Posted on 03/20/2011 4:34:30 PM PDT by Cincinna
When wealthy French bachelor Louis Mantin demanded that nobody touch his lavish mansion for 100 years after his death, even the occupying German army paid heed.
The eccentric recluse, who died in 1905, wrote in his will that he wanted Maison Mantin, in Moulins, Central France, to be turned into a museum dedicated to himself and his gentlemanly lifestyle.
His vision was for visitors to experience his world a century on, uncorrupted by the passing of time. In doing so he ensured he was not forgotten.
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Exactly.
*Dead frogs don’t seem very amusing to me.*
Liberal.
Wow. I'm sorry. You must be having a really bad day. Would a dead squirrel help?
Maggot.
Waaah. You need a tampon?
Why?
Is your vagina too full of sand to use them anymore?
I once touched the lower right corner of van Gogh’s “Starry Night” when it was at the Met decades ago.
My sister was aghast ... but I have a witness.
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