Future Sausages

 

Just about to cook some sausages for my evening meal (Yeah, crazy.)  Wild Boar and Chilli ones from a local butcher.

So, when this slide appeared, it was the obvious choice for today.

Nom Nom.

Bonus - People don't realise, Argentina is BIG.

Bonus 2 - A dad was washing his car with his son.

"Why can't you use a towel or sponge like other people?" asked the son.

Junior Gets Some Fresh Air

 

As per the blog title.

Nice fifties fashion, by the way.

Bonus - 

Hello Meh !

Makes Sense

The Sloping Savannah

 

I could spin you a tall tale about the strange scenery near the village of Mincemeat, Georgia. There, apparently, the scenery always slope downwards, no matter which direction you are travelling.

But, that's a lie.

Bonus - The CIA's analysis of Osama bin Laden's PC found a “fairly extensive” porn collection, a Steam account with Counter-Strike, FFVII, and Animal Crossing, as well as 28 crochet tutorial videos among 174GB of mostly-western entertainment.

Bonus 2 - 

Important Benefits of the Automatic Rotating Tourniquet

 

In case you're wondering :

rotating tourniquet

The application of blood pressure cuffs to three extremities; formerly used in certain types of medical emergencies, such as acute pulmonary edema, to reduce the return of blood to the heart. The patient is placed in a head-high position (Fowler's). The pressure is kept midway between systolic and diastolic. Every 10 min, the cuffs are deflated and when inflated, the previously free extremity is now used. This allows each extremity to be free of a tourniquet for 10 min out of each 40-min cycle.

Note A cuff would not be applied to an extremity into which an intravenous infusion is running.

Bonus - Yes, a wasp has most likely died in every fig you've eaten.

Bonus 2 - 

Others / Otters

Mine's A Big One

 

Puns aside, this an awesome sight. When you notice the electricity pylons following the roadway and railway ... wow. That's quite a size.   Bingham copper mine, SLC UT

Bonus - Porn could have a bigger economic influence on the US than Netflix

Bonus 2 - Data assembled in response to Marjorie Taylor Greene's assertion to a U.K. reporter that while the U.S. has mass shootings, “You have mass stabbings, lady.”

A Family Weekend

 

My mom's currently in isolation (Covid) so this slide, for all its faded colour and dirt, reminds me of what many of us are missing. Family get-togethers.

Roll-on complete end of this....thing.

Bonus - The Famous Puzzle That Popularized the Phrase ‘Think Outside the Box’

Hello Sailor

 

A bit faded, but I suspect that this dates from the late fifties.

I wonder what happened to her, what her story is. Perhaps, you dear reader, could imagine a story to share.

Bonus - Rock Paper Scissors: Deluxe Edition costs £20, includes actual rock, paper and scissors, plus single-player mode.

Bonus 2 - 

Another nightmare clown.

On The Run For 36 Years

 

The look on his face tells the whole story.

Kevin Slattery has been on the run from the FBI for 36 years for "Illegally transporting a duck across a state line for an immoral purpose."

Serious stuff, and he's always on the look out for undercover agents.

Actually, the FBI don't care nowadays, but Keven doesn't know.

Bonus - A moron in a hurry

The Original Gumbies

 

When I first encountered Monty Python's Flying Circus and their portrayal of Gumbies, I presumed that they were a drug-inspired invention of some warped minds. Obviously.

However, as this undated but possibly min-1960's slide from Jersey, they were based upon actual married couple Mr DP Gumby and Mrs EG Gumby.

So, now you know.

Bonus - Science Corner. Response Behaviors of Svalbard Reindeer Towards Humans and Humans Disguised as Polar Bears 

Bonus 2 - The dog estimates the time of your return home by how much of your smell is left in the house from your morning routine.

Matilda McGlumpher, walking the streets.

 

A familiar sight to the residents of Fraserburgh in the seventies.

But no-one knew why she walked the streets nfrom 4.00 am to 9.00am every weekday.

Bonus - The moon's top layer alone has enough oxygen to sustain 8 billion people for 100,000 years

Bradley The Bullock

 

Some day, a brilliant children's story book will be written about  the True Story of Bradley The Bullock.

But, the slaughterhouse ending might have to be omitted.

Bonus - Man donated his body to science; company sold $500 tickets to his dissection

This world is a great big melting pot

 

It looks like this image and blog post might be the only one to document the International Student Goodwill? Association of Lycoming County. Which is a pity, and they look like a fine bunch of kids.

Let's just listen to their song.

Bonus - Mystery of Waterloo’s dead soldiers to be re-examined by academics

Bonus 2 - I suspect that the fear of clowns is just an over-played exaggeration. Oh. Wait.

Blooming Marvelous

 

Mimi and Hilda, enjoying a day at the East Oakwood Municipal Slaughterhouse and Pleasure Gardens. Can you guess which of them was a nude model for Alberto Vargas?

Bonus - In 1985 a Serbian farmer stuck a beer bottle up his ass, broadside first. This sparked a chain of events that eventually lead to the collapse of Yugoslavia.

It's Carina's Birthday

 

Yes, it's Carina's Birthday, and she's ... so happy to celebrate with so many friends.

But, I suspect the craft Gin & Tonics will be appearing later.

Happy Birthday Hon !

Bonus - Word of the day - Spuddle

Bonus 2 - Life Lessons from Gomez Addams

Where Did You Get That Hat?

Browsing for a slide to post today, this slide seemed to be ideal. Why? Here's why?

Written on the slide was "Edinburgh Anthony and Sheila 16-6-72".

Hey !   It is fifty years to the day !  Nice.

Bonus - Gouverneur Morris, the author of the final draft of the US Constitution, died from internal injuries after inserting a whale bone into is penis in an attempt to clear a urinary tract blockage.
 

Brewster's Sacrimal

 

Few people realise just how many unnecessary and redundant parts of the human body remain in modern man.

Here, from a box of medical instruction slides, is an image of Brewster's Sacrimal, which is located behind the left knee. For centuries, it's purpose was unknown, and removal seemed to have no adverse effect.

Modern theory, expounded by Dr Edmondson and Dr Mayal, believes that is is an auxiliary and back-up vision processing system.

Fascinating.

Bonus - Canada and Denmark end decades-long dispute over barren rock in Arctic. And both change from countries with one land border, to ...two land borders.

It's Where The "Magic" Happens.

 

Behind this drab and unassuming exterior, hordes of skilled artisans make the magic happen, and ultimately thrill millions of people worldwide.

Alas, I cannot reveal who. Or what. Or why. Or where.

But, as a hint, it may involve rhubarb.

Bonus - After 27 years, Microsoft is shutting down Internet Explorer tomorrow. Re-live the best feature here

Just Mowing The Sidewalk

 

Just part of the utterly accurate Colonial America experience.

No info on the slide, but it wasn't difficult to identify this as Williamsburg, VA, and William Hunter's Print Store and Post Office.

Bonus - Trippy Woo 

Woodchurch School - Swimming Lessons

 

From the set of Woodchurch Primary School 1968 set, and today it's  well, it's apparently a small swimming pool, and swimming lessons. 

Quaint.

Bonus - 80 Years ago today, Ann Frank celebrated her 13th Birthday, and decided to start her diary. 

Bonus 2 - Because I'm a horrible person...

Late Afternoon in the Backyard Pool

 

Two sisters have a great time with tins and pans in the pool. Just ready for for Mom  to shout "Wash your hands, it's supper-time."

Or so I imagine.

Bonus - Piasecki PA-97.   Blimp + 4 obsolete helicopters + redneck engineering. What could possible go wrong... oh. That !

Wetton CoE School - Class Photo

 

Today,  we have image information !  Yay !

From a box of slides of old and new Wetton (village in Derbyshire/Staffordshire) this was one of the Old Ones, and was marked "Wetton Village School 1930 - Mrs Bould of Buxton"

Nice. 

Bonus - Aw crap.  RIP Julee Cruise.

Blue Sky and Family

 

It's the 35mm Slide version of The Selfie.

Prop your camera up against a wall, activate the mechanical self timer, and run back to your place with the family, and ... <click>

Alas, aiming of the camera could be a little inaccurate.

Bonus - No surprise there.

Too Many Guns - Too Many Murders

Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso>>>

 

I THINK it's him.

A.k.a.  Dalai Lama

Really.... Not Worth Looking At

 

Tedious Tuesday, but seriously. I can think of nothing interesting in or on this slide.

Don't waste your time.

Bonus - 

The Smiths - Not Even The B-Sides

 

One of the side effect of this slide collecting hobby is the realisation that some slides might make reasonable Album Covers.

It's then a small step to thinking "Who would that be an album cover for?"

Ta=Da ?

Bonus - Further evidence that "The Camera Never Lies" is a busted maxim.

The DeepFake Terminator.

The Greater Platinum Jubilee Picnic

 Just when you though the Platty Jubbs celebrations couldn't get any more exciting .... Sunday.

Wake me up when it's over.

Bonus - DailyMail capture the mood of  their readers.

The Great Platinum Jubilee Picnic

 

Yes, today is the day of the local Street Party for Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee. So far, outside seems rather quiet, with minimal activity. But.... it's bound to pick up ... right?

Actually, QE2 isn't attending her own celebration (clever girl) and is instead sneaking off to the horse racing incognito, with her naughty grand-kids.. So, I feel fully justified in not attending my local event.

Bonus - Quiz Time.   What is this?  

Nope.   It is, legally speaking, a fish.

Silver Jubilee with Beefy Margarine

 I was looking for a slide that was appropriate for Bank Holiday 2 for Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee.

But instead, I'm using this oddity.

With a label proudly announcing "Created with Vegetable Margarine by: Chef Dianez and his cook team."

Surely this must be the finest scene of "cowboys herding cattle on the trail" mini-butter sculpture that you have seen today.

Bonus - The Sand Collars of The Moon Snail

Platty Jubby Bonus - 

Welcome to Platty Jubby

 

According to the Daily Mail (UK, Middle-Market, Shit-peddling, former newspaper), Platty Jubby is what the cool kids are calling today's Platinum Jubilee.

Not me.

So, to mark the huge number of street parties being organized in Brenda's Honour, here's a slide inscribed with "One of the larger pits, with slabs of beef being roasted."

Nom Nom.

Bonus - 

Hello Bank of Montreal

 

Heavens, it's June !    The sixth month? Where did the time go?

So, today we have a Bank of Montreal, from 1960, located next to that Canadian / Czech Handbag retailer Bata.

I was considering searching for that exact location, but ... life is too short.

Bonus - The last person to be executed by guillotine, was executed after the release of Star Wars. (No, there's not a direct link.)