Rub out

Two vandals have been defacing landmarks and public properties in Melbourne, Australia, since July, with the damage cost reaching $100,000 before they were arrested.

Jack Gibson-Burrell, 21, was arrested in Yarraville on 30 January and slapped with 50 charges after allegedly spray-painting “Pam the Bird” graffiti on trains, signs, buildings, and walls, The Independent reported.

“The other suspect, a 39-year-old from Abbotsford, has been charged with 20 criminal damage offenses for allegedly spraying graffiti on suburban trains and a prominent building,” according to The Independent.

One of Gibson-Burrell’s graffiti pieces was on the facade of the Novotel hotel. A viral Instagram video of the offense shows Pam the Bird in a diving position with the words “he he meow” below it.

As he likely spray-painted it by scaling the tower and dangerously dangling from the rooftop, erasing the graffiti may be just as daring.

Meanwhile, American comedian Pete Davidson revealed in an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that he is almost finished removing all his tattoos, USA Today reported.

Davidson described to Fallon the removal process using a cosmetic laser as “horrible” and worse than getting inked in the first place because it’s like being burned.

“They’ve got to burn off a layer of your skin, and then it has to heal for, like, six to eight weeks. And you can’t get in the sunlight, and you’ve got to do it, like, 12 more times,” he explained, evoking a gasp from the studio audience, according to USA Today.

In 2020, the actor-comedian started removing his 20 tattoos, which include “Spongebob Squarepants,” “Rocky Balboa,” Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Hillary Clinton. He wanted to do away with covering them, which took three hours, during acting work.