Motorized: the Pen and the Sword
[ by Charles Cameron — Mexico, Zetas, Argentina, art ]
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Back in May of last year, I posted one of my DoubleQuotes comparing one of the Inspire crews’ fantasies — the “ultimate mowing machine” — with the Zeta cartel’s actual “Monster 2010”.
Since then, I’ve developed a variant on the DoubleQuotes format I call Specs, which allows me to juxtapose larger images than before, so here’s a sort of follow-up to that earlier post on “Trucking: AQAP and the Zetas”.
This time, both images come from below the (US) border in the Americas. The top one is the same image of the Zeta-mobile I used last time, while the one below it shows a “bookmobile” which goes by the name of The Weapon of Mass Instruction [link goes to the New Yorker], and which is the work of the Argentinean artist Raul Lemesoff [link goes to YouTube].
Guns or butter — which can also be known henceforth as bullets or books, perhaps?
MikeF:
January 16th, 2012 at 9:17 am
Here’s my favorite (and yes, books aren’t the only way to learn!)
Boston Duck Tours using WWII DUKW’s
“You’ve never toured Boston in anything that comes close to this tour. The fun begins as soon as you board your “DUCK,” an authentic World War II amphibious landing vehicle, renovated for sightseeing. First, you’ll be greeted by one of the legendary tour ConDUCKtors, who’ll be narrating the tour.
Then you’re off on a journey like you’ve never had before. You’ll cruise by all the places that make Boston the birthplace of freedom and a city of firsts! View such sights as the golden-domed State House to Bunker Hill and the TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Common and Copley Square to the Big Dig, Government Center to fashionable Newbury Street, Quincy Market to the Prudential Tower, and more. As the best of Boston unfolds before your eyes, your ConDUCKtor will be giving lots of little known facts and interesting insights about the unique and wonderful city of Boston.”
http://www.bostontours.us/?event=offer.detail&offerId=1144&startDate=01/01/2012&endDate=01/31/2012