I vote that all bumps be converted to bomps. It could be a WPA-like project to stimulate the economy (not that it needs it.) It would also provide an ancillary benefit for lexicographers, who have not yet, apparently, deemed "bomp" to be a word. It is too good a word to confine to one street. Especially harsh bomps should be indicated by the addition of an exclamation point.
I choose to believe that it's not a coincidence that a corrective road crew was sent out soon after your post, and that Inconspicuous Consumption spurred some head-knocking at City Hall.
Honestly, that hadn't even occurred to me. Fun to think IC might have that much sway, but I think it's highly unlikely, if only because the original "Bomp" post didn't mention which block had been "Bomp"-ified, or even which neighborhood.
A similar story. A long, long time ago, probably in the late 60s, someone painted RAY C SUCKS in huge letters in the PS 108 schoolyard. I lived next door to the school, and got a great view from my second floor window. They next day someone got to it and it then read BAY O BOOKS.
Not sure if anyone else has commented, but I feel like these sign adjustments and worries of vandalism are the reason why NYC doesn’t use “hump” on the hundreds/thousands of signs in the city…
Have you checked on Google Street View to see if the BOMP appears on the most recent shots? I'd be interested to see if it may have been there for weeks, months, or even years.
I was wondering if perhaps the worker was just assuming that it had only been there a short while, or had only recently been discovered. I figured if "Bomp" had showed on an old GSV image it might confirm that the change was the result of your article.
There's no way any of this is due to anything I've written, because I haven't mentioned the BOMP location, or even the neighborhood. I've only said that it's in Brooklyn.
Just curious, but how much money did it coast the city to clean up this seemingly innocent graffiti? Maybe the resources could have been better used else where?
I vote that all bumps be converted to bomps. It could be a WPA-like project to stimulate the economy (not that it needs it.) It would also provide an ancillary benefit for lexicographers, who have not yet, apparently, deemed "bomp" to be a word. It is too good a word to confine to one street. Especially harsh bomps should be indicated by the addition of an exclamation point.
The exclamation point has been done: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BOMP!_Records
The culprit was no doubt a Bomp! Records fan.
You have outdone yourself here.
This is the best thing that ever happened ever.
A fun NYC story — very Cafe Anne! Hope you don’t mind me muscling in on your beat. ;)
The beat has no boundaries as you know, Mr. Lukas!
I choose to believe that it's not a coincidence that a corrective road crew was sent out soon after your post, and that Inconspicuous Consumption spurred some head-knocking at City Hall.
Honestly, that hadn't even occurred to me. Fun to think IC might have that much sway, but I think it's highly unlikely, if only because the original "Bomp" post didn't mention which block had been "Bomp"-ified, or even which neighborhood.
Long live BOMP. Gone but not forgotten.
A similar story. A long, long time ago, probably in the late 60s, someone painted RAY C SUCKS in huge letters in the PS 108 schoolyard. I lived next door to the school, and got a great view from my second floor window. They next day someone got to it and it then read BAY O BOOKS.
Not sure if anyone else has commented, but I feel like these sign adjustments and worries of vandalism are the reason why NYC doesn’t use “hump” on the hundreds/thousands of signs in the city…
Have you checked on Google Street View to see if the BOMP appears on the most recent shots? I'd be interested to see if it may have been there for weeks, months, or even years.
The most recent GSV image, from June 2022, shows BUMP.
And remember, the worker I spoke with said that BOMP had been there for just a short while.
I was wondering if perhaps the worker was just assuming that it had only been there a short while, or had only recently been discovered. I figured if "Bomp" had showed on an old GSV image it might confirm that the change was the result of your article.
There's no way any of this is due to anything I've written, because I haven't mentioned the BOMP location, or even the neighborhood. I've only said that it's in Brooklyn.
In Jamaica they call speed bumps sleeping policemen. Always loved that.
Serendipity indeed.
“Bomp” is how Gru would say it.
What was the plan for how to execute the vandalism/art/inside joke project? :)
I would suggest some electrical or duct tape.
Just curious, but how much money did it coast the city to clean up this seemingly innocent graffiti? Maybe the resources could have been better used else where?
Did someone comment before, “Who put the bomp in the bomp a bomp a bomp…?”
Someone didn't read the original post about the "Bomp"! (See link in first graf of today's post.)