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[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 122 points 4 months ago

Ruined? Those auctioneer will spin some artsy story and it will be a million pound art. It's money laundering after all.

[-] katja 83 points 4 months ago

Story is wrong, it was his last day.

[-] vaguerant@fedia.io 78 points 4 months ago

You're not wrong.

The security guard has since been fired and the police have opened a criminal investigation.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

That was his day on the job.

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago
[-] lefixxx@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Of all of his days on the job, this was all of them

[-] mvirts@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago

I just wish it was the original artist who got a job as a security guard just for this

[-] atomicorange@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

A conservationist should be able to remove the ink. I doubt it’s “ruined”.

Edit: looked it up, apparently restoration cost about $5k. Not ruined, but definitely a costly little stunt.

Article where the guard explains a bit

[-] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 3 months ago

He explains that some teenage girls handed him a pen and said draw eyes on it. And he was like, okay sure I guess.

[-] Zacryon@feddit.org 30 points 4 months ago

"ruined" in the eyes of the ones. "Upgraded" in the eyes of others.

Taste in art is highly individual as can be seen here again.

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

He may have added value.

[-] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago

They should promote him, its much better now.

[-] Maelvie 14 points 3 months ago

Making art with art 👌

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 months ago

Should have used googly eyes

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

It was his first day, he only had the pen in his pocket.

And what have we learned, kids?

Always carry a pocketful of googly eyes!

[-] boaratio@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

I think it makes it better.

[-] Feyr@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

They misspelled improved

[-] Jikiya@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Sweet, the Russian army gets more meat for it's grinder. You would think Russian serfs would be more careful about breaking the law during these mass sacrifice times.

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

He was actually a veteran with significant injuries, so he's already been through the grinder

[-] AMillionMonkeys@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

You should use Linux.

[-] Linktank@lemmy.today 4 points 3 months ago

Both versions suck.

[-] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago

Has he been arrested like those people with the harmless orange powder?

this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2025
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