Honorary Doggler: Chris Not Craig

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Newly minted friend of the doggle “Chris” has been putting these funny signs up around town for weeks in a sort of low-fi, Craigslist spoof. Obviously, anything that gets people thinking, wondering, smiling, or even just scratching their brow, is fun. But perhaps the funnest bit of all is that he’s already got imitators from as far off as Australia:

That’s when you know an idea is good. How fun is that?

LINK: Craig bit via Neatorama.

ShareThis | Posted on March 9th, 2009 in Make Fun by jakehimself.

17 Responses to “Honorary Doggler: Chris Not Craig”

Chris says:
March 9th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT THIS STUFF, YOU CAN FIND ME ON IM. I’LL PROBABLY BE ON TONIGHT AROUND 11 OR SO. HEARD SOME FUNNY JOKES TODAY, WHICH I CAN SHARE WITH YOU ON IM.

- CHRIS
Funny Signs: Facebook Wars Edition « The Tragically Unhip says:
March 9th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
[...] else, but not claiming ownership for the notes either. What makes this even stranger still is this article from zoomdoggle.com, which further tilts the scales in favor of “Chris” (Lamb) as the [...]
WilhelmR says:
March 10th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
These are great, specially the last one! (the stuff one
Sarah says:
March 12th, 2009 at 1:18 am
Looks like these are the work of NYC writer Todd Lamb

http://www.toddlamb.net

http://web.mac.com/lambtodd/iWeb/todd%20lamb%20/Todd%20Lamb%20Notes%20From%20Chris.html
adrian says:
March 12th, 2009 at 3:12 am
I am guessing either net friends or a backpacker.
jakehimself says:
March 12th, 2009 at 6:17 am
@sarah, right you are. At the time he sent them to me though, it seemed like we were supposed to keep that a secret. I don’t know how many followers Todd has (real ones, not Twitter), but I’m one for sure!
“please bring either an umbrella or a frozen spatchcock –” | deborahb says:
March 12th, 2009 at 7:32 am
[...] and big shoes” — which he likes to wear while riding trains. He also may or may not be from NYC & may have recently changed his [...]
Fleeced says:
March 12th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Do we have a timeline of when they both occured? Who copied whom?
Geoff says:
March 12th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
The new york notes were up in 2008 peeople were talking about them for a while. And just read this

http://www.threethousand.com.au/stray/todd-lamb-made-up-the-posters/
Mandy says:
March 20th, 2009 at 9:01 am
Todd’s idea was great but I definitely think Craig’s notes are funnier and much more clever.
Stuff den 4. April 2009 - Eeze says:
April 4th, 2009 at 4:14 am
[...] jeg ikke finde dem, og det fik mig til at grave lidt dybere i sagen. Det viser sig at Craig rent faktisk var et plagiat af en New Yorker der hed Chris. Hell hvis i finder et par sedler i KBH der ligner, [...]
Meet Me Here | 100fools.com says:
August 25th, 2009 at 3:20 am
[...] zoomdoggle (also see Craig’s postings in [...]
Planner Reads » Blog Archive » Meet Me Here says:
September 15th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
[...] zoomdoggle (also see Craig’s postings in [...]
luke says:
March 29th, 2010 at 12:58 am
This is not Todd or Craig’s idea. The first I heard of this idea was by a Glasgow artist named David Shrigley in 1996, years before either of them posted their notices.

I find David’s work more original and funny than either Todd or Craig.

http://www.davidshrigley.com/photo_htmpgs/lost_pidgeon.html

http://www.davidshrigley.com/photo_htmpgs/notice.html

http://www.davidshrigley.com/photo_htmpgs/curse.html
jf says:
April 21st, 2010 at 3:55 pm
luke those links are dead and it doesnt matter if some cat in timbuktu had the idea first, todd lamb DID it and they’re brilliant.
silverchip says:
April 27th, 2010 at 11:14 am
The links are fine for me, and thanks Luke - i do think it’s nice to credit the orignal fella. David Shrigley’s is fantastic - everyone should check him out. Respect to Todd and Craig, mind - i wonder what happens at 4pm?
Lancemanlypants says:
May 20th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
Craig sux. He must be the copycat. Chris is teh roxxors.