[Ads-l] "writ small"

[Laurence Horn]

Yeah, where's Picasso when you need him?

On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 4:21 PM Dan Goncharoff <thegonch at gmail.com> wrote:

> I hadn't seen mention of Stepanakert, but i've seen the painting, so maybe
> it refers to notoriety.
> DanG
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> On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 11:04 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> https://www.yahoo.com/news/democratic-nation-allowed-die-un-070000527.html
> >
> > "The siege of Stepanakert during which Azeri forces killed several
> thousand
> > in bombings of schools and hospitals, was Guernica writ small."
> >
> > Could mean "with less publicity," or it could mean creeping illiteracy.
> > I'm guessing it's the former.
> >
> > Probably about 300 people died in the bombing of Guernica.
> >
> > JL
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