The Bends Justify the Leans
on August 15, 2016
at 12:00 am
I was originally going to do a strip about people who pretend to hold up the Leaning Tower of Pisa in photos, but this is what came out.
Bug Martini
Random nonsense three days a week
A monument to every builder whose result wasn’t up to spec. Seems like we shouldn’t be honoring old What’s his name.
“Nono that’s a feature in the newer model towers. Excellent leering at neighbors prospects. Great for spitting”
I prefer the pictures of people pretending to push it over. I’d like to see a picture of two people: one pushing it over, one trying to hold it up. Maybe a third guy pretending to do something vaguely or explicitly inappropriate with it as though the other two aren’t there.
It’s always really funny to see pictures of the crowds of tourists around it. They’re all doing the same pose, as though *their* picture of the exact same thing as everyone around them will be funny and original and something their friends and family have never sen before.
You just did a week of people peeking out of plants. I’m confident you could manage a second Leaning Tower strip, or even a whole week of them.
I’d like to see more jokes about homeownership, actually.
I’m sure you’ve got plenty more material to work with on the subject by now, Adam Tuber.
You’ve got more young and hip readers than you realize, and we’re all in this housing market together.
Give it time. I’m sure I’ll get plenty more material out of this place.
Oh hell no.
Go ahead and laugh, but it’s 700 years old and still standing (er, leaning).
The interesting part is it’s only like 4 degrees off.
Interesting bit is if you look at the tower carefully, it has a slight bend in it in an attempt to compensate for the tilt…
It took 199 years to finish. It began to lean in year 3, and shortly after construction was abandoned for nearly a century. That was good -it allowed the ground to settle and compact. When work resumed, they tried to compensate by making the “lower” side taller than the “upper”. Yes – it’s slightly curved.
I know it’s spelled Pisa but I can’t help but keep spelling it Piza. Then I have to go back and correct it.