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7/22/2008
8:00:34 pm EDT
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Hansen: Solution To Spray-Painting Case Is Shrubs
Author: Marc Hansen Source: Des Moines Register (IA)
Title: HANSEN: SOLUTION TO SPRAY-PAINTING CASE IS SHRUBS
Ryle MacPebbles, in case you were wondering, did end up shelling out $35 for that sign permit. The pagan symbols he spray-painted on the outside of his fence can stay.
So now what? Well, the fence still looks, in one spot anyway, like a subway car. The neighbor lady still despises MacPebbles and his "graffiti," and he isn't crazy about her.
The solution is shrubbery.
The neighbor lady, who's done a nice landscaping job on her lot, should cover the symbols by planting bushes and shrubs. That way, the symbols are out of sight while retaining their protective pagan aura.
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| ... | Jul 25th. at 1:14:52 am EDT
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Draken (Bronx, New York) - Email Me - Web
I can just see my take on this now...
Announcer: "The Witches' Voice presents 'Real American Heroes."
Singer: "Real American Heeeeroes!"
Announcer: "Today we salute you, Mr. Pagan Graffiti Guy!"
Singer: "Mr. Pagan Graffiti Guy!"
Announcer: "Who cares if there are uppity neighbors complaining about your sigils of protection? It's your fence and you should be able to do what you want with it!"
Singer: "Large hole in the ozone layer!"
Announcer: "North Sigil? Check. East Sigil? Check. South Sigil? Check. West Sigil? Check."
Singer: "We invoke thee, Goddess of Krylon!"
Announcer: "Just tell them to plant some shrubberies on their side of the fence if they don't like it."
Singer: "Beware the Knights Who Say 'Nee!'"
Announcer: "Removing your paint job? Fugheddaboudit. It's your fence and by Gaia you'll do what you want with it."
Singer: "It's all about me, me, me!"
Announcer: So crack open the beer of your choice, Donnatello of Modern Druids, because declaring NIMBY on the homeowner's association is what it's all about!
Singer: "Mr. Pagan Graffiti Guy!"
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| WOW! | Jul 24th. at 3:04:47 pm EDT
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paganSubmissive (Merced, California) - Email Me
You know, I thought High School was bad. I guess living in Des Moines is just as bad!
I remember having an "Issue" with a neighbor "spying" on me through my fence when I did my midnight rituals. Of course, it may have been the whole sky clad thing! ;P Solution, I put up a privacy screen of Bamboo while I was Working and wore a robe to and from it. I think he was disappointed!
But seriously tho, I would be interested in knowing if the neighbor Lady is unemployed too. If she is, they BOTH have alot of time on their hands to spend time imagining things about each other and WAY too much time to come up with grudges.
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| Good Heavens! | Jul 23rd. at 4:32:57 pm EDT
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Dana Corby (Anderson Island, Washington) - Email Me
I can't believe this tempest in a teapot is still in the news! If this is all they have to write about, Des Moines must be the most boring city on earth.
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| You Beat Me To It | Jul 23rd. at 3:28:58 pm EDT
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Liz (Lawrenceville, Georgia) - Email Me
You beat me to it, foreverknightfan!! I was just about to mention the Knights of Ni and the shrubbery! Now you shall have to cut down the tallest tree in the forest wiiiiiiiiiiith...... A HADDOCK!!
On a serious note, this guy is tacky. Honestly. He should shell out at least half the cost of the shrubbery.
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| Paint Schemes | Jul 23rd. at 3:23:22 pm EDT
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Seeker (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) - Email Me
Maybe he could have used the same colour as the wood for his symbols. This way he could have them on the fence and his neighbour wouldn't know they were there. I like the idea of his neighbour putting up shrubbery to hide the symbols.
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| More Shrubbery!! | Jul 23rd. at 6:42:02 am EDT
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foreverknightfan (Dardanelle, Arkansas) - Email Me
For some reason as I read t his I was thinking of the Monty Python movie " Search for thre holy Grail" where King Arthur met the three-headed gaint. " More shrubbery" seems an apropriate response here.
And you know he guy is a Druid, so he should be happy.
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| I Think This Is Less About Religious Freedom | Jul 23rd. at 2:33:59 am EDT
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Medea (Somewhere, Massachusetts) - Email Me
And more about neighbours who've disliked each other for years, doing everything they can to tick each other off.
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| So, Plant Blackberries And Roses.... | Jul 22nd. at 10:54:12 pm EDT
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bigcat (peoria, Illinois) - Email Me
They cover nicely and to the point.
Allowing him to keep his symbols does take some of the sting out of his intentions. And she does have the right to put anything she wants in her yard to block out the sight.
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| Whew! | Jul 22nd. at 9:41:48 pm EDT
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Dynnys Derwydd (Lubbock, Texas) - Email Me
For a moment I thought the pop-group was getting their two cents worth in.
Seriously though, if someone can put up a cross in his or her yard, then what's wrong with other religious symbols? I wonder what would happen if I put a fat happy meditating Buddha in front yard.. . .Hmmm, time to see how the neighbors react.
Fight with knowledge, not in ignorance.
honi soit qui mal y pense,
Dynnys Derwydd
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| Compromise | Jul 22nd. at 9:17:21 pm EDT
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Singing Sea (Fort Smith, Arkansas) - Email Me
Kudos to MacPeebles for not throwing a stink-fit over the idea of shrubs hiding his symbols. If he had, I'd have instantly dismissed him as someone looking to start fights. "More persecuted than thou," as it were.
Granted I still think his paint job is shoddy and perhaps disrespectful, but to each his own. If it's personal and meaningful to him, then that's what matters. Don't fret over what others say.
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