$2 Million ugly
Recently, Vienna, Austria celebrated the 150th anniversary of its Hochquellen-Leitung — the pipeline that brings water into the city. Vienna’s modern water system — renowned for its pristine water that courses from streams in the green forests of the Alps — was set up in 1873 under the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Rather than mark the occasion with a small get-together, the city decided to think bigger. We can do better than a party, let’s bring in the art group to create a brand new fountain created by the avantgarde art group Gelitin. The piece, WirWasser (roughly translated as “We are Water”) features several, uh, things? There’s a guy there, I think. Some woodland creatures, too. The Austrian capital’s newest water fountain was commissioned to commemorate Vienna’s modern water system which provided the city with fresh water and helped eradicate plagues like cholera. While officials hailed the fountain’s “extraordinary, reality-inspired” design for skillfully conveying a pivotal “sense of togetherness”, critics took issue with its artistic properties, venting their anger online. The new landmark’s design apparently symbolizes the “communal responsibility for water” and while it did win over the jury that selected Gelitin as the winner, it hasn’t done so well with the general public, especially considering its astronomical price, $2 million.
Inaugurated on October 24, in the presence of Austrian president Alexander Van der Bellen, Vienna’s newest water fountain quickly attracted mass criticism on social media platforms with lots of people dubbing it the ugliest water fountain they had ever seen, and others going as far as claiming that it damages Vienna’s image. While officials hailed the fountain’s “extraordinary, reality-inspired” design for skillfully conveying a pivotal “sense of togetherness,” critics took issue with its artistic properties, venting their anger online. Despite the criticism, the local Government led by Social Democrat Mayor Michael Ludwig insists that the artistic fountain’s “extraordinary, reality-inspired” design conveys a pivotal “sense of togetherness.”
The people speak:
“What a sad day for Vienna.”
‘Ugliness That Deep Is Evil’:
“Did they give credit to the 1st grade art class for the design?”
“That new water fountain looks like a 5-year-old created it.”
But hey, if you’re thirsty in Vienna, the fountain features a “drinking fountain with fresh water for passers-by.” Two million dollars well spent.
Ugly humor
I saw a man chased by a dog. They were running around a big fountain. I told the man to hurry up because the dog is very close.
The man replied confidently: “Don’t worry, I’m 2 laps ahead.”
Politics is just show business for ugly people.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia?
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
What do you call a ceramic artist in need of a shave?
Hairy Potter.
The unluckiest person in the world did actually find the fountain of youth.
Unfortunately, he drowned.
November 29th Birthdays
1981 – Janina Gavankar, 1977 – Anna Faris, 1968 – Dany Garcia, 1979 – Lauren German
1940 – Chuck Mangione, 1955 – Howie Mandel, 1922 – Minnie Minoso, 1898 – C.S. Lewis