased.
umm,is it because Obama hasn't actually done anything evil? Unlike McBush? Is the "truth defense" acceptable?
Da Comradeski Droo! You come with me to Lubiankia!
Well, I stumbled onto this post hoping to find out more about thumbtacks (yes, I was a little disappointed to find out it was really about push-pins, but I'm a survivor, I can roll with the punches), so imagine my shock and horror to have been assaulted by politics and partisan propaganda, and necessarily, many posts condemning both.
I am very disappointed to have picked up not a single tack-related-fact, but instead, I now know quite a bit more than I should about the US's leadership race.
Will someone contribute some tacky-facts, please? Here, I'll start the ball rolling, with some general knowledge from wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thumbtack
Phew, I think we can pull this one back you guys.. :D
if that's the best anti-Obama propaganda you can dig up, keep em coming.
"Anyone who can support Obama after reading that is absolutely heartless."
He ain't my first choice, but I'll vote for him. Considering the background and particulars on those bills, I'd have voted the same way. If this makes me "absolutely heartless", I hope my grandchildren don't find out: they think I'm a kind old man.
show your colours clearly, Anti-Choicer.
Liszt,
You are so far over the hyperbolic hysteria line, I don't know where to start. Why don't you have a nice nap and try again tomorrow when your reason has returned to you.
Liszt, I know what Rev Wright said. When the national news media started circulating the "crazy black preacher" items, I looked up the things they were talking about, and read or watched them in their original contexts, because I don't trust the news media to report on things fairly.
But that doesn't matter. What matters is that you were propagandizing. (That's not the same as lying. I could write you some propaganda that consisted entirely of verifiably true statements.)
I've just un-published all the abortion-related comments in this thread. Pro- or anti-, choice or life, whatever.
Umm.. so, did you know that the map pin was invented by Edwin Moore around 1900, the year in which he founded the Moore Push-Pin Company? oooohhh!
More fun facts:
* A thumbtack can be made to spin on its tip like a spinning top by holding the pin (with head facing up) between thumb and forefinger and rapidly spinning and releasing it in one fluid motion.
* Push pins can be loaded directly into the breech of a Tippmann 98 Custom paintball gun and fired as projectiles. A flying pushpin rapidly loses stability after a few feet due to poor aerodynamics.
* Thumbtacks are used as a weapon in professional wrestling.
Starting to get pre-tty interesting, huh?
You've just reminded me, Arkizzle, of the time a guy in one of my college design classes made a blow-gun out of a length of acrylic tubing just the right width to use pushpins as darts. He could thwack a pushpin into a corkboard from across the room.
Don't get me started about the paper airplanes with xacto-knife blades in the tips. It was like design school for ninjas.
a blow-gun out of a length of acrylic tubing just the right width to use pushpins as darts.
Boba straws (for tapioca balls) and school issued thumbtacks. Did the paper airplane bit too, only it was a lot easier to balance out the wings with X-Acto blades and aim to hit with a wing.
If winning means cleaning up the last eight years' mess, I'd be hard put to decide if the next President is the winner or the loser.
liszt; if you want an abortion debate,request it from the editors. No one will hear you here.
Liszt, seriously, no abortion argument here. Stop it.
Xopher, you're not exempt. Campaigning against McCain is just as off-topic as campaigning for him.
We cut the ends off our shoe laces, the hard plastic bit, leaving a little bit of frayed lace at the end. Then, taking the plastic end bit, push a dress-making pin through the frayed end, through the length of the plastic tube, and out the other end.
Thusly: ---==E
- pin
= plastic lace-end-bit
E frayed lace end
Pop it in an empty biro: the PERFECT blow dart.
We got in a lot of trouble.
I apologize Avram. It won't happen again.
Liszt:
Facts about Thumbtacks
Some helpful advice in the current climate
I've never found a north american substitute for curare, anyone?
Arkizzle, I have so far contented myself with blowing the papers off straws at my friends. In fancy restaurants. Well into my 40s.
I'm in touch with my inner child, yes. Except he's not really quite so inner as all that.
Liszt, excuse the second, you appear to have heard Avram..
Takuan, there's an available synthetic variant. I think you need a prescription though.
Xoph'
I seem to have lost contact with my inner child somehere in the last few years.. I know he's around here somewhere, if I can only just find the little fecker.
He's probably waist-deep in something I'd rather not know about, with a tangle of compounded electrical connections, ready to accidentally set fire to something, whilst simultaneously electrocuting himself and blacking-out half the county.
I should see if he's alright..
well,that's not helpful if my blowgun is made out of everyday materials... prescriptions leave records...I need an herb.
#45 yeah, but coaxing your enemy to enjoy a nice beverage-laced-with-rohypnol, isn't quite as finessed as hiding in a bush and blowing darts :)
Taku-san
Try these
I hear they work even better than herbs for both blow-dart and recreational purposes.
Takuan, belladonna grows in large portions of North America. You could make a distillate. I'm not sure it would kill quickly enough, but it has a strong hallucinogenic effect.
nah,tried that, they need a special diet or they don't produce the toxins. Ants or something.
belladonna,aconite, digitalisn all growing behind my fridge box. Lousy temperate ocean only produces laughable toxins... might as well grow castor beans.
It's just that ricin has NO style at all.... Seriously thinking about keeping cobras.
Nicotine, highly concentrated it's quite deadly. Ricin, made from the castor bean (not a clue how) is one of the deadliest toxins known next to botulism. List Of Poisonous Herbs. Plants don't actually like us you know. If it was up to them they'd just as soon we went away.
but please, Takuan, don't raid Mark's garden for the nicotine concentrate :)
sigh... I guess I'll have to use Bile of Lying Politician...
Hmmmm... D+ (the + is for trying)
Use the needle tip of a syringe for your point, and rig it to shoot a puff of air on contact. No toxicity reports to worry about, and an added benefit of them not dropping right away (it takes a long time for someone with as many tentacles as you to flee the scene of the crime)
I've been told by intravenous addicts and people in the medical profession that you'd need pretty much air. A normal syringe willed with air isn't (necessarily) enough.