Interestingly, in the area of scatological and sexual profanity the Anglo Saxon monosyllable reigns supreme. Who says Americans have no cultural continuity. Wilde Times on the Tail Fin Circuit We've always suspected that Ralph Nader was anti art. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it immensely.
All art is useless.
According to Oscar, the tail fin, one of the most useless and adored icons of America, was, therefore, one of its most artistic creations. Shame on the American artistic community for not coming to the defense of Detroit. We deserve all these little lozenges that we are all forced to drive about in today. Think of Detritus, perhaps, as a present day Diogenes , after his wick has been blown out. Mayhap you will think of Deleteria, as a modern Demeter , with an emphasis on her role as the CORN goddess.