Vegan Cupcakes Dishonored by Brooklyn Residents

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I eat your cupcake!Photo: Brooklyn PaperIn many places, merchants set up tables or stands full of goods — flowers or pumpkins or apples — and leave them unmanned, with only a small plate or jar for consumers to deposit the required amount for their purchase. Because the owners imagine that people's sense of honor will compel them to pay, these stands are called "honor stands." Except in New York, where they are called "part art project and part social experiment … a statement on trust and honesty in society today." Brooklyn artist Jillian May set up such a stand bearing vegan cupcakes in Prospect Heights recently to see if Brooklynites would honor her stand. She called her experiment "Conzept Kiosk," and it yielded surprising results!

No, not really. May found out that New Yorkers are dicks.

After hooligans broke her glass container, she started using plastic. But when she returned the next day to find the bottle melted in half and the money gone, May settled on a glass wine carafe — with an opening too small for a hand — that she hot-glued to the kiosk.

The bottle was melted in half? What, did they smoke crack off it? Next time, lady ought to try some bulletproof glass. Now there's a statement on trust and honor in society.The Art of Honesty [brooklyn Paper]

 

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there's some crappy humans out there

tho, many many moons ago, i was amazed by the potato stands in upstate Maine..a table, sacks of potatoes, and a bucket..leave money in the bucket, grab your potatoes...all just sitting by the side of the road.

Peter VV Jun 7, 2008 2:53 PM Re: Vegan Cupcakes Dishonored by Brooklyn Residents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I eat your cupcake!Photo: Brooklyn PaperIn many places, merchants set up tables or stands full of goods — flowers or pumpkins or apples — and leave them unmanned, with only a small plate or jar for consumers to deposit the required amount for their purchase. Because the owners imagine that people's sense of honor will compel them to pay, these stands are called "honor stands." Except in New York, where they are called "part art project and part social experiment … a statement on trust and honesty in society today." Brooklyn artist Jillian May set up such a stand bearing vegan cupcakes in Prospect Heights recently to see if Brooklynites would honor her stand. She called her experiment "Conzept Kiosk," and it yielded surprising results!

No, not really. May found out that New Yorkers are dicks.

After hooligans broke her glass container, she started using plastic. But when she returned the next day to find the bottle melted in half and the money gone, May settled on a glass wine carafe — with an opening too small for a hand — that she hot-glued to the kiosk.

The bottle was melted in half? What, did they smoke crack off it? Next time, lady ought to try some bulletproof glass. Now there's a statement on trust and honor in society.The Art of Honesty [brooklyn Paper]

 

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, Peter VV <swpgh01 wrote:

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> I eat your cupcake!Photo: Brooklyn PaperIn many places, merchants

set up tables or stands full of goods †" flowers or pumpkins or

apples †" and leave them unmanned, with only a small plate or jar

for consumers to deposit the required amount for their purchase.

Because the owners imagine that people's sense of honor will compel

them to pay, these stands are called " honor stands. " Except in New

York, where they are called " part art project and part social

experiment … a statement on trust and honesty in society today. "

Brooklyn artist Jillian May set up such a stand bearing vegan

cupcakes in Prospect Heights recently to see if Brooklynites would

honor her stand. She called her experiment " Conzept Kiosk, " and it

yielded surprising results!

> No, not really. May found out that New Yorkers are dicks.

> After hooligans broke her glass container, she started using

plastic. But when she returned the next day to find the bottle melted

in half and the money gone, May settled on a glass wine carafe †"

with an opening too small for a hand †" that she hot-glued to the

kiosk.

> The bottle was melted in half? What, did they smoke crack off it?

Next time, lady ought to try some bulletproof glass. Now there's a

statement on trust and honor in society.

> The Art of Honesty [brooklyn Paper]

 

Actually it shows that a significant number of New Yorkers are nice

people. At 25 cents a cupcake, it would have taken a fair number of

honest types to deposit enough cash to make it worthwhile breaking

open the container! Always look on the bright side of life :-)

 

Cheers,

 

 

Matthew

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That's a good point.

 

Jo

 

 

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Matthew Faupel

Monday, June 09, 2008 4:48 PM

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, Peter VV <swpgh01 wrote:>> > I eat your cupcake!Photo: Brooklyn PaperIn many places, merchants set up tables or stands full of goods â€" flowers or pumpkins or apples â€" and leave them unmanned, with only a small plate or jar for consumers to deposit the required amount for their purchase. Because the owners imagine that people's sense of honor will compel them to pay, these stands are called "honor stands." Except in New York, where they are called "part art project and part social experiment … a statement on trust and honesty in society today." Brooklyn artist Jillian May set up such a stand bearing vegan cupcakes in Prospect Heights recently to see if Brooklynites would honor her stand. She called her experiment "Conzept Kiosk," and it yielded surprising results! > No, not really. May found out that New Yorkers are dicks.> After hooligans broke her glass container, she started using plastic. But when she returned the next day to find the bottle melted in half and the money gone, May settled on a glass wine carafe â€" with an opening too small for a hand â€" that she hot-glued to the kiosk.> The bottle was melted in half? What, did they smoke crack off it? Next time, lady ought to try some bulletproof glass. Now there's a statement on trust and honor in society.> The Art of Honesty [brooklyn Paper]Actually it shows that a significant number of New Yorkers are nice people. At 25 cents a cupcake, it would have taken a fair number of honest types to deposit enough cash to make it worthwhile breaking open the container! Always look on the bright side of life :-)Cheers,Matthew