And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, February 21, 2026
So it is. Hahahaha! No one caught that all along the way to publication. Amazing.
The book title is NOT referencing Mona Lisa. According to everywhere, it's about a 10-year old girl named Mona. Mike Coté is a stupid twat who could have spent 14 seconds double-checking to save himself some embarrassment.
Ok, sure, but what does the Vermeer painting have to do with it and why have that on the cover? I think that is the point being made, not asserting that the book is about Mona Lisa.
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ReplyDeleteLouvre probably wanted too much in licensing fees for the correct image.
ReplyDeleteThe book title is NOT referencing Mona Lisa. According to everywhere, it's about a 10-year old girl named Mona. Mike Coté is a stupid twat who could have spent 14 seconds double-checking to save himself some embarrassment.
ReplyDeleteOk, sure, but what does the Vermeer painting have to do with it and why have that on the cover? I think that is the point being made, not asserting that the book is about Mona Lisa.
DeleteDude, Mona was a very popular chick’s name in 15th and 16th century Europe. Sorta like Jane or Muffy today.
ReplyDeleteAnd a popular moniker for some women, as in , "She's hot to trot and a Mona too."
ReplyDeleteHa!
DeleteAnd now only that,... half of those books were printed with the words upside down. Sheesh.
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