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Friday, May 10, 2024

Harry Roy and His Orchestra My Girl's Pussy 1931

I've always had an image in my mind of the early twentieth century as being far more sexually prohibitive than today's society. While I still believe this is generally true, I was a bit surprised when I came across a 1931 song by Harry Roy and his orchestra titled "My Girl's Pussy". 


In case you are naïve enough to believe this was just an innocent song about his girl friend's cat being misconstrued by our perverted modern brains, here are the lyrics. 

"There's one pet I like to pet
And every evening we get set
I stroke it every chance I get
It's my girl's pussy

Seldom plays and never purrs
And I love the thoughts it stirs
But I don't mind because it's hers
My girl's pussy

Often it goes out at night
Returns at break of dawn
No matter what the weather's like
It's always nice and warm

It's never dirty, always clean
In giving thrills, never mean
But it's the best I've ever seen
It's my girl's pussy

There's one pet I like to pet
And every evening we get set
I stroke it every chance I get
It's my girl's pussy

Seldom plays, never purrs
And I love thoughts it stirs
But I don't mind because it's hers
It's my girl's pussy

Though often it goes out at night
And returns at break of dawn, break of dawn
No matter what the weather's like
It's always dry and warm

I bring tid-bits that it loves
We spoon like two turtle-doves
I take care to remove my gloves
When stroking my girl's pussy"

Monday, December 9, 2019

Banana Duct-Taped To Wall

Another trip into the absurd world of modern art.

Recently, a banana duct-taped to a wall sold for $120,000 at some fancy art show called Art Basel Miami. 



The piece, titled Comedian, was created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. Cattelan appears to be most famous for making a 18-carat toilet titled "America" (how edgy) which was stolen back in September of this year. 

You might be questioning the longevity of Cattelan's most recent display of brilliance with the knowledge that most bananas rot pretty fast. Well, let me ease your mind because at the low price of $120,000, not only do you get the banana and a strip of duct-tape, additionally you get a certificate of authenticity which allows owners to replace the banana as needed (new banana not included). 

But the story doesn't end there. 

While on display the banana was eaten by New York based performance artist David Datuna.



You might think that a spectator eating a $120,000 banana would cause quite a bit of trouble for the gallery, the purchaser and Datuna. But that's only because you don't get how art works. You see, according to the gallery's director of museum relations Lucien Terras, consuming the banana did not diminish the integrity of the work. “He did not destroy the art work. The banana is the idea,”  And since it's just an idea, the whole situation was easily fixed as the gallery owner simply had another banana taped to the wall.



The Telegraph: Banana duct-taped to a wall sells for $120,000 at Art Basel


Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Man Finds Mutant Rat With A Plant Growing Out Of It

An Indian farmer recently discovered a rat with a plant growing out of it's back.

 
Farmer Datar Singh, had planted soya beans on his farm earlier this year. On August 7, while inspecting his crop he discovered the rat.

It's speculated that a soya bean seed could have landed in an open wood and germinated there.

Neighbours which filmed the rat, said it looked to be in "immense pain".



Professor A. Siddiqui, head of the department of biology at a college in nearby Barnagar, said "It's a miracle. Though the plant had grown in the region near the neck, there was no brain damage."

Datar took the rat home, removed the plant, and set it free.

Friday, May 25, 2018

Mummified monk revealed inside 1,000-year-old Buddha statue



From the telegraph

"Scientific tests have revealed that an ancient Buddhist statue contains the perfectly preserved remains of a 1,000-year-old mummified monk, in what is believed to be the only such example in the world.

The monk, who is sitting in the lotus position, is thought to have starved himself to death in an act of extreme spiritual devotion in China or Tibet in the 10th century. His preserved remains were displayed in his monastery.

Some 200 years later, perhaps after his remains started to deteriorate, his mummified body was placed inside the elaborate, lacquered statue of Buddha."


Read the whole story at The Telegraph

Thursday, February 22, 2018

China cracks down on funeral strippers hired to entertain mourners, attract larger crowds





China has launched a fresh crackdown on funeral strippers.

The Ministry of Culture said it would target "obscene, pornographic and vulgar performances" at funerals and weddings.

It followed reports in the state run Global Times newspaper about roaring crowds, applauding and cursing as women performed at funerals.

Read the whole story at Independent