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Come Inside... => The Snug => Topic started by: Miss Demeanour on October 11, 2013, 09:05:00 AM
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There is a new exhibition at the British Museum - Shunga ( sex and pleasure in Japanese art)
pictures such as these eeek:
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F2.bp.blogspot.com%2F-zZ8AmnpVMUE%2FTaOIguCvWTI%2FAAAAAAAAIQs%2FFNstzOj5iXM%2Fs400%2FKatsushika%2BHokusai%2B-%2BShunga%2B-%2B%252528226%252529.jpg&hash=611ab6f5df41d40622fee28acbc85b373c62a70e)
They are obsessed by fish noooo:
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Too many jokes noooo:
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Too many jokes noooo:
Yup. lol:
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You don't want to know what the text says. eeek:
It's a woodblock print called The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife by an 18th Century artist called Hokusai, if memory serves it was part of a book or a collection released at the time. He loved nature and was a strong believer in the shinto ideal of humanity and nature belonging together in unison although there has never been a consensus on whether he painted the piece just to make money or for a deeper reason. There have been a number of copies inspired by it over the years including one by Pablo Picasso.
Before anyone asks, we had some Japanese prints come into the store a while back and I ended up having to research what they were and how much they could be sold on for.
On the other hand, I'm almost afraid to ask how long Miss D was wandering around the exhibition for. scared:
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worthy:
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worthy: worthy:
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I wonder what sex is like with an octopus rubschin: A laydee one of course!
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I wonder what sex is like with an octopus rubschin: A laydee one of course!
Sad and lonely... noooo:
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happy100
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I wonder what sex is like with an octopus rubschin: A laydee one of course!
Sad and lonely... noooo:
Should we phone the Nottingham Aquarium to be on the look out?
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I wonder what sex is like with an octopus rubschin: A laydee one of course!
Try looking up H.P. Lovecraft, the physical description of Cthulhu was based upon a the idea of a humanoid octopus/squid. He was male but I can't remember if Kthanid was male or female.
Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos kept me sane years ago when I worked at a hotel owned by a bunch of evangelical Christians who would give jobs to anyone in their congregation who couldn't find work anywhere else. Unfortunately for me two of them decided that I would be an excellent candidate for being 'converted to the light'. I've got nothing against religion per se but I tend to get a tad narked off when someone decides that its their way or hell and damnation so I made them a deal, they could tell me about their religion if I could reciprocate, 10 minutes of me blagging my way through the mythos and the dozy buggers wouldn't even go in the same room as me. whistle:
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I wonder what sex is like with an octopus rubschin: A laydee one of course!
noooo:
Sucker
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I'd expected BM or Apey to come up with something that corny Darwin, not you. noooo:
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I'd expected BM or Apey to come up with something that corny Darwin, not you. noooo:
It pays to be unpredictable in the face of such literary excellence. Thumbs:
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I'd expected BM or Apey to come up with something that corny Darwin, not you. noooo:
It pays to be unpredictable in the face of such literary excellence. Thumbs:
lol: lol: lol:
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I'd expected BM or Apey to come up with something that corny Darwin, not you. noooo:
evil:
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I wonder what sex is like with an octopus rubschin: A laydee one of course!
And somewhere in Japan someone is probably posting
ニックは奇妙であることを私たちに比べて
(Compared to us that Nick is weird)
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I wonder what sex is like with an octopus rubschin: A laydee one of course!
I don't know, but, given the beak on the buggers I'd think twice before accepting a BJ!
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I wonder what sex is like with an octopus rubschin: A laydee one of course!
And somewhere in Japan someone is probably posting
ニックは奇妙であることを私たちに比べて
(Compared to us that Nick is weird)
happy001