Last weekend, I visited the Marquis of L_____ in the seaside resort of K_____. The home he inherited was built in 1970. His ancestors (Germans) were not only central in founding the European U_____, but were also renowned collectors of avant-garde lighting accessories. Each of these lamps pushed the envelope in 1974, and some, I think you'll agree, still do so today.
The original designers and names of these instruments of enlightenment are lost in the hists of mistory (not that I wouldn't put it past some of my readers to be able to identify them), but that shouldn't stop us. Your mission is to invent an appopriate name for these creations. Post your suggestions in comments. After a while, I'll post my pet names for these lamps, assuming I haven't been totally outshined by my readers...
Lamp 1 (googly-eyed fish are a later addition):
Lamp 2:
Lamp 3:
Lamp 4:
I name all these lamps: "Schwer zu reinigende fiese Staubfänger, die perfekte Ankerpunkte für ausgedehnte Spinnennetzkonstruktionen darstellen" (= "nasty dirt collectors which are hard to clean and which mark perfect anchor points for extensive spider nets"?).
Posted by: TOPCTEH | May 31, 2010 at 03:45 PM
> Post your suggestions in comments
moderately related: seems like a task for the moderately happy hipsters. About any title would fit any object, animate or not. Do we have a favourite? Yes.
Posted by: M. Möhling | May 19, 2010 at 07:59 PM
May I qote Max Goldt? (from my memorization) :
"When being in a German Lamp store, you are allways jealous of Stevie Wonder - and that's not because he such a good piano player"
Posted by: Thorsten | May 19, 2010 at 02:20 PM
1-Picnic At Hanging Sock
2-Water Pot Down
3-The Tin Plum
4-Diaper Moon
Posted by: noribori | May 19, 2010 at 11:20 AM
1 - Beadding
- Fullerene
- Petit chou (inspired by cohu)
2 - Fondude
3 - Remington Steele
- Scrubette
4 - Gala
- Orchestra
Posted by: Michele | May 19, 2010 at 08:55 AM
1-John, 2-Paul, 3-Ringo, 4-George
Posted by: noribori | May 18, 2010 at 09:12 PM
The first one reminds me of a wilted head of albino cabbage. The second one definitely shows a nuclear shield with some missiles zipping through the air! I'd call it Mutually Assured Destruction. The third lamp can also be used as an IUD for whales. Lamp 4 leaves me speechless. Very Eastern Bloc. In Sovjet Russia, the lamp names you?
Posted by: cohu | May 18, 2010 at 04:51 PM