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Graffiti tagger attacks High Wycombe

9:38am Thursday 31st July 2008

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A GRAFFITI tagger has branded buildings across High Wycombe with his logo.

The tag BT1' has been scrawled on buildings and car parks across the town centre and out towards West Wycombe.

Police and Wycombe District Council are said to be monitoring CCTV to try to catch the culprit.

Former Wycombe mayor Darren Hayday is one angered resident who has raised complaints about BT1.

He said: "I'm not sure if you've noticed that there's a prolific "graffiti artist" naming themselves BT1' - who has plastered most of the centre of town with their tag.

"This arrogant person obviously wants to see their tag scrawled across all our buildings.

"High Wycombe has never had a very big problem with graffiti thankfully, relative to other places, and the last thing I want is for this person to change that.

"I'd like to see them caught and made to clean it off themselves."

Anyone who has any information about graffiti artists is asked to call police on 08458 505 505.

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Elmo, High Wycombe says...
9:43am Thu 31 Jul 08

A fine line needs to be drawn between giving chummy the attention he craves and making the public aware.

I really can't see anyone dobbing him in though.

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Steve, Totteridge Hill says...
10:09am Thu 31 Jul 08

I like the idea that IF they ever catch the little bugger... they'll make him clean it all up. Of course it'll never happen!

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John, High Wycombe says...
10:43am Thu 31 Jul 08

Why all the assumptions it is a male? It could be a female.

And this news article is only increasing their notoriety! Should not be printed.

Also, I have not seen this tag anywhere.

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Lib/Lab Watch, Watching Left Wing Nutters says...
10:50am Thu 31 Jul 08

Bring back birching and the national service! or at least make young people who claim income benifit to clean it up!!

We as hard working citizens pay for thier booze/drugs and sray cans...!

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Elmo, High Wycombe says...
11:08am Thu 31 Jul 08

And this news article is only increasing their notoriety! Should not be printed.


Well if chummy is reading this and feeling a little smug i would like to point out that the story about the christmas lights has generated more comment...

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c may, BROMLEY says...
11:08am Thu 31 Jul 08

HAVE NEVER UNDERSTOOD THESE PATHETIC IDIOTS WHO WANT TO DESTROY THE INVORNOMENT THEY LIVE IN IF IT APPEARS WHERE I LIVE IM OUT WITH ME POT OF PAINT AND BRUSH DONT TAKE LONG TO PAINT OUT

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
11:10am Thu 31 Jul 08

Tsk. I hope they catch this guy. Nothing worse than graffiti spoiling an otherwise nice town.

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ajb100, Wycombe says...
11:20am Thu 31 Jul 08

the tag is everywere. also seen it in a few places in marlow, along west wycombe road and all around the town centre

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Blueberry, S Bucks says...
12:11pm Thu 31 Jul 08

Nothing worse than graffiti spoiling an otherwise nice town
Nothing ? Really? Are you sure?

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dooza, high wycombe says...
12:33pm Thu 31 Jul 08

This tag has been around the area for at least a year, its not news!

I think we also need to make a distinction between taggers and graffiti artists, what BT1 does is not graffiti, its not art, its just plain old vandalism, whereas graffiti can when done right, and in the right place, look amazing.

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LillyMoe, High Wycombe says...
12:56pm Thu 31 Jul 08

BT1 wrote:
Tsk. I hope they catch this guy. Nothing worse than graffiti spoiling an otherwise nice town.
They are so caught up in the story and other comments, let me ask.
BT1 why are you tagging ? What does it prove ?

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
1:21pm Thu 31 Jul 08

1h 46m. I was expecting quicker TBH.

It all started when I was just a child. I spent my summers working on my Uncles farm..

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
1:27pm Thu 31 Jul 08

..having then realised that a life as a monk was not proving as exciting as I had expected and also having spent my vast fortune I made selling my internet-based-free-
illegal-downloads site, I turned to mindless vandalism of other peoples property. The end.

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Merge in Turn, says...
1:33pm Thu 31 Jul 08

BT1 - are you related to "Bill Stickers" - who was hounded out of town in the 1970s by the popular slogan "Bill stickers will be prosecuted."

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Elmo, High Wycombe says...
1:33pm Thu 31 Jul 08

Have you tried w@nking?

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
2:08pm Thu 31 Jul 08

Elmo wrote:
Have you tried w@nking?
I did try that, but found spray paint to be more durable on brick and concrete. Especially when it rained.

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llcherri, Wycombe says...
2:16pm Thu 31 Jul 08

You sound like your marmite? Are u marmite in disguise?

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
2:29pm Thu 31 Jul 08

I disguise myself as no-one. Why should I? During my years training as a monk, I also studied the Ninja arts so if needs be I can blend into the shadows. Besides, how would marmite disquise itself? Perhaps as chocolate sauce? Neeennjaaaaarrr!!

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MikeyPikey, High Wycombe says...
2:31pm Thu 31 Jul 08

pmsl at BT1 - but tagging is wrong

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Elmo, High Wycombe says...
2:34pm Thu 31 Jul 08

m-kay

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ratty, says...
2:53pm Thu 31 Jul 08

BT1, I have seen your tagging, possibly because you decided to tag the wall running down the side of my house and i have to look at it everyday.

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BT1, tagging rattys house says...
2:58pm Thu 31 Jul 08

ratty, think yourself lucky. Ever heard of Banksy? Just give it a few years..

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ratty, says...
3:04pm Thu 31 Jul 08

BT1, I dont think myself lucky. As was mentioned before, TAGGING IS NOT GRAFFITI ART .

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Elmo, High Wycombe says...
3:05pm Thu 31 Jul 08

ratty, that's not BT1.

This fella can spell...

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ratty, says...
3:09pm Thu 31 Jul 08

BT1, how can we tell if its really you?

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ratty, says...
3:10pm Thu 31 Jul 08

BT1, how can we tell if its really you?

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
3:12pm Thu 31 Jul 08

Elmo wrote:
ratty, that's not BT1. This fella can spell...
Yes I can. One of the many skills I learned whilst touring though Europe and learning from the greatest scholars of modern time.

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
3:17pm Thu 31 Jul 08

ratty wrote:
BT1, how can we tell if its really you?
What number house do you live at ratty?

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ratty, says...
3:20pm Thu 31 Jul 08

67

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BT1, checking his reciepts says...
3:28pm Thu 31 Jul 08

ratty wrote:
67
I used a nice shade of Peugeot Gold on that particular occasion.

Did I ever mention my training as a vet? I once treated a rat that had been attacked by a monkey. After a nice cup of PG tips, I sat down with the rat and had a nice chat about ladies football and my time in spent in Spain.

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ratty, says...
3:44pm Thu 31 Jul 08

Ok, so we has established that you are BT1. Why do you do it? Your tag is rubbish, just an eyesore

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
3:57pm Thu 31 Jul 08

I agree, it is an eyesore. However, I made a promise to Elvis that upon his return from Mars, that he, Lord Lucan and myself would get together for a nice chin-wag. I'm just leaving him directions to my place. BT1 is half my postcode. The other half can be tatooed on the arm of the Locn Ness monster (though she prefers to go by the name of Paula.)

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BT1, Somewhere secret says...
3:59pm Thu 31 Jul 08

These paint fumes are going to me head. Please excuse the poor spelling in my post above. I meant 'can be found, tattooed' and 'Loch Ness'.

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smokey, high wycombe says...
5:31pm Thu 31 Jul 08

BT1

Sadly i have never seen your work so I cannot comment. I do appreciate your humour tho...

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Icarvs, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil says...
6:16pm Thu 31 Jul 08

Yes I can. One of the many skills I learned whilst touring though Europe and learning from the greatest scholars of modern time.


What a shame, BT1!
You are just spoiling your very wide, very large and round artistic talent with wankers like taggers!
Les Flourissants Arts of Graffiti have now a new and everlasting star: BT1 The Great!

BT1 is doing the do!

Good luck with your colors, fella!

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sr, rolling around laughing says...
12:00pm Fri 1 Aug 08

smokey wrote:
BT1 Sadly i have never seen your work so I cannot comment. I do appreciate your humour tho...
Me too. Think I'm falling in love - age, sex, location? Single?!!

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BT1, not falling for tricks says...
12:23pm Fri 1 Aug 08

sr wrote:
smokey wrote: BT1 Sadly i have never seen your work so I cannot comment. I do appreciate your humour tho...
Me too. Think I'm falling in love - age, sex, location? Single?!!
Whilst working as a 'living statue' in Covent Garden back in '97, I spent a lot of time watching people. I can therefore see straight through your poorly executed plan to entrap me. You, madam, are a honey trap.


Still.. it has been a long time.. ;)

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sr, on the shelf says...
2:11pm Fri 1 Aug 08

BT1 wrote:
sr wrote:
smokey wrote: BT1 Sadly i have never seen your work so I cannot comment. I do appreciate your humour tho...
Me too. Think I'm falling in love - age, sex, location? Single?!!
Whilst working as a 'living statue' in Covent Garden back in '97, I spent a lot of time watching people. I can therefore see straight through your poorly executed plan to entrap me. You, madam, are a honey trap. Still.. it has been a long time.. ;)
sigh , worth a try .

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sr, on the shelf says...
2:12pm Fri 1 Aug 08

BT1 wrote:
sr wrote:
smokey wrote: BT1 Sadly i have never seen your work so I cannot comment. I do appreciate your humour tho...
Me too. Think I'm falling in love - age, sex, location? Single?!!
Whilst working as a 'living statue' in Covent Garden back in '97, I spent a lot of time watching people. I can therefore see straight through your poorly executed plan to entrap me. You, madam, are a honey trap. Still.. it has been a long time.. ;)
sigh , worth a try .

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BT1, thinking twice says...
3:03pm Fri 1 Aug 08

"Sigh, worth a try" - to get BT1 to reveal his true identity?

OR..

"sigh, worth a try" - I really wanted to meet up and perhaps assisting in BT1's ongoing mission to improve his 'life drawing' skills.

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sr, says...
3:04pm Fri 1 Aug 08

BT1 wrote:
"Sigh, worth a try" - to get BT1 to reveal his true identity? OR.. "sigh, worth a try" - I really wanted to meet up and perhaps assisting in BT1's ongoing mission to improve his 'life drawing' skills.
The latter ! xx

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BT1, says...
3:36pm Fri 1 Aug 08

An old proverb taught to me whilst living with an aboriginal tribe in the outback of Australia has always stuck in mind. It certainly seems to ring true on this occasion.

"A bird in your hand, is always happy to be taken in the bush."

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sr, says...
3:49pm Fri 1 Aug 08

Must have been neighbours to the tribe I spent many hot nights with - not a lot of bush to be taken in though - more like reddish sand and boy that coused some abrasion on the sensitive areas.

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faisal, sands says...
3:21pm Sat 2 Aug 08

FOOL!

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Elmo, High Wycombe says...
9:28am Mon 4 Aug 08

Elmo wrote:
And this news article is only increasing their notoriety! Should not be printed.
Well if chummy is reading this and feeling a little smug i would like to point out that the story about the christmas lights has generated more comment...
I guess people just can't take a hint...

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BT1, says...
3:30pm Tue 5 Aug 08

What was the comment count on the Christmas Light story? Was it more than 46?

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Elmo, High Wycombe says...
11:42am Wed 6 Aug 08

Hey, don't get too cocky, you've a long way to go before you match up to Ivor (the inconsequestual toss-pot).

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BT1, tagging Ivors council flat says...
1:00pm Wed 6 Aug 08

Elmo wrote:
Hey, don't get too cocky, you've a long way to go before you match up to Ivor (the inconsequestual toss-pot).
Yesss, Ivor. I've come across a few of his 'comments' in a few other articles. Not impressed to be honest. He needs to take a leaf from my book and travel the world. Wycombe seems to be turning him sour and I found him as about interesting as a blank page in a un-bound book.

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