Lunch

 

I've just had a rather excellent Indian Takeaway, from a local place. (Chicken Tikka Karahi, with mushroom rice, and a Garlic n Cheese Nan, if you must ask.)

These guys, seem to have had their lunch...and I bet it wasn't as good.

Bonus -     A priest says he briefly went to hell in 2016. He saw men walking like dogs and heard demons singing Rihanna songs. While many of the most publicized near-death experiences are more positive than this journey to hell, negative NDEs also occur.

Bonus 2 - 

Friday's Fishees

 

Once again, Americans and their Fishee catches.

Bonus - Adult German shepherd with dwarfism

An American Tragedy

 

Perhaps an overly-dramatic title for this slide, but maybe I was referring to the American Tragedy which was Donald J Trumps term as POTUS. It ends today, with the expected tantrums. Bye-bye Donald - please just head off into the sunset.

Bonus - First preserved dinosaur butthole is 'perfect' and 'unique,' paleontologist says.     

America Decides

 

So, as Chief Sitting Pretty watches over the States, the Electors of the U S of A are deciding on the POTUS for the next four years.

Bonus - 

Sunday in the Garden, with Black Beauty

Lockdown is providing everyone with a chance to use and appreciate their gardens, just like this family.  Today, being sunny, is the ideal opportunity.

I shall be pouring myself a Mojito, and enjoying the rays soon.

Bonus - Kowloon Walled City  Population density - 1.9 Million per Km². (London - 5.7 Thousand per Km²)

Bonus 2 -

Heading off on their Holidays

A fine, evocative photograph. A time when people actually dressed up smart to fly on planes.

You'll recognise this as a picture of an Eastern Airlines Douglas DC-7B airliner. This was the last real Piton Engine Powered Airline to be developed - after this turbojets, turbofans and turboprops rules the skies.

This one, serial number N848D, ended up as a water bomber, and alas crashed in 1992.

Bonus - Can you draw a perfect circle?
Bonus 2 -

American Boeing 727

As it says on the tin, it's an American Airlines Boeing 727 airliner.


Yeah. Nice.

And my PC problems seems to be mitigated. The driver for the reverse madriga sprungler had been corrupted.


Bonus - One for Nick n Andy, after an excellent gig at Nottingham,

Who's Mama's Favourite Boy ?

Yes, you are, you ugly mutt.

Overweight Americans with an overweight dog.

Blogged by an overweight Scotsman, if I'm being fair.

Bonus - I have to admit it. Ronnie O'Sullivan is a good snooker player.

Bonus 2 - There was an attempt...

Cousin Billy - The Draft Dodger.

The sixties were a tough time for Billy Mitchell. He didn't want to be drafted, and didn't want to move to Canada.

So, one night, Billy disappeared.

The next day, distant cousin Wilhelmina (from Wales, apparently) arrived.

It's a period in the Mitchel Family History that is rarely talked about.

Bonus - Who's that actor who plays Sherlock?

Bonus 2 -

Neighborhood Summit

A chance to discuss the important matters of the day.

• Dallas Cowboys or Pittsburgh Steelers?
• Nixon or McGovern?
• The Redhead at #332 or the Blonde Divorcee at #376?

Everyone's got an opinion.

Bonus - Wheeeeee !

Bonus 2 - Stealth Starbucks.

Vacationers Vern and Vera

vacationing via a Vickers Viscount, a virtuous and valued vacation.

Love their expressions, but it's the aircraft that catches my eye. Obviously. You can read a lot more about Vickers Viscount line number 106, reg no N7408.

Bonuses :
No Shit Sherlock, No 1 -  Data analysis shows populations with lower qualifications were significantly more likely to vote for Brexit.
No Shit Sherlock, No 2 - Wikipedia bans Daily Mail as 'unreliable' source
No Shit Sherlock, No 3 - People are cruel (but funny.) CFB

Woman Kisses Totem Pole

No. That's not a euphemism.

It's a Native American (is that still an acceptable term, or should it be First People') Totem Pole. Being kissed by a fully clothed woman.

Nothing weird or suspicious about it.

Bonus - Man who sold washing powder as cocaine ended up in court for fraud

Salt of the Earth

After yesterday formal and, frankly, upper class diners, let's celebrate these hard-working, plain-speaking sons of the soil.

Honestly, I could imagine that they were the original choice for models for American Gothic, but couldn't spare the time during harvest season.

Bonus -

The Svithiod Seven

In this momentous year, the 136's anniversary of the founding of the Independent Order of Svithiod, its an appropriate time to mark the important role the Scandinavian Expatriates played in making America the country that it is today.

Bonus 1 - Surf Ninjas ????
Bonus 2 -

Airstream Driver

Caravan breaks, American Style.

Looks Airstream-ish to me.



Bonus - And musically...

On The Beach

I was going to contrast this slide of a family enjoying a day at the beach with Neville Shute's On The Beach, about a nuclear war and it's consequent apocalyptic consequences.

However, look at this bunch, I reckon they are awaiting the arrival of a mushroom cloud.

Bonus -

Clean Wholesome AMERICAN Kids

Now, Listen up you people out there. Recently, I see that there's been a lot of silliness on the Internet... not just on this site, but throughout the whole T'interweb.

This needs to stop.  The t'interweb was not built for silliness. Or Cats. Or porn.    It exists only for Jesus, Guns and America.   Stare at this slide of some good clean American kids, then pray for Jesus to save you from oddness.

That is all.

Bonus - Infomercial GIfs, because real life is hard.

Cavemen and Turks?

As I have mentioned on several previous occasions, the Americans love parades, but this 'ere one has me a little befuddled. The fezzes make me think this is some sort of Shriners type brotherhood...but cavemen?

Perhaps someone out there can educate me on this, or on where in the USA this was taken.

Bonus - The interesting facts of why penguins can swim so fast.

Kick-Off

Never been too sure why people take these sorts of photos.

Could be almost anyone, almost anywhere, almost any year.

Great memory-jogger.

Bonus - GPS Shoes !

Bonus 2 - Just a moment in time, and then gone forever.

Marching Season

Summer has arrived in Slide-Villa, and it's time to strip off, slide on the full wool kilt and plaid, and head off to annoy the neighbours with some full-bore bagpipe displays.

And these rather feminine faux-highlanders seem to have the same idea.

Bonus - On the subject of pipers....Smoke On The Water

Bonus 2 - Excellent Dude !  Dude?   Are you OK?