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@JamesLucasIT
Dec 12, 2024 • 26 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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Art memes - a thread 🧵

1. The introvert life Image
2. The chair Image
3. There's always one, isn't there?

"The Absinthe Drinker" is a stunning 1875-76 painting by Edgar Degas, displayed in Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Image
4. Doctors back in the day Image
5. The mirror's deception Image
6. Nothing to see here... Image
7. The job interview Image
8. Fact check: true Image
9. The Christmas Letter Image
10. Those people Image
11. Who's laughing now? Image
12. The magic of books Image
13. "Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."

— Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, 1789 Image
14. Good old days Image
15. So true.

BTW, this is "The Snowstorm", a wonderful 1786-87 painting by Francisco Goya. Image
16. No eye contact, no question Image
17. Misunderstandings Image
18. Please, just a sip Image
19. Generic excuse Image
20. The heroic dose Image
21. "You had my curiosity, but now you have my attention" Image
22. The unfaithful demon Image
23. Ooooo Image
24. What kind of monster uses a phone as a phone? Image
25. Women... Image
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