Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 October 2023

Ungawa !

 

Yes, all it takes is the cry of the magic word "Ungawa" and all the mighty beasts of the Jungle (and the savannah-dwelling African Elephant" will seek you our to,assist you.

Bonus - Neil Innes - Ungawa

Bonus 2 - What the internet was made for - Strange obsessions.  Commercially Available Chairs in Star Trek


 

Tuesday, 24 September 2019

'S-Up?

'S-Up?

Stuff

Whatchadoin?

Dunno.   Antelope stuff.

Going to the match on Saturday?

Nope.



Bonus -

Bonus point if you recognised Harry Powell. NotH.   If you've never seen it...SEE IT.


Thursday, 28 March 2019

Probably Not St Ives, Cornwall.



A fine shot of three of Reginald Iolanthe Perrin's Mother-In-Laws, but despite being in the same box of slides as yesterdays, I doubt this shot was taken in Cornwall.

Dorset, perhaps.

Bonus - Ying and Yang

Bonus 2 - MAGA - Making America Ghastly, Always

Tuesday, 19 June 2018

Savannah Wildlife



I have to admit that Savannah Wildlife does sound like the name of a faded porn-star / stripper...but in this case it's a slide of an African Watering hole, and the myriad of animals that congregate there.

Alas, this is not a great photo, tho.... there... just above the flock of white birds....

Is that an elephant?    Yes, I suspect it might be.

Bonus -Americans own 40 percent of world's firearms

Thursday, 10 March 2016

The Jumping Maasai Warriors


Seen here between leaps, the Maasai warriors are famous for their displays of jumping.


Bonus - The US Constitution has 27 ratified amendments. There have been many many more suggested ones. Some are rather....unlikely.

Bonus 2 - For the gentlemen. Helen Mirren in 1967.

Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Reggie's Mother-in-Law (and chums)

 Heavens, that is a fairly old reference. If any of you YooKay readers don't understand, ask a grandparent about Reggie Perrin.
Non-YouKay readers -  don't worry,the humour will be lost on you.

As mentioned yesterday, this slide is front an African safari series.

Bonus - Genetic Cars - Very...umm....engineery

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

River Bank. And Buildings

Strange, but in the same box of slides, a few after this one, these a slides of the same scenery with hippos and elephants.   Definitely not tedious.

But this slide.  Dull.

Bonus - Protect your beloved pooch with  a decapitator ??? Genuinely worth reading if you're a doggie owner.

Friday, 12 April 2013

Say... Any of you guys know The Madison?


Brad and Janet's unexpected trip into the Hinterlands was not the ideal opportunity to joke about "Folk Dancing" and "Cannibalism".

Bonus - Drilling for Water with The Three Stooges's descendants.

Wednesday, 6 March 2013

Sunday, 21 August 2011

Desert Sponges


Incongruous?

No info on the slide (naturally) but natural sponges are the only thing I can think of that they could be selling. At least they have Pepsi to enjoy afterwards. (Hope it isn't warm.)

Bonus - Man Fakes Arm Amputation for Insurance Fraud.

Monday, 8 August 2011

Oh Look ... Ethnics!!


I'm sure I'm being totally unfair to the original photographer, but this shot reminds me of some Safari Park / Boat Trip photographs.

It may well be a remote village turning out for the weekly visit of the supply boat, but to me...there's something uncomfortable about it.

Bonus - do you recognise the singer? It might surprise you.

Wednesday, 29 June 2011

Hefferlumps


What can I say? Elephants, photographed in their native surroundings.

Bonus - At the request of almost one person, here's a picture of my little rascal...Reggie.


Bonus 2 - It's back.

Friday, 3 September 2010

Kilometric


Slide number 800 (Woo !) and we're in the Dark Continent. I can only assume that the photographer was surprised to see that "long lasting ballpens" are advertised in the outback.

From the carrier bag, I guess we're in Kenya today, and that means....this

Bonus - Kenya !

Bonus 2 - Excitable Otters

Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Memphis, Tennessee ?

No, Memphis, Lower Egypt.Well, it might be Egypt, and it's probably Luxor. However, unlike yesterday's slide, here's a decent holiday photo. Whether by luck or judgment, this photographer has served up an interesting snapshot. Again, its a shot that can't do justice to the whole scene and it lacks any human scale. 

However, this time its got a decent load of contrast - light and dark, and large and small. From the massive pillars, to the intricate carvings on the pillars.  And by focusing on a small set of features, the picture is interesting tho' hardly unique.

Well done, photogrpher man.

Monday, 21 September 2009

"From our holiday in Africa..."

Oh, how those winter nights must have flown by in the sixties.     A cold November night, and Mr and Mrs McGregor invite the neighbours round for some wine, some cheese, and some slide from their recent holiday in Kenya.

You can imagine their spirits being crushed as Mr McGregor sets up the projector and screen, Mrs McGregor handed round a bowl of nuts...the very bowl that she bought in that Nairobi suburb to help the natives.  As the slide show starts...yes, a slide of that very bowl they saw just seconds before.

No wonder Marijuana was so popular.

Bonus - Chester Zoo.      Chimp Breeding Centre ???