Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Love Slaves: A Brief History

"Researched" by Marlene Minker

In 1889, Auguste Rodin crafted his famous sculpture, "The Kiss." It was originally part of a larger work named "The Gates of Hell." Really? Does that tell you anything?

Forward time to Paris, 1913. Jacques Jeffirs, the notorious counterfeiter, copied the famous work of art and sold it to his American cousin, Gullible Jeffirs, for $50 and the rights to the 'ole Jeffirs' whiskey still in Plymouth, Indiana. Gullible was devastated when his sister, Smartene, told him that the piece was a fake. To cheer him up, Smartene painted the sculpture to resemble Gullible and his wife, Easy Sue. It was an immediate hit! Renamed "The Love Slaves," it has been customized with everything from tattoos, piercings, missing digits, and unique hairstyles, then passed from one set of happy newlyweds to the next for generations.

From the newest passing-on of The Love Slaves

This one is called "Shock"


This one is called "Suck it up and Grin"

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