Little stick men

The other day, as i was coming home on the tube from modeling in Alternative Fashion Week 2009, i was looking around to see who my fellow riders were when my eyes became side tracked by a very intriguing and beautiful thing.. A poster.

Now you must be thinking, "Ok, sure, posters can be quite intriguing, especially those ones that have funny quotes or amazing colours.. Yes, i totally understand where you're coming from Emma!" .. Do you just. Well, let me take some time to explain exactly what i was looking at..

It was a sign, just above a particular seat. It was a block colour of blue with white writing and white for the pictures. Yes, there were pictures. The writing read, "Priority seat, for people who are disabled, pregnant or less able to stand." The people under each word were stick figures. One was a pregnant woman, one was a woman with a child and the other was a man with a walking stick. 

"Big deal. I see them everywhere!" EXACTLY! That is my point! Thank you for bringing it to my attention.. We see these particular stick figures on signs such as priority seating, road crossings and the most recognised, we see them on the front of public toilet doors, or on someone's private toilet door who has stolen one of these signs and has then returned it to their home and put it on display for all to see.

Whoever designed these stick figures must be seriously rich. They would have made an absolute fortune. Either that or they're now sitting at home on a flee infested couch, in their pajamas and a torn bathrobe, eating some Ben and Jerry's ice cream (cookie dough flavour) and are surrounded by their babies.. 10 purring felines. Let's call this cat carer Ron. Ron is most likely having a twice daily conversation with his cats about how he was the one who invented the stick men and back in the day it was considered a real art, until someone stole the idea from him while he was sleeping. The next thing he knew, they had it posted on every public toilet door and someone else got the recognition for his artwork!! .. Poor Ron.

So the next time you visit a public toilet or you ride the tube and see a priority seating stick man staring at you, take some time out to remember Ron; the ice cream eating, couching sitting, feline loving, poor man who wasn't able stay awake at the most crucial time of his life.

Warm wishes,

Emma Martin