[lbo-talk] have you acquired your Xmas poop statue yet?

[Fernando Cassia]

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 23:51, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


>
> http://www.theawl.com/2011/11/you-hear-about-those-catalonian-doody-statutettes
>
> You Hear About Those Catalonian Doody Statutettes?
> By Alex Balk    | November 9, 2011
>
> "Statuettes of well-known people defecating are a Christmas tradition in
> Catalonia, dating back to the 18th century." Why yes, there is a photo!
>
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/christmas/8879190/Caganers-figurines-of-famous-people-defecating-in-Catalan-Christmas-nativity-scenes.html

... they have been anticipating Europe´s future (or lack thereof) for a
while... ;)

http://www.barcelonayellow.com/images/stories/barcelona_events/caganer.jpg

I remember the brouhaha 3 years ago about Obama becoming the best-selling
Caganer

http://www.expatica.com/es/news/news_focus/Obama-is-best-selling-caganer.html

FC