Spy Car Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Too funny. My wife just arrived home with a copy of The Wanderings of Odysseus the follow up to Black Ships of Troy by the team of Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrator Alan Lee. And inside all the pictures of "naked ladies" are neatly taped over with pieces of paper re-cycled from an announcement for a gathering called The War Against the Bible. Feature talks: The War Against Masculinity Anthony Kidd The War Against the Masculine Mind Robert Scott The War Against the Masculine Husband Dr Don Roberts The War Against Masculine Fatherhood Carl A. Hargrove The War Against the Masculine Leadership in the Church Alex Montoya So who's going to fess up? This has "classical home-schooler" written all over it :lol: Bill (who's pleased to report there is no permanant damage to anything, but my mind :tongue_smilie:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 Opps. I meant to post this in the General Forum. I'm red-faced! Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Bill you are so funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeanestMomInMidwest Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Too funny. My wife just arrived home with a copy of The Wanderings of Odysseus the follow up to Black Ships of Troy by the team of Rosemary Sutcliff and illustrator Alan Lee. And inside all the pictures of "naked ladies" are neatly taped over with pieces of paper re-cycled from an announcement for a gathering called The War Against the Bible. Feature talks: The War Against Masculinity Anthony Kidd The War Against the Masculine Mind Robert Scott The War Against the Masculine Husband Dr Don Roberts The War Against Masculine Fatherhood Carl A. Hargrove The War Against the Masculine Leadership in the Church Alex Montoya So who's going to fess up? This has "classical home-schooler" written all over it :lol: Bill (who's pleased to report there is no permanant damage to anything, but my mind :tongue_smilie:) Well, it wasn't me (I would never censor a book....It goes against the very fabric of my being), but I'd like to know: Were the pieces of recycled paper cut into tiny little dresses or just haphazardly taped over the "important" parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 Well, it wasn't me (I would never censor a book....It goes against the very fabric of my being), but I'd like to know: Were the pieces of recycled paper cut into tiny little dresses or just haphazardly taped over the "important" parts? Very neatly folded and draped, with a hinged taping perfect for peek-a-boo. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamommy Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 You can borrow the uncensored copy from my library, we're reading it as well this week. You'd better not be the one who had most of the other ancient greek stuff on inter-library loan though. Then I'd have to hunt you down :-). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 You can borrow the uncensored copy from my library, we're reading it as well this week. You'd better not be the one who had most of the other ancient greek stuff on inter-library loan though. Then I'd have to hunt you down :-). I got every juvenile re-telling of the Iliad or Odyssey in the whole-darn system. *ducks* Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 :001_smile: Maybe my kids did it. They hate turning a page and seeing naked people. I don't have time to tape pieces of paper in all of our art and history books, though. And certainly not the library's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I just handed my dds- ages 13 and 12 Black ships before troy...I didn't even think of offending art...I've actually read half of it, and I still don't remember any. off to go get my library copy and take a peek...lol. actually, at their ages, I would just let the chips fall where they may..now my boys aged 9...I could see myself taping things off! snort; makes me think of something out of Anne of Green Gables book series, someone brought home a statue of a goddess from Europe, and then somebody else made a dress to put on it..:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Very neatly folded and draped, with a hinged taping perfect for peek-a-boo. Bill ROFL!! This SO brings to mind a discussion we had in an art history course I took in college in which the question was posed whether it is more provocative in art to have someone fully nude, or to have them still retaining some articles of clothing, but mostly exposed. The general consensus was that fully nude was less provocative, as it mostly suggests an appreciation for the beauty of the human figure, whereas having the clothing present implies that it has been, is being, or is about to be removed, adding a sort of suggestive, illicit "peek-a-boo" factor to the piece. Also, it was decided that fig leaves call more attention to strategic locations than would be called there if there were no covering. It's like a bulls-eye or big neon arrow that says, "Look here for the naughty bits!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyAberlin Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 I know. I was thinking being able to play peekaboo would be worse than just leaving it there without being covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inashoe Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Played Upwords with ds and dh tonight. At one point the only word ds could come up with was sh*t. Thankfully my younger ones were already tucked in. I tried *very* hard to help him come up with a different word, I really didn't want that on the board !! In the end I had to ask where he had heard the word, and he said he read it "in an old fashioned book" ?!?! So much for me not censoring everything in minute detail :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle T Posted February 7, 2009 Share Posted February 7, 2009 Very neatly folded and draped, with a hinged taping perfect for peek-a-boo. Bill Taped over a picture of a nekkid lady? That's weird. So, did it pour in the valley all day today? It sure did up here. Michelle T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 7, 2009 Author Share Posted February 7, 2009 Taped over a picture of a nekkid lady? That's weird. Yea. Princess Nausicaa. So, did it pour in the valley all day today? It sure did up here. Michelle T There was a nice break in the day when it turned sunny, but now it's raining again. A god-send really, given how little rain we've had this year. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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