Actually, the one above is a photoshopped fake of course. The original message on the sign is "Behead those who insult Islam." I guess that's more acceptable then... The fake ironic statement reminds me of the Discordian slogan that appears in The Illuminati Papers by Robert Anton Wilson: "Death to all fanatics." I'm pretty sure that was a joke though!
Speaking of irony, the photo below, is not, I believe, a joke or a fake, although obviously the poster maker saw the humour in it...
Speaking of irony, the photo below, is not, I believe, a joke or a fake, although obviously the poster maker saw the humour in it...
Study after
Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X
Well, this painting by Francis Bacon obviously pre-dates the
internet, but there's a Bacon exhibition in Sydney at present which I'm
planning to attend soon.
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