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QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
Right I'm taking advantage of the the predicted fine weather and having a garden-day today; I've got a couple of odd-jobs need doing and some planintg I want to get done before August get's too far advanced.
So I'll be popping in and checking progress here periodically.
Leaves any guesses and suggestions as normal; and I'll reply en masse when I'm about.
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jul 31, 2009
Publishing obscene literature.
Fanny Hill, perhaps, Or James Joyce Ulysses.
GT
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jul 31, 2009
The title has me thinking.
Garden. Did he publish a translation of 'The Perfumed Garden'
Either that or 'The Kama Sutra'
GT
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
Not the perfumed garden or the Karma Sutra either.
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
I'm so tempted to klaxon that - but I've just had a bath and am feeling lenient - nothing with pages.
If you need a clue I've one prepared.
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 31, 2009
he published pornographic wood cuts
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jul 31, 2009
Photographs?????
GT
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
Taff. DGI+1
but it's not what you think it is....
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
No. The charge against him named a very specific item that was obscene in nature.
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jul 31, 2009
An erect phallus!
GT
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
What if I said you put it in your mouth and chew on it? 
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
Your language is getting worse young master Taff.
Another one like that and it's be a short sharp visit from from the smack-fairy! 
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 31, 2009
a bannana looking very like a penis
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
Now how does one publish an obscene banana?
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA Posted Jul 31, 2009
Take a photo of it!!
GT
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 31, 2009
a wood cut or engraving
'ello miss wanna come up an see me etchings
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
okay. it's *not* - stress - *not* a woodcut nor a press of a woodcut, nor an engraving of a wood cut nor a print off of a woodcut or anything to do with a woodcut at all, in any way shape or form.
Nevertheless, wood *was* cut, which was what I was trying to nudge you towards.
Sheesh! 
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jul 31, 2009
wooden fresco or freize(spelin)
carved image
QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jul 31, 2009
I think it's sweet that GT thinks a self-styled pornographer in the height of Victorian splendour could take obscene photos of a banana when they weren't imported into Britain until the 20th century.
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QI - In The Garden of Good and Evil
- 61: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
- 62: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jul 31, 2009)
- 63: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jul 31, 2009)
- 64: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
- 65: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
- 66: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 31, 2009)
- 67: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jul 31, 2009)
- 68: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
- 69: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
- 70: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jul 31, 2009)
- 71: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
- 72: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 31, 2009)
- 73: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
- 74: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 31, 2009)
- 75: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
- 76: gandalfstwin OGGMSTKMBGSUIKWIATA (Jul 31, 2009)
- 77: Taff Agent of kaos (Jul 31, 2009)
- 78: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jul 31, 2009)
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