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“Watch out for that first step, its a doozie.”

by Vanderleun on April 1, 2019

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ghostsniper April 1, 2019, 2:23 PM

Remember the portable hole the black spy vs spy used to use?
When the white spy was after him he pulled the flexible hole out of his trench coat and slap it on a wall then jump through it then reach out and pull the hole in with him effectively disappearing. White spy would stand there scratching his head wondering where black spy went. Black spy also threw the flexible hole down on the ground behind him when white spy was chasing him. White spy fell down in the hole and black spy picked up the hole and took off trapping white spy in the ether.
It’s a mad, Mad, MAD world out there!

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Phillipa Crawford April 2, 2019, 9:37 AM

LOL I didn’t expect that.

Ghostsniper, Spy v Spy was a favorite. I hadn’t thought about the portable hole in a while. Now a co-worker wonders what I’m chuckling about.

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AesopFan April 2, 2019, 3:08 PM

I’ve seen a couple of articles about sidewalk illusionists.
This is one with some explanation of why it “works.”
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/feb/01/3d-street-art

This is the gallery of the Master of Faux, Kurt Wenner.
https://kurtwenner.com/

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T Lindley April 3, 2019, 4:13 PM

That is a good old picture.

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The Old Guy April 10, 2019, 10:00 AM

How did the spelling get to be “doozie”?

I thought it was “Duesy,” short for Duesenberg, the best of the best.

The Old Guy

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My head knocks against the stars.
 My feet are on the hilltops.
 My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life. 
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny. 
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I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible. 
I know the passionate seizure of beauty 
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive  in the universe.

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Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
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Take it where you find it
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Your heart will be strong
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Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it

[Chorus]
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Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it

[Chorus]
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