Town and Countryside

[Dadaist]

I remember old rave flyers, cheaply printed but with more soul than the big-name glossies you used to get for the big indoor raves, which "advertised" - without giving away the location - countryside raves. Down at the bottom of one flyer it said

TOWNIES PICK UP YOUR LITTER

which was, well, to the point.

I came across something similar in an old Hopetoun House Nature Trail booklet (staples rusted, phone numbers still 031) which at first looked like your standard "please pick up your litter" but, on reading, seethes exasperation :

WHEN IN THE COUNTRYSIDE, PLEASE REMEMBER


LITTER IS UNSIGHTLY.

GLASS CUTS CHILDREN.

FARM AND WILD ANIMALS ARE FRIGHTENED OF YOUR GENTLE, PLAYFUL PET.

FIRES DESTROY YOUR AMENITIES AS WELL AS CROPS AND TIMBER.

OPEN GATES ALLOW STOCK TO STRAY.

DAMAGED FENCES KEEP NOTHING IN OR OUT.

SOMEONE MAY BE COMING TO SEE THE WILD FLOWERS TOMORROW.

That is hardcore. I wonder if the person from the Scottish Wildlife Trust who put this at the start of a nature trail booklet also freelanced for rave flyers.

[SoupDragon]

Nah, think anyone serious would have out the warning-
Eating the contents of your glow stick may result in a hospital visit.


Or -it gets cold at night

Mind you Clanger 1 used to scour the charity shops for cheap jumpers to take with her to the "quarry" parties. She was either very caring of her fellow party go-ers or a touch of capitalism had crept in.

[Dadaist]

Big up the jumper posse.