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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Fun fact for your trivia banks:

The difference between a gargoyle and a grotesque is easy to remember. A gargoyle is a decorated waterspout that projects from a roof and carries rainwater away from the walls of a building, protecting it from damage, whilst a grotesque is a decorative carving that has no functional architectural purpose.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ahhh, so I'm a grotesque. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

At least you got some personality? :V

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nobody will understand if I tell them "that's a nice grotesque"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Maybe, but on the other hand, if someone went to the effort to commission and have a grotesque installed in their property, they might just know. Still, probably not though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's not quite right, because a gargoyle actually is a grotesque.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So the show gargoyles was actually pretty accurate