7/21/2005: Gerbil art

Undertoad · 07-21-2005, 03:56 PM

Oddly produced art and art produced by animals, this is an IotD natural. This woman, Sally Madge, is having this gerbil eat the book on purpose. The book is a 1933 edition of the New Illustrated Universal Reference Book.

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Sally says she's fascinated in the gerbil's "personal translation" of the book by choosing particular words and phrases.

When the book is completely transformed, the shredded paper will be turned into a new piece of artwork.

Okay.

lookout123 · 07-21-2005, 04:07 PM

cool gerbil. stupid woman.

Troubleshooter · 07-21-2005, 04:18 PM

I was so scared of where this could have gone.

I had to look anyway.

Trilby · 07-21-2005, 04:34 PM

Ok, so this chick is a Brit which means in no way, shape or form did my tax money go to fund this. *Whew!*

capnhowdy · 07-21-2005, 04:56 PM

Be careful with gerbils. You never know where they've been.
Sally to Gerbil: "You're gonna eat those words, rodent."
If she keeps the fecal material, she may wind up with a thesaurus.

dar512 · 07-21-2005, 05:03 PM

Would have been more interesting if she'd put paint on its little feet and let it run around.

Bograt · 07-21-2005, 05:22 PM

What a waste of a good book! - at 72 years old, doesn't it deserve a little more respect?

That book's probably older (and a great deal more interesting) then she is and yet she feeds it to that rat-thing! If she wanted to make a decent statement, why didn't she let it eat/cr*p on Hello,OK or any of the other rags that are degrading our society & brain washing our children?

Leah · 07-21-2005, 06:02 PM

Is it safe for the gerbil to eat all that paper with all that ink on it. I hope it digests it safely. I don't know much about gerbils we don't have them here in Oz, but they do look cute. :p

BigV · 07-21-2005, 06:16 PM

Welcome Bograt! The gerbil is probably enjoying the book, don't you think? I don't get Hello,OK around here. That's not like Hello Kitty is it? By the way, are you in London? I hope all's well with you and yours.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-21-2005, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Leah

Is it safe for the gerbil to eat all that paper with all that ink on it. I hope it digests it safely. I don't know much about gerbils we don't have them here in Oz, but they do look cute. :p

Ink that old is pretty abrasive....it'll clean his teeth well.

Elspode · 07-21-2005, 11:22 PM

Shucks. I was sort of hoping for sculptures made out of gerbils. I was even thinking about what sort of substances one would use to affix them where they were needed, the color variations of individual gerbils used to effect a color pallette, gerbils of various ages/sizes needed to fit certain areas to bring out the desired look...

If you threw in some squirrels, chipmunks and other small, furry creatures, you could have mixed mammal media.

LCanal · 07-21-2005, 11:28 PM

Is it me or does it look like a vulva? Or maybe the Madonna or wait Jesus Christ!

poohbearbeth · 07-21-2005, 11:34 PM

So all this time what my guinea pigs were doing was art. My one eats carrots like corn on the cob and all you have left is a little sliver...
I could make a mint!

The tan one is the artist--the black one has passed

wolf · 07-21-2005, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

Would have been more interesting if she'd put paint on its little feet and let it run around.

That's what I was expecting, actually.

mlandman · 07-22-2005, 06:12 AM

I wanna know Richard Gere's IP address.

07-21-2005, 03:56 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	7/21/2005: Gerbil art Oddly produced art and art produced by animals, this is an IotD natural. This woman, Sally Madge, is having this gerbil eat the book on purpose. The book is a 1933 edition of the New Illustrated Universal Reference Book. full story Sally says she's fascinated in the gerbil's "personal translation" of the book by choosing particular words and phrases. When the book is completely transformed, the shredded paper will be turned into a new piece of artwork. Okay.

07-21-2005, 04:07 PM	#2
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	cool gerbil. stupid woman. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

07-21-2005, 04:18 PM	#3
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	I was so scared of where this could have gone. I had to look anyway. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-21-2005, 04:34 PM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Ok, so this chick is a Brit which means in no way, shape or form did my tax money go to fund this. Whew! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-21-2005, 04:56 PM	#5
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Be careful with gerbils. You never know where they've been. Sally to Gerbil: "You're gonna eat those words, rodent." If she keeps the fecal material, she may wind up with a thesaurus. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

07-21-2005, 05:03 PM	#6
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Would have been more interesting if she'd put paint on its little feet and let it run around. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

07-21-2005, 05:22 PM	#7
Bograt Long time observer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: London Posts: 2	What a waste of a good book! - at 72 years old, doesn't it deserve a little more respect? That book's probably older (and a great deal more interesting) then she is and yet she feeds it to that rat-thing! If she wanted to make a decent statement, why didn't she let it eat/crp on Hello,OK or any of the other rags that are degrading our society & brain washing our children? __________________ long live b3ta.com*

07-21-2005, 06:02 PM	#8
Leah Love my Heffalumps Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia (best place in the world) Posts: 346	Is it safe for the gerbil to eat all that paper with all that ink on it. I hope it digests it safely. I don't know much about gerbils we don't have them here in Oz, but they do look cute. :p

07-21-2005, 06:16 PM	#9
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Welcome Bograt! The gerbil is probably enjoying the book, don't you think? I don't get Hello,OK around here. That's not like Hello Kitty is it? By the way, are you in London? I hope all's well with you and yours. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-21-2005, 11:22 PM	#11
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Shucks. I was sort of hoping for sculptures made out of gerbils. I was even thinking about what sort of substances one would use to affix them where they were needed, the color variations of individual gerbils used to effect a color pallette, gerbils of various ages/sizes needed to fit certain areas to bring out the desired look... If you threw in some squirrels, chipmunks and other small, furry creatures, you could have mixed mammal media. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-21-2005, 11:28 PM	#12
LCanal I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sumatra Posts: 257	Is it me or does it look like a vulva? Or maybe the Madonna or wait Jesus Christ! __________________ "Happiness is like sex. In order to get any good out of it, you have to give it to someone else."

07-21-2005, 11:34 PM	#13
poohbearbeth Keeper of the Decorum Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 59	So all this time what my guinea pigs were doing was art. My one eats carrots like corn on the cob and all you have left is a little sliver... I could make a mint! The tan one is the artist--the black one has passed Attached Images

07-22-2005, 06:12 AM	#15
mlandman Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 87	can someone check the server's log file? I wanna know Richard Gere's IP address.

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