Rank |
Caption |
Mean |
Precision |
Total votes |
"Unfunny" votes |
"Somewhat funny" votes |
"Funny" votes |
0 |
This is too easy. Let’s put them in an IKEA. |
1.8407 |
0.01833 |
2002 |
858 |
605 |
539 |
1 |
And to think, all we did was change their diet from Velveeta to Brie. |
1.7901 |
0.01367 |
3650 |
1708 |
1000 |
942 |
2 |
Nothing has sold yet, but we’ve gotten a few nibbles. |
1.7825 |
0.01196 |
4427 |
1988 |
1414 |
1025 |
3 |
The male? He immediately identified a potential mate and began explaining composition and color theory. |
1.7561 |
0.01738 |
2144 |
1019 |
629 |
496 |
4 |
They’ve learned to feign interest until the cheese platters come out. |
1.7516 |
0.01236 |
4190 |
1991 |
1249 |
950 |
5 |
It’s remarkable when you consider three of them are blind. |
1.7383 |
0.01360 |
3538 |
1741 |
982 |
815 |
6 |
And then we trap them in the gift shop. |
1.7343 |
0.01273 |
3832 |
1833 |
1184 |
815 |
7 |
They’re not looking for a way out. They’re looking for meaning. |
1.7268 |
0.01176 |
4206 |
1955 |
1445 |
806 |
8 |
I was trying to boost their intelligence, but I merely made them pretentious. |
1.7236 |
0.01472 |
2851 |
1383 |
873 |
595 |
9 |
For some reason, they never find their way out of the Escher exhibit. |
1.7235 |
0.01933 |
1653 |
802 |
506 |
345 |
10 |
You think that's strange? We're still looking for the one who painted them. |
1.7206 |
0.01622 |
2441 |
1220 |
683 |
538 |
11 |
They just look. They never buy. |
1.7206 |
0.01504 |
2498 |
1152 |
892 |
454 |
12 |
Of course, the only way out is through the gift shop. |
1.7194 |
0.01608 |
2331 |
1121 |
743 |
467 |
13 |
The audience is still predominantly white. |
1.7187 |
0.01335 |
3623 |
1823 |
996 |
804 |
14 |
This isn't the sort of lab culture I had in mind. |
1.7178 |
0.01956 |
1566 |
752 |
504 |
310 |
15 |
The really smart ones come on weekdays to avoid the crowds. |
1.7120 |
0.01207 |
3959 |
1876 |
1347 |
736 |
16 |
These must be the City Mice. |
1.7072 |
0.02258 |
1110 |
524 |
387 |
199 |
17 |
I like this more than giving them cancer. |
1.6990 |
0.01583 |
2425 |
1211 |
733 |
481 |
18 |
We are one step closer to isolating the pretentiousness gene |
1.6983 |
0.01574 |
2423 |
1203 |
748 |
472 |
19 |
Oh, they know where the exit is. They just don't want to seem uncultured by being the first one to leave. |
1.6977 |
0.01943 |
1482 |
706 |
518 |
258 |
20 |
So it appears if we remove the gift shop, they never find their way out. |
1.6927 |
0.01601 |
2314 |
1151 |
723 |
440 |
21 |
Okay, we've proven that everyone's a critic. |
1.6883 |
0.01585 |
2265 |
1107 |
757 |
401 |
22 |
Who knew you could insert a gene for pretentiousness? |
1.6847 |
0.02024 |
1421 |
708 |
453 |
260 |
23 |
And now they will only eat brie or camembert. |
1.6840 |
0.01247 |
3899 |
1993 |
1145 |
761 |
24 |
They are really only here for the wine and cheese |
1.6757 |
0.01547 |
2368 |
1179 |
778 |
411 |
25 |
On average they go through much faster when we hang Warhols |
1.6683 |
0.01595 |
2201 |
1102 |
727 |
372 |
26 |
They're not experts, but they gnaw what they like. |
1.6646 |
0.01898 |
1610 |
827 |
496 |
287 |
27 |
This isn’t what I meant when I asked you to start a culture we could test on rats. |
1.6614 |
0.02359 |
1022 |
522 |
324 |
176 |
28 |
I think they only came because of the free wine and cheese. |
1.6521 |
0.01533 |
2409 |
1246 |
755 |
408 |
29 |
I agree it's impressive, but not one of them has found the exit. |
1.6513 |
0.01770 |
1675 |
833 |
593 |
249 |
30 |
The subject's mimic human behavior..they pretend to come for the art but their really here for the free cheese" |
1.6482 |
0.01632 |
2143 |
1121 |
655 |
367 |
31 |
Exactly the same as the last group: 1. Still lifes with cheese,
2. Panic-stricken cats, and 3. Anything by Banksy. |
1.6426 |
0.01531 |
2409 |
1264 |
742 |
403 |
32 |
This is the control group we got from the Met. |
1.6422 |
0.01577 |
2180 |
1120 |
720 |
340 |
33 |
Do you want to tell them we’re closing in 5 minutes? |
1.6402 |
0.03276 |
492 |
250 |
169 |
73 |
34 |
I thought this was a blind study. |
1.6388 |
0.01461 |
2669 |
1416 |
801 |
452 |
35 |
We believe, mice and men share a common trait: the ability to look interested at things they will never understand. |
1.6361 |
0.01392 |
2877 |
1516 |
892 |
469 |
36 |
They seem to resent that the only way out is through the gift shop. |
1.6350 |
0.01520 |
2466 |
1316 |
734 |
416 |
37 |
Instead of cheese, their reward is feeling superior. |
1.6333 |
0.01480 |
2531 |
1335 |
789 |
407 |
38 |
So far, we’ve learned that art makes them walk upright on two feet. |
1.6323 |
0.01618 |
2116 |
1118 |
658 |
340 |
39 |
The art history majors take the longest. |
1.6285 |
0.01496 |
2482 |
1321 |
762 |
399 |
40 |
A researcher said there was a Rodin exhibit at the museum, and they thought there was a rodent exhibit at the mazeum. |
1.6215 |
0.01750 |
1823 |
984 |
545 |
294 |
41 |
Do they buy anything or are they just here for the cheese plate? |
1.6197 |
0.01676 |
1846 |
963 |
622 |
261 |
42 |
I can't tell if they actually grasp the concept of abstract art or if they're just being pretentious. |
1.6182 |
0.01885 |
1506 |
800 |
481 |
225 |
43 |
Still and all, I throw a piece of cheese in there and they'll trample a Picasso to get to it. |
1.6079 |
0.01552 |
2239 |
1215 |
687 |
337 |
44 |
We were right: if they aren’t allowed to take selfies, they actually look at the art! |
1.6035 |
0.01566 |
2164 |
1173 |
676 |
315 |
45 |
Just like humans, though...Once you add the cheese buffet, they all run to THAT end of the gallery... |
1.6010 |
0.01559 |
2148 |
1160 |
685 |
303 |
46 |
Abstract Expressionism? I’d be lost too. |
1.5887 |
0.01680 |
1831 |
1004 |
576 |
251 |
47 |
They don't know much about art, but they know what they like. |
1.5886 |
0.01651 |
1823 |
982 |
609 |
232 |
48 |
Unsurprisingly, they know it when they see it. |
1.5811 |
0.01788 |
1566 |
857 |
508 |
201 |
49 |
I find it so much more rewarding to test aesthetics instead of anaesthetics. |
1.5789 |
0.02428 |
893 |
502 |
265 |
126 |
50 |
These days, everybody's a critic. |
1.5547 |
0.01792 |
1909 |
1199 |
361 |
349 |
51 |
I think they're missing the bigger picture. |
1.5543 |
0.04419 |
276 |
163 |
73 |
40 |
52 |
We got government funding for this? |
1.5463 |
0.02159 |
1091 |
637 |
312 |
142 |
53 |
This is how we choose which cartoon to put in The New Yorker next week. |
1.5379 |
0.01986 |
1504 |
954 |
291 |
259 |
54 |
We’ve isolated the highbrow gene. |
1.5334 |
0.02036 |
1333 |
824 |
307 |
202 |
55 |
It appears they are looking for meaning instead of the exit. |
1.5301 |
0.01917 |
1396 |
840 |
372 |
184 |
56 |
It's the new Sackler Wing. |
1.5258 |
0.02718 |
736 |
457 |
171 |
108 |
57 |
Trouble is .. they don't want to find a way out. |
1.5235 |
0.02408 |
810 |
475 |
246 |
89 |
58 |
Getting them from a university lab was a huge mistake. |
1.5218 |
0.02165 |
1171 |
735 |
261 |
175 |
59 |
The control group never left the gift shop. |
1.5214 |
0.02051 |
1264 |
783 |
303 |
178 |
60 |
They seem less confused by the post modernism than me. |
1.5168 |
0.02448 |
772 |
455 |
235 |
82 |
61 |
And somehow, we're still going to lose to the baking soda volcano. |
1.5084 |
0.02289 |
1070 |
692 |
212 |
166 |
62 |
They're all saying the same thing: 'Any of my 200 children could have done that.' |
1.5054 |
0.02414 |
924 |
590 |
201 |
133 |
63 |
They used to be happy with pellets, but now they'll only eat Camembert paired with a dry Riesling. |
1.5036 |
0.02317 |
975 |
617 |
225 |
133 |
64 |
They show a strong preference for the scratch ‘n sniff paintings. |
1.5030 |
0.02294 |
1010 |
644 |
224 |
142 |
65 |
Obviously, they prefer his blue cheese period. |
1.4979 |
0.02324 |
948 |
600 |
224 |
124 |
66 |
At first, all they wanted was some cheese at the end. Then they requested some fine wine, and now this. |
1.4960 |
0.02435 |
879 |
562 |
198 |
119 |
67 |
Group B is loose in the Met. |
1.4941 |
0.02835 |
593 |
367 |
159 |
67 |
68 |
We've got some of them thinking outside the box. |
1.4922 |
0.02682 |
709 |
452 |
165 |
92 |
69 |
The exit is through the gift shop. |
1.4900 |
0.02693 |
700 |
447 |
163 |
90 |
70 |
The wine and cheese really brings them in. |
1.4864 |
0.02397 |
847 |
535 |
212 |
100 |
71 |
This is why we discourage double majors. |
1.4861 |
0.02387 |
829 |
518 |
219 |
92 |
72 |
Somehow they figured out Sundays are free. |
1.4858 |
0.02414 |
772 |
474 |
221 |
77 |
73 |
They may not know anything about art, but they know what they like |
1.4828 |
0.02550 |
698 |
432 |
195 |
71 |
74 |
They tend to ignore the Dada collection. |
1.4818 |
0.02035 |
826 |
466 |
322 |
38 |
75 |
Sure, they're looking carefully, but they never buy anything. |
1.4815 |
0.02358 |
810 |
501 |
228 |
81 |
76 |
Now they won’t do anything without cheese and wine. |
1.4812 |
0.02628 |
744 |
484 |
162 |
98 |
77 |
They tend to look at each painting for around 30 seconds to give the illusion they've understood the piece. |
1.4807 |
0.02506 |
724 |
450 |
200 |
74 |
78 |
Who curated this experiment? |
1.4799 |
0.02790 |
721 |
487 |
122 |
112 |
79 |
I've got to hand it to you. They're well-bred. |
1.4788 |
0.02310 |
756 |
452 |
246 |
58 |
80 |
You've been feeding them artisan cheese again, haven't you? |
1.4788 |
0.02456 |
800 |
510 |
197 |
93 |
81 |
We did train them to find an opening. |
1.4744 |
0.02701 |
624 |
392 |
168 |
64 |
82 |
See! I told my parents my art history degree wasn't completely useless. |
1.4742 |
0.02529 |
677 |
418 |
197 |
62 |
83 |
But the point is to get them to exit through the gift shop. |
1.4728 |
0.02638 |
755 |
502 |
149 |
104 |
84 |
As anticipated. When exposed to COVID, the mice lost their sense of taste. |
1.4725 |
0.02673 |
709 |
465 |
153 |
91 |
85 |
Very interesting, but let's see what happens when they reach the Jackson Pollock exhibit. |
1.4714 |
0.02518 |
751 |
482 |
184 |
85 |
86 |
Tomorrow, we'll try it with country mice. |
1.4712 |
0.02685 |
626 |
394 |
169 |
63 |
87 |
'I still think we should have given them wine and cheese. |
1.4664 |
0.02867 |
566 |
363 |
142 |
61 |
88 |
Aren't these the same mice from the cannabis experiment? |
1.4643 |
0.02832 |
644 |
431 |
127 |
86 |
89 |
Yes this mouse trap is more humane, but will people really want it in their kitchen? |
1.4630 |
0.02848 |
568 |
365 |
143 |
60 |
90 |
So far we have 3 thinking outside the box. |
1.4618 |
0.03129 |
524 |
351 |
104 |
69 |
91 |
Yeah, I know they told us to 'culture the lab rats', but... are you sure this is what they meant? |
1.4615 |
0.02829 |
624 |
414 |
132 |
78 |
92 |
They seem to be navigating the maze quite well until they get to the post impressionists. |
1.4582 |
0.02770 |
622 |
408 |
143 |
71 |
93 |
Genetic improvement, my foot. They walked right past the Monet. |
1.4564 |
0.02857 |
574 |
375 |
136 |
63 |
94 |
Unfortunately, I doubt our grant money will cover both cheese AND wine for those who reach the end. |
1.4552 |
0.02813 |
536 |
339 |
150 |
47 |
95 |
They can't solve the maze, but they find meaning in it. |
1.4552 |
0.02899 |
536 |
346 |
136 |
54 |
96 |
What if we tell them the maze closes in 10 minutes? |
1.4547 |
0.02722 |
585 |
373 |
158 |
54 |
97 |
White privilege. |
1.4544 |
0.02934 |
559 |
370 |
124 |
65 |
98 |
It’s fascinating, but not as impressive as the mouse who painted these. |
1.4544 |
0.03171 |
504 |
340 |
99 |
65 |
99 |
It's the Impressionist Period that slows them down. |
1.4542 |
0.02761 |
557 |
353 |
155 |
49 |
100 |
They know nothing about art, but they know what they like. |
1.4530 |
0.02856 |
574 |
377 |
134 |
63 |
101 |
And weirdly, now they refuse to eat anything but gouda or brie. |
1.4525 |
0.02952 |
568 |
381 |
117 |
70 |
102 |
Now how do we get them to buy? |
1.4514 |
0.02967 |
494 |
317 |
131 |
46 |
103 |
Just like us. Pretending to be interested. |
1.4507 |
0.02851 |
548 |
355 |
139 |
54 |
104 |
These samples are being cultured. |
1.4504 |
0.03034 |
595 |
416 |
90 |
89 |
105 |
They were rescued during the basement renovation at the Guggenheim. |
1.4504 |
0.02913 |
544 |
357 |
129 |
58 |
106 |
We've discovered it makes them more pretentious. |
1.4478 |
0.02774 |
556 |
357 |
149 |
50 |
107 |
You know, once they become members, they do act a lot different. |
1.4466 |
0.02865 |
515 |
330 |
140 |
45 |
108 |
So how do we motivate them to donate? |
1.4463 |
0.03009 |
484 |
314 |
124 |
46 |
109 |
The other 987 are in the cafe. |
1.4456 |
0.03104 |
496 |
332 |
107 |
57 |
110 |
Now, add the cheese to the center and watch this thin veneer of culture disappear in seconds. |
1.4447 |
0.03128 |
488 |
327 |
105 |
56 |
111 |
All the pieces are Swiss. |
1.4437 |
0.03013 |
595 |
418 |
90 |
87 |
112 |
You wanted a RAT maze? Sorry, I misread the email. |
1.4418 |
0.03040 |
507 |
339 |
112 |
56 |
113 |
Well…they still have to exit through the gift shop. |
1.4414 |
0.02924 |
555 |
373 |
119 |
63 |
114 |
This is around the time when they get bored and start chewing on things. |
1.4414 |
0.02992 |
503 |
332 |
120 |
51 |
115 |
It's the Brie. I knew this would happen. |
1.4408 |
0.02866 |
490 |
312 |
140 |
38 |
116 |
The ones that clear the maze inevitably get stuck in the gift shop. |
1.4393 |
0.03004 |
535 |
363 |
109 |
63 |
117 |
It's time we stopped giving them cultured cheese. |
1.4382 |
0.03112 |
502 |
342 |
100 |
60 |
118 |
That’s the last time we’ll let the liberal arts major build the maze! |
1.4381 |
0.03189 |
452 |
302 |
102 |
48 |
119 |
The hardest part of the experiment was finding rats willing to paint for free. |
1.4375 |
0.03303 |
416 |
277 |
96 |
43 |
120 |
This must be the batch that studied abroad for one semester. |
1.4365 |
0.03001 |
488 |
322 |
119 |
47 |
121 |
Interesting, at the Guggenheim all they did was run around. |
1.4350 |
0.03413 |
423 |
291 |
80 |
52 |
122 |
They look a lot healthier than the ones I have watching TVs |
1.4349 |
0.02833 |
522 |
340 |
137 |
45 |
123 |
After three minutes, half of them opted for the cancer study. |
1.4340 |
0.03592 |
371 |
253 |
75 |
43 |
124 |
Are they smart, or just too embarrassed to admit they just don't get it" |
1.4319 |
0.03272 |
433 |
293 |
93 |
47 |
125 |
It's just a little hole-in-the-wall gallery. |
1.4275 |
0.03431 |
400 |
274 |
81 |
45 |
126 |
It's not that they can appreciate art, it's how pretentiously they do it. |
1.4268 |
0.02981 |
485 |
323 |
117 |
45 |
127 |
I agree. I think they’re ready to move to the upper East Side |
1.4260 |
0.03204 |
439 |
297 |
97 |
45 |
128 |
It appears our hypothesis was correct, there is no minimum intelligence to be an art critic. |
1.4249 |
0.03428 |
433 |
306 |
70 |
57 |
129 |
Impressive. But can they make it past the gift shop? |
1.4236 |
0.03148 |
399 |
260 |
109 |
30 |
130 |
It's closing time. Go get the cat! |
1.4233 |
0.03537 |
378 |
261 |
74 |
43 |
131 |
So far, on average, 1 gets lost, 5 get bored and 2 become insufferable. |
1.4225 |
0.03805 |
329 |
228 |
63 |
38 |
132 |
We’re training them to exit through the gift shop. |
1.4219 |
0.03042 |
448 |
297 |
113 |
38 |
133 |
They’re not as smart as they think. Those are reproductions. |
1.4211 |
0.04523 |
209 |
140 |
50 |
19 |
134 |
They've gotten so smart they only come on Tuesdays when admission is free. |
1.4190 |
0.03402 |
389 |
266 |
83 |
40 |
135 |
They seem interested, but no serious offers yet. |
1.4184 |
0.03104 |
435 |
291 |
106 |
38 |
136 |
They like the artists, but they're really here for the wine and cheese. |
1.4178 |
0.03158 |
450 |
308 |
96 |
46 |
137 |
Yeah, the lab is funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, and now all the rats do is walk around and call our experiments 'derivative.' |
1.4177 |
0.03400 |
407 |
283 |
78 |
46 |
138 |
They can navigate the maze from memory and they're dismissive of the work as largely derivative. |
1.4158 |
0.03075 |
457 |
310 |
104 |
43 |
139 |
These must be upper east side mice. |
1.4151 |
0.03372 |
371 |
250 |
88 |
33 |
140 |
Science is their day job, but the humanities are their passion. |
1.4113 |
0.03474 |
389 |
273 |
72 |
44 |
141 |
Three of them aren't even looking at the paintings |
1.4112 |
0.03608 |
321 |
217 |
76 |
28 |
142 |
This is the best turnout we’ve seen since opening night of the study. |
1.4106 |
0.03459 |
397 |
280 |
71 |
46 |
143 |
General consensus: The art should be cheesier. |
1.4103 |
0.03432 |
368 |
252 |
81 |
35 |
144 |
Why only white rats in this study? |
1.4101 |
0.03448 |
378 |
262 |
77 |
39 |
145 |
It changes the dynamic when we introduce the cat. |
1.4096 |
0.03551 |
354 |
245 |
73 |
36 |
146 |
A-mazing!
Contemplative practice
proves to be an antidote to the rat race. |
1.4091 |
0.03639 |
330 |
227 |
71 |
32 |
147 |
They’ve been asking for wine with their cheese. |
1.4090 |
0.03226 |
401 |
272 |
94 |
35 |
148 |
Once you remove the cat they really do take their time. |
1.4079 |
0.03110 |
429 |
291 |
101 |
37 |
149 |
I assume these are the ones that preferred brie. |
1.4075 |
0.03112 |
400 |
266 |
105 |
29 |
150 |
I think we'll need to wait a generation or two before the become truly pretentious. |
1.4072 |
0.03361 |
388 |
268 |
82 |
38 |
151 |
Are they smarter, or just more pretentious? |
1.4062 |
0.03518 |
352 |
243 |
75 |
34 |
152 |
So far, none of them have made it to the gift shop before 5:00 PM. |
1.4056 |
0.03438 |
360 |
247 |
80 |
33 |
153 |
Now let’s see how they react to the $17 sandwiches |
1.4056 |
0.03505 |
360 |
250 |
74 |
36 |
154 |
In this condition, they only nibble on the cheese if we also provide a decent Cabernet Sauvignon. |
1.4049 |
0.03806 |
284 |
193 |
67 |
24 |
155 |
Well, that confirms it. Everyone's a critic. |
1.4048 |
0.03465 |
378 |
265 |
73 |
40 |
156 |
Well, they’re definitely not country mice. |
1.4043 |
0.03684 |
324 |
225 |
67 |
32 |
157 |
Until we add the gift shop there is no way out. |
1.4036 |
0.03450 |
389 |
275 |
71 |
43 |
158 |
My research proves rats prefer traditional
still life with cheese. |
1.4036 |
0.03480 |
337 |
229 |
80 |
28 |
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No animals were harmed during testing. But a few have become quite snobby. |
1.4034 |
0.03399 |
352 |
239 |
84 |
29 |
160 |
You’re redefining lab cultures. |
1.4027 |
0.03267 |
365 |
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93 |
27 |
161 |
Add pretentiousness to the list of side effects. |
1.4023 |
0.03521 |
348 |
241 |
74 |
33 |
162 |
3 of them are in a blind study |
1.4021 |
0.03566 |
383 |
276 |
60 |
47 |
163 |
Must be city mice. |
1.4018 |
0.03536 |
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231 |
75 |
30 |
164 |
They are willing to look, but really came for the wine and cheese. |
1.4005 |
0.03203 |
397 |
271 |
93 |
33 |
165 |
I think we are good to advance to human trials now. |
1.3989 |
0.03449 |
361 |
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76 |
34 |
166 |
Actually, there are nine blind mice and they are all critics. |
1.3989 |
0.03537 |
361 |
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68 |
38 |
167 |
The hard part was finding this many mice with Art History degrees. |
1.3985 |
0.04224 |
266 |
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44 |
31 |
168 |
They haven't found the cheese, but they find the French impressionists captivating. |
1.3974 |
0.03353 |
385 |
269 |
79 |
37 |
169 |
This part doesn't faze them but they all get stuck in the gift shop. |
1.3971 |
0.03624 |
340 |
240 |
65 |
35 |
170 |
Now we draw their blood and do culture tests. |
1.3953 |
0.03880 |
301 |
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55 |
32 |
171 |
They get through the maze, but not the gift shop. |
1.3943 |
0.03206 |
350 |
233 |
96 |
21 |
172 |
What kind of cultures were in that cheese? |
1.3943 |
0.03592 |
350 |
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64 |
37 |
173 |
They know what they like. |
1.3934 |
0.03388 |
366 |
255 |
78 |
33 |
174 |
To get the highest score they need to find the restroom and the gift shop |
1.3928 |
0.03524 |
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255 |
67 |
37 |
175 |
The museum is now closed. Please make your way to the exit. |
1.3927 |
0.03773 |
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61 |
29 |
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It’s art for rat’s sake. |
1.3926 |
0.03848 |
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57 |
30 |
177 |
So it looks like they're no better at recognizing the cheesy ones. |
1.3916 |
0.03903 |
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56 |
28 |
178 |
If they do well here, next we plan on entering them in The New Yorker’s Cartoon Caption Contest. |
1.3912 |
0.03758 |
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58 |
33 |
179 |
It appears they really like the free admission. |
1.3904 |
0.03472 |
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230 |
76 |
27 |
180 |
ART gallery, not RAT gallery! It was a typo! |
1.3903 |
0.03765 |
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59 |
31 |
181 |
I hate to see them insufferable. |
1.3902 |
0.03509 |
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227 |
74 |
27 |
182 |
I think it's time to put out the wine and cheese. |
1.3887 |
0.03436 |
355 |
249 |
74 |
32 |
183 |
Didn’t see that coming. They have longer attention spans than today’s humans. |
1.3884 |
0.03470 |
363 |
258 |
69 |
36 |
184 |
It's New York, of course they care about art! |
1.3873 |
0.03474 |
346 |
243 |
72 |
31 |
185 |
We finally figured out why they kept moving when inside a maze; bare walls. |
1.3870 |
0.03840 |
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57 |
28 |
186 |
Hmmm…Do you think this study might be skewed toward privileged white mice?” |
1.3869 |
0.03622 |
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240 |
62 |
34 |
187 |
The hard part was getting them to keep their opinions to themselves. |
1.3865 |
0.03411 |
326 |
223 |
80 |
23 |
188 |
Our research shows that the longer they stare, the more likely they are to become major donors. |
1.3851 |
0.03712 |
309 |
219 |
61 |
29 |
189 |
I told them this art was cheesy! |
1.3851 |
0.03577 |
322 |
226 |
68 |
28 |
190 |
It’s their day off. |
1.3843 |
0.03815 |
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60 |
24 |
191 |
I asked for a Rodin exhibit, not a rodent exhibit. |
1.3838 |
0.03946 |
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51 |
29 |
192 |
we always have a turnout when we serve cheese and crackers |
1.3832 |
0.03509 |
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235 |
70 |
29 |
193 |
The only way out is through the gift shop. |
1.3829 |
0.03705 |
316 |
226 |
59 |
31 |
194 |
Interesting, they've all become experts in a matter of seconds. |
1.3829 |
0.03732 |
316 |
227 |
57 |
32 |
195 |
Looks like three of them are blind. |
1.3822 |
0.03611 |
314 |
221 |
66 |
27 |
196 |
All lookers, no buyers again today.
It's like they only come for the free cheese platter. |
1.3822 |
0.03467 |
314 |
216 |
76 |
22 |
197 |
This proves it. Water rats can't resist the Hudson River School. |
1.3816 |
0.04245 |
207 |
142 |
51 |
14 |
198 |
For some reason, they all dart past that scene of a sinking ship. |
1.3810 |
0.03890 |
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56 |
24 |
199 |
Most of them attend openings for the free cheese. |
1.3803 |
0.03180 |
376 |
260 |
89 |
27 |
200 |
There have been numerous complaints about wine and cheese not being provided. |
1.3802 |
0.03617 |
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65 |
27 |
201 |
This is what happened after I introduced wine with the cheese. |
1.3801 |
0.03634 |
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229 |
62 |
30 |
202 |
Lot's of lookers, but no one is buying. |
1.3794 |
0.03397 |
311 |
212 |
80 |
19 |
203 |
Do you think they're trying to impress us, or each other? |
1.3781 |
0.03586 |
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227 |
65 |
28 |
204 |
I assume you've controlled for the blind ones. |
1.3776 |
0.03919 |
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207 |
50 |
29 |
205 |
The mice seem to prefer the museum to the rat race. |
1.3770 |
0.03739 |
305 |
219 |
57 |
29 |
206 |
All we did was add wine to the cheese at the end of the maze. |
1.3767 |
0.03890 |
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50 |
30 |
207 |
I see you’ve been feeding them cultured cheese again. |
1.3766 |
0.03616 |
316 |
225 |
63 |
28 |
208 |
Well, this study proves conclusively that you can get a research grant for anything. |
1.3764 |
0.03906 |
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54 |
24 |
209 |
I like to think of them as mouse-terpieces. |
1.3763 |
0.03892 |
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200 |
53 |
26 |
210 |
We forgot the gift shop! |
1.3759 |
0.03762 |
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60 |
23 |
211 |
They just moved into their Blue cheese Period. |
1.3759 |
0.03555 |
282 |
193 |
72 |
17 |
212 |
Now make the only exit a gift shop. |
1.3758 |
0.03700 |
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219 |
59 |
28 |
213 |
They are asking about the eyebrows. |
1.3750 |
0.03018 |
320 |
209 |
102 |
9 |
214 |
They're finding it, but are they 'getting' it? |
1.3746 |
0.03684 |
283 |
198 |
64 |
21 |
215 |
They also preferred the gruyère |
1.3742 |
0.03459 |
310 |
215 |
74 |
21 |
216 |
I said 'Rodin' gallery |
1.3742 |
0.03850 |
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49 |
32 |
217 |
Let's see what happens if they have to exit through a gift shop. |
1.3737 |
0.03629 |
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202 |
66 |
21 |
218 |
Amazing - they are actually able to get all the way through before it closes? |
1.3736 |
0.03882 |
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195 |
54 |
24 |
219 |
They were bred to be critics. |
1.3732 |
0.03773 |
284 |
202 |
58 |
24 |
220 |
They’re much more pretentious than the guinea pigs. |
1.3717 |
0.03777 |
269 |
189 |
60 |
20 |
221 |
Okay, let's try it with the audio guides. |
1.3704 |
0.03927 |
243 |
170 |
56 |
17 |
222 |
So that's all the art history majors left? |
1.3697 |
0.03635 |
284 |
199 |
65 |
20 |
223 |
We had the exit by the gift shop, but it was too easy. |
1.3690 |
0.03790 |
271 |
192 |
58 |
21 |
224 |
Your job as an intern is to make sure no one touches or points at the art. |
1.3675 |
0.03809 |
283 |
204 |
54 |
25 |
225 |
Now they insist on wine with their cheese. |
1.3668 |
0.03846 |
289 |
211 |
50 |
28 |
226 |
They'll all have to exit through the gift shop. |
1.3667 |
0.03889 |
300 |
223 |
44 |
33 |
227 |
They've lost interest in solving the maze. The art is its own reward. |
1.3661 |
0.03844 |
254 |
179 |
57 |
18 |
228 |
Their main source of confusion appears to be between Monet and Manet. |
1.3656 |
0.03516 |
320 |
229 |
65 |
26 |
229 |
Turns out they can never find the restrooms, either. |
1.3654 |
0.04010 |
260 |
189 |
47 |
24 |
230 |
Number 5 will never make it out. She keeps going back to the Monet. |
1.3652 |
0.03749 |
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202 |
57 |
23 |
231 |
We tested these works on humans first, right? |
1.3652 |
0.03617 |
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208 |
63 |
22 |
232 |
That one actually gets it. |
1.3650 |
0.03511 |
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179 |
72 |
12 |
233 |
We're going to need a gift shop. |
1.3649 |
0.03851 |
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208 |
50 |
27 |
234 |
'Should we tell them the maze closes in fifteen minutes?' |
1.3646 |
0.03627 |
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204 |
63 |
21 |
235 |
None of them ever rent the audio guide |
1.3643 |
0.04031 |
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188 |
46 |
24 |
236 |
This is the easy part of the maze. It's getting out of the gift shop that's hard. |
1.3643 |
0.04031 |
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188 |
46 |
24 |
237 |
We breed them for pretentiousness.” |
1.3640 |
0.03386 |
283 |
193 |
77 |
13 |
238 |
Do you think they are actually interested, or they just want their friends to think they are? |
1.3614 |
0.04133 |
249 |
183 |
42 |
24 |
239 |
All the ones they like look pretty cheesy to me. |
1.3605 |
0.03834 |
258 |
184 |
55 |
19 |
240 |
They can't find the most efficient path through an art gallery either. |
1.3604 |
0.03597 |
283 |
200 |
64 |
19 |
241 |
They don’t know what art is, but they know what they like. |
1.3591 |
0.03567 |
298 |
213 |
63 |
22 |
242 |
I overhead one of them say their 3 year old granddaughter could do better. |
1.3590 |
0.04236 |
234 |
172 |
40 |
22 |
243 |
Was it really worth a five million dollar grant to learn rats have such bad taste in art? |
1.3588 |
0.03979 |
262 |
192 |
46 |
24 |
244 |
And they've also gotten snobby about the cheese |
1.3583 |
0.04074 |
240 |
174 |
46 |
20 |
245 |
Still Life with Cheese" seems to be getting the most attention |
1.3571 |
0.03824 |
266 |
192 |
53 |
21 |
246 |
Every day it's the same act. They show up late and wander around as if they don't know the maze closes in five minutes! |
1.3566 |
0.03945 |
258 |
188 |
48 |
22 |
247 |
They come for the wine and cheese and get trapped by the beauty. |
1.3557 |
0.03656 |
298 |
217 |
56 |
25 |
248 |
I had a hunch Picasso's Blue Cheese Period would bring them in. |
1.3556 |
0.04082 |
239 |
174 |
45 |
20 |
249 |
They find the exit, if we show a piece
by anyone named Katz. |
1.3556 |
0.03546 |
284 |
201 |
65 |
18 |
250 |
We settled on Neoclassicism. Cubism looked too much like cheese. |
1.3553 |
0.03927 |
273 |
202 |
45 |
26 |
251 |
This was the only way for the humanities to keep their funding. |
1.3552 |
0.03816 |
259 |
186 |
54 |
19 |
252 |
They came in a shipping crate from the Louvre. |
1.3551 |
0.04173 |
245 |
182 |
39 |
24 |
253 |
Astonishing - Mice also pretend to like art in order to appear urbane! |
1.3542 |
0.03877 |
271 |
199 |
48 |
24 |
254 |
They avoid the Renaissance section like the plague. |
1.3540 |
0.03983 |
274 |
205 |
41 |
28 |
255 |
Sure they're lost, but they're finding themselves. |
1.3532 |
0.03759 |
235 |
164 |
59 |
12 |
256 |
Did we control for pretentiousness? |
1.3529 |
0.03563 |
255 |
177 |
66 |
12 |
257 |
They're just as pretentious as in the wine tasting experiment. |
1.3527 |
0.03800 |
275 |
201 |
51 |
23 |
258 |
They're happier, but the Still Lifes have all been eaten. |
1.3527 |
0.04179 |
241 |
179 |
39 |
23 |
259 |
Since we installed the Monet exhibition and introduced them to bebop jazz, the other mice have reported them being intolerable to be around |
1.3525 |
0.04182 |
244 |
182 |
38 |
24 |
260 |
Do we still qualify it as a maze if they’re lost in thought? |
1.3523 |
0.03837 |
264 |
192 |
51 |
21 |
261 |
I believe we've just found the antidote to the rat race. |
1.3518 |
0.03874 |
253 |
183 |
51 |
19 |
262 |
None of them has found the exit, but hey, three of them found the meaning of life. |
1.3517 |
0.03979 |
236 |
170 |
49 |
17 |
263 |
That one's particularly fond of the Mouse-a-Lisa. |
1.3517 |
0.04069 |
236 |
172 |
45 |
19 |
264 |
Critics literally come out of the woodwork these days. |
1.3514 |
0.04076 |
259 |
194 |
39 |
26 |
265 |
Wow, the wine and cheese really change the outcome! |
1.3513 |
0.03793 |
279 |
205 |
50 |
24 |
266 |
But how do we get them to exit through the gift shop? |
1.3510 |
0.04127 |
245 |
182 |
40 |
23 |
267 |
My funding came from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
1.3504 |
0.03654 |
254 |
179 |
61 |
14 |
268 |
The test subjects that received one semester of art history have become completely annoying. |
1.3502 |
0.03965 |
237 |
171 |
49 |
17 |
269 |
Call the museum. We're ready to try this layout on humans. |
1.3502 |
0.03829 |
257 |
186 |
52 |
19 |
270 |
No matter how we set it up,they always wind up in the gift shop. |
1.3491 |
0.03794 |
275 |
202 |
50 |
23 |
271 |
More pretentious than the last batch. |
1.3480 |
0.03859 |
250 |
181 |
51 |
18 |
272 |
They were cultured in the laboratory. |
1.3473 |
0.03926 |
262 |
194 |
45 |
23 |
273 |
The control group are back at my place watching Netflix. |
1.3472 |
0.04521 |
193 |
142 |
35 |
16 |
274 |
They’re just here for the wine and cheese. |
1.3468 |
0.04003 |
248 |
183 |
44 |
21 |
275 |
So far, Dogs Playing Poker is their favorite. |
1.3463 |
0.03783 |
257 |
186 |
53 |
18 |
276 |
They still haven’t found their way to the gift shop. |
1.3462 |
0.03713 |
260 |
187 |
56 |
17 |
277 |
Then it’s confirmed--everybody’s a critic. |
1.3460 |
0.03644 |
263 |
188 |
59 |
16 |
278 |
You're sure these are country mice? |
1.3460 |
0.03913 |
237 |
171 |
50 |
16 |
279 |
It looks like the Roy Lichtenstein's "Cheese Head" is getting the most views. |
1.3459 |
0.03655 |
266 |
191 |
58 |
17 |
280 |
What's cheese and crackers without an art exhibit beforehand? |
1.3455 |
0.03725 |
246 |
175 |
57 |
14 |
281 |
The FDA said this was the only way we can test paint on them. |
1.3438 |
0.04304 |
224 |
168 |
35 |
21 |
282 |
The real challenge is getting them to buy something at the gift shop. |
1.3435 |
0.04131 |
230 |
170 |
41 |
19 |
283 |
They seem to appreciate the art more now that we've given them cancer. |
1.3434 |
0.04603 |
198 |
149 |
30 |
19 |
284 |
We assumed they were only interested in cheese. |
1.3432 |
0.03826 |
236 |
169 |
53 |
14 |
285 |
The snob instinct comes out even quicker than we suspected. |
1.3432 |
0.03680 |
271 |
197 |
55 |
19 |
286 |
Still too easy. Let’s make them exit through the gift shop. |
1.3427 |
0.03956 |
248 |
183 |
45 |
20 |
287 |
Of course they can't find the way out. You forgot the gift shop. |
1.3423 |
0.03935 |
222 |
159 |
50 |
13 |
288 |
It’s taking three hours longer to find the cheese. |
1.3422 |
0.03950 |
225 |
162 |
49 |
14 |
289 |
The Pseudo-Intellectium injection seems to be working. |
1.3421 |
0.04312 |
190 |
137 |
41 |
12 |
290 |
The point is to get them past the art and into the. Gift Shop |
1.3420 |
0.03659 |
269 |
195 |
56 |
18 |
291 |
Actually they're all blind...but they're extremely pretentious. |
1.3419 |
0.03940 |
234 |
170 |
48 |
16 |
292 |
In addition to sense of smell, they appear to have good taste. |
1.3416 |
0.03883 |
243 |
177 |
49 |
17 |
293 |
The three blind ones like the abstract collection. |
1.3412 |
0.04071 |
255 |
193 |
37 |
25 |
294 |
Our research shows that Cubism is the most popular style, after the provolone exhibit. |
1.3410 |
0.03735 |
261 |
190 |
53 |
18 |
295 |
Did that one just say his grandchild could have painted it? |
1.3402 |
0.04076 |
241 |
180 |
40 |
21 |
296 |
Or could it be they're just here for the cheese and crackers? |
1.3400 |
0.03804 |
250 |
182 |
51 |
17 |
297 |
I told you city mice were more sophisticated. |
1.3391 |
0.03947 |
233 |
170 |
47 |
16 |
298 |
Still life with fruit and cheese seem to be the big winners. |
1.3388 |
0.04551 |
183 |
135 |
34 |
14 |
299 |
They've become more pretentious than we ever expected. |
1.3386 |
0.03707 |
251 |
181 |
55 |
15 |
300 |
Day 17. The mice are still unable to find Waldo. |
1.3382 |
0.04386 |
204 |
152 |
35 |
17 |
301 |
No more using "New Yorker" pages in their cages. |
1.3378 |
0.04186 |
225 |
168 |
38 |
19 |
302 |
So, 'art maze' was a typo? |
1.3377 |
0.04100 |
228 |
169 |
41 |
18 |
303 |
We'll never prove anything without a gift shop. |
1.3376 |
0.03898 |
237 |
173 |
48 |
16 |
304 |
They tend to get lost in this one. |
1.3373 |
0.03519 |
252 |
178 |
63 |
11 |
305 |
The cheesier the work, the longer they linger. |
1.3368 |
0.04614 |
190 |
143 |
30 |
17 |
306 |
I guess it’s true — everyone's a critic. |
1.3368 |
0.04442 |
193 |
143 |
35 |
15 |
307 |
Interesting, the Gouda causes them to reassess the Rembrandts. |
1.3368 |
0.04319 |
193 |
141 |
39 |
13 |
308 |
We injected this group with culture. |
1.3366 |
0.04085 |
205 |
148 |
45 |
12 |
309 |
I think this may be a better mouse trap. |
1.3365 |
0.04225 |
211 |
156 |
39 |
16 |
310 |
They like it. We should move on to full-scale human testing. |
1.3365 |
0.04278 |
211 |
157 |
37 |
17 |
311 |
Well, it may have slowed things down, but they definitely seem more intelligent. |
1.3364 |
0.04091 |
217 |
159 |
43 |
15 |
312 |
They prefer the post-Gruyère period. |
1.3364 |
0.03765 |
217 |
153 |
55 |
9 |
313 |
They were getting bored with the maze so we made it into a gallery. |
1.3362 |
0.03742 |
229 |
163 |
55 |
11 |
314 |
Finally, a mousetrap that works. |
1.3362 |
0.04010 |
235 |
174 |
43 |
18 |
315 |
I think we found a better trap. |
1.3362 |
0.03777 |
235 |
169 |
53 |
13 |
316 |
You can't get them to complete the maze now unless the cheese is paired with a vintage Bordeaux. |
1.3361 |
0.04192 |
238 |
181 |
34 |
23 |
317 |
We’re studying them to see why people get lost in the Metropolitan. |
1.3360 |
0.04039 |
247 |
186 |
39 |
22 |
318 |
Well if we don’t get the grant funding, we can always just make them exit through a gift shop. |
1.3358 |
0.03569 |
265 |
191 |
59 |
15 |
319 |
Not one of them has realised the exit is behind the gift shop. |
1.3357 |
0.03664 |
283 |
210 |
51 |
22 |
320 |
You're not supposed to hang artwork in an office that makes people think. |
1.3348 |
0.04037 |
221 |
162 |
44 |
15 |
321 |
This confirms it: everyone’s a critic. |
1.3333 |
0.04121 |
222 |
165 |
40 |
17 |
322 |
It needs a gift shop. |
1.3333 |
0.03702 |
237 |
170 |
55 |
12 |
323 |
It’s humane, except for the admission fee. |
1.3333 |
0.04179 |
210 |
155 |
40 |
15 |
324 |
It's my first exhibition, so I wanted to start small. |
1.3333 |
0.03779 |
243 |
177 |
51 |
15 |
325 |
Mostly, they're trying to figure out where the bathroom is. |
1.3320 |
0.04002 |
253 |
192 |
38 |
23 |
326 |
Ok now let’s see how many come to the gallery opening if we don’t serve cheese. |
1.3318 |
0.04175 |
214 |
159 |
39 |
16 |
327 |
It's not looking good for the post-impressionists. |
1.3317 |
0.04175 |
202 |
148 |
41 |
13 |
328 |
65% are reporting they “could do that.” |
1.3314 |
0.04521 |
172 |
126 |
35 |
11 |
329 |
None of them has managed to exit through the gift shop. |
1.3307 |
0.03910 |
254 |
191 |
42 |
21 |
330 |
Rodins. I said our experiment could use some Rodins. |
1.3306 |
0.04018 |
248 |
188 |
38 |
22 |
331 |
I like what they've done with the place! |
1.3305 |
0.03803 |
236 |
172 |
50 |
14 |
332 |
They found the cheese; let’s see if they can find the wine… |
1.3302 |
0.03998 |
215 |
157 |
45 |
13 |
333 |
It appears the test group is only pretending to understand. |
1.3302 |
0.04092 |
212 |
156 |
42 |
14 |
334 |
It's true. Everybody is a critic. |
1.3300 |
0.04099 |
203 |
148 |
43 |
12 |
335 |
Will people still purchase if we disclose that the artwork was tested on animals? |
1.3300 |
0.04260 |
200 |
148 |
38 |
14 |
336 |
I guess they find the art itself a form of escape. |
1.3299 |
0.04539 |
197 |
150 |
29 |
18 |
337 |
You should try this with mice who aren't blind. |
1.3288 |
0.04113 |
222 |
166 |
39 |
17 |
338 |
I think what’s throwing them is the lack of a gift shop. |
1.3287 |
0.04036 |
216 |
159 |
43 |
14 |
339 |
the really serious ones lose all interest in their treadmills |
1.3286 |
0.04435 |
210 |
161 |
29 |
20 |
340 |
This isn’t what I meant when I said,
“Make sure the maze has a nice opening.” |
1.3285 |
0.04534 |
207 |
160 |
26 |
21 |
341 |
There has to be a better way to get funding for the arts. |
1.3285 |
0.03864 |
207 |
148 |
50 |
9 |
342 |
Adding wine with the cheese really changed the outcome. |
1.3276 |
0.03938 |
232 |
172 |
44 |
16 |
343 |
Pairing their cheese with wine has really done wonders |
1.3274 |
0.03997 |
223 |
165 |
43 |
15 |
344 |
We have found that their times slowed considerably during the Impressionism period. |
1.3273 |
0.04086 |
220 |
164 |
40 |
16 |
345 |
Everyone's a critic! |
1.3272 |
0.03689 |
217 |
154 |
55 |
8 |
346 |
That mouse just called our research derivative. |
1.3272 |
0.04021 |
217 |
160 |
43 |
14 |
347 |
The male rats seem to be ratsplaining the paintings to the females. |
1.3271 |
0.04218 |
214 |
161 |
36 |
17 |
348 |
The ultimate goal, of course, is to teach them the way to the museum shop. |
1.3269 |
0.04025 |
208 |
152 |
44 |
12 |
349 |
The goal is to get to the gift shop. |
1.3266 |
0.03626 |
248 |
180 |
55 |
13 |
350 |
Each group is the same. It takes approximately four minutes and 30 seconds before they start to look for the gift shop. |
1.3264 |
0.03998 |
242 |
183 |
39 |
20 |
351 |
I'm pretty sure the benefactor said Rodin and Seurat,
not rodents and sewer rats. |
1.3263 |
0.04344 |
190 |
141 |
36 |
13 |
352 |
They're still too critical of the art. We need to increase the dosage. |
1.3261 |
0.04374 |
184 |
136 |
36 |
12 |
353 |
Now let’s see if they can stay awake at the miniature opera. |
1.3261 |
0.04306 |
184 |
135 |
38 |
11 |
354 |
Let’s see which one can spot the forgery. |
1.3258 |
0.04120 |
221 |
166 |
38 |
17 |
355 |
So art really is its own reward. |
1.3255 |
0.04082 |
212 |
157 |
41 |
14 |
356 |
Well I'd say that this is NIH grant money well spent. |
1.3250 |
0.04190 |
200 |
148 |
39 |
13 |
357 |
There's a cheese reception after the showing. |
1.3248 |
0.03862 |
234 |
173 |
46 |
15 |
358 |
Now let's bring out the cheese and explain the benefits of becoming financial supporters of the museum. |
1.3244 |
0.04017 |
225 |
168 |
41 |
16 |
359 |
When it's wine AND cheese they exhibit sophistication. |
1.3239 |
0.03899 |
213 |
155 |
47 |
11 |
360 |
Hmm. You're right. Since we put up the art, they're taking 99.7 percent longer to complete the maze. |
1.3238 |
0.04161 |
210 |
157 |
38 |
15 |
361 |
This is the control group. In phase two, we give half of them cellphones. |
1.3238 |
0.04106 |
210 |
156 |
40 |
14 |
362 |
They're field trip mice. |
1.3237 |
0.04313 |
207 |
157 |
33 |
17 |
363 |
In the cheese paradigm, they turned through the maze quickly. In the art paradigm, they turned into pretentious snobs. |
1.3235 |
0.04012 |
204 |
149 |
44 |
11 |
364 |
Our next hypothesis will test whether the male mice start mansplaining art to their companions. |
1.3234 |
0.04516 |
167 |
123 |
34 |
10 |
365 |
If we could only get them to exit through the gift shop . . . |
1.3231 |
0.04013 |
229 |
172 |
40 |
17 |
366 |
Observe how none of them wants to be the first to leave after the wine and cheese is gone. |
1.3230 |
0.03952 |
226 |
168 |
43 |
15 |
367 |
Current data indicates that 73% of the subjects believe "my kid could paint that". |
1.3230 |
0.04545 |
161 |
118 |
34 |
9 |
368 |
Of course, some of them are just pretending to be interested. |
1.3229 |
0.04242 |
192 |
142 |
38 |
12 |
369 |
Notice how they are learning that all routes lead to the gift shop |
1.3228 |
0.04287 |
189 |
140 |
37 |
12 |
370 |
Not even mice can find the exit of an art museum. |
1.3220 |
0.04625 |
177 |
134 |
29 |
14 |
371 |
First it was cheese, then it was wine... |
1.3220 |
0.04484 |
177 |
132 |
33 |
12 |
372 |
I guess you can build a better mousetrap. |
1.3218 |
0.04329 |
202 |
153 |
33 |
16 |
373 |
They definitely prefer the landscapes.” |
1.3217 |
0.03753 |
230 |
168 |
50 |
12 |
374 |
It's more humane this way. Eventually, they just get bored to death. |
1.3212 |
0.04466 |
165 |
121 |
35 |
9 |
375 |
So, how can you tell if they are “getting it?” |
1.3210 |
0.04687 |
162 |
121 |
30 |
11 |
376 |
They will soon learn the futility of liberal arts. |
1.3204 |
0.04412 |
181 |
135 |
34 |
12 |
377 |
The ones on LSD prefer the cubists |
1.3198 |
0.04403 |
197 |
150 |
31 |
16 |
378 |
I just wondered if you had any insight into why there aren't any mice of color. |
1.3188 |
0.04639 |
160 |
119 |
31 |
10 |
379 |
Give them the Vermeer exhibit and we’d NEVER get them back on the treadmills. |
1.3186 |
0.04292 |
204 |
155 |
33 |
16 |
380 |
Surprisingly, they seem to prefer quality art rather than the cheesy stuff. |
1.3180 |
0.04002 |
217 |
162 |
41 |
14 |
381 |
I think they still come to these things for the food. |
1.3180 |
0.03838 |
217 |
159 |
47 |
11 |
382 |
Regardless of species, the landscapes always win. |
1.3179 |
0.04122 |
195 |
144 |
40 |
11 |
383 |
Don’t they usually serve cheese at these things? |
1.3177 |
0.04481 |
192 |
147 |
29 |
16 |
384 |
I wonder if this is how it is at the Met after dark. |
1.3174 |
0.04221 |
230 |
179 |
29 |
22 |
385 |
How come they get it, and I don't? |
1.3174 |
0.04659 |
167 |
126 |
29 |
12 |
386 |
We told them it's closing tomorrow. |
1.3171 |
0.04161 |
205 |
154 |
37 |
14 |
387 |
It takes the pretentious ones forever to get out. |
1.3169 |
0.04086 |
183 |
133 |
42 |
8 |
388 |
They all have opinions even though they know absolutely nothing about art. |
1.3168 |
0.04203 |
202 |
152 |
36 |
14 |
389 |
OK you made your point! They are well bred. |
1.3168 |
0.04614 |
161 |
120 |
31 |
10 |
390 |
OMG, how did a Banksy get in there. |
1.3167 |
0.04052 |
221 |
167 |
38 |
16 |
391 |
They finish faster when we remove the gift shop. |
1.3165 |
0.03858 |
237 |
178 |
43 |
16 |
392 |
Well now we know, everyone's a critic. |
1.3163 |
0.04291 |
196 |
148 |
34 |
14 |
393 |
Have you ever wondered if someone's watching us watching them? |
1.3160 |
0.04171 |
212 |
161 |
35 |
16 |
394 |
Now let’s see how long it takes them to get out of the gift shop. |
1.3151 |
0.03970 |
219 |
164 |
41 |
14 |
395 |
So what exactly did you put in your grant application? |
1.3147 |
0.04273 |
197 |
149 |
34 |
14 |
396 |
Yeah, we got plenty of participants once I mentioned the free wine and cheese. |
1.3147 |
0.04212 |
197 |
148 |
36 |
13 |
397 |
Everyone comes to the openings for the free cheese and crackers. |
1.3147 |
0.04144 |
232 |
180 |
31 |
21 |
398 |
The maze will be closing in five minutes! |
1.3141 |
0.04611 |
191 |
149 |
24 |
18 |
399 |
Ok we know they're intelligent. Now to find out if they're sophisticated. |
1.3140 |
0.04630 |
172 |
131 |
28 |
13 |
400 |
Now they want Chardonnay. |
1.3138 |
0.04148 |
188 |
139 |
39 |
10 |
401 |
I think Basil just figured out what's wrong with the Mondrian. |
1.3136 |
0.03794 |
220 |
162 |
47 |
11 |
402 |
Seriously though, Number 7 has better taste than my last two boyfriends. |
1.3135 |
0.04330 |
185 |
139 |
34 |
12 |
403 |
Not one of them pressed the lever for the audio tour? |
1.3134 |
0.04151 |
201 |
151 |
37 |
13 |
404 |
I've seen enough. Release the python. |
1.3125 |
0.04590 |
192 |
150 |
24 |
18 |
405 |
They seem to prefer only the cheesiest works. |
1.3125 |
0.04407 |
176 |
132 |
33 |
11 |
406 |
This is all very clever, but having the exit signs lead them to the gift shop really wasn't the kind of trap I had in mind. |
1.3122 |
0.03851 |
205 |
150 |
46 |
9 |
407 |
This reminds me that I have a lot of postage stamps I’ll probably never use. |
1.3118 |
0.04588 |
170 |
129 |
29 |
12 |
408 |
It seems impressive ... until you realize they're only looking for paintings of cheese. |
1.3116 |
0.03989 |
199 |
147 |
42 |
10 |
409 |
Research is more art than science. |
1.3114 |
0.04406 |
167 |
124 |
34 |
9 |
410 |
Finally, proof that Humans aren't the only animals capable of pretention" |
1.3110 |
0.03978 |
209 |
156 |
41 |
12 |
411 |
They evolved after MOMA had the wine and cheese gathering. |
1.3109 |
0.04326 |
193 |
147 |
32 |
14 |
412 |
The real test is if they purchase anything in the gift shop. |
1.3106 |
0.04682 |
161 |
122 |
28 |
11 |
413 |
But would they all have come if it wasn’t free Monday!? |
1.3105 |
0.04065 |
219 |
167 |
36 |
16 |
414 |
For each correct response, they get a wine and cheese reception. |
1.3105 |
0.03960 |
219 |
165 |
40 |
14 |
415 |
These paintings are all so cheesy |
1.3103 |
0.03934 |
203 |
150 |
43 |
10 |
416 |
They bought them with the money from the pharmaceutical trials. |
1.3103 |
0.04865 |
174 |
137 |
20 |
17 |
417 |
In the maze of life, art is the cheese. |
1.3103 |
0.04174 |
203 |
154 |
35 |
14 |
418 |
They seem to always linger at the cheese paintings. |
1.3100 |
0.03889 |
229 |
173 |
41 |
15 |
419 |
They are just like us. They don't like Jackson Pollock either. |
1.3100 |
0.03938 |
229 |
174 |
39 |
16 |
420 |
You can take the rats out of the Upper East Side, but you can’t take the Upper East Side out of the rats. |
1.3099 |
0.04411 |
171 |
128 |
33 |
10 |
421 |
It seems that about a third of them think outside the box. |
1.3099 |
0.03925 |
213 |
159 |
42 |
12 |
422 |
It doesn't take much to make them pretentious. |
1.3092 |
0.03881 |
207 |
153 |
44 |
10 |
423 |
This is how they test new museum layouts? Explains a lot. |
1.3091 |
0.03945 |
220 |
166 |
40 |
14 |
424 |
We no longer experiment on lab rats. That’s unethical. These are arthouse rats. They enter the maze willingly. |
1.3089 |
0.04290 |
191 |
145 |
33 |
13 |
425 |
I think your study is tainted. All of your subjects are white! |
1.3089 |
0.04225 |
191 |
144 |
35 |
12 |
426 |
Live footage of the New Yorker's art critics |
1.3086 |
0.04414 |
175 |
132 |
32 |
11 |
427 |
Being exposed to art IS the reward. |
1.3085 |
0.04270 |
188 |
142 |
34 |
12 |
428 |
For obvious reasons it can’t really be a double blind study |
1.3085 |
0.04270 |
188 |
142 |
34 |
12 |
429 |
Three of them have bought annual memberships. |
1.3082 |
0.04717 |
159 |
121 |
27 |
11 |
430 |
No matter how much training or how many rewards they get, we still can't get them all to the exit by closing time. |
1.3081 |
0.04311 |
172 |
128 |
35 |
9 |
431 |
And I thought giving them LSD might harm them |
1.3081 |
0.04384 |
185 |
141 |
31 |
13 |
432 |
Even 'they' don't seem to like the contemporary works. |
1.3081 |
0.04120 |
198 |
149 |
37 |
12 |
433 |
As long as it keeps them out of my kitchen |
1.3077 |
0.04361 |
169 |
126 |
34 |
9 |
434 |
They seem amazed! |
1.3077 |
0.04361 |
169 |
126 |
34 |
9 |
435 |
We started giving them wine with the cheese and before you know it... |
1.3069 |
0.04297 |
202 |
156 |
30 |
16 |
436 |
I was hoping the exterior Kinkades would drive them to the van Goghs in the center. |
1.3069 |
0.04116 |
189 |
141 |
38 |
10 |
437 |
OK, next we try it with the male mice. |
1.3054 |
0.04783 |
167 |
130 |
23 |
14 |
438 |
None of them have found the complimentary wine and cheese yet." |
1.3048 |
0.04277 |
187 |
142 |
33 |
12 |
439 |
Do they know they're all reproductions? |
1.3046 |
0.04063 |
197 |
148 |
38 |
11 |
440 |
0kay, now install the cat portraits. |
1.3043 |
0.04909 |
161 |
126 |
21 |
14 |
441 |
Wow - scientific proof - everyone IS a critic. |
1.3043 |
0.04104 |
207 |
158 |
35 |
14 |
442 |
We've moved from experiment to experience.” |
1.3043 |
0.04217 |
207 |
160 |
31 |
16 |
443 |
For Phase II, they need to find the bathroom. |
1.3041 |
0.04625 |
171 |
132 |
26 |
13 |
444 |
They all look, but none of them buy. |
1.3041 |
0.04396 |
171 |
129 |
32 |
10 |
445 |
The Impressionists seem to slow them down. |
1.3039 |
0.04082 |
181 |
134 |
39 |
8 |
446 |
We converted it to an Art Museum as part of the rodent reparations program. |
1.3036 |
0.04368 |
168 |
126 |
33 |
9 |
447 |
They think they’re so smart… They can’t tell a Picasso from a Renoir.. |
1.3033 |
0.03934 |
211 |
159 |
40 |
12 |
448 |
It can't be a coincidence that they only show up when it's pay-what-you-can day. |
1.3030 |
0.04108 |
198 |
150 |
36 |
12 |
449 |
And when we want to measure how fast they can get out, we hang abstract expressionism. |
1.3029 |
0.04400 |
175 |
133 |
31 |
11 |
450 |
They’ll never find the exit, there’s no gift shop. |
1.3028 |
0.04895 |
142 |
108 |
25 |
9 |
451 |
I remember when they all ran after the farmer's wife" |
1.3026 |
0.04020 |
195 |
146 |
39 |
10 |
452 |
We are getting more funding for the arts, now that science has been eliminated. |
1.3013 |
0.04585 |
156 |
118 |
29 |
9 |
453 |
They seem to prefer the representational over the abstract. |
1.3012 |
0.04313 |
166 |
124 |
34 |
8 |
454 |
My cat would say they had good taste. |
1.3010 |
0.04317 |
196 |
152 |
29 |
15 |
455 |
They do seem impressed with the Impressionists. Let’s try abstract expressionism next to speed things up. |
1.3010 |
0.04256 |
196 |
151 |
31 |
14 |
456 |
It's obviously not about escaping, it's about enjoying where you are. |
1.3007 |
0.04659 |
143 |
107 |
29 |
7 |
457 |
Interesting. Unlike the hamsters, none of them bought the audio tour. |
1.3006 |
0.04698 |
163 |
126 |
25 |
12 |
458 |
Finally. A humane and culturally uplifting glue trap. |
1.3005 |
0.04534 |
183 |
143 |
25 |
15 |
459 |
It’s been 15 min and so far they are all still pretending to get the art. |
1.3005 |
0.04534 |
183 |
143 |
25 |
15 |
460 |
Alright, lets introduce the cat and see if they can maintain their interest in neo-classicism. |
1.3000 |
0.04590 |
160 |
122 |
28 |
10 |
461 |
As we suspected, mice prefer cheesy art. |
1.3000 |
0.04284 |
190 |
146 |
31 |
13 |
462 |
When did cheese stop working? |
1.3000 |
0.04010 |
180 |
133 |
40 |
7 |
463 |
I wish they'd hurry up, Christie's wants to know what to sell this week |
1.3000 |
0.04159 |
170 |
126 |
37 |
7 |
464 |
Why? Because studies show if you leave the walls blank, they will write all over them. |
1.3000 |
0.04235 |
180 |
136 |
34 |
10 |
465 |
I don't get it, these are the blind mice! |
1.3000 |
0.04235 |
180 |
136 |
34 |
10 |
466 |
Next,we introduce stress by installing the Damien Hirsts. |
1.2995 |
0.04237 |
197 |
152 |
31 |
14 |
467 |
Don't be fooled; they just came for the wine and cheese. |
1.2994 |
0.04377 |
157 |
117 |
33 |
7 |
468 |
The one looking at the Van Gogh is a funder. Talk to him. |
1.2993 |
0.04671 |
147 |
111 |
28 |
8 |
469 |
Human trials exhibited less attention span.” |
1.2993 |
0.04789 |
137 |
103 |
27 |
7 |
470 |
They're clearly spending more time with my early work, but it's what they buy that counts. |
1.2991 |
0.03830 |
214 |
161 |
42 |
11 |
471 |
I’m studying the relationship between art and science. |
1.2990 |
0.04134 |
204 |
157 |
33 |
14 |
472 |
There's no consensus yet on which painting is the cheesiest. |
1.2989 |
0.04446 |
184 |
143 |
27 |
14 |
473 |
Should we add some tiny velvet ropes? |
1.2989 |
0.04642 |
184 |
146 |
21 |
17 |
474 |
They show interest but no one's buying anything. |
1.2989 |
0.04094 |
174 |
129 |
38 |
7 |
475 |
They always end up in the gift shop. |
1.2985 |
0.04235 |
201 |
156 |
30 |
15 |
476 |
There'd better not be any more complaints about the lab animals' quality of life... |
1.2983 |
0.04358 |
181 |
139 |
30 |
12 |
477 |
When the cat's away, aesthetic appreciation goes through the roof. |
1.2980 |
0.04095 |
198 |
151 |
35 |
12 |
478 |
Now go get the republican mice and let's see what happens? |
1.2978 |
0.04550 |
178 |
139 |
25 |
14 |
479 |
Not too surprising - they like the still lifes with cheese the most." |
1.2974 |
0.04073 |
195 |
148 |
36 |
11 |
480 |
The study proves if you take away their cell phones at the door, they will actually look at the art. |
1.2973 |
0.04838 |
148 |
114 |
24 |
10 |
481 |
Subject #7 failed to identify the Vermeer again." |
1.2973 |
0.04425 |
185 |
144 |
27 |
14 |
482 |
The majority get lost at postmodernism. |
1.2971 |
0.04604 |
175 |
137 |
24 |
14 |
483 |
The exit should be through the gift shop. |
1.2970 |
0.04098 |
202 |
155 |
34 |
13 |
484 |
I don't think this is what they meant by getting a "lab culture" |
1.2970 |
0.04403 |
165 |
125 |
31 |
9 |
485 |
Why aren't there any black mice? |
1.2969 |
0.04371 |
192 |
150 |
27 |
15 |
486 |
They’ll speed up if we introduce a cat. |
1.2969 |
0.04880 |
128 |
96 |
26 |
6 |
487 |
A more refined mouse for the Park Avenue crowd." |
1.2968 |
0.03929 |
219 |
168 |
37 |
14 |
488 |
``Quick, call DeSantis. There are early signs that art can lead to indoctrination.'' |
1.2968 |
0.04593 |
155 |
118 |
28 |
9 |
489 |
You'd be surprised how few artists know how to paint with cheese. |
1.2967 |
0.04407 |
182 |
141 |
28 |
13 |
490 |
I misspelled it as ‘mouseum” on the grant application and now I’m stuck with it. |
1.2965 |
0.04319 |
199 |
156 |
27 |
16 |
491 |
...but you'll notice when they know they're being watched, they suddenly pretend to NOT be bored. |
1.2963 |
0.04089 |
189 |
143 |
36 |
10 |
492 |
I don't think this is what the Lab had in mind when they
told us to develope a rodent culture |
1.2959 |
0.04305 |
196 |
153 |
28 |
15 |
493 |
Turns out, not only are they color blind, they also have no taste. |
1.2958 |
0.04976 |
142 |
110 |
22 |
10 |
494 |
We give them an education before the rat race begins. |
1.2953 |
0.04617 |
149 |
113 |
28 |
8 |
495 |
They particularly like Picasso's Blue Cheese Period. |
1.2952 |
0.04380 |
166 |
126 |
31 |
9 |
496 |
Also note, "art " is an anagram of "rat". |
1.2951 |
0.04029 |
183 |
137 |
38 |
8 |
497 |
That’s just mean. Nobody can find their way around in an art museum. |
1.2950 |
0.04121 |
200 |
154 |
33 |
13 |
498 |
I'm betting they'll hit a wall in the Dada maze. |
1.2947 |
0.04524 |
190 |
151 |
22 |
17 |
499 |
The control group's at the Guggenheim. |
1.2945 |
0.04681 |
163 |
127 |
24 |
12 |
500 |
Visitor flow is much improved since we took down Still Life With Cheese. |
1.2945 |
0.04600 |
163 |
126 |
26 |
11 |
501 |
I told you they wouldn't appreciate the Rothko exhibit! |
1.2945 |
0.04517 |
163 |
125 |
28 |
10 |
502 |
And they said you couldn't build a better mouse trap. |
1.2945 |
0.04600 |
163 |
126 |
26 |
11 |
503 |
Yes, this is a really good mouse trap. |
1.2941 |
0.04436 |
153 |
115 |
31 |
7 |
504 |
I can't get past the fact that they're all wearing fur. |
1.2938 |
0.04143 |
194 |
149 |
33 |
12 |
505 |
Perhaps the artisanal cheeses have cultured them. |
1.2938 |
0.04143 |
194 |
149 |
33 |
12 |
506 |
Is this the same set that appreciated the Camembert? |
1.2937 |
0.04658 |
160 |
124 |
25 |
11 |
507 |
I think we underestimated their intellectual curiosity. |
1.2936 |
0.03825 |
218 |
166 |
40 |
12 |
508 |
The maze is missing an exit through the gift shop. |
1.2935 |
0.04227 |
184 |
141 |
32 |
11 |
509 |
The Stuart Little illustration still draws the longest looks. |
1.2930 |
0.04631 |
157 |
121 |
26 |
10 |
510 |
They're all male so this might take a while. |
1.2930 |
0.04542 |
157 |
120 |
28 |
9 |
511 |
I think you misunderstood "culture and sensitivity" testing. |
1.2929 |
0.04082 |
198 |
152 |
34 |
12 |
512 |
Maybe one of them can explain Pollock to me. |
1.2928 |
0.04273 |
181 |
139 |
31 |
11 |
513 |
They may not see it now,
but everything leads to the gift shop. |
1.2926 |
0.04230 |
188 |
145 |
31 |
12 |
514 |
9 out of 10 cats say it improves their taste. |
1.2925 |
0.04942 |
147 |
115 |
21 |
11 |
515 |
We've proven that museum layouts are more confusing than a cheese maze |
1.2923 |
0.04059 |
195 |
149 |
35 |
11 |
516 |
They’re now also asking for wine to go with their cheese. |
1.2923 |
0.04312 |
195 |
153 |
27 |
15 |
517 |
Maybe we should scale back the dosage. |
1.2917 |
0.04496 |
168 |
130 |
27 |
11 |
518 |
They're happy enough to eat all the cheese but then they never buy anything. |
1.2917 |
0.04062 |
216 |
169 |
31 |
16 |
519 |
And how long does it usually take for them to figure out which one the cheese is behind. |
1.2917 |
0.04496 |
168 |
130 |
27 |
11 |
520 |
Just watch, in 20 seconds, they'll all be in the gift shop. |
1.2915 |
0.03920 |
223 |
173 |
35 |
15 |
521 |
It was Algernon's idea. |
1.2914 |
0.04753 |
151 |
117 |
24 |
10 |
522 |
If they request berets, I'm out of here. |
1.2911 |
0.04517 |
158 |
121 |
28 |
9 |
523 |
I hope some of them stop looking and start buying! |
1.2911 |
0.03822 |
213 |
162 |
40 |
11 |
524 |
OK,now that we have their attention, hide the wine and cheese in a corner and let's see who finds in first. |
1.2910 |
0.04075 |
189 |
144 |
35 |
10 |
525 |
I'm not sure what is more impressive, that they moved the walls or curated their own exhibit...all in one night |
1.2909 |
0.04631 |
165 |
129 |
24 |
12 |
526 |
Now if I could only get them to shop the Museum Store |
1.2907 |
0.04420 |
172 |
133 |
28 |
11 |
527 |
We gave them wine with their cheese. |
1.2903 |
0.04324 |
186 |
145 |
28 |
13 |
528 |
When you leave the room they go back to scrolling instagram. |
1.2901 |
0.04261 |
162 |
122 |
33 |
7 |
529 |
Now, what happens when we reveal the price tags? |
1.2900 |
0.03984 |
200 |
153 |
36 |
11 |
530 |
We tried abstract art, but they all got lost. |
1.2899 |
0.04393 |
169 |
130 |
29 |
10 |
531 |
Fascinating. Even they can't get out without going through the gift shop. |
1.2896 |
0.04372 |
183 |
143 |
27 |
13 |
532 |
They may not be able to define art, but they know it when they see it. |
1.2896 |
0.03938 |
183 |
137 |
39 |
7 |
533 |
Be patient. All they know is graffiti. |
1.2895 |
0.04907 |
152 |
120 |
20 |
12 |
534 |
Sure they look at them, but do they really get it? |
1.2895 |
0.04538 |
152 |
116 |
28 |
8 |
535 |
Their times were faster, but the opera maze was just too cruel. |
1.2893 |
0.04666 |
159 |
124 |
24 |
11 |
536 |
Seems, everyone's a critic. |
1.2892 |
0.04014 |
166 |
123 |
38 |
5 |
537 |
They're asking for a white wine with an oakey undertone to complement the edam. |
1.2890 |
0.04321 |
173 |
133 |
30 |
10 |
538 |
When bidding opens up, that's when the experiment really begins. |
1.2890 |
0.04081 |
173 |
130 |
36 |
7 |
539 |
None of them will make a decision until they hear what the others think. |
1.2889 |
0.04055 |
180 |
136 |
36 |
8 |
540 |
They prefer this to the more experimental stuff. |
1.2888 |
0.04098 |
187 |
143 |
34 |
10 |
541 |
They go through much faster once they realize there aren’t any free refreshments |
1.2885 |
0.04456 |
156 |
119 |
29 |
8 |
542 |
Finally, we will be able to determine whether or not great art is carcinogenic. |
1.2885 |
0.04982 |
156 |
125 |
17 |
14 |
543 |
This maze takes them the same amount of time to solve, they just look smarter doing it. |
1.2885 |
0.04456 |
156 |
119 |
29 |
8 |
544 |
“Looks like three of them would have benefited from the audio guide.” |
1.2883 |
0.04239 |
163 |
123 |
33 |
7 |
545 |
This is why the culture swabs all come back positive. |
1.2883 |
0.04664 |
163 |
128 |
23 |
12 |
546 |
Okay, now let’s try it again, but with a $35 admission fee. |
1.2882 |
0.04527 |
170 |
133 |
25 |
12 |
547 |
Ceci n’est pas une tiny mouse art gallery. |
1.2882 |
0.04370 |
170 |
131 |
29 |
10 |
548 |
Next we try an IKEA store. |
1.2882 |
0.04527 |
170 |
133 |
25 |
12 |
549 |
Well, there goes the grant. |
1.2882 |
0.04449 |
170 |
132 |
27 |
11 |
550 |
Eventually they all gravitate to the 17th Century Dutch masterpiece entitled: Still Life with Cheese. |
1.2881 |
0.04472 |
177 |
139 |
25 |
13 |
551 |
Well,taking out the Louis Wain drawings definitely calmed them down. |
1.2881 |
0.04520 |
118 |
86 |
30 |
2 |
552 |
They've been injected with culture. |
1.2881 |
0.04472 |
177 |
139 |
25 |
13 |
553 |
What an amazing ratrospective! |
1.2878 |
0.05028 |
139 |
109 |
20 |
10 |
554 |
They have no sense of direction, but they do appreciate art. |
1.2876 |
0.04416 |
153 |
116 |
30 |
7 |
555 |
Attendance is up, but the café was cited for multiple health code violations. |
1.2874 |
0.04582 |
167 |
131 |
24 |
12 |
556 |
We’ll need more Camembert. |
1.2874 |
0.04142 |
174 |
132 |
34 |
8 |
557 |
No more using artisanal cheeses. |
1.2873 |
0.04111 |
181 |
138 |
34 |
9 |
558 |
Teach your mice art and they never will have enough money for drugs. |
1.2867 |
0.04946 |
150 |
119 |
19 |
12 |
559 |
Whatever paintings they buy helps fund our research. |
1.2866 |
0.04217 |
164 |
124 |
33 |
7 |
560 |
We're testing the hypothesis that everybody's a critic. |
1.2866 |
0.04475 |
164 |
127 |
27 |
10 |
561 |
They've been exhibiting a high degree of apathy and fatigue. We're going to have to add a gift shop. |
1.2866 |
0.04304 |
164 |
125 |
31 |
8 |
562 |
A definite preference for Dutch still life paintings. |
1.2865 |
0.04019 |
171 |
128 |
37 |
6 |
563 |
Now all we have to do is open a tiny museum store and our research will be self-funding. |
1.2865 |
0.04192 |
185 |
143 |
31 |
11 |
564 |
It’s a postmodern maze. |
1.2865 |
0.04019 |
192 |
147 |
35 |
10 |
565 |
Clearly, Art is its own reward. |
1.2857 |
0.04502 |
175 |
138 |
24 |
13 |
566 |
Maybe if we put a gift shop at the exit. |
1.2857 |
0.03882 |
168 |
124 |
40 |
4 |
567 |
Looks like wine and cheese gallery opening was a hit. |
1.2857 |
0.04355 |
161 |
123 |
30 |
8 |
568 |
The Wallhole first drew them in but it’s the Deli, Reuben, and Mayonnaise that keeps them coming back. |
1.2857 |
0.04615 |
161 |
126 |
24 |
11 |
569 |
we need security, where's the cat? |
1.2857 |
0.04129 |
189 |
146 |
32 |
11 |
570 |
They're always really interested, but they never buy anything... |
1.2857 |
0.05291 |
133 |
106 |
16 |
11 |
571 |
I get lost in museums, too. |
1.2857 |
0.04893 |
126 |
96 |
24 |
6 |
572 |
I get why they keep staring at fruit bowls, haystacks, and sunflowers, but what is their thing with Matisse’s wife? |
1.2857 |
0.05016 |
147 |
117 |
18 |
12 |
573 |
My parents finally stopped asking me what I can do with a degree in art history. |
1.2857 |
0.05146 |
126 |
98 |
20 |
8 |
574 |
For some reason they all seem to be avoiding Toulouse-Lautrec's "Le Chat Noir." |
1.2850 |
0.04134 |
193 |
150 |
31 |
12 |
575 |
I drew the line at serving them wine with their cheese. |
1.2850 |
0.04068 |
193 |
149 |
33 |
11 |
576 |
We forgot the wine and cheese! |
1.2850 |
0.04199 |
193 |
151 |
29 |
13 |
577 |
It seems, even with rats, that everyone’s a critic. |
1.2849 |
0.04135 |
179 |
137 |
33 |
9 |
578 |
And then we see what they buy in the gift shop. |
1.2849 |
0.04556 |
172 |
136 |
23 |
13 |
579 |
They really like the Swiss pantings. |
1.2848 |
0.04282 |
165 |
126 |
31 |
8 |
580 |
Well we’ve been trying to build a better mouse trap for years. |
1.2848 |
0.04674 |
158 |
124 |
23 |
11 |
581 |
I've wasted my life. |
1.2848 |
0.04826 |
151 |
119 |
21 |
11 |
582 |
Give 'em time. They're still working their way up Maslow's hierarchy from the cheese cubes. |
1.2848 |
0.04640 |
151 |
117 |
25 |
9 |
583 |
The males are lost but won't seek help. |
1.2847 |
0.04370 |
144 |
108 |
31 |
5 |
584 |
Notice ... they’re all males nobody asks directions |
1.2847 |
0.04692 |
144 |
111 |
25 |
8 |
585 |
They seem to enjoy it. Next time we should charge admission. |
1.2842 |
0.03681 |
190 |
141 |
44 |
5 |
586 |
Please note that they all appreciate Escher. |
1.2842 |
0.04041 |
190 |
146 |
34 |
10 |
587 |
So when do we tell them that the maze has nothing to do with the art? |
1.2841 |
0.04179 |
176 |
135 |
32 |
9 |
588 |
‘The Effects of Post-Impressionism vs Cocaine?’ They seriously got Funding? |
1.2841 |
0.04479 |
176 |
139 |
24 |
13 |
589 |
But what's the point if they never find the gift shop? |
1.2840 |
0.04376 |
169 |
131 |
28 |
10 |
590 |
Can’t believe what humans call art! |
1.2837 |
0.04965 |
141 |
111 |
20 |
10 |
591 |
Adding wine to their diet of cheese made all the difference. |
1.2835 |
0.05232 |
127 |
100 |
18 |
9 |
592 |
They're quickly becoming pseudo intellects. We will need to switch to brie cheese as a reward. |
1.2833 |
0.04263 |
180 |
140 |
29 |
11 |
593 |
I bet they're thinking, "I could do that." |
1.2833 |
0.05574 |
120 |
96 |
14 |
10 |
594 |
You’d think at least one of them would rush toward the exit. |
1.2831 |
0.04259 |
166 |
127 |
31 |
8 |
595 |
Now, let's see if we can get them to visit the gift shop. |
1.2831 |
0.04173 |
166 |
126 |
33 |
7 |
596 |
Let’s see how they exit without a gift shop. |
1.2830 |
0.04473 |
159 |
123 |
27 |
9 |
597 |
This way we not only get funding from the FDA, but also the National Endowment for the Arts |
1.2829 |
0.04706 |
152 |
119 |
23 |
10 |
598 |
I can confirm, they all seem to be giving at least a rat's ass. |
1.2828 |
0.04559 |
145 |
111 |
27 |
7 |
599 |
Except for Cheez Whiz, they've shown exceptional taste. |
1.2826 |
0.04823 |
138 |
107 |
23 |
8 |
600 |
All nine of them picked out the AI works in less than five minutes. |
1.2826 |
0.04823 |
138 |
107 |
23 |
8 |
601 |
They haven't found the 'Still life with cheese' yet! |
1.2826 |
0.04125 |
184 |
142 |
32 |
10 |
602 |
I'm picturing a rat race. |
1.2824 |
0.04758 |
131 |
100 |
25 |
6 |
603 |
Rodentrification. |
1.2824 |
0.04999 |
131 |
102 |
21 |
8 |
604 |
They preferred the Camembert wing. |
1.2824 |
0.04106 |
170 |
129 |
34 |
7 |
605 |
Next we change exhibits to Dali and see what happens. |
1.2824 |
0.04273 |
170 |
131 |
30 |
9 |
606 |
I was wondering which group got the LSD. |
1.2822 |
0.04309 |
163 |
125 |
30 |
8 |
607 |
I AM shocking them. |
1.2822 |
0.04565 |
163 |
128 |
24 |
11 |
608 |
So we add Twitter and it's how long until they're eating each other alive? |
1.2819 |
0.04673 |
149 |
116 |
24 |
9 |
609 |
Only count them as finished when they’ve made it through the gift shop. |
1.2819 |
0.04575 |
149 |
115 |
26 |
8 |
610 |
Even they think my art is cheesy. |
1.2818 |
0.04314 |
181 |
142 |
27 |
12 |
611 |
Now add the little sign showing where the gift shop is. |
1.2816 |
0.04282 |
174 |
135 |
29 |
10 |
612 |
They don’t give a rat’s ass about art - they’re just messing with your experiment. |
1.2815 |
0.04893 |
135 |
105 |
22 |
8 |
613 |
Observe how the males are only pretending to be interested in the art. |
1.2812 |
0.04622 |
160 |
126 |
23 |
11 |
614 |
None of them are buying. They’re only here for the wine and cheese. |
1.2812 |
0.04175 |
160 |
121 |
33 |
6 |
615 |
The high dose ones will find "Still Life With Cheese" faster than the others |
1.2810 |
0.04395 |
153 |
117 |
29 |
7 |
616 |
Everybody is a critic! |
1.2808 |
0.04427 |
146 |
111 |
29 |
6 |
617 |
What would happen if a docent escorted them to 'Still Life with Cheese'? |
1.2805 |
0.04540 |
164 |
129 |
24 |
11 |
618 |
Now let's try it with cheese. |
1.2805 |
0.04015 |
164 |
123 |
36 |
5 |
619 |
The cat is going to be so happy when he sees this. |
1.2803 |
0.04965 |
132 |
103 |
21 |
8 |
620 |
And that one there...he's peeing in the corner! |
1.2800 |
0.04243 |
150 |
113 |
32 |
5 |
621 |
I liked it better when all we had to do was to find and eat the cheese. |
1.2800 |
0.04835 |
150 |
119 |
20 |
11 |
622 |
It's just as much an art as a science. |
1.2798 |
0.04043 |
168 |
127 |
35 |
6 |
623 |
I think they're acquiring taste. |
1.2798 |
0.04462 |
168 |
132 |
25 |
11 |
624 |
Yeah, it’s the Goudanheim. |
1.2796 |
0.03932 |
211 |
165 |
33 |
13 |
625 |
I’m pretty sure that I said “ A maze for the mice”, not Amaze the mice” |
1.2795 |
0.04762 |
161 |
129 |
19 |
13 |
626 |
So they found the cheese and next they wanted wine. Then one thing led to another... |
1.2795 |
0.04680 |
161 |
128 |
21 |
12 |
627 |
They really like the cheesy ones. |
1.2795 |
0.04596 |
161 |
127 |
23 |
11 |
628 |
We should have them caption cartoons next. |
1.2794 |
0.04972 |
136 |
107 |
20 |
9 |
629 |
Sure it's a great turnout, but nobody's buying. |
1.2793 |
0.03883 |
179 |
135 |
38 |
6 |
630 |
I see they've reclaimed the space. |
1.2793 |
0.03801 |
179 |
134 |
40 |
5 |
631 |
Okay, maybe they're a little more sophisticated than we thought." |
1.2791 |
0.04387 |
172 |
135 |
26 |
11 |
632 |
Now we know how to build a better mousetrap. |
1.2786 |
0.04762 |
140 |
109 |
23 |
8 |
633 |
Statistically, they have the attention span of the average gallery-going human”. |
1.2785 |
0.04741 |
158 |
126 |
20 |
12 |
634 |
They aren’t going through any faster, but their ability to differentiate Monet from Manet has significantly increased. |
1.2784 |
0.04003 |
176 |
134 |
35 |
7 |
635 |
Yes, but what I said was that I wanted space for Rodin art lovers. |
1.2781 |
0.04517 |
169 |
134 |
23 |
12 |
636 |
Pretentious fucking mice. |
1.2781 |
0.04277 |
169 |
131 |
29 |
9 |
637 |
They don't know much about art -
but they seem to know what they like! |
1.2778 |
0.04037 |
162 |
122 |
35 |
5 |
638 |
Not impressed. They only look at the Thomas Kincaid paintings. |
1.2775 |
0.03875 |
173 |
130 |
38 |
5 |
639 |
So far, only 2% have found their way to the gift shop. |
1.2774 |
0.04441 |
155 |
120 |
27 |
8 |
640 |
They're starting to question our curatorial practices. |
1.2770 |
0.04872 |
148 |
118 |
19 |
11 |
641 |
Let’s see how they’ll react to the audio tour. |
1.2768 |
0.04368 |
177 |
140 |
25 |
12 |
642 |
Of course they they're looking- but nobody's buying anything. |
1.2767 |
0.04177 |
159 |
121 |
32 |
6 |
643 |
This is way easier than trying to assess their responses to ballet. |
1.2767 |
0.04542 |
159 |
125 |
24 |
10 |
644 |
We have succeeded in making them more sophisticated, but they still poop on the floor. |
1.2763 |
0.04592 |
152 |
119 |
24 |
9 |
645 |
Eventually, they all exit through the gift shop |
1.2763 |
0.04592 |
152 |
119 |
24 |
9 |
646 |
Our studies show that you can get a federal grant for just about anything. |
1.2759 |
0.05419 |
116 |
92 |
16 |
8 |
647 |
Rat imitates life. |
1.2759 |
0.04106 |
174 |
134 |
32 |
8 |
648 |
Back to Velveeta. The stilton is making these mice pretentious. |
1.2759 |
0.04025 |
174 |
133 |
34 |
7 |
649 |
Any nibbles yet on the Vincent van Gouda? |
1.2759 |
0.04265 |
174 |
136 |
28 |
10 |
650 |
I guess because it's free on Thursdays. |
1.2756 |
0.04508 |
156 |
122 |
25 |
9 |
651 |
They prefer the works of Rodint |
1.2754 |
0.04303 |
167 |
130 |
28 |
9 |
652 |
No discernible change in their intelligence. But we have managed to boost their pretentiousness. |
1.2754 |
0.04468 |
167 |
132 |
24 |
11 |
653 |
I heard one of them say "I could do this!" |
1.2748 |
0.04605 |
131 |
100 |
26 |
5 |
654 |
We positioned van Gogh’s “Two glasses, cheese and bread” at the end of the exhibit to keep things moving. |
1.2748 |
0.04730 |
131 |
101 |
24 |
6 |
655 |
This is all fine and good but you were supposed to teach them pilates. |
1.2746 |
0.04596 |
142 |
110 |
25 |
7 |
656 |
So where did you get the little hammers and nails to hang those pictures? |
1.2746 |
0.04911 |
142 |
113 |
19 |
10 |
657 |
They escape easily enough, but will only eat imported cheese afterwards. |
1.2743 |
0.05221 |
113 |
88 |
19 |
6 |
658 |
We find it more humane. Like most of us, they are still lost and confused but at least distracted and edified. |
1.2742 |
0.03999 |
186 |
144 |
33 |
9 |
659 |
I think we can confirm that every rat’s a critic. |
1.2742 |
0.04336 |
124 |
92 |
30 |
2 |
660 |
They seem to never leave unless we added a nice gift shop. |
1.2741 |
0.03849 |
197 |
152 |
36 |
9 |
661 |
I hate to say it, but I think I’ve finally found my demographic. |
1.2735 |
0.04798 |
117 |
89 |
24 |
4 |
662 |
I wonder if they realize that it's the same museum as last time? |
1.2735 |
0.05378 |
117 |
93 |
16 |
8 |
663 |
Just because they discovered Abstract Expressionism doesn't mean they'll sniff out the next big thing. |
1.2733 |
0.04427 |
150 |
116 |
27 |
7 |
664 |
So far 3/9 of the mice have found the meaning. This is going to MoMa if we get to 5. |
1.2733 |
0.04324 |
150 |
115 |
29 |
6 |
665 |
Oh, no! They're all getting lost in the art. |
1.2733 |
0.04814 |
150 |
120 |
19 |
11 |
666 |
So you’re saying the mice are 16% better at identifying true masters than our Freshman Class? |
1.2733 |
0.04324 |
150 |
115 |
29 |
6 |
667 |
The challenge is admission stickers that stay on the fur. |
1.2733 |
0.04624 |
150 |
118 |
23 |
9 |
668 |
They still confuse Manet with Monet. |
1.2727 |
0.04839 |
121 |
93 |
23 |
5 |
669 |
I wonder how they will behave after we add a gift shop. |
1.2727 |
0.04249 |
154 |
118 |
30 |
6 |
670 |
I dunno, it's been 14 hours and they still won't leave. I think I'm going to install a gift shop. |
1.2727 |
0.04243 |
165 |
128 |
29 |
8 |
671 |
Sure, their IQs gained 20 points, but now they are only motivated by baked brie on crostini. |
1.2727 |
0.04821 |
132 |
103 |
22 |
7 |
672 |
See that? See that! You CAN teach taste! |
1.2727 |
0.04539 |
154 |
121 |
24 |
9 |
673 |
This is how we relax them before they go to the vaccine testing clinics... |
1.2722 |
0.04258 |
169 |
132 |
28 |
9 |
674 |
Is the Minnie Lisa smiling? |
1.2722 |
0.04340 |
169 |
133 |
26 |
10 |
675 |
I think we've just invented the Better Mouse Trap! |
1.2721 |
0.04482 |
147 |
114 |
26 |
7 |
676 |
Do they gravitate towards the Rubenist or the Poussinist? |
1.2721 |
0.04605 |
136 |
105 |
25 |
6 |
677 |
Next time you can't read my handwriting just let me know. |
1.2720 |
0.05128 |
125 |
99 |
18 |
8 |
678 |
Did that museum know you'd spend their audience research grant on this? |
1.2719 |
0.04871 |
114 |
87 |
23 |
4 |
679 |
We train them to sniff out good modern art. |
1.2718 |
0.03936 |
195 |
152 |
33 |
10 |
680 |
They're observing. We're observing. Makes you kind of wonder, doesn't it? |
1.2715 |
0.04597 |
151 |
119 |
23 |
9 |
681 |
Field mice trip. |
1.2711 |
0.04391 |
166 |
131 |
25 |
10 |
682 |
But is it science? |
1.2711 |
0.03953 |
166 |
126 |
35 |
5 |
683 |
Personally, I find their taste a bit cheesy. |
1.2710 |
0.04695 |
155 |
124 |
20 |
11 |
684 |
Keep an eye on the gray one - he's got a little can of tomato soup. |
1.2707 |
0.04061 |
181 |
141 |
31 |
9 |
685 |
I forgot - Are we checking for how they get through the maze or what they think of the art exhibit? |
1.2706 |
0.04068 |
170 |
131 |
32 |
7 |
686 |
As an exhibit title, how does 'VERMIN VENERATE VERMEER' grab you? |
1.2701 |
0.04457 |
137 |
105 |
27 |
5 |
687 |
My studio is overrun with them anyway so I figured what the hell? |
1.2698 |
0.04565 |
126 |
96 |
26 |
4 |
688 |
It's inconclusive if you don't include a museum cafe featuring a cheese plate! |
1.2695 |
0.04599 |
141 |
110 |
24 |
7 |
689 |
I can get them to sip wine and stare intently, but they won’t nod knowingly. |
1.2695 |
0.04529 |
167 |
134 |
21 |
12 |
690 |
This batch are easily amazed. |
1.2692 |
0.04000 |
156 |
118 |
34 |
4 |
691 |
They will only eat imported cheese now. |
1.2692 |
0.04487 |
156 |
123 |
24 |
9 |
692 |
So that wheel was a waste of money |
1.2690 |
0.04295 |
171 |
135 |
26 |
10 |
693 |
have we landed in the Auguste Rodent Museum by mistake? |
1.2690 |
0.04512 |
145 |
113 |
25 |
7 |
694 |
Fascinating how in their cell phone deprived state, they engage. |
1.2690 |
0.04405 |
145 |
112 |
27 |
6 |
695 |
I think I made a typo when I ordered the RAT Maze. |
1.2690 |
0.04295 |
145 |
111 |
29 |
5 |
696 |
Where are the bathrooms? |
1.2690 |
0.04617 |
145 |
114 |
23 |
8 |
697 |
They don't get lost as often as people do in the MoMA maze. |
1.2688 |
0.04409 |
160 |
126 |
25 |
9 |
698 |
OK, fine, but they aren't buying anything. |
1.2688 |
0.04318 |
160 |
125 |
27 |
8 |
699 |
Specimen 3 keeps mumbling something about NFTs... |
1.2685 |
0.04530 |
149 |
117 |
24 |
8 |
700 |
Mice prefer the art museum over sex 9 out of 10 times. Just like me. |
1.2685 |
0.04821 |
149 |
120 |
18 |
11 |
701 |
This pill didn't make them buy anything at the gift shop either. |
1.2683 |
0.04419 |
164 |
130 |
24 |
10 |
702 |
But how will we get them to exit through the gift shop? |
1.2683 |
0.04419 |
164 |
130 |
24 |
10 |
703 |
Now, when they're lost, they just pretend to be thoughtfully pondering. |
1.2679 |
0.05379 |
112 |
89 |
16 |
7 |
704 |
They love the free days, but they don’t become members! |
1.2677 |
0.04802 |
127 |
99 |
22 |
6 |
705 |
Is this drug suitable for people? |
1.2676 |
0.04460 |
142 |
110 |
26 |
6 |
706 |
They’re having trouble finding the gift shop. |
1.2675 |
0.04275 |
157 |
122 |
28 |
7 |
707 |
The art is too cheesy |
1.2674 |
0.04106 |
187 |
148 |
28 |
11 |
708 |
Of course, we had to take their cell phones away. |
1.2671 |
0.04384 |
161 |
127 |
25 |
9 |
709 |
Impressive. A trap that only works on well bred mice. |
1.2667 |
0.04195 |
150 |
115 |
30 |
5 |
710 |
They're thinking outside the cage. |
1.2667 |
0.04063 |
180 |
141 |
30 |
9 |
711 |
But can we make them exit through the gift shop? |
1.2667 |
0.04607 |
135 |
105 |
24 |
6 |
712 |
Next time, let's use uncultured cheese. |
1.2667 |
0.06092 |
105 |
87 |
8 |
10 |
713 |
I’m not sure we could replicate this in humans.” |
1.2667 |
0.04300 |
150 |
116 |
28 |
6 |
714 |
Sudden onset bipedality appears to be one effect of surrealism. |
1.2667 |
0.05173 |
135 |
110 |
14 |
11 |
715 |
They find that period confusing too. |
1.2662 |
0.04517 |
154 |
122 |
23 |
9 |
716 |
I got lost at the Met. How do these guys do it? |
1.2662 |
0.04423 |
154 |
121 |
25 |
8 |
717 |
Let's call our research paper Night at the Mouseum. |
1.2662 |
0.04517 |
154 |
122 |
23 |
9 |
718 |
When you're done here I have them for book club |
1.2662 |
0.04743 |
139 |
110 |
21 |
8 |
719 |
They seem to be most intrigued by the ones marked Anonymouse. |
1.2661 |
0.05135 |
124 |
99 |
17 |
8 |
720 |
I still think we made the gift shop too hard to find. |
1.2659 |
0.04171 |
173 |
136 |
28 |
9 |
721 |
Looks like we're not the only ones lost in the art world. |
1.2658 |
0.04251 |
158 |
123 |
28 |
7 |
722 |
This is groundbreaking work. We’ve finally located the art snob gene. |
1.2658 |
0.04527 |
158 |
126 |
22 |
10 |
723 |
Apparently, humanities is a misnomer. |
1.2657 |
0.04650 |
143 |
113 |
22 |
8 |
724 |
You're right...the control group can't tell the difference between Monet and Manet. |
1.2656 |
0.04769 |
128 |
100 |
22 |
6 |
725 |
Looks like another side effect is being an insufferable snob. |
1.2654 |
0.04181 |
162 |
126 |
29 |
7 |
726 |
Their concept of negative space has vastly improved. |
1.2654 |
0.03896 |
162 |
123 |
35 |
4 |
727 |
Well, at least we've proven that mice and art critics have a similar IQ. |
1.2653 |
0.04761 |
147 |
118 |
19 |
10 |
728 |
The first to find Waldo gets the cheese. |
1.2653 |
0.04458 |
147 |
115 |
25 |
7 |
729 |
They said something about needing to find themselves before they could find their way out. |
1.2653 |
0.04662 |
147 |
117 |
21 |
9 |
730 |
So these mice are all from the Upper East Side? |
1.2652 |
0.04416 |
132 |
101 |
27 |
4 |
731 |
The new cultured cheese diet appears to be working. |
1.2651 |
0.04287 |
166 |
131 |
26 |
9 |
732 |
I think we should add a gift shop and see what happens. |
1.2651 |
0.04287 |
166 |
131 |
26 |
9 |
733 |
Is this is where science and art meet up? |
1.2649 |
0.04171 |
151 |
116 |
30 |
5 |
734 |
Now let's check the control group without the wine and cheese |
1.2649 |
0.04275 |
151 |
117 |
28 |
6 |
735 |
Do you thinking they're lingering for the wine & cheese after party? |
1.2649 |
0.04378 |
151 |
118 |
26 |
7 |
736 |
It's so refreshing to see art appreciation without cellphones. |
1.2649 |
0.04477 |
151 |
119 |
24 |
8 |
737 |
Mixing surrealists and impressionists really disorients them |
1.2649 |
0.04378 |
151 |
118 |
26 |
7 |
738 |
At this rate we'll never get to the abstract expressionism |
1.2645 |
0.04584 |
155 |
124 |
21 |
10 |
739 |
Pre-pandemic, it was all about speed. |
1.2645 |
0.04102 |
155 |
119 |
31 |
5 |
740 |
Amazing -- Everyone's a critic |
1.2642 |
0.04412 |
159 |
126 |
24 |
9 |
741 |
It's a mazeum! |
1.2642 |
0.04412 |
159 |
126 |
24 |
9 |
742 |
'Well at least they're no longer chewing the wires in my car." |
1.2642 |
0.03935 |
159 |
121 |
34 |
4 |
743 |
Yep,the only room they stay in more than five minutes is the Impressionists. |
1.2640 |
0.04528 |
178 |
146 |
17 |
15 |
744 |
I’ve heard of culture in cheese,
but this is ridiculous ! |
1.2639 |
0.04515 |
144 |
113 |
24 |
7 |
745 |
Even they prefer the impressionists. |
1.2639 |
0.04515 |
144 |
113 |
24 |
7 |
746 |
They're evolving! |
1.2637 |
0.03791 |
182 |
140 |
36 |
6 |
747 |
We were going for abstract problem solving, not abstract expressionism. |
1.2637 |
0.03948 |
182 |
142 |
32 |
8 |
748 |
I really didn’t think Free Wednesdays would make this much difference! |
1.2636 |
0.05274 |
110 |
87 |
17 |
6 |
749 |
They asked for an escape. |
1.2636 |
0.04736 |
129 |
101 |
22 |
6 |
750 |
This is a skewed study because it's only white mice attending the exhibit. |
1.2635 |
0.04179 |
167 |
131 |
28 |
8 |
751 |
That's what happens when you introduce lab mice to the humanities. |
1.2635 |
0.04002 |
167 |
129 |
32 |
6 |
752 |
I can't decide whether their squeaks are because of rapt interest, deep contemplation, or outright disdain. |
1.2632 |
0.04640 |
133 |
104 |
23 |
6 |
753 |
So it’s true, they spend more time looking at a piece of art than humans do. |
1.2632 |
0.04028 |
171 |
133 |
31 |
7 |
754 |
After this they should be ready for the gift shop maze. |
1.2632 |
0.04548 |
152 |
121 |
22 |
9 |
755 |
This a direct result of using artisan cheeses. |
1.2632 |
0.04451 |
152 |
120 |
24 |
8 |
756 |
Now, if we can get them to visit the gift shop, we'll be ready for the human trials. |
1.2632 |
0.04352 |
152 |
119 |
26 |
7 |
757 |
Again, no one can know how we set the auction prices! |
1.2632 |
0.04352 |
152 |
119 |
26 |
7 |
758 |
How do we know when they've found themselves? |
1.2628 |
0.04179 |
156 |
121 |
29 |
6 |
759 |
This isn’t a test. I just thought it’d be nice to give them some culture. |
1.2628 |
0.04548 |
137 |
107 |
24 |
6 |
760 |
Now let's hang the paintings of cats. |
1.2628 |
0.05104 |
137 |
112 |
14 |
11 |
761 |
I've often wondered what our lab mice do in their spare time. |
1.2628 |
0.04665 |
137 |
108 |
22 |
7 |
762 |
When I said we needed more culture, I meant for the petri dishes. |
1.2628 |
0.04889 |
137 |
110 |
18 |
9 |
763 |
We've seen increases in condescension and existential dread among the subjects |
1.2625 |
0.04297 |
160 |
126 |
26 |
8 |
764 |
I think they like it better when we use the cheese instead. |
1.2624 |
0.04461 |
141 |
110 |
25 |
6 |
765 |
I can't help thinking the experiment would be more realistic if we'd included a gift shop. |
1.2624 |
0.04790 |
141 |
113 |
19 |
9 |
766 |
Understandably, they are all avoiding the Louis Wain collection. |
1.2624 |
0.04574 |
141 |
111 |
23 |
7 |
767 |
I dunno. We expose them to literature, fine music and art and they still eat their young. |
1.2623 |
0.04911 |
122 |
96 |
20 |
6 |
768 |
None of them are on their phones! |
1.2619 |
0.05062 |
126 |
101 |
17 |
8 |
769 |
It does seem to have gotten them off their phones. |
1.2619 |
0.04805 |
126 |
99 |
21 |
6 |
770 |
Well, really, anyone could get lost in an Escher. |
1.2619 |
0.04805 |
126 |
99 |
21 |
6 |
771 |
They seem to eventually congregate by the paintings of Swiss cheese and peanut butter. |
1.2617 |
0.04085 |
149 |
114 |
31 |
4 |
772 |
We made do with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
1.2615 |
0.04575 |
130 |
101 |
24 |
5 |
773 |
I plan to call it mice space. |
1.2615 |
0.05186 |
130 |
106 |
14 |
10 |
774 |
We only got them in because it's Free First Friday. |
1.2613 |
0.05073 |
111 |
87 |
19 |
5 |
775 |
Okay, but will they become patrons? |
1.2612 |
0.04486 |
134 |
104 |
25 |
5 |
776 |
Well, it IS a humane way to catch their interest. |
1.2612 |
0.04729 |
134 |
106 |
21 |
7 |
777 |
I have a few in my attic that need to see this." |
1.2611 |
0.04440 |
157 |
125 |
23 |
9 |
778 |
So is this an art or a science? |
1.2611 |
0.03849 |
157 |
119 |
35 |
3 |
779 |
Why yes, this is the group that had wine added to their cheese-only diet. |
1.2611 |
0.04440 |
157 |
125 |
23 |
9 |
780 |
They're losing their motivation to get to
the gift shop. |
1.2609 |
0.04519 |
138 |
108 |
24 |
6 |
781 |
Their times may have gotten slower, but they have a much deeper understanding of the world as a whole |
1.2609 |
0.04965 |
138 |
112 |
16 |
10 |
782 |
And just like Met patrons, they seem to have lost all sense of time, distance and direction. |
1.2609 |
0.04797 |
115 |
89 |
22 |
4 |
783 |
I’m majoring in museum studies and psychology |
1.2609 |
0.04965 |
138 |
112 |
16 |
10 |
784 |
It’s just like life; the maze confuses and the art amuses |
1.2609 |
0.04635 |
138 |
109 |
22 |
7 |
785 |
No, I said an exhibit on Mozart. |
1.2606 |
0.04654 |
142 |
113 |
21 |
8 |
786 |
It's interesting how they tend to linger in maze when we use Stuart Little's work. |
1.2606 |
0.04434 |
142 |
111 |
25 |
6 |
787 |
Seems they like cubism best. |
1.2603 |
0.04353 |
146 |
114 |
26 |
6 |
788 |
We trapped this group at MOMA. |
1.2602 |
0.04594 |
123 |
95 |
24 |
4 |
789 |
Still Life with Cheeses” always gives them pause. |
1.2601 |
0.04152 |
173 |
137 |
27 |
9 |
790 |
Perhaps you over decorated. |
1.2600 |
0.04276 |
150 |
117 |
27 |
6 |
791 |
Great, now we have to pair a wine with their cheese. |
1.2599 |
0.04317 |
177 |
143 |
22 |
12 |
792 |
How do we tell them it closes in five minutes? |
1.2598 |
0.05026 |
127 |
102 |
17 |
8 |
793 |
The tenth one? He found the gift shop already. |
1.2597 |
0.04302 |
154 |
121 |
26 |
7 |
794 |
They understand experimental art. |
1.2597 |
0.04302 |
154 |
121 |
26 |
7 |
795 |
They want Frank Gehry to design the next maze. |
1.2597 |
0.04202 |
154 |
120 |
28 |
6 |
796 |
And they all bought annual memberships. |
1.2596 |
0.05633 |
104 |
84 |
13 |
7 |
797 |
Selecting for pretension seems to be working |
1.2595 |
0.04672 |
131 |
103 |
22 |
6 |
798 |
They are just visiting from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. |
1.2595 |
0.04506 |
158 |
127 |
21 |
10 |
799 |
Even they think kitsch is cheesy. |
1.2593 |
0.04698 |
135 |
107 |
21 |
7 |
800 |
They admire works from Picasso's bleu period. |
1.2593 |
0.04987 |
108 |
84 |
20 |
4 |
801 |
As I thought. Art does give meaning to their little lives. |
1.2593 |
0.04456 |
135 |
105 |
25 |
5 |
802 |
No one has found the cheese yet. |
1.2593 |
0.04159 |
162 |
127 |
28 |
7 |
803 |
These rats are excellent human analogues. They feign interest in art exactly the way people do. |
1.2590 |
0.04605 |
139 |
110 |
22 |
7 |
804 |
The next step is to add a gift shop |
1.2588 |
0.04113 |
170 |
134 |
28 |
8 |
805 |
They seem to know more about art than most men |
1.2587 |
0.04177 |
143 |
110 |
29 |
4 |
806 |
Nope, they just keep looking for cocaine. |
1.2587 |
0.04833 |
143 |
116 |
17 |
10 |
807 |
It turns out most of them are only pretending they can appreciate what they're looking at. |
1.2587 |
0.04517 |
143 |
113 |
23 |
7 |
808 |
It’s the first time my art has found an audience. |
1.2587 |
0.04517 |
143 |
113 |
23 |
7 |
809 |
Yesterday there were only two |
1.2586 |
0.04916 |
116 |
91 |
20 |
5 |
810 |
Next, we make them sit through a Sam Shepard play.” |
1.2585 |
0.04835 |
147 |
120 |
16 |
11 |
811 |
It's experimental art. |
1.2585 |
0.04537 |
147 |
117 |
22 |
8 |
812 |
Note, Study Subject 47 first to use the word derivative. |
1.2581 |
0.04469 |
155 |
124 |
22 |
9 |
813 |
I thought we said no animal cruelty |
1.2581 |
0.04704 |
124 |
97 |
22 |
5 |
814 |
We've built a better mousetrap! |
1.2581 |
0.05105 |
124 |
100 |
16 |
8 |
815 |
My hypothesis is: Dyslexic mice respond favorably to modern ratwork” |
1.2576 |
0.04385 |
132 |
102 |
26 |
4 |
816 |
Underground art appraisers. |
1.2576 |
0.04251 |
132 |
101 |
28 |
3 |
817 |
When they finish here let's have them run through the Guggenheim. |
1.2576 |
0.05115 |
132 |
108 |
14 |
10 |
818 |
Do you really think we need a Mensa Mouse Maze? |
1.2576 |
0.04641 |
132 |
104 |
22 |
6 |
819 |
But can we get them to exit through the gift shop? |
1.2576 |
0.04385 |
132 |
102 |
26 |
4 |
820 |
I wonder what would happen if we swapped the portraits for cat videos. |
1.2575 |
0.03981 |
167 |
130 |
31 |
6 |
821 |
This is the problem with free wine and cheese at opening receptions. |
1.2574 |
0.05567 |
101 |
81 |
14 |
6 |
822 |
Most mice only get to see “The Scream.’ |
1.2574 |
0.05743 |
101 |
82 |
12 |
7 |
823 |
Their parents keep asking me when they're going to get 'real' jobs. |
1.2574 |
0.04549 |
136 |
107 |
23 |
6 |
824 |
This is where art meets science. |
1.2574 |
0.04667 |
136 |
108 |
21 |
7 |
825 |
We see how long it takes them to get to the cafe' and then the gift shop |
1.2573 |
0.04175 |
171 |
136 |
26 |
9 |
826 |
So far all we've learned is they don't care for Abstraction. |
1.2571 |
0.04901 |
140 |
114 |
16 |
10 |
827 |
On average, most will only spend fifteen seconds looking at the actual art. |
1.2569 |
0.04267 |
144 |
112 |
27 |
5 |
828 |
We need a Dutch still life with Gouda at the entrance. |
1.2569 |
0.04700 |
144 |
116 |
19 |
9 |
829 |
It’d be more impressive if they didn’t leave droppings everywhere. |
1.2564 |
0.05028 |
117 |
93 |
18 |
6 |
830 |
Lab A-R-T-S |
1.2564 |
0.04253 |
156 |
123 |
26 |
7 |
831 |
So, here we have laboratory culture... |
1.2562 |
0.04625 |
121 |
94 |
23 |
4 |
832 |
I think they suspect it’s a performance piece. |
1.2562 |
0.04625 |
121 |
94 |
23 |
4 |
833 |
And to think; just a decade ago we believed they could not even learn to find their way through the maze. |
1.2558 |
0.04705 |
129 |
102 |
21 |
6 |
834 |
And how much did they choose to donate on their way in? |
1.2556 |
0.04610 |
133 |
105 |
22 |
6 |
835 |
If the pictures were of cheese do you think they would behave differently? |
1.2555 |
0.04399 |
137 |
107 |
25 |
5 |
836 |
They are surprisingly critical of each other's work! |
1.2553 |
0.04434 |
141 |
111 |
24 |
6 |
837 |
Are all the males still sitting on the benches? |
1.2550 |
0.04583 |
149 |
120 |
20 |
9 |
838 |
Such an interesting side effect of adding oat milk to their diet |
1.2549 |
0.04498 |
153 |
123 |
21 |
9 |
839 |
They don't understand the maze either. |
1.2547 |
0.03968 |
161 |
125 |
31 |
5 |
840 |
Wait,what was our research question again? |
1.2545 |
0.05074 |
110 |
87 |
18 |
5 |
841 |
Oh, fuck! |
1.2544 |
0.04282 |
169 |
136 |
23 |
10 |
842 |
'Apparently, there was a time when all they had to do was find a piece of cheese.' |
1.2540 |
0.04638 |
126 |
99 |
22 |
5 |
843 |
And that’s how you tell the difference between a city mouse and country mouse.” |
1.2540 |
0.05032 |
126 |
102 |
16 |
8 |
844 |
Museum curating - where art and science meet. |
1.2540 |
0.04772 |
126 |
100 |
20 |
6 |
845 |
AI Bots? |
1.2538 |
0.04673 |
130 |
103 |
21 |
6 |
846 |
Yes, but is it science? |
1.2537 |
0.05046 |
134 |
110 |
14 |
10 |
847 |
This is what happens when the reviews say the exhibit is trash. |
1.2537 |
0.04455 |
134 |
105 |
24 |
5 |
848 |
“It’s an observational study.” |
1.2534 |
0.04539 |
146 |
117 |
21 |
8 |
849 |
Are we searching for a cure or a curator? |
1.2533 |
0.04144 |
150 |
117 |
28 |
5 |
850 |
These are the ones that couldn't find the gift shop. |
1.2533 |
0.04250 |
150 |
118 |
26 |
6 |
851 |
They do sniff out good art |
1.2533 |
0.04144 |
150 |
117 |
28 |
5 |
852 |
Too easy. Next let’s build a model IKEA. |
1.2532 |
0.04472 |
154 |
124 |
21 |
9 |
853 |
We’ve been at this for awhile now, and we can’t seem to locate the three blind mice. |
1.2532 |
0.04278 |
154 |
122 |
25 |
7 |
854 |
It may have to do with feeding them Camembert. |
1.2532 |
0.04300 |
158 |
126 |
24 |
8 |
855 |
Yes, they have a clear predilection for Dutch still lifes...with cheese." |
1.2523 |
0.04805 |
107 |
83 |
21 |
3 |
856 |
Which one is Banksy? |
1.2522 |
0.05217 |
115 |
93 |
15 |
7 |
857 |
Is this your proposal for a breakthrough mouse trap? |
1.2520 |
0.04178 |
127 |
97 |
28 |
2 |
858 |
Also, remember to count the number of times they smell the art. |
1.2520 |
0.04739 |
127 |
101 |
20 |
6 |
859 |
I don't know. Everyone's a critic these days. |
1.2519 |
0.04641 |
131 |
104 |
21 |
6 |
860 |
The experimental hypothesis is that in 10 minutes they'll all end up at the Still Life with Cheese. |
1.2519 |
0.04766 |
131 |
105 |
19 |
7 |
861 |
I think we got it right this time and the layout might be ready for human trial. |
1.2519 |
0.05012 |
135 |
111 |
14 |
10 |
862 |
well, some of the art is a little cheesy |
1.2519 |
0.04426 |
135 |
106 |
24 |
5 |
863 |
They just ran around in circles at the Guggenheim model. |
1.2519 |
0.05012 |
135 |
111 |
14 |
10 |
864 |
Attendance is always higher when it's cold outside |
1.2519 |
0.04669 |
135 |
108 |
20 |
7 |
865 |
You called it! No difference. Exactly like the black mice. |
1.2519 |
0.04299 |
135 |
105 |
26 |
4 |
866 |
I knew this would happen when we started importing that fancy French Cheese!!! |
1.2519 |
0.04786 |
135 |
109 |
18 |
8 |
867 |
The final objective is bragging to the control group who didn't attend. |
1.2518 |
0.04462 |
139 |
110 |
23 |
6 |
868 |
I never imagined pretension would be a side effect!” |
1.2518 |
0.04462 |
139 |
110 |
23 |
6 |
869 |
When did they paint all that? |
1.2518 |
0.04462 |
139 |
110 |
23 |
6 |
870 |
Outrageous!
So only white mice like art |
1.2518 |
0.04690 |
139 |
112 |
19 |
8 |
871 |
They're just pretending till we bring out the wine and cheese. |
1.2517 |
0.04379 |
143 |
113 |
24 |
6 |
872 |
31% of them actually paid extra for the self-guided tour. |
1.2517 |
0.04190 |
147 |
115 |
27 |
5 |
873 |
They're escaping from the rat race. |
1.2516 |
0.04368 |
159 |
128 |
22 |
9 |
874 |
They’re searching for “Still Life with Cheeses.” |
1.2516 |
0.04368 |
159 |
128 |
22 |
9 |
875 |
Interesting. Way higher quality discernment than human subjects. |
1.2515 |
0.03828 |
163 |
126 |
33 |
4 |
876 |
Who knew that strengthening their vision would also increase their capacity for criticism? |
1.2515 |
0.03866 |
167 |
130 |
32 |
5 |
877 |
What would happen if we put cheese in the gift shop? |
1.2500 |
0.04274 |
148 |
117 |
25 |
6 |
878 |
Lab research sure is different here in Europe than in the States. |
1.2500 |
0.04462 |
144 |
115 |
22 |
7 |
879 |
They get lost but at least they know what they like. |
1.2500 |
0.04229 |
156 |
124 |
25 |
7 |
880 |
Science means nothing without an understanding of the arts. |
1.2500 |
0.04352 |
132 |
103 |
25 |
4 |
881 |
It's very simple really. The ones they look at the longest are the ones we price the highest at the gallery. |
1.2500 |
0.05073 |
124 |
101 |
15 |
8 |
882 |
I should've gone to law school. |
1.2500 |
0.04274 |
148 |
117 |
25 |
6 |
883 |
Yep, as lost as us. |
1.2500 |
0.04239 |
144 |
113 |
26 |
5 |
884 |
In a few hours they should be asking not "where is the cheese," but "why is the cheese?" |
1.2500 |
0.04994 |
112 |
89 |
18 |
5 |
885 |
Their favorite pieces are by Auguste Rodint. |
1.2500 |
0.04159 |
160 |
127 |
26 |
7 |
886 |
What we're really hoping is that they'll find themselves. |
1.2500 |
0.05030 |
116 |
93 |
17 |
6 |
887 |
Clearly, mice do not live by cheese alone. |
1.2500 |
0.04437 |
128 |
100 |
24 |
4 |
888 |
I'm afraid the budget for environmental enrichment doesn't stretch to individual headphones. |
1.2500 |
0.05306 |
112 |
91 |
14 |
7 |
889 |
It’s a layout inspired by Ikea. |
1.2500 |
0.04942 |
124 |
100 |
17 |
7 |
890 |
The rats may be analyzing Neo-Classical Impressionism, but not one of them has found the restroom. |
1.2500 |
0.04660 |
112 |
87 |
22 |
3 |
891 |
I’m told this is a New Age mousetrap, and they eventually just expire from boredom. |
1.2500 |
0.05306 |
112 |
91 |
14 |
7 |
892 |
I bet soon they will "evolve" and sprint through to only see the Mona Lisa. |
1.2500 |
0.04442 |
164 |
134 |
19 |
11 |
893 |
Do you think it’s too soon to show them the abstract expressionists? |
1.2485 |
0.04093 |
169 |
135 |
26 |
8 |
894 |
The three blind ones are definitely hanging around the Jackson Pollocks for longer. |
1.2484 |
0.04319 |
161 |
130 |
22 |
9 |
895 |
So, this is how you spent the endowment from the Sackler Foundation? |
1.2484 |
0.04377 |
153 |
123 |
22 |
8 |
896 |
I guess what they say is true. Everyone's a critic. |
1.2484 |
0.04377 |
153 |
123 |
22 |
8 |
897 |
The real test is whether they can distinguish a Monet from a Manet. |
1.2483 |
0.04354 |
149 |
119 |
23 |
7 |
898 |
It works with rats. Let's now try it at MOMA. |
1.2483 |
0.04141 |
149 |
117 |
27 |
5 |
899 |
It seems they have temporarily forgotten about the rat race. |
1.2483 |
0.04541 |
145 |
117 |
20 |
8 |
900 |
We didn't see this response when we were using lawyers. |
1.2482 |
0.04169 |
141 |
110 |
27 |
4 |
901 |
The Escher exhibit has indeed slowed them down. |
1.2482 |
0.04519 |
141 |
113 |
21 |
7 |
902 |
The data shows that most of them still prefer to work remotely. |
1.2482 |
0.04490 |
137 |
109 |
22 |
6 |
903 |
We've found they complete the labyrinth most efficiently with abstract art |
1.2482 |
0.04369 |
137 |
108 |
24 |
5 |
904 |
We're gonna have to try cheese again. |
1.2481 |
0.04821 |
133 |
108 |
17 |
8 |
905 |
We are studying the human propensity to escape an Impressionism art exhibit |
1.2481 |
0.04453 |
133 |
105 |
23 |
5 |
906 |
We are measuring the precise amount of time it takes to go from true curiosity to pretension. |
1.2479 |
0.04736 |
121 |
96 |
20 |
5 |
907 |
It's an experiment to prove the hypothesis that "everybody's a critic." |
1.2479 |
0.04841 |
117 |
93 |
19 |
5 |
908 |
They seem to enjoy everything except the Escher. |
1.2479 |
0.04841 |
117 |
93 |
19 |
5 |
909 |
The grant was for city mice. These are urbane.” |
1.2478 |
0.05411 |
113 |
93 |
12 |
8 |
910 |
At this rate, they'll never find their way to the gift shop. |
1.2478 |
0.04450 |
113 |
87 |
24 |
2 |
911 |
It proves that there’s no accounting for taste. |
1.2474 |
0.04867 |
97 |
75 |
20 |
2 |
912 |
The results are clear -- they like cheesy pictures. |
1.2468 |
0.03882 |
158 |
123 |
31 |
4 |
913 |
They’re quite discerning. |
1.2467 |
0.04328 |
150 |
120 |
23 |
7 |
914 |
As expected, the rats seem to sense cheese in the painting of the Dutch Masters. |
1.2467 |
0.04224 |
150 |
119 |
25 |
6 |
915 |
At first I thought "mouseum" was a typo. |
1.2466 |
0.04617 |
146 |
119 |
18 |
9 |
916 |
Let's cut back on the cultured yogurt. |
1.2466 |
0.04073 |
146 |
114 |
28 |
4 |
917 |
Perhaps the Humanities are not in danger after all. |
1.2465 |
0.04143 |
142 |
111 |
27 |
4 |
918 |
The 'cheese at the end of the maze' exhibition was so derivative |
1.2465 |
0.04708 |
142 |
116 |
17 |
9 |
919 |
At this rate,no one will make it to the gift shop. |
1.2464 |
0.04090 |
138 |
107 |
28 |
3 |
920 |
This art history/biology double major isn’t exactly what I expected. |
1.2464 |
0.04461 |
138 |
110 |
22 |
6 |
921 |
Wait, mice can see color, right? |
1.2463 |
0.04549 |
134 |
107 |
21 |
6 |
922 |
They're complaining that the Matisse was hung upside down again. |
1.2463 |
0.04789 |
134 |
109 |
17 |
8 |
923 |
This is definitely a Brie crowd. |
1.2462 |
0.04511 |
130 |
103 |
22 |
5 |
924 |
I think we need to add the mandatory exit through the gift shop to get the full results. |
1.2462 |
0.04377 |
130 |
102 |
24 |
4 |
925 |
This museum looks nice,but art is very cheesy. |
1.2460 |
0.04871 |
126 |
102 |
17 |
7 |
926 |
My suggestion for a triple-blind trial was turned down on ethics grounds |
1.2460 |
0.04739 |
126 |
101 |
19 |
6 |
927 |
Do they realize they're choosing FOREVER STAMPS? |
1.2459 |
0.05115 |
122 |
100 |
14 |
8 |
928 |
These are the placebo paintings. The mice should have been bored hours ago. |
1.2459 |
0.04403 |
122 |
95 |
24 |
3 |
929 |
...and this is during 'free night.' |
1.2459 |
0.04701 |
122 |
97 |
20 |
5 |
930 |
Let's see if they can find their way to
Post-Modern. |
1.2458 |
0.04953 |
118 |
95 |
17 |
6 |
931 |
They exit through a cheese shop. |
1.2458 |
0.05097 |
118 |
96 |
15 |
7 |
932 |
There's a reason people opt for spring-loaded traps. |
1.2456 |
0.04134 |
171 |
138 |
24 |
9 |
933 |
The real challenge was finding headsets small enough for the audio tour. |
1.2456 |
0.05368 |
114 |
94 |
12 |
8 |
934 |
Experiment #475: If you give a mouse an art degree. |
1.2456 |
0.05071 |
114 |
92 |
16 |
6 |
935 |
The 16th Century oil painting of a street scene in Gouda seems to have caught their interest |
1.2456 |
0.04755 |
114 |
90 |
20 |
4 |
936 |
Maybe they’re just waiting for the wine and cheese. |
1.2456 |
0.04755 |
114 |
90 |
20 |
4 |
937 |
That's one way to slow down their times. |
1.2455 |
0.04690 |
110 |
86 |
21 |
3 |
938 |
Are they going to buy anything? |
1.2453 |
0.04345 |
159 |
129 |
21 |
9 |
939 |
You think this is impressive; you should see the monkeys in the next room writing Shakespeare. |
1.2453 |
0.04982 |
106 |
84 |
18 |
4 |
940 |
Laboratory testing of animals has become an art. |
1.2453 |
0.04253 |
159 |
128 |
23 |
8 |
941 |
Starting to believe our theory that mice will pretend to like art in order to avoid the medical testing! |
1.2451 |
0.05294 |
102 |
82 |
15 |
5 |
942 |
I call them artful dodgers. |
1.2451 |
0.05474 |
102 |
83 |
13 |
6 |
943 |
They’re really just like us. If the layout doesn’t include a coffee shop with baked goods at the end, they feign interest and put much less effort towards completing the circuit. |
1.2449 |
0.04486 |
147 |
119 |
20 |
8 |
944 |
He's the sixty-fifth to inquire about the gift shop. |
1.2448 |
0.04236 |
143 |
113 |
25 |
5 |
945 |
They've changed since we started feeding them cultured cheese. |
1.2446 |
0.04548 |
139 |
112 |
20 |
7 |
946 |
Hm... they don't seem to understand the Picasso either. |
1.2446 |
0.04662 |
139 |
113 |
18 |
8 |
947 |
You didn't put my painting up? |
1.2446 |
0.04662 |
139 |
113 |
18 |
8 |
948 |
Tell them to please head to the nearest exit. We close in fifteen minutes. |
1.2446 |
0.04313 |
139 |
110 |
24 |
5 |
949 |
And none exit through the gift shop |
1.2444 |
0.04639 |
135 |
109 |
19 |
7 |
950 |
Nice maze, but won't they be angry to find there's no exit? |
1.2444 |
0.04394 |
135 |
107 |
23 |
5 |
951 |
Maybe we shouldn't have enriched their work space. |
1.2444 |
0.03999 |
135 |
104 |
29 |
2 |
952 |
Let's really shake things up now and switch to cubism. |
1.2444 |
0.04394 |
135 |
107 |
23 |
5 |
953 |
I've detected a statistically significant preference for still life depicting cheese. |
1.2444 |
0.04757 |
135 |
110 |
17 |
8 |
954 |
They pretend they get it, too. |
1.2443 |
0.03921 |
131 |
100 |
30 |
1 |
955 |
Where are the docents? |
1.2443 |
0.04347 |
131 |
103 |
24 |
4 |
956 |
You're telling me ... one tiny strand of da Vinci DNA did this? |
1.2441 |
0.04706 |
127 |
102 |
19 |
6 |
957 |
I told you, everyone's a critic. |
1.2441 |
0.04432 |
127 |
100 |
23 |
4 |
958 |
Now let's see if a gift shop increases their motivation. |
1.2441 |
0.04571 |
127 |
101 |
21 |
5 |
959 |
You need to increase diversity. |
1.2439 |
0.04944 |
123 |
100 |
16 |
7 |
960 |
Unfortunately, their taste in art is pretty cheesy. |
1.2439 |
0.04372 |
123 |
96 |
24 |
3 |
961 |
You can lead a mouse to Watteau, but you can't make it think. |
1.2437 |
0.05333 |
119 |
99 |
11 |
9 |
962 |
So far, only three of them have discovered the exit through the gift shop. |
1.2436 |
0.04105 |
156 |
124 |
26 |
6 |
963 |
In a few seconds, they'll make their way to the still life cheese painting. |
1.2436 |
0.04105 |
156 |
124 |
26 |
6 |
964 |
Viewing the Impressionist Paintings keep them in the maze the longest" |
1.2436 |
0.04302 |
156 |
126 |
22 |
8 |
965 |
The country mice are faster. |
1.2435 |
0.04877 |
115 |
92 |
18 |
5 |
966 |
The artwork only slows down the intelligent mice. |
1.2435 |
0.04877 |
115 |
92 |
18 |
5 |
967 |
So far none of them has made it out of the modern art section. |
1.2434 |
0.04069 |
152 |
120 |
27 |
5 |
968 |
They seem to be motivated by the cheesiest art. |
1.2434 |
0.04667 |
152 |
126 |
15 |
11 |
969 |
At least now somebody appreciates miniatures. |
1.2434 |
0.04174 |
152 |
121 |
25 |
6 |
970 |
Everyone thinks they're an expert after
watching Bob Ross a few times. |
1.2432 |
0.04653 |
111 |
87 |
21 |
3 |
971 |
Their taste for the finer things in life is developing quite nicely. |
1.2432 |
0.03909 |
148 |
115 |
30 |
3 |
972 |
The rate through the maze was doubled when we took away the captions. |
1.2432 |
0.04458 |
148 |
120 |
20 |
8 |
973 |
We’re almost there. The next trial adds online tickets, timed entry and an expensive gift shop. |
1.2432 |
0.05154 |
111 |
90 |
15 |
6 |
974 |
We had no idea that they'd love Monet. |
1.2432 |
0.04025 |
148 |
116 |
28 |
4 |
975 |
I told you it was cheesy. |
1.2432 |
0.04458 |
148 |
120 |
20 |
8 |
976 |
This is what you get from inbreeding generations of SoHo mice. |
1.2432 |
0.04137 |
148 |
117 |
26 |
5 |
977 |
It appears the mice don't feel as lost as I do when viewing art. |
1.2432 |
0.03909 |
148 |
115 |
30 |
3 |
978 |
They've spent 23% less time on the AI art. |
1.2431 |
0.04324 |
144 |
115 |
23 |
6 |
979 |
We started with ten mice. Where’s the Van Gogh? |
1.2430 |
0.05116 |
107 |
86 |
16 |
5 |
980 |
Please tell me again, just who is studying whom here? |
1.2429 |
0.04286 |
140 |
111 |
24 |
5 |
981 |
It's like shopping at IKEA. |
1.2429 |
0.04164 |
140 |
110 |
26 |
4 |
982 |
Not what I had in mind when I said make it more abstract. |
1.2428 |
0.03923 |
173 |
138 |
28 |
7 |
983 |
Great experiment! Where'd we get the artwork? |
1.2426 |
0.04489 |
136 |
109 |
21 |
6 |
984 |
Well at least so far they aren’t taking selfies with the paintings. |
1.2426 |
0.04366 |
136 |
108 |
23 |
5 |
985 |
And we still can't get them to the gift shop? |
1.2426 |
0.04489 |
136 |
109 |
21 |
6 |
986 |
... and when they then become starving artists, no more rats! |
1.2424 |
0.04703 |
132 |
107 |
18 |
7 |
987 |
So much slower when it is abstract art |
1.2424 |
0.04450 |
132 |
105 |
22 |
5 |
988 |
It's like they aren't even looking for the gift shop. |
1.2422 |
0.04401 |
128 |
101 |
23 |
4 |
989 |
I replaced the cheese with a Chardonnay. |
1.2418 |
0.04352 |
153 |
124 |
21 |
8 |
990 |
Membership has exploded since the pandemic. |
1.2418 |
0.04150 |
153 |
122 |
25 |
6 |
991 |
They seem to enjoy art equally. |
1.2418 |
0.04045 |
153 |
121 |
27 |
5 |
992 |
So far, Still Life with Cheese seems to be their favorite. |
1.2418 |
0.03949 |
182 |
147 |
26 |
9 |
993 |
It turns out they are more hungry for art. |
1.2417 |
0.04733 |
120 |
96 |
19 |
5 |
994 |
Have they shown any interest in the audio tour? |
1.2414 |
0.03948 |
145 |
113 |
29 |
3 |
995 |
My mom did my science fair project for me. |
1.2414 |
0.04839 |
116 |
93 |
18 |
5 |
996 |
The population must be multiracial for our outcome to have reliability and validity. |
1.2414 |
0.04992 |
116 |
94 |
16 |
6 |
997 |
Art" maze was a typo, but the results are definitely interesting |
1.2411 |
0.04602 |
141 |
115 |
18 |
8 |
998 |
Maybe they would find the exit easier if we put in a gift shop |
1.2411 |
0.04259 |
141 |
112 |
24 |
5 |
999 |
So they not only don't complete the maze, they ignore closing time? |
1.2409 |
0.04578 |
137 |
111 |
19 |
7 |
1000 |
Art is its own reward. |
1.2409 |
0.04459 |
137 |
110 |
21 |
6 |
1001 |
They keep licking the Impressionists - it must mean something. |
1.2407 |
0.04720 |
108 |
85 |
20 |
3 |
1002 |
It's the preview to the opening of the new maze. |
1.2407 |
0.04900 |
108 |
86 |
18 |
4 |
1003 |
The art is a placebo. |
1.2407 |
0.05403 |
108 |
89 |
12 |
7 |
1004 |
First we tried giving typewriters to the monkeys. |
1.2406 |
0.04154 |
133 |
104 |
26 |
3 |
1005 |
It's like Members Night at the Met! |
1.2406 |
0.04547 |
133 |
107 |
20 |
6 |
1006 |
It's uncanny how much better they are at identifying forgeries than our experts. |
1.2403 |
0.04769 |
129 |
105 |
17 |
7 |
1007 |
They're not taking selfies, so it won't apply to people. |
1.2400 |
0.04049 |
175 |
142 |
24 |
9 |
1008 |
Let's go with the brie. |
1.2400 |
0.04738 |
125 |
101 |
18 |
6 |
1009 |
I think we need to add a gift shop. |
1.2400 |
0.05003 |
125 |
103 |
14 |
8 |
1010 |
Oh wow! Have we made them smarter than ChatGPT |
1.2400 |
0.05527 |
100 |
82 |
12 |
6 |
1011 |
The hardest part was painting all those tiny paintings! |
1.2400 |
0.04600 |
125 |
100 |
20 |
5 |
1012 |
Criticizing this stuff is harder than running a maze. |
1.2397 |
0.04159 |
146 |
116 |
25 |
5 |
1013 |
Weirdly, they seem to be drawn to paintings of cats. |
1.2397 |
0.04043 |
146 |
115 |
27 |
4 |
1014 |
It's an experiment to see if these mice who are majoring in art history can get a job in the real world. |
1.2397 |
0.04271 |
146 |
117 |
23 |
6 |
1015 |
The fat cats are putting on a proxy exhibit. |
1.2397 |
0.04271 |
146 |
117 |
23 |
6 |
1016 |
Next time get mice from the math department. |
1.2397 |
0.04236 |
121 |
94 |
25 |
2 |
1017 |
everybody is an expert |
1.2397 |
0.04983 |
121 |
99 |
15 |
7 |
1018 |
You think this is impressive, last week they held a boat show |
1.2397 |
0.04843 |
121 |
98 |
17 |
6 |
1019 |
The art’s just an excuse to immerse themselves in the maze. |
1.2397 |
0.04698 |
121 |
97 |
19 |
5 |
1020 |
I thought they'd go for more abstract. |
1.2395 |
0.04003 |
167 |
134 |
26 |
7 |
1021 |
I don’t think they appreciate surrealism. |
1.2394 |
0.04462 |
142 |
115 |
20 |
7 |
1022 |
Nice try, but it's a known fact that rodents are Impressionists. |
1.2393 |
0.04317 |
117 |
91 |
24 |
2 |
1023 |
They’ll never get through Cubism. |
1.2391 |
0.04548 |
138 |
112 |
19 |
7 |
1024 |
Next time, put the rewards in the gift shop |
1.2391 |
0.04430 |
138 |
111 |
21 |
6 |
1025 |
Now this is what I call Counter Culture ! |
1.2389 |
0.05225 |
113 |
93 |
13 |
7 |
1026 |
Arts and Sciences? |
1.2389 |
0.05071 |
113 |
92 |
15 |
6 |
1027 |
The hard part was finding really tiny paintbrushes. |
1.2388 |
0.04639 |
134 |
109 |
18 |
7 |
1028 |
I thought these were the left brain mice? |
1.2385 |
0.04477 |
130 |
104 |
21 |
5 |
1029 |
They are all former Banksy models. |
1.2385 |
0.04736 |
130 |
106 |
17 |
7 |
1030 |
I told you not to get the rats from the Met. |
1.2385 |
0.04608 |
130 |
105 |
19 |
6 |
1031 |
The one in the corner claims to be Banksy! |
1.2385 |
0.04608 |
130 |
105 |
19 |
6 |
1032 |
Hopefully one of these rats is well connected because our grant fell through. |
1.2384 |
0.04575 |
151 |
125 |
16 |
10 |
1033 |
I said Rodin…not Rodent! |
1.2384 |
0.04276 |
151 |
122 |
22 |
7 |
1034 |
It takes them 10 times as long to get through the maze, 2 of them came to blows over a Picasso, and 3 are writing review articles. I'd say it's a success. |
1.2381 |
0.04967 |
126 |
104 |
14 |
8 |
1035 |
Is it still a maze if all they do is browse? |
1.2381 |
0.04280 |
126 |
99 |
24 |
3 |
1036 |
Do we look at them or the paintings? |
1.2381 |
0.04789 |
105 |
83 |
19 |
3 |
1037 |
You see? Just give ‘‘em some Edward Hopper and they couldn’t care less about cheese. |
1.2381 |
0.04977 |
105 |
84 |
17 |
4 |
1038 |
They love Monet’s Haystacks. Oh, and the dogs playing poker. |
1.2381 |
0.04567 |
126 |
101 |
20 |
5 |
1039 |
We had a bigger crowd in New York. |
1.2381 |
0.04245 |
147 |
118 |
23 |
6 |
1040 |
They seem to like it better than their regular maze. |
1.2378 |
0.04136 |
164 |
133 |
23 |
8 |
1041 |
They really go for the Seurats. |
1.2378 |
0.04321 |
143 |
115 |
22 |
6 |
1042 |
Yes, but is *this* art? |
1.2377 |
0.04664 |
122 |
98 |
19 |
5 |
1043 |
Of course, we've made the exit through the gift shop |
1.2376 |
0.05103 |
101 |
81 |
16 |
4 |
1044 |
You say they found these guys living in the Louvre? |
1.2376 |
0.04905 |
101 |
80 |
18 |
3 |
1045 |
The painting of Cheeses of Nazareth is Devine |
1.2374 |
0.04633 |
139 |
114 |
17 |
8 |
1046 |
This is taking “humane trap” to the next level. |
1.2374 |
0.04519 |
139 |
113 |
19 |
7 |
1047 |
These motherfuckers. |
1.2373 |
0.05202 |
118 |
98 |
12 |
8 |
1048 |
It takes them forever to get through, but when they do, they crush the Art History test. |
1.2373 |
0.04611 |
118 |
94 |
20 |
4 |
1049 |
You know what the exit needs? A little gift shop. |
1.2373 |
0.04451 |
118 |
93 |
22 |
3 |
1050 |
Of course they’re lost, it’s cheesy modern art. |
1.2372 |
0.04277 |
156 |
127 |
21 |
8 |
1051 |
The ones they like most are so cheesy |
1.2372 |
0.04372 |
156 |
128 |
19 |
9 |
1052 |
Whose idea was it to switch them to Brie from cheddar? |
1.2372 |
0.03871 |
156 |
123 |
29 |
4 |
1053 |
We reward them for choosing the good ones, but I don't think they really know the difference. |
1.2370 |
0.04362 |
135 |
108 |
22 |
5 |
1054 |
Who bred these mice? |
1.2370 |
0.04487 |
135 |
109 |
20 |
6 |
1055 |
Another point for nurture. |
1.2370 |
0.04362 |
135 |
108 |
22 |
5 |
1056 |
Rats! I can’t decide which one I like best! |
1.2368 |
0.04874 |
114 |
92 |
17 |
5 |
1057 |
I feel like they may be experimenting on us. |
1.2368 |
0.05031 |
114 |
93 |
15 |
6 |
1058 |
So far The Scream has the most Likes |
1.2368 |
0.05031 |
114 |
93 |
15 |
6 |
1059 |
When do they go to the symphony? |
1.2368 |
0.04712 |
114 |
91 |
19 |
4 |
1060 |
Curating mice artists was the hard part. |
1.2368 |
0.03931 |
152 |
120 |
28 |
4 |
1061 |
Don't be too smug, the next part of the experiment involves them paying admission. |
1.2368 |
0.04874 |
114 |
92 |
17 |
5 |
1062 |
They seem highly cultured until they see Louis Wain's cats. |
1.2365 |
0.04326 |
148 |
120 |
21 |
7 |
1063 |
You're right--the experiment works better without the cat. |
1.2364 |
0.04644 |
110 |
87 |
20 |
3 |
1064 |
I think they are ready for the Picasso maze. |
1.2364 |
0.03929 |
165 |
132 |
27 |
6 |
1065 |
Results show they are pretending to be interested to impress their companions. |
1.2362 |
0.04671 |
127 |
103 |
18 |
6 |
1066 |
This proves we don't have Three Blind Mice. |
1.2362 |
0.04251 |
127 |
100 |
24 |
3 |
1067 |
The STEM inhibitors seem to be working well. |
1.2362 |
0.04395 |
127 |
101 |
22 |
4 |
1068 |
Next week, we add captions. |
1.2362 |
0.03946 |
127 |
98 |
28 |
1 |
1069 |
Are we 100% certain that these are the cisgender rats? |
1.2361 |
0.04180 |
144 |
115 |
24 |
5 |
1070 |
What's fascinating is that they painted them using their whiskers. |
1.2358 |
0.04935 |
106 |
85 |
17 |
4 |
1071 |
They don’t get it. |
1.2358 |
0.05454 |
106 |
88 |
11 |
7 |
1072 |
I think this experiment proves that "art" is an anagram of "rat." |
1.2358 |
0.05114 |
106 |
86 |
15 |
5 |
1073 |
Let’s run it again, this time without free wine and cheese. |
1.2358 |
0.04771 |
123 |
100 |
17 |
6 |
1074 |
We can't fund more research if they're not buying! |
1.2358 |
0.04909 |
123 |
101 |
15 |
7 |
1075 |
To be honest, I think a few are only here for the cheese pairing. |
1.2358 |
0.04630 |
123 |
99 |
19 |
5 |
1076 |
I hope no one finds out lab rats choose the Caption finalists. |
1.2357 |
0.04373 |
140 |
113 |
21 |
6 |
1077 |
They all seem to want wine with their cheese. |
1.2357 |
0.04254 |
140 |
112 |
23 |
5 |
1078 |
Once they wandered aimlessly |
1.2353 |
0.03927 |
187 |
153 |
24 |
10 |
1079 |
The fromage exhibit has been a great success. |
1.2353 |
0.04123 |
153 |
123 |
24 |
6 |
1080 |
According to the numbers an exhibit about cheese was a great idea. |
1.2349 |
0.04193 |
149 |
120 |
23 |
6 |
1081 |
They seem to be looking for the porn. |
1.2349 |
0.04300 |
149 |
121 |
21 |
7 |
1082 |
Some might actually consider this to be cruel and inhumane |
1.2349 |
0.04300 |
149 |
121 |
21 |
7 |
1083 |
They never spend that much time with the impressionists |
1.2349 |
0.04193 |
149 |
120 |
23 |
6 |
1084 |
My 12 kids could have done this! |
1.2348 |
0.04545 |
132 |
107 |
19 |
6 |
1085 |
How many have made their way out through the gift shop? |
1.2348 |
0.04416 |
132 |
106 |
21 |
5 |
1086 |
Their times have increased to 90 minutes. Mainly out of politeness. |
1.2348 |
0.04676 |
115 |
92 |
19 |
4 |
1087 |
As we expected, they linger longest at the paintings of cheese. |
1.2345 |
0.03916 |
145 |
114 |
28 |
3 |
1088 |
Manet, Monet, Muriné |
1.2345 |
0.04486 |
145 |
119 |
18 |
8 |
1089 |
No matter how many times they do the maze, they always seem to get stuck at the Picasso |
1.2345 |
0.03916 |
145 |
114 |
28 |
3 |
1090 |
This worked better than the cockroach opera house |
1.2345 |
0.04154 |
145 |
116 |
24 |
5 |
1091 |
There isn't any bathroom but they'll all think they were just too dumb to find it. |
1.2342 |
0.04607 |
111 |
88 |
20 |
3 |
1092 |
And yet I can't escape the feeling that they are all just really hoping to have sex with someone. |
1.2342 |
0.05112 |
111 |
91 |
14 |
6 |
1093 |
Cheesy paintings win again! |
1.2342 |
0.04781 |
111 |
89 |
18 |
4 |
1094 |
If they were my kids this experiment would last all of 30 seconds. |
1.2342 |
0.04781 |
111 |
89 |
18 |
4 |
1095 |
So you've found hemming and hawing while stroking one's chin is acquired, but pontificating is innate? |
1.2340 |
0.04227 |
141 |
113 |
23 |
5 |
1096 |
A cafe might incentivize them. |
1.2340 |
0.04106 |
141 |
112 |
25 |
4 |
1097 |
They solved it.Now they're trying to figure out why people like abstract art. |
1.2339 |
0.04596 |
124 |
100 |
19 |
5 |
1098 |
They found the center easily enough, but still can't find the meaning. |
1.2338 |
0.04301 |
154 |
126 |
20 |
8 |
1099 |
No one wanted headphones? |
1.2336 |
0.04893 |
107 |
86 |
17 |
4 |
1100 |
They have no idea what the paintings mean either. |
1.2336 |
0.05407 |
107 |
89 |
11 |
7 |
1101 |
Their IQ tests higher when they leave, but they still can’t find their way out of IKEA |
1.2336 |
0.04710 |
107 |
85 |
19 |
3 |
1102 |
Abstract expressionism puts them in a tailspin. |
1.2336 |
0.04305 |
137 |
110 |
22 |
5 |
1103 |
I knew it. These are the MOMA refugees." |
1.2336 |
0.04305 |
137 |
110 |
22 |
5 |
1104 |
Now that I'm more woke, I'm beginning to see evidence of white privilege everywhere. |
1.2336 |
0.04428 |
137 |
111 |
20 |
6 |
1105 |
Do you think they know those are just reproductions? |
1.2333 |
0.04386 |
120 |
95 |
22 |
3 |
1106 |
Let's not get our lab rats from Louvre Medical Supply any more. |
1.2333 |
0.05485 |
90 |
73 |
13 |
4 |
1107 |
You're rewarding them with cabernet and brie again, aren't you ? |
1.2333 |
0.04694 |
120 |
97 |
18 |
5 |
1108 |
I guess the search for a better mouse trap continues. |
1.2333 |
0.04386 |
120 |
95 |
22 |
3 |
1109 |
They appear to be more sophisticated than we thought. |
1.2333 |
0.03948 |
150 |
119 |
27 |
4 |
1110 |
This is how they market test the new postage stamps. |
1.2331 |
0.04514 |
133 |
108 |
19 |
6 |
1111 |
The vegan diet has increased their smugness quotient. |
1.2331 |
0.04254 |
133 |
106 |
23 |
4 |
1112 |
It’s work-life balance. They were on the hamster wheels all morning. |
1.2331 |
0.04386 |
133 |
107 |
21 |
5 |
1113 |
Next, we'll bring in the cat. |
1.2330 |
0.04820 |
103 |
82 |
18 |
3 |
1114 |
It does seem to slow them down. |
1.2330 |
0.04820 |
103 |
82 |
18 |
3 |
1115 |
It's spelled A-R-T, not R-A-T |
1.2328 |
0.04798 |
116 |
94 |
17 |
5 |
1116 |
If it wasn’t free on Fridays they wouldn’t even be here. |
1.2328 |
0.04952 |
116 |
95 |
15 |
6 |
1117 |
The biology department wants us to measure their brain activity. The art history department wants to know how we got the membership rate so high. |
1.2328 |
0.04640 |
116 |
93 |
19 |
4 |
1118 |
Maybe free samples of peanut butter will get these pretentious assholes into the gift shop. |
1.2326 |
0.04472 |
129 |
104 |
20 |
5 |
1119 |
They're not getting cancer, but they're getting pretentious." |
1.2326 |
0.04193 |
129 |
102 |
24 |
3 |
1120 |
Well, there is a lot less arguing than when we played them jazz. |
1.2326 |
0.04193 |
129 |
102 |
24 |
3 |
1121 |
Huh, a mousesum |
1.2326 |
0.04735 |
129 |
106 |
16 |
7 |
1122 |
Have you noticed that they seem to be moving more slowly than they did during the contemporary art exhibit? |
1.2326 |
0.04045 |
129 |
101 |
26 |
2 |
1123 |
They all just say the same thing, "It's amazing!" |
1.2326 |
0.04193 |
129 |
102 |
24 |
3 |
1124 |
Adding an art show to the maze was obviously a mistake. Now none of the rats want to leave. |
1.2326 |
0.04335 |
129 |
103 |
22 |
4 |
1125 |
This maze is too easy. Try introducing some Dali and Bosch. |
1.2324 |
0.04201 |
142 |
114 |
23 |
5 |
1126 |
One typo in the word 'rat' and this is what you get... |
1.2324 |
0.04318 |
142 |
115 |
21 |
6 |
1127 |
Do you suppose they know the Mondrian is a fake? |
1.2323 |
0.05339 |
99 |
81 |
13 |
5 |
1128 |
The general consensus seems to be, 'But is it art?' |
1.2321 |
0.05071 |
112 |
92 |
14 |
6 |
1129 |
PETA bought our lab. |
1.2321 |
0.05227 |
112 |
93 |
12 |
7 |
1130 |
This is nothing compared to the crowd at the opening. |
1.2321 |
0.04570 |
112 |
89 |
20 |
3 |
1131 |
Data suggests urination is triggered at the portrait of Tom. |
1.2319 |
0.04151 |
138 |
110 |
24 |
4 |
1132 |
After all these experiments exposing them to the fine arts, they still prefer something cheesier. |
1.2319 |
0.04399 |
138 |
112 |
20 |
6 |
1133 |
I said roquefort, not rococo. |
1.2317 |
0.04020 |
164 |
133 |
24 |
7 |
1134 |
When they complete the exhibit we give them a piece of cheese and a glass of chardonnay. |
1.2316 |
0.03822 |
177 |
143 |
27 |
7 |
1135 |
This proves it: Everyone is a critic. |
1.2315 |
0.05197 |
108 |
89 |
13 |
6 |
1136 |
What we can’t figure out is why they’re all pretending to understand de Kooning. |
1.2315 |
0.04853 |
108 |
87 |
17 |
4 |
1137 |
It's very odd. The cheese wasn't enough of a motivator on it's own, but as soon as we introduced wine they all started doing this. |
1.2315 |
0.04853 |
108 |
87 |
17 |
4 |
1138 |
They’re from his cheese period. |
1.2314 |
0.04946 |
121 |
100 |
14 |
7 |
1139 |
It's more of an art than a science. |
1.2314 |
0.04946 |
121 |
100 |
14 |
7 |
1140 |
So far they seem to be spending the most time with the Disney art. |
1.2313 |
0.04484 |
134 |
109 |
19 |
6 |
1141 |
How do we score the ones that don't want to come out? |
1.2313 |
0.04357 |
134 |
108 |
21 |
5 |
1142 |
Will they really find the forgery? |
1.2308 |
0.04914 |
117 |
96 |
15 |
6 |
1143 |
Mice seem to prefer Munch over van Gogh. |
1.2308 |
0.04604 |
117 |
94 |
19 |
4 |
1144 |
It's interesting. But is it Science? |
1.2308 |
0.04573 |
130 |
106 |
18 |
6 |
1145 |
And this is how the Met curates all of its exhibits? |
1.2308 |
0.04174 |
143 |
115 |
23 |
5 |
1146 |
A sign of intelligence? Hardly–they're still confusing Manet and Monet. |
1.2308 |
0.04914 |
117 |
96 |
15 |
6 |
1147 |
Smithers, make a note. After being fed Brie, all the subjects became art critics. |
1.2303 |
0.04119 |
152 |
123 |
23 |
6 |
1148 |
Do you think they are just waiting for the wine and cheese reception? |
1.2302 |
0.04370 |
139 |
113 |
20 |
6 |
1149 |
I thought they'd spend more time at the gift shop |
1.2302 |
0.03864 |
139 |
109 |
28 |
2 |
1150 |
They are much calmer than when we showed them funny cat videos! |
1.2302 |
0.04668 |
126 |
103 |
17 |
6 |
1151 |
Next time we'll make sure all of the still lifes have cheese. |
1.2302 |
0.04388 |
126 |
101 |
21 |
4 |
1152 |
They appear to be invested in a Critical Race Theory. |
1.2302 |
0.04530 |
126 |
102 |
19 |
5 |
1153 |
This test is more open to interpretation... |
1.2302 |
0.04668 |
126 |
103 |
17 |
6 |
1154 |
It's testing better than crackers but nowhere near cheese. |
1.2302 |
0.04530 |
126 |
102 |
19 |
5 |
1155 |
I bet they were painted on cheesecloth. |
1.2302 |
0.04241 |
126 |
100 |
23 |
3 |
1156 |
To describe this as surreal would be redundant. |
1.2301 |
0.05184 |
113 |
94 |
12 |
7 |
1157 |
It's not the cheese they were after but the meaning behind it. |
1.2301 |
0.04705 |
113 |
91 |
18 |
4 |
1158 |
Wait 'til they discover the only way out is through the gift shop. |
1.2301 |
0.04705 |
113 |
91 |
18 |
4 |
1159 |
The English majors did even worse. |
1.2301 |
0.04705 |
113 |
91 |
18 |
4 |
1160 |
They're looking for cheese. They should be looking for cheesy. |
1.2300 |
0.05291 |
100 |
82 |
13 |
5 |
1161 |
Unbelievable! They act just like New Yorker art critics! |
1.2297 |
0.04190 |
148 |
120 |
22 |
6 |
1162 |
Hey guys,this art is a-mazing! |
1.2297 |
0.03964 |
148 |
118 |
26 |
4 |
1163 |
I don't care if they said they are interested in buying,I know they are just at this opening for the free cheese |
1.2296 |
0.04576 |
135 |
111 |
17 |
7 |
1164 |
They have shown zero interest in leaving the maze since we added the pictures |
1.2295 |
0.04769 |
122 |
100 |
16 |
6 |
1165 |
We've been unable to get them to move through more quickly. But they come out measurably more refined. |
1.2294 |
0.04813 |
109 |
88 |
17 |
4 |
1166 |
When you said we'd be studing a culture, I was thinking of something completely different. |
1.2292 |
0.04148 |
144 |
116 |
23 |
5 |
1167 |
I can't tell if they're smart or dumb - they're spending 23% more time on the Kandinskis than the Matisses. |
1.2290 |
0.04275 |
131 |
105 |
22 |
4 |
1168 |
To be fair, a few of them are just looking for the rest rooms. |
1.2288 |
0.04408 |
118 |
94 |
21 |
3 |
1169 |
The first one to reach the gift shop wins. |
1.2288 |
0.04408 |
118 |
94 |
21 |
3 |
1170 |
This must be the right brain group |
1.2288 |
0.04399 |
153 |
127 |
17 |
9 |
1171 |
We’re going to need a bigger maze! |
1.2286 |
0.04928 |
105 |
85 |
16 |
4 |
1172 |
Maybe if we added a gift shop. |
1.2286 |
0.03839 |
140 |
110 |
28 |
2 |
1173 |
They seem to like it better than the maze. |
1.2286 |
0.05110 |
105 |
86 |
14 |
5 |
1174 |
Cheap art costs a lot less than real cheese. |
1.2283 |
0.04768 |
127 |
105 |
15 |
7 |
1175 |
After they complete this level, we're going to introduce them to a wine tasting module." |
1.2283 |
0.04635 |
127 |
104 |
17 |
6 |
1176 |
This is just amazing! |
1.2283 |
0.04897 |
127 |
106 |
13 |
8 |
1177 |
They may not understand it, but they know what they like. |
1.2283 |
0.04357 |
127 |
102 |
21 |
4 |
1178 |
Oh, it's a Banksy piece. |
1.2283 |
0.04768 |
127 |
105 |
15 |
7 |
1179 |
Yeah yeah I’ll proof read next time… |
1.2283 |
0.04211 |
127 |
101 |
23 |
3 |
1180 |
I thought they'd prefer the watercolors. |
1.2281 |
0.05143 |
114 |
95 |
12 |
7 |
1181 |
The little white mice come and go, squeaking of Michelangelo. |
1.2281 |
0.04990 |
114 |
94 |
14 |
6 |
1182 |
You were right! None one of them has spotted the fake Caravaggio! |
1.2279 |
0.04424 |
136 |
111 |
19 |
6 |
1183 |
Try giving them smartphones, then see what happens. |
1.2279 |
0.04424 |
136 |
111 |
19 |
6 |
1184 |
What I'm hearing is that humans are disproportionately represented. |
1.2277 |
0.04850 |
101 |
81 |
17 |
3 |
1185 |
They're just like humans: they can't figure out what any of it means. |
1.2276 |
0.04734 |
123 |
101 |
16 |
6 |
1186 |
They seem to know more about art than I do. |
1.2276 |
0.04443 |
123 |
99 |
20 |
4 |
1187 |
It's tough being an art critic these days. |
1.2276 |
0.04443 |
123 |
99 |
20 |
4 |
1188 |
They seem to prefer the Pixar Wing. |
1.2276 |
0.04123 |
145 |
117 |
23 |
5 |
1189 |
You were right. Even mice rush through the Modern Art wing. |
1.2276 |
0.04237 |
145 |
118 |
21 |
6 |
1190 |
At closing time we'll let in the cat. |
1.2273 |
0.04595 |
110 |
88 |
19 |
3 |
1191 |
Boy this art is a-MAZE-ing. |
1.2273 |
0.04381 |
132 |
107 |
20 |
5 |
1192 |
Once they get their MFAs then they’ll really enter the rat race |
1.2273 |
0.04595 |
110 |
88 |
19 |
3 |
1193 |
This may be a way to stop the rat race. |
1.2273 |
0.04246 |
132 |
106 |
22 |
4 |
1194 |
How did you get so many critics to attend? |
1.2273 |
0.04174 |
154 |
126 |
21 |
7 |
1195 |
They really like cheesy art. |
1.2270 |
0.04072 |
141 |
113 |
24 |
4 |
1196 |
The still life with cheese seems to be the most popular. |
1.2270 |
0.04314 |
141 |
115 |
20 |
6 |
1197 |
But are they learning those real-world maze solving skills. |
1.2270 |
0.04195 |
141 |
114 |
22 |
5 |
1198 |
OK, now let's put the gift shop at the end and see how many scarves they buy. |
1.2269 |
0.04984 |
119 |
99 |
13 |
7 |
1199 |
Well, I like art and I like science; and I had the mice already, so it was, like, Science Fair, here we come! |
1.2269 |
0.04375 |
119 |
95 |
21 |
3 |
1200 |
That's all very good, but even with revenue from the gift shop we still need to apply for a research grant. |
1.2269 |
0.04689 |
119 |
97 |
17 |
5 |
1201 |
To a mouse, they all love impressionism. |
1.2269 |
0.04535 |
119 |
96 |
19 |
4 |
1202 |
Amazing. And I thought they were color blind. |
1.2268 |
0.05182 |
97 |
79 |
14 |
4 |
1203 |
Welcome to the Mousé d’Orsay. |
1.2268 |
0.04971 |
97 |
78 |
16 |
3 |
1204 |
And what's more, when they finally finish the maze and find the food, they refuse to eat it unless it includes wine choices and a Fruit Chutney Crostini . |
1.2267 |
0.04246 |
150 |
123 |
20 |
7 |
1205 |
We've determined they prefer the Still Life. |
1.2266 |
0.04466 |
128 |
104 |
19 |
5 |
1206 |
I would keep my eye on the one with the soup if I were you. |
1.2266 |
0.04734 |
128 |
106 |
15 |
7 |
1207 |
I don’t get it? |
1.2264 |
0.04698 |
106 |
85 |
18 |
3 |
1208 |
They've shown considerable interest, but so far no sales. |
1.2264 |
0.04503 |
106 |
84 |
20 |
2 |
1209 |
So having fun with CRISPR again? |
1.2264 |
0.05066 |
106 |
87 |
14 |
5 |
1210 |
They like Velveeta better than Van Gogh. |
1.2264 |
0.05240 |
106 |
88 |
12 |
6 |
1211 |
As you can see ratsplaining is rampant in a museum setting. |
1.2263 |
0.04515 |
137 |
113 |
17 |
7 |
1212 |
It was an architectural assignment in college…but oh well. |
1.2263 |
0.04143 |
137 |
110 |
23 |
4 |
1213 |
This artwork is a-maze-ing! |
1.2261 |
0.04793 |
115 |
94 |
16 |
5 |
1214 |
But is it more surreal than depicting a gay and black female scientist? |
1.2261 |
0.04631 |
115 |
93 |
18 |
4 |
1215 |
Sure they appreciate it. But do they understand it? |
1.2261 |
0.04793 |
115 |
94 |
16 |
5 |
1216 |
You've given a whole new meaning to making art accessible to the masses. |
1.2258 |
0.04699 |
124 |
102 |
16 |
6 |
1217 |
At least they appreciate my art! |
1.2256 |
0.04351 |
133 |
108 |
20 |
5 |
1218 |
This brings experimental art to a whole new level. |
1.2256 |
0.04727 |
133 |
111 |
14 |
8 |
1219 |
How cultured was the cheese? |
1.2255 |
0.05196 |
102 |
84 |
13 |
5 |
1220 |
Warhol’s KRAFT AMERICAN SINGLES had them scurrying about |
1.2252 |
0.04904 |
111 |
91 |
15 |
5 |
1221 |
I’m no longer sure if this is a test of rats’ intelligence or the talent of the artists. |
1.2252 |
0.04904 |
111 |
91 |
15 |
5 |
1222 |
Most seem to enjoy of slowing down and avoiding the rat race. |
1.2252 |
0.04735 |
111 |
90 |
17 |
4 |
1223 |
You said this all started after you gave them a cookie? |
1.2252 |
0.04735 |
111 |
90 |
17 |
4 |
1224 |
Our cognitive enhancements have been too successful. |
1.2252 |
0.04904 |
111 |
91 |
15 |
5 |
1225 |
So Art and Science do mix. Now what? |
1.2252 |
0.04558 |
111 |
89 |
19 |
3 |
1226 |
Well… looks like some one misspelled ‘rat’. |
1.2252 |
0.04558 |
111 |
89 |
19 |
3 |
1227 |
Everyone's an art critic. |
1.2252 |
0.03894 |
151 |
121 |
26 |
4 |
1228 |
None of them carries a soup can, right?!" |
1.2252 |
0.04324 |
151 |
125 |
18 |
8 |
1229 |
I believe they're looking for the vending machine... |
1.2250 |
0.04342 |
120 |
96 |
21 |
3 |
1230 |
This proves it. Pretending to know what you're talking about truly transcends species |
1.2250 |
0.04802 |
120 |
99 |
15 |
6 |
1231 |
Henri Ratisse |
1.2250 |
0.04802 |
120 |
99 |
15 |
6 |
1232 |
Keep your eye on the exits. |
1.2250 |
0.04342 |
120 |
96 |
21 |
3 |
1233 |
This set of Van Gogh paintings has slowed them down considerably from the Picasso set. |
1.2248 |
0.04153 |
129 |
103 |
23 |
3 |
1234 |
Sure they are looking at it, but are they experiencing it? |
1.2247 |
0.05240 |
89 |
72 |
14 |
3 |
1235 |
I’m not sure if it’s the wine or cheese that influenced their culture. |
1.2246 |
0.04243 |
138 |
112 |
21 |
5 |
1236 |
They always come on Free Wednesdays. |
1.2246 |
0.04366 |
138 |
113 |
19 |
6 |
1237 |
Now hide the elevator and bathroom where no one can find them and we're done. |
1.2246 |
0.04366 |
138 |
113 |
19 |
6 |
1238 |
Next they'll want wine with their cheese. |
1.2246 |
0.04366 |
138 |
113 |
19 |
6 |
1239 |
Do they also get turned around in the Surrealist wing? |
1.2246 |
0.04116 |
138 |
111 |
23 |
4 |
1240 |
Perhaps we need a feline guard to hurry them along. |
1.2245 |
0.04707 |
98 |
78 |
18 |
2 |
1241 |
So clever. The mice built a maze art museum. |
1.2243 |
0.04844 |
107 |
87 |
16 |
4 |
1242 |
Tests of the pyramidal neurons in their neocortices are conclusive - they think most of it is crap. |
1.2243 |
0.05023 |
107 |
88 |
14 |
5 |
1243 |
I guess this proves our thesis - that given the opportunity, everyone is a critic. |
1.2243 |
0.04844 |
107 |
87 |
16 |
4 |
1244 |
This is not what we meant by "culture the mice", Alice. |
1.2243 |
0.05525 |
107 |
91 |
8 |
8 |
1245 |
We've been able to train them to not touch the artwork |
1.2242 |
0.04154 |
165 |
137 |
19 |
9 |
1246 |
You and your dyslexia! I definitely specified a rat gallery … |
1.2241 |
0.04596 |
116 |
94 |
18 |
4 |
1247 |
This is the most successful ADHD drug trial ever. |
1.2241 |
0.04596 |
116 |
94 |
18 |
4 |
1248 |
I don't see how combining Psych and Art Appreciation is going to save the department any money. |
1.2241 |
0.04911 |
116 |
96 |
14 |
6 |
1249 |
Who said the humanities are dead? |
1.2241 |
0.04756 |
116 |
95 |
16 |
5 |
1250 |
Well, that proves it. We have too much time on our hands. |
1.2241 |
0.05061 |
116 |
97 |
12 |
7 |
1251 |
The training of our new docent class,seems to be going well. |
1.2241 |
0.04911 |
116 |
96 |
14 |
6 |
1252 |
Let’s add a really expensive coffee bar to see if that gets them moving through quicker. |
1.2241 |
0.04596 |
116 |
94 |
18 |
4 |
1253 |
I believe that we have solved the mouse problem at the MET. |
1.2241 |
0.04596 |
116 |
94 |
18 |
4 |
1254 |
Okay, now let's see how they react to Expressionism. |
1.2240 |
0.04074 |
125 |
99 |
24 |
2 |
1255 |
Everyone of them is a critic. |
1.2240 |
0.04665 |
125 |
103 |
16 |
6 |
1256 |
I’m thinking ‘say cheese’ was a mistake. |
1.2238 |
0.04373 |
143 |
118 |
18 |
7 |
1257 |
I'm betting the Cézanne admirer will make it through first. |
1.2238 |
0.04259 |
143 |
117 |
20 |
6 |
1258 |
Most of them left after the cheese ran out. |
1.2233 |
0.04962 |
103 |
84 |
15 |
4 |
1259 |
Now that they are conditioned, let's add the gift shop." |
1.2233 |
0.04766 |
103 |
83 |
17 |
3 |
1260 |
Sorry. They sent us Goya instead of Gouda. |
1.2233 |
0.05332 |
103 |
86 |
11 |
6 |
1261 |
Wow, everyone is a critic! |
1.2233 |
0.04766 |
103 |
83 |
17 |
3 |
1262 |
A staggering observation that not all mammals take art selfies. |
1.2233 |
0.04766 |
103 |
83 |
17 |
3 |
1263 |
Everyone but Wally noticed that the Mondrian is upside down. |
1.2233 |
0.04962 |
103 |
84 |
15 |
4 |
1264 |
We should have put in a gift shop. Now they'll never leave. |
1.2232 |
0.04340 |
112 |
89 |
21 |
2 |
1265 |
They’re dyslexic. They think it’s an art museum. |
1.2232 |
0.05185 |
112 |
94 |
11 |
7 |
1266 |
The Moutisse is a big hit. |
1.2232 |
0.04696 |
112 |
91 |
17 |
4 |
1267 |
I wonder how long until one of them gnaws its ear off. |
1.2231 |
0.04267 |
130 |
105 |
21 |
4 |
1268 |
Nope; just regular Politicians.. |
1.2231 |
0.04404 |
130 |
106 |
19 |
5 |
1269 |
Testing LAB-ART-ORY |
1.2230 |
0.04337 |
139 |
114 |
19 |
6 |
1270 |
They're looking for the daVincheese. |
1.2230 |
0.04571 |
139 |
116 |
15 |
8 |
1271 |
They ate all the cheese at the pre-party. |
1.2222 |
0.04620 |
108 |
87 |
18 |
3 |
1272 |
Good. Now we need to add an exit and a gift shop. |
1.2222 |
0.04873 |
117 |
97 |
14 |
6 |
1273 |
It's going to be difficult getting them back on the spinning wheel |
1.2222 |
0.04881 |
99 |
80 |
16 |
3 |
1274 |
They look amazed. |
1.2222 |
0.04293 |
135 |
110 |
20 |
5 |
1275 |
Three of the mice appear to be looking for an exit to check the game score on TV. |
1.2222 |
0.04804 |
108 |
88 |
16 |
4 |
1276 |
That Proves it.
Rats are Not Color Blind. |
1.2222 |
0.04419 |
135 |
111 |
18 |
6 |
1277 |
I still think they're looking for the restroom. |
1.2222 |
0.04170 |
153 |
126 |
20 |
7 |
1278 |
Who knew they were more interested in art then cheese! |
1.2222 |
0.04543 |
135 |
112 |
16 |
7 |
1279 |
They don't know much but they know what they like. |
1.2222 |
0.04396 |
117 |
94 |
20 |
3 |
1280 |
They love cubists. Reminds them of cheese |
1.2222 |
0.04560 |
117 |
95 |
18 |
4 |
1281 |
As expected, they do seem to prefer artistic culture to bacterial culture. |
1.2222 |
0.05188 |
90 |
73 |
14 |
3 |
1282 |
It's a complex labyrinth. Each picture is a reward. |
1.2222 |
0.04027 |
135 |
108 |
24 |
3 |
1283 |
Note how riveted they are now that we doubled the admission price. |
1.2222 |
0.04631 |
126 |
104 |
16 |
6 |
1284 |
Third week and they still haven't found their way to the Matisse. |
1.2215 |
0.03875 |
158 |
128 |
25 |
5 |
1285 |
The mice are asking where the still lifes with cheese are. |
1.2215 |
0.04023 |
149 |
121 |
23 |
5 |
1286 |
Great collection.... Do they sell cheese in the gift shop? |
1.2214 |
0.04238 |
131 |
106 |
21 |
4 |
1287 |
These must be the guys born in the basement of the Met. |
1.2214 |
0.04238 |
131 |
106 |
21 |
4 |
1288 |
None of them seems remotely interested in finding the exit. |
1.2214 |
0.04097 |
131 |
105 |
23 |
3 |
1289 |
See what happened when you locked out the gallery cat last night? Woke mice! But do they buy anything? Nooo… |
1.2213 |
0.04434 |
122 |
99 |
19 |
4 |
1290 |
Yeah, well, they all seem lost to me. |
1.2213 |
0.04117 |
122 |
97 |
23 |
2 |
1291 |
Not only did they learn the maze in record time, they decorated it. |
1.2212 |
0.05142 |
113 |
95 |
11 |
7 |
1292 |
Maybe it's not about the cheese. |
1.2212 |
0.04659 |
113 |
92 |
17 |
4 |
1293 |
You can see the difference since we removed those Warhol soup cans. |
1.2212 |
0.04306 |
113 |
90 |
21 |
2 |
1294 |
How did they like the Escher? |
1.2212 |
0.04725 |
104 |
84 |
17 |
3 |
1295 |
Those mice continue to amaze. |
1.2212 |
0.04725 |
104 |
84 |
17 |
3 |
1296 |
...and now we wait for their Instagram posts. |
1.2212 |
0.04725 |
104 |
84 |
17 |
3 |
1297 |
You should see the ones that made the paintings |
1.2211 |
0.04775 |
95 |
76 |
17 |
2 |
1298 |
I think his blue cheese period is his best work… |
1.2211 |
0.05004 |
95 |
77 |
15 |
3 |
1299 |
This is what happened when we took away their cell phones. |
1.2211 |
0.05433 |
95 |
79 |
11 |
5 |
1300 |
I think they prefer the Minnie-malist exhibit |
1.2207 |
0.03972 |
145 |
117 |
24 |
4 |
1301 |
The quickest one through the maze, is the art critic. |
1.2206 |
0.04390 |
136 |
112 |
18 |
6 |
1302 |
I'm training them to find the cheesiest paintings. |
1.2205 |
0.04732 |
127 |
106 |
14 |
7 |
1303 |
Ten bucks says they'll never find their way out. |
1.2205 |
0.04598 |
127 |
105 |
16 |
6 |
1304 |
Interesting how they hardly even try to finish it now. |
1.2203 |
0.04362 |
118 |
95 |
20 |
3 |
1305 |
Did she just say 'I could do that'? |
1.2203 |
0.04193 |
118 |
94 |
22 |
2 |
1306 |
I never thought I'd see a mouse appreciate Rothko, but here we are, Brenda. |
1.2200 |
0.04623 |
100 |
80 |
18 |
2 |
1307 |
Like you've always said, anything's possible with a lot of time and Monet. |
1.2200 |
0.04623 |
100 |
80 |
18 |
2 |
1308 |
It’s strange, they all seem to
exit through the gift shop. |
1.2195 |
0.04402 |
123 |
100 |
19 |
4 |
1309 |
Boy that CBT we gave them had a huge impact |
1.2195 |
0.04695 |
123 |
102 |
15 |
6 |
1310 |
The hypothesis is that docents can be created in a laboratory setting. |
1.2193 |
0.04622 |
114 |
93 |
17 |
4 |
1311 |
They only come for the wine and cheese. |
1.2193 |
0.04087 |
114 |
90 |
23 |
1 |
1312 |
Do they know they're all replicas? |
1.2193 |
0.04787 |
114 |
94 |
15 |
5 |
1313 |
Not a single sale until I mounted my first Elvis on Velveeta. |
1.2192 |
0.04065 |
146 |
119 |
22 |
5 |
1314 |
Cheese plates really improve the turnout. |
1.2190 |
0.04485 |
105 |
84 |
19 |
2 |
1315 |
Oh, and we should count the droppings in front of each painting, to get a popularity ranking. |
1.2190 |
0.04876 |
105 |
86 |
15 |
4 |
1316 |
They were well bred. |
1.2190 |
0.04876 |
105 |
86 |
15 |
4 |
1317 |
Everyone’s a critic; I actually prefer ‘treadmill mice’ any day” |
1.2190 |
0.03837 |
137 |
109 |
26 |
2 |
1318 |
Looking mice |
1.2190 |
0.04361 |
137 |
113 |
18 |
6 |
1319 |
Let's run it with the three blind ones now. |
1.2190 |
0.04600 |
137 |
115 |
14 |
8 |
1320 |
I wonder if they realize that the exit is through the gift shop |
1.2188 |
0.05173 |
96 |
79 |
13 |
4 |
1321 |
It appears that they are intellectual. |
1.2188 |
0.04141 |
128 |
103 |
22 |
3 |
1322 |
Note that modern art attracts mostly whites. |
1.2188 |
0.04565 |
128 |
106 |
16 |
6 |
1323 |
They keep muttering, 'Who moved my cheese?' |
1.2188 |
0.05173 |
96 |
79 |
13 |
4 |
1324 |
They find the exit much faster when it's modern art. |
1.2188 |
0.05381 |
96 |
80 |
11 |
5 |
1325 |
Rats are a lot like us. |
1.2185 |
0.04944 |
119 |
100 |
12 |
7 |
1326 |
They're no experts on art, but they know what they like. |
1.2185 |
0.03987 |
119 |
94 |
24 |
1 |
1327 |
They go for the cheesiest art |
1.2185 |
0.04491 |
119 |
97 |
18 |
4 |
1328 |
How did you CRISPR out the Disney gene? |
1.2185 |
0.04329 |
119 |
96 |
20 |
3 |
1329 |
It's obvious that they don't like modernism. |
1.2185 |
0.04329 |
119 |
96 |
20 |
3 |
1330 |
They seem to be responding well to the Monets. The Picassos just confused the heck out of them. |
1.2182 |
0.04357 |
110 |
88 |
20 |
2 |
1331 |
We call it a "mouseum." |
1.2182 |
0.04898 |
110 |
91 |
14 |
5 |
1332 |
We thought it would slow them down, but like us, they only pause 3 seconds at each painting. |
1.2180 |
0.04444 |
133 |
110 |
17 |
6 |
1333 |
Notes: subjects find this maze unimaginative, derivative, and lacking a discernible visual voice, except for van Dijvk’s “Stll Life With Cheese “. |
1.2178 |
0.05190 |
101 |
84 |
12 |
5 |
1334 |
I think they're on to us so now they are the ones outside looking in. |
1.2178 |
0.05190 |
101 |
84 |
12 |
5 |
1335 |
The theory that portraits are preferred over landscapes is correct. |
1.2178 |
0.05190 |
101 |
84 |
12 |
5 |
1336 |
So, not just dairy cultures? |
1.2177 |
0.04799 |
124 |
104 |
13 |
7 |
1337 |
I told you it was a bad idea to decorate the maze. |
1.2177 |
0.04370 |
124 |
101 |
19 |
4 |
1338 |
Cheese images would draw much more appreciative crowds. |
1.2177 |
0.04370 |
124 |
101 |
19 |
4 |
1339 |
How do we we get them to the gift shop faster? |
1.2177 |
0.04517 |
124 |
102 |
17 |
5 |
1340 |
It seems a culture has developed in this one. |
1.2177 |
0.03803 |
147 |
118 |
26 |
3 |
1341 |
Even the choosiest rats avoid the Rothkos |
1.2177 |
0.04154 |
147 |
121 |
20 |
6 |
1342 |
I think we should go back to cheese. |
1.2177 |
0.03923 |
147 |
119 |
24 |
4 |
1343 |
We’re not testing speed here, but testing art appreciation |
1.2174 |
0.04416 |
115 |
93 |
19 |
3 |
1344 |
I still can't believe those dumbasses gave me grant money for this experiment. |
1.2174 |
0.04845 |
92 |
74 |
16 |
2 |
1345 |
The tiny portrait of Stuart Little seems to get their attention. |
1.2174 |
0.04845 |
92 |
74 |
16 |
2 |
1346 |
I said we should show Rodin, not rodents! |
1.2171 |
0.04397 |
129 |
106 |
18 |
5 |
1347 |
Unfortunately we've had to continue our experiment with this batch of white males to maintain our NIH and NEA funding under Desantis. |
1.2170 |
0.05017 |
106 |
88 |
13 |
5 |
1348 |
Well, they're definitely avoiding the cat exhibit. |
1.2170 |
0.04834 |
106 |
87 |
15 |
4 |
1349 |
They run right by the ones I painted. |
1.2170 |
0.04645 |
106 |
86 |
17 |
3 |
1350 |
They're looking for what will fit through their mouse holes. |
1.2170 |
0.04834 |
106 |
87 |
15 |
4 |
1351 |
They seem to be able to find their way around even though they panned the show. |
1.2168 |
0.03862 |
143 |
115 |
25 |
3 |
1352 |
Seems that Post Modern has slight edge over German Expressionism. |
1.2167 |
0.04131 |
120 |
96 |
22 |
2 |
1353 |
Darn, we forgot a gift shop. |
1.2167 |
0.04611 |
120 |
99 |
16 |
5 |
1354 |
Cat has left the building. |
1.2167 |
0.04906 |
120 |
101 |
12 |
7 |
1355 |
I thought they'd prefer the cheesy pictures. |
1.2165 |
0.04452 |
97 |
77 |
19 |
1 |
1356 |
This is how they designed the new MoMA |
1.2165 |
0.05124 |
97 |
80 |
13 |
4 |
1357 |
Maybe we should eliminate some of the distractions |
1.2165 |
0.04452 |
97 |
77 |
19 |
1 |
1358 |
The more discerning mice seem to avoid the cheesier artwork. |
1.2165 |
0.04910 |
97 |
79 |
15 |
3 |
1359 |
Okay, now let's see how they feel about Surrealism. |
1.2164 |
0.04152 |
134 |
109 |
21 |
4 |
1360 |
This gallery control group lets us study behavior at an uncatered, refreshment-free opening. |
1.2162 |
0.04322 |
111 |
89 |
20 |
2 |
1361 |
It's fascinating how interested they are in each other's work. |
1.2162 |
0.04508 |
111 |
90 |
18 |
3 |
1362 |
So that's what it means to be lost in thought. |
1.2162 |
0.04508 |
111 |
90 |
18 |
3 |
1363 |
They didn’t touch the wine. |
1.2162 |
0.04686 |
111 |
91 |
16 |
4 |
1364 |
I think they found the Gouda breathtaking. |
1.2162 |
0.04508 |
111 |
90 |
18 |
3 |
1365 |
We should have put the cheese at the end instead of on tiny plastic trays. |
1.2162 |
0.03899 |
148 |
120 |
24 |
4 |
1366 |
Not one hit on the Banksy! |
1.2160 |
0.04187 |
125 |
101 |
21 |
3 |
1367 |
First we need to see if they have good taste, then cheese. |
1.2160 |
0.04030 |
125 |
100 |
23 |
2 |
1368 |
Somehow, they can't find their way to the surrealists. |
1.2160 |
0.04187 |
125 |
101 |
21 |
3 |
1369 |
Just like humans, they also don't know what the hell they're looking at. |
1.2159 |
0.05225 |
88 |
72 |
13 |
3 |
1370 |
We got them from Europe. |
1.2159 |
0.05703 |
88 |
74 |
9 |
5 |
1371 |
Where did you get all the miniature prints? |
1.2158 |
0.04054 |
139 |
113 |
22 |
4 |
1372 |
They’re just looking to see which one is the cheesiest |
1.2157 |
0.04751 |
102 |
83 |
16 |
3 |
1373 |
The gift shop has cheese. |
1.2157 |
0.04542 |
102 |
82 |
18 |
2 |
1374 |
I thought they'd enjoy the art. Turns out they consider it the lab's hottest hookup spot. |
1.2155 |
0.04382 |
116 |
94 |
19 |
3 |
1375 |
Get Banksy on the phone. |
1.2155 |
0.04550 |
116 |
95 |
17 |
4 |
1376 |
Although their solution times have decreased, their aesthetic sensitivity has skyrocketed. |
1.2155 |
0.04550 |
116 |
95 |
17 |
4 |
1377 |
Which ones are smarter: the ones who making through in less time or the ones who take more time?? |
1.2155 |
0.04550 |
116 |
95 |
17 |
4 |
1378 |
Great work, Wilson. NEA AND FDA funding! |
1.2155 |
0.04711 |
116 |
96 |
15 |
5 |
1379 |
I said a maze, not amaze. |
1.2154 |
0.04501 |
130 |
108 |
16 |
6 |
1380 |
They say they don’t much about art, but they know what they like |
1.2154 |
0.04227 |
130 |
106 |
20 |
4 |
1381 |
We thought a gallery opening would make the cheese more palatable. |
1.2152 |
0.03949 |
158 |
130 |
22 |
6 |
1382 |
This isn’t working. What about cats playing poker? |
1.2150 |
0.04974 |
107 |
89 |
13 |
5 |
1383 |
It seems to work for art history, but government will be the real test. |
1.2150 |
0.04410 |
107 |
86 |
19 |
2 |
1384 |
And here we see the results of changing it to ‘Suggested donation’. |
1.2150 |
0.04974 |
107 |
89 |
13 |
5 |
1385 |
So far, no eco-activists. |
1.2150 |
0.04793 |
107 |
88 |
15 |
4 |
1386 |
All in all, I would say the show is a success. |
1.2148 |
0.04384 |
135 |
112 |
17 |
6 |
1387 |
Behold, the Rodin Rodents. |
1.2148 |
0.04508 |
135 |
113 |
15 |
7 |
1388 |
The research shows that mice are really just a bunch of dilettantes. |
1.2148 |
0.04124 |
135 |
110 |
21 |
4 |
1389 |
They haven’t gnawed anything yet, but a source says one of them may throw mashed potatoes. |
1.2148 |
0.04384 |
135 |
112 |
17 |
6 |
1390 |
To be honest, I don't really understand Post-Impressionism either. |
1.2143 |
0.04307 |
126 |
103 |
19 |
4 |
1391 |
They won't admit they're lost so they pretend they're aficionados. |
1.2143 |
0.05077 |
98 |
81 |
13 |
4 |
1392 |
Are these the last batch of experimental mice from the Louvre? |
1.2143 |
0.04818 |
112 |
93 |
14 |
5 |
1393 |
The monkeys prefer abstracts. |
1.2143 |
0.04648 |
112 |
92 |
16 |
4 |
1394 |
They have a clear preference for food still life's. |
1.2143 |
0.04865 |
98 |
80 |
15 |
3 |
1395 |
I said Rodin exhibit not rodent exhibit! |
1.2143 |
0.05280 |
98 |
82 |
11 |
5 |
1396 |
You don't get science, do you? |
1.2143 |
0.04865 |
98 |
80 |
15 |
3 |
1397 |
Apparently it's not just cheese culture that attract them |
1.2143 |
0.04648 |
112 |
92 |
16 |
4 |
1398 |
Surreal! Only two are looking at the Magratte. |
1.2143 |
0.03839 |
126 |
100 |
25 |
1 |
1399 |
Is this what amazement means? |
1.2143 |
0.04153 |
140 |
115 |
20 |
5 |
1400 |
It’s the negative space that the scientists didn’t use which makes this maze so intriguing. |
1.2143 |
0.04412 |
98 |
78 |
19 |
1 |
1401 |
Well, it look like we’ve finally proven that everyone is, in fact, a critic. |
1.2143 |
0.04472 |
112 |
91 |
18 |
3 |
1402 |
They seem drawn to cheesy art. |
1.2138 |
0.04287 |
145 |
121 |
17 |
7 |
1403 |
It seems cheesy art really is just as enticing as actual cheese! |
1.2137 |
0.04198 |
131 |
107 |
20 |
4 |
1404 |
You can get them to look but you can't get them to appreciate. |
1.2137 |
0.04056 |
131 |
106 |
22 |
3 |
1405 |
But have you controlled for the cheap Cabernet? |
1.2137 |
0.04198 |
131 |
107 |
20 |
4 |
1406 |
They understand masterpieces actually. |
1.2137 |
0.04175 |
117 |
94 |
21 |
2 |
1407 |
But are humans as discerning as these guys? |
1.2137 |
0.04348 |
117 |
95 |
19 |
3 |
1408 |
You know, this is considered animal cruelty in some countries |
1.2137 |
0.04348 |
117 |
95 |
19 |
3 |
1409 |
They have to exit through the gift shop or get a shock. A lot of them prefer the shock. |
1.2136 |
0.04907 |
103 |
85 |
14 |
4 |
1410 |
They seem to get the picture, don’t they. |
1.2136 |
0.04907 |
103 |
85 |
14 |
4 |
1411 |
They seem to be indifferent to Goya’s cat paintings. |
1.2136 |
0.04709 |
103 |
84 |
16 |
3 |
1412 |
They don't understand it. They just do it to look cool. |
1.2132 |
0.04097 |
136 |
111 |
21 |
4 |
1413 |
This test was so much faster when we used cheese. |
1.2132 |
0.04097 |
136 |
111 |
21 |
4 |
1414 |
Though they’ve found several meaningful interpretations they have yet to find the cheese |
1.2131 |
0.04542 |
122 |
101 |
16 |
5 |
1415 |
Soon, you'll have to train an animal to recognize a Rembrandt to prove you're not a robot. |
1.2130 |
0.05432 |
108 |
93 |
7 |
8 |
1416 |
It appears the pretention serum is working! |
1.2130 |
0.04753 |
108 |
89 |
15 |
4 |
1417 |
Even rodents avoid Thomas Kinkade. |
1.2130 |
0.04931 |
108 |
90 |
13 |
5 |
1418 |
Huh. I thought sure that they'd hone in on the Warhols. |
1.2130 |
0.04171 |
108 |
86 |
21 |
1 |
1419 |
I wanted Rodins....not rodents. |
1.2130 |
0.04567 |
108 |
88 |
17 |
3 |
1420 |
It looks like everyone is a critic. |
1.2130 |
0.04753 |
108 |
89 |
15 |
4 |
1421 |
They’re easily distracted. |
1.2128 |
0.04248 |
141 |
117 |
18 |
6 |
1422 |
It proves art can slow the rat race |
1.2128 |
0.04752 |
94 |
76 |
16 |
2 |
1423 |
Next week, lions, once we get thorns out of their paws. |
1.2126 |
0.04276 |
127 |
104 |
19 |
4 |
1424 |
Do they critique through a lens of Realism or Rationalism? |
1.2126 |
0.04276 |
127 |
104 |
19 |
4 |
1425 |
I'm amazed at how these mice respond to art therapy. |
1.2124 |
0.04064 |
113 |
90 |
22 |
1 |
1426 |
They’re big fans of Banksy |
1.2124 |
0.04779 |
113 |
94 |
14 |
5 |
1427 |
Art imitating life? |
1.2124 |
0.04941 |
113 |
95 |
12 |
6 |
1428 |
There used to be more, but most of them now work from home. |
1.2121 |
0.04169 |
132 |
108 |
20 |
4 |
1429 |
It's humane alright, but a little bulky for home use. |
1.2121 |
0.04602 |
99 |
80 |
17 |
2 |
1430 |
I told you they would love the cheese exhibition |
1.2121 |
0.04306 |
132 |
109 |
18 |
5 |
1431 |
We've tried exposing them to culture, but they still just shit everywhere. |
1.2121 |
0.05611 |
99 |
85 |
7 |
7 |
1432 |
Who’s the highest bidder? |
1.2121 |
0.04028 |
132 |
107 |
22 |
3 |
1433 |
The obvious conclusion is that art work discourages
scurrying |
1.2121 |
0.04821 |
99 |
81 |
15 |
3 |
1434 |
Interesting, they all seem to hate the Rothko |
1.2119 |
0.04315 |
118 |
96 |
19 |
3 |
1435 |
We had a bigger crowd at the Vermeer opening. |
1.2119 |
0.04638 |
118 |
98 |
15 |
5 |
1436 |
"We give them cheese after they've picked out the Monet's from the Manet's." |
1.2117 |
0.04070 |
137 |
112 |
21 |
4 |
1437 |
It's amazing that one over there is mansplaining the painting to his female companion. |
1.2115 |
0.05053 |
104 |
87 |
12 |
5 |
1438 |
Their favorite artist is Munch. |
1.2115 |
0.04464 |
104 |
84 |
18 |
2 |
1439 |
We want to see if they'll prefer fancier cheese after being exposed to culture. |
1.2115 |
0.04250 |
104 |
83 |
20 |
1 |
1440 |
They just don't seem capable of appreciating art - not a single one is looking at the paintings through its phone. |
1.2115 |
0.04668 |
104 |
85 |
16 |
3 |
1441 |
This proves my theory: mice are amazed by cheesy art. |
1.2115 |
0.04668 |
104 |
85 |
16 |
3 |
1442 |
I don't think this is helping us figure out the best exit for the gift shop. |
1.2114 |
0.04358 |
123 |
101 |
18 |
4 |
1443 |
Ok, now let's pretend to stop watching and see whether they just go straight to the gift shop again. |
1.2114 |
0.04509 |
123 |
102 |
16 |
5 |
1444 |
But isn't this just another cliche'd allegory on our human existence? |
1.2114 |
0.04358 |
123 |
101 |
18 |
4 |
1445 |
If one of them rubs feces all over a painting, we'll be getting somewhere. |
1.2113 |
0.03977 |
142 |
116 |
22 |
4 |
1446 |
I swear most of them have no idea what they're looking at. |
1.2113 |
0.04100 |
142 |
117 |
20 |
5 |
1447 |
I bet they are also all cis male |
1.2113 |
0.04451 |
142 |
120 |
14 |
8 |
1448 |
They are stopping to look at every painting! How can we tell which ones they like? |
1.2111 |
0.05119 |
90 |
74 |
13 |
3 |
1449 |
I think they've earned a tiny gift shop. |
1.2110 |
0.04713 |
109 |
90 |
15 |
4 |
1450 |
Actually, it was their idea. |
1.2110 |
0.05226 |
109 |
93 |
9 |
7 |
1451 |
Interesting. An art museum rat race just doesn't seem to work. I suggest we go back to cheese. |
1.2110 |
0.04337 |
109 |
88 |
19 |
2 |
1452 |
A-MAZING? |
1.2110 |
0.05061 |
109 |
92 |
11 |
6 |
1453 |
I think the guy in area B just ate the still life with fruit. |
1.2110 |
0.04713 |
109 |
90 |
15 |
4 |
1454 |
Well, they're not getting anywhere, but the are growing as individuals. |
1.2110 |
0.04890 |
109 |
91 |
13 |
5 |
1455 |
Just make sure none of them throws anything at a painting |
1.2109 |
0.04388 |
128 |
106 |
17 |
5 |
1456 |
They seem to like “Still Life with Cheese” the best. |
1.2109 |
0.04098 |
128 |
104 |
21 |
3 |
1457 |
The Escher exhibition would have been less cruel. |
1.2109 |
0.03786 |
128 |
102 |
25 |
1 |
1458 |
I don't know how, but they can find their way out without passing through the gift shop. |
1.2105 |
0.05374 |
95 |
80 |
10 |
5 |
1459 |
Finally, I get to use my arts and science degree. |
1.2105 |
0.04740 |
114 |
95 |
14 |
5 |
1460 |
There is no cheese. We figure the experience itself is its own reward. |
1.2105 |
0.05161 |
95 |
79 |
12 |
4 |
1461 |
Gone are the days when they will go through a maze for no reason. |
1.2105 |
0.05374 |
95 |
80 |
10 |
5 |
1462 |
Experimental Art |
1.2105 |
0.04240 |
152 |
128 |
16 |
8 |
1463 |
They're all looking at snow scenes. Looks like six more weeks of winter. |
1.2105 |
0.04408 |
133 |
111 |
16 |
6 |
1464 |
We bill it as a caption contest but it’s really a test to see how long they’ll stare at a drawing. |
1.2105 |
0.04401 |
114 |
93 |
18 |
3 |
1465 |
Uh oh. That one's about to glue itself to the miniature Picasso. |
1.2105 |
0.04240 |
152 |
128 |
16 |
8 |
1466 |
I’m telling you they’re prints. |
1.2105 |
0.04276 |
133 |
110 |
18 |
5 |
1467 |
They’re all more pretentious than the control for some reason |
1.2105 |
0.04029 |
152 |
126 |
20 |
6 |
1468 |
Why did we have to get the intellectuals? |
1.2101 |
0.04172 |
138 |
114 |
19 |
5 |
1469 |
Their favorite artist seems to be Ratphael. |
1.2101 |
0.04282 |
119 |
97 |
19 |
3 |
1470 |
They wanted a taste test. |
1.2101 |
0.04603 |
119 |
99 |
15 |
5 |
1471 |
They've acquired a cheesy aesthetic taste. |
1.2101 |
0.04603 |
119 |
99 |
15 |
5 |
1472 |
Keep doing this and next thing you know, they’ll want to feel relevant. |
1.2101 |
0.04445 |
119 |
98 |
17 |
4 |
1473 |
So, we took away their cell phones for two hours . . . |
1.2101 |
0.04282 |
119 |
97 |
19 |
3 |
1474 |
Of course they’re all female, the men are over there falling asleep on benches! |
1.2101 |
0.04603 |
119 |
99 |
15 |
5 |
1475 |
The homage to fromage is the most popular so far. |
1.2100 |
0.05183 |
100 |
84 |
11 |
5 |
1476 |
I think they prefer experimental art to experiments. |
1.2100 |
0.04984 |
100 |
83 |
13 |
4 |
1477 |
You’re right, they prefer landscapes. |
1.2100 |
0.04777 |
100 |
82 |
15 |
3 |
1478 |
…and this one is our Mousée d’Orsay experiment. |
1.2097 |
0.04172 |
124 |
101 |
20 |
3 |
1479 |
Art Aristo-rats |
1.2097 |
0.04620 |
124 |
104 |
14 |
6 |
1480 |
So they're all trying to find the route to the gift shop? |
1.2097 |
0.04172 |
124 |
101 |
20 |
3 |
1481 |
Way too smart for Cancer drug trials now ! |
1.2097 |
0.04012 |
124 |
100 |
22 |
2 |
1482 |
You realize having them all cheese scented invalidates the survey. |
1.2097 |
0.04759 |
124 |
105 |
12 |
7 |
1483 |
We're trying to determine if they can exit without a gift shop. |
1.2095 |
0.05008 |
105 |
88 |
12 |
5 |
1484 |
Just don’t do contemporary art—that would be unethical. |
1.2095 |
0.05008 |
105 |
88 |
12 |
5 |
1485 |
Let's see if introducing wine and cheese will increase sales. |
1.2095 |
0.04426 |
105 |
85 |
18 |
2 |
1486 |
You'll never look at cheese the same way again either. |
1.2093 |
0.03918 |
129 |
104 |
23 |
2 |
1487 |
The tailwork on this one is amazing. |
1.2091 |
0.04849 |
110 |
92 |
13 |
5 |
1488 |
And yet they still haven't figured out they can go over the walls! |
1.2091 |
0.04674 |
110 |
91 |
15 |
4 |
1489 |
Three years of research and all we have is "they know what they like" |
1.2091 |
0.04674 |
110 |
91 |
15 |
4 |
1490 |
Looks like the cheese stands alone. |
1.2091 |
0.04492 |
110 |
90 |
17 |
3 |
1491 |
After receiving the doctorate treatment, the mice are 5x more likely to seek cheese in the artwork. |
1.2090 |
0.04247 |
134 |
111 |
18 |
5 |
1492 |
I'm just surprised they stuck around after the free cheese from the reception. |
1.2090 |
0.04247 |
134 |
111 |
18 |
5 |
1493 |
So far, 'Still Life With Cheese' is the runaway favorite. |
1.2090 |
0.04627 |
134 |
114 |
12 |
8 |
1494 |
They did build a better mouse trap. |
1.2087 |
0.04703 |
115 |
96 |
14 |
5 |
1495 |
Seems they don't want to leave. Maybe the artwork is too cheesy. |
1.2087 |
0.04703 |
115 |
96 |
14 |
5 |
1496 |
The Impressionists always stop them cold. |
1.2087 |
0.04366 |
115 |
94 |
18 |
3 |
1497 |
It’s the Still Living Trial. |
1.2087 |
0.04537 |
115 |
95 |
16 |
4 |
1498 |
I don't see any 'toxic masculinity' in this group. |
1.2083 |
0.04865 |
120 |
102 |
11 |
7 |
1499 |
I think they prefer cheesy surrealism. |
1.2083 |
0.04412 |
120 |
99 |
17 |
4 |
1500 |
They have to stop asking the people in these photos to say "cheese." |
1.2083 |
0.04865 |
120 |
102 |
11 |
7 |
1501 |
Watch carefully, I think one of these guys is Banksy |
1.2083 |
0.04412 |
120 |
99 |
17 |
4 |
1502 |
Well if this lot like it,so will the coastal ruling elite. |
1.2083 |
0.05112 |
96 |
80 |
12 |
4 |
1503 |
19th century realism was a huge mistake. |
1.2083 |
0.04082 |
120 |
97 |
21 |
2 |
1504 |
They're no longer interested in cheese. What they want now is food for thought. |
1.2083 |
0.05112 |
96 |
80 |
12 |
4 |
1505 |
They’re refusing to eat the cheese unless it’s paired with wine. |
1.2081 |
0.03958 |
149 |
123 |
21 |
5 |
1506 |
The art exhibit is included with admission. |
1.2080 |
0.04295 |
125 |
103 |
18 |
4 |
1507 |
I still say that without a gift shop, our data is incomplete. |
1.2080 |
0.04443 |
125 |
104 |
16 |
5 |
1508 |
They still can't find the mousterpiece. |
1.2079 |
0.04939 |
101 |
84 |
13 |
4 |
1509 |
Yet more proof doctor, everyone is indeed a critic. |
1.2079 |
0.04734 |
101 |
83 |
15 |
3 |
1510 |
The tough step was training that one mouse to create all those paintings. |
1.2079 |
0.04520 |
101 |
82 |
17 |
2 |
1511 |
Amazing. They don’t know anything about art, but they know what they like. |
1.2079 |
0.04939 |
101 |
84 |
13 |
4 |
1512 |
Do they only poop in the modern art wing? |
1.2079 |
0.04734 |
101 |
83 |
15 |
3 |
1513 |
How is the control group doing with the Pollock collection? |
1.2077 |
0.04462 |
130 |
109 |
15 |
6 |
1514 |
We said modern “art”, Peggy, not modern “rat” |
1.2077 |
0.04042 |
130 |
106 |
21 |
3 |
1515 |
Who moved my Chagall? |
1.2077 |
0.04327 |
130 |
108 |
17 |
5 |
1516 |
So the Camembert / Impressionism correlation is significant. |
1.2075 |
0.04388 |
106 |
86 |
18 |
2 |
1517 |
They don't fool me. In a few minutes they'll be gnawing on the frames. |
1.2075 |
0.04780 |
106 |
88 |
14 |
4 |
1518 |
It turns out, that just like humans, rats contemplate art to impress their peers |
1.2075 |
0.04388 |
106 |
86 |
18 |
2 |
1519 |
So far they're doing a poor job of recognizing which ones were painted by other mice and which ones were created by A.I. |
1.2075 |
0.04179 |
106 |
85 |
20 |
1 |
1520 |
Is the cheese in the gift shop? |
1.2075 |
0.04589 |
106 |
87 |
16 |
3 |
1521 |
They like still lifes with food and cheese the best. |
1.2075 |
0.04780 |
106 |
88 |
14 |
4 |
1522 |
The Mondrian perplexes them. |
1.2075 |
0.04780 |
106 |
88 |
14 |
4 |
1523 |
Well there goes another cliche. |
1.2074 |
0.04219 |
135 |
112 |
18 |
5 |
1524 |
Where are these mice from? Paris? |
1.2072 |
0.04635 |
111 |
92 |
15 |
4 |
1525 |
You see? It's a fake. |
1.2072 |
0.04455 |
111 |
91 |
17 |
3 |
1526 |
you got your PHD for this? |
1.2072 |
0.04635 |
111 |
92 |
15 |
4 |
1527 |
The picture that attracts the most interest becomes next week's New Yorker cover. |
1.2072 |
0.04635 |
111 |
92 |
15 |
4 |
1528 |
These all had the camembert, so yes, art is elitist. |
1.2072 |
0.04635 |
111 |
92 |
15 |
4 |
1529 |
They’re looking for the Mousa Lisa. |
1.2072 |
0.05295 |
111 |
96 |
7 |
8 |
1530 |
Put up artwork, and they try to figure out what the artist meant instead of going through the maze. |
1.2072 |
0.04455 |
111 |
91 |
17 |
3 |
1531 |
Seems the colors aren't mousy enough! |
1.2072 |
0.04267 |
111 |
90 |
19 |
2 |
1532 |
The pill that makes them appreciate fine art appears not to be transferable to humans. |
1.2071 |
0.04241 |
140 |
117 |
17 |
6 |
1533 |
We used to train them with cheese. |
1.2069 |
0.04665 |
116 |
97 |
14 |
5 |
1534 |
It's hardly surprising that the rats prefer still life paintings featuring cheese. |
1.2069 |
0.04942 |
87 |
71 |
14 |
2 |
1535 |
Reward them with our finest cheese. |
1.2069 |
0.04332 |
116 |
95 |
18 |
3 |
1536 |
Rodents Day; free admission Thursdays 6-8 PM |
1.2069 |
0.04140 |
145 |
121 |
18 |
6 |
1537 |
Guess we're all gonna find out if bad art causes cancer. |
1.2069 |
0.04502 |
116 |
96 |
16 |
4 |
1538 |
This gallery is amazing. |
1.2069 |
0.04502 |
116 |
96 |
16 |
4 |
1539 |
Because they can't read, they actually spend more time looking at the pictures. |
1.2069 |
0.04155 |
116 |
94 |
20 |
2 |
1540 |
Great exhibit but a small crowd. |
1.2069 |
0.04665 |
116 |
97 |
14 |
5 |
1541 |
The purpose of this is to find the best bait for mousetraps. |
1.2069 |
0.04332 |
116 |
95 |
18 |
3 |
1542 |
They never cease to a maze! |
1.2069 |
0.04155 |
116 |
94 |
20 |
2 |
1543 |
They ran circles around the model of the Guggenheim. |
1.2069 |
0.04665 |
116 |
97 |
14 |
5 |
1544 |
This unequivocally establishes that there's more than just an anagram connection between r-a-t and a-r-t. |
1.2066 |
0.04218 |
121 |
99 |
19 |
3 |
1545 |
It's amazing that the Impressionists still hold up. |
1.2066 |
0.04533 |
121 |
101 |
15 |
5 |
1546 |
I bet most of them are just pretending to like art |
1.2066 |
0.04218 |
121 |
99 |
19 |
3 |
1547 |
And I thought they only came for the cheese at the reception. |
1.2066 |
0.04052 |
121 |
98 |
21 |
2 |
1548 |
Looks like they are all excellent actors! |
1.2066 |
0.04052 |
121 |
98 |
21 |
2 |
1549 |
Even rats know "modern art" is trash. |
1.2065 |
0.05250 |
92 |
77 |
11 |
4 |
1550 |
I t’s just an experiment for the development of a new non-verbal I Q test. |
1.2063 |
0.04410 |
126 |
105 |
16 |
5 |
1551 |
It's been over 4 seconds and not one of them has taken a selfie in front of the art! |
1.2063 |
0.04264 |
126 |
104 |
18 |
4 |
1552 |
Ok, now put in the cheese drawing. |
1.2063 |
0.04410 |
126 |
105 |
16 |
5 |
1553 |
Yes. It's obvious. The mouseum was a timely project. |
1.2063 |
0.04410 |
126 |
105 |
16 |
5 |
1554 |
We're well on our way to proving that life imitates rat. |
1.2062 |
0.04129 |
97 |
77 |
20 |
0 |
1555 |
This was so much easier when we just gave them cheese. |
1.2062 |
0.05064 |
97 |
81 |
12 |
4 |
1556 |
It's the device in the next room that bothers me. |
1.2062 |
0.05064 |
97 |
81 |
12 |
4 |
1557 |
Museum of Rats |
1.2061 |
0.04296 |
131 |
109 |
17 |
5 |
1558 |
That’s how i feel at the Met. |
1.2061 |
0.04562 |
131 |
111 |
13 |
7 |
1559 |
and all this is accomplished just by cutting their Corpus Collosum? |
1.2059 |
0.04480 |
102 |
83 |
17 |
2 |
1560 |
Look at these mice appreciating the art. My husband would prefer to go through a museum on a zip line. |
1.2059 |
0.04692 |
102 |
84 |
15 |
3 |
1561 |
Attempt to breed a nest of poseur mice has failed. Not one goatee or turtleneck in the group. No clove cigarettes. No ironic tattoos. And they are actually looking art. |
1.2059 |
0.04894 |
102 |
85 |
13 |
4 |
1562 |
They seem particularly enamored of Picasso’s Blue Cheese period. |
1.2059 |
0.04894 |
102 |
85 |
13 |
4 |
1563 |
Maybe this will appease those PETA activists. |
1.2059 |
0.04480 |
102 |
83 |
17 |
2 |
1564 |
The artist was a troubled genius that cut off his own tail. |
1.2059 |
0.04692 |
102 |
84 |
15 |
3 |
1565 |
Exactly what was your maze designer's last job? |
1.2056 |
0.04922 |
107 |
90 |
12 |
5 |
1566 |
They told you to take a culture from the mice,not bring the culture to the mice |
1.2056 |
0.05098 |
107 |
91 |
10 |
6 |
1567 |
No black rats? |
1.2054 |
0.04233 |
112 |
91 |
19 |
2 |
1568 |
They were all
amazed! |
1.2054 |
0.04769 |
112 |
94 |
13 |
5 |
1569 |
We're trying to see how long it takes for them to ask the way to the exit. |
1.2054 |
0.04419 |
112 |
92 |
17 |
3 |
1570 |
Maisie's Miniatures, huh? Why are the gallery patrons naked? |
1.2054 |
0.04597 |
112 |
93 |
15 |
4 |
1571 |
We're trying to figure out how they overcame the cultural deficit. Think of the implications! |
1.2054 |
0.04039 |
112 |
90 |
21 |
1 |
1572 |
Remind me,did they tell us which three are blind? |
1.2054 |
0.04769 |
112 |
94 |
13 |
5 |
1573 |
They've lost themselves in cheesy post modernism. |
1.2051 |
0.04298 |
117 |
96 |
18 |
3 |
1574 |
The originals are in the underground vault, right? |
1.2051 |
0.04298 |
117 |
96 |
18 |
3 |
1575 |
It seems the preference is cheddar and cubism. |
1.2051 |
0.04298 |
117 |
96 |
18 |
3 |
1576 |
Eventually they learn to ignore the Van Goghs and Monets, and go right to the Thomas Kinkade. |
1.2049 |
0.04647 |
122 |
103 |
13 |
6 |
1577 |
They did well with the timed-entry tickets. |
1.2049 |
0.04187 |
122 |
100 |
19 |
3 |
1578 |
I think we can tell the Rihksmuseum that the Vermeers are the source of their rat problem. |
1.2048 |
0.05355 |
83 |
69 |
11 |
3 |
1579 |
Half of them are questioning if this is art and the other half is looking for the gift shop. |
1.2048 |
0.05355 |
83 |
69 |
11 |
3 |
1580 |
You don't have to guess which ones have been to this game before. |
1.2048 |
0.05355 |
83 |
69 |
11 |
3 |
1581 |
Need I say more about my Critical Mice Theory? |
1.2048 |
0.06123 |
83 |
72 |
5 |
6 |
1582 |
Are you sure this is the lethal level of bad art? |
1.2047 |
0.04378 |
127 |
106 |
16 |
5 |
1583 |
They spend significanntly more time in the culinary still-life wing. |
1.2047 |
0.03927 |
127 |
103 |
22 |
2 |
1584 |
We switched out the cheddar for a Brie de Meaux. |
1.2047 |
0.04378 |
127 |
106 |
16 |
5 |
1585 |
They don't seem to like the impressionists. |
1.2047 |
0.04233 |
127 |
105 |
18 |
4 |
1586 |
There is always a critic |
1.2045 |
0.04129 |
132 |
109 |
19 |
4 |
1587 |
I said we needed more pecorino, not Picasso. |
1.2044 |
0.03896 |
137 |
112 |
22 |
3 |
1588 |
If they complete the correct path they get a little gift shop. |
1.2044 |
0.04289 |
137 |
115 |
16 |
6 |
1589 |
Maybe we should have used the blind mice! |
1.2044 |
0.04413 |
137 |
116 |
14 |
7 |
1590 |
Ok, let's see what happens when we replace the Renoir with the Monterey Jack. |
1.2043 |
0.04727 |
93 |
76 |
15 |
2 |
1591 |
Are you rethinking what I am rethinking? |
1.2043 |
0.04473 |
93 |
75 |
17 |
1 |
1592 |
You were right! The maze format added a comfort level. Attendance is way up! |
1.2043 |
0.05198 |
93 |
78 |
11 |
4 |
1593 |
Why do they prefer the Pre-Raphaelites? |
1.2042 |
0.04303 |
142 |
120 |
15 |
7 |
1594 |
I still don't understand. Why do we think this may cause cancer? |
1.2041 |
0.05016 |
98 |
82 |
12 |
4 |
1595 |
I can't wait for this whole 'art rat' thing to run its course. |
1.2041 |
0.04342 |
98 |
79 |
18 |
1 |
1596 |
This must be the cannabis research |
1.2041 |
0.04577 |
98 |
80 |
16 |
2 |
1597 |
Alright, maybe classing up the rat maze wasn't a good idea. |
1.2041 |
0.04577 |
98 |
80 |
16 |
2 |
1598 |
The Labvre |
1.2041 |
0.04802 |
98 |
81 |
14 |
3 |
1599 |
Looks like they're really starting to develop their sense of taste. |
1.2039 |
0.04441 |
103 |
84 |
17 |
2 |
1600 |
And they have no idea these paintings were done by cats |
1.2039 |
0.04441 |
103 |
84 |
17 |
2 |
1601 |
It doesn't seem like there is any correlation between the mice who drank the cheap versus the expensive wine, and the mice who like avant-garde versus realism. |
1.2039 |
0.05043 |
103 |
87 |
11 |
5 |
1602 |
At first they came only for the cheese. Now they come for the presence of God manifested through light, color, and form. |
1.2039 |
0.04851 |
103 |
86 |
13 |
4 |
1603 |
Eureka! We finally discovered an audience for miniatures. |
1.2039 |
0.04650 |
103 |
85 |
15 |
3 |
1604 |
Let's add cocaine to their cheese and rotate in the surrealists. |
1.2037 |
0.04511 |
108 |
89 |
16 |
3 |
1605 |
All of these just look like mouse vaginas. |
1.2037 |
0.05054 |
108 |
92 |
10 |
6 |
1606 |
No surprise- they prefer the Seurats |
1.2037 |
0.05054 |
108 |
92 |
10 |
6 |
1607 |
Perhaps, but they all leave as soon as it stops raining. |
1.2037 |
0.04699 |
108 |
90 |
14 |
4 |
1608 |
The post-modern exhibit received better reviews. |
1.2037 |
0.04699 |
108 |
90 |
14 |
4 |
1609 |
They want wine with the cheese. |
1.2035 |
0.04894 |
113 |
96 |
11 |
6 |
1610 |
Next, let's see what they do at the Guggenheim. |
1.2035 |
0.04560 |
113 |
94 |
15 |
4 |
1611 |
It was a typo, it was supposed to say Open House, not Open Mouse. |
1.2035 |
0.04560 |
113 |
94 |
15 |
4 |
1612 |
I can't tell which one's the docent. |
1.2035 |
0.04383 |
113 |
93 |
17 |
3 |
1613 |
Turns out, they have a larger right brain than we do. |
1.2035 |
0.04383 |
113 |
93 |
17 |
3 |
1614 |
I don't get it, why do humans paint themselves with clothes on? |
1.2035 |
0.04199 |
113 |
92 |
19 |
2 |
1615 |
They wouldn't buy NFT either. |
1.2035 |
0.04383 |
113 |
93 |
17 |
3 |
1616 |
It began shortly after they picked brie over Kraft singles. |
1.2034 |
0.04265 |
118 |
97 |
18 |
3 |
1617 |
OK, that's interesting. Now let's try the Pollock exhibit. |
1.2034 |
0.04432 |
118 |
98 |
16 |
4 |
1618 |
As they move through it, they spend less time with each one and eventually just start looking for the exit. |
1.2034 |
0.04092 |
118 |
96 |
20 |
2 |
1619 |
You may have improved their intelligence, but you did nothing for their taste in art. |
1.2034 |
0.04593 |
118 |
99 |
14 |
5 |
1620 |
I knew the Cheddar Exhibit would be popular. |
1.2034 |
0.04593 |
118 |
99 |
14 |
5 |
1621 |
For a first field trip they're doing surprisingly well! |
1.2034 |
0.04092 |
118 |
96 |
20 |
2 |
1622 |
I don't think this is what Mussorgsky had in mind. |
1.2034 |
0.04432 |
118 |
98 |
16 |
4 |
1623 |
Bring in the fine cheese. |
1.2033 |
0.04465 |
123 |
103 |
15 |
5 |
1624 |
The after-lunch crowd always behaves so differently. |
1.2033 |
0.04156 |
123 |
101 |
19 |
3 |
1625 |
They rejected the cheese; they called it ‘contemporary trash.’ |
1.2033 |
0.04313 |
123 |
102 |
17 |
4 |
1626 |
They really need a docent rodent. |
1.2033 |
0.04465 |
123 |
103 |
15 |
5 |
1627 |
And all but #3 claim to have met Keith Haring
during his subway period in the 80's." |
1.2033 |
0.04313 |
123 |
102 |
17 |
4 |
1628 |
It's kind of cute how they look at Judith beheading Holofernes. |
1.2033 |
0.04313 |
123 |
102 |
17 |
4 |
1629 |
Do think I'll learn anything useful from this focus group. |
1.2031 |
0.03738 |
128 |
103 |
24 |
1 |
1630 |
Their interest in art is A-Maz-Ing! |
1.2029 |
0.04502 |
138 |
118 |
12 |
8 |
1631 |
Who knew it stood for Museum Of Mouse Art |
1.2027 |
0.03708 |
148 |
121 |
24 |
3 |
1632 |
Next we put humans in a maze with rat art. Expect less dawdling. |
1.2022 |
0.04570 |
89 |
72 |
16 |
1 |
1633 |
They’ve also requested wine
with the cheese at the exit. |
1.2022 |
0.05343 |
89 |
75 |
10 |
4 |
1634 |
We’ve trained them to recognize art, but how can we tell if they actually appreciate it? |
1.2021 |
0.04920 |
94 |
78 |
13 |
3 |
1635 |
It's more challenging than it looks. One wrong turn and it's back to starving artist acrylics. |
1.2021 |
0.04920 |
94 |
78 |
13 |
3 |
1636 |
This way they learn the maze and discover art history at the same time. |
1.2021 |
0.04920 |
94 |
78 |
13 |
3 |
1637 |
Maze-merizing! |
1.2020 |
0.04758 |
99 |
82 |
14 |
3 |
1638 |
I wonder why they all seem to prefer the Dutch Masters? |
1.2020 |
0.04758 |
99 |
82 |
14 |
3 |
1639 |
I don't think they're getting the "maze" part. |
1.2020 |
0.04969 |
99 |
83 |
12 |
4 |
1640 |
This works just as well as the Zoloft. |
1.2020 |
0.04969 |
99 |
83 |
12 |
4 |
1641 |
So now they'll probably think they're too cool for street art. |
1.2020 |
0.04536 |
99 |
81 |
16 |
2 |
1642 |
Yes they like it, but do they truly have the capacity to understand it ? |
1.2020 |
0.04758 |
99 |
82 |
14 |
3 |
1643 |
It's a typo - I wanted a rat maze, not an art maze. |
1.2020 |
0.04969 |
99 |
83 |
12 |
4 |
1644 |
They seem to enjoy squeaking about the work afterward, too. |
1.2020 |
0.04758 |
99 |
82 |
14 |
3 |
1645 |
They haven’t evolved to taking selfies yet. |
1.2019 |
0.04402 |
104 |
85 |
17 |
2 |
1646 |
Perhaps I'm imputing here. But it is possible Jackson Pollock reminds them of a hairball. |
1.2019 |
0.04609 |
104 |
86 |
15 |
3 |
1647 |
They can always find the fake Vermeer. |
1.2019 |
0.04609 |
104 |
86 |
15 |
3 |
1648 |
I agree, but they know what they like. |
1.2019 |
0.04808 |
104 |
87 |
13 |
4 |
1649 |
I'm thinking about selling the collection and buying a mouse trap. |
1.2019 |
0.04402 |
104 |
85 |
17 |
2 |
1650 |
They’re all stuck at the Gauguins— they think they’re Gouda. |
1.2019 |
0.04808 |
104 |
87 |
13 |
4 |
1651 |
Wow. you want to know what I think? It’s hard to put my finger on it, but it does beg the question, “what the fuck?”. Christ, Debra. What are we doing here? |
1.2018 |
0.04660 |
109 |
91 |
14 |
4 |
1652 |
It’s fun to watch their reactions when they wander into the Mapplethorpe exhibit. |
1.2018 |
0.04474 |
109 |
90 |
16 |
3 |
1653 |
I think it worked! Their taste has improved considerably. |
1.2018 |
0.04474 |
109 |
90 |
16 |
3 |
1654 |
No gift shop? |
1.2018 |
0.03775 |
114 |
91 |
23 |
0 |
1655 |
Well, I’m certainly not calling them vermin anymore. |
1.2018 |
0.04349 |
114 |
94 |
17 |
3 |
1656 |
Rat Critics are the slowest don't you think? |
1.2018 |
0.04166 |
114 |
93 |
19 |
2 |
1657 |
Note which ones linger at the Caravaggio and have them dissected. |
1.2017 |
0.04233 |
119 |
98 |
18 |
3 |
1658 |
We've built the toughest maze yet: the art world. |
1.2017 |
0.04859 |
119 |
102 |
10 |
7 |
1659 |
I don't think it needs a caption. Just use it as is. Sylvia Lurie (sylvia.lurie@gmail.com) |
1.2017 |
0.05144 |
119 |
104 |
6 |
9 |
1660 |
Have they noticed the van Dijck yet? |
1.2017 |
0.04061 |
119 |
97 |
20 |
2 |
1661 |
We're calling it-Ratrospective |
1.2017 |
0.03882 |
119 |
96 |
22 |
1 |
1662 |
They find it all a bit reductive. |
1.2017 |
0.04061 |
119 |
97 |
20 |
2 |
1663 |
The true test is what they buy in the gift shop |
1.2016 |
0.04432 |
124 |
104 |
15 |
5 |
1664 |
Know your audience. |
1.2016 |
0.04126 |
124 |
102 |
19 |
3 |
1665 |
Since we applied the mild electrical shocks, not one of them has touched a painting. Are we ready for human trials? |
1.2016 |
0.04282 |
124 |
103 |
17 |
4 |
1666 |
I said correlated, not curated. |
1.2016 |
0.04432 |
124 |
104 |
15 |
5 |
1667 |
Almost as surreal as not portraying us as balding, middle-aged, white male scientists. |
1.2016 |
0.04719 |
124 |
106 |
11 |
7 |
1668 |
"Odd, those focusing on the abstract Impressionists are unaware it's a maze." |
1.2016 |
0.04578 |
124 |
105 |
13 |
6 |
1669 |
Are you surprised they like the Seurat the best? |
1.2016 |
0.04432 |
124 |
104 |
15 |
5 |
1670 |
I never realized that August Rodent had such devoted followers. |
1.2016 |
0.04719 |
124 |
106 |
11 |
7 |
1671 |
I think we should call it the "Guggenheim strain". |
1.2016 |
0.04026 |
129 |
106 |
20 |
3 |
1672 |
They cant leave until they find the gift shop |
1.2016 |
0.03872 |
129 |
105 |
22 |
2 |
1673 |
The 'Rodin-t' Exhibit drew a bigger crowd. |
1.2016 |
0.04316 |
129 |
108 |
16 |
5 |
1674 |
For the control group,the walls just have Mondrians. |
1.2016 |
0.03713 |
129 |
104 |
24 |
1 |
1675 |
They may look like art lovers, but behind one of the paintings is a lump of cheddar. |
1.2000 |
0.04389 |
95 |
77 |
17 |
1 |
1676 |
I was inspired one day at the Met. |
1.2000 |
0.04364 |
105 |
86 |
17 |
2 |
1677 |
They’re spending more time with the art than the human test subjects. |
1.2000 |
0.04201 |
120 |
99 |
18 |
3 |
1678 |
This study confirms our hypothesis that analysis produces paralysis. |
1.2000 |
0.04201 |
120 |
99 |
18 |
3 |
1679 |
Okay, canapes and wine is a thing. |
1.2000 |
0.03952 |
140 |
116 |
20 |
4 |
1680 |
We're training them to exit without stopping at the gift shop. |
1.2000 |
0.03853 |
120 |
97 |
22 |
1 |
1681 |
It’s a highbrow group. Next time order the artisanal cheese. |
1.2000 |
0.03820 |
140 |
115 |
22 |
3 |
1682 |
Cheesy art checks the box for them. |
1.2000 |
0.04250 |
125 |
104 |
17 |
4 |
1683 |
They're learning. They sit in a circle afterwards and discuss which ones they liked." |
1.2000 |
0.04423 |
130 |
110 |
14 |
6 |
1684 |
Apparently they don't understand Abstract Art either. |
1.2000 |
0.04134 |
115 |
94 |
19 |
2 |
1685 |
What were you expecting from a bunch of white mice? |
1.2000 |
0.04250 |
125 |
104 |
17 |
4 |
1686 |
Their taste for art is more refined than their taste for cheese. |
1.2000 |
0.05047 |
90 |
75 |
12 |
3 |
1687 |
The food in the cafe must really be getting worse. |
1.2000 |
0.04569 |
105 |
87 |
15 |
3 |
1688 |
Any progress in the "museum legs" study? |
1.2000 |
0.04364 |
120 |
100 |
16 |
4 |
1689 |
Interesting -- they seem to prefer Banksy, Basquiat and Cornbread to the Impressionists! |
1.2000 |
0.04437 |
110 |
91 |
16 |
3 |
1690 |
This already looks more promising than the other art buying prediction tests |
1.2000 |
0.04621 |
110 |
92 |
14 |
4 |
1691 |
Who moved my cheese...painting? |
1.2000 |
0.04364 |
120 |
100 |
16 |
4 |
1692 |
After weeks of trials the rats still haven't found the gift shop |
1.2000 |
0.04637 |
95 |
78 |
15 |
2 |
1693 |
Great! Now these mice will only eat aged Swiss cheese paired with a cabernet sauvignon while listening to jazz. |
1.2000 |
0.04654 |
115 |
97 |
13 |
5 |
1694 |
So far, 'Still Life with Cheese" is the hands-down favorite. |
1.2000 |
0.04714 |
100 |
83 |
14 |
3 |
1695 |
Welcome to the Guggenheim after closing |
1.2000 |
0.04437 |
110 |
91 |
16 |
3 |
1696 |
I seem to have misplaced my edibles. |
1.2000 |
0.04201 |
120 |
99 |
18 |
3 |
1697 |
Indulging in wine and cheese at the gallery
opening clearly eases the embarrassment
over appearing naked in public. |
1.2000 |
0.04798 |
110 |
93 |
12 |
5 |
1698 |
They found their way through the maze much faster with the cubist exhibition. |
1.2000 |
0.04714 |
100 |
83 |
14 |
3 |
1699 |
Just wait until they realize that there’s no gift shop |
1.2000 |
0.04045 |
135 |
112 |
19 |
4 |
1700 |
The results of our study are a maze ing. |
1.2000 |
0.04924 |
100 |
84 |
12 |
4 |
1701 |
They’re not understanding any of it but they do know what they like. |
1.2000 |
0.04096 |
125 |
103 |
19 |
3 |
1702 |
As I suspected, abstract impressionism is lost on them. |
1.2000 |
0.05500 |
85 |
72 |
9 |
4 |
1703 |
I predict when they get to the Joris van Son, "Still-Life with Cheese," all hell will break loose. |
1.2000 |
0.04495 |
100 |
82 |
16 |
2 |
1704 |
They really said every painting is "amazing?" |
1.2000 |
0.03998 |
130 |
107 |
20 |
3 |
1705 |
They stay more minutes seeing a canvas when there are the same species of the opposite sex. |
1.2000 |
0.04043 |
110 |
89 |
20 |
1 |
1706 |
I agree they're highly advanced, but calling it a "Ratnesance" is just icky! |
1.2000 |
0.03935 |
125 |
102 |
21 |
2 |
1707 |
So the result of my hypothesis is totally clear: Mice are obviously woke! |
1.2000 |
0.04043 |
110 |
89 |
20 |
1 |
1708 |
They say it's richer experience. |
1.2000 |
0.04495 |
100 |
82 |
16 |
2 |
1709 |
Not one of them has bought a magnet. |
1.2000 |
0.04872 |
95 |
79 |
13 |
3 |
1710 |
Charles River says these are their "cerebral" strain. |
1.2000 |
0.04924 |
100 |
84 |
12 |
4 |
1711 |
Perhaps featuring a Roquefort was an l' erreur |
1.2000 |
0.04043 |
110 |
89 |
20 |
1 |
1712 |
How about: “This what you get with a liberal arts education.” |
1.2000 |
0.04674 |
120 |
102 |
12 |
6 |
1713 |
Maybe a still life of cheese would have been the ticket. |
1.2000 |
0.04495 |
100 |
82 |
16 |
2 |
1714 |
Nice work on the aesthete gene. Now we need to find the gene that’ll make them race through the gallery and spend money in the gift shop. |
1.2000 |
0.04149 |
105 |
85 |
19 |
1 |
1715 |
I think they’d move faster if we put a gift shop at the end. |
1.2000 |
0.04149 |
105 |
85 |
19 |
1 |
1716 |
They easily solved the maze; it's the modern art they can't figure out. |
1.2000 |
0.05097 |
95 |
80 |
11 |
4 |
1717 |
I think we should go back to the cheese. |
1.1985 |
0.04151 |
136 |
114 |
17 |
5 |
1718 |
I told you the paintings were cheesy. |
1.1985 |
0.03880 |
136 |
112 |
21 |
3 |
1719 |
Cheese wasn't cutting it anymore, we had to use Impressionists. |
1.1985 |
0.04255 |
131 |
110 |
16 |
5 |
1720 |
SO, IT DOES MAKE YOU TIRED! |
1.1985 |
0.03970 |
131 |
108 |
20 |
3 |
1721 |
Gnawing on the art? No accounting for taste. |
1.1984 |
0.04219 |
126 |
105 |
17 |
4 |
1722 |
If only Dali could see this. |
1.1984 |
0.04219 |
126 |
105 |
17 |
4 |
1723 |
It's a very interesting side effect |
1.1984 |
0.04649 |
126 |
108 |
11 |
7 |
1724 |
They are millennial mice and this is their safe space. |
1.1984 |
0.03907 |
126 |
103 |
21 |
2 |
1725 |
The new reg that we have to provide cultural enrichment has wrecked this protocol. |
1.1984 |
0.04066 |
126 |
104 |
19 |
3 |
1726 |
Damn, rats with good taste are still rats. |
1.1984 |
0.04066 |
126 |
104 |
19 |
3 |
1727 |
Notice how they fall down laughing whenever they see an Andy Warhol? |
1.1984 |
0.03907 |
126 |
103 |
21 |
2 |
1728 |
They seem to attracted to the impressionist paintings by Gruyère and Camembert. |
1.1984 |
0.04367 |
126 |
106 |
15 |
5 |
1729 |
Well… we’re studying Banksy’s influence on Pest Modernism. On the one hand, artistically, they still can’t seem find their way out of the box, but they really do believe they’re improving intellectually. |
1.1983 |
0.04331 |
121 |
101 |
16 |
4 |
1730 |
It's a little cheesy. |
1.1983 |
0.04638 |
121 |
103 |
12 |
6 |
1731 |
Finally! They seem to obey the social distancing rules even without the stickers on the floor. |
1.1983 |
0.04001 |
121 |
99 |
20 |
2 |
1732 |
They don't steal food anymore but style references. |
1.1983 |
0.04169 |
121 |
100 |
18 |
3 |
1733 |
The don't know about art, but they know what they like. |
1.1983 |
0.04169 |
121 |
100 |
18 |
3 |
1734 |
Not only do they learn how to navigate, they also learn art appreciation. |
1.1983 |
0.03825 |
121 |
98 |
22 |
1 |
1735 |
This should do wonders for our funding. |
1.1983 |
0.04101 |
116 |
95 |
19 |
2 |
1736 |
The results of the experiment are clear: we need a gift shop. |
1.1983 |
0.04617 |
116 |
98 |
13 |
5 |
1737 |
Winslow Homer?? I never thought they would go for him. |
1.1983 |
0.04280 |
116 |
96 |
17 |
3 |
1738 |
They are clearly disappointed there aren’t any Disney pieces. |
1.1983 |
0.04452 |
116 |
97 |
15 |
4 |
1739 |
Anagrams in action…Fascinating. |
1.1983 |
0.04280 |
116 |
96 |
17 |
3 |
1740 |
Well, its conclusive. Pictures of cats are objectively adorable. |
1.1983 |
0.04452 |
116 |
97 |
15 |
4 |
1741 |
Oh, this is nothing. You should see my English lit class. |
1.1983 |
0.04452 |
116 |
97 |
15 |
4 |
1742 |
Speaking of experimenting, whatcha doing after work? |
1.1982 |
0.04582 |
111 |
93 |
14 |
4 |
1743 |
Cat portraits definitely make them move faster through the gallery than these old master prints. |
1.1982 |
0.04011 |
111 |
90 |
20 |
1 |
1744 |
You need less intelligent rats if you want the tests to be valid. |
1.1982 |
0.04758 |
111 |
94 |
12 |
5 |
1745 |
Every experiment confirms "American Cheese Gothic" is the favorite |
1.1981 |
0.04327 |
106 |
87 |
17 |
2 |
1746 |
There goes Oroville again, Ratsplaining the Turner. |
1.1981 |
0.04114 |
106 |
86 |
19 |
1 |
1747 |
Now let's try increasing the admission price |
1.1981 |
0.04530 |
106 |
88 |
15 |
3 |
1748 |
The human brain organoids we transplanted have exceeded all predictions. |
1.1981 |
0.04327 |
106 |
87 |
17 |
2 |
1749 |
Mnnh ... yes we're close, but it really needs to be triple blind. |
1.1981 |
0.04724 |
106 |
89 |
13 |
4 |
1750 |
Well, we've proved that seven out of nine participants are more likely to find a date on an app than at a museum. |
1.1981 |
0.04724 |
106 |
89 |
13 |
4 |
1751 |
Humane Society built a new Mousoleum |
1.1981 |
0.04911 |
106 |
90 |
11 |
5 |
1752 |
Clearly, cheesy art is the perfect choice. |
1.1980 |
0.05078 |
101 |
86 |
10 |
5 |
1753 |
Maze, schmaze, what's more confusing than an art gallery? |
1.1980 |
0.04226 |
101 |
82 |
18 |
1 |
1754 |
Raise the admission fee. |
1.1980 |
0.04671 |
101 |
84 |
14 |
3 |
1755 |
"I see what they mean when they say everybody's a critic." |
1.1980 |
0.05078 |
101 |
86 |
10 |
5 |
1756 |
Well, three are blind. |
1.1980 |
0.04879 |
101 |
85 |
12 |
4 |
1757 |
And yet when the auction starts they suddenly have no pockets. |
1.1979 |
0.04593 |
96 |
79 |
15 |
2 |
1758 |
Let's see what they do when we add a gift shop. |
1.1979 |
0.04593 |
96 |
79 |
15 |
2 |
1759 |
Maybe they'd do better with pieces by Mondrian. |
1.1979 |
0.05048 |
96 |
81 |
11 |
4 |
1760 |
So which is the one who prefers the Mondrian? |
1.1979 |
0.04593 |
96 |
79 |
15 |
2 |
1761 |
The Persistence of Memory is their favorite. I wonder why that is so. |
1.1979 |
0.04348 |
96 |
78 |
17 |
1 |
1762 |
When the cat is away, the mice will play. |
1.1979 |
0.05048 |
96 |
81 |
11 |
4 |
1763 |
Gorgonzola and Zinfandel? Who's idea was that? |
1.1979 |
0.05261 |
96 |
82 |
9 |
5 |
1764 |
At last, scientific proof of 'art for art's sake.'" |
1.1978 |
0.04745 |
91 |
75 |
14 |
2 |
1765 |
I thought this was suppose to be a triple blind study |
1.1977 |
0.05441 |
86 |
73 |
9 |
4 |
1766 |
The goal is to get them to find the gift shop as soon as possible. |
1.1970 |
0.04226 |
132 |
111 |
16 |
5 |
1767 |
Seems like a popular ratrospective. |
1.1969 |
0.04748 |
127 |
110 |
9 |
8 |
1768 |
These paintings are frauds, but here they are, valued at millions of dollars. Who says a Fine Arts degree doesn't pay off? |
1.1967 |
0.04454 |
122 |
103 |
14 |
5 |
1769 |
Fer gods sake, you misspelled rat! |
1.1967 |
0.04454 |
122 |
103 |
14 |
5 |
1770 |
We can conclude that art is its own reward. |
1.1967 |
0.04138 |
122 |
101 |
18 |
3 |
1771 |
It is impressive on many levels. |
1.1966 |
0.04247 |
117 |
97 |
17 |
3 |
1772 |
They've got better taste than the humans did... |
1.1966 |
0.04247 |
117 |
97 |
17 |
3 |
1773 |
We're training them to hold forth at fancy dinner parties. |
1.1966 |
0.04247 |
117 |
97 |
17 |
3 |
1774 |
They all get stuck at the Escher. |
1.1966 |
0.04417 |
117 |
98 |
15 |
4 |
1775 |
Oh wow. So, even rats can’t find where the bathroom is. |
1.1966 |
0.04247 |
117 |
97 |
17 |
3 |
1776 |
Now that they are trained, we can test the vaccine on the underrepresented subset of art critics. |
1.1966 |
0.03884 |
117 |
95 |
21 |
1 |
1777 |
Now let’s try it without the cultured cheese. |
1.1966 |
0.04070 |
117 |
96 |
19 |
2 |
1778 |
It’s a trial maze concept attracting a better class of mouse. |
1.1964 |
0.04545 |
112 |
94 |
14 |
4 |
1779 |
Hummm, last time we tested humans they were not even looking at the paintings,only at their cellphones! |
1.1964 |
0.04176 |
112 |
92 |
18 |
2 |
1780 |
This time exactly half paid the suggested donation. |
1.1964 |
0.04545 |
112 |
94 |
14 |
4 |
1781 |
Are you tracking how long it takes them to find the café ? |
1.1964 |
0.03979 |
112 |
91 |
20 |
1 |
1782 |
Like I keep telling my parents, an art degree is endlessly useful in today's science-driven marketplace. |
1.1963 |
0.04491 |
107 |
89 |
15 |
3 |
1783 |
They're only giving us 3 stars because the Museum cafe isn't open. |
1.1963 |
0.04491 |
107 |
89 |
15 |
3 |
1784 |
These "members only" nights are getting more and more crowded |
1.1963 |
0.04290 |
107 |
88 |
17 |
2 |
1785 |
They’re naturally drawn to Feta Kahlo |
1.1963 |
0.04290 |
107 |
88 |
17 |
2 |
1786 |
We'll need the wine and the cheese for this one. |
1.1963 |
0.04868 |
107 |
91 |
11 |
5 |
1787 |
Boy ,if they get that excited watching us at the museum, wait until they see us at the disco! |
1.1963 |
0.04290 |
107 |
88 |
17 |
2 |
1788 |
They just keep saying, “My three-year-old could have painted that.” |
1.1961 |
0.04629 |
102 |
85 |
14 |
3 |
1789 |
They were to run through a gauntlet, not a gallery |
1.1961 |
0.04835 |
102 |
86 |
12 |
4 |
1790 |
All the mice are white. Wuz up with that? |
1.1961 |
0.04835 |
102 |
86 |
12 |
4 |
1791 |
That dimwit up there does not know his Monet from his Comte. |
1.1961 |
0.04629 |
102 |
85 |
14 |
3 |
1792 |
They claim at the Louvre they were offered free housing and a baguette. |
1.1961 |
0.04835 |
102 |
86 |
12 |
4 |
1793 |
Famous works of Micehelangelo |
1.1961 |
0.04415 |
102 |
84 |
16 |
2 |
1794 |
And converesly, viewing Jackson Pollock resulted in 24% decrease in problem solving ability. |
1.1961 |
0.04835 |
102 |
86 |
12 |
4 |
1795 |
So how are the new and PETA approved live animal experiments working out. |
1.1961 |
0.04835 |
102 |
86 |
12 |
4 |
1796 |
After completing this version of maze, they will only eat imported cheese while pompously staring at you. |
1.1961 |
0.04415 |
102 |
84 |
16 |
2 |
1797 |
Let’s see if they are better than humans in getting through all the museum rooms. |
1.1961 |
0.04629 |
102 |
85 |
14 |
3 |
1798 |
Well, ever since MOMA began funding our research, everything seems to have come to a standstill. |
1.1961 |
0.04835 |
102 |
86 |
12 |
4 |
1799 |
Guess what? Instead of having rat cultures, we have cultured rats. |
1.1959 |
0.04780 |
97 |
81 |
13 |
3 |
1800 |
Still life with actual cheese seems to be the favorite. |
1.1959 |
0.04550 |
97 |
80 |
15 |
2 |
1801 |
Manipulation from a higher order |
1.1959 |
0.04308 |
97 |
79 |
17 |
1 |
1802 |
What do you expect when you use mice from the Louvre? |
1.1959 |
0.04550 |
97 |
80 |
15 |
2 |
1803 |
You've been at this for months. You really think one of them is going to figure out that art spelled backward is rat? |
1.1959 |
0.05000 |
97 |
82 |
11 |
4 |
1804 |
With the price of dairy products these days,it just made sense |
1.1959 |
0.04550 |
97 |
80 |
15 |
2 |
1805 |
We built this beautiful museum, and they still can't get a date. |
1.1959 |
0.04308 |
97 |
79 |
17 |
1 |
1806 |
We discovered they're actually more cultured than a lot of people are. |
1.1957 |
0.04946 |
92 |
77 |
12 |
3 |
1807 |
Just as I thought, they like the cheesy art better. |
1.1957 |
0.03829 |
138 |
114 |
21 |
3 |
1808 |
They're helping us find the cheesy art |
1.1957 |
0.04946 |
92 |
77 |
12 |
3 |
1809 |
These are the mice that preferred Gruyère to Swiss? |
1.1957 |
0.04698 |
92 |
76 |
14 |
2 |
1810 |
Is the exit through the gift shop? |
1.1957 |
0.03965 |
138 |
115 |
19 |
4 |
1811 |
It’s more eco-friendly than pesticides. |
1.1957 |
0.04946 |
92 |
77 |
12 |
3 |
1812 |
You got a $200,000 Grant to study what...? |
1.1957 |
0.05182 |
92 |
78 |
10 |
4 |
1813 |
It's the only maze they'll go through since we lined their cages with old NewYorker pages. |
1.1957 |
0.04698 |
92 |
76 |
14 |
2 |
1814 |
Maybe not the right time for an Escher exhibit. |
1.1954 |
0.05626 |
87 |
75 |
7 |
5 |
1815 |
This group is more cultured. The others just ate the peanut butter and left. |
1.1953 |
0.03852 |
128 |
105 |
21 |
2 |
1816 |
Sure, they're still hungry. But they're no longer culturally deprived. |
1.1953 |
0.03852 |
128 |
105 |
21 |
2 |
1817 |
Where's the cat? |
1.1951 |
0.04107 |
123 |
102 |
18 |
3 |
1818 |
But can they find the gift shop? |
1.1951 |
0.04403 |
82 |
66 |
16 |
0 |
1819 |
Universe 25 looked a lot different than… This? |
1.1951 |
0.04267 |
123 |
103 |
16 |
4 |
1820 |
Oddly, they seem to reject the cheesy art. |
1.1951 |
0.04420 |
123 |
104 |
14 |
5 |
1821 |
Day 76 of the study: despite our best efforts, the humans remain perplexed |
1.1949 |
0.04383 |
118 |
99 |
15 |
4 |
1822 |
They don't get a treat until they move the Louvre. |
1.1949 |
0.04383 |
118 |
99 |
15 |
4 |
1823 |
What happened to the cheese? |
1.1949 |
0.04383 |
118 |
99 |
15 |
4 |
1824 |
Looks like a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion problem to me. |
1.1949 |
0.04214 |
118 |
98 |
17 |
3 |
1825 |
We woke ‘em—at last—but now we’ll have to protect ‘em, Dr. Libby. |
1.1949 |
0.04383 |
118 |
99 |
15 |
4 |
1826 |
My mistake: I thought Vermeer was a type of cheese. |
1.1947 |
0.04846 |
113 |
97 |
10 |
6 |
1827 |
We shouldn't have used pictures of cheese. |
1.1947 |
0.04508 |
113 |
95 |
14 |
4 |
1828 |
The young mice seem to be gravitating toward the nudes. |
1.1947 |
0.04508 |
113 |
95 |
14 |
4 |
1829 |
Also, you can only catch these mice with the finest cheese. They've adapted. |
1.1947 |
0.04142 |
113 |
93 |
18 |
2 |
1830 |
Okay, let’s run them through again, this time with an exit into a gift shop. |
1.1947 |
0.04508 |
113 |
95 |
14 |
4 |
1831 |
Our conclusion is that they get much more social when injected with wine and cheese. |
1.1947 |
0.04329 |
113 |
94 |
16 |
3 |
1832 |
Now let’s see what happens when we bring out the wine and cheese |
1.1947 |
0.04508 |
113 |
95 |
14 |
4 |
1833 |
Control group or Gruyere group? |
1.1947 |
0.04846 |
113 |
97 |
10 |
6 |
1834 |
More honesty was shown by the three wearing the dark glasses..... |
1.1947 |
0.03947 |
113 |
92 |
20 |
1 |
1835 |
If they show sustained interest for 20 minutes, we reward them with a tote bag from the gift shop. |
1.1944 |
0.04453 |
108 |
90 |
15 |
3 |
1836 |
Well, we ran out of cheese |
1.1944 |
0.04453 |
108 |
90 |
15 |
3 |
1837 |
My conclusion? It's not just about the cheese any more. |
1.1944 |
0.04643 |
108 |
91 |
13 |
4 |
1838 |
Looks like the rat race is getting gentrified. |
1.1944 |
0.04453 |
108 |
90 |
15 |
3 |
1839 |
Test subjects responding well to the new museum flow. |
1.1944 |
0.04643 |
108 |
91 |
13 |
4 |
1840 |
It reminds me of the time I got lost in the museum. |
1.1944 |
0.04826 |
108 |
92 |
11 |
5 |
1841 |
They really seem to like the nudes |
1.1944 |
0.04046 |
108 |
88 |
19 |
1 |
1842 |
We still haven’t figured out how to diversify our audience |
1.1944 |
0.04453 |
108 |
90 |
15 |
3 |
1843 |
Make sure they exit through the gift shop. |
1.1944 |
0.04826 |
108 |
92 |
11 |
5 |
1844 |
Do you think we can train them to appreciate the cubists? |
1.1944 |
0.04453 |
108 |
90 |
15 |
3 |
1845 |
They’ll be so disappointed when they realize no outside food is permitted. |
1.1944 |
0.04453 |
108 |
90 |
15 |
3 |
1846 |
Putting chardonnay in their water supply has really sharpened their appreciation of fine art. |
1.1944 |
0.04254 |
108 |
89 |
17 |
2 |
1847 |
Finally, someone who appreciates AI NTFs. |
1.1942 |
0.04588 |
103 |
86 |
14 |
3 |
1848 |
Not a single one has even noticed Mona Lisa. |
1.1942 |
0.04588 |
103 |
86 |
14 |
3 |
1849 |
I'm surprised that none of them have found the gift shop yet. |
1.1942 |
0.04588 |
103 |
86 |
14 |
3 |
1850 |
No cheese, no objectivity. |
1.1942 |
0.04986 |
103 |
88 |
10 |
5 |
1851 |
Call me when one of them tries to buy a painting. |
1.1942 |
0.04588 |
103 |
86 |
14 |
3 |
1852 |
If the mice can navigate the museum, the people should be good. |
1.1942 |
0.04588 |
103 |
86 |
14 |
3 |
1853 |
I see they ate all the Bacons. |
1.1942 |
0.04588 |
103 |
86 |
14 |
3 |
1854 |
Monterey Jackson Pollacks, Pepper Jack on Canvas really is delightful isn't it? |
1.1942 |
0.04376 |
103 |
85 |
16 |
2 |
1855 |
M.C. Escher was a bad choice. |
1.1942 |
0.04791 |
103 |
87 |
12 |
4 |
1856 |
Let's show them the Escher exhibit. |
1.1940 |
0.04300 |
134 |
114 |
14 |
6 |
1857 |
You should have seen the crowds this weekend. |
1.1940 |
0.03889 |
134 |
111 |
20 |
3 |
1858 |
I thought, for sure, they’d be more interested in the nudes. |
1.1939 |
0.04508 |
98 |
81 |
15 |
2 |
1859 |
Let's see how long before they get museum legs and look for the bench? |
1.1939 |
0.04508 |
98 |
81 |
15 |
2 |
1860 |
I shouldn't tell you this, but every painting smells like cheese. |
1.1938 |
0.04273 |
129 |
109 |
15 |
5 |
1861 |
They came for the wine and cheese reception, stayed for the art. |
1.1938 |
0.03980 |
129 |
107 |
19 |
3 |
1862 |
It's a nice change, but it's really messing with their maze work. |
1.1935 |
0.04897 |
93 |
78 |
12 |
3 |
1863 |
I think they’re sophisticated enough now to teach them about cryptocurrencies. |
1.1935 |
0.04387 |
124 |
105 |
14 |
5 |
1864 |
They aren't any different than us - pretending to understand what they are looking at. |
1.1935 |
0.04652 |
93 |
77 |
14 |
2 |
1865 |
See, if you don't give them an exit they develop an interest. |
1.1935 |
0.04897 |
93 |
78 |
12 |
3 |
1866 |
They don't do selfies, apparently. |
1.1935 |
0.04652 |
93 |
77 |
14 |
2 |
1867 |
See how they do with the Dali. |
1.1935 |
0.04077 |
124 |
103 |
18 |
3 |
1868 |
Let’s now try the three blind mice with the exhibit tour headsets. |
1.1933 |
0.04349 |
119 |
100 |
15 |
4 |
1869 |
Strange that they find artwork so amazing. |
1.1933 |
0.04349 |
119 |
100 |
15 |
4 |
1870 |
Oh great.
You got a gaggle of former art museum
Rodents. |
1.1933 |
0.04008 |
119 |
98 |
19 |
2 |
1871 |
Monet and maze |
1.1933 |
0.04182 |
119 |
99 |
17 |
3 |
1872 |
Well, I am glad someone likes my miniature landscapes. |
1.1933 |
0.04349 |
119 |
100 |
15 |
4 |
1873 |
I think we have to build a gift shop. |
1.1933 |
0.04349 |
119 |
100 |
15 |
4 |
1874 |
To improve a mouses' taste may be misunderstood. |
1.1932 |
0.05075 |
88 |
74 |
11 |
3 |
1875 |
Well, I did wonder if my exhibition was too cheesy. |
1.1931 |
0.04299 |
145 |
125 |
12 |
8 |
1876 |
They seem to prefer the Old Masters but we will know more after we put out the wine and cheese |
1.1930 |
0.04109 |
114 |
94 |
18 |
2 |
1877 |
Our research question was "Can mice stroke their furry little chins?" |
1.1930 |
0.04109 |
114 |
94 |
18 |
2 |
1878 |
Well, they do seem amazed. |
1.1930 |
0.04471 |
114 |
96 |
14 |
4 |
1879 |
This Culture of Cheese exhibit is one way get new patrons. |
1.1930 |
0.04294 |
114 |
95 |
16 |
3 |
1880 |
Why would anyone WANT to get out? |
1.1930 |
0.04294 |
114 |
95 |
16 |
3 |
1881 |
Of course, they don’t know anything about art. But they know what they like. |
1.1930 |
0.04471 |
114 |
96 |
14 |
4 |
1882 |
They’re all looking but no one’s buying. A perfect human analog. |
1.1928 |
0.04985 |
83 |
69 |
12 |
2 |
1883 |
They seem to prefer the Renoir. |
1.1927 |
0.04219 |
109 |
90 |
17 |
2 |
1884 |
Alright so they prefer Banksy and swiss cheese in the cafe... |
1.1927 |
0.04785 |
109 |
93 |
11 |
5 |
1885 |
Amazing, isn't it? |
1.1927 |
0.04416 |
109 |
91 |
15 |
3 |
1886 |
The only escape is through the gift shop. |
1.1927 |
0.04416 |
109 |
91 |
15 |
3 |
1887 |
They are connosewer rats. |
1.1927 |
0.04604 |
109 |
92 |
13 |
4 |
1888 |
Rats! A painting has gone missing! |
1.1927 |
0.04416 |
109 |
91 |
15 |
3 |
1889 |
Definitive proof that fine art has a calming affect! |
1.1927 |
0.04604 |
109 |
92 |
13 |
4 |
1890 |
Maybe they should be watching us. |
1.1927 |
0.04604 |
109 |
92 |
13 |
4 |
1891 |
We’re testing to see if they can learn to avoid the gift shop. |
1.1923 |
0.04548 |
104 |
87 |
14 |
3 |
1892 |
Ok, we will continue the experiment after the Hopper Exhibition is over. |
1.1923 |
0.04548 |
104 |
87 |
14 |
3 |
1893 |
We found that we were able to really reduce their maze time by removing the viewing benches. |
1.1923 |
0.04117 |
104 |
85 |
18 |
1 |
1894 |
The racist implications are staggering. |
1.1923 |
0.04381 |
130 |
111 |
13 |
6 |
1895 |
So what if they’re slow? They’re woke. |
1.1923 |
0.04548 |
104 |
87 |
14 |
3 |
1896 |
These are the renaissance rats. |
1.1923 |
0.04749 |
104 |
88 |
12 |
4 |
1897 |
They seem to linger on the Rauschenberg,the Klimt,and the Mascarpone. |
1.1923 |
0.04548 |
104 |
87 |
14 |
3 |
1898 |
Their goal is to find the gift shop. |
1.1923 |
0.04243 |
130 |
110 |
15 |
5 |
1899 |
Hmm. They all think the Mona Lisa is smaller than they thought it would be |
1.1920 |
0.04355 |
125 |
106 |
14 |
5 |
1900 |
This is interesting, but they still haven’t found the exit through the gift shop. |
1.1920 |
0.04204 |
125 |
105 |
16 |
4 |
1901 |
The goal, ultimately, is to have them caption these for us. |
1.1920 |
0.04500 |
125 |
107 |
12 |
6 |
1902 |
Let's see if using modern art will speed things up. |
1.1919 |
0.04691 |
99 |
83 |
13 |
3 |
1903 |
Because we are a STEAM academy, with an A in it, that's why. |
1.1919 |
0.05310 |
99 |
86 |
7 |
6 |
1904 |
Well, definitely this generation is more visually oriented. |
1.1919 |
0.04466 |
99 |
82 |
15 |
2 |
1905 |
I really think they'd prefer seeing art at the Guggenheim, this place is such a maze. |
1.1919 |
0.04466 |
99 |
82 |
15 |
2 |
1906 |
Maybe the art wasn’t such a great idea. |
1.1917 |
0.03977 |
120 |
99 |
19 |
2 |
1907 |
Now we see what causes interest in art; endless hope for free wine and cheese |
1.1917 |
0.04315 |
120 |
101 |
15 |
4 |
1908 |
And they use these tiny little brushes to paint them. |
1.1917 |
0.03977 |
120 |
99 |
19 |
2 |
1909 |
Personally, I find Magritte pretty cheesy. |
1.1917 |
0.04315 |
120 |
101 |
15 |
4 |
1910 |
We're testing their critical thinking |
1.1917 |
0.04150 |
120 |
100 |
17 |
3 |
1911 |
Surprisingly, they prefer Manet over Monet. |
1.1917 |
0.03977 |
120 |
99 |
19 |
2 |
1912 |
Apparently, everybody IS a critic. |
1.1915 |
0.04351 |
94 |
77 |
16 |
1 |
1913 |
I call it "Portrait of a Ratist" |
1.1915 |
0.03887 |
141 |
118 |
19 |
4 |
1914 |
It was only after they ate all the cheese at the opening, that they really began to appreciate the art. |
1.1915 |
0.04607 |
94 |
78 |
14 |
2 |
1915 |
How is your mouseum doing? |
1.1913 |
0.04604 |
115 |
98 |
12 |
5 |
1916 |
How’s the casting going for the part of Algernon? |
1.1913 |
0.04767 |
115 |
99 |
10 |
6 |
1917 |
Let's stock the gift shop with a camembert and see if that speeds things up. |
1.1913 |
0.04077 |
115 |
95 |
18 |
2 |
1918 |
I want to see what happens when they find out the cafe is closed for renovations. |
1.1913 |
0.04435 |
115 |
97 |
14 |
4 |
1919 |
Now, let’s see what they buy in the gift shop. |
1.1912 |
0.04111 |
136 |
115 |
16 |
5 |
1920 |
They're All Lost. |
1.1910 |
0.05022 |
89 |
75 |
11 |
3 |
1921 |
First time running an experiment on nurture?” |
1.1909 |
0.04184 |
110 |
91 |
17 |
2 |
1922 |
This experiment will pay for itself when they reach the gift shop. |
1.1909 |
0.04184 |
110 |
91 |
17 |
2 |
1923 |
And I thought the only maize that would interest them is in a cornfield. |
1.1909 |
0.04379 |
110 |
92 |
15 |
3 |
1924 |
Maze completion times are down, but appreciation of Abstract Expressionism has increased significantly. |
1.1909 |
0.04745 |
110 |
94 |
11 |
5 |
1925 |
Once again, Jason has confused Monet and Manet. |
1.1909 |
0.04565 |
110 |
93 |
13 |
4 |
1926 |
Impressive but the IKEA maze is next. |
1.1909 |
0.04379 |
110 |
92 |
15 |
3 |
1927 |
Do you think they need audio guides? |
1.1909 |
0.04917 |
110 |
95 |
9 |
6 |
1928 |
When the cat’s away, the mice look at art. |
1.1909 |
0.04379 |
110 |
92 |
15 |
3 |
1929 |
My kids could’ve done this |
1.1909 |
0.04184 |
110 |
91 |
17 |
2 |
1930 |
Not a single polo neck in this lot. What sort of critics have you invited? |
1.1908 |
0.03447 |
131 |
106 |
25 |
0 |
1931 |
See? Anyone can become an art critic." |
1.1908 |
0.03772 |
131 |
108 |
21 |
2 |
1932 |
Seems most prefer landscape mode. |
1.1908 |
0.04213 |
131 |
111 |
15 |
5 |
1933 |
Should we try the abstract expressionists next, or go right to Banksy? |
1.1905 |
0.04508 |
105 |
88 |
14 |
3 |
1934 |
Let's see what they do at the Guggenheim. |
1.1905 |
0.04081 |
105 |
86 |
18 |
1 |
1935 |
I think we should have offered a cheese plater |
1.1905 |
0.04018 |
126 |
105 |
18 |
3 |
1936 |
They don't seem to have a favorite, but they hate the ones with cats. |
1.1905 |
0.04081 |
105 |
86 |
18 |
1 |
1937 |
Should we pair wine with their cheese? |
1.1905 |
0.04173 |
126 |
106 |
16 |
4 |
1938 |
We're going to need a janitor. |
1.1905 |
0.04300 |
105 |
87 |
16 |
2 |
1939 |
. . . yet none of them have figured out how to get to the gift shop. |
1.1905 |
0.04707 |
105 |
89 |
12 |
4 |
1940 |
Where is the Swiss cheese hidden? |
1.1905 |
0.04508 |
105 |
88 |
14 |
3 |
1941 |
After careful evaluation, it appears that they really don't give a rat's ass about any of the art. |
1.1905 |
0.04081 |
105 |
86 |
18 |
1 |
1942 |
They have always liked French classical music. |
1.1905 |
0.04081 |
105 |
86 |
18 |
1 |
1943 |
These cubist exhibits can be confusing. |
1.1905 |
0.04173 |
126 |
106 |
16 |
4 |
1944 |
I said our detection system needs tweeking not squeeking. |
1.1905 |
0.04081 |
105 |
86 |
18 |
1 |
1945 |
It just shows you a better mousetrap is possible |
1.1905 |
0.04300 |
105 |
87 |
16 |
2 |
1946 |
They only suffer for the duration of the exhibition. |
1.1905 |
0.04508 |
105 |
88 |
14 |
3 |
1947 |
They've figured out Baroque. Let's try Impressionism. |
1.1905 |
0.04018 |
126 |
105 |
18 |
3 |
1948 |
The cartoonist detests confinement art. |
1.1905 |
0.04467 |
126 |
108 |
12 |
6 |
1949 |
They seem partial to the Swiss Masters. |
1.1905 |
0.04081 |
105 |
86 |
18 |
1 |
1950 |
The metric is no longer how long it takes to get through the maze; it's about how much they're willing to pay for something to go over their couch. |
1.1901 |
0.03862 |
142 |
119 |
19 |
4 |
1951 |
What's the point? What's the damned point?! It keeps them off the streets, that's what!!!. |
1.1901 |
0.04118 |
121 |
101 |
17 |
3 |
1952 |
These are the new guards for the Mona Lisa? Where is the painting? |
1.1901 |
0.03769 |
121 |
99 |
21 |
1 |
1953 |
Yeah, but can they find the cheese? |
1.1900 |
0.05064 |
100 |
86 |
9 |
5 |
1954 |
Well I would have to say that our new Mouseum of Art is a great success! |
1.1900 |
0.04191 |
100 |
82 |
17 |
1 |
1955 |
Forget the cheese. What we need is a cat. |
1.1900 |
0.04648 |
100 |
84 |
13 |
3 |
1956 |
Is this what you expected at a Rodint exhibition? |
1.1897 |
0.04400 |
116 |
98 |
14 |
4 |
1957 |
Now that they've learned pretentiousness, it's time for the final maze. Activate their credit cards and release them in the gift shop. |
1.1897 |
0.04729 |
116 |
100 |
10 |
6 |
1958 |
I thought the point was to lead them out of the maze. |
1.1897 |
0.04400 |
116 |
98 |
14 |
4 |
1959 |
I still say rats have no culture. |
1.1897 |
0.04400 |
116 |
98 |
14 |
4 |
1960 |
O.K., we'll hand them tiny pamphlets showing the layout." |
1.1895 |
0.04802 |
95 |
80 |
12 |
3 |
1961 |
It's affectionately known as "The Museum of Marmot Art! |
1.1895 |
0.04802 |
95 |
80 |
12 |
3 |
1962 |
So what does that prove? |
1.1895 |
0.04310 |
95 |
78 |
16 |
1 |
1963 |
They are so snobby they probably read the New Yorker |
1.1895 |
0.04802 |
95 |
80 |
12 |
3 |
1964 |
Can’t wait to see their dissertations. |
1.1895 |
0.04310 |
95 |
78 |
16 |
1 |
1965 |
Where'd they get those little pictures? |
1.1895 |
0.04802 |
95 |
80 |
12 |
3 |
1966 |
No. 3 and No. 7 have figured out that they have to pretend to like the artwork in order to get to the cheese board. |
1.1895 |
0.05030 |
95 |
81 |
10 |
4 |
1967 |
It’s nice of them to hang these pictures up but frankly I preferred it when we just had to find the piece of cheese in the middle of the maze. |
1.1895 |
0.04802 |
95 |
80 |
12 |
3 |
1968 |
It's the prototype for the Guggenheim. |
1.1895 |
0.04563 |
95 |
79 |
14 |
2 |
1969 |
And I thought they would like the Kandinskys |
1.1895 |
0.05247 |
95 |
82 |
8 |
5 |
1970 |
Who said they were all cubists? |
1.1894 |
0.04043 |
132 |
111 |
17 |
4 |
1971 |
Remind me, what did we inject this group with? |
1.1892 |
0.04343 |
111 |
93 |
15 |
3 |
1972 |
They haven't yet realized the wine and cheese is only during openings. |
1.1892 |
0.04150 |
111 |
92 |
17 |
2 |
1973 |
The city rats have a knack for maze-running and artistic discourse. |
1.1892 |
0.04705 |
111 |
95 |
11 |
5 |
1974 |
I think they're looking for the Mouset. |
1.1892 |
0.04876 |
111 |
96 |
9 |
6 |
1975 |
So far, our subjects seem to be able to withstand a high level of pretentiousness. |
1.1892 |
0.04343 |
111 |
93 |
15 |
3 |
1976 |
Black mice? Surely,the art world no longer sees color. |
1.1892 |
0.03948 |
111 |
91 |
19 |
1 |
1977 |
You didn't tell me you were studying Micestros of Art. This maze could take a while. |
1.1892 |
0.04150 |
111 |
92 |
17 |
2 |
1978 |
And the point of this experiment was......? |
1.1892 |
0.04527 |
111 |
94 |
13 |
4 |
1979 |
So, how goes Rat Basel? |
1.1892 |
0.04705 |
111 |
95 |
11 |
5 |
1980 |
I think we've reached critical mass. |
1.1892 |
0.04150 |
111 |
92 |
17 |
2 |
1981 |
Next time let's disguise the glue traps as carpets rather than paintings. |
1.1892 |
0.04343 |
111 |
93 |
15 |
3 |
1982 |
The data suggests that finding the cheese is much easier than finding next Picasso. |
1.1890 |
0.03989 |
127 |
106 |
18 |
3 |
1983 |
This has gone much better than the Escher retrospective we curated. |
1.1890 |
0.04143 |
127 |
107 |
16 |
4 |
1984 |
Our attendance is up since the Grandma Mouses exhibit! |
1.1890 |
0.03829 |
127 |
105 |
20 |
2 |
1985 |
We're seeing appreciation, but not comprehension. Up the dose and remove the abstracts. |
1.1889 |
0.05216 |
90 |
77 |
9 |
4 |
1986 |
The littlest mice definitely prefer minimalism. |
1.1889 |
0.04970 |
90 |
76 |
11 |
3 |
1987 |
I still think it's the cheese at the reception that they really care about. |
1.1889 |
0.04970 |
90 |
76 |
11 |
3 |
1988 |
The moment I see one of them watching Jeopardy, I'm pulling the plug on this whole thing. |
1.1887 |
0.04854 |
106 |
91 |
10 |
5 |
1989 |
Amazing! Even after the guards left they’re still not touching the paintings |
1.1887 |
0.04665 |
106 |
90 |
12 |
4 |
1990 |
We lost an artist who got too close while painting a wheat field with crows. |
1.1887 |
0.04263 |
106 |
88 |
16 |
2 |
1991 |
Ketamine and Lion's Mane. |
1.1887 |
0.04665 |
106 |
90 |
12 |
4 |
1992 |
Rodent dyslexia. They all thought it was a Rat Museum. |
1.1887 |
0.04665 |
106 |
90 |
12 |
4 |
1993 |
They offered 3 pieces of cheddar for the whole lot. |
1.1887 |
0.04263 |
106 |
88 |
16 |
2 |
1994 |
Now they'll never go back to cheese. |
1.1885 |
0.04250 |
122 |
103 |
15 |
4 |
1995 |
They act much different when we offer them fromage. |
1.1885 |
0.04250 |
122 |
103 |
15 |
4 |
1996 |
Don’t they know they’re competing against cash offers? |
1.1885 |
0.04250 |
122 |
103 |
15 |
4 |
1997 |
This is how we keep the elephants out. |
1.1885 |
0.04558 |
122 |
105 |
11 |
6 |
1998 |
They move through much faster without the benches. |
1.1882 |
0.04878 |
85 |
71 |
12 |
2 |
1999 |
They clearly prefer Cezanne’s still-lifes over any of the Hoppers. |
1.1882 |
0.04878 |
85 |
71 |
12 |
2 |
2000 |
Let's see if they're still interested in art if we put out a piece of cheese. |
1.1881 |
0.04386 |
101 |
84 |
15 |
2 |
2001 |
What I see is a desperate search for the gift shop. |
1.1881 |
0.03908 |
101 |
82 |
19 |
0 |
2002 |
If they exit through the gift shop they will find the cheese. |
1.1881 |
0.04816 |
101 |
86 |
11 |
4 |
2003 |
Can any of us afford to live here? |
1.1881 |
0.04816 |
101 |
86 |
11 |
4 |
2004 |
If we can teach rats to visit art galleries, hopefully we can teach humans too! |
1.1881 |
0.04386 |
101 |
84 |
15 |
2 |
2005 |
They appear confused but I think they will figure it out. |
1.1881 |
0.04606 |
101 |
85 |
13 |
3 |
2006 |
The mice clearly love the Beatrix Potter exhibit. |
1.1880 |
0.04691 |
117 |
101 |
10 |
6 |
2007 |
The pictures are sequentially numbered to lead them out and they still can't do it. |
1.1880 |
0.04365 |
117 |
99 |
14 |
4 |
2008 |
Do you think they know closing time is in 15 minutes? |
1.1880 |
0.04014 |
117 |
97 |
18 |
2 |
2009 |
When you said you made exact replica of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, you weren't kidding. |
1.1875 |
0.04260 |
128 |
109 |
14 |
5 |
2010 |
The rate at which they became pretentious was truly astounding! |
1.1875 |
0.04490 |
112 |
95 |
13 |
4 |
2011 |
This new exhibit - it's really a mazing! |
1.1875 |
0.04490 |
112 |
95 |
13 |
4 |
2012 |
This behavior is a direct result of feeding our subjects cultured cheese. |
1.1875 |
0.04307 |
112 |
94 |
15 |
3 |
2013 |
Make a note for the catalogue. It's Seurat, not sewer rat. |
1.1875 |
0.04756 |
96 |
81 |
12 |
3 |
2014 |
You should have seen ‘them at the last sculpture installation . |
1.1875 |
0.04270 |
96 |
79 |
16 |
1 |
2015 |
We call it the Amazing MET. |
1.1875 |
0.04307 |
112 |
94 |
15 |
3 |
2016 |
Next week they get to experience
Burning Man! |
1.1875 |
0.04116 |
112 |
93 |
17 |
2 |
2017 |
Let's go with the baked Brie. |
1.1875 |
0.04756 |
96 |
81 |
12 |
3 |
2018 |
Do they like Picasso better than Turner? |
1.1875 |
0.05403 |
96 |
84 |
6 |
6 |
2019 |
A definite preference for the Impressionists... |
1.1875 |
0.05196 |
96 |
83 |
8 |
5 |
2020 |
This is seriously cheesy. |
1.1875 |
0.04756 |
96 |
81 |
12 |
3 |
2021 |
Well, I'm convinced we need to add that gift shop. |
1.1875 |
0.04756 |
96 |
81 |
12 |
3 |
2022 |
We find that a healthy work-life balance does wonders for their productivity in the lab. |
1.1875 |
0.04270 |
96 |
79 |
16 |
1 |
2023 |
The white wine seems to have had little effect. |
1.1875 |
0.04756 |
96 |
81 |
12 |
3 |
2024 |
The evolution accelerator serum helps confirm our hypothesis on the biological origins of art critics. |
1.1875 |
0.04116 |
112 |
93 |
17 |
2 |
2025 |
Every review is the same —- REALLY CHEEZIE STUFF! |
1.1875 |
0.03916 |
112 |
92 |
19 |
1 |
2026 |
Yes…but is it immersive enough? |
1.1875 |
0.04519 |
96 |
80 |
14 |
2 |
2027 |
They're obviously smarter than humans. They haven't yet damaged any paintings. |
1.1875 |
0.04307 |
112 |
94 |
15 |
3 |
2028 |
Interesting, they went through the modern art maze much faster |
1.1875 |
0.04756 |
96 |
81 |
12 |
3 |
2029 |
It happened as soon as we put wine with the cheese. |
1.1875 |
0.03938 |
144 |
122 |
17 |
5 |
2030 |
They're now demanding wine once they get the cheese. |
1.1875 |
0.04307 |
112 |
94 |
15 |
3 |
2031 |
Have you noticed,they spend the most time at the van Dyck? |
1.1875 |
0.04666 |
112 |
96 |
11 |
5 |
2032 |
The Gruyere Immersive Experience is starting to lure them in. |
1.1875 |
0.03637 |
128 |
105 |
22 |
1 |
2033 |
So in same ways they are more intelligent than us, I see none of them brought a selfie-stick. |
1.1871 |
0.04156 |
139 |
119 |
14 |
6 |
2034 |
It's unanimous, art supersedes science. |
1.1870 |
0.03889 |
123 |
102 |
19 |
2 |
2035 |
Data’s simply amazing |
1.1870 |
0.04057 |
123 |
103 |
17 |
3 |
2036 |
I call it the existential maze. Who the hell knows what it measures? |
1.1869 |
0.04013 |
107 |
88 |
18 |
1 |
2037 |
Some Random Control Trials really are wild |
1.1869 |
0.04625 |
107 |
91 |
12 |
4 |
2038 |
It's not a maze, it's a venue. |
1.1869 |
0.04812 |
107 |
92 |
10 |
5 |
2039 |
Do you think the pictures were a mistake? |
1.1869 |
0.04430 |
107 |
90 |
14 |
3 |
2040 |
Any theories as to why the city rats all pretend to like art more? |
1.1869 |
0.04430 |
107 |
90 |
14 |
3 |
2041 |
They display an odd fixation with The Potato Eaters. |
1.1869 |
0.04625 |
107 |
91 |
12 |
4 |
2042 |
I guess we shoudn't have decorated the maze with paintings of E. B. White's Templeton. |
1.1869 |
0.04013 |
107 |
88 |
18 |
1 |
2043 |
Maybe something a little more abstract would move them. |
1.1868 |
0.04396 |
91 |
75 |
15 |
1 |
2044 |
They find the exhibition amazing. |
1.1868 |
0.04396 |
91 |
75 |
15 |
1 |
2045 |
We should do timed entry tickets for all our experiments. |
1.1868 |
0.04920 |
91 |
77 |
11 |
3 |
2046 |
The most significant effect is a complete loss of interest in domestic cheese. |
1.1868 |
0.04920 |
91 |
77 |
11 |
3 |
2047 |
They keep complaining the art is too representational. |
1.1864 |
0.04161 |
118 |
99 |
16 |
3 |
2048 |
They seem to like the Banksy's best, especially one's with the funny little rats. |
1.1864 |
0.04331 |
118 |
100 |
14 |
4 |
2049 |
After one week, they’ve lost interest in cheese and non-figurative art. |
1.1863 |
0.04564 |
102 |
86 |
13 |
3 |
2050 |
Your really think they will chew the still life fruit first? |
1.1863 |
0.04346 |
102 |
85 |
15 |
2 |
2051 |
I'm disturbed by the lack of diversity among our guests. |
1.1863 |
0.04564 |
102 |
86 |
13 |
3 |
2052 |
Let's see how this plays out before we build the modern and contemporary maze. |
1.1863 |
0.03874 |
102 |
83 |
19 |
0 |
2053 |
The breeding program worked better than we thought! |
1.1863 |
0.04564 |
102 |
86 |
13 |
3 |
2054 |
So they’re trained in Art History? And you’re studying how well they do the job they ended up with? |
1.1863 |
0.04564 |
102 |
86 |
13 |
3 |
2055 |
We expect them to stage climate protests soon. |
1.1863 |
0.04971 |
102 |
88 |
9 |
5 |
2056 |
Amazing opening. |
1.1863 |
0.04971 |
102 |
88 |
9 |
5 |
2057 |
I'm thinking Maslow is turning in his grave about now. |
1.1863 |
0.04346 |
102 |
85 |
15 |
2 |
2058 |
If they make it through we give them a colorful little metal button. |
1.1863 |
0.03874 |
102 |
83 |
19 |
0 |
2059 |
MOMO - Museum of Mouse Art |
1.1860 |
0.04084 |
129 |
109 |
16 |
4 |
2060 |
Find the cheese. |
1.1860 |
0.04370 |
129 |
111 |
12 |
6 |
2061 |
So clearly, this drug has made them really discriminating art critics. |
1.1860 |
0.05101 |
86 |
73 |
10 |
3 |
2062 |
Should we be concerned about the one that was rejected from the art school? |
1.1860 |
0.03611 |
129 |
106 |
22 |
1 |
2063 |
There had better be some Merlot with that cheese... |
1.1860 |
0.05612 |
86 |
75 |
6 |
5 |
2064 |
It's not cheesy art, yet they seem amazed. |
1.1860 |
0.04084 |
129 |
109 |
16 |
4 |
2065 |
Which artwork has the cheese? |
1.1860 |
0.03775 |
129 |
107 |
20 |
2 |
2066 |
Surrealism collection is getting more views per rodent than any other genre. |
1.1858 |
0.04272 |
113 |
95 |
15 |
3 |
2067 |
We need an abstract. |
1.1858 |
0.04272 |
113 |
95 |
15 |
3 |
2068 |
Their taste in Impressionist art concerns me |
1.1858 |
0.03885 |
113 |
93 |
19 |
1 |
2069 |
Yes. It's cute, but where did you hide the raisins? |
1.1858 |
0.04453 |
113 |
96 |
13 |
4 |
2070 |
Their legs start giving out after 24 minutes |
1.1858 |
0.04627 |
113 |
97 |
11 |
5 |
2071 |
well, look who's winning the culture wars! |
1.1858 |
0.04083 |
113 |
94 |
17 |
2 |
2072 |
You'll find that our mice are in search of a deeper "cheese." |
1.1858 |
0.04272 |
113 |
95 |
15 |
3 |
2073 |
I thought you said we were cruelty-free… |
1.1858 |
0.04272 |
113 |
95 |
15 |
3 |
2074 |
Most studies overlook their keen sense of taste. |
1.1856 |
0.04710 |
97 |
82 |
12 |
3 |
2075 |
I knew the pictures would slow them down , but I’m surprised that so many more volunteered for the experiment. |
1.1856 |
0.04933 |
97 |
83 |
10 |
4 |
2076 |
The male species are looking for the exit |
1.1856 |
0.04710 |
97 |
82 |
12 |
3 |
2077 |
I think this layout will work for our renovation of the Whitney. |
1.1856 |
0.05146 |
97 |
84 |
8 |
5 |
2078 |
Not what I expected when I was hired to do taste research. |
1.1856 |
0.04710 |
97 |
82 |
12 |
3 |
2079 |
They want people to like them. It won't work. |
1.1856 |
0.04933 |
97 |
83 |
10 |
4 |
2080 |
Put in some benches. |
1.1855 |
0.04340 |
124 |
106 |
13 |
5 |
2081 |
All we've discovered is that those mice with Art History majors prefer camembert and brie... |
1.1855 |
0.04340 |
124 |
106 |
13 |
5 |
2082 |
It started after we used Banksy's art! |
1.1852 |
0.04585 |
108 |
92 |
12 |
4 |
2083 |
After an hour they lose attention and start moving faster |
1.1852 |
0.04685 |
81 |
67 |
13 |
1 |
2084 |
Who is the New Yorker art critic? |
1.1852 |
0.04393 |
108 |
91 |
14 |
3 |
2085 |
The openings are always better attended when we offer the cheese platter. |
1.1852 |
0.04191 |
108 |
90 |
16 |
2 |
2086 |
They've started asking for cheese to be put out after the exhibit, please. |
1.1852 |
0.03818 |
135 |
113 |
19 |
3 |
2087 |
They all seem to like Banksy’s rat the best. |
1.1852 |
0.04191 |
108 |
90 |
16 |
2 |
2088 |
Mouseum |
1.1852 |
0.04770 |
108 |
93 |
10 |
5 |
2089 |
I think next week we should show them the Oscar winners |
1.1852 |
0.03979 |
108 |
89 |
18 |
1 |
2090 |
They seem to spend 30 more seconds per painting when someone is watching. |
1.1852 |
0.04393 |
108 |
91 |
14 |
3 |
2091 |
They are just lookers. |
1.1849 |
0.04128 |
119 |
100 |
16 |
3 |
2092 |
The Dutch Masters simply don’t resonate as much as the aged goudas. |
1.1848 |
0.04870 |
92 |
78 |
11 |
3 |
2093 |
This control group has money to buy. |
1.1848 |
0.04619 |
92 |
77 |
13 |
2 |
2094 |
We may need to add some contemporary pieces to keep them moving… |
1.1848 |
0.04619 |
92 |
77 |
13 |
2 |
2095 |
Observed: subjects prefer Dutch banquet scenes over Venetian nudes. |
1.1848 |
0.05110 |
92 |
79 |
9 |
4 |
2096 |
Well, the mice are inspired by the artwork, are getting along, and they do not want to leave the gallery maze. Maybe we should bring art back into the schools. |
1.1848 |
0.04870 |
92 |
78 |
11 |
3 |
2097 |
Next, we observe them in the Escher gallery. |
1.1848 |
0.04870 |
92 |
78 |
11 |
3 |
2098 |
PETA said we can’t show them anymore Warhol. |
1.1848 |
0.04352 |
92 |
76 |
15 |
1 |
2099 |
Rat & Art, day 3 of our essay on anagrams : still think "Dog & God" would have been funnier |
1.1846 |
0.04474 |
130 |
113 |
10 |
7 |
2100 |
It's awesome to know that we're training the next generation of art critics. |
1.1845 |
0.04729 |
103 |
88 |
11 |
4 |
2101 |
I bet they won't do well with the cubists. |
1.1845 |
0.04523 |
103 |
87 |
13 |
3 |
2102 |
The Art Spiegelman exhibit always draws a big crowd. |
1.1845 |
0.04729 |
103 |
88 |
11 |
4 |
2103 |
Let's try it with just three blind mice. |
1.1845 |
0.04081 |
103 |
85 |
17 |
1 |
2104 |
PETA recommended the art to reduce maze anxiety |
1.1845 |
0.04308 |
103 |
86 |
15 |
2 |
2105 |
I have no idea what Waldo even looks like in this context. |
1.1845 |
0.04081 |
103 |
85 |
17 |
1 |
2106 |
There’s always an audience for cheesy art. |
1.1845 |
0.04308 |
103 |
86 |
15 |
2 |
2107 |
Apparently, vermin have evolved into critics. |
1.1845 |
0.04523 |
103 |
87 |
13 |
3 |
2108 |
How much for the one obsessed with Frida Kahlo? I must have her. |
1.1844 |
0.04101 |
141 |
121 |
14 |
6 |
2109 |
We've determined that they're actually only interested in finding the cheese, but they feel obliged to maintain appearances. |
1.1842 |
0.04050 |
114 |
95 |
17 |
2 |
2110 |
Who's studying who here? |
1.1842 |
0.04589 |
114 |
98 |
11 |
5 |
2111 |
They continue to observe social distancing two years later. |
1.1840 |
0.04156 |
125 |
106 |
15 |
4 |
2112 |
It's a trap, you're being framed! |
1.1839 |
0.04486 |
87 |
72 |
14 |
1 |
2113 |
They always like the cheesy ones |
1.1839 |
0.05047 |
87 |
74 |
10 |
3 |
2114 |
I guess cheesy pictures do have their fans. |
1.1837 |
0.04435 |
98 |
82 |
14 |
2 |
2115 |
You'll notice, several mice prefer the early impressionist miniatures. |
1.1837 |
0.04435 |
98 |
82 |
14 |
2 |
2116 |
Is one of them Banksy? |
1.1837 |
0.04435 |
98 |
82 |
14 |
2 |
2117 |
Looks like they find the art work a-maze-ing. |
1.1837 |
0.04435 |
98 |
82 |
14 |
2 |
2118 |
This after just one Intro to Art class? |
1.1837 |
0.04886 |
98 |
84 |
10 |
4 |
2119 |
Classical art is more arresting than modern paintings. Who knew? |
1.1837 |
0.04435 |
98 |
82 |
14 |
2 |
2120 |
These little guys will go to any wine and cheese event |
1.1837 |
0.05097 |
98 |
85 |
8 |
5 |
2121 |
When do you think they'll realize that the exit is through the gift shop? |
1.1837 |
0.04666 |
98 |
83 |
12 |
3 |
2122 |
We gave them so much cage enrichment, now they think the maze
Is ‘All about the journey’’’” |
1.1835 |
0.04156 |
109 |
91 |
16 |
2 |
2123 |
Invisible Wheel |
1.1835 |
0.04355 |
109 |
92 |
14 |
3 |
2124 |
Surreal, indeed. |
1.1835 |
0.04729 |
109 |
94 |
10 |
5 |
2125 |
''Which one do you think will throw the tomato soup?'' |
1.1835 |
0.04546 |
109 |
93 |
12 |
4 |
2126 |
Well, they sure seem lost in it to me. |
1.1835 |
0.04355 |
109 |
92 |
14 |
3 |
2127 |
Do you think, they'll find out they're just copies? |
1.1835 |
0.04729 |
109 |
94 |
10 |
5 |
2128 |
Everyone of them told me it's about the journey |
1.1833 |
0.04425 |
120 |
103 |
12 |
5 |
2129 |
Remarkable. Even dumb lab rats are capable of becoming art critics. |
1.1832 |
0.04169 |
131 |
112 |
14 |
5 |
2130 |
Just as I suspected. Even the smart rats can’t spot which ones are made by AI.” |
1.1829 |
0.05243 |
82 |
70 |
9 |
3 |
2131 |
We took the phones away for a few days and look, it's A-mazing |
1.1829 |
0.05522 |
82 |
71 |
7 |
4 |
2132 |
Note to membership department: they’ll come for the cheese, then stay for the art. |
1.1828 |
0.04573 |
93 |
78 |
13 |
2 |
2133 |
I think we should have just used traps. |
1.1828 |
0.04573 |
93 |
78 |
13 |
2 |
2134 |
The favorite seems to be Still Life with Cheese |
1.1828 |
0.05058 |
93 |
80 |
9 |
4 |
2135 |
They definitely prefer art to science. |
1.1828 |
0.05058 |
93 |
80 |
9 |
4 |
2136 |
If you ask me, it looks like you’ve found a way to slow down the Rat Race! |
1.1828 |
0.04573 |
93 |
78 |
13 |
2 |
2137 |
Okay, now let's try the Picassos. They're not so cheesy. |
1.1828 |
0.04822 |
93 |
79 |
11 |
3 |
2138 |
At last, we have a laboratory model of the museum experience. My hypothesis is that the males will want to leave before the females. |
1.1828 |
0.05058 |
93 |
80 |
9 |
4 |
2139 |
He's spending an awful lot of time
in front of that Caravaggio." |
1.1828 |
0.05058 |
93 |
80 |
9 |
4 |
2140 |
Turns out they don't appreciate cheesy art. |
1.1827 |
0.04687 |
104 |
89 |
11 |
4 |
2141 |
They're going through the motions, but I don't know if they understand it. |
1.1827 |
0.04270 |
104 |
87 |
15 |
2 |
2142 |
I hypothesize that they have an expectation of being served cheese... |
1.1827 |
0.04483 |
104 |
88 |
13 |
3 |
2143 |
Now, if we could only apply these findings toward humans. |
1.1827 |
0.04270 |
104 |
87 |
15 |
2 |
2144 |
I submit that the very idea of an experiment measuring pretentiousness is thoroughly vainglorious. |
1.1827 |
0.04270 |
104 |
87 |
15 |
2 |
2145 |
As always, the only exit is through the gift shop. |
1.1827 |
0.04045 |
104 |
86 |
17 |
1 |
2146 |
Finally, a science project my mother refused to help with! |
1.1827 |
0.04687 |
104 |
89 |
11 |
4 |
2147 |
They've developed an affinity for culture beyond cheese |
1.1827 |
0.04270 |
104 |
87 |
15 |
2 |
2148 |
They don’t really get lost until they hit Cubism. |
1.1827 |
0.04882 |
104 |
90 |
9 |
5 |
2149 |
Don't draw any conclusions until we’ve read their field trip reports. |
1.1827 |
0.04045 |
104 |
86 |
17 |
1 |
2150 |
If they prefer realism, add a museum store. |
1.1827 |
0.04483 |
104 |
88 |
13 |
3 |
2151 |
They're all looking for two bedrooms with a doorman and a river view. |
1.1827 |
0.04270 |
104 |
87 |
15 |
2 |
2152 |
I agree it’s adorable, but is it art? |
1.1827 |
0.04483 |
104 |
88 |
13 |
3 |
2153 |
Did they begin to exit the maze before or after the portraits went up? |
1.1827 |
0.03807 |
104 |
85 |
19 |
0 |
2154 |
The wine and cheese maze experiment is yielding fascinating results. |
1.1827 |
0.04045 |
104 |
86 |
17 |
1 |
2155 |
It appears the majority of the respondents prefer paintings from the French Second Empire. |
1.1827 |
0.04687 |
104 |
89 |
11 |
4 |
2156 |
They did say the show would be amaze-ing. |
1.1826 |
0.04552 |
115 |
99 |
11 |
5 |
2157 |
This is what you get with experienced lab rats... |
1.1826 |
0.04204 |
115 |
97 |
15 |
3 |
2158 |
They were tired of the rat race. |
1.1826 |
0.04552 |
115 |
99 |
11 |
5 |
2159 |
The blind ones seem to prefer those that are chewy. |
1.1825 |
0.03805 |
126 |
105 |
19 |
2 |
2160 |
Amazing new research on the relationship between art and science. |
1.1825 |
0.03805 |
126 |
105 |
19 |
2 |
2161 |
Next stop, IKEA! |
1.1825 |
0.04125 |
126 |
107 |
15 |
4 |
2162 |
If only Piaget had lived long enough to see this. |
1.1818 |
0.04795 |
77 |
64 |
12 |
1 |
2163 |
Tom?Is that you?!? |
1.1818 |
0.04066 |
121 |
102 |
16 |
3 |
2164 |
When the MONA LISA is put in, they all crowd around it. |
1.1818 |
0.04319 |
110 |
93 |
14 |
3 |
2165 |
Apparently, the effects of Chardonnay are stronger than we thought. |
1.1818 |
0.04121 |
110 |
92 |
16 |
2 |
2166 |
So, no Camembert. Back to American. |
1.1818 |
0.03998 |
132 |
112 |
16 |
4 |
2167 |
They overheard one of my art history podcasts and now they’re aaaall experts. |
1.1818 |
0.04121 |
110 |
92 |
16 |
2 |
2168 |
They have learned to appreciate art all right, but getting them to wear a black turtleneck and hold a glass of Pinot Gris has proven to be the hard part. |
1.1818 |
0.04121 |
110 |
92 |
16 |
2 |
2169 |
They used to go straight for the Monet's but in this trial they have a new appreciation for Rothko. |
1.1818 |
0.04840 |
99 |
85 |
10 |
4 |
2170 |
I told you they’d show up if we pronounced his name as “Sewer Rat” |
1.1818 |
0.05048 |
99 |
86 |
8 |
5 |
2171 |
How can it be an accurate test if they don’t have iPhones? |
1.1818 |
0.04393 |
99 |
83 |
14 |
2 |
2172 |
Have you seen my shrooms? |
1.1818 |
0.04508 |
110 |
94 |
12 |
4 |
2173 |
Ce n'est pas un labyrinthe. |
1.1818 |
0.05048 |
99 |
86 |
8 |
5 |
2174 |
Maze Number Four - Post-Impressionism, longest contemplation rate to date. |
1.1818 |
0.04840 |
99 |
85 |
10 |
4 |
2175 |
3 Renaissance, 3 Modern and 3 Escapees |
1.1818 |
0.04121 |
110 |
92 |
16 |
2 |
2176 |
All the painting are by Rodant. |
1.1810 |
0.04170 |
116 |
98 |
15 |
3 |
2177 |
Do you really think this is the best way to evaluate our art collection? |
1.1810 |
0.04346 |
116 |
99 |
13 |
4 |
2178 |
This one nodding and smirking looks especially intelligent |
1.1810 |
0.03986 |
116 |
97 |
17 |
2 |
2179 |
"Most are just sniffing around for the wine and cheese bar." |
1.1810 |
0.03794 |
116 |
96 |
19 |
1 |
2180 |
Now they only go for the cheese if there's wine included." |
1.1810 |
0.04232 |
105 |
88 |
15 |
2 |
2181 |
You can lead a rat to culture but you can't make them think. |
1.1810 |
0.04645 |
105 |
90 |
11 |
4 |
2182 |
Are they starting to show any signs of cultural elitism? |
1.1810 |
0.04232 |
105 |
88 |
15 |
2 |
2183 |
You've done good work here. Now, how's the Dali hamster wheel coming? |
1.1810 |
0.04232 |
105 |
88 |
15 |
2 |
2184 |
Funny, they all like Thomas Kinkade. |
1.1810 |
0.04010 |
105 |
87 |
17 |
1 |
2185 |
So, E.B. White screened and selected these mice?! |
1.1810 |
0.04645 |
105 |
90 |
11 |
4 |
2186 |
Apparently they don't understand modern art either. |
1.1810 |
0.04645 |
105 |
90 |
11 |
4 |
2187 |
Our preliminary findings indicate everybody's a critic. |
1.1810 |
0.04232 |
105 |
88 |
15 |
2 |
2188 |
It seems they like The Hudson Vally School of art the best |
1.1809 |
0.04774 |
94 |
80 |
11 |
3 |
2189 |
They’ve really developed a taste for culture. Pity we have to dissect them. |
1.1809 |
0.04774 |
94 |
80 |
11 |
3 |
2190 |
I've been advising them to step away from the 'rat-race'
and appreciate their surroundings. |
1.1809 |
0.04774 |
94 |
80 |
11 |
3 |
2191 |
Renaissance mice. Who knew? |
1.1809 |
0.05008 |
94 |
81 |
9 |
4 |
2192 |
"Something's different about them ever since we gave 'em that Camembert." |
1.1809 |
0.04774 |
94 |
80 |
11 |
3 |
2193 |
For sure, at least six of them aren't blind. |
1.1809 |
0.04774 |
94 |
80 |
11 |
3 |
2194 |
I think the Humanities Department is edging us out in this one. |
1.1809 |
0.04774 |
94 |
80 |
11 |
3 |
2195 |
My five-year-old could have studied this. |
1.1803 |
0.04035 |
122 |
103 |
16 |
3 |
2196 |
Where is the wheelchair access? |
1.1803 |
0.03684 |
122 |
101 |
20 |
1 |
2197 |
Who knew that they liked art? |
1.1803 |
0.04199 |
122 |
104 |
14 |
4 |
2198 |
Have you tried “Scratch and sniff” |
1.1803 |
0.04035 |
122 |
103 |
16 |
3 |
2199 |
The next experiment will be an IKEA |
1.1802 |
0.04470 |
111 |
95 |
12 |
4 |
2200 |
They better wrap it up, the test cats are next. |
1.1802 |
0.04650 |
111 |
96 |
10 |
5 |
2201 |
It’s clear that they favor
Georges Sewr-rat |
1.1800 |
0.04795 |
100 |
86 |
10 |
4 |
2202 |
When it comes to viewing art, we're all just rats in a maze. |
1.1800 |
0.04353 |
100 |
84 |
14 |
2 |
2203 |
They are watching. Quick - gaze at the paintings! |
1.1800 |
0.04795 |
100 |
86 |
10 |
4 |
2204 |
Great gene project. These guys have successfully reached the top level of Mouslow's Hierarchy of Needs. |
1.1800 |
0.04579 |
100 |
85 |
12 |
3 |
2205 |
This is why I'm vegan. |
1.1800 |
0.04795 |
100 |
86 |
10 |
4 |
2206 |
Now all we need are some tiny glasses of chardonnay |
1.1800 |
0.04115 |
100 |
83 |
16 |
1 |
2207 |
Something’s amiss here.”
l.d. soderlind, st.louis park, mn |
1.1800 |
0.05001 |
100 |
87 |
8 |
5 |
2208 |
Oh, looks like they've upgraded to appreciating the finer things in life" |
1.1800 |
0.04795 |
100 |
86 |
10 |
4 |
2209 |
Maybe we should have kept the impressionists. |
1.1800 |
0.04353 |
100 |
84 |
14 |
2 |
2210 |
Yes... the data is clear. They're attracted to Impressionism and repelled by Abstract Expressionism. |
1.1800 |
0.04579 |
100 |
85 |
12 |
3 |
2211 |
We show them Ratatouille first. Keeps them from eating the art. |
1.1798 |
0.04941 |
89 |
76 |
10 |
3 |
2212 |
Once again, the favorite seems to be Still Life with Cheese. |
1.1798 |
0.04676 |
89 |
75 |
12 |
2 |
2213 |
‘Mice at the Museum’. Your welcome Hollywood. |
1.1797 |
0.04214 |
128 |
110 |
13 |
5 |
2214 |
I told you that the salon style hanging was confusing. |
1.1797 |
0.03911 |
128 |
108 |
17 |
3 |
2215 |
Not one of them is an escape artist! |
1.1797 |
0.04358 |
128 |
111 |
11 |
6 |
2216 |
...amazing behavior. |
1.1795 |
0.04137 |
117 |
99 |
15 |
3 |
2217 |
Do you think it's the fish oil or kale? |
1.1795 |
0.05078 |
78 |
66 |
10 |
2 |
2218 |
It’s obvious by now that they’ll never agreed on which painting gets the blue ribbon. |
1.1792 |
0.04196 |
106 |
89 |
15 |
2 |
2219 |
I know. You know. They know.
The exhibit is cheesy. |
1.1792 |
0.04604 |
106 |
91 |
11 |
4 |
2220 |
Any predictions on who’ll be the first to identify the Van Gough? |
1.1792 |
0.04405 |
106 |
90 |
13 |
3 |
2221 |
Switching from cheddar to Camembert has had quite the effect. |
1.1792 |
0.04196 |
106 |
89 |
15 |
2 |
2222 |
That one has a can of tomato soup?! |
1.1792 |
0.04405 |
106 |
90 |
13 |
3 |
2223 |
We got a grant to determine which paintings were the cheesiest. |
1.1792 |
0.04196 |
106 |
89 |
15 |
2 |
2224 |
Studies show they're quickest exiting the Guggenheim |
1.1792 |
0.04405 |
106 |
90 |
13 |
3 |
2225 |
Soon we will know how much cheese they think a wrk of art is worth. |
1.1789 |
0.04227 |
95 |
79 |
15 |
1 |
2226 |
How can they still not understand what the red dots mean? |
1.1789 |
0.04227 |
95 |
79 |
15 |
1 |
2227 |
This is much more popular than the ‘Egyptian Cats’ exhibit we had here last month. |
1.1789 |
0.04728 |
95 |
81 |
11 |
3 |
2228 |
They seem to be gravitating towards the Gruyère... |
1.1789 |
0.04227 |
95 |
79 |
15 |
1 |
2229 |
Surprising! Cezanne's "Still Life with Cheese" isn't as popular as Van Gogh's "Irises". |
1.1789 |
0.04959 |
95 |
82 |
9 |
4 |
2230 |
It used to be filled with phones but then they never left. |
1.1789 |
0.04227 |
95 |
79 |
15 |
1 |
2231 |
Professor Smith calls it BS-V.213 but all of us in the lab call it the Whitney. |
1.1789 |
0.04484 |
95 |
80 |
13 |
2 |
2232 |
They asked for a grant to make it more interesting. |
1.1789 |
0.04484 |
95 |
80 |
13 |
2 |
2233 |
As soon as they find the gift shop, they’ll be able to solve this maze in no time! |
1.1789 |
0.04728 |
95 |
81 |
11 |
3 |
2234 |
They will determine what the public will be allow to view. |
1.1789 |
0.03835 |
123 |
103 |
18 |
2 |
2235 |
You'll notice that not a single one is using their phone |
1.1789 |
0.03835 |
123 |
103 |
18 |
2 |
2236 |
Is it time for the wine and cheese? |
1.1786 |
0.03551 |
140 |
117 |
21 |
2 |
2237 |
Not that into the Mona Lisa, are they? |
1.1786 |
0.04433 |
112 |
96 |
12 |
4 |
2238 |
What's next? Front row seats to see Die Fledermaus at the opera? |
1.1786 |
0.05658 |
84 |
74 |
5 |
5 |
2239 |
These have got to be the rats from that AI lab |
1.1782 |
0.04750 |
101 |
87 |
10 |
4 |
2240 |
Sorry, I still think they are just looking for the
gift shop. |
1.1782 |
0.04313 |
101 |
85 |
14 |
2 |
2241 |
Has anyone found the cheese doodle yet? |
1.1782 |
0.04954 |
101 |
88 |
8 |
5 |
2242 |
Wow, they're pretty stuck-up, huh? |
1.1782 |
0.04537 |
101 |
86 |
12 |
3 |
2243 |
OK - I think they're ready for the gift shop |
1.1782 |
0.04077 |
101 |
84 |
16 |
1 |
2244 |
They got the white coat and tails memo. |
1.1782 |
0.04313 |
101 |
85 |
14 |
2 |
2245 |
Maybe the art was a mistake. |
1.1782 |
0.04077 |
101 |
84 |
16 |
1 |
2246 |
Oh, I thought you said you wanted to test a drug that would make Monet! |
1.1780 |
0.04105 |
118 |
100 |
15 |
3 |
2247 |
They seem to back up at the Stanley George Miller painting. |
1.1780 |
0.03924 |
118 |
99 |
17 |
2 |
2248 |
Tell the next testing group they're going to need camembert |
1.1780 |
0.03735 |
118 |
98 |
19 |
1 |
2249 |
They have the cheese but not the wine. |
1.1780 |
0.04444 |
118 |
102 |
11 |
5 |
2250 |
Good thing we ditched the Pollock's. Those really slowed 'em down. |
1.1778 |
0.04628 |
90 |
76 |
12 |
2 |
2251 |
Haven't sold a single one yet... |
1.1778 |
0.04628 |
90 |
76 |
12 |
2 |
2252 |
This proves it... the three blind mice were faking it. |
1.1778 |
0.04350 |
90 |
75 |
14 |
1 |
2253 |
Yes, the rats are responding much better to the Euro-trash. |
1.1776 |
0.04367 |
107 |
91 |
13 |
3 |
2254 |
The smarter rats wanted more. |
1.1776 |
0.04367 |
107 |
91 |
13 |
3 |
2255 |
Well, this morning we swapped their usual cheddar for an aged mimolette... |
1.1776 |
0.04160 |
107 |
90 |
15 |
2 |
2256 |
If we can just reproduce these results with the Chinese Hamsters and African Gerbils, then I think we can safely say we've nailed art. |
1.1776 |
0.04367 |
107 |
91 |
13 |
3 |
2257 |
Be sure to add "art appreciation" to their normal behavior. |
1.1774 |
0.03975 |
124 |
105 |
16 |
3 |
2258 |
I thought I'd found my audience, but not even a nibble. |
1.1774 |
0.03806 |
124 |
104 |
18 |
2 |
2259 |
Here you can see the rats responding to 10mg of THC. |
1.1771 |
0.04682 |
96 |
82 |
11 |
3 |
2260 |
Who would have thought they like Cheesy Art? |
1.1771 |
0.04441 |
96 |
81 |
13 |
2 |
2261 |
Incontrovertible proof that the art on the walls is cheesier than the actual cheese that was placed at the end of the maze. |
1.1771 |
0.04441 |
96 |
81 |
13 |
2 |
2262 |
Rat art or rat tat?
Come in. |
1.1771 |
0.03917 |
96 |
79 |
17 |
0 |
2263 |
Each painting is embedded with a different kind of grated cheese. |
1.1771 |
0.04441 |
96 |
81 |
13 |
2 |
2264 |
I told you that Mouseorgsky's Pictures at Exhibition would be a hit. |
1.1771 |
0.04682 |
96 |
82 |
11 |
3 |
2265 |
Some opening; they loved the cheese -hated the wine! |
1.1771 |
0.04441 |
96 |
81 |
13 |
2 |
2266 |
"Yes, they like the paintings--at least half of them have begun chewing them." |
1.1771 |
0.04441 |
96 |
81 |
13 |
2 |
2267 |
They definitely prefer free admission days. |
1.1771 |
0.04441 |
96 |
81 |
13 |
2 |
2268 |
Our grant is from Sotheby's, we put an outrageous price next to random pictures to see if it generates greater interest. |
1.1770 |
0.04396 |
113 |
97 |
12 |
4 |
2269 |
I wish they'd just Van Gogh already! |
1.1770 |
0.04396 |
113 |
97 |
12 |
4 |
2270 |
Paintings for Algernon’s offspring? So far, so good. |
1.1770 |
0.04572 |
113 |
98 |
10 |
5 |
2271 |
They only take up this strange behavior when they’re in view of each other. |
1.1770 |
0.03819 |
113 |
94 |
18 |
1 |
2272 |
We have to run the statistics, but they seem to have a strong preference for American Realism |
1.1770 |
0.04021 |
113 |
95 |
16 |
2 |
2273 |
This retrospective is amazing! |
1.1770 |
0.04213 |
113 |
96 |
14 |
3 |
2274 |
They're not as frantic since we implemented a timed ticket entry system. |
1.1770 |
0.03606 |
113 |
93 |
20 |
0 |
2275 |
The art of the trap. |
1.1770 |
0.04572 |
113 |
98 |
10 |
5 |
2276 |
I find raising aristorats very demanding. |
1.1770 |
0.04021 |
113 |
95 |
16 |
2 |
2277 |
Totally--a--maz(e)ing! |
1.1769 |
0.03856 |
130 |
110 |
17 |
3 |
2278 |
None is close to the Vermeer. |
1.1769 |
0.04007 |
130 |
111 |
15 |
4 |
2279 |
I prefer to call it “Amaze”. |
1.1769 |
0.04007 |
130 |
111 |
15 |
4 |
2280 |
Odd, they seem to favor post-modernism over cheese. |
1.1765 |
0.04786 |
85 |
72 |
11 |
2 |
2281 |
But if they are so contemplative, why did they eat Warhol's cans? |
1.1765 |
0.04496 |
102 |
87 |
12 |
3 |
2282 |
If they get through, tourists ought to be able to get out. |
1.1765 |
0.04159 |
85 |
70 |
15 |
0 |
2283 |
Even mice are confused in a museum. |
1.1765 |
0.04244 |
119 |
102 |
13 |
4 |
2284 |
We're producing an Original Banksy app. |
1.1765 |
0.04409 |
119 |
103 |
11 |
5 |
2285 |
When 'Lab Rats' decide to go upscale, they don't screw around, do they? |
1.1765 |
0.03894 |
119 |
100 |
17 |
2 |
2286 |
Impressive, except I don't think the younger mice realize theses are all just prints. |
1.1765 |
0.04275 |
102 |
86 |
14 |
2 |
2287 |
And instead of cheese at the end there'll be a gift shop. |
1.1765 |
0.03793 |
102 |
84 |
18 |
0 |
2288 |
The art gives them a feeling of inadequacy. The better mouse trap indeed. |
1.1765 |
0.04275 |
102 |
86 |
14 |
2 |
2289 |
Our next experiment will be a casino. |
1.1765 |
0.04496 |
102 |
87 |
12 |
3 |
2290 |
How to appreciate art like a mouse: get lost in the maze of beauty! |
1.1765 |
0.04707 |
102 |
88 |
10 |
4 |
2291 |
Regardless of the species,they always look for the food court. |
1.1765 |
0.04275 |
102 |
86 |
14 |
2 |
2292 |
Controllers of the Simulation |
1.1765 |
0.03793 |
102 |
84 |
18 |
0 |
2293 |
If only we could get humans to be this orderly... |
1.1765 |
0.04786 |
85 |
72 |
11 |
2 |
2294 |
Call the exterminator. |
1.1765 |
0.04073 |
119 |
101 |
15 |
3 |
2295 |
Let me know as soon as the first one says “They call that art? My second-grader could do that!” |
1.1765 |
0.03793 |
102 |
84 |
18 |
0 |
2296 |
I told you the art was cheesy. |
1.1765 |
0.04496 |
102 |
87 |
12 |
3 |
2297 |
There’s a wine and cheese reception after. |
1.1765 |
0.04041 |
102 |
85 |
16 |
1 |
2298 |
My pics attract the smart ones. |
1.1765 |
0.04496 |
102 |
87 |
12 |
3 |
2299 |
I think it's working. None of them are taking selfies. |
1.1765 |
0.04707 |
102 |
88 |
10 |
4 |
2300 |
The paintings escaped from the Farmers Market. |
1.1765 |
0.04041 |
102 |
85 |
16 |
1 |
2301 |
They're obviously unmotivated by the exit through the gift shop. |
1.1765 |
0.04041 |
102 |
85 |
16 |
1 |
2302 |
I see the cheese has been replaced with a charcuterie board |
1.1765 |
0.04909 |
102 |
89 |
8 |
5 |
2303 |
They really seem to prefer the Impressionists... |
1.1760 |
0.03778 |
125 |
105 |
18 |
2 |
2304 |
These mice are amazing. |
1.1760 |
0.04260 |
125 |
108 |
12 |
5 |
2305 |
As expected, they're attracted to the cheesiest works. |
1.1760 |
0.04106 |
125 |
107 |
14 |
4 |
2306 |
I told you we should have stayed with cat videos. |
1.1759 |
0.04329 |
108 |
92 |
13 |
3 |
2307 |
It's clear they've learned that curiosity killed the cat. |
1.1759 |
0.04329 |
108 |
92 |
13 |
3 |
2308 |
I bet they'd rather be staring at a hole in the wall. |
1.1759 |
0.04329 |
108 |
92 |
13 |
3 |
2309 |
The cheese plate offered at the vernissage was so bad that the mice gave up eating and decided to look at art instead |
1.1758 |
0.05086 |
91 |
79 |
8 |
4 |
2310 |
I guess our DNA isn’t that similar after all. |
1.1758 |
0.04581 |
91 |
77 |
12 |
2 |
2311 |
They still haven’t figured out how to avoid the gift shop. |
1.1758 |
0.04581 |
91 |
77 |
12 |
2 |
2312 |
They’ve gotten through American Modernism easily enough, but they’re all getting hung up right around Roy Liechtenstein. |
1.1758 |
0.04306 |
91 |
76 |
14 |
1 |
2313 |
Paintings by Kraft,Sargenti,and Cabot are drawing the most interest. |
1.1758 |
0.04840 |
91 |
78 |
10 |
3 |
2314 |
I wonder what would happen if we added a gift shop? |
1.1756 |
0.03829 |
131 |
111 |
17 |
3 |
2315 |
As you can see, my art exhibition is avant garde and yet a bit cheesy. |
1.1754 |
0.04360 |
114 |
98 |
12 |
4 |
2316 |
Slowest maze run ever! Who knew art was addictive? |
1.1754 |
0.04360 |
114 |
98 |
12 |
4 |
2317 |
Next run, let’s try a gift store at the exit. |
1.1754 |
0.03988 |
114 |
96 |
16 |
2 |
2318 |
They wander aimlessly even more now than in the Walmart maze. |
1.1754 |
0.03988 |
114 |
96 |
16 |
2 |
2319 |
Curiously, none of them have a taste for the surreal. |
1.1754 |
0.03988 |
114 |
96 |
16 |
2 |
2320 |
They seem to like it but I don't think much of Barbie's taste |
1.1753 |
0.04148 |
97 |
81 |
15 |
1 |
2321 |
I know it’s hard to hold their interest in anything other than food, but I really think we’ve done it this time. |
1.1753 |
0.04637 |
97 |
83 |
11 |
3 |
2322 |
What happen at night? |
1.1753 |
0.04148 |
97 |
81 |
15 |
1 |
2323 |
I told you we’re not the only art lovers. |
1.1753 |
0.04399 |
97 |
82 |
13 |
2 |
2324 |
Do you think we'll get approval for human experimentation? |
1.1753 |
0.04148 |
97 |
81 |
15 |
1 |
2325 |
I‘ ve got my money on Minnie. |
1.1753 |
0.04399 |
97 |
82 |
13 |
2 |
2326 |
They're still having trouble finding the gift shop. |
1.1750 |
0.03864 |
120 |
101 |
17 |
2 |
2327 |
Sure, but I don’t think they GET it... |
1.1750 |
0.04042 |
120 |
102 |
15 |
3 |
2328 |
One of them asked me if there was anywhere you could get a cheese sandwich. |
1.1750 |
0.05270 |
80 |
69 |
8 |
3 |
2329 |
Yes, but only one cubicle is rent-controlled. |
1.1750 |
0.04042 |
120 |
102 |
15 |
3 |
2330 |
It means nothing - they don't even know the difference between Abstract Expressionism and Social Realism. |
1.1750 |
0.04211 |
120 |
103 |
13 |
4 |
2331 |
Word must have gotten out... they're all avoiding American Gothic. |
1.1750 |
0.03864 |
120 |
101 |
17 |
2 |
2332 |
The ones who like Van Gogh think they're better than the other mice. |
1.1748 |
0.04236 |
103 |
87 |
14 |
2 |
2333 |
They don’t see any mice that look like they look. It’s as if they do not exist in this gallery. |
1.1748 |
0.04664 |
103 |
89 |
10 |
4 |
2334 |
They don't know the Mona Lisa is in the Louvre. |
1.1748 |
0.04236 |
103 |
87 |
14 |
2 |
2335 |
they're more better behaved than alot of human museum-goers |
1.1748 |
0.04236 |
103 |
87 |
14 |
2 |
2336 |
Shocking that the gym rats also appreciate fine art. |
1.1748 |
0.04005 |
103 |
86 |
16 |
1 |
2337 |
It's the same as the other fine hundred forty three trials. Bipedal mice would rather critique art than eat cheese. |
1.1748 |
0.04236 |
103 |
87 |
14 |
2 |
2338 |
Now if we can only get them to exit through the gift shop. |
1.1748 |
0.03760 |
103 |
85 |
18 |
0 |
2339 |
Since we hung the pictures they seem to have interest in finding the way out. |
1.1748 |
0.04236 |
103 |
87 |
14 |
2 |
2340 |
My scientific conclusion: mice like art that is cheesy. |
1.1748 |
0.03760 |
103 |
85 |
18 |
0 |
2341 |
Paintings seem to confuse them. Generally speaking, rats prefer the Rodent sculptures. |
1.1746 |
0.03578 |
126 |
105 |
20 |
1 |
2342 |
It’s a new strain of mice that are just not challenged by a giant hunk of cheese. |
1.1744 |
0.04734 |
86 |
73 |
11 |
2 |
2343 |
Looks like the proof is in: "there's no accounting for taste". |
1.1744 |
0.04436 |
86 |
72 |
13 |
1 |
2344 |
I think adding a gift shop may help move them along. |
1.1744 |
0.04734 |
86 |
73 |
11 |
2 |
2345 |
So what if it's preclinical? That one at the Monet looks ready to make a buy. |
1.1744 |
0.04436 |
86 |
72 |
13 |
1 |
2346 |
Is that. . . Julius Cheeser? |
1.1743 |
0.04486 |
109 |
94 |
11 |
4 |
2347 |
Honestly, I think they only come to these openings for the hors d’oeuvres. |
1.1743 |
0.04090 |
109 |
92 |
15 |
2 |
2348 |
The art contains clues to being able to solve the maze. |
1.1743 |
0.04090 |
109 |
92 |
15 |
2 |
2349 |
We’ll, THAT hypothesis was off! |
1.1743 |
0.03876 |
109 |
91 |
17 |
1 |
2350 |
And they're absolutely convinced that they are discerning art patrons at a real art gallery? |
1.1743 |
0.04292 |
109 |
93 |
13 |
3 |
2351 |
Okay, this is what we tell the board: The subjects displayed a strong preference for non timed entries. |
1.1743 |
0.04292 |
109 |
93 |
13 |
3 |
2352 |
Ceci n’est pas une galerie. |
1.1743 |
0.04671 |
109 |
95 |
9 |
5 |
2353 |
They seem to have lost interest in finding the cheese, and in the works of Mark Rothko. |
1.1743 |
0.04090 |
109 |
92 |
15 |
2 |
2354 |
If you give the mice some art, they are going to ask for a glass of wine. |
1.1743 |
0.04486 |
109 |
94 |
11 |
4 |
2355 |
Next time let's try abstract expressionist. |
1.1743 |
0.04292 |
109 |
93 |
13 |
3 |
2356 |
They're lost in their own thoughts. |
1.1743 |
0.04090 |
109 |
92 |
15 |
2 |
2357 |
It's become less about the cheese and more about the journey. |
1.1739 |
0.04498 |
115 |
100 |
10 |
5 |
2358 |
The are mentallychalnged py the painting |
1.1739 |
0.04535 |
92 |
78 |
12 |
2 |
2359 |
They do behave better when they know they can get something from the gift shop! |
1.1739 |
0.04535 |
92 |
78 |
12 |
2 |
2360 |
The most robust finding is an increased preference for pinot. |
1.1739 |
0.04535 |
92 |
78 |
12 |
2 |
2361 |
I am not a micist! |
1.1739 |
0.03956 |
115 |
97 |
16 |
2 |
2362 |
For my thesis, I present: Rats in A-maze-ment. |
1.1739 |
0.04325 |
115 |
99 |
12 |
4 |
2363 |
Do you know if it’s a Monet or a Manet? |
1.1739 |
0.04325 |
115 |
99 |
12 |
4 |
2364 |
Next, we're taking them to the Aquarium, right? |
1.1739 |
0.03956 |
115 |
97 |
16 |
2 |
2365 |
Time to introduce the docent. |
1.1739 |
0.03973 |
92 |
76 |
16 |
0 |
2366 |
I believe the opening is a success considering we forgot the wine and cheese. |
1.1739 |
0.03956 |
115 |
97 |
16 |
2 |
2367 |
The Met's legal team pushed for an animal study. |
1.1736 |
0.04340 |
121 |
105 |
11 |
5 |
2368 |
Let's see what will sell at Art Basel 2024. |
1.1736 |
0.04496 |
121 |
106 |
9 |
6 |
2369 |
We should have exhibited Art Spiegelman |
1.1735 |
0.05030 |
98 |
86 |
7 |
5 |
2370 |
It’s a draw between expression and realism. |
1.1735 |
0.04109 |
98 |
82 |
15 |
1 |
2371 |
And to think, all we needed to fix Algernon-Gordon was a little Monet. |
1.1735 |
0.04593 |
98 |
84 |
11 |
3 |
2372 |
There was a lab leak. Now EVERYONE's a critic. |
1.1735 |
0.04358 |
98 |
83 |
13 |
2 |
2373 |
They're taking much more time than they did with the Rothko exhibit, that's for sure. |
1.1735 |
0.04109 |
98 |
82 |
15 |
1 |
2374 |
Who cares if they like the art; why aren't they going to the gift shop? |
1.1735 |
0.04358 |
98 |
83 |
13 |
2 |
2375 |
Algernon would be proud. |
1.1735 |
0.04593 |
98 |
84 |
11 |
3 |
2376 |
It was inevitable after the wine and cheese maze. |
1.1735 |
0.04109 |
98 |
82 |
15 |
1 |
2377 |
Even if they get lost, they can still find themselves through the art. |
1.1735 |
0.04358 |
98 |
83 |
13 |
2 |
2378 |
Welp, the van Dyck has been completely nibbled away. |
1.1735 |
0.04109 |
98 |
82 |
15 |
1 |
2379 |
They're devolving. That one just took a flash selfie. |
1.1735 |
0.04109 |
98 |
82 |
15 |
1 |
2380 |
They are still just looking for pictures of cheese! |
1.1735 |
0.04358 |
98 |
83 |
13 |
2 |
2381 |
They're enjoying art and we're stuck doing mindless tasks |
1.1735 |
0.04593 |
98 |
84 |
11 |
3 |
2382 |
OK, so how many RSVP's for the wine and cheese reception? |
1.1735 |
0.04358 |
98 |
83 |
13 |
2 |
2383 |
Remember, they’ll want a nice wine with their cheese. |
1.1735 |
0.04816 |
98 |
85 |
9 |
4 |
2384 |
They don't seem to
be able to spot the fakes--excellent! |
1.1732 |
0.03552 |
127 |
106 |
20 |
1 |
2385 |
Turns out the reward isn't always at the end of the maze. |
1.1732 |
0.03371 |
127 |
105 |
22 |
0 |
2386 |
Start making your way to the exits. The gallery will slam shut in five seconds. |
1.1731 |
0.04199 |
104 |
88 |
14 |
2 |
2387 |
And we’ll mark the ones who think the work is ‘derivative’.” |
1.1731 |
0.03970 |
104 |
87 |
16 |
1 |
2388 |
They appear to be gravitating toward the cheesiest parts of the exhibition. |
1.1731 |
0.04199 |
104 |
88 |
14 |
2 |
2389 |
They’re over-critiquing. |
1.1731 |
0.04199 |
104 |
88 |
14 |
2 |
2390 |
That one’s looking for the gift shop. |
1.1731 |
0.04199 |
104 |
88 |
14 |
2 |
2391 |
They seem to like the mazeum. |
1.1731 |
0.03970 |
104 |
87 |
16 |
1 |
2392 |
That’s the artisanal cheese for you! |
1.1731 |
0.04199 |
104 |
88 |
14 |
2 |
2393 |
I thought we bred them to have better taste. |
1.1731 |
0.04415 |
104 |
89 |
12 |
3 |
2394 |
Well what else would you expect cultured lab mice to do? |
1.1731 |
0.04622 |
104 |
90 |
10 |
4 |
2395 |
They seem to be slowed down by the Munch and Rodins. |
1.1728 |
0.04903 |
81 |
69 |
10 |
2 |
2396 |
That’s true it is slowing them down a bit in the maze, but also appears to be broadening their pallet for van Gogh. |
1.1727 |
0.04055 |
110 |
93 |
15 |
2 |
2397 |
Who sent these mice to reading classes? |
1.1727 |
0.04256 |
110 |
94 |
13 |
3 |
2398 |
They seem to enjoy cheese cubism best. |
1.1727 |
0.04448 |
110 |
95 |
11 |
4 |
2399 |
Interesting. Now introduce the field trip and tourist mice and see how much they enjoy it. |
1.1727 |
0.04055 |
110 |
93 |
15 |
2 |
2400 |
I knew you weren’t using field mice, but this is ridiculous! |
1.1727 |
0.04055 |
110 |
93 |
15 |
2 |
2401 |
They demonstrate that rat is an anagram of art. |
1.1727 |
0.04256 |
110 |
94 |
13 |
3 |
2402 |
I don’t know what these mice see in us |
1.1727 |
0.04055 |
110 |
93 |
15 |
2 |
2403 |
Now we just need them to figure out how to scan the QR code for the map. |
1.1727 |
0.04055 |
110 |
93 |
15 |
2 |
2404 |
I want them to be lost in the landscapes. |
1.1724 |
0.04112 |
116 |
99 |
14 |
3 |
2405 |
Wow! They came for the cheese and now they're cultured. |
1.1724 |
0.04684 |
87 |
74 |
11 |
2 |
2406 |
Who moved my cheese? |
1.1724 |
0.04290 |
116 |
100 |
12 |
4 |
2407 |
They seem torn between Dutch still lifes of cheese and the portrayals of Mickey and Minnie sharing a toke. |
1.1724 |
0.04461 |
116 |
101 |
10 |
5 |
2408 |
We got a million dollars from the government to study this ? Brilliant ! |
1.1724 |
0.03729 |
116 |
97 |
18 |
1 |
2409 |
The maze is easy. The paintings are harder to figure out. |
1.1724 |
0.03729 |
116 |
97 |
18 |
1 |
2410 |
truly amazed! |
1.1724 |
0.04961 |
87 |
75 |
9 |
3 |
2411 |
So where do we note which ones are feigning interest in hopes of attracting a mate, which are considering looking for the rest rooms, and which are wondering just when it would be respectable to take off for the gift shop and restaurant? |
1.1724 |
0.05223 |
87 |
76 |
7 |
4 |
2412 |
I'm still disappointed. Not a single one has given the slightest sign of recognizing these as reproductions. |
1.1724 |
0.03729 |
116 |
97 |
18 |
1 |
2413 |
Have they found the one with cheese ? |
1.1724 |
0.04290 |
116 |
100 |
12 |
4 |
2414 |
And you say they didn't pause at all in the modern wing -- just scurried right through? |
1.1724 |
0.03925 |
116 |
98 |
16 |
2 |
2415 |
Who’s the dyslexic
designer of the Rat Museum experiment? |
1.1721 |
0.03624 |
122 |
102 |
19 |
1 |
2416 |
The fine art chip seems to work. Now, let’s insert the birth control chip. |
1.1721 |
0.04147 |
122 |
105 |
13 |
4 |
2417 |
Let them enjoy it. The folks from the lab will be here soon. |
1.1720 |
0.04490 |
93 |
79 |
12 |
2 |
2418 |
Do you really think this will convince the NEA to fund us? |
1.1720 |
0.04490 |
93 |
79 |
12 |
2 |
2419 |
The philistines always finish the maze first. |
1.1720 |
0.04490 |
93 |
79 |
12 |
2 |
2420 |
It is interesting to see which way they van Gogh... |
1.1720 |
0.03935 |
93 |
77 |
16 |
0 |
2421 |
They completed the modern art maze more quickly. |
1.1720 |
0.04490 |
93 |
79 |
12 |
2 |
2422 |
Portraits are edging out Landscapes. |
1.1720 |
0.04490 |
93 |
79 |
12 |
2 |
2423 |
Okay, but how do they feel about NFTs? |
1.1720 |
0.03935 |
93 |
77 |
16 |
0 |
2424 |
I hope they don't find this cheesy. |
1.1720 |
0.04983 |
93 |
81 |
8 |
4 |
2425 |
One small step for us, one giant leap for mice. |
1.1720 |
0.04743 |
93 |
80 |
10 |
3 |
2426 |
I ordered a Rodin exhibition not an exhibition for rodents. |
1.1720 |
0.04983 |
93 |
81 |
8 |
4 |
2427 |
It all started when I hired an art history major as a lab assistant |
1.1720 |
0.03935 |
93 |
77 |
16 |
0 |
2428 |
I'm delighted they're enjoying the show, but how are we going to tell them there's no wine and cheese at the reception? |
1.1720 |
0.03935 |
93 |
77 |
16 |
0 |
2429 |
This is real state of the art research! |
1.1720 |
0.04221 |
93 |
78 |
14 |
1 |
2430 |
They are less enthusiastic about the ones created by RatGPT |
1.1720 |
0.04983 |
93 |
81 |
8 |
4 |
2431 |
But what does it mean? |
1.1717 |
0.04317 |
99 |
84 |
13 |
2 |
2432 |
This is one way to keep them out of the New York streets |
1.1717 |
0.04071 |
99 |
83 |
15 |
1 |
2433 |
Looks like the societal pressure to linger meaningfully over each painting is stronger than their will to find a way out. |
1.1717 |
0.04771 |
99 |
86 |
9 |
4 |
2434 |
We insert a tiny chip and they all become art critics? |
1.1717 |
0.04317 |
99 |
84 |
13 |
2 |
2435 |
Note their feigned indifference to representations of cheese. |
1.1717 |
0.04317 |
99 |
84 |
13 |
2 |
2436 |
Hum. Maybe it was a mistake to leave out the cheese. |
1.1714 |
0.04376 |
105 |
90 |
12 |
3 |
2437 |
Their early work is noted for the intensity to detail |
1.1714 |
0.04581 |
105 |
91 |
10 |
4 |
2438 |
See, the vegan mice don’t need cheese to make it through the maze, just a good art show. |
1.1714 |
0.04376 |
105 |
90 |
12 |
3 |
2439 |
This exhibition is so overratted. |
1.1714 |
0.03936 |
105 |
88 |
16 |
1 |
2440 |
They were only supposed to find the cheese. |
1.1714 |
0.04376 |
105 |
90 |
12 |
3 |
2441 |
Who knew? |
1.1714 |
0.04376 |
105 |
90 |
12 |
3 |
2442 |
They are engaged with the pictures showing cheese. |
1.1714 |
0.04162 |
105 |
89 |
14 |
2 |
2443 |
Jerry, why are they always watching us? Humans are voyeurs” |
1.1714 |
0.03936 |
105 |
88 |
16 |
1 |
2444 |
Uh oh -- This mouse trap only works for fine arts majors. |
1.1714 |
0.03936 |
105 |
88 |
16 |
1 |
2445 |
We blew it. This art gallery reception has no snacks. |
1.1712 |
0.04220 |
111 |
95 |
13 |
3 |
2446 |
How fascinating that their drawn to early rodent folk art over the surrealist dripping cheese works. |
1.1712 |
0.04022 |
111 |
94 |
15 |
2 |
2447 |
IS this a impressionist painting? |
1.1712 |
0.04220 |
111 |
95 |
13 |
3 |
2448 |
The Lab's staff portraits seem to really grab their attention. |
1.1712 |
0.04410 |
111 |
96 |
11 |
4 |
2449 |
The art maze was a bad idea. The results are varied and it's taking too long! |
1.1712 |
0.04022 |
111 |
94 |
15 |
2 |
2450 |
We tried abstract pieces- they just walked by in confusion. |
1.1712 |
0.04022 |
111 |
94 |
15 |
2 |
2451 |
One can see the influence of the Italian Renaissance in this painting's use of chiaroscuro and attention to anatomical detail. It's a shame so few contemporary artists have mastered these techniques. |
1.1712 |
0.04220 |
111 |
95 |
13 |
3 |
2452 |
Those are the cheeseiest pictures I've ever seen. |
1.1712 |
0.03591 |
111 |
92 |
19 |
0 |
2453 |
The smart ones go for the Van Gogh |
1.1712 |
0.03813 |
111 |
93 |
17 |
1 |
2454 |
Another remake of the Thomouse Crown Affair? |
1.1709 |
0.03700 |
117 |
98 |
18 |
1 |
2455 |
Only the three blind ones have made it through so far! |
1.1707 |
0.05434 |
82 |
72 |
6 |
4 |
2456 |
None of them appear to be interested in the post-impressionistic era. |
1.1707 |
0.04848 |
82 |
70 |
10 |
2 |
2457 |
Interestingly enough, these Tribeca mice brought the art themselves. |
1.1707 |
0.05149 |
82 |
71 |
8 |
3 |
2458 |
No cheese? |
1.1707 |
0.05434 |
82 |
72 |
6 |
4 |
2459 |
We're measuring how long it will take them to find the gift shop |
1.1705 |
0.05167 |
88 |
77 |
7 |
4 |
2460 |
Damn you Banksy! |
1.1705 |
0.04634 |
88 |
75 |
11 |
2 |
2461 |
They also prefer a well-balanced Merlot with the cheese. |
1.1705 |
0.04634 |
88 |
75 |
11 |
2 |
2462 |
And the mice built the AI that made these pieces? |
1.1705 |
0.04908 |
88 |
76 |
9 |
3 |
2463 |
These French ones are taking the longest.... |
1.1705 |
0.04634 |
88 |
75 |
11 |
2 |
2464 |
You should see what the ones who've been over at the history museum are into. |
1.1702 |
0.04933 |
94 |
82 |
8 |
4 |
2465 |
I think that we have discovered the "artistic savant" gene! |
1.1702 |
0.04180 |
94 |
79 |
14 |
1 |
2466 |
These experiments are brilliant — now we can secure funding for our wine and cheese receptions. |
1.1702 |
0.04696 |
94 |
81 |
10 |
3 |
2467 |
Eventually, we humanely cleared an infestation from a steakhouse in Saskatoon. Strategic placement of two Picassos, and a Van Gogh, did the job. |
1.1702 |
0.04180 |
94 |
79 |
14 |
1 |
2468 |
OK, now it’s time to send out the survey. On a scale of one to ten, how would they rate their lab experience? How likely are they to recommend it to their eight thousand children? |
1.1702 |
0.04180 |
94 |
79 |
14 |
1 |
2469 |
Should we dress them in turtlenecks? |
1.1702 |
0.04933 |
94 |
82 |
8 |
4 |
2470 |
Interesting, it seems like they are fans of oil paints to water color |
1.1700 |
0.04277 |
100 |
85 |
13 |
2 |
2471 |
I’m not sure why I picked only white mice! |
1.1700 |
0.04935 |
100 |
88 |
7 |
5 |
2472 |
They're not all playing along just for a piece of cheese. |
1.1700 |
0.04034 |
100 |
84 |
15 |
1 |
2473 |
I can't wait to get out of here! |
1.1700 |
0.04277 |
100 |
85 |
13 |
2 |
2474 |
The Hamlin guy turned up again last night? |
1.1700 |
0.04277 |
100 |
85 |
13 |
2 |
2475 |
We gave these mice aged Gouda in the last maze. |
1.1700 |
0.04277 |
100 |
85 |
13 |
2 |
2476 |
I'm Done! It's hard enough without the lithos |
1.1700 |
0.04034 |
100 |
84 |
15 |
1 |
2477 |
looks like we have a few art critics |
1.1698 |
0.04540 |
106 |
92 |
10 |
4 |
2478 |
We keep getting requests for an audio tour. |
1.1698 |
0.04126 |
106 |
90 |
14 |
2 |
2479 |
They keep stopping at the “Say Cheese”
photos |
1.1698 |
0.04126 |
106 |
90 |
14 |
2 |
2480 |
I think we're missing one. |
1.1698 |
0.04338 |
106 |
91 |
12 |
3 |
2481 |
Dont bother watching; there’s nothing in there worth stealing anyway. |
1.1698 |
0.03902 |
106 |
89 |
16 |
1 |
2482 |
We switched them from cheddar to brie and this happened. |
1.1698 |
0.04338 |
106 |
91 |
12 |
3 |
2483 |
Okay, now we know they like art. Next, we'll see if they can handle cartoons. |
1.1698 |
0.04540 |
106 |
92 |
10 |
4 |
2484 |
I long for the days when cheese did the trick. |
1.1698 |
0.04338 |
106 |
91 |
12 |
3 |
2485 |
Next time order illiterate mice. |
1.1698 |
0.04126 |
106 |
90 |
14 |
2 |
2486 |
They went through faster when we had a gift shop. |
1.1698 |
0.04540 |
106 |
92 |
10 |
4 |
2487 |
Yes, it's great that they can appreciate art but let's face it, how many of these lab rats can come up with a nice endowment for our museum. |
1.1698 |
0.04126 |
106 |
90 |
14 |
2 |
2488 |
There was better turnout for the Art Spiegelman exhibition. |
1.1698 |
0.04540 |
106 |
92 |
10 |
4 |
2489 |
Hey, it’s closing time! Get moving! |
1.1698 |
0.04126 |
106 |
90 |
14 |
2 |
2490 |
This is how we know you can become lost in art. |
1.1696 |
0.04185 |
112 |
96 |
13 |
3 |
2491 |
The artwork may have been a bit much. None of the mice are moving through the maze! |
1.1696 |
0.04373 |
112 |
97 |
11 |
4 |
2492 |
Conclusion Number One: Rats are more interested in art than humans. |
1.1696 |
0.04185 |
112 |
96 |
13 |
3 |
2493 |
The results are very different when we give them cheese AND beaujolais. |
1.1696 |
0.04185 |
112 |
96 |
13 |
3 |
2494 |
If we want to get art museums designated as federally qualified health centers, we'll need a larger sample size. |
1.1696 |
0.04373 |
112 |
97 |
11 |
4 |
2495 |
The only maze they have to solve is in their minds |
1.1696 |
0.04373 |
112 |
97 |
11 |
4 |
2496 |
They had no trouble with the Dali and Escher mazes, but somehow seem to be stuck on Impressionism. |
1.1695 |
0.04222 |
118 |
102 |
12 |
4 |
2497 |
Campbell soup makes a cheese sauce. |
1.1695 |
0.03671 |
118 |
99 |
18 |
1 |
2498 |
Upon completion, they receive MFA degrees. |
1.1695 |
0.04222 |
118 |
102 |
12 |
4 |
2499 |
Well, the gift shop could be the reward. |
1.1688 |
0.05359 |
77 |
67 |
7 |
3 |
2500 |
The younger mice show a neural response to the artist's ephemeral view of beauty |
1.1688 |
0.04678 |
77 |
65 |
11 |
1 |
2501 |
Art is the new cheese! |
1.1687 |
0.05372 |
83 |
73 |
6 |
4 |
2502 |
They like the moderns. Who knew? |
1.1687 |
0.04476 |
83 |
70 |
12 |
1 |
2503 |
It was so much easier when there were only five Best Picture nominees. |
1.1687 |
0.05091 |
83 |
72 |
8 |
3 |
2504 |
We’re only testing one — the rest are just here to be seen. |
1.1685 |
0.05113 |
89 |
78 |
7 |
4 |
2505 |
One day the fave is Van Gogh, the next day Picasso. |
1.1685 |
0.04299 |
89 |
75 |
13 |
1 |
2506 |
well, i guess the monalisa is now officially animal cruelty free. |
1.1685 |
0.04586 |
89 |
76 |
11 |
2 |
2507 |
escape through creative expressionism ,perhaps - it's still a rat race... |
1.1685 |
0.05113 |
89 |
78 |
7 |
4 |
2508 |
Are you sure it said “Art for rat’s sake”? |
1.1685 |
0.04856 |
89 |
77 |
9 |
3 |
2509 |
I don’t know who’s more amazed…me or the mice! |
1.1685 |
0.04586 |
89 |
76 |
11 |
2 |
2510 |
Very curious that they prefer Gary Larson the most... |
1.1684 |
0.04402 |
95 |
81 |
12 |
2 |
2511 |
They seem to have taken a liking to the compressionists. |
1.1684 |
0.04402 |
95 |
81 |
12 |
2 |
2512 |
Yesterday, subjects showed an affinity for cubism. Today, escapism. |
1.1684 |
0.04140 |
95 |
80 |
14 |
1 |
2513 |
They went from looking for cheese, to being aesthetically pleased. |
1.1684 |
0.04884 |
95 |
83 |
8 |
4 |
2514 |
They got these from the Met! |
1.1684 |
0.04402 |
95 |
81 |
12 |
2 |
2515 |
What’s the fastest time one has escaped reality so far? |
1.1684 |
0.04650 |
95 |
82 |
10 |
3 |
2516 |
I guess our research is more an art than a science. |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2517 |
This experimentalist art isn't helping in the way you'd expect. |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2518 |
We’ll be testing for a correlation with increased espresso tolerance. |
1.1683 |
0.03997 |
101 |
85 |
15 |
1 |
2519 |
I can just get lost in a painting. |
1.1683 |
0.04682 |
101 |
88 |
9 |
4 |
2520 |
Have you figured out why they need an extra cheese reward for looking at abstract art? |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2521 |
Hey! Where are the docents? |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2522 |
Let's give them smart phones and see what happens. |
1.1683 |
0.03997 |
101 |
85 |
15 |
1 |
2523 |
Should we give the droppings to Chris Ofili? |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2524 |
Noted spike in pretention and feigned absorption when female mice introduced. |
1.1683 |
0.03997 |
101 |
85 |
15 |
1 |
2525 |
Now, let's see which one finds the Van Dyck still life first. |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2526 |
Amazing … that they’re paying no attention to the cheese plate still-life. |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2527 |
Amazing, even though the abstract pieces point towards the exit, none of them look at them long enough to figure that out. They are just like us. |
1.1683 |
0.03997 |
101 |
85 |
15 |
1 |
2528 |
See, they really do enjoy art. |
1.1683 |
0.03741 |
101 |
84 |
17 |
0 |
2529 |
What could the social value be to teach mice art appreciation? |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2530 |
Their union sued for a better work environment. |
1.1683 |
0.04465 |
101 |
87 |
11 |
3 |
2531 |
They've even started curating it. |
1.1683 |
0.04465 |
101 |
87 |
11 |
3 |
2532 |
To them, it's not a maze -- it's Cubism." |
1.1683 |
0.03741 |
101 |
84 |
17 |
0 |
2533 |
We're trying to prove that everyone is, in fact, a critic. |
1.1683 |
0.04465 |
101 |
87 |
11 |
3 |
2534 |
We're saving a ton of money on cheese,
but we're not really sure what we're measuring. |
1.1683 |
0.04465 |
101 |
87 |
11 |
3 |
2535 |
We should have put a gift shop at the end |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2536 |
If you want to see responsiveness, wait until they find the Maus Exhibit. |
1.1683 |
0.04238 |
101 |
86 |
13 |
2 |
2537 |
Can we do worthwhile science working only with snooty, out-of-touch elites? |
1.1682 |
0.03868 |
107 |
90 |
16 |
1 |
2538 |
And like humans, they come in single but manage to wiggle out a phone number by the time they leave. |
1.1682 |
0.04300 |
107 |
92 |
12 |
3 |
2539 |
That lobotomy did this. |
1.1682 |
0.04090 |
107 |
91 |
14 |
2 |
2540 |
The double-blind trial didn't go nearly this well. |
1.1682 |
0.04090 |
107 |
91 |
14 |
2 |
2541 |
With a little culture, they'll find their way. |
1.1682 |
0.04500 |
107 |
93 |
10 |
4 |
2542 |
We are contrasting them with the ones that watched “The Bachelor”. |
1.1682 |
0.04090 |
107 |
91 |
14 |
2 |
2543 |
I knew they'd get sucked in by German Expressionism. |
1.1682 |
0.04300 |
107 |
92 |
12 |
3 |
2544 |
As you can see, inattentional blindness is affecting most of the subjects. |
1.1682 |
0.04090 |
107 |
91 |
14 |
2 |
2545 |
But will they ever figure out what an NFT is? |
1.1682 |
0.04692 |
107 |
94 |
8 |
5 |
2546 |
Of course they like the cheesy ones. |
1.1681 |
0.03751 |
113 |
95 |
17 |
1 |
2547 |
This level of interest should improve our gift-shop revenue. |
1.1681 |
0.03956 |
113 |
96 |
15 |
2 |
2548 |
I told you not the let that human DNA get too close to the petri dish |
1.1681 |
0.03956 |
113 |
96 |
15 |
2 |
2549 |
Meesie, Micey, Art is nicey! |
1.1679 |
0.03673 |
137 |
117 |
17 |
3 |
2550 |
Where are the little trays of champagne, Jeneatte? Imbecile! |
1.1667 |
0.03863 |
126 |
108 |
15 |
3 |
2551 |
First one to find the Monet gets the cheese... |
1.1667 |
0.04100 |
96 |
81 |
14 |
1 |
2552 |
Interesting. Mice spend an average of 65% more time viewing art that humans consider 'cheesy'. |
1.1667 |
0.04199 |
102 |
87 |
13 |
2 |
2553 |
Classic nice try, but we should go back to cheese. |
1.1667 |
0.04301 |
114 |
99 |
11 |
4 |
2554 |
Remember not to use art connoisseurs for your experiments. |
1.1667 |
0.03924 |
114 |
97 |
15 |
2 |
2555 |
Nibbles has expressed interest in acquiring one or two pieces for his personal collection. |
1.1667 |
0.04301 |
114 |
99 |
11 |
4 |
2556 |
Who moved their cheese? |
1.1667 |
0.03835 |
108 |
91 |
16 |
1 |
2557 |
Well, their tails curve, but their learning isn’t. |
1.1667 |
0.04639 |
102 |
89 |
9 |
4 |
2558 |
The rats are all volunteers; but these mice are in it for the Monet. |
1.1667 |
0.04837 |
96 |
84 |
8 |
4 |
2559 |
Should we call it a “mazeum” or a “mouseum”? |
1.1667 |
0.03721 |
114 |
96 |
17 |
1 |
2560 |
As we hypothesized, most of them seem to be looking for the gift shop. |
1.1667 |
0.03924 |
114 |
97 |
15 |
2 |
2561 |
Proving you don't need cheese and crackers at gallery openings! |
1.1667 |
0.04539 |
90 |
77 |
11 |
2 |
2562 |
An a-maze-ing bunch that used to live at the art institute. |
1.1667 |
0.04539 |
90 |
77 |
11 |
2 |
2563 |
Time to switch from brie back to cheddar. |
1.1667 |
0.04117 |
114 |
98 |
13 |
3 |
2564 |
They don't seem in any hurry to get out. |
1.1667 |
0.04255 |
90 |
76 |
13 |
1 |
2565 |
But can they learn the truly pretentious behavior they need to thrive in the art world? |
1.1667 |
0.03961 |
102 |
86 |
15 |
1 |
2566 |
So your hypothesis that art will save us from the rat race seems to be correct! |
1.1667 |
0.03835 |
108 |
91 |
16 |
1 |
2567 |
They appear to be avoiding any art with cats in it. |
1.1667 |
0.04424 |
102 |
88 |
11 |
3 |
2568 |
Suddenly, they're all critics. |
1.1667 |
0.04055 |
108 |
92 |
14 |
2 |
2569 |
They may not know art, but they seem to know what they like. |
1.1667 |
0.04424 |
102 |
88 |
11 |
3 |
2570 |
So this is the control group and the other group has to do this with the audio tour? |
1.1667 |
0.04424 |
102 |
88 |
11 |
3 |
2571 |
They’re pretty smart, always skipping the Escher wing. |
1.1667 |
0.03924 |
114 |
97 |
15 |
2 |
2572 |
Curious! 80% more of the mice drinking the Malbec say they could make better art than the ones who chose the Riesling. |
1.1667 |
0.03961 |
102 |
86 |
15 |
1 |
2573 |
Number ten just ran away! |
1.1667 |
0.04604 |
96 |
83 |
10 |
3 |
2574 |
You can take the rat out of the art. But you can't take the art our of the rat. |
1.1667 |
0.04970 |
78 |
67 |
9 |
2 |
2575 |
After the wine and cheese opening,
we just didn’t have the nerve to tell them… |
1.1667 |
0.04055 |
108 |
92 |
14 |
2 |
2576 |
They’re just like people. One thinks their kids could paint better pictures, several seem perplexed, and another wants to know who moved their cheese! |
1.1667 |
0.04055 |
108 |
92 |
14 |
2 |
2577 |
There is a limit to experimenting on animals, no living thing deserves to go through this. |
1.1667 |
0.04263 |
108 |
93 |
12 |
3 |
2578 |
Ok now let's introduce the "JUST STOP CATS" protestor. |
1.1667 |
0.04263 |
108 |
93 |
12 |
3 |
2579 |
When are we going to give them their second amendment rights and guns?? |
1.1667 |
0.04263 |
108 |
93 |
12 |
3 |
2580 |
This is going to become the new hole-in-the-wall. |
1.1667 |
0.05058 |
96 |
85 |
6 |
5 |
2581 |
Who knew post modern had rat appeal? |
1.1667 |
0.04055 |
108 |
92 |
14 |
2 |
2582 |
Their times have dropped significantly since adding the art |
1.1667 |
0.03984 |
120 |
103 |
14 |
3 |
2583 |
Hmm, the drug we made from the DNA of pretentious art connoisseurs seems to be working well. |
1.1667 |
0.04199 |
102 |
87 |
13 |
2 |
2584 |
Now that they're trained not to touch the artwork, what's our next move??? |
1.1667 |
0.04055 |
108 |
92 |
14 |
2 |
2585 |
That one's Ruskin. He'll sneak up behind Diderot and bite his tail. |
1.1667 |
0.04639 |
102 |
89 |
9 |
4 |
2586 |
Picasso's Blue Cheese Period |
1.1667 |
0.04639 |
102 |
89 |
9 |
4 |
2587 |
Let's release them over at MOMA and see what happens. |
1.1667 |
0.03835 |
108 |
91 |
16 |
1 |
2588 |
Here, they actually want to be seen. |
1.1667 |
0.04100 |
96 |
81 |
14 |
1 |
2589 |
Look at the Mona Lisa!-Mouse |
1.1667 |
0.04100 |
96 |
81 |
14 |
1 |
2590 |
They still haven't found the cheesy art! |
1.1667 |
0.04843 |
102 |
90 |
7 |
5 |
2591 |
Now it's the bathrooms they can't find. |
1.1667 |
0.04117 |
114 |
98 |
13 |
3 |
2592 |
They appear to prefer the impressionists. |
1.1667 |
0.04100 |
96 |
81 |
14 |
1 |
2593 |
I'm not sure that adding labs is the best way to keep the art history major relevant. |
1.1667 |
0.04604 |
96 |
83 |
10 |
3 |
2594 |
They’re all reproductions. |
1.1667 |
0.04806 |
90 |
78 |
9 |
3 |
2595 |
Amazing what adding a good Camembert to the diet can do! |
1.1667 |
0.04639 |
102 |
89 |
9 |
4 |
2596 |
Rats, I thought they’d be confused by the maze not amazed! |
1.1667 |
0.03984 |
120 |
103 |
14 |
3 |
2597 |
Maze, no. I'd say they're casing the joint. |
1.1654 |
0.03668 |
127 |
108 |
17 |
2 |
2598 |
They tend to gravitate toward the cheesy stuff. |
1.1653 |
0.04124 |
121 |
105 |
12 |
4 |
2599 |
So far, Art Spiegelman is leading in likes, with Disney and Picasso a distant second and third… |
1.1653 |
0.03775 |
121 |
103 |
16 |
2 |
2600 |
There seems to be a strong correlation between their appreciation of art and how long it takes to run the maze. |
1.1652 |
0.04083 |
115 |
99 |
13 |
3 |
2601 |
Don't know much about art, but I know cheesy when I see it. |
1.1652 |
0.04266 |
115 |
100 |
11 |
4 |
2602 |
So, do you think they find the art compelling and aMAZEing? |
1.1652 |
0.04083 |
115 |
99 |
13 |
3 |
2603 |
While the subjects appear intelligent, note that they’re taking longer to escape. |
1.1652 |
0.03691 |
115 |
97 |
17 |
1 |
2604 |
And they don’t throw tomato soup |
1.1651 |
0.04792 |
109 |
97 |
6 |
6 |
2605 |
It happened when The Night Watch didn't show up. |
1.1651 |
0.04020 |
109 |
93 |
14 |
2 |
2606 |
Our experiments show that mice don't appear to like modern art, either. |
1.1651 |
0.04423 |
109 |
95 |
10 |
4 |
2607 |
Whiskers at an exhibition |
1.1651 |
0.04226 |
109 |
94 |
12 |
3 |
2608 |
Sure, it's interesting behavior, but I think we'll have to add a gift shop to support future research. |
1.1651 |
0.04020 |
109 |
93 |
14 |
2 |
2609 |
They appear interested, but not amazed. |
1.1650 |
0.03926 |
103 |
87 |
15 |
1 |
2610 |
There's a Monet in the men's room. |
1.1650 |
0.04596 |
103 |
90 |
9 |
4 |
2611 |
I know you're devoted to animal rights, but in what thesaurus is 'simple maze' synonymous with 'miniature art museum? |
1.1650 |
0.03926 |
103 |
87 |
15 |
1 |
2612 |
When your gf invites you to her work and you find out the rats there are much smarter. |
1.1650 |
0.04384 |
103 |
89 |
11 |
3 |
2613 |
It’s an art and not a science. |
1.1650 |
0.04161 |
103 |
88 |
13 |
2 |
2614 |
Let's see if we can interest them in NFTs. |
1.1650 |
0.04161 |
103 |
88 |
13 |
2 |
2615 |
This is even more boring than being there yourself. |
1.1650 |
0.04161 |
103 |
88 |
13 |
2 |
2616 |
This should help us set the auction price of these art works. |
1.1650 |
0.04161 |
103 |
88 |
13 |
2 |
2617 |
Cool. But I think it was supposed to be about cheese. |
1.1649 |
0.04318 |
97 |
83 |
12 |
2 |
2618 |
The experiment has obviously gone to hell, but think what we're contributing to mouse culture. |
1.1649 |
0.04318 |
97 |
83 |
12 |
2 |
2619 |
See, I told you they weren't blind mice |
1.1649 |
0.04318 |
97 |
83 |
12 |
2 |
2620 |
I've started calling them connoisseur rats. |
1.1649 |
0.04061 |
97 |
82 |
14 |
1 |
2621 |
Clearly not all works in the mouseum are true mousterpieces. |
1.1649 |
0.04318 |
97 |
83 |
12 |
2 |
2622 |
Number 16 seems to eschew any appreciation of context,meaning,or artistic intent. |
1.1649 |
0.04560 |
97 |
84 |
10 |
3 |
2623 |
We still can't tell whether they prefer impressionism, cubism, or surrealism. |
1.1649 |
0.04318 |
97 |
83 |
12 |
2 |
2624 |
Normally we use cheese… |
1.1649 |
0.04318 |
97 |
83 |
12 |
2 |
2625 |
We rebranded. It’s now called, “The Gaze.” |
1.1649 |
0.04560 |
97 |
84 |
10 |
3 |
2626 |
So this is why Algernon became slow. |
1.1648 |
0.04492 |
91 |
78 |
11 |
2 |
2627 |
So they CAN find their way out with no Gift Shop. |
1.1648 |
0.04756 |
91 |
79 |
9 |
3 |
2628 |
They seem to favor the Impressionists. |
1.1648 |
0.04492 |
91 |
78 |
11 |
2 |
2629 |
The Mickey Mouse collection has been our most popular attraction |
1.1648 |
0.04492 |
91 |
78 |
11 |
2 |
2630 |
OK, let's release the cat and we'll see how smart they think they are. |
1.1648 |
0.04492 |
91 |
78 |
11 |
2 |
2631 |
Schrodinger’s Mice: where the mice are simultaneously alive and dead while lost in an amateur art exhibit. |
1.1648 |
0.04756 |
91 |
79 |
9 |
3 |
2632 |
From this we deduce that the lab rats are far too cultured to zoom through the maze as a test of their intelligence. |
1.1648 |
0.04492 |
91 |
78 |
11 |
2 |
2633 |
Amazing! No cheese platter and they still stayed. |
1.1648 |
0.04212 |
91 |
77 |
13 |
1 |
2634 |
Yep, ever since the Banksy piece |
1.1647 |
0.04978 |
85 |
74 |
8 |
3 |
2635 |
Museum Gift Shop cheese sales are up 5000% |
1.1647 |
0.04688 |
85 |
73 |
10 |
2 |
2636 |
Just as I thought: they don't know much about art, but they know what they like. |
1.1647 |
0.04047 |
85 |
71 |
14 |
0 |
2637 |
2 out of 10 agree Bansky draws mice not rats |
1.1647 |
0.04379 |
85 |
72 |
12 |
1 |
2638 |
Ever have that feeling that someone is watching you? |
1.1646 |
0.04911 |
79 |
68 |
9 |
2 |
2639 |
I thought the show was kinda cheesy |
1.1646 |
0.04911 |
79 |
68 |
9 |
2 |
2640 |
I’m all for enrichment, but doesn’t this defeat the point? |
1.1639 |
0.04092 |
122 |
106 |
12 |
4 |
2641 |
Art is just Rat spelled sideways. |
1.1639 |
0.03561 |
122 |
103 |
18 |
1 |
2642 |
Just like humans they don’t take time to truly appreciate the work. |
1.1638 |
0.04051 |
116 |
100 |
13 |
3 |
2643 |
They seem lost in their imagination. |
1.1638 |
0.04051 |
116 |
100 |
13 |
3 |
2644 |
Is the “Where’s Waldo?” element in each painting really necessary? |
1.1638 |
0.03662 |
116 |
98 |
17 |
1 |
2645 |
I know where they got the cheese, but who gave them wine? |
1.1638 |
0.04051 |
116 |
100 |
13 |
3 |
2646 |
The curator hoped for a broader demographic. |
1.1636 |
0.04385 |
110 |
96 |
10 |
4 |
2647 |
Wow! I was sure that they would stick with the cheesy stuff. |
1.1636 |
0.04571 |
110 |
97 |
8 |
5 |
2648 |
It’s more about the process than the finished product. |
1.1636 |
0.03771 |
110 |
93 |
16 |
1 |
2649 |
This new Post -Impressionist exhibit seems to go over much better than the Czech Cubism theme we had last week. |
1.1636 |
0.03986 |
110 |
94 |
14 |
2 |
2650 |
The Natural History insect exhibit was particularly challenging. |
1.1636 |
0.03986 |
110 |
94 |
14 |
2 |
2651 |
They prefer wine with their cheese. |
1.1636 |
0.03986 |
110 |
94 |
14 |
2 |
2652 |
Certainly taking their time. No wine cheese and wine next time. |
1.1636 |
0.04190 |
110 |
95 |
12 |
3 |
2653 |
Evolution really does happen quickly |
1.1636 |
0.04385 |
110 |
96 |
10 |
4 |
2654 |
So far, the only thing that has given them anxiety are the Hanna Barbera cels. |
1.1636 |
0.03771 |
110 |
93 |
16 |
1 |
2655 |
Strange, even with massive doses of hallucinogens they don't like modern art. |
1.1635 |
0.04555 |
104 |
91 |
9 |
4 |
2656 |
Metrosexual mice don't hunt. |
1.1635 |
0.04555 |
104 |
91 |
9 |
4 |
2657 |
That's ten seconds per painting. But, will it work for humans? |
1.1635 |
0.04124 |
104 |
89 |
13 |
2 |
2658 |
Where are the Monet’s? |
1.1635 |
0.04555 |
104 |
91 |
9 |
4 |
2659 |
Subject 22, in the postmodern-ironist wing,
appears disoriented and nervous, repetitively looking to other subjects and expelling a substantial amount of fecal pellets. |
1.1635 |
0.04345 |
104 |
90 |
11 |
3 |
2660 |
They seem to be going for the cheesy Cubism. |
1.1635 |
0.04345 |
104 |
90 |
11 |
3 |
2661 |
I guess we didn't need the cheese after all. |
1.1635 |
0.03891 |
104 |
88 |
15 |
1 |
2662 |
Times Square rats just aren't as gritty as they used to be. |
1.1635 |
0.04124 |
104 |
89 |
13 |
2 |
2663 |
It’s a mice mazeum. |
1.1635 |
0.04555 |
104 |
91 |
9 |
4 |
2664 |
Now they insist on wine pairings with the cheese. |
1.1635 |
0.04555 |
104 |
91 |
9 |
4 |
2665 |
Have any of them found the gift shop? |
1.1633 |
0.04023 |
98 |
83 |
14 |
1 |
2666 |
Now they want wine with their cheese at the end. |
1.1633 |
0.04277 |
98 |
84 |
12 |
2 |
2667 |
The cheesier the art the better they like it. |
1.1633 |
0.04743 |
98 |
86 |
8 |
4 |
2668 |
Midnight at THE MET |
1.1633 |
0.04516 |
98 |
85 |
10 |
3 |
2669 |
Looks like they can’t make head nor tail of these paintings |
1.1633 |
0.04023 |
98 |
83 |
14 |
1 |
2670 |
We were wise not to include anything by Andy Warhol. |
1.1633 |
0.04277 |
98 |
84 |
12 |
2 |
2671 |
We notice they scratch and sniff the wall when we take one away. |
1.1633 |
0.04023 |
98 |
83 |
14 |
1 |
2672 |
Make a note of any of them who say their five year old could do better" |
1.1633 |
0.03753 |
98 |
82 |
16 |
0 |
2673 |
I haven't been able to get them to wear the VR goggles yet. |
1.1633 |
0.03753 |
98 |
82 |
16 |
0 |
2674 |
Note the ratio of meeces to pieces. |
1.1633 |
0.04277 |
98 |
84 |
12 |
2 |
2675 |
I wonder if we can get them to write the lab report for us. |
1.1633 |
0.04023 |
98 |
83 |
14 |
1 |
2676 |
You’re sure the control group didn’t watch Ratatouille? |
1.1633 |
0.04516 |
98 |
85 |
10 |
3 |
2677 |
Looks like they're ready for the Guggenheim. |
1.1633 |
0.04516 |
98 |
85 |
10 |
3 |
2678 |
It's like a maze, but instead of finding the exit your find yourself |
1.1630 |
0.04955 |
92 |
81 |
7 |
4 |
2679 |
They get the cheese when they determine which art is AI generated, but they are starting to spiral about the role of the artist in society... |
1.1630 |
0.04708 |
92 |
80 |
9 |
3 |
2680 |
Who put up all those cat pictures in there! |
1.1630 |
0.04447 |
92 |
79 |
11 |
2 |
2681 |
Did they find the exit through the gift shop? |
1.1630 |
0.04447 |
92 |
79 |
11 |
2 |
2682 |
Here’s the deal…one of the frames is made of cheese…they each get one guess, no nibbling allowed. |
1.1630 |
0.04447 |
92 |
79 |
11 |
2 |
2683 |
I don't know if it's science, but I like it |
1.1630 |
0.04169 |
92 |
78 |
13 |
1 |
2684 |
They still can’t tell a Manet from a Monet, but at least they’ve stopped chewing on the frames. |
1.1630 |
0.04708 |
92 |
80 |
9 |
3 |
2685 |
Once we have the baseline results, we will test if audio guides have a measurable impact. |
1.1628 |
0.04004 |
86 |
72 |
14 |
0 |
2686 |
In the next maze, we'll see the mice bid at the auction. |
1.1628 |
0.04637 |
86 |
74 |
10 |
2 |
2687 |
1/3 are outside the box. What does this mean for the future. |
1.1628 |
0.04637 |
86 |
74 |
10 |
2 |
2688 |
There’s no gift shop, so they have no idea where to exit. |
1.1628 |
0.04332 |
86 |
73 |
12 |
1 |
2689 |
OK, 'Museum of Fine Rats' is a success. Now we try 'Center for the Performing Rats.' |
1.1626 |
0.03893 |
123 |
106 |
14 |
3 |
2690 |
You better bring some white wine with their cheese. |
1.1626 |
0.03341 |
123 |
103 |
20 |
0 |
2691 |
They’re not big spenders in the gift shop. |
1.1626 |
0.03893 |
123 |
106 |
14 |
3 |
2692 |
Where are the cat pictures? I got my claw sharpened. |
1.1625 |
0.04853 |
80 |
69 |
9 |
2 |
2693 |
Once they got to expressionism, we lost them. |
1.1625 |
0.04853 |
80 |
69 |
9 |
2 |
2694 |
After 100 days of only cultured cheeses. |
1.1624 |
0.04198 |
117 |
102 |
11 |
4 |
2695 |
Well, they definitely don’t seem to like the Louis Wain gallery. |
1.1624 |
0.04198 |
117 |
102 |
11 |
4 |
2696 |
It’s so disappointing. They all spend more time looking at the Old Masters rather than Modernist art. |
1.1622 |
0.03740 |
111 |
94 |
16 |
1 |
2697 |
I think they are looking for a painting of the rat race . |
1.1622 |
0.03740 |
111 |
94 |
16 |
1 |
2698 |
Oh my gosh, they got tickets to the Vermeer show! |
1.1622 |
0.04155 |
111 |
96 |
12 |
3 |
2699 |
Note that the lab rats are drawn to impressionistic works. |
1.1622 |
0.03740 |
111 |
94 |
16 |
1 |