Party Time

Yes, New Year's Eve.

The night when the Party Animals (such as Norma here) come out and boogie the night away.

Indeed.


Bonus : Another Year completed.  Thank you for watching. Happy 2019.

Bonus - The Japan World Cup.

A Southern Gothic Christmas

Time-related slide deterioration has rather helped the mood of this slide.

Bonus - 360 Days til Christmas, and some people have Decorations up already.

Bonus 2 - Muji, Japan's 'no brand' brand, battles copycat brands in China

Bonus 3 -

Miss Prim and her Aluminum Christmas Tree

I love this picture. Little Miss (probably Mrs) Prim, basks in the glory of her perfect American Christmas. Unlike the Van Diemans next door, she has an up-to-date aluminum christmas tree.  No pine needles for her.

But why the forced smile?

Just look at her awesome gift...  ==>

Bonus

What Could Go Wrong....?

Bonus - What Could...

Like Grandfather, Like Grandson

AND A Puppy

Yay! Santa's Been

Hope he came to you !

(Like that table lamp.)

T'was the Night Before Christmas...

Where Did You Get That Hat ?

Ah,, The Glamour of Speed-Boat ownership.

Christmas Decorations - Retro Style

The disadvantage with today's Ultra-Thin LCD/LED/Plasma Televisions is obvious.

Bonus - Postings over the Christmas period might be sporadic or sparse.  Don't worry, I will return.

Bonus 2 - 

RMS Caronia

Yes, it's the Winter Solstice, so lets mark the day with a slides of...



... the RMS Caronia.   The pride of the Cunard Line.

(Info available on Wikipedia.)

Bonus - Continuing the theme - the rather odd story of the Liner -vs-Liner naval battle. with one liner sinking its doppelganger.

Bonus 2 - Vertigo sufferers.... No Don't.   2000ft up.

The Serious Graduate

Not a happy chappy.

Tough luck, dude.  You're an adult now - go and get a job.

Bonus - You've probably seen this already, but Package Thief vs. Glitter Bomb Trap

Bonus 2 - How a Woman's Donated Body Became a Digital Cadaver

That Dress...

After a deluge of very nearly one email, I thought we'd have a closer look at Doris's dress from last weekend's Prom Pic.

Awsome ... Innit?   If any of you ladies wish to copy the design for your own party frock, you can find a pattern and instructions at www.whatthehellamiwastingmylifedoing?.net.

Bonus - the character Oscar the Grouch has gone on record as being a Canadian, though he tries to keep his Canadian identity a secret, because he doesn't want people to like him.

Bonus 2 :

Portrait of Jan with Seagull

Aaaarrrggghhh !

The Birds !!!!


Ahem.   A moody shot featurig the snacking Jan, and an un-named seagull.

Bonus -

The Nativity Plan

Oh Gawd.

The cringiest of the cringiest Christmas traditions.

Made worse by the adult players and random "forrin'" types.

Fetch the Mind-Bleach.






Bonus - 

Some of America's Finest

I notice that this monument to the GOAT POTUSs is lacking any depiction of Donald J Trump.

Yet.

Bonus - The City of Golf Carts

Bonus 2 -

Party Night

Festive party season is here, and what an array of pretty dresses will be paraded at parties. Why not do as Doris did, and create your own fashion with a roll of Christmas wrapping paper.

Bonus - The curious history of Showering

Bonus 2 - Tonight 

On The Picnic Table

Picnic table - The ideal place for an impromptu song and dance show.

Bonus 1 - People Disguising Their Christmas Gifts is My New Favorite Thing

 Bonus 2 - For regular reader Mr Futo - Here is Mr Crump.

Not THE Cheeky Girls

No, these are two completely different cheeky young lasses.

The real Cheeky Girls are elsewhere.

Here we have Alice and Cathy, two non-Romanian sisters, who will not ask you to "Touch My Bum" for over 17 years.

Bonus -

Bonus 2 -

Small Deckchair -or- Giant Grandma?

It's probably not going to reach the heights of Virality as "Gold Dress or Blue Dress", but it is a question.

Bonus - Ponies

Bonus 2 - Driver is either very lucky, or very unlucky.

A Wise May Once Said

"The best time to plant a tree is forty years ago.   The second best time to plant a tree is now."

Today's slide - Option B.


Bonus - Hydraulic candle press

Bonus 2 -

Pearl Harbor - Belatedly.

I knew I had some, somewhere.  A shot of the USS Arizona Memorial, posted after it was revealed that For first time, Pearl Harbor remembrance takes place without a single USS Arizona survivor present

Bonus - This nature photo makes me sad.

Peek-a-boo

She does this EVERY   SINGLE    TIME.

Please, make her stop.

Bonus - What Doctors Know About CPR

Bonus -

Mr Relaxo

We call him Mr Relaxo.   He's actually Herbert Bodkin, or East Crawley, Sussex, but he's such a wonderful user of "Relaxo - The Wonder Tonic" that we just refer to him as Mr Relaxo.

Bonus - a man coughed up an intact blood clot shaped like a lung passage.

Bonus 2 - 

Pearl Harbour - Frustration.

I can explain.

I'm not knocking the Pearl Harbour Attack (77 Years ago today).

I few days ago, I stumbled across a couple of USS Arizona memorial slides, ad thought to my self "I must remember which folder these are in".

And inevitably...I forgot.

So, have these cheeky lasses instead.

Bonus - When Soviet Aeroflot Pilot Tried To Land Blind To Win A Bet And Killed 70 People

Bonus 2 - Cool

Colin, The Surprised Pigeon

Colin is Surprised.

Surprised by the absolute goat***k of a mess that Brexit is turning ito.

Stupid Colin.  It was inevitable.

Bonus 1 - Best Christmas Present Ever?

Bonus 2 - Reddit - Question Asked - Answer Given.

The Flower Girls

Wow.

The zenith of 1970's psychedelic flower print maxi-dresses.

Wow.

Bonus - The Cobra Effect - Unintended consequences.

Bonus 2 -

Hotel Rot-Hut?

Looks like a pretty town.  A bit sterile and fun-sapping, but c'est la vie.I immediately thought it could be Switzerland.

Some research and ...yes, that seems to be Eiseideln.  With the Frauenbrunner Einseideln in the foreground.

Bonus - Older folks will remember the collapse in UK of Coca-Cola's water brad Dasani, assisted by Del-Boy Trotter.  Well, the collapse was assisted by poor market research, which can be summarise in the marketing phrase. "Water With Spunk".

The Gondolier

Yes, well, I suppose I could have posted this as a "Where in the World" quiz, but this is a faint possibility that this could be taken in Birmingham, UK.

Bonus - If I ever move house, I will expect it to have a secret kitchen island / wine cellar feature.

Looking for ideas?

Looking for something to buy me for Christmas?

Well, that Chrome / silver fish table lamp is a definite possibility.

Bonus - Cop videotaped striking drunk woman in face at football game cleared of wrongdoing. Nice video.

Bonus 2 - Swiss Cheese Vending Machine