Breaking News: Local Artist's Masterpiece Defaced with Ketchup
Yesterday, at precisely 3:47 AM, the town's most prized mural, "Sunrise Over the River," was vandalized with an estimated 47 ketchup packets. Eyewitnesses report that the perpetrator was last seen fleeing the scene in a pair of neon pink socks.
A local resident described the scene, "I was out for a midnight jog and saw the whole thing go down. I was like, 'What in the world is that...?'"
Locals are shocked and dismayed by the incident, but some are calling for a new era of artistic freedom. One resident quipped, "If you're going to deface a mural, at least use mustard."
A local artist has offered to create a new, even more vibrant mural, free of charge, to replace the one that was vandalized. When asked if he would use ketchup in his new design, he replied, "Absolutely not."