Anybody else notice weird stuff on top of some bus shelters?

[Scylla100]

I was taking the 68 into town yesterday and I noticed, on top of two of the bus shelters, these little weird pin cushion- things. I think it was up Kingsway past Holborn. On one bus shelter was an electric blue pin-cushion-y thing with spikes come out of it. And just along a few bus shelters down the road there is was again in a different colour. I've seen odd stuff before on top of the shelters, not just your usual deteriorating banana peal or a shoe, just stuff that makes you go "huh? How did that get up there?"

I?m wondering if anyone else has noticed weird things on top of the bus shelters whilst they travel around our great capital? Is this just me?

Scylla

[Nero]

I have only noticed the decaying rubbish, but I think there should be green roofs on every bus shelter, or at least in places wherre they are less likely to be vandalised. I had the idea a long time ago, then saw that it's already happened in Sheffield on a very small scale. It'd be relatively easy and would increase biodiversity in the city.

[Ant]

These have been popping up for a couple of years, usually in the summer. I think they're someone's home-grown art project. Used to see them quite a lot on the 45 route.

[hibbs]

I always used to see potatoes with all different color cocktail sticks in them on top of bus shelters, very bizarre!

[Ant]

I'm assuming this is the sort of thing we're talking about:

(Photo by Beatnic.)

[snorky]

There are various urban Myths regarding this stuff, from Aliens to street gangs marking their turf boundaries

Personally, I think its a load of workshy talentless camberwell art students doing art happenings for their own amusement

[Brendan]

Or bus eggs.

[Annasfield]

I noticed one yesterday on the number 40 route between Borough and Elephant & Castle. Strange.... :-S

[Michael Palaeologus]

Not the transmitters and receivers needed for the dot-matrix "bus-due" signs that are slowly creeping into the area?

[Moos]

I like the idea of bus eggs. Baby buses would be sweet, and if you were really cruel, you could strap 2 to your feet and vroom to work.

[Ant]

Chug more like.

[CamberwellOz]

Bus Stop Art

[????]

Yes. Me. Once. Drunk.....a long time ago:-$

[Scylla100]

Right, I'm gonna get the Mona Lisa and put it atop a 176 bus shelter. I think it has to be a shelter in East Dulwich.

Scylla

[????]

*Robotic voice on 176

"EAST DULWICH GROVE.........................THE MONA LISA"