Sat Nov 24, 2012, 09:11 PM
proud2BlibKansan (96,374 posts)
The amazing political art-form of “freeway blogging”Freeway Blogging is the invention of – or at the very least it’s been raised to an art form by – a man out west who calls himself, the Freeway Blogger. It’s a brilliant idea, and simple as hell. He posts politically poignant signs over the freeways, so ten thousand people an hour can read them while in traffic.
Freeway has been doing this since the early Bush years. These are a few of my all-time favorites: 
On Thanksgiving Day, Freeway decided to do some global warming “posts”. Here’s his description, followed by some of the signs: more ... http://americablog.com/2012/11/freeway-blogging-climate-change-global-warming.html
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 The amazing political art-form of “freeway blogging” (Original post) |
proud2BlibKansan | Nov 2012 | OP |
| progree | Nov 2012 | #1 | |
| Ohio Joe | Nov 2012 | #5 | |
| progree | Nov 2012 | #6 | |
| Ohio Joe | Nov 2012 | #10 | |
| flamingdem | Nov 2012 | #2 | |
| progree | Nov 2012 | #3 | |
| ProudProgressiveNow | Nov 2012 | #4 | |
| kentauros | Nov 2012 | #7 | |
| proud2BlibKansan | Nov 2012 | #8 | |
| kentauros | Nov 2012 | #9 |
Response to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:00 AM
progree (847 posts)
1. Great stuff. There's also that at-night lighted version - Overpass Light Brigade
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Last edited Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:07 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) The overpass light brigade http://overpasslightbrigade.org/
Their facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/OverpassLightBrigade Their tumbler page -- 4 pages of photos: http://overpasslightbrigade.tumblr.com/ 
This by the way, is the freeway blogger's website for anyone hunting for the URL - lots of great pictures: http://www.freewayblogger.com/ |
Response to progree (Reply #1)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 04:07 PM
5. That is freakin awesome
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Freeway Blogger has a great 'How to' starter page:
http://www.freewayblogger.com/howto.htm though I'd love to know how they make the lighted signs. Good stuff  |
Response to Ohio Joe (Reply #5)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:26 PM
progree (847 posts)
6. "though I'd love to know how they make the lighted signs"
Response to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:01 AM
2. wow, wondered who did the Walmart sign
Response to flamingdem (Reply #2)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 03:10 AM
progree (847 posts)
3. San Diego's Overpass Light Brigade on Interestate I-15
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Response to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 04:01 PM
ProudProgressiveNow (3,239 posts)
4. K&R nt
Response to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:43 PM
kentauros (21,705 posts)
7. I always liked this one:
Response to kentauros (Reply #7)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 09:58 PM
proud2BlibKansan (96,374 posts)
8. That's my husband's favorite movie
Response to proud2BlibKansan (Reply #8)
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 10:02 PM
kentauros (21,705 posts)
9. It's one of my favorite science fiction movies, too.
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I didn't bother watching the remake.
And this use of the phrase: Ash: Klaatu Barada N... Necktie... Neckturn... Nickel... It's an "N" word, it's definitely an "N" word! Klaatu... Barada... N...{coughs} Ash: {pause} Okay... that's it!  |
