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Beach Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
This suggests that you should stick to just one? :)— September 18, 2009 11:18 p.m.
Bypassing Bylaws in Golden Hill
I didn't mean to claim it is limited to politics; on the contrary, am asking why it so often does get expressed in the guise of some political concern.— September 18, 2009 11:16 p.m.
Body Worlds at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Oh yeah, it's funny how I mentioned Bentham earlier, and there he is again :)— September 18, 2009 11:09 p.m.
Body Worlds at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
For those too lazy to click on the link, I copy it below :) I think he's lying when he says he isn't emulating Beuys, but it is true that he is obsessed with the Portrait of Dr. Tulp, and all of the history of dissection, anatomical illustration and preservation of bodies. It is a fascinating history! Clearly, someone did a bad translation here, or maybe even an automatic one, from the German: "For more than fifteen years, my physical self-conception has been linked with a black hat. Since then, the question as to why I wear a hat has trivialized many a discussion. Many times people insinuate that I wear a hat to emulate Joseph Beuys. Any comparison with the object artist, however, will fall on corpses should not all of a sudden become useless things with deaf ears—my hat has nothing to do with him. The person who seems to be more in line with my hat fad is the eccentric Englishman and contemporary of Goethe, Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), who advocated as lawyer and philosopher that death. Nor is my hat a brand mark, it symbolizes something entirely different. I am a democrat and individualist with all my heart. The strength of our Western democracy lies within the promotion of individualism, based on the maxim, "live and let live." "— September 18, 2009 11:09 p.m.
Bypassing Bylaws in Golden Hill
refried, as long as we are waxing philosophical: Why is a libertarian slash anarchic rhetoric so often accompanied by an unabashed hatred of people that so clearly demarcates and supports the kind of political and national boundaries they wish to 'eradicate,' in favor of a self-policed state? :)— September 18, 2009 8:53 p.m.
Alan Greenspan proclaimed that central bankers can’t foresee or forestall bubbles
Mr. Bauder, you're a crack up. SurfPup has his lawbooks and you have your pen-as-sword. Whack away, sir, on behalf of all of us starving students. :)— September 18, 2009 8:35 p.m.
Beach Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
Hey, that's "SurfPuppy" with a capital "P." Get it right! :)— September 18, 2009 4:58 p.m.
Body Worlds at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
As for the BODIES exhibit, it is done by a former student of von Hagens, who does the original, BODYWORLDS exhibition. Von Hagens claims that his former student, whom he trained in China, has ill-kept his specimens, that they are treated like props rather than with respect, and that his specimens are rather shabby. Not having seen BODIES, I can't comment personally; it could be smack talk from von Hagens on a competitor. Incidentally, he is rather a strange character. He organized the first televised autopsy either in Germany or the Netherlands. :) He goes around with a big black hat, like the artist Joseph Beuys. He dressed up as a plastinate in a parade or two, and has posed standing next to the plastinates, trying to 'look' like them. Many people might find him a bit macabre, unless they look at the centuries-long history of anatomical art.— September 18, 2009 3:29 p.m.
Body Worlds at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Dear magics, I think you misunderstood my point. I am ALL FOR decomp studies done as you describe, and in the Dr. Wall link. My point about traditional burials and disposal methods is a separate point, that they are toxic and need to be replaced by more eco-friendly methods. After all, the only thing certain in life is the fact of death. It's a certainty we need to prepare for, but let's also not pollute the earth, air, and water for future generations with our chemical-laden carcasses.— September 18, 2009 3:24 p.m.
Beach Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
SurfPuppy/Johnny Vegas, et al., you are known for having multiple identities, but it could be that in your toothless dotage you have given them all up, but the lovable plush pup you are now. Forgive us our speculations, as it makes for idle fun.— September 18, 2009 3:06 p.m.