"Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp<1> who refuses to submit to the system. His inability to conform drives the plot of the movie, in the same vein as characters such as Winston Smith from Nineteen Eighty-Four, Randle McMurphy from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Holman in The Sand Pebbles.
Luke is sent to the prison camp for cutting the heads off parking meters one drunken night, and when asked what kind of thing that is for a man to do, his explanation is "Small town, not much to do in the evenin'. Mostly just settlin' up old scores." His unquenchable spirit makes the other prisoners idolize (and idealize) him, and leads to his Christ-like martyrdom at the hands of the authorities.<2> There is occasional Christian imagery and reference throughout, notably in the closing pullback shot of roads forming a distinct cross and of a bloated Luke laying with outspread arms on the table, abandoned by friends after eating fifty eggs."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Hand_LukeYou might buy a pipe cutter...but then again, you may just want to conform rather than taste that sweet revenge.
Another bit of creative revenge is something a local guy does each Christmas. He sends out kids armed with bags of quarters to scout out meters about to expire; the kids are paid to keep those meters from expiring. The city loses a lotta dough that way, but this guy seems to be a thorn under their blanket !
"The Anti-Grinch:
"I've never done anything I enjoy more," says Gene Crozat, the instigator of the merry band of "meter beaters" who have once again taken to the streets of downtown Santa Rosa, determined to stay a step or two ahead of the city's parking patrols. The owner of G & C Auto Body, Crozat has been bankrolling the elfin crew for six years now, earning the enmity of the city and the affection of a city-full of shoppers. The eight meter beaters began their seasonal duties last Saturday, and will continue through Dec. 23, spending $600 to $800 a day in small change to ward off parking citations for the unwary. "They're actually getting pretty good at it," Crozat says of his current crew, which includes a number of repeat student workers. "They're getting on their walkie-talkies to stay ahead of those gals." As a lighthearted way of expressing his contempt for city hall, Crozat says, "You can't have more fun for $600 a day."
http://www.metroactive.com/papers/sonoma/12.21.95/public-eye-9551.htmlI don't know if your city has pissed you off this much but by all means, be creative ! Merry Christmas !