Who wants to take a little stroll through a memorial?
As long as the topic is restored vision, and there are only so many hours left in the Day, to continue the Bible in Paintings...
Kilroy was here is a meme[1] that became popular during World War II, typically seen in graffiti. Its origin is debated, but the phrase and the distinctive accompanying doodle became associated with GIs in the 1940s: a bald-headed man (sometimes depicted as having a few hairs) with a prominent nose peeking over a wall with his fingers clutching the wall.
Here he is, carved in stone, back-to-back with his identical twin, separated by a field of stars marking the price of freedom.
Immobilized, yet he's obviously a FUN GI! 🍄
See how this stuff just mushrooms? Proof that no one but no one can out-pun the Master of the Universe. Even poor Argus with all of his eyes couldn't possibly keep up.
That reminds me of what Bellamy said when Oddball needed 60 ft of bridge..
"I need support units Oddball, I need at least 100 eyes! 😶 Where do I find 100 men, just like that?"
What do we need a band for?
They're beautiful people:
That's a lot of bridges, just like that.
Burning Bridges - Mike Curb Congregation - 1 Hour Version
"Who bought it?"
(It was Grace.)
The "son of the red-haired youth", Kilroy, is aka Gilroy, famous for being exceedingly Pun Gent.
A 40-year tradition has come to an end.
If that weren't enough...
Rabbi Nachman of Breslav points out various sources in which the Moshiach is associated with the sense of smell. Yirmiyahu refers to the Moshiach as the “breath of our noses” (Eichah 4:24). And the word “Moshiach” itself means literally “anointed”, referring to the fragrant oil used to anoint the kings of Israel. So one sign of the true Moshiach is that he will be able to “smell and judge” – to determine the guilt and innocence of defendants by directly sensing their inner nature (Sanhedrin 93b). Moshiach is above what is seen and what is heard. So often we may judge a person by there [sic] personal appearance or what family there [sic] from. Perhaps were easily swayed by rumors or what is heard. Ru’ach [spirit] and rei’ach [scent] have amazing similarities. There is a mysterious interplay between the two.
https://aytzchayim.com/sense-of-smell-from-creation/
It's analog time so as long as the Cat's out of the bag, I might as well point out that these boys (the sons of the red-haired youth) are in prison, locked behind the double golden gates, their backs to each other, peering over the wall, through the lattice. If they would only turn around, they'd see 4,048 narrow bridges at the ready in order for them to be able to meet-up again.
On the outside wall of the memorial are two golden gates. There is a Kilroy Was Here engraving behind each of them. Kilroy is Here
Paying the price of freedom. Kilroy haya kan.
In Kelly's Heroes, Kilroy appears at the tail end.
Kelly's Heroes - Final Scene
"Joey tried to help me find a job a while ago. When I finally got it, I didn't want to go."
The Hebrew title is something different for Israeli audiences: הנועזים בעורף האויב
It = 570 which just for starters, is the same as a gate, for anyone who might be interested. [שער].
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Regarding the Western Wall of the memorial:
Originally, our intent was to have the exact number of stars on the wall that would represent the exact number of Americans who gave their lives for freedom at a ratio of one star for each 100 deaths. We know that there were more than 400,000 who died (not all of whom were in the military services), but our research made us realize that there was no way to quantify an exact and defensible number. We decided, therefore, that the Field of Stars would be a symbolic rather than exact tribute to those who died. We wanted at least 4,000 stars, but the exact number was determined by the space available on the wall.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:World_War_II_Memorial#Number_the_Stars
The memorial consists of 56 granite pillars, each 17 feet (5.2 m) tall, arranged in a semicircle around a plaza with two 43-foot (13 m) triumphal arches on opposite sides. Two-thirds of the 7.4-acre (3.0 ha) site is landscaping and water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_Memorial
That leaves 1/3 of the site (1 ha) as the space for the memorial itself. A hectare is 10,000 square meters, 100 m x 100 m.
Over in JerUSAlem,
The plaza measures 10,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 400,000 persons per day.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wall_Plaza
When something seamlessly weaves together like that, it's a true heirloom:
"A valued possession that has been passed down
through the generations."
(like a fine painting)
