Friday, July 31, 2015

Revenge is a dish best served cod

Image from page 126 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

"Hey, sweetie, I brought you some flowers!" Dion yelled.  As soon as that bitch came out of the house, he thought, he was going to fish-slap her so hard...

Thursday, July 30, 2015

You think you've got it bad...

Image from page 122 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

Every day it was the same thing, the eagle thought, just more entrails.  Christ, couldn't they at least once let him have the liver?

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Amor

Image from page 127 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

"Hey, babe, look out here—I'm dressed like Cupid like you said, naked with wings and arrows—it's weird being... let me in now?  Why are you taking a photo of me?  Are you going to date me now or not?"

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Cave Lacertum

Image from page 102 of "Devises heroiques et emblemes" (1622)

Though he was kept chained up, the demon lizard Robbie insisted on keeping in the front yard had already chewed off the legs of several passersby.

Monday, July 27, 2015

"And that's not my finger..."

Image from page 108 of "Ichnographia emblematica triplicis ad Deum Tri-unum mysticae viae, purgativae, illuminativae, unitivae : splendoribus sanctorum, virtutibus eorum, divinisque charismatibus illustrata, in quinque partes divisa ..." (1779)

Johannes, tripping balls, suddenly became aware that the staff in his hand felt alive.  He caressed it with care, overcome with a connection that was, eventually, orgasmic.

Friday, July 24, 2015

Meanwhile, on the farm...

Image from page 106 of "Ichnographia emblematica triplicis ad Deum Tri-unum mysticae viae, purgativae, illuminativae, unitivae : splendoribus sanctorum, virtutibus eorum, divinisque charismatibus illustrata, in quinque partes divisa ..." (1779)

Having fucked all the kine senseless, Johannes sat back to enjoy the lightning storm.  Damn, those were good shrooms—and he still had two more!

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Firespinning: the early days

Image from page 400 of "Iconologia" (1764)

Early poi were time-consuming to prepare: dead geese swung by their necks, lit by handheld pots of fire.  And doing it stoned was just foolhardy.

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Trails... I see trails...

Image from page 329 of "De Bykorf des Gemoeds : Honing zaamelende uit allerley Bloemen" (1711)

"Let's see—you licked him here, so you should be feeling the effects right about... ah, there you go."

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Works and days

Image from page 126 of "Ichnographia emblematica triplicis ad Deum Tri-unum mysticae viae, purgativae, illuminativae, unitivae : splendoribus sanctorum, virtutibus eorum, divinisque charismatibus illustrata, in quinque partes divisa ..." (1779)

Helga was known for her work in providing dildos and sangria to the children of the working poor.

Monday, July 20, 2015

Attack of the drones

Image from page 124 of "Devises heroiques et emblemes" (1622)

Sheila awoke to find herself being fondled by a veritable squad of drones.

Friday, July 17, 2015

Meanwhile, at Burning Man...

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One of the odder camps on the Playa was the feminist performance piece, "Hey, my nectarines are up here!"

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Clients, amirite?

Image from page 365 of "De Bykorf des Gemoeds : Honing zaamelende uit allerley Bloemen" (1711)

Gervais tried to convince le Duc that a straight drive through parkland would be the most appropriate, but the nobleman insisted on a raised and winding road, and so the workman started carting away centuries of topsoil.

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Progress in crime and punishment

Image from page 361 of "De Bykorf des Gemoeds : Honing zaamelende uit allerley Bloemen" (1711)

"And so you see, my dear, when I give the signal, my assistant will pull the lever, the counterweight will fall, and we can hang two dozen of the filthy wretches at a time, even more if they're children."

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Though he be but little...

Image from page 133 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

Yezekael was a nasty little fucker, always running around naked and grabbing ladies' tits.

Monday, July 13, 2015

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Little known disabilities

Image from page 36 of "Spiegel van den Ouden en Nieuwen Tydt, : bestaande uyt spreekwoorden, ontleent van de voorige en jegenwoordige eeuwe, verlustiget door meenigte van sinnebeelden, met gedichten en prenten daar op passende. : Vermeerdert met groote me

Téodor suffered from Ótakar's Tourette's, which forced him—at any time and any place—to do the Hokey-Pokey.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Vissa d'arte

Image from page 50 of "Goddelyke liefde-vlammen, van een boetvaardige, geheyligde, liefhebbende, en aan haar selfs-stervende ziele : in drie deelen verdeelt, af-gebeeld door vijftig nette koopere figuuren : neffens haar verzen, aanmerkingen, gezangen, en

The opera scene in Europe was just getting weirder and weirder.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Meanwhile, in Antwerp

Image from page 22 of "Spiegel van den Ouden en Nieuwen Tydt, : bestaande uyt spreekwoorden, ontleent van de voorige en jegenwoordige eeuwe, verlustiget door meenigte van sinnebeelden, met gedichten en prenten daar op passende. : Vermeerdert met groote me

"Oh honey," cackled Katje, "you'll have to go to Brussels if you need ben-wa balls bigger than these."

Monday, July 6, 2015

Our Lady of the Brazilian

Image from page 66 of "Goddelyke liefde-vlammen, van een boetvaardige, geheyligde, liefhebbende, en aan haar selfs-stervende ziele : in drie deelen verdeelt, af-gebeeld door vijftig nette koopere figuuren : neffens haar verzen, aanmerkingen, gezangen, en

Each year the villagers' pageant about the reasons for keeping their public hair neatly trimmed became more and more elaborate as well as more metaphorical.

(Sorry for the unannounced hiatus last week.  Vacations happen.)