Fischer Opera Haus

Blah, blah, blah

Fischer Opera Haus, Frankenmuth, Michigan.

Blah.

Bonus -

The Illinois State Lottery

The Tedious Tuesday slide is not just a chance to wheel out slides of boring hackneyed subjects. Oh No. Not Always at least.

It's a chance to see slides of subject that escaped the classically trained photographer's eye. Like this slide from 1975 of the excitement of the Illinois State Lottery. There just aren't many pictures of the 1975  Illinois State Lottery.

Bonus -

Artistic Nude

Just opened another box of slides for scanning.

By Jove, they're dull. Spanish palaces and suchlike.  This is one of the more interesting. Yeah, that dull.

The wording on the slide suggests it's by  Alexander Cabanel - Nymph and Satyr

Bonus - (Confused Look)

Worst Blind Date - Ever

Stuck at the disused race track, no food, no shops, no beer - and only 9 hours into the next bus.

Bonus - Taking a break from the war...

A Colourful Street Market

How Quaint.

Bonus - Molten Cat

Bill and Edna Specht

Another one from the ever-reliable "Dene's wedding December 29th 1941" set.

I wonder if this is the Bill Specht who founded Cousins Subs?


Bonus : Prank the Daily Mail with this iPod Message Creator

Mystery Medical Malady

Hmmm

Right.   The medical slides.

Quite unsettling.


Bonus -
You know that phrase "Organised Chaos"?  I struggle to see any organisation here.

Massive Television

In these days of every bedroom having a 43-inch plasma screen television, it's nice to be reminded of the times when a 24-inch CRT TV was the height of technology. And yet, people still disguised them as a cupboard or sideboard.

Weird.



Bonus - Treehouse of Horror XXIV - How many film references ????

Sea Isle Plaza

There's a Sea Isle in Noo Joisey, but a Google of "Sea Isle Plaza" turns up almost nothing.

Maybe I should register that domain, in case I can sell it to a developer.

Bonus : Gorillas are Cool.

The Fashion Committee

The Fashion Committee are ready to critique your choices.

Bonus - Classic Erotic Furniture (NSFK)

Bonus 2 - Cute

Travelling with Glevum Coaches

Another Easter School's Trip slide.
This one's from the 1968 Lloret de Mar set, and this give an idea of how the travelled there. No nice fast air travel - nope, it's by coach.

Glevum Coaches were based in Gloucester (Yes, it's the Roman bane for Gloucester.) Here we see 421KUY, named "The Beast of Bristol".

Bonus - World's largest Jenga game, played with CAT equipment

Bonus 2 - Goodbye Pervert Dave

Easter Around The Pool

It's been a while since I last posted a slide from the "School Trip At Easter" sets, so today ... let's do it !

From 1971's cultural trip to Majorca.

Bonus - Non-Award Winning School Science Fair Projects

The Resurrection Trout

In Maynard County, there is the strange local belief in "The Resurrection Trout".

Ever fisherman in the county attends morning service then heads off fishing until sundown. All Thornhead Trout are returned to the water, after notching the tail with a knife.

On Easter Sunday, church then fishing. Anyone who catches a notched trout (the "Resurrection Trout") will be blessed with good fortune for the following year.

Here. Maisie Henson proudly displays her Resurrection Trout for 1966.

Bonus - The True Meaning Of Easter

Miami Seaquarium

No prizes for guessing where we are today.

Bonus - Bored Panda Gets a TV

Magnum PI Stunt Double?

Or simple-minded wannabee?

Bonus -

Sail Ahoy !

Tedious Tuesday is upon us again.

Hope this is dull enough.


Bonus -

Oxford, not Venice.

It's not often that the two cities are confused, but I can assure you that this is the Bridge of Sighs (Oxford) and not the Bridge of Sighs (Venice)    or even the Bridge of Sighs (Cambridge).

Bonus 1 - Dead rabbit pizza billboard launched to promote Easter Bunny pizza shocks diners

Bonus 2 - Man Struggles To Pass Fence, until suddenly...

Ready for the Prom

Kevin's going for the "White Tux - James Bond" llok, but fails by a distance.

Still, nice to see a Oldsmobile 98 in the background.

Bonus - The Sad Trade in Pangolins

Brutal; Figures

When it comes to art...Yes !

You can forget your video installations and conceptual pieces, this is more like it.

Bonus : Harold Shipman examination couch for sale on eBay

Pink Puffer

And if that's not clear anough for you
Blue Bloater vs. Pink Puffer

Bonus

The Graduate

Nothing says "Successful Graduate" like posing with your mates on the the urine splashed steps of number 4234 John Wilkes Booth Drive, Boston.


Bonus -
Peaches Geldof. Remember her this way.

Tulips and Daffodils.

Ronseal Slide.

But maybe there's a camouflaged sniper in there.

Maybe not.

Bonus - The Rise and Fall of Professional Bowling

Mildred at the Front of the House

With the Spanish Inquisition just about to appear from behind the conifers.




Bonus - Childhood Wonder

Name That Plane

No Clues or options.

But...this link will tall you of it's accident.  Sorry, accidents.

Bonus
Celebrities that Look Like Matresses

Melody The Moody Model

For slide number 2100, I thought we needed something special, so how about Melody, the world's most disgruntled swimsuit model.

From the box of Hollings Fashion Shows slides, I suspect that is one of those backstage favours for the University Photography Club.

Bonus - Disappointment in the library.
'Human skin' book at Harvard found to be bound in sheepskin

Bonus 2 -

Meet The Grandchildren !

Grandma's favourite subject - the Granddaughters.

From the left - Gwendolyn, Slymnestra, Petronella and Uggh.
(Curious. The spell checker suggested correcting "Gwendolyn" to "Well Endowed". No Comment.)

But that's a freaky doll that Gwen has...

Bonus - You know that music at teh start of TV programmes? Turns out it's not recorded

Where in the world?

Quiz Time again

Do you think this picture was taken in A - Switzerland
B - Chad
C - The Netherlands
D - Rockall.

Send your answer to "Netherland Windmill Competition"  PO Box 3046, Inverness  and you could win nothing at all.

Bonus - (Rude word alert, but music starts at 1.40/)

Par-Tay !

It's always party time in Scranton, NJ.


Bonus -
Reporter asks a man “What’s your name?”. Looks like link led to an infected website - Now deleted. Sorry folks. 

Coming In To Land

Don't know where
Don't know when.

Don't even know what sort of aeroplane.

But i like it.

Bonus -

Ablutions

Those wacky Americans seem to take photo's of almost anything.  I can almost imagine young Hank Washington regaling the neighbours with his tales of his trip to France.  "...and this here is what they call a Bee-Day. I didn't know what it was for..."

Bonus -