Taki Taki

True grit

Broadsides from the pirate captain of the Jet Set

issue 10 September 2005

Gstaad

Back in the good old days, the common belief was that the climate was determined by a large number of gods, with Poseidon in specific charge of the weather at sea. Poseidon could be a hell of a shit at times, torturing poor sailors for years, starting with the wily Ithakan king, Odysseus.

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