Nothing to do with the scare factor, but now that I live in California, the name Santa Mira is funny.
Strange that Hollywood types wouldn’t realize it.
San and Santa mean “Saint”. Santa Maria… Saint Mary. San Francisco… St. Francis. Etc.
Some dopey developers somewhere may have made up a name for a street or housing development that isn’t a real saint. I suppose anything is possible, but I’ve never heard of a town that isn’t.
There are so many polydactyl cats, it’s almost impossible to believe it doesn’t occur in other mammals, including humans.
I just looked it up…. Wikipedia says it’s one of the most common birth defects, with 4 to 12 cases in every 1,000 births, hands being more commonly affected than feet.
Most extra are just nubs, or have no internal joints… Fully functional ones are more rare.
It’s also divided, from most to least prevalent, into ulnar (towards the ulna, i.e., on the pinkie side), radial (thumb side), or central (in the.middle.)
Strangely, race and nationality make a difference… For instance Black people have a lot more ulnar polydactyly, and Indian populations have a much larger percentage of the central cases.
The main reason you seldom see it is that the extras are usually surgically removed.
There was a relief pitcher in MLB by the name of Antonio Alfonseca, who had six fingers. He was a large fellow, threw the ball very hard, and was good enough to stay in the majors for several years.
Ah! One of my neighbours from the County of Norfolk, East Anglia (UK).
It is said by the ‘South Folk’ (Suffolk), that the ‘North Folk’ (Norfolk) are inbred, and have six fingers on each hand…..
This isn’t, of course, true. But what is true is that it was common practice for doctors to add ‘NFN’ to the notes of some of their patients from Norfolk, which stood for ‘Normal For Norfolk’. This was stopped several years back after (Quite rightly) an outcry over the practice.
For the record, I like both Counties, and their people. I’ve lived in Suffolk now for over 40 years. There is quite a bit of good natured rivalry/ribbing that goes on between the populations of Norfolk and Suffolk 😉
To our East, things get rather wet underfoot, and the seals and fish keep their own council. To our west you have Cambridgeshire and ‘The Fens’, and the least said about Fenland Folk the better!!
‘Jiffy’ is the brand name of a padded envelope used to send items through the post here in the UK. Not sure if the brand is worldwide, but all padded envelopes over here tend to be called ‘Jiffy bags’ whatever the brand.
I’m sure her lunch/snack will be fine if they’ve used a plastic lined one.
I’ve known for ages that this is Buster Keaton… performing the stunt himself, with no safety equipment, and no trick photography.
But I thought he did it for some sort of research project.
I just learned that it’s actually a scene from his 1925 film Seven Chances.
He’s being chased down a big hill by a mob of potential brides, triggering an avalanche of rocks and boulders, and almost getting injured, even before jumping from cliff to cliff.
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Oh man, goldens love everybody. I miss ours, but I’m glad we can borrow my son’s once in awhile.
“Buddies for life, I say.”
Is that the one with the apple?
Yikes!
Unless I’m looking at the wrong thing, but I’m pretty sure it’s the snake….. It’s HUGE!
I think so.
Nope.
Yeah. Like Suzie said, it’s big.
Thanks… I just uploaded the image, cos I forgot, earlier.
Gonna post it tomorrow too.
One small favor, pretty please: not “Suzie”.
Thanks.
Kinda jumped out at me…
I just realized, too late, that I never posted the solution I made…
I was going to just put it on tomorrow, but I may as well upload it here as well.
I highlighted it in yellow.
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Wow, evolution in action. A swimming bush!
almost as weird — a swimming starfish!
I’m sorry, but that’s gotta be an escaped palm tree, swimming for its life.
It was in a hurry, no time to pack its trunk.
Don’t ask it for a date…. not only will it tell you it has no time… it’s just not that kind of tree.
Yow! I don’t know what the Sam Hill it is. But if I was another kind of motile sea life, I would definitely want to stay away from it.
As Steve said.
hint: Santa Mira, California
That’s my guess, too.
that movie scared the living poopie out of me when I saw it first way back then….
Me too.
Nothing to do with the scare factor, but now that I live in California, the name Santa Mira is funny.
Strange that Hollywood types wouldn’t realize it.
San and Santa mean “Saint”. Santa Maria… Saint Mary. San Francisco… St. Francis. Etc.
Some dopey developers somewhere may have made up a name for a street or housing development that isn’t a real saint. I suppose anything is possible, but I’ve never heard of a town that isn’t.
Hold that position a liiiiiitttle longer and I’ll give you a treat! What would you like, an Old Fashioned, a Dirty Martini, a Sex On The Beach?
I guess I’m a little slow tonight.
I know those are drinks… but for a dog??
I took it as the dog saying it to the human.
Nope, for the human. I just reversed the positions of the players in regards to “treats”. 😉
Thanks.
I don’t think that butterfly (I’m told they’re just “day-flying moths”) stands a ghost of a chance.
Virginia City, NV
If the ring is on the (sort of) middle finger, is she really married?
Well, they usually say the wedding ring goes on “the fourth finger of your left hand” …. i.e., they start counting with the thumb, not the pinkie.
I’d say being able to count to six fingers instead of five doesn’t change the placement of her wedding ring on the fourth one.
I’m going to believe this one. It’s quite rare but it happens. Usually how it works is you end up with two pinkies that operate together.
There are so many polydactyl cats, it’s almost impossible to believe it doesn’t occur in other mammals, including humans.
I just looked it up…. Wikipedia says it’s one of the most common birth defects, with 4 to 12 cases in every 1,000 births, hands being more commonly affected than feet.
Most extra are just nubs, or have no internal joints… Fully functional ones are more rare.
It’s also divided, from most to least prevalent, into ulnar (towards the ulna, i.e., on the pinkie side), radial (thumb side), or central (in the.middle.)
Strangely, race and nationality make a difference… For instance Black people have a lot more ulnar polydactyly, and Indian populations have a much larger percentage of the central cases.
The main reason you seldom see it is that the extras are usually surgically removed.
Yup.
At least one child of friends of ours had a surplus of digits at birth.
There was a relief pitcher in MLB by the name of Antonio Alfonseca, who had six fingers. He was a large fellow, threw the ball very hard, and was good enough to stay in the majors for several years.
Ah! One of my neighbours from the County of Norfolk, East Anglia (UK).
It is said by the ‘South Folk’ (Suffolk), that the ‘North Folk’ (Norfolk) are inbred, and have six fingers on each hand…..
This isn’t, of course, true. But what is true is that it was common practice for doctors to add ‘NFN’ to the notes of some of their patients from Norfolk, which stood for ‘Normal For Norfolk’. This was stopped several years back after (Quite rightly) an outcry over the practice.
For the record, I like both Counties, and their people. I’ve lived in Suffolk now for over 40 years. There is quite a bit of good natured rivalry/ribbing that goes on between the populations of Norfolk and Suffolk 😉
Hmmm … wonder what they say in Efolk about Wefolk.
To our East, things get rather wet underfoot, and the seals and fish keep their own council. To our west you have Cambridgeshire and ‘The Fens’, and the least said about Fenland Folk the better!!
I’ve bought lunches on plates, in boxes, and in paper bags, but I’ve never seen a Jiffy.
‘Jiffy’ is the brand name of a padded envelope used to send items through the post here in the UK. Not sure if the brand is worldwide, but all padded envelopes over here tend to be called ‘Jiffy bags’ whatever the brand.
I’m sure her lunch/snack will be fine if they’ve used a plastic lined one.
I didn’t know what they are, but I’ve seen signs for shops where you can apparently get them lubed.
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Glad they got older while I didn’t. /s
Howcum I couldn’t recognize Richie in the first picture?
It’s kind of an odd picture.
He doesn’t really look completely like himself… but he does rather look like Opie.
My nephew might almost go for this.
Dunno whether you mean he likes to work on challenging car repairs, or he’s… let’s say… not working with a full set of tools😁
Certainly needs a couple of tyres, the two to the left look bald…..
LOL!
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The really incredible thing about this is that he can just keep doing it over and over without getting tired!
I’ve known for ages that this is Buster Keaton… performing the stunt himself, with no safety equipment, and no trick photography.
But I thought he did it for some sort of research project.
I just learned that it’s actually a scene from his 1925 film Seven Chances.
He’s being chased down a big hill by a mob of potential brides, triggering an avalanche of rocks and boulders, and almost getting injured, even before jumping from cliff to cliff.
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Always do what the nurse says.
They know stuff.
I gave my pint last week.
on set, ‘Red River’-1948
Where are all my puzzle people?
I thought you’d be enjoying this plethora of pups.
They’re a tricky little bunch…. trying hard to look alike on either side of the divide….
But there really are ten differences.
Big dogs, little dogs, yellow dogs and blue dogs….
Familiar dogs and new dogs….
Have fun finding….
Excelsior!
Eight. I’ll look again later as I’ve got to go out shortly.
One better at nine this morning.
Hah, I’m a day late so no one will ever know I only got 9.
The Shadow knows.
I’m not going to say they can’t exist, but I have never seen a dog that was actually blue.
Well… there are dogs called Blue heelers, and Kerry Blue terriers.
They wouldn’t lie, would they?
One of the other dogs should be blue because he looks exactly like Stitch otherwise!
Then there’s a sheep, a koala, a polar bear, a cat, a wolf…
There’s a whole chapter in the book “The Dog who wouldn’t Be” about how Mutt became a blue dog…
The Little Rascals, with Petey the Pit Bull, circa 1935.
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