razor blades under fascist stickers - myth or not?

[Fozzie Bear]

This cropped up again on twitter today as part of a discussion about NF stickers appearing around Camden.

Basically the story goes that one should be very careful when removing fascist stickers from lamp posts, walls, wherever, because they might have razor blades underneath them.

It was suggested that the best thing to do is to carry around your own stickers to put over the fascist ones.

I have to say, I've been removing fash stickers since the mid 80s and my fingers are very much still intact.

Has this ever happened to you, or someone you know?

 

[ddraig]

never found one or heard of any injuries
removed 2 free tommeh ones today and nothing

 

[planetgeli]

A close shave with fascists? Nah, never like that.

I think I first heard this back in the early 80s. Almost certainly myth but almost certainly happened once or twice in order for the ‘myth’ to become known in the first place.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

I think I first heard this back in the early 80s. Almost certainly myth but almost certainly happened once or twice in order for the ‘myth’ to become known in the first place.

Same, heard this at school in the 80's - probably happened once or twice as you say and then it got Söze'd into myth

 

[chilango]

First heard it at the start of the 1990s repeated to me by people active since the early 1980s I guess.

I'm trying to remember whether it also applied to flyposters or just stickers?

If stickers, how long have they been around?

 

[chilango]

Found a reference to it occuring in 1976.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Found a reference to it occuring in 1976.

Nice one!

 

[Pickman's model]

Taken loads of fash stickers down looking for razor blades but still have to buy my own

 

[Mrs D]

Razor blades aren’t cheap if your putting up a lot of stickers

 

[Red Sky]

Would it even work if they did? I've heard more physically plausible dark rumours regarding razor blades stuck in apples to get unwary trick or treaters.

 

[MrSki]

Can you still get razor blades?

 

[peterkro]

Would it even work if they did? I've heard more physically plausible dark rumours regarding razor blades stuck in apples to get unwary trick or treaters.

That's bollocks as well.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Would it even work if they did? I've heard more physically plausible dark rumours regarding razor blades stuck in apples to get unwary trick or treaters.

It seems to have worked in the ref that Chilango turned up. Once.

 

[mx wcfc]

Early eighties that was very much the message and we did take care but, no, I never met anyone who had actually been caught out.

 

[Pickman's model]

Can you still get razor blades?

Yeh you can

 

[frogwoman]

its definitely happened in russia, exploding signs etc as well.

 

[mx wcfc]

Thinking about it, stickers weren't an issue in my day- not sure they existed. it was posters. But hey. Same principle.

 

[Thimble Queen]

This rumour also goes round in Germany

 

[The39thStep]

The rumour was around in the late 70s . We used to carry Stanley knives in case we saw stickers because of it, or remove them with a coin. Never found a razor blade .

 

[Grump]

In the late 70s and the 80s I used to spend a lot of time taking down NF stickers and posters and heard the stories about razor blades, never found one, never heard of anyone who did and I think it is an urban myth. There was a guy who suggested we mix ground glass with the wallpaper paste we used to put up SWP/ANL posters but it was politely pointed out it was a lot of work and probably wouldn't be effective.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Surely you'd be able to see a razor blade under a sticker anyway?

 

[Yossarian]

I've heard that you're supposed to look out for razor blades under fash stickers but never encountered one or heard of anybody else encountering one.

But since fash have presumably heard the same rumours, it'd be wise to take appropriate care when dealing with their stickers because no doubt some of them think the razor blade idea is something they're supposed to emulate.

Given their general track record in this kind of endeavour, you'll probably be able to spot the booby-trapped stickers by the trail of blood and severed fingertips in the area.

 

[maomao]

Would it even work if they did? I've heard more physically plausible dark rumours regarding razor blades stuck in apples to get unwary trick or treaters.

If you tried to give the kids round my way fruit at Halloween they'd probably try and break your fucking windows with it rather than eat it.

 

[chilango]

Surely you'd be able to see a razor blade under a sticker anyway?

If applied smoothly, sure.

But hurriedly applied with wrinkles and air bubbles? On a surface with its lumps and bumps of imperfection ?

 

[Pickman's model]

If applied smoothly, sure.

But hurriedly applied with wrinkles and air bubbles? On a surface with its lumps and bumps of imperfection ?

Yeh it would stand out more

 

[Red Sky]

If you tried to give the kids round my way fruit at Halloween they'd probably try and break your fucking windows with it rather than eat it.

Bananas then.

 

[Pickman's model]

Bananas then.

Or grapes

 

[Red Sky]

Or grapes

Difficult to get small enough blades.

 

[fishfinger]

Difficult to get small enough blades.

Raisin blades

 

[chilango]

Raisin blades

Good for pruning.