Monday, May 31, 2004

Cheesy Orwellian outdoor signage update! Thanks to PB's UK correspondent, Bill Eatock!

WATCHFUL EYES

"It's interesting to consider the mindset of those who designed and approved the poster for distribution. Did they really not understand the implication of their message or does their work indicate something more insidious? Even more interesting is the public's apparent acceptance of the poster. Has the yearning for freedom been thoroughly smothered by a longing for Big Brother's protection?"

What this otherwise insightful article doesn't mention is the missing flying saucer seen above the word "beneath" in the following image.





Don't believe me? Take another look.

I'd actually sort of wondered if the hoaky flying disk might be a poorly rendered streetlight, but now it looks like it was a clever Photoshop insertion. Crazy Brits.

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