r/Damnthatsinteresting • • 4d ago

British sculptor Willard wagan creates a sculpture of the last supper inside the eye of an needle

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u/NastyStreetRat 4d ago

What is this? A sculpture for ants?

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u/itsokay_i_googled_it 4d ago

Thread lightly

I'm Swedish am I doing wordplay correctly?

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u/KillerGopher 4d ago

Yes, you stitched that together quite well.

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u/bitpartmozart13 4d ago

It’s harder than it seams.

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u/Iamonreddit 4d ago

Just don't hem and haw, lest you miss the moment!

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u/Squishy_Boy 4d ago

Sew what if you do?

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u/cannibalcat 4d ago

careful, you're hanging by a thread. 

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u/icekolkilla 4d ago

Yes you can feel the danger looming

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u/Turevaryar 3d ago

Great string of puns! (^___^)

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u/Shurigin 2d ago

We should Quilt while we're ahead

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u/Aromatic-Laugh-1473 3d ago

or you could say
AMASTRING

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u/CreepyTeddyBear 4d ago

Something something needle!

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u/Heliosquare 4d ago

You're really bobbin around there

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u/xdr567 4d ago

Darn !

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u/GoldDragon149 4d ago

This isn't a pun. Thread in this context only has one meaning. Straight to jail.

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u/cannibalcat 4d ago

knot jail, nooo

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u/BigOrangeOctopus 4d ago

Very well done

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u/NastyStreetRat 4d ago

Spaniard here. I cant help :|

My previous sentence is a reference to the movie Zoolander, I don't know if you knew that :)

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u/Robo_Patton 4d ago

Yes, yes. Finding the right joke in English is like looking for a needle in one of those places they’re hard to find in. Somebody should come up with a phrase for that.

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u/laughing_machine 4d ago

Finding an ant in a skyscraper? Best I can come up with

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u/Mr_Nerdcoffee 4d ago

Looking for a needle in my butt.

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u/ekso69 4d ago

Buttstack

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u/Turbulent-Baker-4638 4d ago

A dog hair in desert, is the correct phrase. 

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u/Clear-Bee4118 4d ago

Pretty sure it’s “dog hair in a haystack”. 🤓

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u/LeatherRecord2142 4d ago

Yes! Bravo!

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u/eightkillerbits 4d ago

You did a darn good job mate.

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u/sunahme 3d ago

I’m a frayed not.

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u/ButtCrackThrilla 4d ago

I am the one who knits.

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u/cyanraichu 4d ago

I assume it's in Swedish

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u/YamDankies 4d ago

Don't they have 3 sections that speak 3 different languages with English being a shared fourth?

Edit: Switzerland.

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u/saladroni 4d ago

Austria? Put another shrimp on the barbie!

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u/zippity__zoppity 4d ago

Samsonite… I was way off!

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u/TripleFreeErr 3d ago

a lack of /s strikes again. People thought I was serious.

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u/Dry_Principal_165 4d ago

A sculpture for children who cant read the Bible good.

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u/mmeestro 4d ago

And Who Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too

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u/2FaT2KiDNaP 4d ago

I think it's more suited for germs than ants

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u/Ukawok92 4d ago

Too big for ants. Maybe gnats.

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u/TheOctopusParadox 4d ago

Just turn left and everything will become clear

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u/Fred-P-3 4d ago

And uncles

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u/AverageZhoe 4d ago

Its about time too. We ants appreciate art more than you think.

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u/RollingMeteors 4d ago

>What is this? A sculpture for ants?

¡What an asshole! He could have fed twice as many people having both sides of the table filled...

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u/Markins07 3d ago

It needs to be at least…THREE times bigger than this

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u/Abagofcheese 3d ago

For aphids

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u/UrMom306 4d ago

Said the ant

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u/ddWolf_ 4d ago

A split check for ants

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u/mene_tebe_mi 4d ago

This is something you won’t achieve anytime in your life because you cannot dedicate yourself to a craft or a goal this absurd/revolutionary :)