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Offline bijou

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Army Scraps $600,000 Toad Art Project
« on: April 23, 2011, 10:52:36 AM »
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The Army, under public and congressional attack for a $600,000 plan to dress up a bus depot at a new military facility near Washington with three pieces of art, such as a 10 foot-tall fairy riding a gurgling toad, has scrapped the project. Instead, it will go with a simple plan to “enhance the aesthetics” of a concrete wall at the new Mark Center in Alexandria, Va. ...



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Re: Army Scraps $600,000 Toad Art Project
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2011, 06:54:18 PM »
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“enhance the aesthetics” of a concrete wall
  I'm to lazy to read the article, but this sounds like they'll give money to some "artist" to do a mural.  Personally, they should hire some graffiti artists. It would look better and be cheaper.
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Re: Army Scraps $600,000 Toad Art Project
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2011, 07:44:02 PM »
Better if they were to spend that 600K on army related things... like guns , bullets , armour and so on.
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