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Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

Washington Post

quote:
After more than three years, the most talked-about coverup at the Justice Department has come to an end.

Two soaring blue drapes that hung in the department's Great Hall were unceremoniously removed yesterday, once again revealing a pair of risque Art Deco-era sculptures that flank the room's stage.

Was that a slope I heard slipping?

[Big Grin]

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

A slip you hear sloping, perhaps.

-Trevor

Posted by ElJay (Member # 6358) on :

I hope that picture of Ashcroft in the article becomes the most used and remembered one from his career.

Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :

Now the washington post is printing pornography. What would Janet Jackson think?

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

She might find it titillating.

-Trevor

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Wow, $7,275 isn't bad for a pair of giant cast statues! I'd say we got a deal, even with adjusted money values!

Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :

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I hope that picture of Ashcroft in the article becomes the most used and remembered one from his career.

*snickers*

--j_k

Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :

Me too, wouldn't that be rich. [Big Grin]

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

I'd feel sorry for the poor statue.

Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :

I'm pro-boob.

Republicans are pro-male boobs. Like Ash Croft, or Cheney.

Posted by BannaOj (Member # 3206) on :

Hmm, have found one redeeming point for Alberto Gonzales...

AJ

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

Two points, by the look of it.

-Trevor

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

[Roll Eyes]

(well, really, the statue is wearing a toga, so it'd only be one point. But that was pretty funny anyway.)

Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :

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I'm pro-boob.

Republicans are pro-male boobs.

I thought ALL men were pro-boob.

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

This isn't exactly lining up with times. I mean, statues with bare breasts etc. have been around for... quite a few years now [Wink]

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

quote:
Two soaring blue drapes that hung in the department's Great Hall were unceremoniously removed yesterday, once again revealing a pair of risque Art Deco-era sculptures that flank the room's stage.

They're not actually risque, you know. I'd be concerned for anyone over the age of like 14 who regarded them as sexual. Then again, maybe I just don't understand the awesome destructive power contained in any representation of a bare breast.

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

MrSquicky, I was going to say that but I was afraid of getting into a discussion about how risque can mean different things to different people...

But yes, I agree. A single bare breast on a Justice Statue is not risque.

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

Hang on.

Americans, remember? We only stopped considering bare ankles as risque last year.

-Trevor

edit: I'm amazed we don't have little "Censored" stamps decorating key areas of art history textbooks.

Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :

I never got that memo. You mean I can go out without socks on?

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

That's only if you want to make a statement, Bob.

Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :

Hey. Ankles are SEXY.