The Almost-Too-Obvious Scratchiti Zamboni
The word
Scratchiti, which I mentioned
previously in
reference to the MTA just passing it off as a common phrase on it's
most recent "rules and regulations" flyer, has roots farther back than
I expected. Examples of Scratchiti date back to the 70's in
"Urban
Art" circles, although the practice is generally
viewed with disdain even by aerosol artists. Repetitively
scratching straight lines into a hard surface doesn't really leave much
room for art. It's also unclear exactly when and where the phrase
scratchiti
describing scratchings on hard surfaces was
coined
While tooling around the net looking for the word's origins, I found a novel solution, at least for glass surfaces. I wonder if the MTA is using this already.
The Scratchiti Zamboni