Still Not In Kansas

 

OK, I'm making a leap of logic here - It doesn't LOOK like Kansas, and there are no tornadoes / Totos in sight.

The slide dates from 1987, but it it really a timeless image.

Bonus - Fascinating Tales from The London Dead

Walkies !

 

A command that would chill to the bone, for any 1970's UK doggie. (Barbara Woodhouse)

This might be in the Peak District, but I'm not sure.

Bonus - Why JFK’s original coffin had to be disposed of in the middle of the ocean

Wait... I think I recognise that!

 

Isn't that on the Chatsworth House estate?

Indeed , it does appear to be.  I've been there a couple of times, but not for a couple of decades. But, it does appear to be here. 

Noice.

Bonus - Surprise!

More Hollings Fashion show

 

It's been a while since we last had a slide from the Holling's College Fashion shows, so here's one from 1987. You'd never have guessed 190's from the fashion, style and hair...would you? LOL

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Also in Helsinki

 

Helsinki Hvittrask 1-1987

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Another European Bride.

 

After yesterday's thunderous response to a Continental Wedding, let's have another.

This time, the slide says Helsinki Wedding at Underground Church Jane 1987.

Which is nice.

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Clever IT

Deep in the Heart of ... Wales

 

After yesterday's totty-fest, we return to more scenic slides.

This is marked as Elwy Valley 1987, and most pleasant it is too. The River Elwy (Afon Elwy in Welsh) is a river in Wales forming a tributary to the River Clwyd. Though the source of the river may be on the northern flank of Moel Seisiog, south-east of Llanrwst, the river only receives the name Elwy at the village of Llangernyw, where three rivers meet.

Bonus - Liquid Layers

Margo (Attempting to suppress a fart.)

 

Margo's facial expression (and Gerry's) tell you all that you need to know. After 3 hours clenching, her sphincter muscles are about to give out, releasing a 43-second Trouser Trumpet of epic volume

And then, The Smell....

Bonus - Birds Eat Poop A Lot, And Scientists Are Still Trying to Figure Out Why

Major Ted and Minor Ted

 

No explanation necessary.

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Bonus 2 - Donald J Trump. Did you imagine that DJT couldn't become any more hateful?  Nope.  He gets worse. “Why do you bring people like that here? No one wants to see that, the wounded.” 

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

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

Hohe Domkirche St. Petrus Kölner Dom

 

Even without some writing on the slide, it would not be hard to name this location.

Cologne Cathedral ... an absolutely stunning construction, which survived WW2 thanks to it's use as a obvious landmark for navigating bombers. Allegedly.

Bonus - In memory of the recently deceased Burt Bacharach, here are Love, performing My Little Red Book.

Dogging in the Caravan

 

It's fascinating seeing what Hilda and Matthew get up to, on their summer holiday in Derbyshire (in 1987.) Especially, when their doggos, Skip and Flash, with them.

Bonus - one of my Go-To relaxation channels...  Thanks Phil

Living in a Pig Sty

 ...is only natural if you're a piggie.

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The Floating Market

 

There are probably hundreds of tourists photos which are very vert similar to this.

There are probably hundreds of tourists who have told friends and neighbours that they really wish they had this rather that Tesco or Waitrose.

Those tourists are, of course, lying. A quick dose of typhoid or cholera, and they'd be screaming for safe, reliable Sainsburys.

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Pennine Tower Restaurant at Forton Motorway Service Area

 

No info on the slide other that "Summer - 1987".

But, I RECOGNISE IT ! Having driven along the M6 many, many times, I recognize this as the (now) Lancaster Services, and recall once having had a meal in the restaurant (before it closed in 1989.)

Alas, fire safety rules mean that it'll probably never function as a restaurant ever again, which is a pity.

Bonus - Your brain, after all, is encased in darkness and silence in the vault of the skull. Its only contact with the outside world is via the electrical signals exiting and entering along the super-highways of nerve bundles. Because different types of sensory information (hearing, seeing, touch, and so on) are processed at different speeds by different neural architectures, your brain faces an enormous challenge: what is the best story that can be constructed about the outside world? Brain Time

It Was 35 Years Ago

 

It was Summer 1987 when Mavis Enderby enjoyed her final cigarette.

She was in The Snug of the Jolly Submariner Hotel in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, and Mavis was enjoying a Capstan Full-Tar ciggie.

Seconds later, she was engulfed in flame, and died in seconds. Some say it was a stray ember igniting her control-top pantyhose, but other said it was spontaneous human combustion. We may never know.

Bonus - ⍼ - Why Nobody Knows What This One Unicode Character Means

River Traffic Jam

 

Although this slide was in a box full of South American Exploration slides, I don't think that this is taken in South America.

It's interesting to note how few navigable rivers there are in South America, and how that has rather restricted population growth and industry to the coastline. The Amazon being a rather large exception.

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And This ... This is the Bedroom

 

This might appear to be from the secret stash of a very obsessive stalker...

... but it isn't.

The box of slide shows a middle aged couple having a holiday break in northern part of Derbyshire in 1987. And the photographed almost everything they saw.

Very dull.

Bonus - 1001 Albums to listen to before you dye.

The Group By The Water Feature

 

I have reason to believe that this slide was taken in the grounds of Chatsworth House.  Reason - Other slides in the box look like Chatsworth, and I sort of recognise the area.

I have reason to believe that this slide was taken in July 1987.   Reason - It was written on the slide.

I have reason to believe that these people are the Norwich and District Wife-Swapping and Dogging Association.   Reason - Pure supposition.

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