Weird Billboard Alert: This Samsung Ad Gets A Tragic Makeover

My apologies, this is a bit hard to read, but it was the best I could do as I drove up Virgil. Spotted at the corner of Virgil and Santa Monica Blvd., this billboard for the Samsung Galaxy took on a tragic tone after some artist added their own extra touches.

Specifically, someone glued an actual text message conversation to the phone in the ad. So now, the billboard features a strangely sad text message that reads, "your father passed away last night." The response is "OMG, what?" Clearly, a strange conversation to conduct over text, but perhaps that was the point of the artist who posted it.

Tagging, Los Feliz Style: Graffiti With a Heavy Dose of Sarcasm

Spotted on Vermont in Los Feliz, on the wall of the old Electric Lotus location: "Siri is Skynet!" That's a feeling shared by many; go here, for example.

Please Do Not Toss A Baby in This Dumpster

Strange timing, given this story currently in the news. But I spotted this dumpster today behind the flower shop at the intersection of Sunset and Hyperion: "No babies," please.

Perhaps somebody was watching this classic episode of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

The Tagger Movie Critic: Not a Fan of Tyler Perry

The Typo Terrorist is behind the tagging on this Silver Lake billboard for "Good Deeds." "Stop letting him make movies," the TTT pleads. Here's hoping somebody listens.

Spotted in Beverly Hills: 'I Wish I Could Live Here'

Poor street artist AJL... I caught this piece of graffiti in Beverly Hills on Saturday. Hey AJL, there are plenty of other great parts of SoCal. I don't think you're missing anything.

Check out more elaborate stuff from AJL via The Dirt Floor blog here.

Dreams Don't Come True on the L.A. River Bike Path

The Franklin Avenue crew is continuing its weekly bike rides up and down the L.A. River bike path, between the 134 and Atwater Village. Last week, we encountered this bit of graffiti -- and I have to admit, it amused me. Dreams are fleeting.

"Nice Job, You Suk": The WaMu Graffiti Mystery

A reader writes:

I caught in passing on Fox News Channel (yes, I know) a live report on the morn of the 26th how vandals in Los Angeles trashed a Washington Mutual branch & tagged the glass with obscene slogans about the financial imbraglio(they had to be careful on camera) Then I saw...nothing else. No local, LA Times, blogs...nada Where did this happen? Did anybody else see this report? Does WaMu still have enough clout to sink a story like this?

Such an obvious illustration for consumer anger... I'm surprised too that this trashed WaMu branch hasn't gotten more play. I've tried Googling several different variations of "graffiti," "Washington Mutual" and "Los Angeles," and all I get are an AP story that briefly mentions the vandalism (without specifying which L.A. branch), along with this AP photo by Hector Mata.

Anyone have any more info on the Day That a WaMu Customer With Spray Paint Got Even (Whoo-hoo!)?