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Adopt-A-Pylon
» Pylon and traffic cone overpopulation
yields new campaign
Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
M opinions
@theotherpress.ca
ince the 2010 Winter
Olympics, Vancouver’s pylon
and traffic cone population
has quadrupled. This sudden
boom has caused concerns for
many, as these “safety” markers
have literally overcrowded our
urban streets, highways, and
pedestrian walkways.
Such escalation in pylon
population has urged many to
act. The crisis paved the way
specifically for Adopt-A-Pylon,
a company with the philosophy
that pylons deserve a home,
they deserve care, and, most
importantly, they deserve to be
treated like giant megaphones
for children and drunken
passersby—that is what they are
really meant for. Fun!
Homeless pylons and traffic
cones have caught the attention
of Devon Détourer, founder
of Adopt-A-Pylon. “Seeing all
those innocent cones treated in
such a way is disgusting,” he said
in an exclusive interview with
the Other Press. “We should
feel ashamed. We drive by and
we look at them with distain
and pretend like there aren't a
thousand of them just living in
the streets, cold and wet... and
most of all forgotten. Pylons are
a reflection of our society. And
Russia is laughing at us right
now.’
Deétourer is urging British
Columbians to band together
and open their homes and
wallets to traffic cones. “Each
: night—on your drive home—
: just grab a pylon from the street
: and take it back. Giveitsome
: love; after all, we all deserve love. :
: If each person does this, there:
: won't beanything stoppingus —:
: from getting to where we want to :
: go, and we all want to go towards :
: a happy future.” :
Recent Adopt-A-Pylon
: supporter, Beatrice Oliver said,
: “We ignore it, plain and simple.
: We think that pylons and traffic
: cones are there to make our
: lives terrible, like garbage cans
: or fire hydrants. We get angry
: because the government spends
: taxpayer dollars buying more
: and replacing the old ones. Is
: that how we treat stuff? As soon
: as they break we buy a new one? :
: Ask your grandma how she feels
: about that logic, ask your pet
: goldfish, or ask your stepson.
: Adopt-A-Pylon’s initiative is easy :
: to grasp, just like pylons. You
: take one home, you change its
: life forever, you give it a reason to :
: be. Pylons are not obstructions,
: they are life changers.”
The trend has made its way
: through Commercial Drive and
: all the way to Kitsilano, but has
: yet to gain traction in less pylon- :
: liberal areas such as Burnaby
: and the Tri-Cities, where heavy
: highway construction and urban :
: growth has bred more pylons.
Port Moody resident
: Fitso Chung spends many
: hours working as a labourer
: alongside pylons, traffic cones,
: and even some wet floor signs.
: He understands that there is a
: problem.
: “They're the hardest workers :
: on the team and the lowest
: paid,” said Chung. “While I’m on :
..pylons deserve
a home, they
deserve care, and,
most importantly,
they deserve to
be treated like
giant megaphones
for children and
drunken passersby—
that is what they are
really meant for!
: break, they’re there. While I’m
: in the porta-potty, they’re there.
: I don’t know if Adopt-A-Pylon
: will change the social stigma. I
: think what they need is a union.
: Pylons are not second-class
: citizens. I believe adopting them
: isa step forward, but the road is
: long and we havea long way to
90
”
The pylon population is
: projected to increase by another
: 28 per cent by the end of 2016,
: but the support for Vancouver’s
: forth-largest majority (behind
: hipsters, yuppies, deadbeats,
: and tech entrepreneurs) will
: undoubtedly increase as well.
: Which offers hope to people like
: Détourer and those participating
: in Adopt-A-Pylon.
“We'll find a way,” said
: Détourier, “and pylons will
: help us. I understand that not
: everyone is a born pylon-lover,
: but give ita chance. Sign up
: today or do it anonymously and
: see where it takes you—maybe
: to Maple Ridge, maybe to North
: Delta.”
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humour@theotherpress.ca : The elbow selfie, or : Indeed, supporters of the
: “elfie,’ is, by definition, what elfie movement are praising
t may soon be “power off” : happens when someone takes : the trend for its raw, real,
for Insta-sensations like Jen : @ photo of their own elbow : realness.
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: beautiful to me than a woman
made the “belfie’—aka the “The great thing about :
: that isn’t afraid to show off her
butt selfie—a Vanity Affair) : the elfie is that it’s just so :
asa new movement in the : now,’ explained elfie star, : elbow—sans Photoshop... if
whole “taking pictures of : Sarah Jones. “People can : you know what I mean,” said
yourself” craze is making big : stand at weird angles to make : Joe Franco, an avid supporter
: their butt look good, but a : of the trend.
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Adopt-A-Pylon
» Pylon and traffic cone overpopulation
yields new campaign
Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
M opinions
@theotherpress.ca
ince the 2010 Winter
Olympics, Vancouver’s pylon
and traffic cone population
has quadrupled. This sudden
boom has caused concerns for
many, as these “safety” markers
have literally overcrowded our
urban streets, highways, and
pedestrian walkways.
Such escalation in pylon
population has urged many to
act. The crisis paved the way
specifically for Adopt-A-Pylon,
a company with the philosophy
that pylons deserve a home,
they deserve care, and, most
importantly, they deserve to be
treated like giant megaphones
for children and drunken
passersby—that is what they are
really meant for. Fun!
Homeless pylons and traffic
cones have caught the attention
of Devon Détourer, founder
of Adopt-A-Pylon. “Seeing all
those innocent cones treated in
such a way is disgusting,” he said
in an exclusive interview with
the Other Press. “We should
feel ashamed. We drive by and
we look at them with distain
and pretend like there aren't a
thousand of them just living in
the streets, cold and wet... and
most of all forgotten. Pylons are
a reflection of our society. And
Russia is laughing at us right
now.’
Deétourer is urging British
Columbians to band together
and open their homes and
wallets to traffic cones. “Each
: night—on your drive home—
: just grab a pylon from the street
: and take it back. Giveitsome
: love; after all, we all deserve love. :
: If each person does this, there:
: won't beanything stoppingus —:
: from getting to where we want to :
: go, and we all want to go towards :
: a happy future.” :
Recent Adopt-A-Pylon
: supporter, Beatrice Oliver said,
: “We ignore it, plain and simple.
: We think that pylons and traffic
: cones are there to make our
: lives terrible, like garbage cans
: or fire hydrants. We get angry
: because the government spends
: taxpayer dollars buying more
: and replacing the old ones. Is
: that how we treat stuff? As soon
: as they break we buy a new one? :
: Ask your grandma how she feels
: about that logic, ask your pet
: goldfish, or ask your stepson.
: Adopt-A-Pylon’s initiative is easy :
: to grasp, just like pylons. You
: take one home, you change its
: life forever, you give it a reason to :
: be. Pylons are not obstructions,
: they are life changers.”
The trend has made its way
: through Commercial Drive and
: all the way to Kitsilano, but has
: yet to gain traction in less pylon- :
: liberal areas such as Burnaby
: and the Tri-Cities, where heavy
: highway construction and urban :
: growth has bred more pylons.
Port Moody resident
: Fitso Chung spends many
: hours working as a labourer
: alongside pylons, traffic cones,
: and even some wet floor signs.
: He understands that there is a
: problem.
: “They're the hardest workers :
: on the team and the lowest
: paid,” said Chung. “While I’m on :
..pylons deserve
a home, they
deserve care, and,
most importantly,
they deserve to
be treated like
giant megaphones
for children and
drunken passersby—
that is what they are
really meant for!
: break, they’re there. While I’m
: in the porta-potty, they’re there.
: I don’t know if Adopt-A-Pylon
: will change the social stigma. I
: think what they need is a union.
: Pylons are not second-class
: citizens. I believe adopting them
: isa step forward, but the road is
: long and we havea long way to
90
”
The pylon population is
: projected to increase by another
: 28 per cent by the end of 2016,
: but the support for Vancouver’s
: forth-largest majority (behind
: hipsters, yuppies, deadbeats,
: and tech entrepreneurs) will
: undoubtedly increase as well.
: Which offers hope to people like
: Détourer and those participating
: in Adopt-A-Pylon.
“We'll find a way,” said
: Détourier, “and pylons will
: help us. I understand that not
: everyone is a born pylon-lover,
: but give ita chance. Sign up
: today or do it anonymously and
: see where it takes you—maybe
: to Maple Ridge, maybe to North
: Delta.”
Now Trending:
Move over selfies and belfies
» The ‘elfie’ or ‘elbow selfie’ is the latest in self-absorption
Sharon Miki : waves on our touchscreens: =: beautiful elbow isa beautiful
Humour Editor, : the “elfie.” : elbow—from any angle.”
humour@theotherpress.ca : The elbow selfie, or : Indeed, supporters of the
: “elfie,’ is, by definition, what elfie movement are praising
t may soon be “power off” : happens when someone takes : the trend for its raw, real,
for Insta-sensations like Jen : @ photo of their own elbow : realness.
Selter (the Instagram star who and posts it online. g “Nothing is more
: beautiful to me than a woman
made the “belfie’—aka the “The great thing about :
: that isn’t afraid to show off her
butt selfie—a Vanity Affair) : the elfie is that it’s just so :
asa new movement in the : now,’ explained elfie star, : elbow—sans Photoshop... if
whole “taking pictures of : Sarah Jones. “People can : you know what I mean,” said
yourself” craze is making big : stand at weird angles to make : Joe Franco, an avid supporter
: their butt look good, but a : of the trend.
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(Y Loser parents still living at home with adult kids
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M4 humour@theotherpress.ca
www. theotherpress.ca
Adopt-A-Pylon
» Pylon and traffic cone overpopulation
yields new campaign
Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
M opinions
@theotherpress.ca
ince the 2010 Winter
Olympics, Vancouver’s pylon
and traffic cone population
has quadrupled. This sudden
boom has caused concerns for
many, as these “safety” markers
have literally overcrowded our
urban streets, highways, and
pedestrian walkways.
Such escalation in pylon
population has urged many to
act. The crisis paved the way
specifically for Adopt-A-Pylon,
a company with the philosophy
that pylons deserve a home,
they deserve care, and, most
importantly, they deserve to be
treated like giant megaphones
for children and drunken
passersby—that is what they are
really meant for. Fun!
Homeless pylons and traffic
cones have caught the attention
of Devon Détourer, founder
of Adopt-A-Pylon. “Seeing all
those innocent cones treated in
such a way is disgusting,” he said
in an exclusive interview with
the Other Press. “We should
feel ashamed. We drive by and
we look at them with distain
and pretend like there aren't a
thousand of them just living in
the streets, cold and wet... and
most of all forgotten. Pylons are
a reflection of our society. And
Russia is laughing at us right
now.’
Deétourer is urging British
Columbians to band together
and open their homes and
wallets to traffic cones. “Each
: night—on your drive home—
: just grab a pylon from the street
: and take it back. Giveitsome
: love; after all, we all deserve love. :
: If each person does this, there:
: won't beanything stoppingus —:
: from getting to where we want to :
: go, and we all want to go towards :
: a happy future.” :
Recent Adopt-A-Pylon
: supporter, Beatrice Oliver said,
: “We ignore it, plain and simple.
: We think that pylons and traffic
: cones are there to make our
: lives terrible, like garbage cans
: or fire hydrants. We get angry
: because the government spends
: taxpayer dollars buying more
: and replacing the old ones. Is
: that how we treat stuff? As soon
: as they break we buy a new one? :
: Ask your grandma how she feels
: about that logic, ask your pet
: goldfish, or ask your stepson.
: Adopt-A-Pylon’s initiative is easy :
: to grasp, just like pylons. You
: take one home, you change its
: life forever, you give it a reason to :
: be. Pylons are not obstructions,
: they are life changers.”
The trend has made its way
: through Commercial Drive and
: all the way to Kitsilano, but has
: yet to gain traction in less pylon- :
: liberal areas such as Burnaby
: and the Tri-Cities, where heavy
: highway construction and urban :
: growth has bred more pylons.
Port Moody resident
: Fitso Chung spends many
: hours working as a labourer
: alongside pylons, traffic cones,
: and even some wet floor signs.
: He understands that there is a
: problem.
: “They're the hardest workers :
: on the team and the lowest
: paid,” said Chung. “While I’m on :
..pylons deserve
a home, they
deserve care, and,
most importantly,
they deserve to
be treated like
giant megaphones
for children and
drunken passersby—
that is what they are
really meant for!
: break, they’re there. While I’m
: in the porta-potty, they’re there.
: I don’t know if Adopt-A-Pylon
: will change the social stigma. I
: think what they need is a union.
: Pylons are not second-class
: citizens. I believe adopting them
: isa step forward, but the road is
: long and we havea long way to
90
”
The pylon population is
: projected to increase by another
: 28 per cent by the end of 2016,
: but the support for Vancouver’s
: forth-largest majority (behind
: hipsters, yuppies, deadbeats,
: and tech entrepreneurs) will
: undoubtedly increase as well.
: Which offers hope to people like
: Détourer and those participating
: in Adopt-A-Pylon.
“We'll find a way,” said
: Détourier, “and pylons will
: help us. I understand that not
: everyone is a born pylon-lover,
: but give ita chance. Sign up
: today or do it anonymously and
: see where it takes you—maybe
: to Maple Ridge, maybe to North
: Delta.”
Now Trending:
Move over selfies and belfies
» The ‘elfie’ or ‘elbow selfie’ is the latest in self-absorption
Sharon Miki : waves on our touchscreens: =: beautiful elbow isa beautiful
Humour Editor, : the “elfie.” : elbow—from any angle.”
humour@theotherpress.ca : The elbow selfie, or : Indeed, supporters of the
: “elfie,’ is, by definition, what elfie movement are praising
t may soon be “power off” : happens when someone takes : the trend for its raw, real,
for Insta-sensations like Jen : @ photo of their own elbow : realness.
Selter (the Instagram star who and posts it online. g “Nothing is more
: beautiful to me than a woman
made the “belfie’—aka the “The great thing about :
: that isn’t afraid to show off her
butt selfie—a Vanity Affair) : the elfie is that it’s just so :
asa new movement in the : now,’ explained elfie star, : elbow—sans Photoshop... if
whole “taking pictures of : Sarah Jones. “People can : you know what I mean,” said
yourself” craze is making big : stand at weird angles to make : Joe Franco, an avid supporter
: their butt look good, but a : of the trend.
(Y Scientists warn ‘Question your decisions’
(Y Loser parents still living at home with adult kids
( Douglas does fashion
And more!
Been told you're too funny?
Contact: Sharon Miki, Humour Editor
M4 humour@theotherpress.ca
www. theotherpress.ca
Adopt-A-Pylon
» Pylon and traffic cone overpopulation
yields new campaign
Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
M opinions
@theotherpress.ca
ince the 2010 Winter
Olympics, Vancouver’s pylon
and traffic cone population
has quadrupled. This sudden
boom has caused concerns for
many, as these “safety” markers
have literally overcrowded our
urban streets, highways, and
pedestrian walkways.
Such escalation in pylon
population has urged many to
act. The crisis paved the way
specifically for Adopt-A-Pylon,
a company with the philosophy
that pylons deserve a home,
they deserve care, and, most
importantly, they deserve to be
treated like giant megaphones
for children and drunken
passersby—that is what they are
really meant for. Fun!
Homeless pylons and traffic
cones have caught the attention
of Devon Détourer, founder
of Adopt-A-Pylon. “Seeing all
those innocent cones treated in
such a way is disgusting,” he said
in an exclusive interview with
the Other Press. “We should
feel ashamed. We drive by and
we look at them with distain
and pretend like there aren't a
thousand of them just living in
the streets, cold and wet... and
most of all forgotten. Pylons are
a reflection of our society. And
Russia is laughing at us right
now.’
Deétourer is urging British
Columbians to band together
and open their homes and
wallets to traffic cones. “Each
: night—on your drive home—
: just grab a pylon from the street
: and take it back. Giveitsome
: love; after all, we all deserve love. :
: If each person does this, there:
: won't beanything stoppingus —:
: from getting to where we want to :
: go, and we all want to go towards :
: a happy future.” :
Recent Adopt-A-Pylon
: supporter, Beatrice Oliver said,
: “We ignore it, plain and simple.
: We think that pylons and traffic
: cones are there to make our
: lives terrible, like garbage cans
: or fire hydrants. We get angry
: because the government spends
: taxpayer dollars buying more
: and replacing the old ones. Is
: that how we treat stuff? As soon
: as they break we buy a new one? :
: Ask your grandma how she feels
: about that logic, ask your pet
: goldfish, or ask your stepson.
: Adopt-A-Pylon’s initiative is easy :
: to grasp, just like pylons. You
: take one home, you change its
: life forever, you give it a reason to :
: be. Pylons are not obstructions,
: they are life changers.”
The trend has made its way
: through Commercial Drive and
: all the way to Kitsilano, but has
: yet to gain traction in less pylon- :
: liberal areas such as Burnaby
: and the Tri-Cities, where heavy
: highway construction and urban :
: growth has bred more pylons.
Port Moody resident
: Fitso Chung spends many
: hours working as a labourer
: alongside pylons, traffic cones,
: and even some wet floor signs.
: He understands that there is a
: problem.
: “They're the hardest workers :
: on the team and the lowest
: paid,” said Chung. “While I’m on :
..pylons deserve
a home, they
deserve care, and,
most importantly,
they deserve to
be treated like
giant megaphones
for children and
drunken passersby—
that is what they are
really meant for!
: break, they’re there. While I’m
: in the porta-potty, they’re there.
: I don’t know if Adopt-A-Pylon
: will change the social stigma. I
: think what they need is a union.
: Pylons are not second-class
: citizens. I believe adopting them
: isa step forward, but the road is
: long and we havea long way to
90
”
The pylon population is
: projected to increase by another
: 28 per cent by the end of 2016,
: but the support for Vancouver’s
: forth-largest majority (behind
: hipsters, yuppies, deadbeats,
: and tech entrepreneurs) will
: undoubtedly increase as well.
: Which offers hope to people like
: Détourer and those participating
: in Adopt-A-Pylon.
“We'll find a way,” said
: Détourier, “and pylons will
: help us. I understand that not
: everyone is a born pylon-lover,
: but give ita chance. Sign up
: today or do it anonymously and
: see where it takes you—maybe
: to Maple Ridge, maybe to North
: Delta.”
Now Trending:
Move over selfies and belfies
» The ‘elfie’ or ‘elbow selfie’ is the latest in self-absorption
Sharon Miki : waves on our touchscreens: =: beautiful elbow isa beautiful
Humour Editor, : the “elfie.” : elbow—from any angle.”
humour@theotherpress.ca : The elbow selfie, or : Indeed, supporters of the
: “elfie,’ is, by definition, what elfie movement are praising
t may soon be “power off” : happens when someone takes : the trend for its raw, real,
for Insta-sensations like Jen : @ photo of their own elbow : realness.
Selter (the Instagram star who and posts it online. g “Nothing is more
: beautiful to me than a woman
made the “belfie’—aka the “The great thing about :
: that isn’t afraid to show off her
butt selfie—a Vanity Affair) : the elfie is that it’s just so :
asa new movement in the : now,’ explained elfie star, : elbow—sans Photoshop... if
whole “taking pictures of : Sarah Jones. “People can : you know what I mean,” said
yourself” craze is making big : stand at weird angles to make : Joe Franco, an avid supporter
: their butt look good, but a : of the trend.
(Y Scientists warn ‘Question your decisions’
(Y Loser parents still living at home with adult kids
( Douglas does fashion
And more!
Been told you're too funny?
Contact: Sharon Miki, Humour Editor
M4 humour@theotherpress.ca
www. theotherpress.ca
Adopt-A-Pylon
» Pylon and traffic cone overpopulation
yields new campaign
Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
M opinions
@theotherpress.ca
ince the 2010 Winter
Olympics, Vancouver’s pylon
and traffic cone population
has quadrupled. This sudden
boom has caused concerns for
many, as these “safety” markers
have literally overcrowded our
urban streets, highways, and
pedestrian walkways.
Such escalation in pylon
population has urged many to
act. The crisis paved the way
specifically for Adopt-A-Pylon,
a company with the philosophy
that pylons deserve a home,
they deserve care, and, most
importantly, they deserve to be
treated like giant megaphones
for children and drunken
passersby—that is what they are
really meant for. Fun!
Homeless pylons and traffic
cones have caught the attention
of Devon Détourer, founder
of Adopt-A-Pylon. “Seeing all
those innocent cones treated in
such a way is disgusting,” he said
in an exclusive interview with
the Other Press. “We should
feel ashamed. We drive by and
we look at them with distain
and pretend like there aren't a
thousand of them just living in
the streets, cold and wet... and
most of all forgotten. Pylons are
a reflection of our society. And
Russia is laughing at us right
now.’
Deétourer is urging British
Columbians to band together
and open their homes and
wallets to traffic cones. “Each
: night—on your drive home—
: just grab a pylon from the street
: and take it back. Giveitsome
: love; after all, we all deserve love. :
: If each person does this, there:
: won't beanything stoppingus —:
: from getting to where we want to :
: go, and we all want to go towards :
: a happy future.” :
Recent Adopt-A-Pylon
: supporter, Beatrice Oliver said,
: “We ignore it, plain and simple.
: We think that pylons and traffic
: cones are there to make our
: lives terrible, like garbage cans
: or fire hydrants. We get angry
: because the government spends
: taxpayer dollars buying more
: and replacing the old ones. Is
: that how we treat stuff? As soon
: as they break we buy a new one? :
: Ask your grandma how she feels
: about that logic, ask your pet
: goldfish, or ask your stepson.
: Adopt-A-Pylon’s initiative is easy :
: to grasp, just like pylons. You
: take one home, you change its
: life forever, you give it a reason to :
: be. Pylons are not obstructions,
: they are life changers.”
The trend has made its way
: through Commercial Drive and
: all the way to Kitsilano, but has
: yet to gain traction in less pylon- :
: liberal areas such as Burnaby
: and the Tri-Cities, where heavy
: highway construction and urban :
: growth has bred more pylons.
Port Moody resident
: Fitso Chung spends many
: hours working as a labourer
: alongside pylons, traffic cones,
: and even some wet floor signs.
: He understands that there is a
: problem.
: “They're the hardest workers :
: on the team and the lowest
: paid,” said Chung. “While I’m on :
..pylons deserve
a home, they
deserve care, and,
most importantly,
they deserve to
be treated like
giant megaphones
for children and
drunken passersby—
that is what they are
really meant for!
: break, they’re there. While I’m
: in the porta-potty, they’re there.
: I don’t know if Adopt-A-Pylon
: will change the social stigma. I
: think what they need is a union.
: Pylons are not second-class
: citizens. I believe adopting them
: isa step forward, but the road is
: long and we havea long way to
90
”
The pylon population is
: projected to increase by another
: 28 per cent by the end of 2016,
: but the support for Vancouver’s
: forth-largest majority (behind
: hipsters, yuppies, deadbeats,
: and tech entrepreneurs) will
: undoubtedly increase as well.
: Which offers hope to people like
: Détourer and those participating
: in Adopt-A-Pylon.
“We'll find a way,” said
: Détourier, “and pylons will
: help us. I understand that not
: everyone is a born pylon-lover,
: but give ita chance. Sign up
: today or do it anonymously and
: see where it takes you—maybe
: to Maple Ridge, maybe to North
: Delta.”
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Sharon Miki : waves on our touchscreens: =: beautiful elbow isa beautiful
Humour Editor, : the “elfie.” : elbow—from any angle.”
humour@theotherpress.ca : The elbow selfie, or : Indeed, supporters of the
: “elfie,’ is, by definition, what elfie movement are praising
t may soon be “power off” : happens when someone takes : the trend for its raw, real,
for Insta-sensations like Jen : @ photo of their own elbow : realness.
Selter (the Instagram star who and posts it online. g “Nothing is more
: beautiful to me than a woman
made the “belfie’—aka the “The great thing about :
: that isn’t afraid to show off her
butt selfie—a Vanity Affair) : the elfie is that it’s just so :
asa new movement in the : now,’ explained elfie star, : elbow—sans Photoshop... if
whole “taking pictures of : Sarah Jones. “People can : you know what I mean,” said
yourself” craze is making big : stand at weird angles to make : Joe Franco, an avid supporter
: their butt look good, but a : of the trend.
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Adopt-A-Pylon
» Pylon and traffic cone overpopulation
yields new campaign
Elliot Chan
Opinions Editor
M opinions
@theotherpress.ca
ince the 2010 Winter
Olympics, Vancouver’s pylon
and traffic cone population
has quadrupled. This sudden
boom has caused concerns for
many, as these “safety” markers
have literally overcrowded our
urban streets, highways, and
pedestrian walkways.
Such escalation in pylon
population has urged many to
act. The crisis paved the way
specifically for Adopt-A-Pylon,
a company with the philosophy
that pylons deserve a home,
they deserve care, and, most
importantly, they deserve to be
treated like giant megaphones
for children and drunken
passersby—that is what they are
really meant for. Fun!
Homeless pylons and traffic
cones have caught the attention
of Devon Détourer, founder
of Adopt-A-Pylon. “Seeing all
those innocent cones treated in
such a way is disgusting,” he said
in an exclusive interview with
the Other Press. “We should
feel ashamed. We drive by and
we look at them with distain
and pretend like there aren't a
thousand of them just living in
the streets, cold and wet... and
most of all forgotten. Pylons are
a reflection of our society. And
Russia is laughing at us right
now.’
Deétourer is urging British
Columbians to band together
and open their homes and
wallets to traffic cones. “Each
: night—on your drive home—
: just grab a pylon from the street
: and take it back. Giveitsome
: love; after all, we all deserve love. :
: If each person does this, there:
: won't beanything stoppingus —:
: from getting to where we want to :
: go, and we all want to go towards :
: a happy future.” :
Recent Adopt-A-Pylon
: supporter, Beatrice Oliver said,
: “We ignore it, plain and simple.
: We think that pylons and traffic
: cones are there to make our
: lives terrible, like garbage cans
: or fire hydrants. We get angry
: because the government spends
: taxpayer dollars buying more
: and replacing the old ones. Is
: that how we treat stuff? As soon
: as they break we buy a new one? :
: Ask your grandma how she feels
: about that logic, ask your pet
: goldfish, or ask your stepson.
: Adopt-A-Pylon’s initiative is easy :
: to grasp, just like pylons. You
: take one home, you change its
: life forever, you give it a reason to :
: be. Pylons are not obstructions,
: they are life changers.”
The trend has made its way
: through Commercial Drive and
: all the way to Kitsilano, but has
: yet to gain traction in less pylon- :
: liberal areas such as Burnaby
: and the Tri-Cities, where heavy
: highway construction and urban :
: growth has bred more pylons.
Port Moody resident
: Fitso Chung spends many
: hours working as a labourer
: alongside pylons, traffic cones,
: and even some wet floor signs.
: He understands that there is a
: problem.
: “They're the hardest workers :
: on the team and the lowest
: paid,” said Chung. “While I’m on :
..pylons deserve
a home, they
deserve care, and,
most importantly,
they deserve to
be treated like
giant megaphones
for children and
drunken passersby—
that is what they are
really meant for!
: break, they’re there. While I’m
: in the porta-potty, they’re there.
: I don’t know if Adopt-A-Pylon
: will change the social stigma. I
: think what they need is a union.
: Pylons are not second-class
: citizens. I believe adopting them
: isa step forward, but the road is
: long and we havea long way to
90
”
The pylon population is
: projected to increase by another
: 28 per cent by the end of 2016,
: but the support for Vancouver’s
: forth-largest majority (behind
: hipsters, yuppies, deadbeats,
: and tech entrepreneurs) will
: undoubtedly increase as well.
: Which offers hope to people like
: Détourer and those participating
: in Adopt-A-Pylon.
“We'll find a way,” said
: Détourier, “and pylons will
: help us. I understand that not
: everyone is a born pylon-lover,
: but give ita chance. Sign up
: today or do it anonymously and
: see where it takes you—maybe
: to Maple Ridge, maybe to North
: Delta.”
Now Trending:
Move over selfies and belfies
» The ‘elfie’ or ‘elbow selfie’ is the latest in self-absorption
Sharon Miki : waves on our touchscreens: =: beautiful elbow isa beautiful
Humour Editor, : the “elfie.” : elbow—from any angle.”
humour@theotherpress.ca : The elbow selfie, or : Indeed, supporters of the
: “elfie,’ is, by definition, what elfie movement are praising
t may soon be “power off” : happens when someone takes : the trend for its raw, real,
for Insta-sensations like Jen : @ photo of their own elbow : realness.
Selter (the Instagram star who and posts it online. g “Nothing is more
: beautiful to me than a woman
made the “belfie’—aka the “The great thing about :
: that isn’t afraid to show off her
butt selfie—a Vanity Affair) : the elfie is that it’s just so :
asa new movement in the : now,’ explained elfie star, : elbow—sans Photoshop... if
whole “taking pictures of : Sarah Jones. “People can : you know what I mean,” said
yourself” craze is making big : stand at weird angles to make : Joe Franco, an avid supporter
: their butt look good, but a : of the trend.