Then again, my dad used to barbecue on a tiny balcony that was mostly only meant to be decorative, and maybe hold some flowerpots.
It was too small to put anything out there to sit on except an undersized folding chair.
My parents were living for a while on the top floor of a tall apartment building in Alexandria, VA… Four of those buildings faced each other around a courtyard, at least 50 or 60 apartments in each.
They rose about 6 floors in the otherwise empty countryside … and every apartment had a balcony. No stores, no suburbia, no landscaping….. just a sudden apartment complex. To a California dweller it looked weird.
I was visiting, so Dad barbecued steaks… I didn’t see a single person outside on another balcony. Everybody else had flowers. Dad had 1 chair and a barbecue, out in the sun.
I remember seeing plenty of gulls when I stood out there, but AFAIK none approached the barbecue.
Car came from outside the premises, at speed. You can just make out the police car by the rear wheels of the wedged car. The ground outside is lower, which means the car was launched into the air, struck the side of the SUV around bottom of window height, and pushed and started to flip it. The car then got wedged between the side of the SUV and the roof support. The picture has been doing the rounds for several years now.
This was back in 1910. Los Angeles also had that ostrich farm we saw, and circuses still had plenty of mistreated lions, tigers and elephants.
Not just animals…. also “midgets”, fat ladies, and “Siamese” twins.
In fact, people who just happened to be from not well understood cultures were also displayed like monkeys… Pygmies, African “savages”…. don’t forget Indian fakirs.
And the fact that adjectives like “retarded” and “cripple” weren’t just still acceptable, but the only and official words for certain conditions.
It took a long time into the 20th century for the various cruelties to start to be recognized. Organ grinders still had monkeys in the 1980s.
I hear some people say the world has gone soft, that we’re too “P.C.”, that animals today get treated better than people…
But it makes me wonder where they want to draw the line.
How do they decide just how far back we should go?
And yeah, spewing lead into the atmosphere gives so much pleasure to every drive.
They knew it was bad back in the 20s, when workers died making the additive… but just like cancer from cigarettes, and who know what we’re eating and breathing now, industry lobbying suppressed any action.
I know Big Bad Voodoo Daddy quite well and discovered them around the same time as SNZ. I have quite eclectic tastes in music from Hendrix to the zippers and everything in between.
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Wait! You’re looking too contrite. Don’t try to look so innocent. What’s that liquid under your left ear? Did you leak? Or is it just more drool?
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That’s blue.
Bluetiful
Cicada!
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Is that German for “Mind Bender?
I thought diamonds were a girl’s best friend.
She didn’t promise to be exclusive!
It says “My Benz!”… as in my Mercedes-Benz, the company that used this ad for a decade or so.
The model, her hair, clothes, and hat, the background color… and of course, the model of the car… changed with the times…
But the pose and the slogan remained.
Google says this one is around 1912.
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For various values of “deliberately…”
It was probably a sign warning hikers to beware of hungry trees.
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“Dead at 26…” Hmmm…
not so lucky
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Nothing like a real charcoal BBQ no matter where you are.
None of that foofy propane stuff.
How did they keep the crows off of it?
Or seagulls.
Hot coals?
Though that might not be enough.
Then again, my dad used to barbecue on a tiny balcony that was mostly only meant to be decorative, and maybe hold some flowerpots.
It was too small to put anything out there to sit on except an undersized folding chair.
My parents were living for a while on the top floor of a tall apartment building in Alexandria, VA… Four of those buildings faced each other around a courtyard, at least 50 or 60 apartments in each.
They rose about 6 floors in the otherwise empty countryside … and every apartment had a balcony. No stores, no suburbia, no landscaping….. just a sudden apartment complex. To a California dweller it looked weird.
I was visiting, so Dad barbecued steaks… I didn’t see a single person outside on another balcony. Everybody else had flowers. Dad had 1 chair and a barbecue, out in the sun.
I remember seeing plenty of gulls when I stood out there, but AFAIK none approached the barbecue.
Definitely don’t want to be under it when (not if) it falls. Maybe not today, but you know it’s going to happen sooner than later.
oops! I meant to make this the first image in the comments…
So why don’t the cat judges rate Cleo fairly?
Probably her long ears, and her long muzzle. And her general canine-ity.
It’s okay… 4 dog judges, 3 cats. Just wait till there’s a kitty performance.
BTW, NH….First time in ages on my tablet that a gif wasn’t giffing up on top.
Dunno if it’s WordPress or you’re trying a new host.
IBB, my previous host, changed something and now does not provide workable link in WordPress (except in comments)
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Who are those hippy nonconformists without hats? Were they raised by apes?
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🤣 🤣
You probably only have to miss it once, and the arm won’t be put in there again.
Maybe… but I’d sure hate for that to be cos it got detached from the cat!
I’d rather look first.
it’s probably staged, knowing kitty was going to do that
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How?!
I don’t want to know!
Why? Where? What?
Come on, what kind of a journalist are you?
It looks like they’re in a parking structure.
What kind of stupid games do you have to be playing in a parking garage for that to happen?
Car came from outside the premises, at speed. You can just make out the police car by the rear wheels of the wedged car. The ground outside is lower, which means the car was launched into the air, struck the side of the SUV around bottom of window height, and pushed and started to flip it. The car then got wedged between the side of the SUV and the roof support. The picture has been doing the rounds for several years now.
Maybe you can make out a police car.
Kind of a tight space. He’s lucky he was able to squeeze into it.
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Where’s the Budweiser frogs?!
And only three are older than my mom!
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Zoos’ are bad enough but this is abominable.
Relax. After the ride, he gets to eat the kid.
This was back in 1910. Los Angeles also had that ostrich farm we saw, and circuses still had plenty of mistreated lions, tigers and elephants.
Not just animals…. also “midgets”, fat ladies, and “Siamese” twins.
In fact, people who just happened to be from not well understood cultures were also displayed like monkeys… Pygmies, African “savages”…. don’t forget Indian fakirs.
And the fact that adjectives like “retarded” and “cripple” weren’t just still acceptable, but the only and official words for certain conditions.
It took a long time into the 20th century for the various cruelties to start to be recognized. Organ grinders still had monkeys in the 1980s.
I hear some people say the world has gone soft, that we’re too “P.C.”, that animals today get treated better than people…
But it makes me wonder where they want to draw the line.
How do they decide just how far back we should go?
This seems unwise at best.
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Hey! Don’t give that poor doggie any lead!
And yeah, spewing lead into the atmosphere gives so much pleasure to every drive.
They knew it was bad back in the 20s, when workers died making the additive… but just like cancer from cigarettes, and who know what we’re eating and breathing now, industry lobbying suppressed any action.
“Hey, what’ll you have?”
“Ethyl, if she’s workin!”
Eek! I think it wants to swallow me!
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Squirrel Nut Zippers
I’ve often enjoyed the Zippers. You might enjoy Big Bad Voodoo Daddy as well. They put on one hell of a show if you get to see them in person too.
I know Big Bad Voodoo Daddy quite well and discovered them around the same time as SNZ. I have quite eclectic tastes in music from Hendrix to the zippers and everything in between.
My favorite Mad magazine cover.
Science hippies and fossil poop!
Plenty of poop jokes and puns.
Glasgow High Street, looking South. Scotland, UK.
Cuckoo.