everything old is new again

I like to think that the artist is a kindred spirit, and, having been assigned the disagreeable task of pimping for Miniluv, took this oblique way of registering contempt for the entire undertaking.

A little lesson from life: my professional responsibilities involve me in dealing now and again with the uniformed personnel of the former "U.S. Customs Service," lately chopped up and reconstituted as "Customs and Border Protection." Some months back I had three customs inspectors (now "CBP Officers") on my premises, and one noticed a [link|http://homepage.mac.com/rcareaga/iron_felicks.jpg|large poster] on my wall (the linked image is identical except that the printed copy has the "Department of Homeland Security" chop in the blank spot upper left, and includes the exhortation "REPORT THOUGHTCRIME: call 1-800-OCEANIA" at the bottom. This attentive officer said, without apparent irony, "Keeping the dream alive. Yeah, that's right," and one of his companions, a female, assented. The third said nothing, and contrived to linger in my office after his companions had left. "That's Felix Dzerzhinsky, isn't it?" he demanded. "Y-e-e-s," I responded cautiously. "Gawd," he hissed, "what a couple of clowns." Made my day.

cordially,

(Audrey's closing speech, back as Princess; no more Vespa rides - in RH)

Dear Sir, You ~~Cur~~Wag - -

Lovely. (And I am, must admit ~grateful that 1/3 of those cowboys Got It! Anyway :(
While it's still a crap shoot.. just how much longer the Eloi shall tolerate the Neomalefactors, how many more assassins those drones shall further spawn worldwide - I do hope that some of the older folk, espying that Marc Marshall cartoon on a daily commute -

Shall also Get It, shall remember back to the Beer Hall putsch, Tailgunner Joe with his (own) laundry list of Commies and - this time around - get off their well-padded commuter asses. Maybe tear-down that Sucker !? (for a start)

Still and all, though - -

Post #211,546 by rcareaga 6/17/05 11:55:26 AM Reply	everything old is new again The linked image is of a poster that has lately appeared in the stations and trains of the commuter line running between Baltimore and Washington. It's heartening to see that our graphic designers are borrowing from the best when it comes time to ramp up public vigilance against wreckers, saboteurs, Trotskyites, counterrvolutionaries, rootless cosmopolitans and foreign spies. Comrades, I give you [link\|http://www.mdrails.com/images/marc_marshal.jpg\|Watch, Ride and Report!], and aren't those some kinda resolute jawlines! guardedly, Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
Post #211,548 by jb4 6/17/05 11:59:18 AM Reply	I feel a welling of civic duty... ...in the heart of my being simply from viewing these. (Or is it nausea?) jb4 shrub\ufffdbish (Am., from shrub* + rubbish, after the derisive name for America's 43 president; 2003) n. 1. a form of nonsensical political doubletalk wherein the speaker attempts to defend the indefensible by lying, obfuscation, or otherwise misstating the facts; GIBBERISH. 2. any of a collection of utterances from America's putative 43rd president. cf.* BULLSHIT
Post #211,554 by inthane-chan 6/17/05 12:56:57 PM Reply	Speaking of jaws... I'm picking mine up off the ground right now. Man, that artist must have a HUGE brass pair - I have an image of some guy sneaking that by his manager to show what he thinks of the idea. Aleph-null bottles of beer on the wall, aleph-null bottles of beer. You take one down, you pass it around, Aleph-null bottles of beer on the wall!
Post #211,556 by boxley 6/17/05 1:20:10 PM Reply	I have a german co-worker who I asked to tell me what country this was from. He stated "the artwork originated with the Nazi's and was embraced and extended by the Soviets. You see the depersonalization in the faces in subordination to the state." His jaw fell on the floor when I showed him the text of your message. thanx, bill All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 49 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #211,606 by Arkadiy 6/17/05 8:37:00 PM Reply	Bull, LEF had this crap in early 20s. [link\|http://www.davno.ru/posters/1920/poster-1920i.html\|http://www.davno.ru/...poster-1920i.html] ------ 179. I will not outsource core functions. -- [link\|http://omega.med.yale.edu/~pcy5/misc/overlord2.htm\|.]
Post #211,607 by rcareaga 6/17/05 9:25:10 PM Reply	Did I not say? "It's heartening to see that our graphic designers are borrowing from the best..." cordially, Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
Post #211,609 by boxley 6/17/05 9:48:22 PM Reply	like the first tv had rasputin show sunday mornings :-) remember this was a german I asked not a russian thanx, bill All tribal myths are true, for a given value of "true" Terry Pratchett [link\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/\|http://boxleys.blogspot.com/] Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 49 years. meep questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]
Post #211,561 by pwhysall 6/17/05 2:00:04 PM Reply	"Pick up that can." If you've played Half Life 2, you'll understand. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes!
Post #211,562 by inthane-chan 6/17/05 2:03:34 PM Reply	Nice tutorial, too.
Post #211,595 by tjsinclair 6/17/05 5:46:10 PM Reply	For those of us who haven't played Half-Life 2 I believe [link\|http://www.geekonstun.com/mt/archives/the_geek_on_stun_2004_video_game_awards_122204.html\|this] is what you're talking about. (Scroll down to Best Tutorial award.) Tom Sinclair "This is a lovely party," said the Bursar to a chair, "I wish I was here." -- The Bursar is a man under a lot of stress (Terry Pratchett, Lords and Ladies)
Post #211,605 by Arkadiy 6/17/05 8:28:37 PM Reply	Arm and Hammer No, not baking soda - a huge mural on a blind wall in an industrial area os St. Petersburg. No inscriptions, no explanations, no rest for the wicked. ------ 179. I will not outsource core functions. -- [link\|http://omega.med.yale.edu/~pcy5/misc/overlord2.htm\|.]
Post #211,614 by Silverlock 6/18/05 12:06:28 AM Reply	I feel the ethnic purity coursing through my veins But it's "Homeland", not "Fatherland". It's less syllables, see. So it's completely different. ----------------------------------------- "In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for. As for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican." -- H. L. Mencken Support our troops, Impeach Bush. D. D. Richards
Post #211,919 by mmoffitt 6/21/05 11:23:42 AM Reply	Holy crap. bcnu, Mikem It would seem, therefore, that the three human impulses embodied in religion are fear, conceit, and hatred. The purpose of religion, one might say, is to give an air of respectibility to these passions. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #212,007 by Ashton 6/21/05 10:25:43 PM Reply	Sue!___ plagiarism. It is intuitively obvious that they have morphed Your Die. Bold(ly). posters, probably as unironically as any insouciant lunatic cult-member may, be counted upon - to act.. And.. Ya Gots Witnesses re Prior-Art. Right chere! er, cha cha cha Sic. Em.
Post #212,214 by rcareaga 6/23/05 12:08:13 AM Reply	Not at all I like to think that the artist is a kindred spirit, and, having been assigned the disagreeable task of pimping for Miniluv, took this oblique way of registering contempt for the entire undertaking. A little lesson from life: my professional responsibilities involve me in dealing now and again with the uniformed personnel of the former "U.S. Customs Service," lately chopped up and reconstituted as "Customs and Border Protection." Some months back I had three customs inspectors (now "CBP Officers") on my premises, and one noticed a [link\|http://homepage.mac.com/rcareaga/iron_felicks.jpg\|large poster] on my wall (the linked image is identical except that the printed copy has the "Department of Homeland Security" chop in the blank spot upper left, and includes the exhortation "REPORT THOUGHTCRIME: call 1-800-OCEANIA" at the bottom. This attentive officer said, without apparent irony, "Keeping the dream alive. Yeah, that's right," and one of his companions, a female, assented. The third said nothing, and contrived to linger in my office after his companions had left. "That's Felix Dzerzhinsky, isn't it?" he demanded. "Y-e-e-s," I responded cautiously. "Gawd," he hissed, "what a couple of clowns." Made my day. cordially, Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
Post #212,217 by Another Scott 6/23/05 12:21:13 AM Reply	:-)
Post #212,227 by Ashton 6/23/05 3:38:24 AM Reply	"I shall cherish my visit to ___" (Audrey's closing speech, back as Princess; no more Vespa rides - in RH) Dear Sir, You ~~Cur~~Wag - - Lovely. (And I am, must admit ~grateful that 1/3 of those cowboys Got It! Anyway :( While it's still a crap shoot.. just how much longer the Eloi shall tolerate the Neomalefactors, how many more assassins those drones shall further spawn worldwide - I do hope that some of the older folk, espying that Marc Marshall cartoon on a daily commute - Shall also Get It, shall remember back to the Beer Hall putsch, Tailgunner Joe with his (own) laundry list of Commies and - this time around - get off their well-padded commuter asses. Maybe tear-down that Sucker !? (for a start) Still and all, though - - Blessed are those who expect nothing, for never shall they be disappointed.

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