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Anatomy Theater Candle

The candle adds the finishing touch.

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What a shame that this room is damaged by the graffiti.
Losers.

i could care less about the graffitti, it brings a humanlike touch to byberry...

ive sort of thought about it and i do kind of think the grafitti is somewhat wrong because people do write nonsense, but i dont really mind people signing there name doesnt bother me

shut up about the graffiti! I think every other comment in here is about the graffiti. This kind of stuff happens, and yeah, people want to save the historical look to it, but you can't, things change, get over it. Yeah, it's sad, but it's life.

what a great place to eat wawa soup on a cold winter night

You know wat yous need to get over the fuckin GRAFFIT fuck its guna happen any way so dam just quit talkin shit already!!!!!!!!!!And we anit no FUCKIN LOSERS pussy so fuck you!! We like to tag and you cant stop us so LATE AND GET OVER IT!!!!!!LADY EXILE 4UM KNO

The eloquence of this argument decidedly outshines that expressed two posts before and makes one want to eagerly rush out and gather the paint cans, rally the people, and start spraying en masse.

I'll grab a can with you Lynne, but just one thing... is there a Windows spellchecker for graffitti, I don't want to look like a total nerd by spelling whatever I spray the right way.

I believe the point is to strike a blow for the counterculture by intentionally misspelling whatever one writes. The point is to catch the reader's eye and show them that the writer just doesn't give one good golly for spelling, grammar, punctuation, or any of those obvious artifices that clutter up and get in the way of one's true feelings and expressiveness. My guess is that author's image and credibility decrease as his/her spelling and grammar skills increase.

But then, that could just be me. :-)

So apostrophes are a no go then? Oh Im not sure I spelt that right, does that count? Hey now, using a 3 instead of an E is not cool, right?

Okay so if I decrease all my grammah an' spulling skillz, wotz in it fo' me, boi?

The total respect and sincere admiration of your homies. :-)

Okay... HOW sincere? Like, I kinda half mean it sincere, or take a bullet for you sincere?

Lynne and Felyne, you two make me warm all over. ;-) The question I had was, "How does a female (presumably) spew forth such obsenities and then sign themself "Lady " anything"?

J-131274 - now THERE is a rhetorical question for the ages . . . . . .

Felyne - the bullet, natch!

I'm just worried that we're making them "warm all over" ...

And I'm no lady... perhaps if I upped my obsenities quota and lower my grammatic and spelling skills, I might one day be called a lady..... Oooh there is maybe hope for me yet.... now I'm feeling warm all over! Oh wait...um.... excuse me one second.. I'll ... be right back....

I love the shots, wish I could have gotten there.

I don't mind the tags.
I always worry about running into rats

Although, when you think about it, perhaps Graffiti is just another part of the general decay of an abandoned place. I think people really object because it reminds them that others have been there before they came through. And everyone has a certain Star Trek Mentality.. "To boldly go where no man has gone before.." kind of thing. Yes?

Years after the fact and obviously shunning the graffiti comments, I did want to comment that the placement of the candle is awesome. I just dig it: the picture, the ambiance, everything. Too bad this place is no more! :-(

I do not like the tags, the fires, the trash, or the broken windows. The pictures are great, but the vandalism is appalling. We should take better care of these wonderful monuments to our cultural and scientific history.

hm, anyone ever stop to think about the fact that this is a thatre for watching ppl getting disected? like, hey grab some popcorn and watch the blood gush!
idt the tagging should be nagged about so much. whats done is done and theres no turning it back.
lets all appreciate these pictures and think of what it was like in these rooms when everything was up and running.
no matter how messed up or gruesome or inhumane it seems :)

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