Uproar Over Giant Homer Figure
Is it a pagan rite, or a pagan wrong? Pagans have hit out at a 60 metre drawing of Homer Simpson painted in a field next to their famous fertility symbol - the Cerne Abbas giant. The 17th century chalk outline of the naked club-wielding giant is believed by many to be a symbol of ancient spirituality. The giant drawing of Homer, brandishing a doughnut, was painted next to the well-endowed figure in a publicity stunt to promote The Simpsons Movie. It has been painted with water-based biodegradable paint which will wash away as soon as it rains. Ann Bryn-Evans, joint Wessex district manager for The Pagan Federation, said: "We'll be doing some rain magic to bring the rain and wash it away."
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19 comments:
I'm guessing there are more simpsons fans than pagans. Its probably not a fight they will win, but there has to be some line between cultural dignity and business.
Hi Pope Terry,
And the ranks of the Simpsons fans will swell with the release of the movie.
I guess cultural dignity could be big business as well!
Keep smiling
David
Ha, there's a coincidence! Hubby has just e-mailed this photo to me.. what's all the fuss about? It'll wash away in a day or two (it's raining buckets as I type). It's only a bit of harmless fun, why can't people lighten up occassionally?
Hi Carol,
I honestly think it's a mountain out of a molehill. It's not a permanent figure, after all ...
Like you said, people just need to lighten up!
Keep smiling
David
I'll be checking out the simpsons movie. It looks funny and that's all I care about.
So they pulled a publicity stunt? At least homer had some underwear on.
Hi Ak-Man,
Like you and Shrink said, folks just need to lighten up.
It's just a figure that is going to vanish in wet weather!
Cheers
David
Oh, let there be rain! :-)
Hi Merisi,
I think there's a lot of Homer in most of Mankind!
Keep smiling
David
Can we hav a giant pawtrayte of Lisa payntid across the North Kent Downs? That way I can drive throo her hair wenever I go to Granny's.
Ahhh.....Liiiiisa.....
:@}
Come now, who's more fertile than Homer?
Although I understand the indignity the Pagans must feel, if it is in a separate place it can only bring more people to ask questions about their beleifs as well.
Homer's the modest one there?! Whoa....
(or should I offer, D'oh!)
oh that is so awesome :)
You know, nobody has a sense of humor any more. It's not as if the big unit has been kept from public use all this time. Local women have been going out there in the middle of the night for hundreds of years and sitting on that big wanker to try to make themselves more fertile. Are they now afraid that their little ritual will be ruined because ol' Homer will be watching? Post-industrial pagan loonies!
Hi BTBear,
Okay, I'll send the artists around. Just for you!
Keep smiling
David
Hi Victorya,
Homer rules. He's toxic, but I don;t know about him being fertile!
Keep smiling
David
Hi Brian,
Hmmmmm - modest isn't a word we associate with our Homer.
Unless it's in the sentence ``a man of modest intellect''.
Keep smiling
David
Hi Chele,
So you're a Simpsons fan? Rock on ...
Keep smiling
David
Hi FHB,
Hit the nail on the head, as usual. Yes, it looks as if they're going to be bashful under Homer's gaze!
(Not that there's anything wrong with that!)
Keep smiling
David
This will be one of the funniest movies ever. David, I suggest you drive your jeep out of the outback and head to one of two big Australian cities. You will not regret it.
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