Tuesday, March 03, 2009

I guess stripes ARE flattering

You may remember that about two and a half years ago, I went to the San Diego Zoo. I took a bunch of photos, and liked two so much, I had them blown up into 8 x 10's and framed. These photos have been hanging in my living room ever since, and I've gotten lots of compliments on them.

Then, on Sunday night, Miya pointed out something I had never noticed before. Can you guess what it is?



No, really, look close.

Closer.

It's a zebra penis.

I've had a magnified zebra penis hanging in my living room for the past 30 months, and no one, including me, had ever noticed it. Forget surreptitious sneaks through National Geographic or the Discovery Channel. I proudly display my animal porn in overpriced Pottery Barn frames.

Well, I did. My modest self immediately replaced the photo with a still life shot from Peru. It's a vibrant sunset over the village of Chinchero, but, content-wise, isn't nearly as colorful.



8 Comments:

At 9:03 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hahahaha! That is brilliant. First, because I (of course) noticed it immediately, before even beginning to read the post. Second, because I love that you immediately took it down. You can always photoshop it out? It's still a great photo!

 
At 10:21 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fantastic!

 
At 10:18 AM, Blogger Lori said...

I don't have Photoshop but even if I did, it's already printed. I suppose I could create a black "censored" bar or something, but the photo has kind of lost all of it's appeal.

 
At 12:43 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Heh heh heh.

If you want the photo "fixed", I can always handle it in photoshop for you, just let me know. Maybe the revised photo would regain its appeal. :)

 
At 6:06 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Hilarious! That's (almost) the first thing I noticed as well! I guess I just have a dirty mind like that. ;-)

 
At 12:55 PM, Blogger Tiny E said...

That is awesome. Do you remember getting any sort of strange reaction from the person at the we-blow-up-photos store?

 
At 2:15 PM, Blogger Lori said...

The we-blow-up photos store? I ordered them online, through Kodak! Though maybe now I am on a list or something. You never know...

 
At 6:53 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Too funny! It just looks like another stripe! I hope no one noticed and said nothing. Sometimes we don't pay attention to the little things.

 

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