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January 10, 2008I wasn't brought up in the Trobriand Islands and I'm not knocking dirty pictures. Orson Bean PERSIFLAGE ClassifiedsFor sale: a sail, formerly associated with a boat. Some sort of canvas. $45OBO. Box 1492.
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NEW CYCLING CLUB FORMED  A new cycling club recently formed in the City of Winnipeg is seeking members. If you are between the ages of 18 and 67 and enjoy growing mustaches and wearing hats, hanker for the excitement of falling and skinning your knees, relish the thrill of snagging your pants' leg and yearn for spirited discussions with motorists then why not join: Butler and Sims Together Again For the First Time Fans of bars and fans of taped things will be overjoyed to learn that Paul Butler and Theo Sims have a two-person (obviously) show opening at Gallery 803 (803 Erin Street) on Sunday afternoon (January 13th) between 2 and 5 (pm). Secret Message For Persiflageans Hey Kids! A big fan of PERSIFLAGE? Then you know that the site sometimes contains secret messages for the faithful. There's one of those below. Just dip your computer in lemon juice and hold it over a radiator to read the secret message. Lemon juice and heat are really bad for your computer. |
The Garden of Earthly Delights - Hieronymus Bosch: This is not a good picture. Many of the animals featured are out of scale. Including the whale and most especially the birds. These are very big birds. They are giant birds and there is nothing delightful about a 2 metre tall sparrow. Very bad.
Washington Crossing the Delaware - Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze: Herr Leutze is encouraging very poor water safety. One should never stand in a boat unless it is at a boat show in the safety of a convention centre. Is very bad idea. Also Washington has funny look on his face.
Nude Descending a Staircase - Marcel Duchamp: Where to start? Is not even a nude in the picture! Bunch of lines. Maybe person is supposed to be falling?
Sunflowers - Vincent van Gogh: This is much too much yellow. Why not make background different colour from actual still life? Something against a nice blue, Vincent?