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No, they didn’t have blogs back then, but they had media. Big ‘ol honkin’ media that would take your head off if you dared to argue contrary opinions not approved by the blogmeister.
Digital Library of the Real Jardin Botanico of Madrid has Pierre Sonnerat‘s Voyage aux Indes orientales et a la Chine.
BTW, that’s Vishnu in the picture. Don’t piss him off, especially not here, because it’s time for The Overnight Open Thread.
No exhaust fan needed, but it’s gonna be a tad chilly in the morning. The t.p.’s gonna be a bit damp, too, and your neighbors in the building across the street will set their clocks by your schedule.
(Now before you check out that website, be forewarned. I quit lifting stuff from that Russian site years ago due to spam beacons and worse.)
So have a seat and enjoy the fresh air as we unburden our loads on
The Overnight Open Thread.
“The Dancing Venus of Galgenberg is unique. Her head and limbs are carefully depicted, and even accented with openings in the stone. Her left arm is raised with the hand behind the head. She stands with her weight resting insouciantly on one foot, and the right hand is placed on the hip. One breast is shown in profile, the other is carved in low relief. In my column, I drew attention to Betty Grable’s familiar pose.
“The Dancing Venus is no Mother Goddess. This is a chick with sex appeal. Cheesecake since the dawn of time.“
Really? A poorly sculpted lump of jade was stoneage juvenile wankage material? Let’s file this in the Whodathunkit Category on The Overnight Open Thread.
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