Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Never challenge a stork

Image from page 104 of "Omnia D. And. Alciati emblemata : ad quae singula, praeter concinnas acutásque inscriptiones, lepidas & expressas imagines, ac caetera omnia, quae prioribus nostris editionibus cúm ad eorum distinctionem, tum ad ornatum & correctio
"And they said it couldn't be done—ha!" thought Oswald with not a little self-satisfaction.
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  1. Etching Bad10:46 AM, January 26, 2015

    I just learned today that Hippocrates "invented" the enema because he thought the ibis, sacred to the Egyptians, did that thing with its long beak. Hence, this illustration is literally one of a bird sticking its head up its ass.

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