This is inarguably, undeniably a pipe. No question about it.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

I can't believe there are people who seriously suggest it's not a pipe.

[ohiosmith]

1. you're off your meds again aren't you?

[Richard Steele]

2. As a convicted (and unrepentant) 'surrealist', I can assure you: That is -not- a pipe.

It's really not.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Fuck you, douchebag.

It's a fucking pipe!

:P

[Deep13]

13. It's an image representing a pipe.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. Why do you hate frenchmen?

[Deep13]

15. They waited until 1920 to cannonize Jeanne D'Arc.

:evilgrin:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

16. No they didn't.

Jeanne D'Arc was a fairy tale. Like Robin Hood and Prince John.

[Deep13]

19. Jeanne D'Arc's campaigns and trial are well documented.

She is not a fairy tale. BTW, neither is Prince John.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

20. Oy.

[Deep13]

23. Are you giving me the bird?

:rofl:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

24. I'm doing it as hard as I can.

I hope you can see it from there.

:P

(btw, it's an owl. Not a bird.)

[redqueen]

27. oh how i love that!

[deepthought42]

28. And whereever did you get that from?

;)

<----- *whistles*

[Richard Steele]

30. Dude, keep this shit up and I'm gonna hafta get SYMBOLIC on yer ass!

You wanna wake up next to an inverted urinal some morning? just keep it up!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

(I'm certain there's some sort of GodFather-referencing 'severed SHOWER head in your bed' joke
to be made here, but I'm just feeling too goddamn GIGGLY to find it right now.
Dear lord, I do love the LOUNGE! Y'all are the BEST!)

[Critters2]

4. Si ce n'est pas une pipe...

qu'est-ce que c'est?

Looks like a pipe to me. :shrug:

[Hugin]

5. Nah, it's a teapot...

Any half competent Topologist could tell you, FEWL!

[hunter]

6. But there's no lid.

A teapot needs a lid.

[Hugin]

17. Show me where in the "Hairy Ball Theorem" it states...

a teapot must have a lid!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_ball_theorem

[swag]

7. Ceci est un morceau de fromage

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

9. I agree.

That's some kind of pie.

[Nickster]

8. Ahhh Magritte. n/t

[Shakespeare]

10. But it ISN'T a pipe.

It's a picture of a pipe. ;-)

[ghostsofgiants]

18. Finally, someone else who gets Magritte, haha.

There's a reason it's called "The Treachery of Images."

[Shakespeare]

33. There's been a flurry of surrealism exhibitions lately.

I caught SFMOMA's take on Calder as a surrealist last year, and I'm going to see the Magritte exhibit here in LA next week. Fun, fun stuff.

[ghostsofgiants]

34. Neat, I adore surrealism.

[deucemagnet]

11. That is not a pipe.

It even says it is not a pipe. Why won't you believe it when it says it's not a pipe? :shrug:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_Of_Images

[Bucky]

31. Not compared to THIS

Dude now THAT's a pipe.

[Cobalt-60]

40. Now that's a power hit!

[SecularMotion]

12. No shit Sherlock!

[redqueen]

21. Welcome to DU.

:hi:

[SecularMotion]

22. Thanks redqueen

:hi:

[montanto]

25. Its hanging in LACMA

right now. I just saw it saturday. Its definitely a painting.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

26. Yeah.

It's a painting of a god damned pipe!

[montanto]

29. The exhibit is called, *gasp* The Treachery of Images. Wonder why.

Its pretty good, they've got a lot of other Magrittes and many other surrealists and people he influenced. Great stuff. I've already been twice.

[Shakespeare]

32. Ergo, it is not a pipe.

:7

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

36. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

[KamaAina]

35. Mais non! THIS is a pipe.

[Critters2]

37. Voila!! C'est une pipe!! nt

[LostInAnomie]

38. That's not a pipe!

It's a portal to a magical world where everything is funny, music sounds better, food tastes delicious, and I'm no longer a loser. :smoke:

[Cobalt-60]

39. it is and it isn't

It is a pipe in the sense that it is a nice briar tobacco pipe.
It is not a plumbing pipe or pipe off Doctor Phibe's organ.
muhuhahahaaa