The new Wind phone shop that recently opened on 4th Avenue (Vancouver) put up a statue within the last 48hrs or so. The inscription on the plaque reads something to the effect of “Here stands Flippy, our hero, who speaks on behalf of mobile phone subscribers who are tired of hidden fees and long contracts, blah blah blah.” In a few ways, the essence of this reminds me of Koodo, TELUS’ low-cost option. Although this is kind of a silly execution, I like their moxie. And guerrilla installations like this are often supposed to be fun, so maybe “silly” isn’t such a bad thing. – Mike Zablocki