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Who the F*@k Is Banksy? These Reactions Will Give You A Good Idea

Who the F*@k Is Banksy? These Reactions Will Give You A Good Idea

by Alen Durbuzovic

We can’t all be cultured. In fact, sometimes it’s fun to be uncultured and give no fucks about anything but beer and well… beer. But we recently dropped a new Banksy shirt after his infamous painting that shredded at a Sotheby’s auction, and if you’re totally lost, relax, we’re gonna fill you in.

Who Is Banksy - Shredded Banksy Artwork Balloon Girl Reactions

Who is Banksy?

Banksy is an anonymous British street artist whose stunts — and talent, depending on who you ask — have put him on an international stage.

He goes around posting graffiti wherever he wants and saying all kinds of fuckin shit, while having a squad of goons close to him keep his identity a total secret. Mind you, this has been going on for decades.

He also is known as anti-capitalist, but at the same time he’s fucking loaded.

Oh, and we can’t forget to mention that he’s also a film director apparently… so this dude is really trying to have it all.

Moral of the story? Banksy’s persona is a total joke, but people still fawn at his feet anyways.

In many people’s opinions, he’s a grade A fuckboy who quite literally disguises himself as an anti-consumerist douche.

Just admit it bro, you like making money.

But that’s not how he’s seen to the art community, or even some average Joes.

For every 10 people who hate Banksy, there’s someone who is absolutely obsessed with this dude.

People like to circle jerk him, and much of it is due to the mystique surrounding his identity — and most recently, the piece “Love Is In The Bin” that he decided to shred.

Originally the piece was called “Balloon Girl.” (We know, he’s really freaking original.)

But in case you haven’t heard about his most recent stunt, let us tell you how the Banksy “Balloon Girl” became “Love Is In The Bin.”

Banksy’s Balloon Girl Art Shredding Stunt

At an art auction at Sotheby’s in London, Banksy’s “Balloon Girl” was sold for 1.04 million pounds.

For those of us who can’t do conversions in our heads, we’ll make it easy: it’s about 1.3 million over here in America.

Right after “Balloon Girl” sold, an alarm went off inside of the picture frame and the canvas went through an internal shredder.

Yeah, you read that right.

Some innocent art snob bought this expensive ass canvas, only to have it partially shredded just minutes later. Banksy, who we already warned you is a fuckboy, posted a picture of the shredding on his Instagram with the caption “Going, going, gone…”

How’s that for a slap in the face? (But it makes for a pretty dope t-shirt name if you ask us.)

Of course, this controversial prank instantly increased the value of “Balloon Girl,” and the woman who won the bidding went through with the purchase — which, like we said, is now called “Love Is In The Bin.”

We get that we may be boring some of you guys by now. So if your attention is the only thing that’s in the bin and you don’t give a flying fuck about artwork or millionaires who waste shit for a living, you might be like these people who are either trolls, apathetic, skeptical, or just plain pissed off.

Most Common Banksy Art Shredding Reaction:

Artist Reactions:

The rest of us are just enjoying the shitshow like these hilariously fine folks:

And the Banksy reaction comeback of the year award goes to:

And our personal favorite Banksy Art Shredding Reactions:

As you can see, there’s a lot of hate that’s thrown Banksy’s way.

And to be honest, we kind of get it. It must be nice to make some basic ass art with stencils, sell it for a shit ton of money, then essentially have it self-destruct after the person buys it.

It’s a total troll move, so people who go gaga for Banksy are often met with the side-eye from people like the disgruntled Twitter users above.

Naturally, the stunt remains divisive. What could easily be an 8th grader’s middle school art project — or some bullshit they made at summer camp — has now become a multimillion-dollar piece.

Note to self: we’re spending our weekends wrong and should be at JoAnne Fabrics buying a canvas, stencils, and paint.

Everyone’s not a Banksy hater though, and like we said, there are plenty of people who think his whole act is pretty damn cool. And if that’s your vibe, we respect it.

So if you do like Banksy and you know all about his most recent antics, you should probably rock this newly released merch we’re about to plug.

That way you can confuse — or downright piss off — all the friends in your life who just don’t get the hype.

While rocking our Banky t-shirt that pays homage to the shit storm at Sotheby, you’re sure to be met with lots of eye rolls.

Like, a crap ton.

But there’s sure to be a friend or two who daps you up for being sophisticated AF.

Banksy T Shirt - Shredded Banksy Artwork Balloon Girl

After all, sometimes it’s cool to be pretentious and act like you’re the kind of person who has their shit together and drinks tea with their pinky up.

Ya know, the type of person whose dishwasher is always unloaded and actually puts their laundry away right when it comes out of the dryer.

Chances are that you don’t check all of those boxes though, because if you did, you sure as hell wouldn’t be here.

But if you’re kind of, sort of, a littleeee bit cultured and ready to cop this dope Banksy shirt, be our guest.

Oh, and we’ve got the Banky shirt for women, too!

13 Military Slang Terms Only Service Members Will Understand

13 Military Slang Terms Only Service Members Will Understand

by Alen Durbuzovic

When you think of ‘slang’, you probably think about people in the South saying “y’all” or Bostonians saying “wicked”.

But guess what? There’s a whole world of slang most people don’t know about: military slang.

And it kinda makes sense, actually.

As a service member, you need to be clear and quick like your life depends on it. Because sometimes -- it does.

I mean, if you told the average person that you were on the FOB when the IDP hit, they’d have no idea what the hell you were talking about!

So let’s go over some of the lingo and a list of military slang terms that only a service member will ever understand.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Blue Falcon

1. Blue Falcon

Blue Falcons suck.

If someone’s a Blue Falcon, that means they’re letting someone else take the heat for something.

Blue Falcons are the snitches of the military world. While you shouldn’t be lying to superior officers, there’s a big difference between someone following orders and someone who throws you under the bus.

Also known as ‘Buddy Fuckers’, these fake friends have no problem ruining you, especially if it saves their ass.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Field Strip

2. Field Strip

Field strips are actually pretty simple.

Literally, it’s when you take a weapon apart and give it the routine cleaning, lubrication, and minor repairs it needs while you’re in the field.

But the truth is, ‘field strip’ gets used a lot to describe taking just about anything apart.

When a Humvee gets stuck or broken outside of base, the troops will field strip it, taking anything that’s classified or valuable before they ditch it.

If you’re still confused, think of it this way: you don’t want to leave your car in a bad neighborhood, or you might come back to find it propped up on cinder blocks, field stripped.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Grunt By Association

3. Grunt By Association

This one’s kinda weird, because if you’ve never heard it before, you might think it’s an insult.

If someone’s being called a grunt by association, there are a few things to keep in mind.

First, this is something mostly Marines will understand, because it’s basically their term.

But more importantly, it’s actually a compliment. Basically, it’s describing someone who doesn’t have the official qualification in an infantry field, but they’ve worked regularly with the infantry.

Artillerymen and drivers end up with this term a lot, since they’re people deployed for extended periods of time with the infantry.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Chair Force

4. Chair Force

Alright, now we’re getting into the good stuff!

Chair Force can be just about anyone in the Air Force, since other service members see them as professional ‘sitters’.

Technically, if you’re a proper pilot, you don’t qualify for this term. It’s really only for people who spend their days “flying a desk”.

Do you only do office work? You’re in the chair force. Simple, right?

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Police Call

5. Police Call

Oh, police calls? That’s the height of service, folks.

Basically, your SO lines up your entire unit and has you walk around an area, picking up trash.

Exciting, isn’t it?

Don’t confuse that term with ‘policing’ though, because that’s different. Policing is when a unit internally checks everyone’s behavior. It can also be when you’re ordered to take care of some out of control facial hair.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Sniper Check

6. Sniper Check

Sniper checks might sound exciting, but it’s actually just standard procedure.

Here’s the deal: you’re supposed to salute officers. That’s pretty common knowledge these days.

What you’re NOT supposed to do is salute an officer while you’re in the field.

Why? Because saluting an officer in the field makes it easy for an enemy sniper to identify who’s in charge.

It’s the kind of mistake that doesn’t just make someone look stupid, it could cost someone their life.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Secret Squirrel

7. Secret Squirrel

Secret squirrel might sound funny, but this shit is no joke.

Secret squirrel can refer to either intelligence personnel, secret communications, someone with a higher classification than you, or a classified op.

These are the heavy hitters, with the classified intel that your average service member doesn’t need to know.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Full Battle Rattle

8. Full Battle-Rattle

When someone says “full battle-rattle”, they’re talking about gear.

When servicemen and women head outside the wire, there’s a ton of gear they’re usually bringing with them.

9 times out of 10, they’ll be heading out in a flak jacket with protective plates, 180 rounds of ammunition, water, Kevlar, rations, and a rifle.

Why is it called “battle-rattle”? Because unless you’re a Navy SEAL, all that shit is going to make a ton of noise when you’re walking around.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Wake-Up

9. Wake-Up

When someone talks about a “wake-up”, they’re talking about the last day you’ll be somewhere.

When someone’s deployed, let’s say they’re going to bed on a Monday and flying out on Saturday.

That service member would have 4 days and a wake-up ahead of them.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Good Initiative Bad Judgement

10. Good Initiative, Bad Judgment

This is basically the military version of “nice try, dumbass”.

The term “good initiative, bad judgment” is used when there’s a problem that needs to be solved, but the way someone chose to solve it just made things worse.

People will say “good initiative” because usually, the problem is above someone’s pay grade.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - Birth Control Glasses

11. Birth-Control Glasses

This one’s for the poor bastards born without 20/20.

If you think the military was going to let you keep your fancy glasses, you’re out of your damn mind.

Birth-control glasses is a term used for the glasses the military issues you, and man are they hard to look at.

If you can get laid in those, you can get laid in anything.

Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - No Impact No Idea

12. No Impact, No Idea

This is when a shooter on the range is missing their target by so far that spotters don’t even see an impact.

You’ll also hear this one when a speaker doesn’t understand an idea, or to describe someone that’s a complete moron.

For Those Who Gave It All - Military Slang Terms & Military Lingo - The Chivery

13. FTWGA

FTWGA is an acronym meaning “For Those Who Gave It All”. Wearing and using this phrase is a sign of support and appreciation for all the men and women who gave their lives protecting our freedom.

Those are 13 Military Slang Terms You Probably Never Knew

So there’s a quick run-down on some military lingo and a list of military slang terms you likely didn’t know about before reading this.

If you’re looking for military apparel and service gear, you’ve come to the right spot. Support your country with pride and look good while doing it!

Here’s some military lingo only service members would understand. We created this list of military slang terms to help you get in the know.

Here’s some military lingo only service members would understand. We created this list of military slang terms to help you get in the know.

My sister, me, and the art of whiskey (Video)

My sister, me, and the art of whiskey (Video)

by Alen Durbuzovic

theCHIVE Box Whiskey Edition

My sister Emily and I are two peas in a pod. Most people rarely get to see our family dynamic, but it’s hilarious – especially when there was a hiccup with the microphones during the filming of our spot for the new Chive Whiskey Box. So we (ok, mostly me) got tipsy while they figured it out.

We’re having a contest that starts today. Sign up for the July Chive Whiskey Box and you qualify to win a trip for you and your best friend to Austin for a private whiskey tasting at Gatsby South with my whole family! If you receive the original Bulleit Bourbon 11×14 painting, you’re on your way! You’ll know if you got it by next Wednesday!

Did I mention the next day is our famous 4th of July party? You’ll be attending that banger as well.

Everybody who has theCHIVE Box qualifies as well as everybody who signs up today!

If you wanna give the perfect Father’s Day gift, you can buy individual prints from Emily Mercedes Whiskey Collection right here!

Follow Emily on her Instagram!

My sister Emily and I are two peas in a pod. Most people rarely get to see our family dynamic, but it’s hilarious – especially when there was a hiccup with the microphones during the filming of our spot for the new Chive Whiskey Box. So we (ok, mostly me) got tipsy while they figured it out.

My sister Emily and I are two peas in a pod. Most people rarely get to see our family dynamic, but it’s hilarious – especially when there was a hiccup with the microphones during the filming of our spot for the new Chive Whiskey Box. So we (ok, mostly me) got tipsy while they figured it out.

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by Ariel Spiegel

 

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The Classy Chiver

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