I feel bad for waiting so long to post this, especially after I received the above submission. The Atheist Bus campaign was conceived in response to the damnation expressed in other ads. So they put a call out for £5,500 in donations so they could place ads on buses, with a matching amount being supplied by Professor Dawkins. Within hours they met their goal. But then something incredible happened. The numbers, they continued to climb. £10k, £25k, £50k, £100k and now sits at an incredible £107k (+ other donations). More amazing is the vast majority is made of £5 and £10 donations.
With their over funding, they are now looking to see where else they can place the advertisements, and the above photo was a mock-up of one such suggestion.
So anyway, this now absolves my guilt for not posting sooner. Terribly sorry Mr. Thinker.
It’s still growing by around £500 per day. Currently looking at £111,500 and change, with gift aid (charity tax relief) and Dawkins’ £5,500 adding to that to make it over £140K.
For those looking to have fun with this, note their facebook page…
The buses are rolling out. Real pictures at http://www.atheistbus.org.uk