Stolen Adolescence

'Adolescence', a picture painted by Salvador Dali in 1941, was robbed not long ago by masked and armed men in the Scheringa Museum in Amsterdam, together with another picture titled 'The Music', painted by the Polish painter Tamara de Lempicka in 1929.

The robbers entered the museum in broad daylight when there were 20 visitors. They threatened the receptionist and security guard, went directly to the paintings, took them and left in a black Volkswagen Golf. All seems to be thieves who knew exactly what they wanted and knew where to locate the precise spots in the museum, taking just those paintings amongst 500 exhibited there. Likely a commissioned job. Such famous paintings are impossible to sell in the black market, without some unscrupulous collector(s) financing the crime.

I am no reporter, what I am interested is this fantastic picture of Dali, and also the title he gave to it, 'Adolescence'; almost poetic. I have never heard of the other painter Tamara de Lempicka. Nor do I possess enough knowledge of art to judge it's merit or value. To be honest I have to confess I don't think the painting 'The Music', though nice, is not all that outstanding. To me anyway, artistically speaking, I see a great difference between the two paintings, but obviously this latter one too was considered of equal value, to be the only two objects the robbers, or rather the person(s) who ordered the heist, had taken the risk to commit the crime. Can anyone give me your opinion on these pictures, the Music, especially?

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Happy Hour In Wild Africa - Very Funny Video

Life is good for these African Animals in this lush river basin and as a result many of them have become “slobs and easy riders”. They give new meaning to the term Fat, Dumb, and Happy and sure know how to have a good time when Happy Hour comes.

Isn't Marriage Wonderful?

Marriage is the number one cause of divorce. Statistically, 100% of all divorces started with marriage! “I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always.” “I haven't spoken to my wife for 18 months. I don't like to interrupt her.” Marriage is a 3-ring circus: Engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering. The last fight was my fault. My wife asked, "What's on the TV?" I said, "Dust!" In the beginning, God created earth and rested. Then God created man and rested. Then God created woman. Since then, neither God nor man has rested. Why do men die before their wives? Because they want to. A beggar walked up to a well dressed woman shopping in Brent Cross and said "I haven't eaten anything in four days." She looked at him and said, "God, I wish I had your willpower." Do you know the punishment for bigamy? Two mothers-in-law. Son: “Is it true, Dad, I heard that in some parts of Africa a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her?” Dad: "Not just in Africa, son. That happens in every country. The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once. First guy (proudly): "My wife's an angel!" Second guy: "You're lucky, mine's still alive." Q: How do most men define marriage? A: An expensive way to get laundry done for free. Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all. If you want your wife to listen and pay undivided attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep. Then there was a man who said, "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; and then it was too late." A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" And the father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying. Tags:marriage

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A Shot-Gun Wedding

A 60-year-old man went to the doctor for a check-up.The doctor told him, "You're in terrific shape. There's nothing wrong with you. Why, you might live forever. You have the body of a 35 year old. By the way, how old was your father when he died?" The 60 year old responded, "Who said he was dead?" The doctor was surprised and asked, "How old is he and is he very active?" The 60 year old responded, "Well, he is 82 years old and he still goes skiing three times a season and surfing three times a week during the summer." The doctor couldn't believe it. "Well, how old was your grandfather when he died?" The 60 year old responded again, "Who said he was dead?" The doctor was astonished. He said, "You mean to tell me you are 60 years old and both your father and your grandfather are alive? Is your grandfather very active?" The 60 year old said, "He goes skiing at least once a season and surfing once a week during the summer. Not only that," said the patient, "my grandfather is 106 years old, and next week he is getting married again." The doctor said, "At 106 years old, why on earth would your grandfather want to get married?" His patient looked up at the doctor and said, "Who said he wanted to?" Tag:The Old Man

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The Brothel, The Dog's Tail & The Condom

** The Brothel
An elderly man, goes to a brothel and tells the madam that he would like a beautiful, young lady for the night. The madam gives him a quick look-over and is rather puzzled. So she asks him, "How old are you?"
"Why," replies the old man, "I'm 98 years old today."
"Ninety-eight!" the madam exclaims. "Don't you realize you've had it?"
"Oh," he says, "in that case, how much do I owe you?"

** The School
Freda goes into her son's bedroom. "You've got to get up for school, Yossi."
Yossi pulls the blankets over his head and replies, "I don't want to go to school, mother."
"But you have to," Freda said.
"I don't want to. The teachers don't like me and all the kids make fun of me."

Freda pulls the blanket back a little, "Yossi, you don't have any choice. You've got to get up for school."
"OK, OK", says Yossi, "But only if you give me one very good reason!"
"You're 52 years old and you're the headmaster."

** The Dog's Tail
Solly took his King Charles spaniel dog to the vet. "Doctor," he said sadly, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to cut off my dog's tail."
The Dr stepped back in shock, "Why should I do such a terrible thing?"
"My mother-in-law's arriving tomorrow, and I don't want anything to make her think she's welcome."

** A condom for my thumb??

The following is part of an Email a friend of mine from England sent to me just minutes ago, after reading mine to her that I have had an accident cutting my thumb.

"... after a while, hopefully it will turn a very pretty shade of pink soon. I am still very curious how you did it though. I know it's difficult to wrap a thumb tidily. Here's what you can do: to take a bath, you can tie a small plastic bag round it. You might find it easier and more comfortable to use a condom, then just seal the bottom part with a rubber band ..."

I thought it was quite funny. Just the idea makes me giggle ... I got a tiny little thumb!!

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