Artist Chains Feet in Desert, Loses Key

AP ^ | 1/4/06 | Staff

[Millee]

For once, I'm speechless (but hoping you're not) ping... ;o)

[teenyelliott]

So close to a Darwin award, so close . . .

[Darksheare]

Werll, he put his life into his.. er.. work.

[darkwing104]

Nation Endowment for the Arts money at work....

[Millee]

The artist did not have a listed phone number and could not be reached for comment.

Damn! Think of all the fun we could have.

[darkwing104]

National Endowment for the Arts money at work....

Doh!

[Serb5150]

You can't make this stuff up.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I bet a film of him hopping through the desert would be more entertaining than his drwing.

[YouPosting2Me]

We can sit at home in our PJs and photoshop a better picture of chained ankles (and even include the looter guy).

[Auntbee]

Truth is stranger than fiction.

[YouPosting2Me]

Headline:

Prisoner escapes from jail, calls himself an artist and local authorities unwittingly assist in removing restraints.

[Blzbba]

"The artist did not have a listed phone number and could not be reached for comment. "

should read

The artist did not have a listed phone number and could not be reached for comment.

[Zeppelin]

This reminds me of a protestor that The Daily Show got ahold of. it was HILAROIUS.

The guy made a sign that butchered the phrase "No Blood For Oil" (I forget what it said), then chained himself to the handle of double doors that were CLEARLY marked as the back entrance and said "use front entrance." The doors were below ground level, so nobody could easily see down there, and to make matters worse, he did it on a saturday morning when the office was closed. Furthermore, he had the WRONG BUILDING. He wanted to chain himself to the office of the state agricultural dept, but accidentally chose the building of a charity. Last but not least, he LOST THE KEY! So it wasnt until an officer on patrol found him 18 HOURS LATER that he was freed.

Ah, the left!

(I'm going to look for the video because, if you havent seen it, you MUST!)

[San Jacinto]

It gets even more tragic. He was gonna draw a picture of himself with his head in a bucket of watwr, but drowned before he could get it finished.

[YouPosting2Me]

"I'd hop a mile for a camel."

[Echo Talon]

Starving artist dies of thirst in the desert.

[jdm]

"It took him over 12 hours because he had to hop...."

Here's his painting that day [/sarcasm]

[YouPosting2Me]

I suffer for my craft (and my lack of memory).

Note to self: Use combination locks next time.

Better Note to Self: Visualize the locks and add them to the painting later...

[Echo Talon]

lol. :D