March 20, 2006
The Uncemetery
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Noooo, this was not shot on location in South Dakota. I'm not crazy, (in that particular way, at least) it's only March for heaven's sake.
Nor did I shoot this marker while wandering the grounds of Mt. Auburn Cemetery. Any self respecting patrician buried there would spin on his respective rotisserie if something like this were placed on the premises, where even the American flag is eschewed.
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Rather, this abomination is but a stone's throw from the famous Minuteman Statue - right smack out front, on the lawn of the local K of C--- not the chicken kind, or maybe it is the chicken kind.
It was proposed, by a member of my viewing party, that used condoms be buried underneath.
A tombstone like this represents a substantial investment on the part of the sponsor(s) ( $800 to $1000 I'd guess). Maybe the Knights ordered them in quantity and there is one on the lawn of every chapter. In my opinion, the money would have been better spent educating children about the dangers of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy.
Photo note: Taken in the dead of night with flash. Maybe that white thing in front IS a used condom. Let's pretend. Otherwise, I'd have to find one and set it up, and there's only so far I'm prepared to go for my readers.
Posted by Dakota at March 20, 2006 09:03 PM