Chi;; Out Time

 A sunny evening here at Slide Guy Central, so all the babes are congregating in my garden for Mojito's, cheese and crackers and Mint Juleps.

Nice. Might part-tay later.

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The Judge's Check

 

It would be great if this image was sharper, but I still like it.

I'm guessing Westminster Dog Show or similar, from the late fifties? Maybe?

And that's probably NOT Lassie.

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A Vision in Brown

 

A mother in brown fashion.

A baby in brown.

Furniture? Brown.

Gosh, the seventies were shitty.

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Possibly Bucharest

 

It probably says something about my psyche, but even with Tedious Tuesday slides, I often something of interest in many of them.

Today, f'rexample, I note that the building on the left has a LOT of TV aerials in the roof.

And ... that building on the right. Is that actually Romanian Athenaeum roof in the centre of Bucharest Romania??

Looks like it. Yes, rather nice inside too

Bonus  

Socialist Pudding?

 

The Murgatroyd Family, just as they were being Teleported up to the USS Enterprise.

The post title?  I dunno.  Sitting on the sofa this evening and the phrase "Socialist Pudding" entered my brain, and refused to leave. 

Google AI says ""Socialist pudding" is not a recognized term in the context of cooking or food culture. It's possible that the term might be used in a humorous or satirical way, perhaps referring to a simple or "mass-produced" pudding in a socialist vein, or it could be a new, localized expression. Without further context, it's difficult to determine its specific meaning."

Yeah.  Written on slide "1973 June 18, us with Carlsberg's"

Bonus - A bicycle, pencil sharpener, 300lb of raw meat: US presidential gifts and the rules governing them

The Bridal Spare

 

That was the tradition in Doncaster.

There was always a risk that the bride would say "I Don't" at the critical point. At which point, a pre-prepared Spare would be wheeled in, and after a quick move of the veil, the back-up would step up.

In this slide Gladys Harper (on the left) got cold feet, and Mavis Farnsworth (with the veil) stepped into the breach.

These reserve brides were usually on a 6-month contract, after which they would be on their way out....with a hefty cheque, or 60 head of sheep...depending upon contractual terms.

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The American Idyll

 

You may have noticed (or maybe you haven't) but I haven't been posting much here.  And yt, the world keeps turning, Popes still get elected, and Trump still does stupid stuff.

I've been otherwise occupied building a scale model of the building pictured above. Alas, I chose a scale of 1 : 1 so it was quite a complex task.

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Return To The Love Compound

 

Ah, the turn of the decade.

After lovely little Mary Jane became Flower-Child Astral-Primrose, and ran off with Willian "Bear" McGurk, and sprogged out three lovely children with minimal future. And the lived happily at Colonel Sid's Love Compound, until reality set in.

Yes, 1970.

Bonus - Nun Boxes.

The Working Elephant

 

Yes, from India (or maybe Ceylon / Sri Lanka), we have a slide of a log-dragging elephant.

Not much else to say.

Bonus.  Last night, Donald Trump marked 100 days in power. 

And he thinks he's done really really well.

Let that sink in for  moment.

Scorecard

Mr Ted "Theodore" Logan.

 

While he shared his name with Ted for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Theodore possessed none of the charm or personality of Ted.

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Some More ... Folk Dancing

 

And here from 1968, we have Folk Dancing - Woodchurch School Carnival.

So, that's quite nice.

Nice day for it. And same here in Slideville.

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The Gang's All Here

Wedding Season, and there are few Bridal Parties quite as .... ditinctive as this one.

Doug and Debbie, Norm the Best Man, Doug's Parents (Melvin and Agatha), Debbie's Parents (Peregrine and Eunice), the Bridesmaids ( Felicity, Jenny and Brian (Yes ... I know, but he asked)) and Flower Girls (Alice and Enid).  Phew.

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On A Trip to New York

 

Looking down on the poor people in the Chrysler Building.

Bonus - No, not gonna mention Trump at the Pope's Funeral.... Nope.

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