More likely an early version of a seeing eye dog. This was after WWI, where the use of chlorine, phosgene and mustard gas caused many casualties, including blindness.
Looks like the 1890s or so… Exposures were still long, but faster than the 1860s-70s ones, where people had to sit perfectly still for several minutes, and it was almost impossible to hold a smile… or not feel annoyed, which showed.
Also, picture taking was getting a little more casual, and candid… no longer so much of a formal occasion. People were just starting to realize they could be playful, and it
wouldn’t ruin the picture.
Still, I’m impressed that so many people in each of these held a happy expression for long enough… and even that teeny kitten didn’t blur.
I hope that’s a father and daughter in the first one… Not the happy couple.
There’s a whole story here… if I could only figure it out.
Like why is that woman in front… presumably the widow(?)… tossing flowers as though it’s a bridal bouquet?
And the older woman is happy to catch them, and then realizes she shouldn’t be? Is it like at a wedding, instead of the next to marry, she’ll be the next to be widowed?
I do have a problem with gifs, so am I seeing it right?
not an old movie, but a brand new 2025 comedy film.
My search turned up that it’s a slapstick parody of 1930s British upper-class dramas, about a forbidden romance at a posh manor that turns into a murder mystery.
Still not sure exactly who or what we’re seeing here, but it must fit into the convoluted plot
Tan a bunch of those hides, and you could create a beautiful white coat for a cavewoman. I seem to remember something like that in the “Clan Of The Cave Bear” books.
IIRC, in that book, she was saving her urine and using that to bleach animal skins, so she had the only white clothing in the clan. But it’s been decades since I read those books, so my memory might be sloppy.
I tried unsuccessfully to find out where this is, cos the lettering looks Cyrillic (though it’s hard to see), and I wanted to know where they paint the library to look like a can of Coke.
Then I realized that I can’t just assume it’s a library… It’s probably only in the US that being guarded by two… er, I mean three …lions means it’s a library.
Wow… only 15 pounds. And not only is the pretty model managing to pretend 15 pound is nothing, I’d bet they purposely had her wear slacks that you have to look at twice to make sure she has any on.
Meanwhile…. I just discovered something weird about this ad, besides the content. Try to read the text.
It’s absolutely full of strange, nonsensical misspellings, which no tech company would allow… like “Tineluding 20-minute reals, boitery and coverj”. I thought it might be an AI spoof.
So I searched it, and a few postings had comments suggesting AI…
Then I found it on a blog post from 11 years ago, so I thought it must be real… And it seems to be.
I didn’t want to take up room with a duplicate image…
so I put that one in here… Take a look:
It has none of the misspellings!
I’m thinking that for some reason, the version you found, as did the other places I saw it, must have been copied by some sort of 20th century optical reader.
Good spot and find. Interesting, I wonder if the scan was to be converted into something like a PDF to allow searching on the text. It’s the only thing I can think of why you wouldn’t want to just keep it as a picture.
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Are you sure about that? I’m skeptical.
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I kind of doubt that AAA could tow this one out.
A YouTube video in which this plane appears (I’ve set it to start there / it’s in Mexico).
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Just replying in kind 😉
Well, that was very kind of you.
I’m just.. you know, kind of like that.
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1928
Not a Russian spy, I hope.
More likely an early version of a seeing eye dog. This was after WWI, where the use of chlorine, phosgene and mustard gas caused many casualties, including blindness.
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It could be real.
Tis.
You could play ringtoss with wreaths.
They’re in the Botanical Gardens of Montreal.
I don’t know what they are, but they certainly appear to be shocked.
Ring-tailed lemurs.
Vegetarian version.
King Julian.
They remind me of ring-tailed lemurs.
You don’t say….. 🙂
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I see three!
There’s a reason for that.
Ya gotta admit, that there is some good camouflage!
LOL
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Looks like the 1890s or so… Exposures were still long, but faster than the 1860s-70s ones, where people had to sit perfectly still for several minutes, and it was almost impossible to hold a smile… or not feel annoyed, which showed.
Also, picture taking was getting a little more casual, and candid… no longer so much of a formal occasion. People were just starting to realize they could be playful, and it
wouldn’t ruin the picture.
Still, I’m impressed that so many people in each of these held a happy expression for long enough… and even that teeny kitten didn’t blur.
I hope that’s a father and daughter in the first one… Not the happy couple.
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Two for breakfast, please.
And if it was a daughter or granddaughter presenting “breakfast”, you’d pretend to eat every bite and enjoy it!
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There’s a whole story here… if I could only figure it out.
Like why is that woman in front… presumably the widow(?)… tossing flowers as though it’s a bridal bouquet?
And the older woman is happy to catch them, and then realizes she shouldn’t be? Is it like at a wedding, instead of the next to marry, she’ll be the next to be widowed?
I do have a problem with gifs, so am I seeing it right?
I’m guessing its from a British movie.
It’s actually a short clip from “Fackham Hall”…
not an old movie, but a brand new 2025 comedy film.
My search turned up that it’s a slapstick parody of 1930s British upper-class dramas, about a forbidden romance at a posh manor that turns into a murder mystery.
Still not sure exactly who or what we’re seeing here, but it must fit into the convoluted plot
The scene is probably the funeral of Lord Davenport, which kicks off the subsequent events.
The plot reads like a farce, here’s a link to the Wiki page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fackham_Hall
It is. Watching it right now.
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Tan a bunch of those hides, and you could create a beautiful white coat for a cavewoman. I seem to remember something like that in the “Clan Of The Cave Bear” books.
No!
Or royalty…
🙁
IIRC, in that book, she was saving her urine and using that to bleach animal skins, so she had the only white clothing in the clan. But it’s been decades since I read those books, so my memory might be sloppy.
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Evening By The Pond … oil on canvas, Jan Schmuckal, American painter b.1962 but I couldn’t find a date for the painting.
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Delusions of grandeur.
It could probably fight you better than those other lions, if needed.
Yeah, the others are a bit stiff, even if they may not be as old as they look.
You’re referring to the lions, of course – not their close relative…
I tried unsuccessfully to find out where this is, cos the lettering looks Cyrillic (though it’s hard to see), and I wanted to know where they paint the library to look like a can of Coke.
Then I realized that I can’t just assume it’s a library… It’s probably only in the US that being guarded by
two… er, I mean three …lions means it’s a library.find the tiny snowman
Lemme guess. No top hat?
Yes
thanks to Susan for this Puzzle and we know it hasn’t been truncated
Got it!
Cleo appears to have misunderstood the event. Half-twisting somersaults are not customarily included. That’s only in free-style skiing.
Actually Cleo has a lot in common with that third golden lion.
Big dreams, high aspirations… maybe overreaching a bit.
But hey, that’s better than not reaching at all.
The future of video recording. Portable, Sleek, Modern, Ampex Nagra VPR-5 from 1983.
Wow… only 15 pounds. And not only is the pretty model managing to pretend 15 pound is nothing, I’d bet they purposely had her wear slacks that you have to look at twice to make sure she has any on.
Meanwhile…. I just discovered something weird about this ad, besides the content. Try to read the text.
It’s absolutely full of strange, nonsensical misspellings, which no tech company would allow… like “Tineluding 20-minute reals, boitery and coverj”. I thought it might be an AI spoof.
So I searched it, and a few postings had comments suggesting AI…
Then I found it on a blog post from 11 years ago, so I thought it must be real… And it seems to be.
I didn’t want to take up room with a duplicate image…
It has none of the misspellings!
I’m thinking that for some reason, the version you found, as did the other places I saw it, must have been copied by some sort of 20th century optical reader.
But why??
Good spot and find. Interesting, I wonder if the scan was to be converted into something like a PDF to allow searching on the text. It’s the only thing I can think of why you wouldn’t want to just keep it as a picture.
They’ve also, I just realized, cut it off so you can’t read the phone numbers at the bottom.
You’d think for a searchable PDF they’d keep the contact info. But maybe not, if they weren’t the same people.
Her legs, coincidentally, look more clothed that way
Nuuk, Greenland… it looks like a Christmas card.
Greenland seems to be in the news a lot lately…..for the wrong reasons
Yeah… in fact, I grabbed that picture from a news article I just happened to see in the middle of posting here.
Let’s keep it that way!
Santa Marta Sabrewing Hummingbird
But … … … but … … … it’s sitting still. Hummingbirds are never still.
I have one that sits on and guards a feeder to make sure no usurpers try to steal “his” sugar water.
Three things from today’s London “Daily Mail.”
One.
Two
Three (from the “Born On This Day” section).