August 26, 2026

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happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

In my house every day is a dog day.

Saucy1121
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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
22 days ago

Same here.

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

Every dog has his day.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

Mulberry Street, in the heart of the Italian district of New York City, around 1900.

Interestingly, well to me, anyway, though you do know I’m easily entertained… the size of this image was 1500 x 1111 pixels, which makes for a pretty detailed picture.

Of course, you aren’t seeing it that size, because it’s limited to whatever width is allowed here in the comment field.

When I was searching for info, I discovered that it’s also available on Wilimedia Commons, in various sizes. They say the photograph was shot on a large glass plate negative, and offer the original size, but it’s over 10,000 pixels wide… and they warn that it might freeze your browser!

I’m sure you can see wonderful detail if you do get it open… I’m not going to risk giving my poor, overworked 8″ tablet a heart attack.

Last edited 23 days ago by SusanSunshine
JP Steve
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
22 days ago

“And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”

JP Steve
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
22 days ago

I remember back in the stone age finding a NASA site where you could download high-res photos of Jupiter(?) It would literally take hours to download one picture to my MS-DOS machine!

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  JP Steve
22 days ago

And those hi-res pictures would be surprisingly low-res by today’s standards.

My sister in law bought a digital camera when they first came down in price to about $400…way less than 1 megapixel resolution.

NASA images were far bigger, but I think 2,000 px wide was considered enormous, and modems were dialup.

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Reply to  nighthawks
22 days ago

Me too, only I’m on my android tablet.

But I’m sure you know that making low-res images larger doesn’t improve resolution.

Last edited 22 days ago by SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

Michigan J Frog

JP Steve
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Reply to  nighthawks
22 days ago

Loved his guest appearance on “Spaceballs!”

Tigressy
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Reply to  JP Steve
22 days ago

In an alien costume…

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  Tigressy
22 days ago

“Check, please!”

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

It’s Old Stoneface

himself…
Buster Keaton…

And that’s him, jumping from one cliff to the other, no stuntman involved

It’s very cleverly edited into a loop, so he seems to be leaping from cliff to cliff in perpetuity… or at least for a very long chase.

But there’s only one jump. I’m sure that was quite enough for the studio to contemplate.

JP Steve
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Reply to  nighthawks
22 days ago

Wait! I know that guy!

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

Not quite the midnight train to Georgia. More like the midnight train to 183rd St.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

More_Cats_Than_Sense
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23 days ago

Signals (And stations) are very close together, must be a commuter line.

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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

Workers’ cafe with rays of light (Kazansky Station Restaurant)… Soviet photojournalist Arkadiy Shaikhet, 1937

Last edited 23 days ago by SusanSunshine
JP Steve
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Reply to  nighthawks
22 days ago

Looks rather more upscale that Western media would have portrayed. Who’s propaganda are you going to believe???

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

Very nice work…

One funny thing. The artist is working so hard at realism, I think he kinda overdid it on the ketchup.

He carefully shows all the little bits of tomato and blobs of ketchup stuck to the glass…

But Heinz ketchup is very smooth and thick.
It doesn’t separate into watery parts and scattered tomato-y pieces.

I know that sounds very picky… But before I even realized it was a painting, I wondered what was wrong with the ketchup.
In those few seconds, I thought it might be spoiled.

JP Steve
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
22 days ago

can’t get over the feeling the salt and pepper shakers are full of vinegar!

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

Got it.

More_Cats_Than_Sense
Reply to  nighthawks
23 days ago

I got
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mr_sherman
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
23 days ago

It beats my …
49

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
23 days ago

Yes, and it’s also easy

to make
95 or 49, if you accept both forms of the number 9, straight up and down or with a curved “tail”.

BTW… I think we all assumed it says “only 1 stick”.

I suppose it could say “only sticks”… which leaves it wide open.

Last edited 23 days ago by SusanSunshine
Tigressy
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
23 days ago

Same.

baconboycamper
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
22 days ago

Took me a few moments, but got the same as well.

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  nighthawks
22 days ago

i got 96.

happyhappyhappy
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23 days ago

More_Cats_Than_Sense
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23 days ago

Street Art – The Giraffe at the Window – By Jan Is De Man in Zwolle, Netherlands.

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mr_sherman
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
23 days ago

Great artwork.
I like the little thing looking out the window.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  mr_sherman
23 days ago

For a moment I thought you were joking about the giraffe!

What is that little thing, anyway?

happyhappyhappy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
22 days ago

Orange cat.

baconboycamper
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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
22 days ago

If that’s a cat, then proportionally, it is a BIG CAT.
RAUAWALLLL

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
22 days ago

Gnome? Potato? Mr. Potato Gnome?

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
22 days ago

Creepy anthropomorphic pumpkin or tomato, was my take.

No ears or nose for a cat… And I might kind of see little bitty humanoid style teeth.

More_Cats_Than_Sense
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23 days ago

Moustached Puffbird, found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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SusanSunshine
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Reply to  More_Cats_Than_Sense
23 days ago

It’s also bearded. You’d think they’d have noticed.

Tigressy
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22 days ago

Tim Curry has passed away…

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Reply to  Tigressy
22 days ago

You are just a fountain of news lately.
😮 😥

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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
22 days ago

If I could reverse some facts by not mentioning them, I would…

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