Erni Bar: Open UHU Air

[Dean aka Artist in Seine]

     It's Open air UHU season again this year.  UHU (Owl in German*), I consider the best glue in the world.  However I have been banned from using it on buses, trains, planes and automobiles because of the strong smell.  I never noticed the smell before, but on a number of occasions it has been pointed out to me. 

     Maybe this is the reason I'm so happy when making mail art.  *Culture note: For a long time in the 50's, German products were often named after animals.  Maybe they thought that owls were glued to the trees?Yes, Yes, 100 years of Dada.  What's going to happen next year?  Are we going to have 101 years of Dada, or just forget about it for another 100 years?  Only time will tell, so keep feeding art to the world.

Thank You Erni and may the web be with you.

[Katerina Nikoltsou (MomKat)]

UHU = OWL :-)

That's what wiki says:

"...Following the custom of the time to name products in the writing goods sector after birds, Fischer named the glue UHU (pronounced "ooo-hoo", though in many English-speaking countries it is said "you-hoo") after Uhu, the onomatopeic German name for the eagle-owl, a bird which at the time could still be found in the Black Forest. Another version of the origin of the company's name is that it supplied the glue in kits for a model airplane named "UHU" (Owl). This model design was built by German youngsters for an annual contest named "Der Kleine Uhu" (the small owl) that began around 1950. The contest was very popular, and the glue became a popular item with German hobbyists, so the name stuck."