Modernist Maven Mugs

"Oh look - a Bauhaus Bird Box."

'There were bound to be some objectors.'

Instructional guide to scribbling

battered artist has painted picture of falling bomb.

"Like that?"

'Wow, talk about genius!'

Whistler's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson

'I suppose you think that's funny.'

Man blending in to his chair is reading Optical Illusion Monthly magazine.

"We think we got some good CT scans, but unfortunately they're encrypted and our I.T. guy is on vacation this week."

'Which fashion magazine do you recommend?'

"It's nice, but does it have a batcave?"

Punch Magazine - "You've got a circulation problem."

'I'm putting you on a diet: No more fat knights, maidens only...'

"We really have to catch up on our New Yorkers."

A newspaper stand in a rural area.

'But why do you want to transmute asparagus into cotton?'

"Oh, the crystal ball rolled off and fell right on my foot! Didn't see it coming!"

Who Wore It Best?

Don't bother Daddy -- he's just upset because Lady Godiva joined the anti-Crusade movement.'

"Is that all you can say - 'It's not messy'?"

"Most of my consumerism is self-taught."

Bleak House

Leisure Editor

"Last chance, or Max here has ways of making you talk."

'But sinister gales - with that armour?'

Moderne Auction Today - This end up!

"It's 'Architectural Digest.' "

Hog magazine with litters to the editor dept.

"These printers can be pretty self-righteous when they present their bills."

"In this piece, the price clearly does not reflect what the artist is trying to say."