The Origin of "Stonewall Jackson"

Today, a slide from August 1979, with the lovely Cheryl enjoying a quick fag while here...at the site of the   First Battle of Bull Run.


Bonus - Perspective

Bonus 2 - Holy Crap

An Ode To An Ode - Part 5

Bonus -

An Ode To An Ode - Part 4

Returning to the "An Ode to and Ode" selection, here's a tedious slide that was probably an integral and hilarious part of the narrative.

But, out of context, tedious.

Bonus - Clever advert from Norwegian Air Services, especially for us flag enthusiasts.

Bonus 2 - Very Special Wedding Gowns

The River Trent at Willington

People are often surprised at the variety of landscapes that the River Trent wends through, on its way fro Stoke, thru Cichester, ending at Kingston upon Hull.

This is the view at Willington.

Bonus - UK voting for Europe - 1975 vs 2016

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"Love Me, Love My Dog"

Angela has chosen.    Sorry Bill.  Maybe you'll get to keep the Triffid on the coffee table.

Bonus - “It wasn’t until I started reading and found books they wouldn’t let us read in school that I discovered you could be insane and happy and have a good life without being like everybody else.”
John Waters

Bonus 2 -

Heat and Cold

Grand Canyon (I suspect) which I always pictures as a sun-baked attraction.  Here's the surprise of snow on the flanks.    Nice.

Bonus - Amazon Resellers

Bonus 2 -

Men Debate the "News Paper and Mustard" Conundrum.

Some things just do not change.


Bonus - Trump and the Wall.   I'm speechless.

Focus ! You Muppet !!

Simply put : if Charlie's Dad hadn't been suffering from extreme delirium tremens, this would have been a MUCH better picture.


Just Sayin'


Bonus - Ah, Yes

The Disputed Border

Currently, the news is still obsessed with the Brexit Irish Border issue and Trump's Southern Border Wall issue.

Pfft.

Here's a reminder of the security measures on the current Eire/Ulster border.

(Disclosure - this slide is probably of a part of Ireland, but may not be the border as such.)

Bonus - US Navy's submarine periscope controls used to cost $38,000, but were replaced by $20 xbox controllers.

Bonus 2 -

Cityscape. With a Horse

Not much to say about this.

Obviously.

Bonus - Interesting Fact.
In 1973, a Californian Chippewa chief arrived in Italy, and took possession of Italy 'by right of discovery'.  So there.

Bonus 2 -  Errrrrr    Right.

The Case of the Lone Daffodil

Image inspired by the most salacious of all of the Sherlock Holmes novellas.  (The only one to feature both Holes and Watson nude.)

Bonus - 50' dragon projected on a building

Bonus 2 -

Paul and Linda

Scourge of the Tunbridge Well Wife-Swapping Scene.

Bonus - Lancing a Cow Abscess - Gallons of Pus
First person to mention Strawberry Milkshakes gets punched in the face.

Not a Zebra Crossing

Rush hour in Hungary?   Perhaps not.

Bonus - Swimming with a Great White Shark
Bonus 2 - Excited Poodle.

Name That Volcano

Welcome everyone.  Welcome to the first ever (and perhaps last ever) edition of

Name That Volcano.

Today's volcano - well, I have no details on the slide, but I'm 99.73% certain I know what it is.

And the answer is .... here.


Bonus - Theresa May returns to 10 Downing Street

The Banknote

It's difficult to do any Google-Searching when you can't even type in any of the characters you see,

Bonus - Native English speakers say adjectives in a specific order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and purpose. An example of this is the normal sounding "silly old fool" vs the weird sounding "old silly fool".   More

Bonus 2 - Oops

Waitin' for The Deluge

Albert "Noah" Jackson had seen the signs, and knew that God was telling him to build a new Ark.

"The Rain's A'Coming", he would say. Alas, bankruptcy came first.

Bonus - A Game

Bonus 2 -

Brexit Woes

Brexit Vote in Parliament this evening, and I'm reminded....

No.


Fuggit.    It's just too depressing.

Here's a picture of a cold, wintry wasteland.


Bonus - 

The Cascade

What a refreshing change.


The waterfall known as "Jacaranda's Tumour" in central Romania.

Maybe.


Bonus - Sorting Chopsticks

Bonus 2 -Blue Passportses...

The Umbrella-Men of Helsinki

In the quiet Helsinki suburb known as Upshanka, the ancient Finnish craft of Umbrella Making is still practised by a small number of local craftsmen. Traditionally, the umbrellas were made of willow and paper ... which was great for repeat business in the damp Finnish winters.

Nowadays, Finns have rejected the expense, and buy cheap nylon umbrellas which will last a lifetime, leaving the craftsmen to eke a living from tourist trade. As a result, their craft villages are clustered close to the popular mountaineering regions.

Bonus - RIP Old Mother Hubble.
Bonus 2 - Top Ten Hubble Images - includes

Just Some Abandoned Buildings...

Kids. Sheesh.   

That's not just some abandoned buildings. That's Machu Picchu.

Bonus - After 12 years of torture in a Hawaiian circus , Tyke the elephant finally managed to escape during a live performance in August of 94. Injuring staff on her way out,police shot her 86 times , in the street which eventually killed her. The look in her eyes tells a thousand stories...

Bonus 2 - Damn you birds

At The End Of The Rainbow...

I was thinking of making this a "where in the world?"quiz,knowing that most folk would think it was the Trump Monument in Manhattan,New York...

...but it isn't. It's the People's Friendship Arch in Kiev.

Bonus -

We're Not In Norfolk Any More

As usual, no info on the actual slide, but circumstantial evidence makes me think Peru.

Also, I don't speak Spanish, but I think I can translate "Hospital Directo".

Bonus - After Reagan watched the movie WarGames he asked “Could something like this really happen?” to his chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and a week later the general returned and said “Mr. president, the problem is much worse than you think.”

Bonus 2 - Not hearing crunch in a crunchy food is mostly okay, but hearing a crunch in a non-crunchy food is terrifying.

The Outdoor Formal Event

The Durness and Sangomore Presbyterian Church Summer Picnic is actually a surprisingly formal event. Fur Coats, however, are rarely appropriate due to the inevitable hot summer weather that the village is known for

Bonus - The Best of LegalAdviceUK 2018 Award Thread!

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Your Tests Have Come Back, Mr Futo.

And the 'ologist has no idea what this is.  Maybe it's some ants swarming around a dropped Tic-Tac.


From a box full of medical instruction slides, but (alas) no description.

Bonus - Words Fail Me. Really. (NSFW NSFK)

From here

The Original BLUR

Before the Brit-Pop four piece band, these were the original Blur group.

After no top ten single, and no blockbuster albums, they just disappeared.

Bonus - Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered Mile-High Tsunami That Spread Through Earth's Oceans

Bonus 2 - The day Kurt Cobain died is now closer to the moon landing than it is to today

A Christmas Haul

Two kids display part of their Christmas Gift Haul. 

But, what the hell is that strange red furry...thing?  Some demonic possession golem?

Nightmares ensue...

Bonus - Earth Temperature History

Bonus 2 - Do The Deodourizer

Summer Day at the Seaside

Today, Slideville is a bit grey and chilly, so lets look back to hot summers days of the past.

Maybe it's just me, but Patricia's sunglasses always make me thing of Gary Larson cartoons. Example

Bonus - Dog. Surprised. 

Bonus 2 - On Tour

What is this .... Muck?

"I asked for Fillet Steak in a Bearnaise Sauce, and I get this???    Steamed and mashed broccoli."

"What sort of animal are you?"


Bonus - Every Battle in history.

Bonus 2 - The Viking at Stamford Bridge

Meanwhile in Santa Barbara...

Nothing is Happening.



Bonus - Knifemaker Restore Antique Cleaver

...and the Lint Roller is awarded to....

Hi there.

Actually, this slide is labelled

Edinburgh Anthony and Sheila 16-6-1972

...so that' rather answers your next question.

Bonus - Leaf Raking - Advanced Level.

Bonus 2 -

Happy New Year

Laura's such a Lush.   "I Am Nice" indeed.   

Bonus - Frank Sinatra introduces Slim Gaillard / Cement Mixer (Put-ti Put-ti)

Bonus 2 -