Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Wordless Wednesday: Say Cheese

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A few words with this one - Hippocerous (1926-27) by Edgar Alexander McKillop has a phonograph built into his rear end. He is being shown in the Folk Musical Instrument gallery at the Abby Aldridge Rockefeller Folk Art Museum in Colonial Williamsburg (VA, U.S.).

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18 comments:

  1. DarylOctober 20, 2009 at 11:04 AM

    Fabulous .. as is the new header shot!

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  2. IndraniOctober 20, 2009 at 11:30 AM

    Cool shot!

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  3. Cezar and LéiaOctober 20, 2009 at 1:49 PM

    An elderly guy but he keeps smiling, maybe it's the secret of his good energy!
    Great post and funny title!
    Léia

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  4. MariceOctober 20, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    such an intersting sculpture :)

    u may view mine if u have time

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  5. jams o donnellOctober 20, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    Wow I have never seen anything like that before!

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  6. AyieOctober 20, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    hahahaha...i really laughed like that!

    cheese!

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  7. tiarastantrumsOctober 21, 2009 at 1:11 AM

    that is too funny looking

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  8. Red Lotus MamaOctober 21, 2009 at 1:21 AM

    HAHAHA! That is great!

    Happy WW! Have you ever been on The London Eye? If not, here are some photos of what it is like: http://tinyurl.com/yll4225

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  9. LifeRamblingsOctober 21, 2009 at 1:40 AM

    interesting post and a wonderful sculpture.

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  10. Sukhmandir KaurOctober 21, 2009 at 1:47 AM

    Reminds me a little of a Tasmanian Devil with that grin,

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  11. JoanneOctober 21, 2009 at 1:51 AM

    He looks like the cartoon character in Nickeledeon. I just forgot the name of the cartoon show :)

    Happy WW!

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  12. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 2:17 AM

    Isn't that something? Thanks for giving us a few words as I would never, NEVER have guessed.

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  13. OmanOctober 21, 2009 at 2:37 AM

    i wouldn't want to see that when i woke up lol. very cool shot indeed.

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  14. RobinOctober 21, 2009 at 2:49 AM

    How funny! I've heard of having a bug up your b@tt but never a phonograph...

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  15. GelOctober 21, 2009 at 4:10 AM

    One never knows what one will learn via a blog! So, when I say "road trip" to my hubs and he asks "why?"...and I merely say "musical reasons" and smile... Great WW!

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  16. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 9:27 AM

    That mouth looks pretty realistic...... but music from his tush that is interesting!

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  17. Calico CrazyOctober 21, 2009 at 10:50 AM

    interesting critter, and definitely a cuter place to keep your record player than some I've seen.

    Calico Contemplations

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  18. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 6:29 PM

    That's quite a sight!

    Stopping by on my first Wordless Wednesday :o)

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