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If it makes you feel better Graves, if you'd posted that on Currently Hanging, I would have ripped out its eye sockets.

The only possibly redeeming outcome would be if that cat sat on the lady's face.

That painting rules. Your inclusion of it (along with the relative brevity of your post) almost makes up for your usual long winded snoozy entries.

Nothing wrong with that picture! It's a 19th Century "Cats N Racks".

Nothing wrong with that picture! It's a 19th Century "Cats 'N Racks".

Auch der! Well, you can write to me there if you want to.

The painting's not bad, but it could really use a poorly-spelled witticism to spruce up its lower edge . . .

Ah, I love a good whip-round.

LADY DUN HATE TEH KITTEH!
KITTEH CAN HAZ LOVE?

Hey, Jen, relax. Sheesh. It's only a painting.

@9 -- Yeah, and who ever heard of art being important enough to be passionate about it? I mean, thank god the Renaissance had that whole slacker attitude toward art, right?

Cretins.

Jen, when the Visigoths finally storm the gates, I'll hide you in my attic.

I just don't think Renoir was a cretin. And a tiny lo-res reproduction is an easy target. And if you're going to tell me the original Impressionists weren't passionate about art, that's going to be a hard sell. And I think Jen is the best writer on The Stranger, period. I just disagree with her about this painting.

All this makes you want to hide her in your attic?

And another thing. This was probably a commissioned portrait, done for -cough- money. I bet somewhere in Seattle tonight there's a photographer from Yuen Lui who took a photo of some unattractive woman with her pet earlier today, and then went home and did something marvelous on his or her own time. Yeah I am passionate about art. I like artists to be able to eat, so they can art again. It's just one painting. It's not a crime against nature. It's not Thomas Kinkade.

MyDogBen, it's time: http://www.schickshadel.com/

That cat has a serious Mr. Poe-face.