Spatial annotation? reminder?

Tortuga%3$4.00

Weird post-it encounter in Puebla, Mexico last summer. On the street, looks as if it was a secret code of some sort.

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4 Responses to “Spatial annotation? reminder?”

  1. .hj barraza Says:
    April 12th, 2008 at 8:10 pm

    there are some times used as a code language for robberies.
    symbols, words and numbers represent family members, hours the venue is alone and the estimated value of the loot.

    although being a post-it it doesn’t seem to be the intention. most of that kind of practice has been since with chalk or graffiti.

    Either that or we will have a new featured in mexico’s most stupid robbers.

  2. John M. Says:
    April 13th, 2008 at 11:43 am

    Somewhat obliquely, I was reminded of ‘The amazing sticky-note trick:

    http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/2008/02/amazing-sticky-note-trick.html

  3. Soledad Says:
    April 14th, 2008 at 1:02 am

    I am not from Mexico, but I can read a price of a tortuga (turtle in English) there; c/u means “cada una”, in English “each one”. I am not sure what tortuga refers to, it might be referring to the real tortuga (turtle) or other things, for instance, a food (in my country we call tortuga to a special kind of sandwich). In sum, not wired at all, just a sticky-note in Spanish! :-)

    Regards,

    Soledad

  4. Nicolas Nova Says:
    April 14th, 2008 at 9:29 am

    Thanks for the hints!

    @Soledad: I never assumed this was something “wired”, i was just intrigued by the weird message and expected something like that

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