in the late 80's i was living in baltimore attending MICA. a block down the street was a statue of edgar allen poe sitting on a massive throne of sorts, leaning down and leering at whoever walked by. the sculpture was mounted on a plinth that was 4 or 5 feet high, but it's first location was farther downtown on a much taller plinth well above eye level. the sculptor, thinking nobody would ever see it, gave mr. poe an INCREDIBLY huge package. like more fit for a horse, tucked down a very tight victorian pantleg. of course this gargantuan appendage was gleaming from constant polishing. workers regularly applied acid to his trunk to repatina the junk, but the statue was in the courtyard of john's hopkins law school. hundreds of students milling around before and after every class insured that the patina never lasted very long.

probably as satisfying as taking a dump after 5 days of constipation.

so, so sad.

you'd think a monk would have worked out most of that "frustration with society" crap before they achieved monk status.

lipstick on a pig

just as easy? perhaps...just as funny? not even close.

in the 80's i worked at a little health food store in baltimore that had mostly bulk stock in small lidded barrels. one thing baltimore has PLENTY of is rats. regulations required regular spraying of poison around the basically open bins of food, not something the owner or the customers wanted. solution: owner just gave the spray guy a small bribe every month to insure the paperwork said the crap had been applied to satisfy the inspector. kept a cat there to do the actual work, never saw rats or mice. our law abiding neighbors were constantly battling the little furry buggers cause they eat poison for breakfast with a smile. but rats can't develop an immunity to being disembowelled by a huge predator.

if this is a michaelangelo, it is the crudest, most poorly drawn one ever. the drapery is stiff and lifeless, the anatomy of the jesus is flat and primitive. i'm sure the owners want it to be a michaelangelo as it would make them rich, but it's not even close.