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salimondo

Still or Stijl?

Nov 22, 2005 09:13

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Comments 24

minniethemoocha November 22 2005, 15:15:38 UTC

Doors are eternal. Just about any door, really. This is a pretty good one. Windows too. Except for Windows ME, I guess.

click to enlarge salimondo November 22 2005, 15:29:54 UTC

Good points! Friend of mine once said the pinnacle of our civilization is the doorknob. While his reasoning was on the obscure side, even this knobless door may come with windows already installed.

Re: click to enlarge minniethemoocha November 22 2005, 15:46:06 UTC

The doorknob is what separates us from other animals and the elements. Although I guess an ape could open a doorknob, and maybe a porpoise could squeak at someone and get them to do it for hir.

Doorknobs & Doomsticks salimondo November 22 2005, 15:54:50 UTC

I think this was indeed his line of reasoning.

empressdaleth November 22 2005, 15:36:30 UTC

Well, as the empress, I'd defintely hafta say doors are eternal.

Locked or Plain? salimondo November 22 2005, 15:37:40 UTC

That's the spirit!

Re: Locked or Plain? empressdaleth November 22 2005, 15:51:44 UTC

oh, well - both

some are easier to open than others
some are light
some have no lock, but are heavy
some doors have locks, but are not locked
some are locked, but the key is easy to find
some locks can be picked
and some are really damn difficult to get through

and often, the same door looks different depending on your own strengths (y'know, If I'm a theif with a high level of lockpick skill, that door's gonna look different than if I'm a dwarf with a big axe)

Through the Gates of the Silver Key salimondo November 22 2005, 15:53:19 UTC

I wonder what's behind there.

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lhasa7 November 22 2005, 16:21:54 UTC

Have you seen Duchamp’s manual of instructions for assembly and disassembly, when has been reprinted in facsimile?

salimondo November 22 2005, 16:33:35 UTC

I've been looking for it off and on. Might be worth a new "on" cycle or even a trip to Philadelphia.

The Barnes interview is an important point of reference… lhasa7 November 22 2005, 18:18:25 UTC

http://www.toutfait.com/issues/volume2/issue_4/news/barnes/barnes1.htm

Really good vellum is hard to find salimondo November 22 2005, 18:25:44 UTC

That's really funny! I ran across that in the context of the Sedona dumpster diving adventures, but didn't go all the way back! Required reading!

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Re: click to enlarge treecat November 22 2005, 20:53:52 UTC

Well I've had cats who stand up on their back legs and turn doorknobs w/ their hands. (One of them had opposable thumbs).

! salimondo November 22 2005, 21:01:04 UTC

That does sound like the type of cat you would hang out with.

Re: ! empressdaleth November 23 2005, 15:44:28 UTC

Oh yeah, my cat jake often tried. He could open cabinets, and lever-type doorknobs... but couldn't ever grasp the round knobs. He was always trying to let himself outside.

Jake was a fab. cat.