Liberty Strikes Again

A year ago Liberty, the coffeeshop/bar/sushi joint on 15th Ave, had the unmitigated gall to advertise their establishment via posters on telephone poles near their business location. As with the Iraq War, China's unlawful presence in Tibet, and Crash's Oscar win, Liberty's advertisements resulted in massive protests. Or at least some classic passive-aggressive Seattle behavior, like an "I, Anonymous" submitted to The Stranger and masking tape put on the posters indicating that Liberty was a "bad neighbor." Oh uptight Seattleite, way to stick it to the (small, independent business) man!

Well, now Liberty posters are back on the poles, albeit a little higher off the ground. But will that stop those who hate posters in public places? In a word, NO. Earlier this week, we saw an otherwise normal-looking middle-aged man walking along 15th Ave and jumping at the poles to tear Liberty's posters down. We fully assume that the protracted skirmish will continue in this manner indefinitely, with Liberty putting their posters higher and higher, while crazed North Capitol Hill residents take to ladders and jetpacks to ensure their precious telephone poles remain forever unspoiled.

"Bad Neighbor?" photo submitted to the Seattlest Flickr pool by ~wesa~