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That's no Fresco it's a fiasco!

Aug 23, 2012#1

Timmus

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/24/w...oration-of-ecce-homo-fresco-shocks-spain.html

Elderly church goer attempts to restore an image of Jesus on her church wall and messes it up spectacularly. Can anyone think of other examples of good intentions gone hilariously awry?

Aug 23, 2012#2

bhamv3

Well, that's that one time a female friend of mine asked me for advice on how to deal with her married boss sexually harrassing her, which ended with her boss divorced and her having to quit and move to the other side of the country just to never see him again. True story.

And I think I can sympathize with this woman. After all, how many of us have seen someone do something, think "Aww that's easy, I could do that," and then find ourselves completely out of our depth? I once gave myself a really crappy haircut with a pair of kitchen scissors because I didn't want to pay a barber, and thought cutting hair couldn't possibly be that hard. I once decided to teach myself computer programming, because hey, lots of people write programs and how hard could it be and what the hell is all this stuff about segmentation faults? Oh, and the first time I picked Sniper on Team Fortress 2, I figured it'd be really easy, all I have to do is scope in and click on the other guys' heads.

Aug 23, 2012#3

Timmus

Yeah I don't mean to come off as completely unsympathetic towards the lady. I could see myself getting into this kind of situation too which is why this image resonates with me and why it's been making me laugh for the last hour.

Aug 23, 2012#4

Gilgamesh

Making that your avatar is -win- on so many levels.

Aug 23, 2012#5

Timmus

bhamv3 said:
Well, that's that one time a female friend of mine asked me for advice on how to deal with her married boss sexually harrassing her, which ended with her boss divorced and her having to quit and move to the other side of the country just to never see him again. True story.

And I think I can sympathize with this woman. After all, how many of us have seen someone do something, think "Aww that's easy, I could do that," and then find ourselves completely out of our depth? I once gave myself a really crappy haircut with a pair of kitchen scissors because I didn't want to pay a barber, and thought cutting hair couldn't possibly be that hard. I once decided to teach myself computer programming, because hey, lots of people write programs and how hard could it be and what the hell is all this stuff about segmentation faults? Oh, and the first time I picked Sniper on Team Fortress 2, I figured it'd be really easy, all I have to do is scope in and click on the other guys' heads.

and that first story of yours is dark man.[DOUBLEPOST=1345777633][/DOUBLEPOST]

Aug 24, 2012#6

Bubble181

And not even a mention

Aug 24, 2012#7

tegid

Everyone's laughing so much at that woman right now here in Spain. I guess I have mocked her too, but I now think it's quite unfair how the news sources are presenting this, because:
1- She hadn't finished repainting. It would obviously be destroyed anyway, but I'm sure it wouldn't be as hideous had she been allowed to finish.
2- Apparently the fresco was in worse condition than they are showing. So it was either try to restore it or lose it. Really who's at fault here are the people responsible of keeping the fresco in good condition. They are all over the place saying they'll restore it now. Yeah, assholes, why not restore it before it became a white stain on the wall.
3- She says the priest responsible for the church approved of her trying to restore it. I believe her, it was probably the best they could get...

Sooo I still find this very funny and I'll keep laughing, but now believe this should be kept as it is as a commentary on the work done by amateur restorers/"conservators" and the hipocrisy of politicians big and small.

Aug 24, 2012#8