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    Dash  ·  
    Oct 26, 2021

    Hit by a windmill

    in Feeling Chatty

    I'm Dutch. I'm called "van der Meulen" (of the mill). Of course I like old windmills. So I was very excited to see the Windmill Back Playing Cards on Kickstarter. The creator is a fan as well: "I created the Windmill Back because I simply love the aesthetics of worn down windmills. I adore how powerful they look where they stand, usually alone and not in use."


    Scrolling down I must admit I was a bit disappointed in the (to me) rather uninspired looking cards. Then I studied the mills again and I got really confused.



    Please check the windmill pictured on the back of the cards. Three blades are facing one way. The one top left, however, is facing the other way. 🤔


    Then we have the Ace of Spades, the most elaborately illustrated card. Where two blades are trying to go clockwise, the other two anti-clockwise. Eh?



    I bet that's why it's not in use.


    I think that this mangling of the defenceless worn down windmill is for artistic reasons. The symmetry on the Ace probably looks better to the artist. But I really have no idea what the meaning of that divergent blade on the back of the cards is. 🤷‍♂️


    Artists... They reside in a sphere of their own, right? In the windmills of their mind.



     

    Pictures source: Kickstarter campaign

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    Zerbique
    Oct 31, 2021
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    Ah, you know, I stayed with the "Windmill" song in mind all week-end.

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    JW
    Oct 31, 2021
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    I think it's a French song, originally?

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    Zerbique
    Oct 31, 2021
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    @JW Indeed! I didn't know that.


    But the French song is a love song. How weird.


    I prefer the American version. It's more disturbing. And "the Windmills of your Mind" is a fascinating metaphor.

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    JW
    Oct 31, 2021
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    Yes, I like those weird lyrics as well.

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    JW
    Oct 27, 2021
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    In Holland we would use it to turn the cap, so the sails can be in the wind. But often they are more elaborate then just a beam. I'm not sure if this beam can go in a circle. You might need a horse to move it.

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    Zerbique
    Oct 31, 2021
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    Hmm. I thought the whole week about it. I'm not sure the beam on that one can fulfill this role. It seems pretty stuck. I'll have to have a closer look.


    My son will be happy. He is crazy about that will. Although he doesn't speak, he pretends that he stole the number 3 and hid it in the windmill. Now he cannot walk on the third step of stairs anymore...

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    Zerbique
    Oct 27, 2021
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    I have a windmill question for you then.


    In my beautiful city of Ivry-sur-Seine, there is a renowned mill which has been there since the Middle Ages (of course it got rebuilt several times).



    As you can see, there is a wooden beam protruding from it, that goes from the roof to the floor. My wife thinks this is a way to keep it from crumbling. I believe otherwise.


    Do you have any idea what this beam may be for?

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    Cadet Stimpy
    Oct 26, 2021
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    'Of the mill'? Cool. I'm Smith, which probably means "shit" in some foreign language. 😀


    Yeah, what's with the cock-eyed blades? Being excessively anal, that does NOT work for me. 😑 Will you "point it out" to them? I will, if you don't wanna. 😄


    I would've liked this better for the backs:

    Image Source: fineartamerica.com

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