Cookie Tin Has Hidden Drawing Of Dogs Having Sex

[matcom]

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LONDON (Reuters) - It looks like an ordinary old-fashioned cookie tin, but the hidden drawing of two dogs having sex in the grass makes it an instant collectors' item.

Biscuit makers Huntley & Palmers sold thousands of tins of treats featuring a copy of an early 20th century illustration of a genteel picnic -- without realizing that a disgruntled employee had hidden sexually explicit drawings in the scene.

Lawrences Auctioneers in Somerset, southwest England, is hoping collectors will bid 250 pounds ($446) when one of the tins goes on sale next Friday.

The unidentified artist who copied the illustration had lost his job at the cookie company and decided to take revenge on his employers while completing his final project.

He included a small picture of two dogs having sex and another of a pair of naked lovers. An obscene label written on a jam jar suggests it contains something other than jam.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=2&u=/nm/20040416/od_nm/odd_biscuit_dc

[Richardo]

1. What a rip! No picture!

:(

[LynneSin]

14. Here's the pic but you can't see anything

[sniffa]

2. damnit, no pic

must be because of the porn moratorium.

[GOPisEvil]

3. That artist is a terra-ist! To Gitmo with him!

See if he thinks THAT is funny!

:D

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

6. They're Brithish - they don't stay in Gitmo for very long

good thing it's not a Muslim cookie tin

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. This reminds me of Dali

QUICK HIJACK THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!

[WillParkinson]

5. Dogs?

This article just says 'couple'.

[matcom]

7. gott read the article

i included the next paragraph

[supernova]

8. I found the page with the Huntley & Palmers tins up for auction,

but I'll be damned if I can tell which one it is. :shrug: Anybody else wanna take a look?

edit: there are some H&P tins on following pages too.


Lawrences Auction

http://www.lawrences.co.uk/Catalogues/Fa230404/page13.htm

[Kellanved]

10. Number 1212

That's your tin, believe the old 'rupean ;-)
(well, I'm not that long back in Europe, so I might be wrong)
includes a picture :hi:
http://www.lawrences.co.uk/Catalogues/Fa230404/page16.htm

[Bunny]

12. Here's the picture. Let's see if we can find the good stuff!

[Feanorcurufinwe]

13. Dogs

on the right behind the fruit tree? I can't find the couple.

[supernova]

15. Knew I could count on you Kellanved

You decadent European you! ;-) :*

[Kellanved]

19. you always can

However I having a jet lagged afternoon to waste helped this time. ;-).

[Nihil]

9. Heard that on the radio alarm this morning ...

... definately one of those "Did I really hear that or am I still asleep?"
moments ...

Radio mouthpiece made an interesting comment though: Given that the
figures are pretty damn small, who the hell was looking that closely
at a biscuit tin to notice the dogs in the first place?

Hmmm ... does this mean matcom has relatives on this side of the pond?

[RushIsRot]

11. Picture

[LynneSin]

16. Definately behind the fruit tree on the right

I downloaded the picture then resized it to 200% - they're definately there.

[Feanorcurufinwe]

17. What about the 'pair of naked lovers'? Did you find them?

[LynneSin]

18. I found things that I thought were breasts or naughty bits

but nothing looked like a real body