Chalk arrows and a X outside house
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CX53 said:
Ari said:
Ask yourself one simple question. Why?
Of course 'x' doesn't mark the spot for potential thieves. Even if they were casing the joint, they're hardly likely to mark it with a big X are they?
You'd think so, but apparently it is a thing Of course 'x' doesn't mark the spot for potential thieves. Even if they were casing the joint, they're hardly likely to mark it with a big X are they?
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/570866/Burglar-codes-sig...
The comments on that article are hilarious...
CX53 said:
Ari said:
Ask yourself one simple question. Why?
Of course 'x' doesn't mark the spot for potential thieves. Even if they were casing the joint, they're hardly likely to mark it with a big X are they?
You'd think so, but apparently it is a thing Of course 'x' doesn't mark the spot for potential thieves. Even if they were casing the joint, they're hardly likely to mark it with a big X are they?
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/n...
limpsfield said:
CX53 said:
Ari said:
Ask yourself one simple question. Why?
Of course 'x' doesn't mark the spot for potential thieves. Even if they were casing the joint, they're hardly likely to mark it with a big X are they?
You'd think so, but apparently it is a thing Of course 'x' doesn't mark the spot for potential thieves. Even if they were casing the joint, they're hardly likely to mark it with a big X are they?
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/n...
And, urban myth f
k wittery. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2903285/Ha...
seems they upgraded from chalk
I dont know what it is but I have been meaning to look into it. I saw similar around here a few months back when I was walking the dog. one bloke jogging along and leaving signs or arrows on the floor with what looked like flour / chalk powder then about a min later about 20 people running along behind following the signs.
Saw loads more as we walked around. Saw fresh set of signs a couple months later. I dont know if its a new sport / passtime or what its called but it could be this you saw.
Saw loads more as we walked around. Saw fresh set of signs a couple months later. I dont know if its a new sport / passtime or what its called but it could be this you saw.
RB Will said:
I dont know what it is but I have been meaning to look into it. I saw similar around here a few months back when I was walking the dog. one bloke jogging along and leaving signs or arrows on the floor with what looked like flour / chalk powder then about a min later about 20 people running along behind following the signs.
Saw loads more as we walked around. Saw fresh set of signs a couple months later. I dont know if its a new sport / passtime or what its called but it could be this you saw.
Flour/sand/sawdust doesn't get washed away in the rain so it's used for "fun" runs etc.Saw loads more as we walked around. Saw fresh set of signs a couple months later. I dont know if its a new sport / passtime or what its called but it could be this you saw.
RB Will said:
I dont know what it is but I have been meaning to look into it. I saw similar around here a few months back when I was walking the dog. one bloke jogging along and leaving signs or arrows on the floor with what looked like flour / chalk powder then about a min later about 20 people running along behind following the signs.
Saw loads more as we walked around. Saw fresh set of signs a couple months later. I dont know if its a new sport / passtime or what its called but it could be this you saw.
its just a new interpretation of the "Paper Chase" which doesn't involve leaving torn up paper every where. Saw loads more as we walked around. Saw fresh set of signs a couple months later. I dont know if its a new sport / passtime or what its called but it could be this you saw.
Those of you who remember classic children's book The Railway Children will recall that the three children find a young boy who has broken his leg whilst laying the trail for the other boys, and he is blocking the line so they have to drag him to safety with seconds to spare before the train comes past.
Vaud said:
RB Will said:
I dont know if its a new sport / passtime or what its called but it could be this you saw.
Dogging?p1stonhead said:
GARY LINEKER (presenter) : Children today often have mobile phones but so too do paedophiles using text message slang. And because they're on edge they dial wrong numbers so watch out for these.... (holds mobile phone showing P2PBSH) Pipe to pipe bushman - code for two paedophiles having sex with each other while watching children from a shrub.
WTF?Groan, my Mrs called me at work yesterday to say that she'd found a circle made from pebbles at the bottom of our drive. The font of all knowledge (Facebook) told her it was used by burglartrons to target our house.
Nothing to do with me having parked partially on the gravel the day before, and the tyres depositing the pebbles there on my way out to work.
Nothing to do with me having parked partially on the gravel the day before, and the tyres depositing the pebbles there on my way out to work.
NorthDave said:
p1stonhead said:
GARY LINEKER (presenter) : Children today often have mobile phones but so too do paedophiles using text message slang. And because they're on edge they dial wrong numbers so watch out for these.... (holds mobile phone showing P2PBSH) Pipe to pipe bushman - code for two paedophiles having sex with each other while watching children from a shrub.
WTF?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_Eye
Lots of celebrities got duped into doing interviews about ridiculous stuff;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7k9UxXgmQg
p1stonhead said:
Its from Brass Eye
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_Eye
Lots of celebrities got duped into doing interviews about ridiculous stuff;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7k9UxXgmQg
Ah good! Confused the life out of me. I knew I was missing something.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass_Eye
Lots of celebrities got duped into doing interviews about ridiculous stuff;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7k9UxXgmQg
Bringing the thread back to life but see my earlier posts about what I thought the symbols may be. Our local paper had a tiny article about the thing I was on about. Apparently its called hashing.
http://kvh3.co.uk/about-us/
http://kvh3.co.uk/about-us/
We used to play this back in the 70's, except we used a broken brick instead of chalk!!!
Someone was given a head start and we then had to chase. An x outside a house meant that the chasers had to play knock down ginger at that house.
Another game we played was grand national.
This was a race down the street but it was through back gardens, hence the grand national moniker.
Someone was given a head start and we then had to chase. An x outside a house meant that the chasers had to play knock down ginger at that house.
Another game we played was grand national.
This was a race down the street but it was through back gardens, hence the grand national moniker.
Mr-B said:
Could be markers for groundworks of some kind. Had some appear in my road recently, lo and behold Virgin media turn up and start dropping fibre cable everywhere, now got a connection point right outside my house.
Welcome to the modern world.(Expect lots of pestering junk mail from Virgin next.)
I used to enjoy a spot of murdering, I mean a chap should have a hobby. Idle hands, devil's work etc.- is that not so?
Selecting one's victims could be such fun and of course this was all before the World Wide Web so one had to put actual time and effort in to one's pastime. All the better for it, I say. Yes?
I would be in my study of an evening pouring over newspaper clippings, magnifying glass in one hand and glass of Whisky in t'other.
"Oh darling" my beautiful young wife would call "put down your silly old murder planning scrapbook and do join me for supper"
"Right away my dear, my darling " I would respond, locking away my notes into the safe. The safe that also contained all my tools of murder, procured from one of London's finest Murder Emporiums. Sadly the establishment has now closed its doors as it is no longer deemed appropriate for gentlemen, such as our good selves, to kill for sport and enjoyment.
But I digress....
When, after a week or two of diligent research, I had selected my victim I would pay for two young scallywags to mark the location with a large X in chalk upon the pavement. For in the dark, or the poor light of flickering street lamps, one would not want to confuse one dreary hovel for another and murder the wrong person by accident. No, that simply would not do!
"Boys" I would ask them "have you marked the spot for my latest murder with a large X in chalk upon the pavement as per?"
"Indeed we have guv'nor Sir thank you" they would reply in cheeky cockney voices and I would send them on their way with a shiny sixpence a'piece.
So there my dearest OP if I were to find a large chalked X upon the pavement outside my parent's abode....well I'd be dashed quick to move them away. Of course you may be too late by the time you read this electronic message for perhaps I have taken up my old sport again to ward off the ennui of middle age, or perhaps not, but perhaps so?
Hmmmmm?
Selecting one's victims could be such fun and of course this was all before the World Wide Web so one had to put actual time and effort in to one's pastime. All the better for it, I say. Yes?
I would be in my study of an evening pouring over newspaper clippings, magnifying glass in one hand and glass of Whisky in t'other.
"Oh darling" my beautiful young wife would call "put down your silly old murder planning scrapbook and do join me for supper"
"Right away my dear, my darling " I would respond, locking away my notes into the safe. The safe that also contained all my tools of murder, procured from one of London's finest Murder Emporiums. Sadly the establishment has now closed its doors as it is no longer deemed appropriate for gentlemen, such as our good selves, to kill for sport and enjoyment.
But I digress....
When, after a week or two of diligent research, I had selected my victim I would pay for two young scallywags to mark the location with a large X in chalk upon the pavement. For in the dark, or the poor light of flickering street lamps, one would not want to confuse one dreary hovel for another and murder the wrong person by accident. No, that simply would not do!
"Boys" I would ask them "have you marked the spot for my latest murder with a large X in chalk upon the pavement as per?"
"Indeed we have guv'nor Sir thank you" they would reply in cheeky cockney voices and I would send them on their way with a shiny sixpence a'piece.
So there my dearest OP if I were to find a large chalked X upon the pavement outside my parent's abode....well I'd be dashed quick to move them away. Of course you may be too late by the time you read this electronic message for perhaps I have taken up my old sport again to ward off the ennui of middle age, or perhaps not, but perhaps so?
Hmmmmm?
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