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Old 10-15-2009, 07:57 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn
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"The subway sweeps by with a black blast of iron." --William S. Burroughs

I've always loved the imagery in that sentence!
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Old 10-15-2009, 08:46 PM
 
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"that's why pencils have erasers"

"ya da, ya da, ya da.
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Old 10-16-2009, 07:07 AM
 
Location: Elsewhere
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Ha, I didn't see that one!

They did a similar theme with a patient on an episode of House.
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Old 10-18-2009, 06:31 AM
 
Location: 39 20' 59"N / 75 30' 53"W
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"Poetic Justice"
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Old 10-18-2009, 06:41 AM
 
Location: 39 20' 59"N / 75 30' 53"W
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Heres another:

"Loose Lips Sink Ships"
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Old 10-18-2009, 12:03 PM
 
Location: On the dark side of the Moon
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I love those last two, especially #25.
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Old 10-18-2009, 12:36 PM
 
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Trompe l'oeil was another good one Virgode! How about chiaroscuro?

Google Image Result for http://www.trompe-l-oeil-art.com/images/trompe-l-oeil-arches.jpg

I like magnum opus and metamorphoses too.
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Old 10-18-2009, 12:46 PM
 
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"Ciao bella luna," while flirting with the moon.
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Old 10-18-2009, 12:48 PM
 
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The Pixie's have an album titled, Trompe le monde.
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Old 10-18-2009, 12:49 PM
 
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Pixie! I like that too. And elfin!
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