July 27, 2008
boy those catholics
I had the author of this article laughing, so I guess I did something right. If anyone can guess why I drew a penis on a mountain, then, I don't know what I'll do. But I'll think of a reward. You guys have amazed me before, so I could go promising the world here, feeling confident nobody will get it right, but let's flatter you by not underestimating.
Posted by eliane at July 27, 2008 11:59 PMMaybe you should stop naming the pictures after the villages you draw. Now it's not so difficult to discover how for ages, until the Vatican stole it in 1983, the Holy Foreskin of Jesus resided in the charming hilltop-village of Calcata.
Funnily enough, the "Faliscans", a pre-Roman people, used the mountain as a sacred ritual site. Another penile allusion is easily made.
Hi Joost, I realized I named the picture Calcata just after I shut down the computer. That's what comes from blogging late at night. I'll send you a reward anyway! (first breakfast)
Posted by: eliane at July 28, 2008 07:00 AMI was going to say that it is obviously a "sainted" penis.
I want bonus points...never saw Calcata.
The foreskin of Jesus? Who knew! Thank you for this little gem of trivia-I thought your drawing had something to do with birth control-or lack of it!
Posted by: ineke at July 28, 2008 11:01 AMI see I'm too late to the party. But I had a nice google search. No bonus points though, I, too, checked the name of the picture first.
Posted by: Bianca at July 28, 2008 01:34 PMI am very late to the party, no Calcata title here- "boy those catholics", appreciate the education, now the sketches from a couple of days ago (visibility on my computer very poor) are explained
Posted by: Dinah at July 28, 2008 04:47 PMNot the title of the entry silly, the title of the picture!
Posted by: eliane at July 28, 2008 05:10 PM