Do you live in Vienna?

[scottobear]

If you do, or know someone who does, could you tell me what the devil this is?



Thanks. I would sure appreciate it.

Comments

just a guess...

[shoo.livejournal.com]

a vienna sausage? hehehehehe

[daizee.livejournal.com]

i dunno.
but it sure is sexy

:D

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

You've been at the icy-hot again, haven't you?

Re: just a guess...

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Hey, not a bad guess, at that!

[daizee.livejournal.com]

hahahaha!!!!
that was funny!


{how did ya guess??}

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I could smell the minty freshness!

[daizee.livejournal.com]

nothing like the fresh smell of icy-hot to get you ready for the day.

freaky!

[ex-sanssouci422.livejournal.com]

I'll ask Dalibor for you, if you like.

Re: freaky!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

please do! :) Any enlightenment would be welcome. :)

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

like fresh coffee for the nipples!

Re: freaky!

[ex-sanssouci422.livejournal.com]

Consider it done. Now I'm dying to know what it is too. Perhaps their version of Brussels' Mannekin Pis?

[daizee.livejournal.com]

ha!

you're so sillie mr. el_oso!!

Re: freaky!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Just so I can have an image of it in the entry. :)

at least the gnome has a tie!

Re: freaky!

[ex-sanssouci422.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA! You work fast, El Oso. ;-)

Which reminds me - what the heck does El Oso mean?

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

unt choo arr ca-rrrrrrrrrrrrrraizee miz day-z!

Re: freaky!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

El Oso is Spanish for 'The Bear'.


(What my darling calls me. :) )

Re: freaky!

[nomi.livejournal.com]

I've seen that in person, it's.. interesting.

AS for the Vienna Sausage Dog, I'm going to have nightmares. :)

Re: freaky!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I keep thinking the dog will smell like little weiners.

Pleasant dreams!

Re: freaky!

[ex-sanssouci422.livejournal.com]

How cute! I call my husband "bear" too. :)

[daizee.livejournal.com]

btw: i never told ya how much i like your eyes in that icon.

it's tres coolio!

cool eyes

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

thank you! I've been having fun with the paint proggy.

Re: freaky!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Aww!! What does he call you? Honey? :)

Re: cool eyes

[daizee.livejournal.com]

ack!
that's scarying me!!

Re: cool eyes

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Sorry... didn't mean to be a scaryman.

Re: cool eyes

[daizee.livejournal.com]

oh no!
i'm seeing double.


now where are my darn glasses?

Re: cool eyes

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

as long as you're not wearing beer goggles this early. :)

Re: freaky!

[ex-sanssouci422.livejournal.com]

"Bunny". *blush*

[ex-sanssouci422.livejournal.com]

Our man in Vienna to the rescue. Dalibor says that he is a mascot for a brand of local cigarettes called Casablancas that no one really smokes, his name is Hudriwudri, and he sits atop huge ashtrays in the Viennese subway system. He was designed by Manfred Deix, "the world's greatest Beach Boy fan, owner of 30+ cats, and caustic cartoonist, especially fond of drawing grotesquely overweight Austrians, preferably in the buff".

:)

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

hooray! thank you!!! :)

Re: freaky!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

Bunny and Bear... AwwWww!

About Manfred D.

[dalibor.livejournal.com]

I have to correct myself in a minor point, though - apparently, "Hudriwudri" DOES mean something (http://www.aha.at/dialekt.htm) (there's another vintage Deix on top of that page)... didn't know that dialect word myself.

I found some of his political cartoons in this local weekly's cartoon section (http://www.profil.at/export/profil/frame.php3?url=http://www.profil.at/cgi-bin/entertainment/cartoons/cartoon.pl) (just type in "Deix"), but it's mostly about local affairs... except for the Clinton - Lewinsky brouhaha (http://www.zing.com/picture/p209df155dc4997835a4ea19d9dea8090/fe6defb0.jpg.orig.jpg) - can't wait what he does to Bush ;-)

Here's another classic - after lingerie producer Palmers (http://www.palmers.at) brought out their classic pantyhose ad, causing traffic jams here, thefts in Germany, and bans in the US, Deix wondered what the that poster (also available as a mousepad in their shop, btw) would look like if they had used average guys as models *lol

So here's the original...




and the Deix version:

Re: About Manfred D.

[dalibor.livejournal.com]

Just noticed that the Hudriwudri in question is located at the Westbahnhof subway station - there's this huge modernist frieze depicting the various stages of the world's creation (the last phase is a huge metal ball... thank you, Stanley ;-). The City Transport Authorities are fond of calling that particular subway line (U3) the "Arts Line"... I'm sure they didn't think that Hudri would get all the tourists' attention *lol