TonySoprano Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Is this a street gang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySoprano Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) for those who have not noticed, its plastered all over sukhumwit road, in a manner similar to that of territorial markings. Edited April 5, 2009 by TonySoprano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 It is all over Thailand and much of the planet as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSnake Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Bne(???) what the F##K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanook2me Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 for those who have not noticed, its plastered all over sukhumwit road, in a manner similar to that of territorial markings. I hadn't noticed but I will look out for it now, cheers for the heads up โรงพยาบาลศรีธัญญา I have images of this Thai sentence when i read one of Tony's postings - anyone got any ideas or can translate???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySoprano Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 Bne(???) what the F##K BNE you cant type caps in post titles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 It is another plot........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantbkk Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement (California, USA). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySoprano Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 thai american drug syndicate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter991 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantbkk Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) Graffiti phenomenon - “BNE” in Bangkok and all around the world 2009 February 23 The letters “BNE” are found on stickers all over Bangkok. In my neighborhood there are hundreds of these stickers. Sometimes the letters are accompanied by Japanese characters. Some have speculated that the letters are part of a worldwide graffiti movement, for the stickers have been seen all over the world. During the fall of 2006, San Francisco was plagued by the same stickers. And so have Tokyo and New York City. There are a number of explanations for BNE including its use as the three letter airline designation for Brisbane, Australia. There’s been some great reporting on this phenomenon. The letters “BNE” are found on stickers all over Bangkok. In my neighborhood there are hundreds of these stickers. Sometimes the letters are accompanied by Japanese characters. I'm not the author this is from an Internet blog: Leo Laksi’s Bangkok And Back Edited April 5, 2009 by grantbkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySoprano Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 COOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 There was an article about this in Bangkok Post's GURU supplement a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonySoprano Posted April 5, 2009 Author Share Posted April 5, 2009 its cool how something can be a world wide phenomenon so easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 its cool how something can be a world wide phenomenon so easily. If only peace could travel the world just as easy... But I am afraid that is not a real mystery like B.N.E.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Ban Nuclear Energy (I think! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasabi Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 At this point the real BNE may be impossible to find, there probably are many copycats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiancup2007 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Ban Nuclear Energy (I think! ) There's the sun gone then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkup2000 Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Ban Nana Entertaniment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemcqueen Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Bangkok Needs Energy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothertorres Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 BNE is nothing but a "tagger" or (graffiti). like Banksy, with no creativity. move along... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanook2me Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I scoffed at this post this morning thinking TS was still drunk.. But this afternoon while going around Pinklao it was there spray painted on some support pillars for the overhead road BNE also with a crown on top.. photos soon - now i know where it is... my crap effort Bangkoks Naughty Elephants its what they do when not selling bananas - spray graffiti to highlight there problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 BNE - branch if not equal. (Whoops - old geek talk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 "A $2500 reward is offered for the person behind the “BNE” stickers. September 23rd, 2006 In San Francisco, a Plague of Stickers Opens a New Front in the Graffiti War" WhatYouWrite.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 "A $2500 reward is offered for the person behind the “BNE” stickers. September 23rd, 2006 In San Francisco, a Plague of Stickers Opens a New Front in the Graffiti War" WhatYouWrite.com <object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value=" src=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> Almost impossible to get them off….they deface our neighborhood for years. If I believed in voodoo, I’d put a curse of these bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCCR6 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) Starting out in the 1990s, BNE originally utilized a more "conventiontal" graffiti style with multiple colors, and flashy letters. A few years after BNE started doing graffiti, he decided to simplify his style and utilize more stickers. In an interview with Corey Kilgannon of the New York Times BNE stated, "I can't do 500 tags in a day, I can do 500 stickers."[1] Thus, the primary way BNE leaves his mark is via stickers with the letters "BNE". However, he has also spray painted larger murals with the same letters. He reportedly posts over 10,000 stickers per month. While BNE's identity is publicly unknown, he was commissioned to paint a mural near 11th Avenue and 44th Street for an exhibit sponsored by Mother, a Manhattan advertising agency.[1] BNE stands for the artists real name, Benet. From wikipedia And a more interesting link http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/nyregion/09bne.html Edited March 31, 2011 by JCCR6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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