As for beauty I’m never a star,
There are others more perfect by far,
But my face I don’t mind it,
Because I’m behind it,
It’s those in the front that I jar.
Searching this picture runs into a perpetual problem with image search… jokes. Not that I don’t make them myself. But some images attract so many facetious descriptions and comments, it’s hard to winnow out a few grains of truth in all the chaff.
The file name and some of the posts say this gym is haunted. I’m pretty sure they just think they’re being funny about all the dark ghostly shapes.
The real parts of my results say only that this is a women-only “halal gym”, where Muslim women can safely exercise wearing burkahs… pretty obvious.
A few say it’s the one in Kandahar, Afghanistan started by a well known female activist. The pictures I saw may or may not be the same place as this one.
Other sites say it’s in London, or New York City. Take your pick… It’s probably not the only one.
Hey, it’s one thing to feint when you’re throwing a Frisbee for your dog. If you want to laugh when he chases a non-existant target, it won’t break his heart. He just enjoys the playing and interaction.
But it’s mean, not funny, to pretend to feed the pigeons. I wouldn’t blame them for pecking that empty hand.
Well, first things first, before I make other comments… Cos I don’t particularly want the puzzle solution to end up on page two…. And besides, we don’t want to delay Mr. Revere ….
It’s already midnight, and he finds himself riding through two ever-so-slightly different landscapes, in Grant Woods’ 1931 painting…. as filtered through Cleo and Company.
One if by land, two if by sea, nine differences if altered by StelBel… something like that.
See what you can find… you’re a lot bigger than that teeny speck that represents Paul Revere, so you have the advantage.
I have to confess that I found one hard to spot… but I did, in the nick of time!
If my cat got a faceful of paint, I’d be concerned about more than the color!
This photo looks like a set-up — more like someone “dyed” the cat with food coloring, than that he got his face in anything you’d use for a painting.
Before Manic Panic and such, girls tried food color in their hair… It’s too thin, and the colors don’t run true, or bright… just like this. And his front paws are dyed too
But if it were real paint, and didn’t rinse out, we’d be heading straight for the vet. And I’d be googling paint ingredients. Since it’s not food, they’re probably not on the label.
Yes, if he’d put his face in a painting, it wouldn’t cover the fur like that. I remember a neighbour’s dog we were looking after fell asleep against the freshly painted skirting board and it didn’t look anything like that. It’s probably deliberately applied for the picture, or it’s photoshop. I just thought the line “Looks like he ate a Smurf” was funny.
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Sweet dreams!
Flop!
My mom would have called it a face only a mother could love.
There is… um… a face in there, right?
As for beauty I’m never a star,
There are others more perfect by far,
But my face I don’t mind it,
Because I’m behind it,
It’s those in the front that I jar.
LOL…. I memorized that poem when I was about 8 years old, thinking it was great poetry.
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What have you got when you’ve got nuts on the wall?
This can only be
I remember the episode.
Bazinga!
Where’s ya bin?
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This is Laguna Beach, California.
Before you say “Oh, it hasn’t changed much!” … look at the multitude of houses that have spring up in those hills.
And they’re not cheap…. I remember a magazine calling it the most expensive small town in America, though that may have been hyperbole.
Whoa… I just googled it… The median home price now is $3,000,000!
And AI says a 1 bedroom apartment rents for $3,000+ a month.
And lest you wonder why it’s called Laguna Beach… Here’s the Western edge of town….
Chicago -1909
Now THAT is gridlock like you read about.
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I’m wondering whether the duplications are accidental, or meant to be humorous… especially since Adam Sandler’s says “her.”
Some of the captions have grammar mistakes or just make no sense anyway. “He is always eating something as a movie movie”?
Maybe the whole thing is AI.
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A banana… perfect for an ice cream parlor, which this might be.
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This gym is crowded.
Searching this picture runs into a perpetual problem with image search… jokes. Not that I don’t make them myself. But some images attract so many facetious descriptions and comments, it’s hard to winnow out a few grains of truth in all the chaff.
The file name and some of the posts say this gym is haunted. I’m pretty sure they just think they’re being funny about all the dark ghostly shapes.
The real parts of my results say only that this is a women-only “halal gym”, where Muslim women can safely exercise wearing burkahs… pretty obvious.
A few say it’s the one in Kandahar, Afghanistan started by a well known female activist. The pictures I saw may or may not be the same place as this one.
Other sites say it’s in London, or New York City. Take your pick… It’s probably not the only one.
I didn’t know they let bears in the gym.
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Several sites said this was Evelyn Winchester, in 1910… but nobody said where.
In any case, her expression suggests that she knows quite well that the photo is a bit scandalous… bare feet and ankles! Oh my!
the site that I snagged from was titled “Victorian smiles’ noting that most images of people in that era had people grim-faced and unsmilingg
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“I just had my whiskers done… what do you think?”
Plenty of them!
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I’ve seen worse.
Ive done worse. At least it looks like it works.
Apparently, the homeowner wanted a goose neck faucet this time.
“I don’t care what you say, I’m paying for it, and I want it here!!!”
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Here’s that face that shows up when the doggie trips.
Dumb bunny!
Dump bunny?
Hey, it’s one thing to feint when you’re throwing a Frisbee for your dog. If you want to laugh when he chases a non-existant target, it won’t break his heart. He just enjoys the playing and interaction.
But it’s mean, not funny, to pretend to feed the pigeons. I wouldn’t blame them for pecking that empty hand.
That was so meanspirited – poor things. Pecks AND poops deserved!
Agreed!
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Not spoilerboxing it, cos I don’t know whether anybody but me would be guessing…
This is John F Kennedy, Jr. and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, with their Canaan dog, Friday.
It has to have been taken sometime between adopting Friday, in 1996, and their untimely passing in 1999.
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So recent, to feel so long ago.
I kinda miss them.
There’s still one in Bend!
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Ooh – ooh! I know this one!!!
In case anybody doesn’t…. or wants to test him/herself….
the Easter Bunny… I mean John Wayne… on Laugh In.To my utter amazement, I believe I have found all nine. 🤯
Well, first things first, before I make other comments… Cos I don’t particularly want the puzzle solution to end up on page two…. And besides, we don’t want to delay Mr. Revere ….
It’s already midnight, and he finds himself riding through two ever-so-slightly different landscapes, in Grant Woods’ 1931 painting…. as filtered through Cleo and Company.
One if by land, two if by sea, nine differences if altered by StelBel… something like that.
See what you can find… you’re a lot bigger than that teeny speck that represents Paul Revere, so you have the advantage.
I have to confess that I found one hard to spot… but I did, in the nick of time!
Then compare your finds with mine….
So… Mr. McCracken… did you??
Excelsior!
Igor Dubovoy (Russia, b.1972 ) – ‘Forest road’, 2025 – Oil on Canvas – 50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in)
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If my cat got a faceful of paint, I’d be concerned about more than the color!
This photo looks like a set-up — more like someone “dyed” the cat with food coloring, than that he got his face in anything you’d use for a painting.
Before Manic Panic and such, girls tried food color in their hair… It’s too thin, and the colors don’t run true, or bright… just like this. And his front paws are dyed too
But if it were real paint, and didn’t rinse out, we’d be heading straight for the vet. And I’d be googling paint ingredients. Since it’s not food, they’re probably not on the label.
Yes, if he’d put his face in a painting, it wouldn’t cover the fur like that. I remember a neighbour’s dog we were looking after fell asleep against the freshly painted skirting board and it didn’t look anything like that. It’s probably deliberately applied for the picture, or it’s photoshop. I just thought the line “Looks like he ate a Smurf” was funny.
A Eurasian Nuthatch, or, Wood Nuthatch (Sitta Europaea).
Kleiber in German.
That name derives from the profession of making clay walls.
It is also known as “Spechtmeise”.
Marge!
I’ve been wondering why we haven’t seen you, but I’ve lost your email address.
Welcome back… Or have you been silently present the whole time?
Hi!