"Battling the Giant Squid Invasion".Paul Sérusier, 1889. Städel Museum.
Also at the Städel:Wilhelm Leibl, 1876. "Young Girl concerned about Roofies in her bourbon-&-coke".
The bottle is then riddled, so that the lees settles in the neck of the wine bottle... Manual riddling is still done for Prestige Cuvées in Champagne... mechanised riddling equipment (a gyropalette) is used instead. (Wikipedia)
Dammit, S.C.
ReplyDeleteAre you trying to get kicked out of the blogging cooperative??
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For excessive laziness? I didn't realise that was possible.
ReplyDeleteThere's a more typical Riddled post half-written but then I broke the Wifi at the hostel so I'm back to blogging through cafes and pubs.
There's a more typical Riddled post half-written but then I broke the Wifi at the hostel so I'm back to blogging through cafes and pubs.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the hostel Wifi could handled "Riddled".
Wow, what a grammar/typographical fail on my part- I shall be handing in my pedant's badge presently.
ReplyDeleteFor excessive laziness? I didn't realise that was possible.
ReplyDeletePRAISE JESUS.
If Comrade Thunder will check the co-operative Treasury accounts he or she will see that the Riddled dues are up to date now that the difference of opinion as to what constitutes a payment has been resolved. Fecking hide-bound obstructionists! meaning to do something is the same as doing it it, really.
ReplyDelete...what do you really mean by "typical Riddled post half-written"??
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing quite so heartwarming as a nasty old bastard getting a thirteen year old cutie drunk on the local ale so she might be a little more compliant (or at least quiet) when he makes his move later.
ReplyDeleteSay, y'know, in a way this IS a typical Riddled post!
For excessive laziness?
ReplyDeleteI see we have a failure to communicate.
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Excessive laziness? Next you'll be having too much fun.
ReplyDeletea failure to communicate.
ReplyDeleteRiddled mission statement!