[Dean's World] Mary Madigan: Chunk in a funk?

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Chunk in a funk?
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1157341753.shtml


   Most people tolerate bad art in public spaces because they think they
   have to. But Dubliners strike back at bad art whenever they can.

   The [1]Spire of Dublin, which was built to replace the [2]Nelson
   Pillar, which IRA art critics bombed in 1996, is nicknamed the
   "Stiletto in the Ghetto". It's also the "the Rod to God", the
   "Erection at the Intersection," and the "Stiffy by the Liffey."

   This buxom statue of Molly Malone, which Dubliners criticize for
   nearly bursting loose from her dress, is called the "Tart with the
   Cart."

   [3]tartcart 

   Speaking of unattractive things in public places, as I was watching
   the latest al Qaeda rant, I tried to think up a name for [4]Adam
   Gadah, the "American" al Qaeda spokesman.

   [5]pudge 

   Pudge-with-a-Grudge was the best I could do. Any other ideas?

References

   1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spire_of_Dublin
   2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson_Pillar
   3. file://localhost/files/mary-tartcartmed.jpg
   4. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fg-alqaedavid03sep03-s,0,3528924.story?coll=la-home-headlines
   5. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-fg-alqaedavid03sep03-s,0,3528924.story?coll=la-home-headlines