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oversidedike66 t1_iy9by6g wrote

It is licking up that little puddle of piss

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TinnyKirovsky t1_iy9cvsk wrote

I would never put in doubt the talent of the artist.

But come on, do you really need an anteater as a pet? Is everything ok at home?

Overrated

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Velvetundaground t1_iy9jvep wrote

#Oh loook at me everybody, look how weird I am, please give me attention. I am sooooo weeeird.

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DerMuller t1_iy9pi5z wrote

seems like a Tom Haverford move

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a_is_for_a t1_iy9t5s5 wrote

Cruelty for the sake of looking cool... gross

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Clunkyboots22 t1_iy9v0xh wrote

Replying to Grubsteak_Mcgilicuty (#774,219)

He certainly palled around with them, and he supported Franco. But that shouldn’t be considered in evaluating his art. Ezra pound was a fascist but also a brilliant poet. Once we start considering an artist’s personal life or politics in evaluating the worth of their art there’s no stopping. We’d have to toss out everybody from Gauguin to Hemingway. I personally believe Dali’s painting to be laboriously over-dramatic, over-rated and a bit cornball, but not because of his politics.

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jesperbj t1_iya3od9 wrote

I visited his house once. Truly a freaking weirdo.

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GamingTrend t1_iya5d5w wrote

I feel like this guy was a try-hard of trying to be weird so people would notice him. Like "I didn't get enough attention as a child" level of "LOOK AT MEEEEEE". But it's art, so I may just be uncultured.

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S_SubZero t1_iyae61u wrote

He coulda been Mad Emperor of the Universe. In another timeline I guess.

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RoosterCogburns2957 t1_iyahquj wrote

Satanic worshiping freaks..who are lifted up for people to idolize.. MasonicManipultingMaggots..lol

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Xoshua t1_iyaixl0 wrote

That guy in the background looks like the time traveller from the old photos. You know the one I’m talking about.

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ekufi t1_iyajnh6 wrote

Replying to a_is_for_a (#777,443)

How does this cruelty differ from the everyday cruelty of the current society where we consume more animal products than is healthy for us or the planet? Not to even mentioning animal rights.

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ffnnhhw t1_iyal9mo wrote

May be I should get one to control the argentine ant in my yard

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Shaolan91 t1_iyamfqf wrote

The piss stain is still there, am french.

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sparkie0501 t1_iyanol7 wrote

How close to human trafficking rings was Salvador Dali? If not directly involved, he was well aware and complicit, imo

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ShowRepresentative64 t1_iyapq8f wrote

Went to an estate sale in Norther California and saw a Dali print on the wall so I bought it. Ended up being a fake. The print was fake, the signature was authentic. Dude was selling blank paper with his signature for people could counterfeit his work.

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Chardradio t1_iyapubi wrote

"Come, Beast" - Salvador Dali

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bewbsrkewl t1_iyaqcvi wrote

I love when this is posted and people are like genuinely surprised that he was weird. I'm like "what about his art made you think he was NOT weird?"

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ekufi t1_iyas0m5 wrote

Replying to yomamafight (#784,301)

I just think it's a bit hypocrite to call out how cruel other people are to animals when we are actually much worse when it comes to how we treat the animals. We're the worst with our factory farming of animals.

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hablomuchoingles t1_iyau8bz wrote

One of these disemboweled an Argentine zookeeper in 2007. She was 19. Giant anteaters can one shot jaguars and have claws that go through termite mounds, pretty much concrete, like butter.

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r3act- t1_iyawnpv wrote

He even took public transit with it I guess since he's exiting the metro

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Mickey1PMG t1_iyb2mll wrote

May have been talented but I have a feeling people thought he was annoying as fuck with how extra he appears to be.

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hillekm t1_iyb2rdp wrote

I love anteaters, but I'd rather have a platypus so I can make my own custard.

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kenazo t1_iyb3fec wrote

“Flaubert! Get away, you stupid anteater! You spoiled my entrance.” - Miss Piggy

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whaddayougonnado t1_iyb40bp wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#784,946)

It's very likely as part of his talent was, promotion. He once said that the reason he moved to NY, which he did, for a time, he said NY had the most scientific books around. He was once asked what was the main reason he moved to NY and he mused, "so I could subscribe to the Scientific American."

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dontcallmeunit91 t1_iyb4cti wrote

him and warhol just seemed like such insufferable assholes

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sincethenes t1_iyb4jli wrote

I get this is one of those defining socialite moments of of the day, but with everything being recycled, why has no other celebrity done this?

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Towndrunk13569 t1_iyb9m0r wrote

Every day when you’re walking down the street, and everybody that you meet, has an original point of view!

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SweetNeo85 t1_iybbl48 wrote

Replying to DfenselessOldLady (#789,653)

You're sure... based on what?

EDIT: Some animals just can't thrive in captivity, no matter how rich or well-intentioned their owners are. Great white sharks, for example, always die in captivity, no matter how big or fancy the aquarium is. Zebras were never domesticated the way that horses were, for similar reasons. I don't know this to be true about anteaters, but it's not difficult to imagine.

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Drusgar t1_iybc8y1 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#787,285)

I mean, it might not be your cup of tea, but Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, not because they sold a bazillion albums but because they trailblazed and inspired a legion of fellow musicians. He didn't always write the music the public wanted to hear, but he wrote the music that he wanted to hear and sometimes we liked it.

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RaiseMoreHell t1_iybde6u wrote

Artist’s surrealist body of work checks out.

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shiriunagi t1_iybdnf1 wrote

What a pretentious douchebag.

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Vordeo t1_iybf6kr wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#784,946)

Part of it was an act, but you don't make half the shit he did without being a little off. And frankly weirdness aside, dude was fucking talented.

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VRom19 t1_iybkbyp wrote

Replying to PtrWalnuts (#781,692)

Rumor has it that Mr.Dali weirdness was just an act, seemed that when there were not cameras around or public the guy was pretty much normal and boring, also that much of his art wasn't crafted by him but by his disciples instead.

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tritron t1_iybkihu wrote

Are anteaters friendly?
As it turns out, those who do keep anteaters as pets say they are as loving and expressive as dogs. They respond when you call their names and even demand attention when neglected.

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Tough_Article_5318 t1_iyblchw wrote

I watched him on some talk show pull up with some exotic animal and just threw it around, was quite funny

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cyrano_dvorak t1_iybr3ku wrote

But which Paris? They are all over the place!

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Stoneghoul t1_iybrqw3 wrote

Replying to ShowRepresentative64 (#784,471)

Dali fucking sucked. He made a tremendous amount of brilliant and highly influential art. but he was a scummy person. Like, violent, rapist, fascist. George Orwell referred to him as a disgusting human being.

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jesperbj t1_iybuz59 wrote

Replying to tuesdayswithTuesday (#785,732)

Hard to explain. Also a long time ago, but just a bunch of weird stuff and design choices.

You were greeted by a stuffed polar bear in attack position in the hall way, there was a room made specifically for maximizing echo when having guests over so they would leave.

In the garden was a lying-down statue of a Michelin man so massive it took up most of the space.

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thesaltydodo t1_iyc6o9b wrote

Why does it look like it has two heads.

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CHBCKyle t1_iyc8s6v wrote

Replying to SweetNeo85 (#790,027)

I agree with what you’re saying though we have done a successful GWS on a temporary basis so that science could understand what we were doing wrong in the past. Once we had what we needed we released it back. It is theoretically possible though highly immoral and unnecessarily cruel.

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davtruss t1_iyce2gc wrote

I'm immediately reminded of philosophical and religious traditions that suggest our time on earth dictates the possibility that we could be punished by reincarnation into a lower animal life form. But all I see in this picture is "I'm Salvador freaking Dali's anteater, and I'm taking bids on an exclusive book deal."

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i_do_it_all t1_iycsd4c wrote

living in Paris must have been a nightmare for those creatures. all te piss amd crap on the street and their nose and tongue touching it all. the noise and people. I feel sorry for them creatures

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grad1939 t1_iycxijd wrote

Replying to tritron (#792,605)

I've heard they have very poor eyesight and can kill you with a swipe of their claws since they are strong enough to break open termite mounds. They are preyed upon by Jaguars and will throw hands if threatened.

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Live2Lift t1_iyda51p wrote

That dude on the right is thinking, “you’ve got to be echidna me.”

Wooooo! Get it!?!

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slambie t1_iydkvvz wrote

Ant eaters are so weird their front legs look more like a head than their head's do. Took me a few seconds there was only one ant eater in this photo.

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Catnip4Pedos t1_iydq71q wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#798,068)

Having seen his books I wouldn't call him an artist. Terry world or Terry's world is on archive.org if you haven't seen it. It's mostly pictures of young women and his dick.

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tollefti t1_iydvsi9 wrote

Does that dude behind Dali look like the timetraveling hipster, without the glasses? Ha

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BunsinHoneyDew t1_iydvuov wrote

Replying to Velvetundaground (#775,278)

His Narcissism was legendary.

If you want an interesting rabbit hole you can see the first iteration of the "Dune" movie they tried to make.

They wanted Salvador Dali in the movie, and he wanted to be paid an obscene amount of money so he could have the title of the highest paid actor ever.

I think Pink Floyd was also being asked to do the soundtrack... would have been a hell of a spectacle.

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Horns8585 t1_iydy3yd wrote

Replying to UNODIR (#797,082)

I guess it is like that Michael Jackson staged spending spree. They were both fake events, but both people were actually extremely eccentric and a little off their rockers.

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AudioSin t1_iydyn2z wrote

Why does this look like he has two separate animals here?

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