This report in the NY Times says (in part):
Here is a picture of the crucified frog for your enjoyment.
The Pope: “You went against me on whose authority?”
The egg is blasphemous? Why?
Band name or Doper name : Blasphemous Egg!
The beer is blasphemous? Why?
Clearly that’s a Sumo wrestler.
I want one for my office.
I’d have thought that art condemned as blasphemy by the Pope would be more interesting.
Note to Pope: people all over the world have now learned about the “Passion of the Kermit” sculpture thanks to you. Save the official blasphemy denunciations for art that people already care about anyway.
Yeah, no kidding. I have several older relatives that would probably stick this in their gardens.
That looks like something you should be able to buy at your neighborhood truck stop. Does the Pope ever go to truck stops? He’d see all kinds of stuff to upset him there.
Why was I expecting a real frog? Am I that sick? Apparently. Oh well, I’m glad it’s not a real frog, and I want one for my office.
And Blasphemous Egg is totally a sweet Doper name.
Was I the only one who was “defied” as “deified”? Yes? I’ll be here in the corner, then.
What’s the deal with the egg? Why is it the color of an actual egg, while the beer mug is just the same color as the frog?
It is the Blasphemous Egg. Blasphemous = profane = worldly = material = naturalistic. So of course it looks like a real egg. If it looked artistic, it wouldn’t be blasphemous.
Do not underestimate the intricately layered semiotic iconoclasm of Frog on a Stick.
[Jeff Dunham]Frog on a Steeeeeeeek![/Jeff Dunham]
“Modern art”? Phhhht! Aleister Crowley was working with the real thing when he was a youth.
I was expecting a real frog too. Actually, the description reminded me of a series of photos I saw at an exhibit in Norway, of a rat being crucified and sliced apart. Grossed me out. That frog is underwhelming.
Joining you in the corner (although I was wondering why they’d deify the Pope, exactly. Something to do with that beer he likes?)
The frog and the egg both remind me of springtime and new life. I thought they were somewhat fitting for such a sculpture. I’m a bit lost on the beer, but that’s okay. It’ll give me something to ponder.
Does anyone else want to send the pope a copy of “Half Asleep In Frog Pajamas” by Tom Robbins?
For some reason, I can’t help laughing when I look at the crucifrog. I was expecting realism, not a Bullywug on drugs.
I want one painted on black velvet for my office.