WTF! What happened with using ones brain? or The five laws of stupidity

How stupid can you be. A British man carved his family’s initials onto one of the historic walls in Pompeii. He had carved three sets of initials, his own, and those of his two daughters, onto the wall. He had also written out the date: August 7, 2024. Why? He wanted to leave behind a record of his family’s trip to the ancient city.

"Under a new Italian law, visitors who deface monuments can face steep penalties of up to €40,000 (nearly $44,000)—and up to €60,000 for more serious acts of destruction. The government can use the proceeds from these fines to repair the damage."

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It's not unique. 2 months ago a dutch tourist used a permanent marker.

To brush up your knowledge about stupidity:

From an essay by Professor Cipolla (1976) in which he describes the fundamental laws of a force he preceived as the greatest existential threat to humanity: stupidity.

Law 1: Everyone always and inevitably underestimates the number of stupid people in circulation

Law 2: The probability that a person is stupid is independent of any other characteristic of that person.

Law 3. A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or group of people when he or she does not benefit and may even suffer losses.

Law 4: Non-stupid people always underestimate the destructive power of stupid individuals.

Law 5: A stupid person is the most dangerous type of person.

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Fear makes the wolf look bigger

So true! By Mau Mau, Chicago.

That's why I refuse to be afraid.

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Awesome street art by G Suits

A skull integrated in the wall of an old building in Brooklyn by G Suits.

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Street Art Gifs

Awesome street art gifs by A.L. Crego.

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(Couldn't make a choice which gif to choose)

That's A Lot Of Horsepower

Nychos did this huge mural 'Horsepower' in Sao Paolo. Anatomy of a horse.

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Banksy In New York

In October 2013 Banksy was in New York. Every day that month he created a work of art. Not loved by everyone.

Screaming Women

I don't speak Spanish. The first I read Mujeres Creando I thought it meant Screaming Women. It does not, it means Creating Women. But Screaming Women would fit them too.

Mujeres Creando is a collective from Bolivia, anarcho-feminists for over 20 years. How inspiring is that! Real women.

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(free) No woman was born to fuck only

"Based in La Paz, artist collective Mujeres Creando employ a variety of tactics and media to engage the public in their feminist movement. For more than two decades, the collective have promoted solidarity through zines, public performance, protests, and events hosted at their café."

CBGB Walls

When CBGB in NY was shut down they stored the walls and doors. I didn't know that. The whole club was dismantled. Awesome.

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Mr Thoms

Very nice and fun street art by Mr Thoms. Every city needs a Mr Thoms of their own.

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Just Add 'The Musical'

Cool project by Banksy 'Playground Mob The Musical', in NY. Put 'The Musical' with existing graffiti. Nice!

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Location Specific Graffiti

Today on Vandalog photo's of the abandoned Atlanta Prison Farm. Very nice. Just realizing that I look different at the graffiti because it was a prison. It even doesn't matter if the graffiti has been put up after closure. Location specific graffiti.

Brooklyn Mural Project

10 Years Wooster Collective. They celebrate it with the Brooklyn Mural Project ft Faith47, DALeast, Eltono, Shepard Fairey, Buff Monster, Microbo, Bo130, Galo and 3rd World Pirate. Nice line-up. I would love to see this, especialy Shepard Fairey.

Albert Heijnstein

This photo was taken by a friend of mine (Thanks Yam). Very good. A bit dutch, so I shall try to explain. In fact it only needs one explanation. Albert Heijn is the biggest supermarket in the Netherlands. This is their logo:

Or better their old logo. If you want to see their new one, just Google it.

As I already thought, this is the only explanation it needs.

Street Art By Daan Botlek

This is so cool! And from the Netherlands, Rotterdam to be precisely. Street artist Daan Botlek.

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Santa Claus ... I've been good

Wow! 2 statues I would love to find underneath the Christmas tree.

Bad Apple is a graffiti artwork by french artist GOIN.:

And a Japanese “X-ray McSuper-Sized” Ronald McDonald toy also via

The Tunnels

Philadelphian photographer Christian Suchecki explores the dimly lit and overly graffiti scripted subway tunnels of North Philadelphia.

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Did You Swear?

I like! Would fit well in my living room.

French design studio Vegetable Identity has envisioned a number of beautiful letter sculptures with vegetation. The plants don’t require water or light, because they are stabilized with a preservation product that is similar to sugar.

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Eastern Philosophy Street Art By Cryptik

I love this work by  Cryptik.

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