The latest edition to my "urban courtyard"

That's the high falutin term I'm now using for the patio.

Added this today.  Got it on a black friday sale. 
I'm gonna "antique" it to match the color of the fountain it's pissing into.

For those who don't know,  this is a replica of the Mannekin Pis in Brussels which is a 400 year old statute.  It's one of the most visited things in Europe.
AND,  it's a lot cooler statute than that stupid bust of Dick Cheney they put in the Capitol Building today.

I need to dress up the statute and customize it.
My first idea is to velcro this political button on it's chest.
It's Dubya pissing on America.

I welcome other ideas for customizing it.  The only criterion is it must be politically incorrect in some way.  Since the pissing boy is into "bothsideserism",  I need something obama on it too. 

I think strapping a conceal and carry weapon to his thigh would tell the whole story.

Bob wrote:That's the high falutin term I'm now using for the patio.

Added this today.  Got it on a black friday sale. 
I'm gonna "antique" it to match the color of the fountain it's pissing into.

For those who don't know,  this is a replica of the Mannekin Pis in Brussels which is a 400 year old statute.  It's one of the most visited things in Europe.
AND,  it's a lot cooler statute than that stupid bust of Dick Cheney they put in the Capitol Building today.

Looks good.

2seaoat wrote:I think strapping a conceal and carry weapon to his thigh would tell the whole story.

He might need one if a Russian artist shows up.

from wiki:

The 24m inch tall bronze statue on the corner of Rue de l'Etuve and Rue des Grands Carmes was made in 1619 by Brussels sculptor Hieronimus Duquesnoy the Elder, father of the more famous François Duquesnoy. The figure has been repeatedly stolen: the current statue dates from 1965. The original restored version is kept at the Maison du Roi/Broodhuis on the Grand Place.

There are several legends behind this statue, but the most famous is the one about Duke Godfrey III of Leuven. In 1142, the troops of this two-year-old lord were battling against the troops of the Berthouts, the lords of Grimbergen, in Ransbeke (now Neder-Over-Heembeek). The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung the basket in a tree to encourage them. From there, the boy urinated on the troops of the Berthouts, who eventually lost the battle.

Another legend states that in the 14th century, Brussels was under siege by a foreign power. The city had held its ground for some time, so the attackers conceived of a plan to place explosive charges at the city walls. A little boy named Julianske happened to be spying on them as they were preparing. He urinated on the burning fuse and thus saved the city. There was at the time (middle of the 15th century, perhaps as early as 1388) a similar statue made of stone. The statue was stolen several times.

Another story (told often to tourists) tells of a wealthy merchant who, during a visit to the city with his family, had his beloved young son go missing. The merchant hastily formed a search party that scoured all corners of the city until the boy was found happily urinating in a small garden. The merchant, as a gift of gratitude to the locals who helped out during the search, had the fountain built.

Another legend was that a small boy went missing from his mother when shopping in the centre of the city. The woman, panic-stricken by the loss of her child, called upon everyone she came across, including the mayor of the city. A city-wide search began and when at last the child was found, he was urinating on the corner of a small street. The story was passed down over time and the statue erected as a tribute to the well-known legend.

Another legend tells of the young boy who was awoken by a fire and was able to put out the fire with his urine, in the end this helped stop the king's castle from burning down.

Salinsky wrote:I remember when the Saudis were moving into Beverly Hills.  

They painted the pubic areas of all their Greek style statues.

That's not a recommendation.

In light of the events in the world today,  the very last thing I want for this European antiquity is for it to have any association with Saudi Arabia,  Syria,  Iraq,  Iran or anything else in the middle east.

But I could still do the suggested paint job since my mother's family is from Bugtussle and that's the same thing Jethro Bodine would have done when he moved to Beverly Hills.  So maybe I should consider it.

So Bob, what do you suppose would happen if you lined up all your pissing statue's up along your back fence and turn them on at recess?

ppaca wrote:So Bob, what do you suppose would happen if you lined up all your pissing statue's up along your back fence and turn them on at recess?  

I've been thinking that I better put a placard beside it explaining that anybody who thinks it's obscene is just an ignorant uncultured redneck who has no appreciation for ancient works of art.   lol

This is the REAL obscenity,  ppaca.  It definitely should be hidden from children.  lol

Bob wrote:This is the REAL obscenity,  ppaca.  It definitely should be hidden from children.  lol

Yes, whomever brought those kids to this showing should be put on some kind of list.

This is what needs to happen with that Cheney statute.

Somebody must be looking out for me.  After going to yard sales this morning I was planning to go to home depot to get a can of stain.  But it would have been tedious to try to get the right color.  
I go to a yard sale and there sits three cans of stain for a quarter apiece.  I bought them not thinking the color of any would work.
I get home and open the one called "nutmeg" color,  smear a little on the statute,  and I'll be damned if it's not the exact same color as the fountain.
Sheer dumb luck.

Bob wrote:Somebody must be looking out for me.  After going to yard sales this morning I was planning to go to home depot to get a can of stain.  But it would have been tedious to try to get the right color.  
I go to a yard sale and there sits three cans of stain for a quarter apiece.  I bought them not thinking the color of any would work.
I get home and open the one called "nutmeg" color,  smear a little on the statute,  and I'll be damned if it's not the exact same color as the fountain.
Sheer dumb luck.

Looks good....give it another coat.

Salinsky wrote:Bob doesn't like his kids too brown.

It will be a real tan white kid.

This reminds me of something.  Many years ago there was an antique shop on Cervantes run by a dude named Sonny Helmer (RIP). 
Sonny was a real piece of work.  Crazy as hell but the harmless kind of crazy.

Anyway,  old Sonny's main racket was buying big cheap Chinese electric wall clocks,  putting brand name decals on the faces of them (like Coca Cola or Harley Davidson or whatever would sell),  and then peddling them off to the suckers who fall prey to impulse buying.

But Sonny was honest about it.  He had a big sign behind the sales desk which read...  "ANTIQUES WHILE YOU WAIT".

He would appreciate that you only need ten minutes to turn this plastic statute into an "antique".  lol

Joanimaroni wrote:
give it another coat.

It probably could use a second coat.   Needs to be clear coated too.

That bad boy needs some nutmeg stain rubbed on him.  As it is now,  looks like the batteries have gone dead on his mechanical heart and the blood has all drained to his feet.

Bob wrote:This is the REAL obscenity,  ppaca.  It definitely should be hidden from children.  lol

Maybe someday you will find a replica of the Cheney bust and set it below the cherub so he would be eternally pissing on Cheney I guarantee if you get a bust of Cheney I'll piss on it. If you don't mind. LOL

[quote="Bob"]I need to dress up the statute and customize it.
My first idea is to velcro this political button on it's chest.
It's Dubya pissing on America.

I welcome other ideas for customizing it.  The only criterion is it must be politically incorrect in some way.  Since the pissing boy is into "bothsideserism",  I need something obama on it too. 

EmeraldGhost wrote:

Bob wrote:I need to dress up the statute and customize it.
My first idea is to velcro this political button on it's chest.
It's Dubya pissing on America.

I welcome other ideas for customizing it.  The only criterion is it must be politically incorrect in some way.  Since the pissing boy is into "bothsideserism",  I need something obama on it too. 

Perfect,  Ghost,  that's the exact thing I had in mind.  lol

I'm trying to figure out how I can incorporate that illustration so that it will match the pissing Bush campaign button. 

But I also still need to find a good way to get Dick Cheney's face in the fountain bowl where the little boy's urine is landing.

Bob wrote:

EmeraldGhost wrote:

Bob wrote:I need to dress up the statute and customize it.
My first idea is to velcro this political button on it's chest.
It's Dubya pissing on America.

I welcome other ideas for customizing it.  The only criterion is it must be politically incorrect in some way.  Since the pissing boy is into "bothsideserism",  I need something obama on it too. 

Perfect,  Ghost,  that's the exact thing I had in mind.  lol

I'm trying to figure out how I can incorporate that illustration so that it will match the pissing Bush campaign button. 

But I also still need to find a good way to get Dick Cheney's face in the fountain bowl where the little boy's urine is landing.

Now if you can just find one of Hillary peeing standing-up like a man


Edit: Oh, here ya go!

EmeraldGhost wrote:
Now if you can just find one of Hillary peeing standing-up like a man


Edit: Oh, here ya go!

Oh yea.  That's perfect too.  lol

Man with your help we can turn this thing into an actual piece of art.  And you're on the right track.  It all needs to be related to urination.
We can call it "The Beavis and Butthead'ization of American Politics".  And all inspired by that silly little 400 year old tourist attraction in Europe.

You know at this point I have to admit something.  Until I was searching "lawn ornaments" on the internet just to see what all goofy shit might be available,  I never even heard of the Mannekin Pis.  That's the only reason I discovered the damn thing even exists.

But now that I actually have one,  I've really been boning up on the thing.
And this is my takeaway from it.
I always thought the tacky tourist stuff was only found in redneck tourist traps in the American south.  And that European tourism meant high class museums and all that shit.
But after learning about this thing I see that Europe aint a whole lot different than Panama City Beach.  lol