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IS THAT GARGOYLE MOONING ME? IN FREIBURG, GERMANY The mooning gargoyle of Freiburg minster. Legend has it that a disgruntled stonemason created this gargoyle and positioned in the the direction of the city council building. Council members had commissioned him for some of the stonework of the minster and had not paid him for his work. Legend says that one day the city council members went up to the stonemasons and demanded they work harder, build faster, and include more detail! I’m not sure if all of the city council members had pot bellies and were the type of men who spit when they talked, but I imagine that they did. As we all know how it goes, the city council did not increase the stonemason’s wages along with these heightened commands. It’s the basis behind so many of our woes. You can always count on a hearty cheer after yelling, “stick it to the man!” in a bar. People nod and glasses clink — it’s a story that goes across all cultures and dates back to the stone age. The German ...