Art--You Philistines

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Re: Art--You Philistines

Post by Montegriffo » Sun Dec 18, 2016 7:43 pm

GrumpyCatFace wrote:
Montegriffo wrote:Catfish and otters in the moat, everything you need in a home except a drawbridge.
It's missing one very important thing, tho....

There are far too many 90kg projectiles within 300m of the walls...
Can't imagine what you're talking about,

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Post by Okeefenokee » Sun Dec 18, 2016 7:49 pm

I found this one on a hike north of Nuremberg.

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Artillery fortress. No trebs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothenberg_Fortress
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Re: Art--You Philistines

Post by de officiis » Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:38 pm

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Post by de officiis » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:32 pm

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Tamara de Lempicka - The Green Turban
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Re: Art--You Philistines

Post by de officiis » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:37 pm

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René Lalique - Bacchantes Vase
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Post by de officiis » Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:52 pm

Some chilly, beautiful fun in China.

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Re: Art--You Philistines

Post by DBTrek » Fri Jun 16, 2017 12:30 pm

"Hey varmints, don't mess with a guy that's riding a buffalo"

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Post by de officiis » Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:05 pm

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Post by heydaralon » Mon Jun 19, 2017 5:39 pm

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That looks a lot like some Ralph Steadman's or Quentin Blake's later work.
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Post by de officiis » Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:06 am

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