Giraffiti

Giraffiti (juh.raf.EE.tee) n. Graffiti painted in a very high spot.

The prototypical example is the famous "Surrender Dorothy" graffiti in Washington D.C. It is one of the best known examples of "giraffiti", and became so well known among the Mormon community that their newsletters often mentioned it as a specific example demonstrating misunderstanding of their religion.

"The famous graffito in the D.C. metropolitan area first appeared on the outer loop of the I-495, the Capital Beltway, on a railroad bridge near the Washington, D.C temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or Mormon Church, in Kensington, Maryland, beginning in late 1973. By odd coincidence, the sections of the bridge match exactly the number of letters in the graffiti message, "Surrender Dorothy". It was graffitied by an anonymous artist and was removed by the Maryland State Police after pressure from the Church;[citation needed] however, it has been periodically repainted in various forms by equally unknown persons since the initial police removal. The imposing architectural design of the Temple apparently (but unsurprisingly) reminded the artists of the Emerald City from The Wizard of Oz [2].

The rail line which contains the bridge is the old B&O Metropolitan Branch, now owned by CSX Transportation, which operates the MARC Brunswick Line and various freight trains on that branch. The location of the phrase is visible on approach driving on I-495 from the east, but only after one passes under the first of three bridges. It is the second of three bridges over the Beltway approaching from the east, with Seminary Road before it, and Linden Lane after it. It's doubly effective because as you approach the bridges, first in the distance you see only the Mormon Temple, then you pass under the first bridge, the Temple comes back into view JUST AS the words "Surrender Dorothy" appear." Criibed in its entirety from Wikipedia