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Man ordered to cover gargoyle statue's genitals
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| June 6, 2013
Posted on 06/06/2013 12:57:55 PM PDT by JoeProBono
PAULDEN, Ariz.,- An Arizona artist said county officials have ordered him to cover up or remove a metal statue of a gargoyle he created that features male genitalia.
David Smith said he spent years creating the 9-foot-tall metal statue he is displaying in his Paulden yard and he disagrees with Yavapai County Development Services Director Steve Mauk's statements that the artwork isn't compatible with the neighborhood, KTVK-TV, Phoenix, reported Thursday.
"What in this neighborhood fits in anywhere? You look around and everybody's individual and you can't swing a dead cat without hitting art work," Smith said.
He said the gargoyle's genitals were a necessary part of its creation.
"I built it a certain way and I like it like that," Smith said. "Everything has a sex so why would I do it any other way? I don't like Ken dolls or GI Joes. I think they're kind of silly."
Smith said officials have ordered him to remove the gargoyle or cover up the offending parts of its anatomy.
Smith said he will argue his case before the County Board of Supervisors in July.
TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: gargoyle; genitals; napl; statue
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To: Nervous Tick
"Tallywhacker."
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posted on
06/06/2013 4:17:06 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(It's been over 90 days; time to start on 2014. Carpe GOP!)
To: Slings and Arrows; Darksheare
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posted on
06/06/2013 4:22:03 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of opression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: Nervous Tick
Just for my amusement... what term would *you* use for the gargoyle’s whatchamathingie and sackfullastuff? :-)Banana and avocados?
Especially funny if you know the root of the word "avocado"...
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posted on
06/06/2013 4:25:54 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of opression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: Bon mots
You are the worst person in the history of the world. Ok, maybe not, but don’t EVER do that again. Where the Hell is the “unsee” button.
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posted on
06/06/2013 4:31:26 PM PDT
by
mykroar
(Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.-Thomas PaineF)
To: Nervous Tick; null and void
Just for my amusement... what term would *you* use for the gargoyle’s whatchamathingie and sackfullastuff? :-)Huevos y chorizo.
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posted on
06/06/2013 4:35:33 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein)
To: Nervous Tick
To: Slings and Arrows
Given what chorizo is made from, that’s hard to beat...
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posted on
06/06/2013 4:52:40 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of opression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: mykroar
68
posted on
06/06/2013 4:53:52 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Republicans create the tools of opression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
To: mykroar
You are the worst person in the history of the world. Ok, maybe not, but don’t EVER do that again. Where the Hell is the “unsee” button. I think this is it:
UNSEE
Wait... maybe not that one...
Ok, there's always Emergency Eye Cleaner
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posted on
06/06/2013 5:23:25 PM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: null and void
You are the worst person in the history of the world. Ok, maybe not, but don’t EVER do that again. Where the Hell is the “unsee” button. I think this is it:
UNSEE
Wait... maybe not that one...
Ok, there's always Emergency Eye Cleaner
70
posted on
06/06/2013 5:24:51 PM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: JoeProBono
To: Larry Lucido
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posted on
06/06/2013 7:45:18 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(Mille vocibus imago valet;-{)
To: kabumpo; JoeProBono
who say’s I was joking? Michaelangelo’s david was shocking to some. still is
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posted on
06/06/2013 8:32:39 PM PDT
by
Morgana
(Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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