After a trip to Los Angeles the following summer, he came back with a nose ring.

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Or a nose ring, tattoo or a plastic anything.

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The face also contains a secret lever that makes the wall swing open to reveal a snug bedroom with an extra-long full-size Murphy bed that folds down when you pull the nose ring of another Mayan sculpture this one of a maternity goddess (hmmmm).

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DiYists believe in the primacy of self: the autonomous, assertive, nose-ring-wearing, disco-jumping self.

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All eyes are on the woman in the centre, who gyrates to the rhythm wearing an outfit that is part punk, part belly-dancer: nose-ring, five-inch platform boots, ankle bells, black bodysuit, sequinned bikini top and a flowing pink skirt.

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He had no horns, no ring through his nose.

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They slipped a gold ring through his big Jew nose, and now they can lead him anywhere.

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