{"id":1597,"date":"2001-12-05T20:20:22","date_gmt":"2001-12-06T01:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=1597"},"modified":"2001-12-05T20:20:22","modified_gmt":"2001-12-06T01:20:22","slug":"what_piece_of_a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2001\/12\/05\/what_piece_of_a.html","title":{"rendered":"What piece of art am I?"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.physics.usyd.edu.au\/~mar\/tests\/art\/dance.jpg\" width=134 height=151 alt=\"\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>If I were a work of art, I would be Edgar Degas&#8217; <b><i>Dance Class<\/i><\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>I appear soft and gentle, but hide a core of rigid structure and discipline. I work hard and follow orders, because I am determined to succeed, but remain attached to displays of frivolity and maintaining my appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Which work of art would <i>you<\/i> be? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.physics.usyd.edu.au\/~mar\/tests\/art\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Art Test<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>I love these things.<\/p>\n<p><small>(Via <a href=\"http:\/\/opinebovine.com\/archives\/00000054.html\">OpineBovine<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I were a work of art, I would be Edgar Degas&#8217; Dance Class.I appear soft and gentle, but hide a core of rigid structure and discipline. 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