The Produce Guys

 

Not clear what they're selling, but it's very red.

Could be apples, could be tomato's, could be strawberries.

But that vehicle...?  Piaggio??

Bonus - 

Baby Name-y Day

 

From the Good Old Days when very (EVERY) child was taken to a church before they were sentient, sprinkled with magical water, and named with whatever name the parents found lest objectionable.  Usually incorporating grandparent or siblings names.

And thus, from 1967, we have the christening of Mary Hildegard Twiggy Sutterthwaite. Nice.

Bonus - RIP Sinead O'Conner.   And her letter to Piers Morgan.

Yup. Good judge of character.

Loch Tulla 1965

 

I'm glad that this slide had some information on it, otherwise it would have taken a LONG time to figure out which of Scotland's lochs this was.

Instead, it was quite quick to figure out where and which direction this view is of. Hello Google Streetview.

And fine reminder that there are some picturesque slides amongst the dross.

Bonus - Even after death... 

Overtaken by Speeding Milk-Churns.

The title is accurate, and you cannot persuade me otherwise.

Bonus - Derbyshire, oh Derbyshire.  Derbyshire woman gets stuck on Snowdonia cliff while trying to save her parrot
 

I'm Leaving, On A Jet Plane

 

"Don't know when I'll be back again."

Well, probably tomorrow.

yesterday ... weird dizzy light-headed sort of yeuchy feeling.

Slept for 13 hours, and didn't post a pic.

Todays?  Avianca steps, so probably in Spain, but the plane seems to be a BEA-liveried  one.

Bonus - Fan poops in aisle near Hillary and Chelsea Clinton at Broadway show

It's all Greek to me.

Hieroglyphs. 

What's that all about?

Wouldn't it be much easier to just sand them back to plain rock, and carve inscriptions in English?

Bonus -  Unfortunately named brands - Number 34

 

Far Too Many Of These

 

"And this was a delightful little church that we visited on Thursday. IT's the most famous church in all of Armindovenia, because in 1473, a local....." 

Yawn.    Dull. Move on.

Can we keep him?

 

"Mom, I mean, he was just sitting, abandoned at the side of the road"

"Please. Pleeeeaaassseee!"

"I'll care for him, and promise to take better care that the last one..."

Bonus - No. Just AI, unfortunately. 

Beauty and The Falls

 

Phyllis (Miss Croydon, 1928) poses in front of an impressive waterfall.

Written on this slide was "Never had I been photographed in such a spectacular setting. Tour group gasped. I used this for my next Christmas Card"

I believe that these are the Iguazu Falls in Argentina/Brazil.

Bonus - A click-bait article headline. ‘Cocaine sharks’ might be feasting on drugs dumped off Florida coast

Shopping in Chinatown

 

A treat for after school on a FRiday -A trip with mom to Des Moine's Chinatown.

But .... Chinese in the American Mid-West?  Sure

Bonus - A funeral for fish and chips: why are Britain’s chippies disappearing?

Underwear on a washing line

 

It's been said before, but ...

People Photograph The Oddest Things

In this case, two ladies sit and discuss vital matters of the day, while in the background, a young lad practises his ice-skating flourishes, while behind him, some rather large bloomers dry on a washing line.

Hmmmm.

Bonus - Just when I think I've figures out modern news, I read   Bidding war over fast-food costume renews old feud over Canadian snack

Welcome to the Buffet

 

Circumstantial evidence points at this being Brazil, so... now you know what a Brazilian Buffet looks like.

I wonder what's in it.

Bonus - Many a true word... 

...is spoken in jest

Cobblers, to the French

Cordonnerie, being French for a Shoe Repair Shop, has broadly the same meaning as Cobblers to the English.

See, this blog can be educational.

NB : The door has a sign "Le Patin" on it, which translate as The Skate. The red show shown, however, is decidedly Not an ice-skate.

Bonus - 

Challenge Accepted

 

...and a big medical "Nope" from me.

 

Today, I decided to delve into the Medical Illustrations box o' slides.

Most of them were a "Heck No!" decision, and this unlabelled, undescribed image of ....sumfink was theleast "Yeuchy".  And, dear bloggers, I don't want to know what it is.

Enjoy.

Bonus 

Barmouth 1987

 

This slide was marked as "1987 Carnival Dollgellau", but based upon a hunch, I actually think that this may be Queen Mellissa, the queen of the Barmouth Diamond Jubilee Carnival.

But I could be wrong. 

Bonus - Garfield. Dark.  VERY DARK.

Bonus 2 - That reminded me of Garfield Minus Garfield. It is a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb

Alec's Got A Tiddler

 

...but the doctor's assured him it will grow.

From a slide dated Sept 1971, and...heavens...is that  the pleasure cruiser "White Rose" in the background?  That might make this a slide from The Norfolk Broads. Well, I never !

Bonus - 

from B3TA.com

Celebrate The Suburb

 

Suburbs get a bad press, really, but they don't really deserve it. 

Sure, the only times you see mentions of suburbs in local papers are for headlines like "Small cannabis factory found in Kilmarnock suburb", or "Winchester Suburb names as England's duck-eating hotspot" or "Cardiff Suburb destroyed by Meteor Impact".... but where would most of us be without the suburbs.

Like this suburb being built in 1967.

Bonus - 

We're not in Kansas anymore, Toto.

 

...unless we're in the East Kansas Municipal Japanese Themed Garden, ready to eat at the Old Nakajima's BBQ and Teriyaki Ranch.

Or maybe we're in Japan.

Bonus -  Curious Photos of Cynthia, a Superstar Mannequin in the ‘30s

Fascinating

 

Why?

Why would anyone take this slide...and keep it?

I can only assume it was forward planning, from 61 years ago, with the aim of bamboozling a future blogger. Me.

Bonus - 

Chief Sandwich Makers

 

Every church picnic needs sandwiches, and in Ogdenville, that means Hetty, Betty and Liselle.

• Hetty specialises in Egg and Cress,
• Betty specialises in Chicken Mayo, with Bacon
• Liselle specialises in Bratwurst and Sauerkraut.

Lovely.

Bonus - Some Scots can't say "purple burglar alarm"

The Guys Admire Franks New Car

 

Summer 1969, and Frank's bought this years model of the ... well, something.

No doubt it has a big block engine, space for 6 bodies in the trunk, and awallowing nature on corners.

Bonus - Violent pictures of North Korean anti-American propaganda art, 1950-1970

Fashion Shoot or Documentary?

 I really like this image.

It could be a documentary shot by a photo-journalist reporting on the whelk farming families of Vermont.

It could be a fashion shoot for the LLBean catalogue of 1959.

It's just ... great.

Bonus - Mediaeval Bridge Building 

Where In The World? (Wales!)

 

Another edition of the Interweb's Least Satisfying Quiz.  Where the heck are we for this slide?

OK. It's too easy, and Google Streetview shows few changes, apart from some tree removal.

Bonus - 

Deep

Another sunny afternoon

 

Here in 2023, it may be a little grey and overcast, but back in the year ... something, it was sunny and perfect for an evening in the sun.

This slide (sadly, blurred) is clearly related to this slide. 

Bonus - Classic British sitcoms like Fawlty Towers and ‘Allo ‘Allo! ‘contributed to Brexit vote’

Bonus 2 - The most dangerous substance known to man

Yup. Independence Day again.

 

July 4th. The day that the British Empire celebrates the excising of a worthless and troublesome colony, saving us all from strife.  I wonder what happened to that little old colony...

How I'm Feeling Today

 

I'm just not feeling ...right ... today.

I have a theory, but .... not for your eyes.

The slide, seems to be of Hvitträsk, west of Helsinki. Sculture... Yeah.

Bonus - The strange survival of Guinness World Records

Two Weeks Ago...

 

...I met Benny the Harris Hawk.

Top Bloke.

Bonus - 

Branch Manager and Assistant to the Branch Manager