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Dartford postboxes painted like Mr Blobby and Creme Eggs

clive
clive Posts: 19,454
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  A mystery artist is being sought by police in Dartford after postboxes were spray-painted to look like Mr Blobby and a Cadbury's Creme Egg.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-68367893
Composite image of postboxes painted left to right gold then yellow and pink and then with red added

St Vincents Road was seen with a Cadburys creme egg-themed postbox

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  • Chunes
    Chunes Posts: 17,349
    Someone's done this to the one at the top of Hither Green. Pretty nice, I thought!

  • Pedro45
    Pedro45 Posts: 5,820
    There's a postbox on College Road in Bromley that has several knitted "toppings" depending on the time of year - Xmas, Valentines, Easter, etc etc.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,853
    yeah see lots of knitted tops for post boxes
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,018
    There's a lovely lady that knits things for the post box outside the Chemist in Petts Wood (Queensway - Sovereign side, not Daylight Arms side) and some bastard keeps vandalising it.  So bloody sad.
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,915
    all the ones around New Eltham have knitted hats, changed multiple times a year
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,915
    I maintain that Mr Blobby is creepy and shouldnt be allowed anywhere near children.
  • R0TW
    R0TW Posts: 1,675
    cantersaddick said:
    I maintain that Mr Blobby is creepy and shouldnt be allowed anywhere near children.
    Hunny monster used to frighten the life out of my daughter
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,599
    R0TW said:
    cantersaddick said:
    I maintain that Mr Blobby is creepy and shouldnt be allowed anywhere near children.
    Hunny monster used to frighten the life out of me

  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Chunes said:
    Someone's done this to the one at the top of Hither Green. Pretty nice, I thought!

    Disgrace, the culprit needs to be caught and sent down for a long time. WTF even is that?
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    cantersaddick said:
    I maintain that Mr Blobby is creepy and shouldnt be allowed anywhere near children.
    A year or so ago one of the original costumes was up on Ebay. Went for £62k but the buyer reneged on the deal.  He wasn't looking his best to be fair.


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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,625
    edited February 2024
    cafcfan said:
    cantersaddick said:
    I maintain that Mr Blobby is creepy and shouldnt be allowed anywhere near children.
    A year or so ago one of the original costumes was up on Ebay. Went for £62k but the buyer reneged on the deal.  He wasn't looking his best to be fair.


    So was it a deal or no deal?
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,952
    cafcfan said:
    cantersaddick said:
    I maintain that Mr Blobby is creepy and shouldnt be allowed anywhere near children.
    A year or so ago one of the original costumes was up on Ebay. Went for £62k but the buyer reneged on the deal.  He wasn't looking his best to be fair.


    Definitely a bit crinkly at the bottom.
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,827
    PopIcon said:
    Chunes said:
    Someone's done this to the one at the top of Hither Green. Pretty nice, I thought!

    Disgrace, the culprit needs to be caught and sent down for a long time. WTF even is that?

    Astronaut in space.
  • Arsenetatters
    Arsenetatters Posts: 5,974
    Mr Tatters has crocheted the odd bit for Xmas decorations around Eynsford and  Farningham. 
  • Wilma
    Wilma Posts: 1,618
    Charged someone with vandalising 37 post boxes. 

    https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/man-charged-after-37-post-boxes-painted-303210/
  • ken_shabby
    ken_shabby Posts: 6,255
    Wilma said:
    Charged someone with vandalising 37 post boxes. 

    https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/man-charged-after-37-post-boxes-painted-303210/
    Thank god for that. Imagine the traumatising effect of seeing a post box decorated as a creme egg. Nice to see the police focusing on the stuff that people care about. Anyone care to grass on the lady in Petts Wood?
  • Lurker
    Lurker Posts: 407
    He should change his name to Banksy.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,599
    ken_shabby said:
    Wilma said:
    Charged someone with vandalising 37 post boxes. 

    https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/man-charged-after-37-post-boxes-painted-303210/
    Thank god for that. Imagine the traumatising effect of seeing a post box decorated as a creme egg. Nice to see the police focusing on the stuff that people care about. Anyone care to grass on the lady in Petts Wood?
    Yeah, the police should really be targeting the real criminals, people whose rear wheels are in a yellow box junction.
  • Hal1x
    Hal1x Posts: 4,265
    edited March 2024
    ken_shabby said:
    Wilma said:
    Charged someone with vandalising 37 post boxes. 

    https://www.kentonline.co.uk/dartford/news/man-charged-after-37-post-boxes-painted-303210/
    Thank god for that. Imagine the traumatising effect of seeing a post box decorated as a creme egg. Nice to see the police focusing on the stuff that people care about. Anyone care to grass on the lady in Petts Wood?
    so vandalism isnt a problem then, how would you feel if your car was painted (crappily)) as a crunchie? 
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,454

    Royal Mail have alerted police after postboxes in Kent were vandalised just six months after they were spray-painted like Mr Blobby and Creme Eggs.

    Residents of Temple Hill, Dartford, found their iconic red Royal Mail pillar boxes painted to resemble popular chocolate bars Wispa, Mars and Twirl.

    A Royal Mail postbox is painted purple with the word wispa written down the side in red paint

    A Royal Mail postbox is painted black like a Mars bar

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2x95d3v3do

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  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,518
    clive said:

    Royal Mail have alerted police after postboxes in Kent were vandalised just six months after they were spray-painted like Mr Blobby and Creme Eggs.

    Residents of Temple Hill, Dartford, found their iconic red Royal Mail pillar boxes painted to resemble popular chocolate bars Wispa, Mars and Twirl.

    A Royal Mail postbox is painted purple with the word wispa written down the side in red paint

    A Royal Mail postbox is painted black like a Mars bar

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2x95d3v3do

    Spoil sports Royal mail, nothing better to do leave them alone...Banksy 🤷‍♂️

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