Apropos of nothing: phallic imagery at the capitol
From a tipster:
ok so i was being a tourist in the capitol last friday, and i walked up the stairs on the side of the senate chamber. well i looked on the ground and this is what i found.
Okay, it’s a slow day, folks. Give me some credit here. If you’ve got something better, send it on.
Comments (10)
Alert Talton’s office. They must know of this.
Ha! Speaking of Talton … that picture of him in PD’s school finance video is priceless. It captures the essence o’ Bob so well. Bluebonnet, can you post it? I want a copy.
i think that’s coming right out of perry’s office
I know PD’s got it somewhere on the site and I can’t find it. Here is a link to the original pic: http://www.austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2004-01-02/pols_roundup6-1.jpg
What a great moment in time for Talton.
A p*rick coming out of Perry’s office. I’ll say. (And Muchos gracias, bluebonnet.)
I’m afraid it’s a bit late to alert Talton. Justice Rehnquist already ruled that the phallic tilework can stay:
“No exact formula can dictate a resolution to fact-intensive cases such as this. Despite the phallius’ sexual message, an inquiry into the context in which the image of the phallus is used demonstrates that the phallus also conveys a nonsexual message about proper standards of social conduct and a message about the historic relation between those standards and the law. The circumstances surrounding the phallus’s placement on the capitol grounds and its physical setting provide a strong, but not conclusive, indication that the imagery as used conveys a predominantly nonsexual message.”
A that message would be … the legislative salute to the citizens of the State of Texas.
i’m SO glad i’m not the only one who thinks that about those tiles every FREAKIN TIME i walk in that place.
I knew I wasn’t the only one! Oh, and check out the gold railing on the stairwell too…
Anton unknowingly audaciousness plain!meaning?rehearsed … Thanks!!!