Fla. Town Says No To Big-Busted Mermaid Statue

[The Straight Story]

Fla. Town Says No To Big-Busted Mermaid Statue

POSTED: 7:31 am EDT May 2, 2006
UPDATED: 7:32 am EDT May 2, 2006



WELLINGTON, Fla. -- The big-busted, bronze mermaid statute "The Siren" is not welcome here anymore.

The life-size sea temptress, the marquee exhibit at the Wellington Community Center's inaugural Art in Public Places program, drew media attention last summer because of her top-heavy bust line. The sculpture appeared on CNN and had a mention in Playboy.

"Unfortunately, they didn't want her back," artist Norman J. Gitzen told the Palm Beach Post. "They were tired of the bad publicity."

Gitzen added nipples to the statue last month while it was on loan to the Palm Beach International Sculpture Biennale at Wellington Green. The city warned Gitzen to remove them before returning the mermaid.

http://www.local6.com/news/9144385/detail.html

If they don't want her, I will take her :)

[bryant69]

1. We all know how much it hurts an artists career to pick this kind of fight

Poor guy.

Bryant
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[panader0]

2. What ever happened to the statue of Justice that Asscroft had covered?

[Benhurst]

4. The Justice Department had its breasts removed and the face

changed to resemble Jeff Gannon.

[MADem]

8. Alberto uncovered it!!!!

He didn't have a problem with Minnie's aluminum bosom!

[onehandle]

3. Art is the devil. nt

[soothsayer]

5. tally ho! the u.s. taliban are alive and well!

[derby378]

6. Someone call Weeki Watchee

They'll be all over that statue like Secret Service agents on Bush after the WH Correspondents' Dinner. :evilgrin:

[Roland99]

7. Those are a bit....Katherine Harris-ish

:D

[infogirl]

9. this is just tooooooooo funny...

I can't stop laughing...
:rofl:

[The Straight Story]

12. They should send it to loch ness and name it "The Loch Ness booby monster"

"I swear I dun seen it right there, A big snake like thing with...uh...big boobies."

[flordehinojos]

10. how damn revolting silly ....

[TimeChaser]

11. zomg! Boobs! Hide the children!

:yoiks: