St. Petersburg Is Covered in Mysterious Butt Graffiti
Sun’s out, buns out.
St. Petersburg, Florida is dealing with some cheeky new street art: a heck of a lot of graffiti butts, shakin’ their thing all over town.
Florida city fighting ‘butt graffiti’ problem. https://t.co/MMHhmDwEDh pic.twitter.com/awYZdPt33i
— NBC4 Columbus (@nbc4i) June 29, 2017
The butts—simple line drawings, most made with black marker—display a distinctive form. “The silhouette of three ‘cheeks,’ so to speak, is the featured signature of the anonymous artist,” local news outlet WFLA politely explains.
The triple-tush has been spotted in at least twenty places in the city over the past few months—including pay phones, trash bins, and walls—after what the Tampa Bay Times described as a “butt spree.”
Thus far, no one knows who is behind the behinds. Law enforcement is keeping a sharp eye out, though:
“The bottom line is whoever is doing this is destroying property,” the assistant police chief, Jim Previterra, told WFLA. And if anyone knows about bottom lines, it’s probably the culprit.
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