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"I wonder what Demetri Martin thinks of the impact he's had on men's room wall literature" | Men's restroom in the Evans building @ The University of California at Berkeley | Photo:

In the breakout-comedy album, "These Are Jokes" by Demetri Martin, the New York brainiac and comedy maven has a great joke about graffiti:

"Graffiti's the most passionate literature there is, you know? It's always like 'Bush sucks!' ... 'U2 Rocks!' ... I want to make indifferent graffiti. 'Toy Story 2 was okay!' ... 'I like Sheryl as a friend, but I'm not sure about taking things further' ... 'This is a bridge!'

In a rare meta-form of tribute, some diehard fans around the U.S. have taken to scrawling "Toy Story 2 was okay" on bathroom stalls, park benches and reservoir walls. As far as bathroom graffiti goes, "Toy Story 2 was okay" is pretty good, especially if you're unfamiliar with Martin's joke. And for those who do know the joke, we find it interesting that they feel so compelled to photograph the text and upload it to Flickr. Herewith, The Apiary presents* a collection of Demetri Martin's real-life "indifferent graffiti."

*The Apiary does not condone the damage or destruction of public property, regardless of how much we enjoy reading "Go home, Dad, you're drunk" above a urinal.
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Unisex bathroom @ Bonfire Lounge in Portland, Maine. | Photo:

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Bathroom @ Flowers Bar & Restaurant in Seattle | Photo:

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Bathroom @ Spike's Junkyard Dogs in Boston, Mass. | Photo:

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Alley near a Chinese restaurant off Commonwealth Ave. in Boston | Photo:

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Alternate angle | Photo:

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Bathroom wall @ The University of Georgia Main Library in Athens, Ga. | Photo:

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Ladies' bathroom @ King's Hardware in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle (August 5) | Photo:

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Ladies' bathroom @ King's Hardware (May 27) | Photo:

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Bathroom wall @ Hummingbird Stage & Tap Room in Macon, Georgia | Photo:

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I-95 rest stop bathroom outside Providence, R.I. | Photo:

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Bathroom stall @ Tapioca Express on Villa Street in Mountain View, Calif. | Photo:

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Rest stop bathroom outside of Providence, Rhode Island | Photo:

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Inscribed on the tree | Photo:

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Bathroom wall @ The Bad Waitress in Minneapolis | Photo:

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Bathroom in the basement of the Dartmouth Outing Club building at Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire | Photo:

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Park bench in Novato, Ca. | Photo:

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