[beaversmom]

I know this is sad, but I haven't laughed this hard in a long time...especially the last line of the article.

[beaversmom]

[cuban leaf]

That’s Jerry Garcia.

[cuban leaf]

At least he’s smiling in the last one. :-)

[GeronL]

was this her property?

[JRios1968]

[Lancey Howard]

The amateur restorer said she had undertaken the project "with good intentions" but...

LMBO!!!
Spoken like a real scumbag liberal!

[sportutegrl]

You should read the comments on the site:

"Mr. Bean revisited."

"The mouth looks like my blow up doll."

[brytlea]

I guess because I’m an art lover, especially old art, I just can’t find any humor in this. I always hate when old art is destroyed. And I don’t think this can be restored. I can’t imagine the horror the granddaughter of the artist felt. Yeah, the end product is pretty funny looking, but it’s like laughing when someone drops a fine piece of old china. Not really funny since it can never be replaced. But I know lots of people would say, hey it’s just stuff. I sort of wish I could feel that way, maybe it’s a healthier attitude.

[PowderMonkey]

Arrrrgg! Gut wrenching. My grandfather's paintings are on display in art museums throughout Spain. Several in my personal collection were beginning to deteriorate like the one in the article. Solution? Clean and preserve so that qualified technicians supported by major institutions can attempt restoration in future years.

[BillyBonebrake]

How one person got away with this is testimony to the problems churches in Europe are facing. Nobody is going to church anymore, staff are limited and underfunded, and well gee whiz church treasures are vulnerable to neglect and destruction. This is a sad harbinger.

[WinMod70]

Well, at least she has a can do attitude. Surely she’ll get better over time.

[freedomlover]

This sort of reminds me of an Antiques Roadshow episode where some guy brought in some fairly large piece of furniture (an armoire or secretary?) that he had refinished and was very proud of it. The problem was that his refinishing had cut the value of the piece IIRC tens of thousands of dollars.

Still I think this one takes the cake. Looks like the Sea Hag in an Eskimo hat.

[Flightdeck]

“with good intentions”

This story is the perfect microcosm of the liberal voting populace. Then again, there ARE libs who actually intend to destroy the American way.

[WXRGina]

I know this is sad, but I haven't laughed this hard in a long time...especially the last line of the article.

I laughed hard and loud, too, and I'm an artist! :-)

[Sax]

Looks like that Rowlf dog from the Muppet Show.

[a fool in paradise]

Who does she think she is? Banksy?

[decal]

The additional jelly roll on the bottom is a nice touch...

[decal]

And the eyes, they follow you everywhere now - mastery, I tell you.

[dead]

She totally fixed it!

[dead]

All she needs is four more years to work on it and it’ll look great.