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Revolution in colour

freakiness — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:48:27 GMT

http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/civics/brightly-painted-stairway-in-turkey-starts-color-revolution-against-drab-gray.html

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A 64 year-old man in Istanbul decided to brighten people's days by painting rainbow colors on the old, gray, crumbling stairs near his house.

When municipal officials sent workers after nightfall to hurriedly repaint the stairs gray, a quiet revolution started on Twitter.

Not only did volunteers come out to repaint those stairs that Huseyin Cetinel had spent hundreds of dollars on, they started painting other stairs and walkways in other cities around Turkey posting photos on social media.

A very colorful Pandora's Box had unwittingly been opened.

Re: Revolution in colour

freakiness — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:51:45 GMT

More to the story here

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love*today — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:16:04 GMT

i love love looooovvveeeeeee this!!!

something so simple to brighten everyones day 🙂

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love*today — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:18:38 GMT

just read the story!
lol doesnt surprise me that the governemnt repainted them back to grey......love how people can get together to give the finger to these idiots!

Re: Revolution in colour

freakiness — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:25:01 GMT

@love*today wrote:
i love love looooovvveeeeeee this!!!

something so simple to brighten everyones day 🙂

Yep, it sure is a day brightener 😄

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spotweldersfriend — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 01:50:02 GMT

This looks like a job for....Banksy😊

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bright.ton42 — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:12:31 GMT

Just LOVE them. They make me smile.

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spotweldersfriend — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:20:13 GMT

Bsnksy...legend.

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spotweldersfriend — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:21:35 GMT

More Banksy

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spotweldersfriend — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:22:29 GMT

And more...

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freakiness — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 02:30:42 GMT

For those who can't or don't wish to access videos on other pages

because I can!

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lloydslights — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 04:05:05 GMT

Back in the 1960's, the southern end of Pitt St, Sydney was dark, grotty and with closed shops.

In about 2008, well after Westfield took over Parramatta, I took the "free bus" used by tourists to view the city centre (of Pmatta) The buildings, the closed shopfronts were dark and filthy and architetecturally non-inspiring.

It was reflecting on the inhabitants, they too seemed to become the same with everyone wearing dark clothing and less and less smiles. I call it the dim,dark ages.

Colour is needed all around us. (Other than fluoro workshirts)

DEB

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ca04 — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 06:49:31 GMT

some councils in Australia require their permission on what colour you will paint your house.

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love*today — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 07:20:10 GMT

Yeah ca and that **bleep** me off!
If you own the house you should be able to paint it however you want!
We talk about freedom but when I look at things, I see restrictions everywhere.

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love*today — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 07:22:12 GMT

Love the pics spot. Will def check out more of his work.

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spotweldersfriend — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 07:23:26 GMT

Pretty soon you'll need 100 points to use a public toilet.You might be thinking of putting a bomb behind the cistern.

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lloydslights — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 07:27:51 GMT

Continuing...

After the Sydney Olympics, I recall that overseas visitors also commented on how dreary we dress with too many dark colours.

DEB

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love*today — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 07:28:44 GMT

Lol yeah...lucky for me I avoid public toilets at all costs *shudders

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love*today — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 07:32:11 GMT

Really? Wow...might be a city thing?

Up here most people dress in lots of colour. I would like to see tropical shirt Friday take of better though and all businesses get behind it. It's just a bit of fun for the tropics and it breaks up the day to day dredge.

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lloydslights — Sat, 01 Feb 2014 07:33:28 GMT

Unfortunately, some people don't consider other people's outlook.

Imagine ... viewing out your beautiful french doors, across the well kept lawn, to your neighbour's purple with pink polka dots wall cladding with lime green roofing.

I do agree with you though on some colours that the councils will agree on....like ONLY RED, for colorbond roofing in a particular council area????

DEB