Whose Notice is this Anyway?

OK, I was browsing through the Internet and came across these funny posters. Somewhere in Chapel Street Australia, there were a lot of these posters being put up in 2009. Seems like 'Craig' here is lonely. Most of the posters here are quite funny.

This one is hilarious

Well, that was fine until I read that 'Craig' here copied the idea from 'Chris' in New York. After some tracing, Chris located 'Craig' and told him to stop it. Which 'Craig' replied, as reported from The Age:

"Hi Todd, indeed the idea for it did come from your web link. I loved them and decided to expand on it. I didn't realise that it was actually you since the name on the signs was Chris and your name is Todd, otherwise I would have asked permission. Sorry for offending you."

















But then, another item cropped up. Seemed like David Shrigley could be the one who started it all in 1997. So, who started it, who copied who is another debate altogether because these are acknowledged but not copyrighted. My guess is, whoever has more 'vocal' fans wins. Except for 'Craig', that is. But his one the $500 sign posting penalty, sign for sale and the Time Machine is funny.