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Urbex / DCMS
Apr. 25th, 2007 10:36 pmToday was a good day in the office: the combination of a MIND day on the Brookwood Asylum, the art club, a visit from my old job-share partner (happy memories), getting permission to rename the SMR the HER ...
... has left me googling a couple of acronyms which really should be better acquainted. I would _really_ like to meet anyone else who knows both what 'urbex' and 'dcms' are.
As one would expect (from diverse theoretical perspectives), the form of the acronym (ok, abbreviation) 'urbex' is a mirror to the hip/edgy activity of visiting places and experiencing things that those in authority would rather you didn't, and DCMS is the kind of square-and-stodgy acronym one would expect of a government department: an authority which would like you to ... er, visit places and experience things.
... has left me googling a couple of acronyms which really should be better acquainted. I would _really_ like to meet anyone else who knows both what 'urbex' and 'dcms' are.
As one would expect (from diverse theoretical perspectives), the form of the acronym (ok, abbreviation) 'urbex' is a mirror to the hip/edgy activity of visiting places and experiencing things that those in authority would rather you didn't, and DCMS is the kind of square-and-stodgy acronym one would expect of a government department: an authority which would like you to ... er, visit places and experience things.
