Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2001 03:07:58 -0400
Subject: Re: Come back Hans Holbien, all is forgiven
Status: RO

In alt.religion.kibology, newsreplies@yclept.clara.co.uk wrote:

   In these times of renewed trouble and fear, when 
   our Renaissance Princes and other chairmen of the 
   joint chiefs of staff must carry their crutches to 
   live press conferences -- where they announce the 
   loosing of the war dogs -- in order to emphasise to 
   everyone that reward for an active life is inevitable 
   injury and death, I feel we would all be further 
   calmed by the reinstatement of other long neglected 
   traditions of 16th century portraiture by our 24 
   hour rolling news networks.

   Henceforth ambassdors from the court of French King 
   must be placed, via the power of CGI, strategically 
   around Mr. Tony Blair whenever he urges his populace
   to take up again a white man's burden upon which the 
   sun never set.  A polished, yet yellowing, human 
   skull must be placed upon the lecturn of the 
   white-house briefing room whenever Secretary of 
   State Powell takes a number of questions from the 
   ladies and gentlemen of the fourth estate, to 
   ensure we are not unaware of the presence of 
   mortality.
   
   And most importantly of all, from this day forward 
   until the cessation of all hostilities, President 
   George W. Bush must never again be seen on TV 
   unaccompanied by an torquetum or astrolabe, and a 
   pile of artfully placed alchemical texts.

   I demand these things as in my capacity as a righteous
   and unchristian citizen of the Holy Roman Empire.

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-- Kapusniak, Stefan