Bonsoir, mes amis! It's moi, ericlewis0, filling in tonight as a guest host of the Vent-Hole. I am truly honored to have been chosen. Wilkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome. Not many rules here, except falme wars are strictly verboten, and 'frivolity' an excellent word choice from cactusflinthead, is strongly recommended. Cheers! :) (oh and the show airs at 12:30am EST on CBS)
Fountain, shown above, is a 1917 work by Marcel Duchamp. He is far and above my favorite of the Dadaists. In 1917, he submitted this 'readymade' (a.k.a. 'found art' - a concept he invented) urinal to an exhibition in France, where it was promoted that ALL submissions would be exhibited. Because he was on the board of curators holding the exhibit, he submitted it under the pseudonym 'R. Mutt'. It was rejected! He soon after resigned from the group. Many art historians say it is the most influential work of modern art EVER!
Another of Duchamp's works, described in Wikipedia (and dovetailing nicely with the innuendo that we encourage here in the Vent-Hole):
In 1919, Duchamp made a parody of the Mona Lisa by adorning a cheap reproduction of the painting with a mustache and goatee. To this he added the rude inscription L.H.O.O.Q., a pun which, when read out loud in French, sounds like "Elle a chaud au cul". This can be translated as "She has a hot ass", implying that the woman in the painting is in a state of sexual excitement and availability.
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Oke and cactusflinthead team up to throw out some comedy relief (or you may call it crap - whichever) every Monday through Friday. No, we have no lives. Laugh at Craig, lust at Craig, or throw pie at Craig - it's your monitor to clean. Join us in the comment section, a.k.a. "The Vent Hole", and let it all out. Venting is what we do best around here.
(open position) now has the duly-designated task of providing the Spoiler Alert, so don't rain on his/her parade or he'll/she'll clobber you with his/her umbrella. :)
Be a sport and join us in some Late Late Show insomniac insanity!
a blast from the past, here (1987!):