A semi-aquatic North American mammal seldom seen in the wild, this captive 3 year old male resides in.. um… I think maybe somebody’s apartment in Cleveland.
It’s weird cos I read they were doing really well during the pandemic, when people were cloistered at home, baking bread, and cooking up huge pots of stew, and storing the leftovers.
But next thing I knew, suddenly they were in chapter 11.
I think as soon as the restrictions lifted, nobody stayed home (well, except me)… they weren’t so interested in cooking, or investing in “the best” kitchen equipment. And certainly not in hosting sales parties.
Tupperware is really expensive compared to the semi-disposables like Ziplock and Gladware (which we shouldn’t be so cavalier about disposing of.) But people are also turning on all plastic, which didn’t help.
They didn’t really go bankrupt… they were reorganizing and I think sold the company… And now you can buy some of it at Target.
I’ve been following their story, though not closely, cos I sold Tupperware for a little while when I was out of work, in the late 90s. I couldn’t get into what I’d call the culture of it, and California isn’t the best place for it, anyway… But some people did do well.
I think I recognize most of them… but if I’m right, I didn’t know some had ever been arrested.
I tried to Google up a list but only saw the whole image being sold, the usual way, as a print or on tote bags and beach towels.
A few are labeled…
My attempt at a list…
Row 1.. Tim Allen, Jane Fonda, Robert Downy Jr, Dennis Hopper… I wouldn’t recognize him, but I’ve seen that photo… And that sure looks like Dudley Moore. Was he arrested?
Row 2… Wesley Snipes?, Hugh Grant, dunno him but he looks familiar, I think Christian Slater, Paul Rubens (PeeWee Herman)
Row 3… Steve McQueen, okay that’s Keanu Reeves, the afore-mentioned Norma Jean (Marilyn Monroe), dunno her, Woody Harrelson.
Al Pacino and Anna Nicole Smith. (I recognized him, but had to Google the Houston mug shot number to ID her.) Is the Marilyn photo faked? Was she ever legally known as Norma Jeane DiMaggio and arrested?
The Norma Jeane photo IS one of several faked mug shots. The full explanation is available online at Snopes, but shortly after her marriage to Joe DiMaggio and before she legally changed her name, Marilyn had a photo taken on that date for a government ID card needed to perform with the USO overseas.
You can find a bunch of stories online claiming that she was arrested on that date for driving too slowly on Wiltshire Blvd in LA… one even said she was released but re-arrested the same “crime” in 1956, and provides an even more phony looking mugshot.
But she couldn’t have been driving in LA, fast or slowly, because that photo was one of the ones taken for the card I posted below, at the American embassy in Tokyo…. an ocean away.
The truth according to Snopes and a few other sites is that she was in Japan on her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio, and decided to participate in a USO tour while there, necessitating an ID card. She later legally changed her name to Marilyn, but was still Norma at that time.
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I think you’re a little too heavy for the surfboard…
A rare bullopotamus!
A semi-aquatic North American mammal seldom seen in the wild, this captive 3 year old male resides in.. um… I think maybe somebody’s apartment in Cleveland.
Or not
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Wow!
BANG! POW! KABLOOEY!
… with sound engineering by JP Steve.
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Last night i thought that this as a photo.
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Beautiful. Bioluminescent mushrooms.
I started to post links, but I’ll bet Nighthawks will include some others in here in the future.
Mushrooms or links?
Cos go ahead and post links.
OK, I know Nighthawks sometimes likes to follow through on a theme as the week goes on. I didn’t want to steal his pleasure. Here are a couple of websites (among quite a few):
https://www.shroomer.com/bioluminescent-mushroom-species/
https://www.archfoundation.org/b/magical-glow-mushrooms/
‘pleasure’ is a stretch
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For Pastafarians?
Stands to reason.
A way to hide it…. if you’re afraid to proudly come out in a shiny metal or bright red enamel colander…
Or you’d just rather not make a religious statement at the office.
It definitely won’t keep your noodle dry during a storm.
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Ran across this one. I’m sure Schrodinger had something to do with it.
Wow – it’s like they looked in my kitchen cabinets!
It’s weird cos I read they were doing really well during the pandemic, when people were cloistered at home, baking bread, and cooking up huge pots of stew, and storing the leftovers.
But next thing I knew, suddenly they were in chapter 11.
I think as soon as the restrictions lifted, nobody stayed home (well, except me)… they weren’t so interested in cooking, or investing in “the best” kitchen equipment. And certainly not in hosting sales parties.
Tupperware is really expensive compared to the semi-disposables like Ziplock and Gladware (which we shouldn’t be so cavalier about disposing of.) But people are also turning on all plastic, which didn’t help.
They didn’t really go bankrupt… they were reorganizing and I think sold the company… And now you can buy some of it at Target.
I’ve been following their story, though not closely, cos I sold Tupperware for a little while when I was out of work, in the late 90s. I couldn’t get into what I’d call the culture of it, and California isn’t the best place for it, anyway… But some people did do well.
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I wonder if Stepnen is still alive.
I’m betting that’s Stephen…
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I don’t recognize most of ’em…
I think I recognize most of them… but if I’m right, I didn’t know some had ever been arrested.
I tried to Google up a list but only saw the whole image being sold, the usual way, as a print or on tote bags and beach towels.
A few are labeled…
Row 2… Wesley Snipes?, Hugh Grant, dunno him but he looks familiar, I think Christian Slater, Paul Rubens (PeeWee Herman)
Row 3… Steve McQueen, okay that’s Keanu Reeves, the afore-mentioned Norma Jean (Marilyn Monroe), dunno her, Woody Harrelson.
Top right does look like him, and he was arrested in 1994, spent a night in jail, but charges were dropped.
The Norma Jeane photo IS one of several faked mug shots. The full explanation is available online at Snopes, but shortly after her marriage to Joe DiMaggio and before she legally changed her name, Marilyn had a photo taken on that date for a government ID card needed to perform with the USO overseas.
Shall I reply in haiku or limericks?
You can find a bunch of stories online claiming that she was arrested on that date for driving too slowly on Wiltshire Blvd in LA… one even said she was released but re-arrested the same “crime” in 1956, and provides an even more phony looking mugshot.
But she couldn’t have been driving in LA, fast or slowly, because that photo was one of the ones taken for the card I posted below, at the American embassy in Tokyo…. an ocean away.
The truth according to Snopes and a few other sites is that she was in Japan on her honeymoon with Joe DiMaggio, and decided to participate in a USO tour while there, necessitating an ID card. She later legally changed her name to Marilyn, but was still Norma at that time.
After a wee bit of googling….
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And that’s how Baked Alaska was invented…
I’m not gonna be the one to go over there and call him a flamer.
And then the wet ground freezes and becomes extremely slippery…
Yeah, having spent nearly a decade in Alaska, that’s exactly where my mind went. Sheet ice. Not a good thing.
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Got it!
Is this a male/female chromosome thing?
If it is, no wonder the background is pink.
Annnnd, the human race still has a chance of surviving that disaster.
Not a big chance, with only one Y… But I’m sure he’ll do his best 🙂
I found it tis morning.
I had to quit last night when i started seeing words.
We had sunshine all day today, and it got comfortably warm. I spent a lot of time sitting in the yard watching Buddy and Fawn chasing squirrels.
Good way to soak up that very necessary vitamin D that those of us (at least at my age) really need to avoid osteopenia/osteoporosis.
Especially important for women… too many people take overpriced and possibly useless supplements…
But plain old vitamin D is highly recommended by actual doctors for postmenopausal women.
I buy the giant barrel-o-gelcaps at Costco for like 12 bucks or something, for a year and a half worth.
Moto-rickshaw from Japan, 1920’s.
Mandarin Duck.
I hope when I’ve eaten Mandarin duck, it wasn’t really made out of Mandarin duck.
…and no Pekinese either.
Hmm…Vietnamese Pekinese might be interesting…
Sorry. Shouldn’t have gone there.
For your consideration….
Love this animation.
And I’m going a little stir crazy myself.