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Human Billboards and communication in the urban scene (between motorized & non-motorized participants)

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Writing from Southern California, I think Human Billboards on the sidewalk, performing for passing cars, are examples for a disturbed communication between pedestrians and car drivers. This is a new phenomenon, different from the sidewalk sandwich men who "perform" for other pedestrians (in spitting distance) in the 19th century and on Oxford street. My inkling is that the performer placed next to the car traffic, in the crazy gherkin costume, dressed up as superman, throwing signs, exhibits a new pathology of human communication, structured by the presence of cars and streets, by the absence of pedestrians on the sidewalk, and speaking to the sickening impact of cars and streets.

My reference subject dances for Westside Rentals in Santa Monica http://www.myspace.com/rentalmaninfo —Preceding unsigned comment added by Velocipedus (talkcontribs) 05:14, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]


That sounds ilke an interesting idea for a thesis paper of some sort. howcheng {chat} 07:39, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Sounds more like spam, although it is an interesting idea. Zobango (talk) 15:56, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The link wasn't there when I made my original comment. :P howcheng {chat} 17:10, 8 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

May I suggest that "Sandwich board man" would be a more suitable term - sorry can't sign this as I am just a reader.

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