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"Doc Smartass" |
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23 Jan 2008 07:27:46 PM |
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AA: Gonna look at some dead bodies... |
....namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL for the
next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in '05-06...this
isn't the same presentation (this is the more controversial Chinese gig),
but it's still something freakishly cool and guaranteed to make people
around me uncomfortable ("Hey...have you ever seen what happens when you
section an eyeball?")
Woohoo!
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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24 Jan 2008 10:02:54 AM |
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL for the
next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in '05-06...this
isn't the same presentation (this is the more controversial Chinese gig),
but it's still something freakishly cool and guaranteed to make people
around me uncomfortable ("Hey...have you ever seen what happens when you
section an eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially since I'm
studying embalming ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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24 Jan 2008 07:48:09 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2EC60702829askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL for
the next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in
'05-06...this isn't the same presentation (this is the more
controversial Chinese gig), but it's still something freakishly cool
and guaranteed to make people around me uncomfortable ("Hey...have
you ever seen what happens when you section an eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially
since I'm studying embalming ;)
It. Was. Freaky.
First, the minuses:
--Too small. For the $20 entry fee, I was through the entire thing in
about half an hour.
--Music was too loud and not really appropriate. It was sort of Asian
new-agey.
That said, the overall exhibit was fascinating, both from an anatomical
and an artistic point of view. There were quite a few mini-exhibits
showing the anatomy of various parts of the body. For people used to
seeing the typical skeleton and full-sized replicas of organs, there's a
"Okay, I've seen this in--oh, wait, this is the real thing!" moment when
you realize that the dissected mannequin-like thing in front of you is
looking at you. Then you start wondering what this person's life was
like, where they'd been.
The preservation process is extremely successful--there were several
displays that still had a tuft of hair or eyelashes, for example.
Freakiest item: A head sliced vertically like a loaf of bread, with the
face and the back of the head as "heels"...each section is mounted on a
post, and all 5 or 6 of them are spinning slowly like a slow-motion Linda
Blair. The face is peaceful, eyes closed as in sleep...and then you're
looking at the inside of his face.
Overall, I'd give it an "8."
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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25 Jan 2008 08:48:01 AM |
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vrr4uF1o64iuU1@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2EC60702829askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL for
the next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in
'05-06...this isn't the same presentation (this is the more
controversial Chinese gig), but it's still something freakishly cool
and guaranteed to make people around me uncomfortable ("Hey...have
you ever seen what happens when you section an eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially
since I'm studying embalming ;)
It. Was. Freaky.
Neato!
First, the minuses:
--Too small. For the $20 entry fee, I was through the entire thing in
about half an hour.
Hmm, that is a bit disappointing.
--Music was too loud and not really appropriate. It was sort of Asian
new-agey.
Eeewww :P
But, what WOULD have been appropriate?
That said, the overall exhibit was fascinating, both from an anatomical
and an artistic point of view. There were quite a few mini-exhibits
showing the anatomy of various parts of the body. For people used to
seeing the typical skeleton and full-sized replicas of organs, there's a
"Okay, I've seen this in--oh, wait, this is the real thing!" moment when
you realize that the dissected mannequin-like thing in front of you is
looking at you. Then you start wondering what this person's life was
like, where they'd been.
The preservation process is extremely successful--there were several
displays that still had a tuft of hair or eyelashes, for example.
Freakiest item: A head sliced vertically like a loaf of bread, with the
face and the back of the head as "heels"...each section is mounted on a
post, and all 5 or 6 of them are spinning slowly like a slow-motion Linda
Blair. The face is peaceful, eyes closed as in sleep...and then you're
looking at the inside of his face.
Oooooh! Cool!
Overall, I'd give it an "8."
Thanks for the review. I'd love to take my kid to something like that - Yet
another reason for her poor father to roll his eyes and shake his head ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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28 Jan 2008 06:59:22 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vub4vF1oahh5U1@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2FC97C68921askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vrr4uF1o64iuU1@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2EC60702829askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL
for the next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in
'05-06...this isn't the same presentation (this is the more
controversial Chinese gig), but it's still something freakishly
cool and guaranteed to make people around me uncomfortable
("Hey...have you ever seen what happens when you section an
eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially
since I'm studying embalming ;)
It. Was. Freaky.
Neato!
First, the minuses:
--Too small. For the $20 entry fee, I was through the entire thing in
about half an hour.
Hmm, that is a bit disappointing.
As I understand it, there are three such exhibits making the rounds. I'm
guessing that they're sized like Small, Medium, and Large--and Mobile
only rated the Small.
I got the companion DVD and didn't recognize _any_ of the displays in it
but maybe two.
--Music was too loud and not really appropriate. It was sort of Asian
new-agey.
Eeewww :P
But, what WOULD have been appropriate?
Something quieter, though calliope tunes would have been interesting.
That said, the overall exhibit was fascinating, both from an
anatomical and an artistic point of view. There were quite a few
mini-exhibits showing the anatomy of various parts of the body. For
people used to seeing the typical skeleton and full-sized replicas of
organs, there's a "Okay, I've seen this in--oh, wait, this is the
real thing!" moment when you realize that the dissected
mannequin-like thing in front of you is looking at you. Then you
start wondering what this person's life was like, where they'd been.
The preservation process is extremely successful--there were several
displays that still had a tuft of hair or eyelashes, for example.
Freakiest item: A head sliced vertically like a loaf of bread, with
the face and the back of the head as "heels"...each section is
mounted on a post, and all 5 or 6 of them are spinning slowly like a
slow-motion Linda Blair. The face is peaceful, eyes closed as in
sleep...and then you're looking at the inside of his face.
Oooooh! Cool!
Overall, I'd give it an "8."
Thanks for the review. I'd love to take my kid to something like that
- Yet another reason for her poor father to roll his eyes and shake
his head ;)
When he does, you can point to the muscles he's using, and the nerves
that made it happen!
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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29 Jan 2008 12:16:25 PM |
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vrr4uF1o64iuU1@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2EC60702829askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL
for the next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in
'05-06...this isn't the same presentation (this is the more
controversial Chinese gig), but it's still something freakishly
cool and guaranteed to make people around me uncomfortable
("Hey...have you ever seen what happens when you section an
eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially
since I'm studying embalming ;)
It. Was. Freaky.
Neato!
First, the minuses:
--Too small. For the $20 entry fee, I was through the entire thing in
about half an hour.
Hmm, that is a bit disappointing.
As I understand it, there are three such exhibits making the rounds. I'm
guessing that they're sized like Small, Medium, and Large--and Mobile
only rated the Small.
I got the companion DVD and didn't recognize _any_ of the displays in it
but maybe two.
Hmm, too bad :(
--Music was too loud and not really appropriate. It was sort of Asian
new-agey.
Eeewww :P
But, what WOULD have been appropriate?
Something quieter, though calliope tunes would have been interesting.
SNORT! I would say so! ;)
How about a Sousa march? That would have been hilarious ;)
That said, the overall exhibit was fascinating, both from an
anatomical and an artistic point of view. There were quite a few
mini-exhibits showing the anatomy of various parts of the body. For
people used to seeing the typical skeleton and full-sized replicas of
organs, there's a "Okay, I've seen this in--oh, wait, this is the
real thing!" moment when you realize that the dissected
mannequin-like thing in front of you is looking at you. Then you
start wondering what this person's life was like, where they'd been.
The preservation process is extremely successful--there were several
displays that still had a tuft of hair or eyelashes, for example.
Freakiest item: A head sliced vertically like a loaf of bread, with
the face and the back of the head as "heels"...each section is
mounted on a post, and all 5 or 6 of them are spinning slowly like a
slow-motion Linda Blair. The face is peaceful, eyes closed as in
sleep...and then you're looking at the inside of his face.
Oooooh! Cool!
Overall, I'd give it an "8."
Thanks for the review. I'd love to take my kid to something like that
- Yet another reason for her poor father to roll his eyes and shake
his head ;)
When he does, you can point to the muscles he's using, and the nerves
that made it happen!
And then he would do it again ;)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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29 Jan 2008 04:57:10 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in news:6098reF1pn0peU1
@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A33C134DF7E4askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vub4vF1oahh5U1@mid.individual.net:
Thanks for the review. I'd love to take my kid to something like
that
- Yet another reason for her poor father to roll his eyes and shake
his head ;)
When he does, you can point to the muscles he's using, and the nerves
that made it happen!
And then he would do it again ;)
That's when you tell him that when he passes on, you're gonna donate him
and ask that he be preserved with his eyes rolling and head shaking =D
....and calliope music in the background.
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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29 Jan 2008 06:57:11 PM |
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in news:6098reF1pn0peU1
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vub4vF1oahh5U1@mid.individual.net:
Thanks for the review. I'd love to take my kid to something like
that
- Yet another reason for her poor father to roll his eyes and shake
his head ;)
When he does, you can point to the muscles he's using, and the nerves
that made it happen!
And then he would do it again ;)
That's when you tell him that when he passes on, you're gonna donate him
and ask that he be preserved with his eyes rolling and head shaking =D
LOL! Excellent!
Of course, that'll make scattering his ashes around Yankee Stadium a tad
difficult <ponder>
...and calliope music in the background.
Eeeeeek! Oh, the humanity! :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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30 Jan 2008 06:53:33 PM |
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in news:60a0asF1ono9iU1
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in news:6098reF1pn0peU1
@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A33C134DF7E4askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vub4vF1oahh5U1@mid.individual.net:
Thanks for the review. I'd love to take my kid to something like
that
- Yet another reason for her poor father to roll his eyes and shake
his head ;)
When he does, you can point to the muscles he's using, and the
nerves
that made it happen!
And then he would do it again ;)
That's when you tell him that when he passes on, you're gonna donate
him
and ask that he be preserved with his eyes rolling and head shaking =D
LOL! Excellent!
Of course, that'll make scattering his ashes around Yankee Stadium a
tad
difficult <ponder>
Make ashes of whatever they remove.
I just remembered that in the DVD, there's one guy holding up his skin on
a coat hanger, pressed and folded over it like a pair of slacks.
...and calliope music in the background.
Eeeeeek! Oh, the humanity! :)
Have the player do some baseball-themed stuff in his honor.
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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31 Jan 2008 12:29:52 PM |
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in news:60a0asF1ono9iU1
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in news:6098reF1pn0peU1
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"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
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"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vub4vF1oahh5U1@mid.individual.net:
Thanks for the review. I'd love to take my kid to something like
that
- Yet another reason for her poor father to roll his eyes and shake
his head ;)
When he does, you can point to the muscles he's using, and the
nerves
that made it happen!
And then he would do it again ;)
That's when you tell him that when he passes on, you're gonna donate
him
and ask that he be preserved with his eyes rolling and head shaking =D
LOL! Excellent!
Of course, that'll make scattering his ashes around Yankee Stadium a
tad
difficult <ponder>
Make ashes of whatever they remove.
Eeeeek!
I remember scattering my dad's ashes. Never realized they were
so......"chunky". And then to get home and see them all over my black
Demonia boots. Oh dear!
I just remembered that in the DVD, there's one guy holding up his skin on
a coat hanger, pressed and folded over it like a pair of slacks.
...and calliope music in the background.
Eeeeeek! Oh, the humanity! :)
Have the player do some baseball-themed stuff in his honor.
LOL! Well, there you go :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
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| User: "Don Martin" |
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31 Jan 2008 02:28:19 PM |
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:29:52 -0500, "Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com>
wrote:
Eeeeek!
I remember scattering my dad's ashes. Never realized they were
so......"chunky". And then to get home and see them all over my black
Demonia boots. Oh dear!
The crematoria folks will grind them to uniformity if asked. Scattering, whether
or not on St Helena, is not a time to be finding identifiable bony parts.
aa #2278 If you can't be a dirty old man, what is the point of being an old man?
Fidei defensor (Hon. Antipodean)
The Squeeky Wheel: http://home.comcast.net/~drdonmartin/
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31 Jan 2008 02:42:22 PM |
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"Don Martin" <drdonmartin@comcast.net> wrote in message
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:29:52 -0500, "Robibnikoff"
<witchypoo@broomstick.com>
wrote:
Eeeeek!
I remember scattering my dad's ashes. Never realized they were
so......"chunky". And then to get home and see them all over my black
Demonia boots. Oh dear!
The crematoria folks will grind them to uniformity if asked.
Oh thanks! NOW you tell me ;)
Scattering, whether
or not on St Helena, is not a time to be finding identifiable bony parts.
Thank goodness nothing was "identifiable", but I still wasn't expecting the
big pieces :P
Granted I'm a big fan of the macabre, but it's a little disconcerting when
it's someone you know.......
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
BAAWA Knight!
#1557
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31 Jan 2008 02:40:13 PM |
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:28:19 -0500, Don Martin
<drdonmartin@comcast.net> wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:29:52 -0500, "Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com>
wrote:
Eeeeek!
I remember scattering my dad's ashes. Never realized they were
so......"chunky". And then to get home and see them all over my black
Demonia boots. Oh dear!
The crematoria folks will grind them to uniformity if asked. Scattering, whether
or not on St Helena, is not a time to be finding identifiable bony parts.
We planted a tree in memory of my father, at Michelham Priory, a
stately home and gardens not far from the village where he retired.
His ashes were buried with the roots.
Michelham Priory was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1537 and has been in
private hands ever since.
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24 Jan 2008 08:21:26 PM |
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:48:09 GMT, Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vrr4uF1o64iuU1@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2EC60702829askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL for
the next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in
'05-06...this isn't the same presentation (this is the more
controversial Chinese gig), but it's still something freakishly cool
and guaranteed to make people around me uncomfortable ("Hey...have
you ever seen what happens when you section an eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially
since I'm studying embalming ;)
It. Was. Freaky.
First, the minuses:
--Too small. For the $20 entry fee, I was through the entire thing in
about half an hour.
--Music was too loud and not really appropriate. It was sort of Asian
new-agey.
That said, the overall exhibit was fascinating, both from an anatomical
and an artistic point of view. There were quite a few mini-exhibits
showing the anatomy of various parts of the body. For people used to
I saw it in phoenix and it was amazing. I'm glad that many of the
bodies were athletes and not supersized fatfuck obese americans.
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28 Jan 2008 06:55:14 PM |
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AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:48:09 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vrr4uF1o64iuU1@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2EC60702829askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL
for the next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in
'05-06...this isn't the same presentation (this is the more
controversial Chinese gig), but it's still something freakishly
cool and guaranteed to make people around me uncomfortable
("Hey...have you ever seen what happens when you section an
eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially
since I'm studying embalming ;)
It. Was. Freaky.
First, the minuses:
--Too small. For the $20 entry fee, I was through the entire thing in
about half an hour.
--Music was too loud and not really appropriate. It was sort of Asian
new-agey.
That said, the overall exhibit was fascinating, both from an
anatomical and an artistic point of view. There were quite a few
mini-exhibits showing the anatomy of various parts of the body. For
people used to
I saw it in phoenix and it was amazing. I'm glad that many of the
bodies were athletes and not supersized fatfuck obese americans.
*nod* It's got me looking at the people around me in a slightly different
way. Those exhibits looked so _fragile_.
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:55:14 GMT, Doc Smartass <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in
news:slrnfpiht6.kk.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:48:09 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vrr4uF1o64iuU1@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2EC60702829askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL
for the next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in
'05-06...this isn't the same presentation (this is the more
controversial Chinese gig), but it's still something freakishly
cool and guaranteed to make people around me uncomfortable
("Hey...have you ever seen what happens when you section an
eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially
since I'm studying embalming ;)
It. Was. Freaky.
First, the minuses:
--Too small. For the $20 entry fee, I was through the entire thing in
about half an hour.
--Music was too loud and not really appropriate. It was sort of Asian
new-agey.
That said, the overall exhibit was fascinating, both from an
anatomical and an artistic point of view. There were quite a few
mini-exhibits showing the anatomy of various parts of the body. For
people used to
I saw it in phoenix and it was amazing. I'm glad that many of the
bodies were athletes and not supersized fatfuck obese americans.
*nod* It's got me looking at the people around me in a slightly different
way. Those exhibits looked so _fragile_.
The embryos part was also amazing. During the first trimester, embryo's
and fetuses are *tiny*. Stupid fundies are bitching about taking the life
of something smaller than a dropped fleck of skin.
Then there was the separated nervous system.
separated spine
separated circulatory system
The black lungs.
the slice of an obese person's blubber.
various kinds of cancer, bone breaks. Cirrhosis of the Liver
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01 Feb 2008 08:52:32 PM |
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AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in
news:slrnfpsutg.kji.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net:
On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:55:14 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in
news:slrnfpiht6.kk.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net:
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 01:48:09 GMT, Doc Smartass
<gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote:
"Robibnikoff" <witchypoo@broomstick.com> wrote in
news:5vrr4uF1o64iuU1@mid.individual.net:
"Doc Smartass" <gekido@astroskivviesboymail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns9A2EC60702829askifyouwantit@216.77.188.18...
...namely, the "Our Body" exhibit. It's on display in Mobile, AL
for the next few months.
www.exploreum.com
I wanted to go to the "Body Worlds" exhibit in Tampa back in
'05-06...this isn't the same presentation (this is the more
controversial Chinese gig), but it's still something freakishly
cool and guaranteed to make people around me uncomfortable
("Hey...have you ever seen what happens when you section an
eyeball?")
Woohoo!
You lucky stiff! (Pun intended). I'd love to see that; especially
since I'm studying embalming ;)
It. Was. Freaky.
First, the minuses:
--Too small. For the $20 entry fee, I was through the entire thing
in about half an hour.
--Music was too loud and not really appropriate. It was sort of
Asian new-agey.
That said, the overall exhibit was fascinating, both from an
anatomical and an artistic point of view. There were quite a few
mini-exhibits showing the anatomy of various parts of the body. For
people used to
I saw it in phoenix and it was amazing. I'm glad that many of the
bodies were athletes and not supersized fatfuck obese americans.
*nod* It's got me looking at the people around me in a slightly
different way. Those exhibits looked so _fragile_.
The embryos part was also amazing. During the first trimester,
embryo's and fetuses are *tiny*. Stupid fundies are bitching about
taking the life of something smaller than a dropped fleck of skin.
They didn't care about abortion until Roe v. Wade.
Then there was the separated nervous system.
Complete with googly eyes!
separated spine
separated circulatory system
That one was COOOOOL. A skeleton with a mass of red filaments.
The black lungs.
the slice of an obese person's blubber.
various kinds of cancer, bone breaks. Cirrhosis of the Liver
The DVD shows one display that has to be 20-30 feet long, from soles to
noggin. They took a body, laid it on its back, and sliced it loaf-of-
bread style, then arranged each slice so that you can see each side of it
clearly--looks like a few inches' space between slices, with each one
suspended in proper relation to the rest.
--
Doc Smartass, BAAWA Knight of Heckling
aa # 1939
"Whenever preachers appeal to hellfire as a way
of reinforcing injunctions, you can bet they have
failed to make a persuasive moral argument."
- James Carroll (Boston Globe)
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