A FINE EXAMPLE OF WALRUSIAN SCRIMSHAW
Real scrimshaw isn’t readily produced anymore; it’s not legal to do so under most conditions. In the past, however, it was usually made by whalers on boats, whittling away their time during quieter moments, usually at night.
Take a look at the example above. Isn’t it a beauty? The walrus involved gave up his ghost, and that is almost unbearably sad, but he will be remembered for his contribution for all time. A part of me wishes I had a comparable feature that could be decorated so nicely. Human teeth simply lack the proper surface area.
Alan with all due respect I don’t rmmnceeod you claiming that other people’s posts are biased when your comment as well is brimming with it. Do you see Lou talking about Saddam? No. Do you see him talking about the Baathists? No. You brought it up somehow to justify Bush’s grave mistakes in this war. Correct me if I am mistaken.Now he throws a shoe because he’s sour his genocidal party was ousted and you thank him? The genocidal party you’re talking about wasn’t simply ousted. It was replaced by a brutal and clueless foreign occupation which resulted in chaos, bloodshed, and severe crimes against humanity.Bush deserves the shoe. No one cares about al-Zaidi’s politics. There’s no need for irrelevant remarks here.Thanking him is like thanking a terrorist in an undisclosed location who calls for the death and destruction of America.This is taking it a bit too far. Throwing a shoe at someone is a sign of disrespect in Arab cultures. Blowing yourself up in a conference room is terrorism. He did not do that, clearly because he is not a terrorist, but rather an individual who disrespects Bush (and for good reason.) There is a difference.Baathists are incapable of valuing human life.Neither does the Bush administration, and this has been painfully clear for the past 8 years.
March 30, 2013 at 3:34 pm