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Sat 16 Nov, 2002 10:41 pm
I know!
Don't want to spoil the fun.
Little k, last known surviving Mousekateer?
Ah, but if the material is similar to the Shroud of Turin, then it is no longer surviving....is that not so?
It's a prehistorical cave painting.
It's the proof Mickey Mouse is a spoof.
It's the proof Mickey Mouse is a pervert.
Mickey Mouse holding a teddy bear.
Since Ul sent me the link to the image, I will post below her answer in its entirety:
"This is part of a frecso on a churchwall, dating back to the 14th century.
The scientist made of course a jóke- early Micky Mouse- sell so much better in the news.
This is a mystical(?) creature. They believe it is a weasel.
But art historians are not convinced the water-damaged depiction is a mouse at all.
The figure is portrayed kneeling in front of a depiction of St Christopher.
Historians say the creature may in fact be a weasel, which in medieval times was believed to give birth through its ears.
Shopkeepers in the small, conservative town are reported to be preparing for boom times, in the hope Mickey devotees flock to see the fresco.
Art historians are claiming the discovery could mean the end of Disney's copyright on the character.
Disney's Mickey Mouse character was invented in 1928, his first cartoon being Steamboat Willie.
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Man darf das Gras nicht wachsen hören, sonst wird man taub.
(G. Hauptmann)"
but it looked like
a child kneeling with
her/his hand over
the heart
Proof that Walt was well traveled?