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i jus now saw some dude literally move the apt. dumpster so to paint the wall white behind it; a wall, which, will be completely ******* covered by the dumpster, after putting it back against the newly painted white wall. plus im pretty sure they're calling for rain.. that happened. i actually witnessed that happen: and, then, proceeded to turn around -awkwardly- to go back inside my apt., with two full trashbags in hand. ... do you even realize what that means?? somebody actually gave him that task: "go paint behind the dumpster." aren't there other things to do? or is this guy's boss that much of a ****** that he'd tell his employee, "heyyy soo.... the wall.. behind the dumpster -- you know that wall? yaa it needs to be painted.." i mean, it'd be one thing if, like, the wall were visible. and gross looking. and people were calling and complaining about it, like it was some eyesore that offended their otherwise aesthetic enjoyment and anticipation of approaching the scuffed forest green apt. dumpster. but it's not; so it's not; and so they aren't. or i'd get it if people routinely socialized hanging around dumpsters, like a water-coolor or something; buuut they don't; so it's not like a water-cooler.. ... yaaa, unless i'm missing something here, as far as i know, there have been no emerging cultural trends whereby large groups of people are routinely finding some sorta symbolic resonance with the object of a dumpster; it's gravitas doesn't exactly prompt frequent and spontaneous dialogue around it. it isn't a known cultural artifact, representing something meaningful and bigger than ourselves, creating cohesion and establishing an intangible commonality: *behold, our goodly trash-bearer! great eater of things prolly totally not needed! humble builder of plastic trash continents, swirling vortex in the middle of the high seas!* nobody says that. ever. and nobody is overstaying their visit at a giant, smelly metal maw which disposes things, either unneeded or unwanted, long enough to suddenly notice that the wall behind it could maybe use a new paint job. it's not exactly a cafe. it's a ******* dumpster. that man, charged with the task of painting the wall whiter behind the dumpster, ought to be painting on a canvass which we all could see, visible to the greater public. and we would celebrate it, with him. we could all gather together, and toast to his mind manifest, his art, on display for all to see. i wanna see THAT. **** the white wall behind the ******* dumpster. that **** can wait. what visions would surface? how would he render it? what would he make? i dunno maybe he'd paint a surrealist depiction of a man charged with the task of painting white a wall behind a dumpster as rain clouds rolled in overhead, spelling out "i am Employer. destroyer of worlds, and vibes. feel my ****** wrath."
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Apr 28, 2016
Apr 28, 2016 at 1:53 PM UTC
it's a ******* dumpster wall
i jus now saw some dude literally move the apt. dumpster so to paint the wall white behind it; a wall, which, will be completely ******* covered by the dumpster, after putting it back against the newly painted white wall. plus im pretty sure they're calling for rain.. that happened. i actually witnessed that happen: and, then, proceeded to turn around -awkwardly- to go back inside my apt., with two full trashbags in hand. ... do you even realize what that means?? somebody actually gave him that task: "go paint behind the dumpster." aren't there other things to do? or is this guy's boss that much of a ****** that he'd tell his employee, "heyyy soo.... the wall.. behind the dumpster -- you know that wall? yaa it needs to be painted.." i mean, it'd be one thing if, like, the wall were visible. and gross looking. and people were calling and complaining about it, like it was some eyesore that offended their otherwise aesthetic enjoyment and anticipation of approaching the scuffed forest green apt. dumpster. but it's not; so it's not; and so they aren't. or i'd get it if people routinely socialized hanging around dumpsters, like a water-coolor or something; buuut they don't; so it's not like a water-cooler.. ... yaaa, unless i'm missing something here, as far as i know, there have been no emerging cultural trends whereby large groups of people are routinely finding some sorta symbolic resonance with the object of a dumpster; it's gravitas doesn't exactly prompt frequent and spontaneous dialogue around it. it isn't a known cultural artifact, representing something meaningful and bigger than ourselves, creating cohesion and establishing an intangible commonality: *behold, our goodly trash-bearer! great eater of things prolly totally not needed! humble builder of plastic trash continents, swirling vortex in the middle of the high seas!* nobody says that. ever. and nobody is overstaying their visit at a giant, smelly metal maw which disposes things, either unneeded or unwanted, long enough to suddenly notice that the wall behind it could maybe use a new paint job. it's not exactly a cafe. it's a ******* dumpster. that man, charged with the task of painting the wall whiter behind the dumpster, ought to be painting on a canvass which we all could see, visible to the greater public. and we would celebrate it, with him. we could all gather together, and toast to his mind manifest, his art, on display for all to see. i wanna see THAT. **** the white wall behind the ******* dumpster. that **** can wait. what visions would surface? how would he render it? what would he make? i dunno maybe he'd paint a surrealist depiction of a man charged with the task of painting white a wall behind a dumpster as rain clouds rolled in overhead, spelling out "i am Employer. destroyer of worlds, and vibes. feel my ****** wrath."
mike-dm
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Apr 28, 2016
Apr 28, 2016 at 1:53 PM UTC
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