{"id":931,"date":"2013-08-16T09:40:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T09:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/?p=931"},"modified":"2013-08-28T12:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T12:34:14","slug":"ambiguous-graffiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/?p=931","title":{"rendered":"Ambiguous Graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/graffiti.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-932\" alt=\"graffiti\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.eyeonmoseley.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/graffiti.jpg?resize=300%2C204\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a>Moseley residents put out an emergency call to linguistic boffins last \u00a0week as \u00a0sheer confusion reigned on St Mary&#8217;s Row. Overnight it seemed that wanton vandalism occurred at the Meteor Ford site defacing the newly installed, art.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although the act of vandalism has caused righteous indignation in its own right, it is the intention behind that has caused the most concern. A spokesperson from the Moseley Forum told us &#8220;we just want the person who did it to come forward and explain what they meant. Is it a legitimate middle class gripe at the relative market share of a supermarket chain or do they feel the retail behemoth was wronged by outdated \u00a0planning processes? It&#8217;s the not knowing that&#8217;s killing us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a result the Moseley Forum have been forced to take some desperate actions, namely reconvening the Mullaney Force anti graffiti squad to hunt down the perps. Ring leader\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Cllr<\/span> Martin Mullaney told us, &#8220;I&#8217;m just glad to be out on the street again kicking down doors and breaking heads, we&#8217;ll find them and we&#8217;ll get to the root of their ambiguous mutterings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to dismiss this as largely irrelevant but a member of the Moseley \u00a0in Bloom Committee brought home to us the real human cost \u00a0&#8220;This vandalism makes it increasingly difficult for me to maintain my internal fantasy that there is actually a fairy tale forest at the top of the road rather than a derelict building leaking carcinogenic materials into the soil.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moseley residents put out an emergency call to linguistic boffins last \u00a0week as \u00a0sheer confusion reigned on St Mary&#8217;s Row. 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