There's a remarkably intelligent graffitti artist roaming the streets of Leith at the moment. At the foot of Leith Walk, he / she has scrawled "I SENT YOU FLOWERS YOU SAID YOU WANTED CHOCOLATES".
Further up the road (exact same 'hand'writing): DANTE NAMED HER BEATRICE. It was this that really caught my attention as my ill-educated mind felt that he was trying to say something deeply meaningful but wasn't clever enough to know what that might be.
A little investigation reveals that Beatrice was Dante's muse - although they may only have met twice in their lives. And one of these times was when Dante was only 8. But he used her throughout his work as a symbol of God's love, of divine revelation, of Christ himself, of faith and of salvation. Clearly depending on what most suited his point at the time.
So Dante naming Beatrice may be some clever philosophical point. Or maybe just sounded good at the time.
Anyway, I pay particular attention to this guy as he has also seen fit to scrawl on one of our Ocean Terminal posters. Crazy anti-capitalist talk: DON'T BUY ANYTHING NEW THIS CHRISTMAS. I felt immensely irritated with this - as the poster visuals are lovely.
Almost (but not quite) worse - he dared to scrawl some cruel words on the giant Kylie album poster mid-way down Leith Walk.
So he / she may be a wannabe intellectual - and I don't mind him airing his thoughts on boring brick walls - but please Mr Grafitti if you're reading this - leave our posters alone.