Here, then, is a list of items to carry upon one's person on policed entry into Zuccotti Park, to test new Health & Safety rules banning tents and sleeping bags.
In ascending order:
In ascending order:
1. A picnic blanket
If successful:
2. A picnic blanket with an integral collapsible pole system
3. Energy bars
If yes:
4. Solar Energy Bars
5. Hammock
If yes:
6. Rotary washing line
7. Folding camping furniture
If no:
8. Deck chairs
If no:
9. Deflated inflatable furniture
If yes:
10. Inflated inflatable furniture
If yes:
11. Inflated inflatable furniture filled with helium
12. Heat packs
13. Space blankets
14. Rubble bags
15. Gaffer tape
16. A photograph of a tent
17. A sign with the word TENT written on it
If yes:
18. A tent with the words THIS IS NOT A TENT written on it
19. Children's paddling pool
If yes:
20. Children's play house
21. One of these
If yes:
22. One of these
23. Construction worker's tent
(remember to dress as construction worker to increase your chances of success)
24. A mobile hot dog grill
25. An ice cream cart
26. Ingredients with which to produce lemonade
Advanced Projects
27. Design three triangular placards, made from correx or similar, that can be transformed into a teepee structure. Carry separately.
28. Conceal a sleeping bag under your clothing
If no:
29. Repeat, but conceal inside a body cavity
30. What is the smallest tent one can pitch in Zuccotti Park?
Find out by making an extremely small tent (I'm talking the size of a pack of cigarettes).
Pitch it in Zuccotti Park, then photograph it, using depth of field to make look much bigger.
Post photos online in an act of digital defiance.
Repeat with incrementally larger tents until you are asked to stop.
31. An enormous inflatable Rudolph
Good luck!
Richard DeDomenici
Backward Solutions For A Progressive Future
31. An enormous inflatable Rudolph
Good luck!
Richard DeDomenici
Backward Solutions For A Progressive Future
