# People tagging gang signs in the hallway in my apartment complex **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 8, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230 "2012-05-08T00:03:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/21 "2012-05-08T11:05:28Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’m inventing goggles (for urban dwellers over forty) that cause graffiti to morph into Helvetica. 😛 I need a street outfit to go with those goggles, cosplay? ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Kumquat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gary\_Kumquat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Kumquat)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/22 "2012-05-08T11:19:07Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’m inventing goggles (for urban dwellers over forty) that cause graffiti to morph into Helvetica. “Oh stewardess, I speak jive.” ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/23 "2012-05-08T13:52:57Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’m inventing goggles (for urban dwellers over forty) that cause graffiti to morph into Helvetica. Honestly, I don’t want to know what those little assholes are trying to say. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/24 "2012-05-08T14:11:37Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Not what I meant. \*Everyone in the building. I know, but was just picturing: “Remember when I said I’d kill myself last? I lied.” ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/25 "2012-05-08T14:16:38Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I’m inventing goggles (for urban dwellers over forty) that cause graffiti to morph into Helvetica. Do they do wingdings also? ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/26 "2012-05-08T14:24:44Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > True. I recognize which gang the graffiti is affiliated with, however some of the other gang names are new to me. But the graffiti is tied to a pretty big gang here in the midwest. Cuz wannabe punks never falsely claim affiliation with gangs famous in the media. Do you really think a gang is breaking into cars to steal shit? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/27 "2012-05-08T14:35:46Z")
Right. They’re probably busy curing cancer. ---
**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/28 "2012-05-08T14:42:31Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > This sucks. I am glad I only signed a 6 month lease, but moving all this shit to a new apartment is going to be hard. \ Leave your door open the next time you go out for a few hours. sounds like that problem would solve itself. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/29 "2012-05-08T14:44:13Z")
> [@grude](#): > > Do you really think a gang is breaking into cars to steal shit? Why else would they be breaking into cars? ---
**Author:** ![grude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47774/32.png) [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/30 "2012-05-08T14:50:08Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Right. They’re probably busy curing cancer. No but they are busy with endeavors that generate a lot more revenue than stealing Celene Dion’s greatest hits on CD from Wesley’s car. You know who breaks into cars in suburbs or parking lots, punk kids still in high school or crack heads. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/31 "2012-05-08T14:52:58Z")
> [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](#): > > Do they do wingdings also? FAQ #19: The standard _Graffoggles_ come with Helvetica Demi-Bold pre-loaded. Additional fonts require an SD card and an upgrade to _Graffoggles_ 2.0 or 2.1.5. Fonts must be OpenType or Postscript Type 1 fonts. Or users may purchase the “MikeyJudge InYoFaceOldF\*ks” commemorative version, with ten custom fonts and ten mp3s pre-loaded. Notes: Most free fonts from [DaFont.com](http://DaFont.com) will have bad kerning. Users have reported that Papyrus won’t work. That is just as well. We are not sure about Comic Sans. No one’s had the nerve to try. FAQ #20: No, we have had no luck with _Reverse Graffoggles_ that turn Helvetica into Graffiti. You’ll just have to read your math textbook the same boring way everyone’s done for centuries. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/32 "2012-05-08T15:17:04Z")
> [@grude](#): > > No but they are busy with endeavors that generate a lot more revenue than stealing Celene Dion’s greatest hits on CD from Wesley’s car. You know who breaks into cars in suburbs or parking lots, punk kids still in high school or crack heads. In my neighborhood it’s punk kids that want to be gang members, but aren’t tough enough. Hince, I mention Stand Your Ground Laws. The want-to-bees will back off when there is a real possibility they could be hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/33 "2012-05-08T15:20:34Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > But the graffiti is tied to a pretty big gang here in the midwest. Packers fans? I hate those guys! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/34 "2012-05-08T15:40:59Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > Unless you lie. :eek: Oh, no! Lying is a sin! ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/35 "2012-05-08T15:55:07Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > But the graffiti is tied to a pretty big gang here in the midwest. Teabaggers? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/36 "2012-05-08T16:03:20Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > But the graffiti is tied to a pretty big gang here in the midwest. Would that be the Gangsta Disciples? (I have a friend who used to live in Cleveland and was a member – though by his account he only joined for the beat-in and the chance to beat back – strange fellow.) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/37 "2012-05-08T16:09:31Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > I have a friend who used to live in Cleveland and was a member – though by his account he only joined for the beat-in and the chance to beat back – strange fellow. Maybe he misread the flyer and was hoping for some kind of combative circle jerk. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/38 "2012-05-08T16:25:27Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Teabaggers? Lutherans. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/39 "2012-05-08T16:33:35Z")
> [@Darth\_Panda](#): > > Maybe he misread the flyer and was hoping for some kind of combative circle jerk. That’s exactly what he **got,** only without any exposed penises. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230/40 "2012-05-08T18:44:37Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > \ But the graffiti is tied to a pretty big gang here in the midwest. Bible thumpers? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-tagging-gang-signs-in-the-hallway-in-my-apartment-complex/621230.md?page=3)