I honestly thought it was Michael Jackson in the bed.
But no…. I searched the image. It turns out, instead, to be a Bengali movie from India.
Even on Indian sites, people were making fun of the filmmakers, for their apparent belief that no one in India would realize that those “paddles” shouldn’t be bright green plastic, or just outright recognize the scrubbers.
This picture predates AI, I believe it was an art installation several years back.
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Just looked it up, the Piper Comanche in the photo is actually part of an art exhibition in Buenos Aires.
The Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros is showing three large-scale installations at Buenos Aires’s Faena Arts Centre in May. They have created a new site-specific sculpture especially for the arts centre’s 700 sq ft “Sala Molinos” exhibition space and are also installing two earlier works—a Piper Comanche single-prop plane pierced by arrows and a sprawling shantytown neighbourhood built entirely from corrugated cardboard.
Seems to me he’s kind of flailing most of the way, especially by the time he gets to the last stretch, trying to keep his balance while gettting his speed in check.
A former Korean teacher of ours complained that those feed on the kohlrabi in her vegetable garden…
They have those teeth instead of antlers and use them accordingly.
I almost-but-not-quite assumed that this was a spoof advertisement.
But in my search, it appears on several websites with pictures of other toys and fads of the 1970s, and not on joke sites… so, while I never saw one, I’m guessing those were actually manufactured.
The date is variously given as 1970, 72, or 73.
I’m also guessing that the one in the inset picture is somehow inflated in size. I can’t read the dimensions very well, but I think it says it’s 25″ long… and the yellow behemoth the young woman is carrying is way larger.
What I can’t guess is how well it worked, especially in “any” position. But somehow ” very well” doesn’t spring to mind.
2nd time in a few minutes I’ve wanted to assume that something is a spoof… But it’s not.
This is a real photo, taken in Cornwall.
Around here we wouldn’t have a sign bluntly pointing to a crematorium… such things are discreetly hidden in mortuaries. But this is a real place, and McDonald’s rented the advertising space without knowledge or consideration of any other signage nearby.
Local residents complained, and they removed the offensive ad.
The sign company rented the space to a different company, but a lot of residents didn’t like the new ad, from the Tate museum group, much better.
Let’s face it… Being next to an arrow putting to a crematorium wouldn’t improve very many ads
We have purpose built crematoriums over here for funerals. Some are adjacent to cemeteries, but a lot are away from them. It’s mainly cremations instead of burials over here now, so crematoriums are where most funerals take place instead of churches, so the signage is common.
We have them… more people are cremated than buried here too.
But they’re usually part of the mortuary, not the cemetery. They may have their own crematorium, or use a service that works with several.
We seem to be squeamish here about dealing with cremation directly.
Funerals take place at the mortuary,. Some are held at a church, but the family has already consigned the deceased to a mortuary. Many burials are of cremated remains, so the two aren’t totally separate.
Generally, only a mortuary or the coroner’s office can pick up decreased people at the hospital, or transport them. They then embalm or cremate them, and provide a casket or an urn, according to the choices of the family, or whoever is paying. Most times they transport the remains to the cemetery, as well.
In most places, you can’t pick up your unembalmed loved ones and drive them to a crematorium yourself.
kinda dated, but….
And a Happy New Year right back atcha!
And thank you, Nighthawks, for running my clock…
Yay!
I love my New Year’s clock!
Of course I love the strip above, and the moon one, and Cleo strips in general… but that clock is one of my favorites ever!
A tour de force, with all those animated bassets… I wish I could hang it on my wall, in motion.
BTW… I know bassets are heavy, and probably hard to drag… But the old guy above did a good job.
Dunno where he took 2023… but it’s still gone.
Midnight right now, here in California!
Happy 2026!
A year that used to sound like science fiction.
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Red…Blue. Is this a political comment?
Gangs.
I thought we could escape having them on this peaceful site… sigh..
You know what you get when you mix red and blue?
FYI: The General Sherman tree.
With a Wookie or a Sasquatch?
Which one has a little tail?
“Not to scale”
Awww…. so they didn’t track down a GIANT hedgehog?
Spiny Norman?
Probably a scene for a low budget television show.
Star Trek used salt shakers…
What!??! You mean McCoy’s medical scanner was a fake? What else did they lie to us about?
Kirk’s head of hair in the films?
I honestly thought it was Michael Jackson in the bed.
But no…. I searched the image. It turns out, instead, to be a Bengali movie from India.
Even on Indian sites, people were making fun of the filmmakers, for their apparent belief that no one in India would realize that those “paddles” shouldn’t be bright green plastic, or just outright recognize the scrubbers.
you’d think SOMEone would have spray painted those things to a more believable color
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I think the natives are restless…
I seem to recall this was an art installation.
AI? No denting or distortion of the metal at the the sites of the piercings and the shadows look wrong.
This picture predates AI, I believe it was an art installation several years back.
.
Just looked it up, the Piper Comanche in the photo is actually part of an art exhibition in Buenos Aires.
The Cuban artist collective Los Carpinteros is showing three large-scale installations at Buenos Aires’s Faena Arts Centre in May. They have created a new site-specific sculpture especially for the arts centre’s 700 sq ft “Sala Molinos” exhibition space and are also installing two earlier works—a Piper Comanche single-prop plane pierced by arrows and a sprawling shantytown neighbourhood built entirely from corrugated cardboard.
The article was dated 2014.
The poor Piper 🙁
Well, somebody has to pay the Piper.
Yeah, I looked it up too, but fell asleep and didn’t post it.
The idea was to show the clash between technology and cultures.
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After all that, he flames out on the dismount?!
Seems to me he’s kind of flailing most of the way, especially by the time he gets to the last stretch, trying to keep his balance while gettting his speed in check.
But he couldn’t, so he kind of overshoots.
skate boarding on a railing is hard.
concrete is harder
Not to mention slamming one’s face into a stop sign.
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Helps you realize that you aren’t the biggest fish in the sea. Or on land.
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LOL!
This has something to do with Monty Python & the Holy Grail, doesn’t it?
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,..
It’s real! A Chinese Water Deer (or maybe a Musk Deer…)
A former Korean teacher of ours complained that those feed on the kohlrabi in her vegetable garden…
They have those teeth instead of antlers and use them accordingly.
That ain’t Bambi!
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A wise old arch, practicing discipline and studying ancient philosophy.
It has learned, over the years, to cultivate an air of detachment.
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I almost-but-not-quite assumed that this was a spoof advertisement.
But in my search, it appears on several websites with pictures of other toys and fads of the 1970s, and not on joke sites… so, while I never saw one, I’m guessing those were actually manufactured.
The date is variously given as 1970, 72, or 73.
I’m also guessing that the one in the inset picture is somehow inflated in size. I can’t read the dimensions very well, but I think it says it’s 25″ long… and the yellow behemoth the young woman is carrying is way larger.
What I can’t guess is how well it worked, especially in “any” position. But somehow ” very well” doesn’t spring to mind.
It plays LPs, so it’s probably a foot or more across, so ~3′ long. I think the inset scale is correct.
Has anyone else had problems with YouTube videos not playing on this site? I can only get them to play by going to YouTube to see them.
Not at the moment, but often.
I’m getting a “Not available in your country” message on this one.
It’s playing in Canada (Which is kinda unusual…)
The only ones I’ve had that sort of problem with are the ones that have “/music” in the URL.
I’ve had a couple of problems with non YouTube videos not playing, but not all of them, or very often.
And there are those Dailymotion ones that play fine, but start up on their own, when I don’t want them to.
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Ewww!!
2nd time in a few minutes I’ve wanted to assume that something is a spoof… But it’s not.
This is a real photo, taken in Cornwall.
Around here we wouldn’t have a sign bluntly pointing to a crematorium… such things are discreetly hidden in mortuaries. But this is a real place, and McDonald’s rented the advertising space without knowledge or consideration of any other signage nearby.
Local residents complained, and they removed the offensive ad.
The sign company rented the space to a different company, but a lot of residents didn’t like the new ad, from the Tate museum group, much better.
Let’s face it… Being next to an arrow putting to a crematorium wouldn’t improve very many ads
We have purpose built crematoriums over here for funerals. Some are adjacent to cemeteries, but a lot are away from them. It’s mainly cremations instead of burials over here now, so crematoriums are where most funerals take place instead of churches, so the signage is common.
We have them… more people are cremated than buried here too.
But they’re usually part of the mortuary, not the cemetery. They may have their own crematorium, or use a service that works with several.
We seem to be squeamish here about dealing with cremation directly.
Funerals take place at the mortuary,. Some are held at a church, but the family has already consigned the deceased to a mortuary. Many burials are of cremated remains, so the two aren’t totally separate.
Generally, only a mortuary or the coroner’s office can pick up decreased people at the hospital, or transport them. They then embalm or cremate them, and provide a casket or an urn, according to the choices of the family, or whoever is paying. Most times they transport the remains to the cemetery, as well.
In most places, you can’t pick up your unembalmed loved ones and drive them to a crematorium yourself.
Reminds me of “Little Miss Sunshine”…
I thought the McDonald’s sign was the perfect tie-in. Heck, I was getting hungry.
can you find two triangle noses?
I found five then quit looking.
In under five seconds!
I don’t get it.
Is there something I’m not understanding about what they’re looking for? I can’t imagine, because the directions seem simple.
But if it’s really just a triangular nose… it should say “Can you find two dozen,” not just two.
I pretty carelessly counted 22, and I’m sure I left some out, cos I wasn’t marking them.
To be fair, it’s New Years Day (National Hang-over day). This is one that even I can do on Nat Hang-over Day.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all Cleophiles!
Back atcha!
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On my way!
Yup! Miami just won the Cotton Bowl. Time to wind down and get ready for three more tomorrow:)
go I.U.!
Okay – I.U. wins and they’re gonna be up against the Ducks next!
Go Ducks
That’s the ticket!
Happy 2026 to all bassets and those who love them.