bird on a wing
or, a wing on a bird…
Happy November 9th everyone. And now: onward. Carry on.
Bowsprite
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Bowsprite 
or . . . scarlet platypus seeks solace whilst descending a staircase No. 2, nude under scurrilous sangria skirtlettes.
ah! how poetry springs forth from the hard soil of adversity! When the going gets tough, the tough go for sangria. I’ll toast a glass to you, cher!
Nice while watching magic Christian
Sent by talking drum.
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Rachel Welch
note to confused readers: I confessed to Tugster than I had spent last night gleefully watching The Magic Christian, and avoiding a single peek at election madness. Like the two characters, Peter Sellars and Ringo Starr, our president-elect can now do whatever he likes…because he can.
That birdie says “Good Buy America, good bye democracy.
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Be calm and carry on!!
If not a chance encounter is depicted, like that of a sewing machine and an umbrella on the operating table, traces of major sugery should be visible. Ok, may be, that self-amputation doesn´t leave telltale marks. Otherwise it would be difficult to imagine, how people are able to perform these with eyes open, be it misusing their own flesh or their constutional rights.
Rembert– I’m mystified. Bowsprite–Now I’m starting to see red birds everywhere. Here’s a few: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/08/us/08reef.html
http://njscuba.net/reefs/site_nj_redbirds.php
here’s a close match: http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=408 Remember ODIN? REDWING was similar.
Hm, I tried to answer, but something (-one ???) prevents my message from appearing on the blog.
So, once again: You read the result of haste and a somewhat failed attempt to adopt tugsters surrealistic approach. And to connect this with an obsession of someone, you know rather well. Plus ignorance towards the advice of a former citizen of NYC („Against interpretation“). Plus blind belief in the almightiness of Google (did you try Lautreamont + sewing machine?).
BTW I just tested an equalizer app with this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzMwYvNKZjk
Ah, what a fantastic sense of design you have. I love the red, the wing design, the bright eye, the way you put it onto the postcard. And the message is a good one I guess. Carry one, somehow.