"No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise. Why, if a fish came to ME, and told me he was going on a journey, I should say 'With what porpoise?'"

-The Mock Turtle. Alice in Wonderland.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Godiva


Did you know that Lady Godiva rode naked thru the streets of England circa 1000 in order to protest unfair taxation? Also, Tom a voyeur in the crowd was struck blind/and/or/dead after sinfully viewing her--hence the birth of the Peeping Tom. Here's a gorgeous John Collier painting, of Lilith fame.

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