I looked them up…. and now this photo seems a bit odd.
The males actually have jointed necks, twice this long! They use them to fight over females.
The females use theirs to roll up a leaf like this, and lay an egg inside… so it could be a female…. their necks are this length but in other photos, kind of bulbous.
I spent quite a while searching for information about this last night… but of course I fell asleep before posting anything.
The strange thing is that I found articles linking this art to at least three widely separated ancient cultures, none of which I’ve studied, not being an archeologist. (Dennis! We miss you!)
The most prevalent result was that they’re in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh in India.. 10,000-year-old cave paintings. Some of the same sources also say found in Charama, Chhattisgarh, but I don’t know whether they’re talking about areas, states, or regions.
Some comments say they show old dieties, other that they “prove” theories about ancient astronauts, still others that it’s all AI, or that 10 thousand years is impossible.
Other sites say these paintings are Gwion or Bradley rock figures, located in the Kimberly region of Western Australia, and others that they’re from caves in Utah, in the US, both from 2 to 4 thousand years old.
But I actually looked at pictures from both of those cultures, and to me, they looked quite different from this.
So I’m going with India…. I think. You may have your own opinion… But if you know anything… Let me know!
I vote for “platform.” Specifically, a model’s runway. Esther here is modeling this year’s most compelling winter line; natural fur in dark, subdued tones.
You can find different advice about this stuff on labels, in magazines, and all over the Internet… some are agreed upon, others not. Some depends on where and when you bought (or picked) the specific food.
Plus, advice was different, as recently as the 1980s, when refrigerators were less efficient, and less able to provide different environments for different foods, like the one crisper drawer for vegetables, one for fruit, with separate humidity levels in my new(ish) fridge. Who knows the age of this poster.
I like to read the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) website, cos they know food safety, plus I’ve gone to some manufacturers’ websites, especially right after I got the fridge.
Cheese storage is argued all over the world. In the US it’s almost always bought refrigerated, so should stay that way. We also buy it farther ahead, and keep it for longer, then in countries where they shop more often. OTOH when my old fridge went out, a lot of the cheese stayed fine for much longer than it was “supposed” to.
Most places agree that potatoes, garlic and onions do worse in the fridge… tomatoes really lose their flavor when chilled. Sometimes bell peppers and apples lose some too, especially if you picked them, or bought them at the farmer’s market.
Fresh picked cucumbers and can stay at room temperature until you cut them… then they’ll spoil if you don’t refrigerate them.
But if you buy them at the grocery store in the US, they’ve probably been coated in food grade wax, stored cold, and sold from refrigerated displays. I’ve read that you.should continue to keep them cold if they’re waxed and already chilled, or they’ll start to spoil as they warm.
Same goes for bell peppers if the ones you buy are waxed or wrapped in plastic, or sold chilled. And apples shouldn’t be refrigerated, but if you don’t have a cold cellar and you get to pick a few months’ supply, it will keep the last half from rotting.
The Skippy peanut butter website says room temperature is okay for short term; for more than a month or so, refrigerate. I looked there when I bought a Costco 2-pack, which is probably a year’s supply.
Mayonaise, most ketchup, hot sauce, pickles, olives, and other condiments say on the label that they should be refrigerated once opened. I’ll take the manufacturer’s advice over a poster from a website.
Herbs like basil and cilantro used to do better for me at room temperature, stems in water like cut flowers… they stay much longer in my new fridge than out.
The point is, it’s different for everybody. You don’t need to argue, or correct people, especially if you live in a different country, with different products, produce, stores, and customs. Do what works for you!
I’m a technical volunteer for that station. If there’s a problem with the McMinnville transmitter (KSLC), I’m available for a remote pair of eyes and hands if the regular Engineer can’t get there because he’s busy somewhere else.
I also occasionally go to the studio during the holiday season to help with labeling the cards for their Christmas schedule. I’ll be doing that this Friday and on the 25th.
Tell them that they need to add a Buy Me A Coffee button to the homepage.
I can’t afford any of my old charities, now that I’m retired and near a charity case myself, but i should be able to drop a couple dollars ocasionaly if they had one. Think of it as a tip jar on the bar pianists piano.
Just a fundraising idea.
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This one is real. I don’t know how much the photo has been manipulated.
Definitely the greater of two weevils…
I looked them up…. and now this photo seems a bit odd.
The males actually have jointed necks, twice this long! They use them to fight over females.
The females use theirs to roll up a leaf like this, and lay an egg inside… so it could be a female…. their necks are this length but in other photos, kind of bulbous.
Female and male:
Does this young lady have seven legs? Va va voom!
Hmmm… Seven legs, wrong neck.
Should I be suspicious?
But why would anybody bother altering it?
AIeee!
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Well, i know who two of them are.
Left and Right?
Both come in handy.
not when they’re armed and dangerous…
And then, due to a tragic mechanical malfunction: “Next aspiring actress, please!”
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Aliens!
Where were you on Halloween?
How old are they?
I spent quite a while searching for information about this last night… but of course I fell asleep before posting anything.
The strange thing is that I found articles linking this art to at least three widely separated ancient cultures, none of which I’ve studied, not being an archeologist. (Dennis! We miss you!)
The most prevalent result was that they’re in Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh in India.. 10,000-year-old cave paintings. Some of the same sources also say found in Charama, Chhattisgarh, but I don’t know whether they’re talking about areas, states, or regions.
Some comments say they show old dieties, other that they “prove” theories about ancient astronauts, still others that it’s all AI, or that 10 thousand years is impossible.
Other sites say these paintings are Gwion or Bradley rock figures, located in the Kimberly region of Western Australia, and others that they’re from caves in Utah, in the US, both from 2 to 4 thousand years old.
But I actually looked at pictures from both of those cultures, and to me, they looked quite different from this.
So I’m going with India…. I think. You may have your own opinion… But if you know anything… Let me know!
Starvation dieties? (I would have guessed Australia…)
There are similar paintings in Australia, but to my eye they look quite different.
Not that I’m an expert, but there were many people saying these are from India.
And the ones that said Australia are labeling then (inconsistently) as one or the other of these…
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Oh wow… Gotta be Roy Lichtenstein, painting.
I don’t know this particular one, but I recognize his style, and maybe him.
The tall stool makes it look like he’s standing in the room.
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All around the granite headstone
The turkey chased the turkey
I thought it looked spooky, and maybe from a movie, so I searched it.
The file name is “turkey necromancers” … but I found no info except that it’s a meme, possibly from a meme-making site.
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Chocolate mooses?
Tonight for dinner i had a chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate, chocolate milkshake.
Chocolate ice cream, chocolate milk, chocolate syrup… that’s three…. and…..?
(っ˘ڡ˘ς)
Chocolate whipped cream and a chocolate nip on top!
A chocolate nip sounds… um…
do you mean chip?
Yes. The name for one square from a chocolate bar is nip.
Wow! A quintuple!?!
Tonight’s meeses really are meeses.
I like how the porch(?) roof really protects it from snow.
Or is that a snow room?
Or a moose platform?
I vote for “platform.” Specifically, a model’s runway. Esther here is modeling this year’s most compelling winter line; natural fur in dark, subdued tones.
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Took me a while to find out about the cucumbers…
Ketchup literally has printed on the label “Refrigerate after opening”……
You can find different advice about this stuff on labels, in magazines, and all over the Internet… some are agreed upon, others not. Some depends on where and when you bought (or picked) the specific food.
Plus, advice was different, as recently as the 1980s, when refrigerators were less efficient, and less able to provide different environments for different foods, like the one crisper drawer for vegetables, one for fruit, with separate humidity levels in my new(ish) fridge. Who knows the age of this poster.
I like to read the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) website, cos they know food safety, plus I’ve gone to some manufacturers’ websites, especially right after I got the fridge.
Cheese storage is argued all over the world. In the US it’s almost always bought refrigerated, so should stay that way. We also buy it farther ahead, and keep it for longer, then in countries where they shop more often. OTOH when my old fridge went out, a lot of the cheese stayed fine for much longer than it was “supposed” to.
Most places agree that potatoes, garlic and onions do worse in the fridge… tomatoes really lose their flavor when chilled. Sometimes bell peppers and apples lose some too, especially if you picked them, or bought them at the farmer’s market.
Fresh picked cucumbers and can stay at room temperature until you cut them… then they’ll spoil if you don’t refrigerate them.
But if you buy them at the grocery store in the US, they’ve probably been coated in food grade wax, stored cold, and sold from refrigerated displays. I’ve read that you.should continue to keep them cold if they’re waxed and already chilled, or they’ll start to spoil as they warm.
Same goes for bell peppers if the ones you buy are waxed or wrapped in plastic, or sold chilled. And apples shouldn’t be refrigerated, but if you don’t have a cold cellar and you get to pick a few months’ supply, it will keep the last half from rotting.
The Skippy peanut butter website says room temperature is okay for short term; for more than a month or so, refrigerate. I looked there when I bought a Costco 2-pack, which is probably a year’s supply.
Mayonaise, most ketchup, hot sauce, pickles, olives, and other condiments say on the label that they should be refrigerated once opened. I’ll take the manufacturer’s advice over a poster from a website.
Herbs like basil and cilantro used to do better for me at room temperature, stems in water like cut flowers… they stay much longer in my new fridge than out.
The point is, it’s different for everybody. You don’t need to argue, or correct people, especially if you live in a different country, with different products, produce, stores, and customs. Do what works for you!
Tomatoes stay on the counter until cut, then i refrigerate.
Refrigerated peanut butter is imposable to spread.
Any opened bottle is refrigerated.
Agreed… Except pretty much any tomato I cut, I eat.
Even if I put part on a sandwich, I just eat the rest … I can’t not.
(Hangs head) I’m a tomatoholic.
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Looking forward while driving might be a good idea, Jim..
You’re not convincing me you should be piloting a spacecraft.
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Great idea! Maybe it doesn’t keep the visitors safer… I hope they’re safe anyway! But it certainly will make the apes feel less stressed.
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What a little hotdog!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRHwAmduANM&t=6s
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I think I know them all…. But that sure is a young picture of
I had to look at it for a while.
Since there is no video tonight how about my radio station?
Tonight it’s Americana.
I’m a technical volunteer for that station. If there’s a problem with the McMinnville transmitter (KSLC), I’m available for a remote pair of eyes and hands if the regular Engineer can’t get there because he’s busy somewhere else.
I also occasionally go to the studio during the holiday season to help with labeling the cards for their Christmas schedule. I’ll be doing that this Friday and on the 25th.
Cool!
Tell them that they need to add a Buy Me A Coffee button to the homepage.
I can’t afford any of my old charities, now that I’m retired and near a charity case myself, but i should be able to drop a couple dollars ocasionaly if they had one. Think of it as a tip jar on the bar pianists piano.
Just a fundraising idea.
Doesn’t reach this far. I’m nearer the southern border.
Well…the Internet site reaches this far…I just can’t get the broadcast in my area 🙂
The videos are up now.
This is a good one.
What a chilling turn of events…at least they won’t eat much. At that size, one piece of kibble a day should suffice.
Every evil genius or mad scientist needs an evil laugh to go along with his evility. It gives him legitimacy. Good job, EWC.
Across the centuries, A cobbled alley in London with a skyscraper backdrop.
I wonder if the people living on the alley feel intimidated.
I wouldn’t like looking out my window and seeing that behemoth looming.
I wonder how much reflection they get. From the windows. That’s a big, big reflective surface.