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  • August 14, 2011 at 2:20 pm #2906 Reply
    Phidippides
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    Excuse me if I am not overly-amazed…. 😀 Ad is from c. 1900.

    August 18, 2011 at 9:09 pm #25275 Reply
    Phidippides
    Keymaster

    That's great!

    August 18, 2011 at 9:10 pm #25276 Reply
    Mr. Debs
    Participant

    That's great!

    August 18, 2011 at 9:24 pm #25277 Reply
    scout1067
    Participant

    AND a Musical Donkey!  That I would have to see. ;D

    August 19, 2011 at 3:05 am #25278 Reply
    Phidippides
    Keymaster

    Is it a bigger deal that the donkey can read music or that the geese can play on a see-saw?

    August 19, 2011 at 3:36 am #25279 Reply
    scout1067
    Participant

    definitely the donkey

    August 19, 2011 at 11:59 am #25280 Reply
    skiguy
    Moderator

    So was that a fight to the death with those roosters?

    August 19, 2011 at 1:15 pm #25281 Reply
    Phidippides
    Keymaster

    So was that a fight to the death with those roosters?

    It looks like that clown is baiting those roosters into fighting.  On second glance, in each grouping, it looks like the clown is baiting animals into performing (even the donkey looks mad). 

    September 1, 2011 at 4:34 pm #25282 Reply
    Vulture6
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    So, what do you think ever happened to the braying musical jackass?   Oh yeah… Congress…

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