AtD p845 "bottom dead center of the European Question"

[Mark Kohut]

Pynchon's whole major works' Life Theme might be summed up in that slogan,
  THE WORLD LASTS BECAUSE IT LAUGHS, yes?.....
   
  YES!
   
  Lovin' Gabrovo
   
  Mark

Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
  On 4/13/08, Dave Monroe wrote:

> On 4/13/08, Mark Kohut wrote:
>
> > Gabrovo Slim....nice Bulgarian name, yes?
>
> Coming into the world on April 1st, 1972, the House of Humour and
> Satire (HHS) is a proud successor to the local folklore humour and the
> merry carnival traditions of the town of Gabrovo - the Bulgarian
> humour capital. Today it is an international cultural centre that
> successfully combines some features of a museum and more of those of a
> busy art gallery. The House is a place that serves not only to
> perpetuate the celebrated Gabrovo anecdotes, but it is also a meeting
> ground of examples of contemporary humorous and satirical art from the
> world over.
>
> Here we honour the joke, merry-making and carnivals; collect humour
> and satire in cartoons, photographs, paintings and sculpture from all
> four corners of the world; hold international humour events, and
> encourage both young and established artists to create humorous works;
> exhibit, promote and sell humorous art; publish albums and collections
> of visual and verbal humour; offer educational programs for small and
> "grown-up" children; maintain lively contacts and beneficial
> cooperation with similar institutes in the world; and though we hold
> that humour is a serious business to do, we make earnest attempts to
> look at the funny side of human problems. Therefore, our motto is THE
> WORLD LASTS BECAUSE IT LAUGHS....
>
> http://www.humorhouse.bg/engl/englindex.html

Virtual Gabrovo

http://www.seebg.net/Gabrovo/indexA.html


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