Not The Wednesday Murder Club

 

I can confirm that these for did NOT inspire Richard Osman's best selling book.

This is more likely the Monday Complain About The Pigeons Club.

Instead, the slide is marked as "Rev and Mrs Floyd at Gillhouse Farm  9-Aug-1968."

Easter Bonnets Ahoy

 

Easter Monday, and the Gang of Fun are showing off their Easter Bonnets.

Just before abusing the waiter, and refusing to tip, no doubt.

Bonus - 

A Little Coastal Wander

 

Three of them went off for a wander,

Only two came back.

Only the photographer knew what happened.... and he's not talking.

Bonus - 

Off On A Road Trip

 

The weekend is here, and it's time to pile everyone into a car, and head off for some mischief.

Bonus - How to Shoot an Anvil 100 Feet in the Air - You Have Been Warned

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. 

Friday Night Fun with The Muncie Playboys

 

By day, they are Three Lawyer's Assistant, a Mortuary Attendant and an Undercover Nun.

By night, they are The Muncie Playboys, dedicated to fun, laughter music and some inspirational prayer. As endorsed by Bishop Brennan of St Botolph's.

Bonus - R.I.P Andy Rourke, bassist of The Smiths.

Seconds from Disaster

 

"No, you're still too close to the camera. All three of you, take a step backward.

...and another..."

Tee hee hee.

Bonus - Please Clean Your Spice Jars

They're Baaaaaack !

 

Yes, September sees the return of the Clown-Face Gang, after a 10-year hiatus.

Bonus - Sticky (2014) - Narrated by biologist Nicholas Carlile, this animation tells the story of how he and other scientists rediscovered the world's rarest insect (living on just a single bush on a sea stack) and how they're trying to bring it back from the brink of extinction.

Bonus 2 - 

I'm getting tired of this Death Of The Queen stuff...

Like Two Caterpillars Crawling Over Her Brow

 

No matter how long I look at this slide of Molly, Norma and Edgar, all I can focus on is Molly's eyebrows.

Are the painted on withna creosote brush?

Bonus - I once went to visit Japan and I didn't see a single ninja.

Impressive.

Bonus 2 - Curious Mavic Drone flies straight into the volcano in Iceland

A View Of The Badlands

 

A wonderful slide from the forties or fifties, and I'm assuming it is of somewhere in the Badlands of( South Dakota?).

The slide has deteriorated a little, with some colour desaturation, but I still like it.

Actually, my Search Minions suggest that this might be Beartooth Highway, Montana, and ... it looks quite possible.

Bonus - REPUBLIC XR-12 RAINBOW - World's Fastest Four-Engine Piston-Powered Aircraft

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.

Bonus - 

The P.T.O.P Committee

It had been the PTOP for as long as anyone could remember, and yet, no-one could remember what it was an acronym for. 

When asked, people just made up something that seemed appropriate.

"Parents & Toddlers Of Preston"

"Pirates Training Our Professors"

"Perfect Twits Out Parachuting"

"Prestridge's Totally Organic Personality"

The thing is, it didn't actually stand for anything. It was just The PTOP.   So, now you know.

Bonus - Interesting - The rush to claim an undersea mountain range

Bonus 2 - Economics.

A Trip To The Badlands

This Ektachrome slide has rather deteriorated with time, and the colours are now a little "off".

So, I was going to spend a few minutes correcting the hues, saturation and tints...but... I actually like the image as it is. You may disagree, but this is my blog.

Bonus -

Ragged Street Urchins

 A Trio of Cheeky Urchins, which judging by fashions in other slides in the box, date from the early 1950's.

I've always been intrigued by the apparent non-connection between Street Urchins and Sea Urchins. However, the connection is Hedgehogs.Obviously.

Bonus -  Irene Triplett, last person to collect an American civil war pension, dies at 90

Bonus 2 - Walkies

Merry Christmas From The Editorial Team

Before the orgy starts, we'd like to wish you all a Merry Christmas.

From : Walt, Janet, Chris, Flavia, Justine and Gloria.  And Hank the Photographer.

Bonus - Swearing in Tarantino Movies.

The Health and Safety Mimes

Yes, the slide is a bit dirty, and yes, I could spend some time individually despotting the image, but Meh.  It's a sunny day, and I have things to do.

Bonus - The Shadows of New York

Bonus 2 - How American Tycoons Created the Dinosaur

Meanwhile, at Crater Lake

The members of the Portland Flat Earth Supporters gather for a group shot.

Bonus -

Home-Made Thermite Launcher

"Just a few more steps back..."

"Hah. So they think they can write me out of their wills.   I'll show them..."

Bonus - UK OFCOM Report on words which may provide offense if used in television.

Bonus 2 - Farewell Norma Jennings. Obit

Peggy Lipton as Norma Jennings in Twin Peaks.

At The Bridal Veil Falls

Curious.  People seemed to dress up smartly when visiting major tourist sites.

If you don't recognise the location...the bridge in the background is the biggest clue.

As it is now.

Bonus - Every Person in Britain Mapped

Bonus 2 -

The Original BLUR

Before the Brit-Pop four piece band, these were the original Blur group.

After no top ten single, and no blockbuster albums, they just disappeared.

Bonus - Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered Mile-High Tsunami That Spread Through Earth's Oceans

Bonus 2 - The day Kurt Cobain died is now closer to the moon landing than it is to today