Monday, August 02, 2004

Birthday Card

Can't resist posting this before I go. Received a birthday card this morning from one of the saintly elderly ladies in the congregation, showing on the front a cartoon reproduction of Vermeer's The Kitchenmaid.

Underneath, the caption:
The Times: "Words can't describe the sublime way Vermeer has depicted the earthenware in this masterpiece."
The Sun: "Nice jugs!"
Would it be more disturbing to think she didn't understand the joke? Or to think that she did?

posted by Tony at 8/2/2004 06:41:16 AM

2 Comments:

Daniel said...

Happy Birthday, brother, and many happy returns of the day!

Have a great holiday as well. You'll be missed.

8/2/2004 07:32:06 AM  
Tony said...

Thanks for the birthday greetings Daniel!
I've got a spare half hour on the Internet at the local library before we go out, so just checking for comments etc.
I may be around occasionally during the fortnight ...

8/3/2004 08:37:25 AM  

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