Historical Humor - Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam

Last month my wife and I went to a great exhibit at the Los Angeles County Musuem of Modern Art.(LACMA )

The exhibit featured American Art between 1765 - 1915.  Now I know what you're saying Brian, why the hell are you posting about something as classy as Art on this blog of silliness and hockey.  Well I was pleasantly surprised by the exhibit because many of the pieces were hilarious.

Take for example...

Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam (click the image to see the full thing...Trust me it is worth it)

Finished in 1758 this Satirical Gem of pure comedic genius is absolutely crazy.  As you can see there are people having a raucous good time, enjoying large bowl quantities of booze, smoking, and of course puking and passing out.  You might also notice the man in the center of the picture who is not only puking but his butt is on fire.

Needless to say, this piece of art is absolutely amazing and this seems like a party I would have wanted to be at if I was living in the 1700's.

Chalk one up for the WTF Column - House on Fire

So I'm not a smoker.  I don't know what it feels like to get the nicotine from a cigarette into my system.

But one would think, no matter what the "high" you might get from a cigarette it  isn't going to make you so "Happy" that you are going to sit on your porch smoking while your house is burning down.

WTF old guy smoking...

WTF...

If anyone can give make any sense to why someone would be smoking on their porch while their house is burning down I would like to hear it.

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