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The weekend only refreshes so much (feddit.uk)
submitted 22 hours ago by tetris11@feddit.uk to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] Uli@sopuli.xyz 16 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

I love the story of this "renovation" so much. The idea that someone thought they could do it, got in over their head, and just iteratively kept making it worse is so funny to me. "I think the eyes were here? And... and they were looking up a bit, right? And I'm pretty sure he was smiling... and had a mustache... that doesn't make him look like an open-mouthed baboon does it? No, you're right, what we've got is really close enough. I don't think it's that different, is it? I mean, I can tell because I'm a painter, but no one else is going to notice." Bless their hearts.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 hours ago

The SNL bit on this with Kate McKinnon has me rolling every time.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

When I heard about this case back in the day, all I could think about was that scene in the Mr Bean movie where he fucks up the painting of the old lady and tries to fix it.

[–] Uli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 12 hours ago

Yeah, I was thinking, "It feels like a real life scene out of Mr. Bean," but couldn't justify why that was the show it reminded me of. I always forget about the movie.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 12 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

So I was reading up about it a little, and apparently the lady did get some kind of spoken agreement from the priest that she could restore it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19349921

"(The) priest knew it! He did! How could you do something like that without permission? He knew it!"

and the priest then washed his hands of her once she botched it.

That being said, the piece is getting so much attention that the little church is raking in donations, and the woman is now sueing for a piece of the pie:

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/09/20/161466361/woman-who-ruined-fresco-of-jesus-now-wants-to-be-paid

[–] SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 hours ago

That was over a decade ago. She now receives 49% of merchandizing profit.

[–] loomy@lemy.lol 3 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

what happened to Sunday?

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 17 hours ago

Sunday's child is fair of face

[–] SaltyIceteaMaker@lemmy.ml 2 points 17 hours ago

sunday is just the dread of the following day

[–] andrewz@stranger.social 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

@tetris11
Whats is the point of this perversion?

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

"The holes we fill on the weekend are not enough"
"True spiritual fulfillment comes only from within"
"Let he who hath need of honeys, sup the milk of paradise instead."

~ Scripture, verse X:Y

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 18 hours ago

That last line is why I hang out with hookers.