Taken by death

The famous “Kiss of death / Petó de la mort” memorial sculpture in Poble Nou cemetery, photo by the excellent izarbeltza, regularly visited on this Barcelona walk:
peto_de_la_mort

A more earthy interpretation, from a Chinese shop, also in Barcelona:
death_chinese

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Colin Davies
January 7th 2008 11:18
I’ve seen skinnier women in Spain. So the question arises, Which one is Death?
Trevor ap Simon
January 7th 2008 11:57
Death is the one you don’t see coming.
Charles Butler
January 7th 2008 17:45
You’re talking about the come shot, I guess.
Trevor ap Simon
January 8th 2008 10:27
Your words, Mr B
Colin Davies
January 8th 2008 11:27
I knew a woman once who had 13 children when she’d only wanted 1 or 2. Trouble was, she was profoundly deaf and couldn’t hear her husband coming.

Old but good. Just like my women . . .
Trevor ap Simon
January 8th 2008 11:35
If you only knew her once, who were the other guys?
Charles Butler
January 8th 2008 16:58
A little knowledge is a…
Colin Davies
January 8th 2008 17:58
different thing entirely from knowledge of a little.
Colin Davies
January 8th 2008 17:59
Epithetically speaking.

Though not necessarily on a tombstone.
Charles Butler
January 9th 2008 23:54
Oh, come now.
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