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tooblue · 10-13-2008, 10:17 PM

A certain artist was invited to present his work to a potential client interested in hiring him to produce a series of illustrations. It was suggested that the illustrations would be of fruit. Excited, the artist compiled his best, most relevant work into a carefully crafted portfolio. Confident, he went into the interview convinced he would secure a contract.

As the artist showed his work it was met with approval and acknowledgement of his considerable talent. During the course of the interview the client wondered aloud; “do you have any drawings of bananas?”

The artist answered with supreme confidence; “well, in my portfolio I have drawings of apples, oranges, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums and many other varieties of fruit ... and while I do not have a specific drawing of a banana to show you I am certain I can draw one to your satisfaction. Concerned, the client countered; “Yes, you have amazing drawings but I don’t see any of bananas ... and I’m just not convinced you can draw bananas!”

The client and artist were at an impasse; the artist baffled by the narrow-mindedness of the client, and the client dismayed at the lack of demonstrable evidence to the benefit of his focus. Obviously, no contract was secured. Both the artist and client left the interview dissatisfied and disenchanted.

In regards to the Prop 8 argument, who are you -- the artist or client. Each side will only ever be able to provide something other than a banana to support their argument. Therefore, ultimately, it is a question of faith, or rather, who or what is worthy of your faith?

10-13-2008, 10:17 PM	#1
tooblue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4,016	Prop 8 and bananas ... A certain artist was invited to present his work to a potential client interested in hiring him to produce a series of illustrations. It was suggested that the illustrations would be of fruit. Excited, the artist compiled his best, most relevant work into a carefully crafted portfolio. Confident, he went into the interview convinced he would secure a contract. As the artist showed his work it was met with approval and acknowledgement of his considerable talent. During the course of the interview the client wondered aloud; “do you have any drawings of bananas?” The artist answered with supreme confidence; “well, in my portfolio I have drawings of apples, oranges, pears, peaches, nectarines, plums and many other varieties of fruit ... and while I do not have a specific drawing of a banana to show you I am certain I can draw one to your satisfaction. Concerned, the client countered; “Yes, you have amazing drawings but I don’t see any of bananas ... and I’m just not convinced you can draw bananas!” The client and artist were at an impasse; the artist baffled by the narrow-mindedness of the client, and the client dismayed at the lack of demonstrable evidence to the benefit of his focus. Obviously, no contract was secured. Both the artist and client left the interview dissatisfied and disenchanted. In regards to the Prop 8 argument, who are you -- the artist or client. Each side will only ever be able to provide something other than a banana to support their argument. Therefore, ultimately, it is a question of faith, or rather, who or what is worthy of your faith? Last edited by tooblue; 10-13-2008 at 11:58 PM.