Taken by death

The famous “Kiss of death” memorial sculpture in Poble Nou cemetery, photo by the excellent izarbeltza, regularly visited on one of these Barcelona walks:

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

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Comments

1. Colin Davies sez:
   7 January 2008 at 11:18 AM

   I’ve seen skinnier women in Spain. So the question arises, Which one is Death?

2. Trevor ap Simon sez:
   7 January 2008 at 11:57 AM

   Death is the one you don’t see coming.

3. Charles Butler sez:
   7 January 2008 at 5:45 PM

   You’re talking about the come shot, I guess.

4. Trevor ap Simon sez:
   8 January 2008 at 10:27 AM

   Your words, Mr B

5. Colin Davies sez:
   8 January 2008 at 11:27 AM

   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 . . .

6. Trevor ap Simon sez:
   8 January 2008 at 11:35 AM

   If you only knew her once, who were the other guys?

7. Charles Butler sez:
   8 January 2008 at 4:58 PM

   A little knowledge is a…

8. Colin Davies sez:
   8 January 2008 at 5:58 PM

   different thing entirely from knowledge of a little.

9. Colin Davies sez:
   8 January 2008 at 5:59 PM

   Epithetically speaking.

   Though not necessarily on a tombstone.

10. Charles Butler sez:
    9 January 2008 at 11:54 PM

    Oh, come now.

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