Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #15 – December 04, 2013, 08:35:14 am Quote from: Professer E – on December 04, 2013, 07:17:04 amDid taxpayer funds go into this thing?Do you think anyone would pay for that out of their own money? Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #16 – December 04, 2013, 09:39:26 am Waste of money......wonder what poor folk waiting for life saving drugs to be put on the subsidised list think of this piece of garbage masqauerading as Art... Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #17 – December 04, 2013, 10:01:03 am Quote from: LP – on December 03, 2013, 02:30:48 pmDown south we are due to experience the glory of the Canberra Skywhale.In all it's majesty, forty meters jug dangling glory!I am all for public art, I support breast feeding and I fully sympathise with feminists and the GLBTI lobby.But is a 40m high giant floating whale boob some sort of weird feminist lesbian artist protest, or am I just a lost cause???I think I am too old for this world!As a gay female I freakin hope it's not some feminist lesbian artist protest...it frightens the bejesus out of me haha. I actually think I turned a little straight just then Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #18 – December 04, 2013, 10:07:19 am Quote from: Navy Maven – on December 04, 2013, 10:01:03 amAs a gay female I freakin hope it's not some feminist lesbian artist protest...it frightens the bejesus out of me haha. I actually think I turned a little straight just then Sorry NM, I had watched some interviews with the artist an associated individuals discussing breast feeding, mother earth, gay rights and mystical wicken type crap and got a bit carried away!But I suspect that is just the artist and the crew making an attempt to get the maximum public outreach from her work! Quote Selected Last Edit: December 04, 2013, 12:12:08 pm by LP
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #19 – December 04, 2013, 10:18:32 am Weird looking at it from a distance, but I'd imagine if you're riding in the basket the view would be breathtaking! Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #20 – December 04, 2013, 10:28:33 am Quote from: Mav – on December 04, 2013, 10:18:32 amWeird looking at it from a distance, but I'd imagine if you're riding in the basket the view would be breathtaking!I suppose it depends whether you have happy or sad childhood memories, wheel out the Freudian analysis! Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #21 – December 04, 2013, 10:37:02 am Quote from: LP – on December 04, 2013, 10:07:19 amQuote from: Navy Maven – on December 04, 2013, 10:01:03 amAs a gay female I freakin hope it's not some feminist lesbian artist protest...it frightens the bejesus out of me haha. I actually think I turned a little straight just then Sorry NM, I had watched some interviews with the artist an associated individuals discussing breast feeding, mother earth, gay rights and mystical wicken type crap and got a bit carried away!But I suspect that is just the artist and the crew making an attempt to get the maximize public outreach from her work!No apologies needed, it's a frighteningly funny project. I'd never even heard of it until I saw your post. It astounds me some of the art projects that get government funding. But, if nothing else, it keeps us amused. Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #22 – December 04, 2013, 10:45:32 am Apparently, the BEWBS (thanks Gozza) need to be filled with cold air to stop them from rising above the body of the air balloon when filled.Maybe we can put this up as a great engineering feat of this century? Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #23 – December 04, 2013, 10:53:14 am Quote from: ItsOurTime – on December 04, 2013, 10:45:32 amApparently, the BEWBS (thanks Gozza) need to be filled with cold air to stop them from rising above the body of the air balloon when filled.Maybe we can put this up as a great engineering feat of this century?Does this mean that some women will now choose helium implants? Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #24 – December 04, 2013, 11:22:33 am Can't tell it's the offseason hey? Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #25 – December 04, 2013, 12:13:33 pm Quote from: ItsOurTime – on December 04, 2013, 10:45:32 amApparently, the BEWBS (thanks Gozza) need to be filled with cold air to stop them from rising above the body of the air balloon when filled.Maybe we can put this up as a great engineering feat of this century?So Grannies are not full of hot air as some suggest! Quote Selected
Re: Skywhale or Skyboob? Reply #27 – December 04, 2013, 06:56:14 pm Quote from: Blue_MM – on December 04, 2013, 11:22:33 amCan't tell it's the offseason hey?Yep, sure can. Reckon there'll be some classics from the lads over the next coupla months!And the GozzMan, right on cue (see above)... Quote Selected
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