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Published: 2008-06-06 15:18:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 23607; Favourites: 370; Downloads: 304
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Description Saint Barnaby didn't like anybody. If this were a standard story of saints, he would have a conversion experience and become a friend to young and old alike, but it isn't, and he didn't. He didn't like anybody, he was born not liking anybody, he went to his grave not liking anybody.

Between those two events, however, he stood off three attacks by Huns on his monastery, more or less singlehandedly, because he didn't like armed raiders any more than he liked anybody else. Since the monastery was being used to house the wounded from all those Hun attacks at the time, he became a minor patron saint of hospitals and nurses, although he probably wouldn't have liked people praying to him anymore than he liked anything else.

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Saint Barnaby is based on the obscure, but awfully cool Red River Hog, a wild pig found in Africa and Madagascar, who have some of the greatest eyebrows in the world.

The original is 6 x 9ish, going to the AC art show unless somebody really really needs it for their Red River Hog collection, and prints are available for $10 plus shipping. Send a note or visit [link] for details.
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Comments: 90

anaravenwood [2008-06-06 20:00:37 +0000 UTC]

tee hee. it makes me giggle.

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MoroNoKimi [2008-06-06 19:59:09 +0000 UTC]

*snort* These saints are brilliant XD

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WiltedAyame [2008-06-06 19:42:14 +0000 UTC]

Great as always! You're always so amazingly creative with these things! I wouldn't be surprised if you did a horseshoe crab saint. The description is gold, really. I love it! He looks so stern.

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pearwood [2008-06-06 19:18:29 +0000 UTC]

Ya. Pig-headed would be about right.

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Kaigen [2008-06-06 19:06:51 +0000 UTC]

I love your description, so much!

The drawing, too... but the description is gold!

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CapnFlynn [2008-06-06 19:02:30 +0000 UTC]

This one has my favorite story so far.

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JonathonDobbs [2008-06-06 19:02:20 +0000 UTC]

Sounds like a likable fellow.

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gothic-clown [2008-06-06 18:09:47 +0000 UTC]

His hat makes him look jewish

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lemurkat [2008-06-06 18:01:34 +0000 UTC]

I love Red River Hogs and was delighted when I correctly identified the species in the Tsimbaza Zoo in Antananarivo. They're cute pigs, even if they're kinda pests (And probably the most dangerous vertebrate in Madagascar, unless you corner a fossa). I also adore the expression you have given him.

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waiting4wings [2008-06-06 17:43:27 +0000 UTC]

Aww, he's so cute! I love his face, and the design of his robes!

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OwlSaint [2008-06-06 17:37:51 +0000 UTC]

It's pretty cool, but I still think your owl saint was better

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entanglement [2008-06-06 17:29:51 +0000 UTC]

The priest (not sure what kind, probably Church of England {cake or death?}) that came to our school back in the day had eyebrows of exactly that colour, shape and size.... Aaah, Reverend Swindlehurst, that's all I remember of you...

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yubishines In reply to entanglement [2008-06-07 03:56:01 +0000 UTC]

You sure it wasn't spelled Swinedlehurst?

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lethe-gray [2008-06-06 17:24:12 +0000 UTC]

Heheh I got a daily deviation for my photo of a red river hog a couple months ago I love them to pieces!

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benji-darkness [2008-06-06 16:56:40 +0000 UTC]

Got to love those eyebrows!

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Archangelbeth [2008-06-06 16:46:30 +0000 UTC]

Go, go, Barnaby the grouchy! O

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Shirokou [2008-06-06 16:37:23 +0000 UTC]

Another awesome saint, Ursula.

~*KA*~

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Eviecats [2008-06-06 16:31:59 +0000 UTC]

Another great saint!

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Lanthir44 [2008-06-06 16:22:16 +0000 UTC]

That is made of so much win!

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komisch [2008-06-06 16:10:40 +0000 UTC]

I adore saint barnaby, whether he likes me back or not. These are wonderful.

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TomiTapio [2008-06-06 15:50:54 +0000 UTC]

Good work!

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PapaTez01 [2008-06-06 15:47:10 +0000 UTC]

I mean Sithney

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PapaTez01 [2008-06-06 15:45:30 +0000 UTC]

Sounds like saint Sethney

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J3V1L In reply to ??? [2008-06-06 15:45:29 +0000 UTC]

The patron saint of HOUSE, MD. XD

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dragonladych In reply to J3V1L [2008-06-06 15:53:53 +0000 UTC]

Ha, ha! Good one!

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bear48 [2008-06-06 15:42:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh my,stay out of his way

nice one

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ashigaru [2008-06-06 15:40:13 +0000 UTC]

Saint Barnaby, patron saint of grumpy medical professionals and those poor souls that haven't had their morning coffee or tea.

Well done.

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HJSoulma [2008-06-06 15:32:34 +0000 UTC]

He looks so fantastically pissed that somehow he ended up with a red cross on his coat. XD

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AnotherGuardian [2008-06-06 15:30:43 +0000 UTC]

How very great, I love this saint

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Azvolrien [2008-06-06 15:29:11 +0000 UTC]

We have some of those at the Zoo here.

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Casssita [2008-06-06 15:26:27 +0000 UTC]

Is it sad that I know exactly what a red river hog is, and can give you precise directions on how to find one at the san diego zoo? I do have to say, you captured the distinctive features rather well

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ashigaru In reply to Casssita [2008-06-06 15:33:45 +0000 UTC]

Gads, you're as bad as and her zoo excursions.

Which, honestly, is a good trait...

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Casssita In reply to ashigaru [2008-06-06 16:02:24 +0000 UTC]

What can I say? Some kids liked Disneyland. Me, I wanted to go to the zoo.

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ashigaru In reply to Casssita [2008-06-06 19:43:52 +0000 UTC]

Good priorities. Zoo and WAP.

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leszzkova [2008-06-06 15:24:09 +0000 UTC]

hehe

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Llrael In reply to ??? [2008-06-06 15:23:58 +0000 UTC]

Now here's a saint with whom I can identify!

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ciaconna [2008-06-06 15:23:52 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, I love his description! And the expression on his face is great.

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JerryCai [2008-06-06 15:22:27 +0000 UTC]

lol at your description.... probably adding a FROWN on him adds to the joke

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ShyriaDracnoir [2008-06-06 15:20:10 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I like the story behind him.

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