My Quonah
September 3, 2006 3:27 AM Subscribe
My Quonah. "My name is David C and I am the biggest idiot on this planet! Every girl I've ever met has done nothing except want me for what I had to offer them, the amount of cash I could throw their way and not for the person I was. One day that all changed when I meet a lady called Quonah..." Should she call him?
from the tiny text on the poster
"the person that i love for granted time after time"
wtb english pst
posted by lazaruslong at 3:37 AM on September 3, 2006
"the person that i love for granted time after time"
wtb english pst
posted by lazaruslong at 3:37 AM on September 3, 2006
ignore that, its late, im dumb
posted by lazaruslong at 3:38 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by lazaruslong at 3:38 AM on September 3, 2006
This is just viral marketing for some new type of seaweed-based protein food.
posted by Flashman at 4:07 AM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by Flashman at 4:07 AM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
Saw one of these this morning, around the corner from my place in Camden - so they're spreading from Islington...
posted by runkelfinker at 4:11 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by runkelfinker at 4:11 AM on September 3, 2006
My vote is for viral marketing for a comeback album by The Knack.
posted by hawkeye at 4:29 AM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by hawkeye at 4:29 AM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
Did she change every phone number and email address she has to get away from this guy or something? Or is there some other reason the only medium he can communicate with her is through posters glued onto porta-potties?
posted by PenDevil at 4:44 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by PenDevil at 4:44 AM on September 3, 2006
I suspect this is viral marketing, and I think Quonah shouldn't call. David C sounds like trouble.
posted by Hildegarde at 5:50 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by Hildegarde at 5:50 AM on September 3, 2006
Curiously, Quonah appears on this page. Can anyone work out the context?
posted by feelinglistless at 6:17 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by feelinglistless at 6:17 AM on September 3, 2006
feelinglistless, I get the impression it's a translation of a service from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer translated into a northwestern Canadian aboriginal
language. (And one most present day Anglicans might not be familiar with, since it is from such an old version of the prayer book).
posted by bugmuncher at 6:31 AM on September 3, 2006
language. (And one most present day Anglicans might not be familiar with, since it is from such an old version of the prayer book).
posted by bugmuncher at 6:31 AM on September 3, 2006
The girl's ultra-distinctive first name will certainly help in tracking any discussion online.
posted by runkelfinker at 6:37 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by runkelfinker at 6:37 AM on September 3, 2006
only creeps put their feelings in writing. End of story.
posted by sunshinesky at 7:10 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by sunshinesky at 7:10 AM on September 3, 2006
well, sunshine, if that's how you feel...
posted by NekulturnY at 7:16 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by NekulturnY at 7:16 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by sunshinesky: only creeps put their feelings in writing.
Would those be your true feelings that you've just written there?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:17 AM on September 3, 2006
Would those be your true feelings that you've just written there?
posted by flapjax at midnite at 7:17 AM on September 3, 2006
quonah is my sister.
posted by quonsar at 7:38 AM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by quonsar at 7:38 AM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
Since it's London, I doubt that the Native American link holds much water. However, judging by the text of the Litany in English, if the Quonah in question gets her name from Neklakapamuk, a good guess for the meaning of Quonah would be Mystery.
...the plot thickens?
posted by Deathalicious at 8:05 AM on September 3, 2006
...the plot thickens?
posted by Deathalicious at 8:05 AM on September 3, 2006
Ooh I'm such an idiot
Idiot
I was such an idiot
to my Qu-oh-na
posted by cortex at 9:22 AM on September 3, 2006
Idiot
I was such an idiot
to my Qu-oh-na
posted by cortex at 9:22 AM on September 3, 2006
Here's why I don't think it's viral marketing. San Francisco is full of stuff like this. Makes ya think... I guess.
posted by smallerdemon at 9:38 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by smallerdemon at 9:38 AM on September 3, 2006
Quonah is busy playing with Hopkin Green Frog.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 9:56 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by mr_crash_davis at 9:56 AM on September 3, 2006
hawkeye & cortex: I don't know, it could be the Kinks.
Well I met a nice lady at the porta-loo
She told me her name and now I'll tell it to you
It was Quonah
Qu-o-n-ah Quonah
posted by Shecky at 10:02 AM on September 3, 2006
Well I met a nice lady at the porta-loo
She told me her name and now I'll tell it to you
It was Quonah
Qu-o-n-ah Quonah
posted by Shecky at 10:02 AM on September 3, 2006
I hope it is some viral marketing scheme. Beats poor Quonah, if that's even her name, having a creepy stalker.
posted by owhydididoit at 11:57 AM on September 3, 2006
posted by owhydididoit at 11:57 AM on September 3, 2006
Saw one of these in Chapel Market (Islington), between the McDonalds and Iceland I think. If it's just some guy, he must have spent quite a lot getting them printed -- the one I saw was closer to A3 size than A4.
posted by reklaw at 12:31 PM on September 3, 2006
posted by reklaw at 12:31 PM on September 3, 2006
Oh, and it seemed to be printed on some kind of sticky plastic, not paper.
posted by reklaw at 12:31 PM on September 3, 2006
posted by reklaw at 12:31 PM on September 3, 2006
dr_dank, you think everything is a strapless evening gown.
posted by Captain_Tenille at 7:45 PM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by Captain_Tenille at 7:45 PM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]
Oddly, I saw something like this years ago down near Lancaster Gate.
smallerdemon, you make me miss SF so much. love your site!
posted by shoepal at 9:43 PM on September 3, 2006
smallerdemon, you make me miss SF so much. love your site!
posted by shoepal at 9:43 PM on September 3, 2006
IF this is remotely 'real' then the guy's got more money than brains, and he's a complete and utter loser. In my youth I was often a desperate lunatic over one girl or another, but never in my wildest dreams would I have done what this guy's done.
Either it is a complete and utter prank/scheme/whatever, or the dude's a total nutter. He should just beat off and forget about her. Plenty of other fish in the sea. Granted, they'll all just want him for his money, but he really should rethink this illusion that this bad. Take what you can get on this worthless, spinning rock.
posted by ZachsMind at 11:17 PM on September 3, 2006
Either it is a complete and utter prank/scheme/whatever, or the dude's a total nutter. He should just beat off and forget about her. Plenty of other fish in the sea. Granted, they'll all just want him for his money, but he really should rethink this illusion that this bad. Take what you can get on this worthless, spinning rock.
posted by ZachsMind at 11:17 PM on September 3, 2006
From the linked discussion:
"The lady in question was spray painting out her name when I went past it the second time. She explained to me that he beat her up on the Saturday and that he was a stalker. I can believe that... she looked seriously p*ssed off
[8] Posted by: Gemma | September 4, 2006 5:33 PM"
posted by feelinglistless at 8:01 AM on September 5, 2006
"The lady in question was spray painting out her name when I went past it the second time. She explained to me that he beat her up on the Saturday and that he was a stalker. I can believe that... she looked seriously p*ssed off
[8] Posted by: Gemma | September 4, 2006 5:33 PM"
posted by feelinglistless at 8:01 AM on September 5, 2006
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I'm pretty sure Quonah knows which idiot David is.
posted by tsarfan at 3:34 AM on September 3, 2006