Thursday, April 30, 2015

Auditioning at the Palladium

Image from page 225 of "Iconologia" (1764)

The impresario declined to sign Yorick's Trained Bees when it transpired that it took them more than 45 minutes to construct a scale model of Blenheim Palace from random pieces of lumber.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Overheard in the bosky dell

Image from page 176 of "Empresas espirituales y morales ..." (1613)

"Green Man my ass!  Go ahead, tell me again how you can 'regenerate' at will!  Fucking liar."

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Meanwhile, in Milledgeville

Image from page 218 of "Iconologia" (1764)

Celine was certain that adding pointy ears to her one-woman show portrayal of Flannery O'Connor would add a soupçon of whimsy, but she was mistaken.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Behind the scenes

Image from page 141 of "De Bykorf des Gemoeds : Honing zaamelende uit allerley Bloemen" (1711)

Rehearsing their Beyoncé lipsynch for the talent show only served to scare the poultry.

Friday, April 24, 2015

A weird too far

Image from page 22 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)

Most of his friends were cool with the tattoos, but even his girlfriend recoiled at Albert's skull implants.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Discretion, after all, is vital in these mattters

Image from page 153 of "De Bykorf des Gemoeds : Honing zaamelende uit allerley Bloemen" (1711)

"For God's sake, Gabriela, at least let me close the door before he goes down on you!"

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Meanwhile in Bavaria...

Image from page 28 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)

Joachim based his hopes on the "Wile E. Coyote Principle," i.e., if he couldn't see the abyss, he'd never fall.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Meanwhile, on the Playa...

Image from page 32 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)

Mæja and Ásgeir founded the quintessential Burning Man camp.  

(The fewmets were a bit of a MOOP issue, though.)