Rape

A field of rape. Very picturesque.

And not nearly as infuriating as bloody Virgin Media - for a couple of days, they appear to have had ache or proxy problems.  It getting damned annoying !

120 California

Well, that's what the sign says.

...and the significance of the baskets of freshly laundered towels ?     Beats me.

( Sorry. not very talkative. Spent the evening dealing with an irate...bloke...whose returned something I sold on eBay that he's convinced is dead. Works perfectly for me.)

Bonus - who needs turning rotor blades ?

Eastern European Peasants

With today's furore over Gordon Brown ( or if you're a Daily Mail reader, Gordy Bottler McBroon) and his response to questions about Eastern Europeans in Britain, I thought I'd just on the bandwagon with a positive image of some Eastern Europeans

Here we have Bogdan and Mischa, two hardworking farmers who have worked every day of their lives, and never sponged off the state. A product of a strong community, centred on the church. Just the sort of people that the UKIP and BNP would love to keep well away from this Green and Septic Isle.

Bonus.  Anyone else chuckle at Gillian Duffy's question "You can't say anything about immigrants. All these eastern Europeans - where are they coming from?".

Bonus Two : 

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March Of The Ash

Now, I know this is supposed to be Tedious Tuesday, but this one is both topical and possibly interesting.

Europe was paralysed (© Daily Mail) by the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull emitted vast cloud of ash. This slide appears to have been taken in Hawaii, and another volcanic outpouring. 

I'm sure a vulcanologist could point out the difference between Eyjafjallajökull's ash eruptions, and Hawaii's creeping ash wall, but I can't.

Bonus - Inexpilcable Photo of the Day - Buddhist Monk in  Dodgem

Rural French Scene

Possibly an outtake from "A Year in Provence", but just a nice restful view of the village of some quiet back-water.

Bonus - Japanese Posters for American Car Movies  Ronseal.

A View of Brown Nothingness

From the set "Lloret de Mar, 1968" and is another of the "Easter Holiday, School Coach Trip to Spain" series.

It may have been The Summer of Love, but as these two lovely girls show, the reality for the general population was still Crimplene, sensible shoes and socks.

Here, the class takes a break from beaches and boys, enjoying the lush (?) valleys of the inland country.

Bonus : Courtesy of B3TA's Damocles...

Penelope's Platters

Penelope is famous for the impressive spread she lays on, and when it's for the Surbiton And District Amateur Operatic Society, she really excels herself. Perhaps this spread will be the one that secures her the lead role in HMS Pinafore, rather than that snooty Mrs Agnews at No 38 (I mean, she uses pre-prepared canapes from Tesco ! the nerve of it !!)

Bonus - as The Polyphonic Spree went down so well on Thursday.....

Two Mermaids

Yes, proper mermaids. Half female (upper) half Fish (lower). You''ll have to trust me on this.

The Happy Bride and Groom

I almost typed The Bride and Goon, but that chap looks far too much like a trainee solicitor to be  a Grytte-Pype Thynne or BlueBottle.

If  the mention of those two names leaves the reader with a furrowed brow of incomprehension, I'd direct them to here

Bonus - If you're a fan of great but odd music (Hi Reb) I urge you to try this vid. It's Lully

The Palm Court Rooms, Bruge

After yesterday's hideously awful slide, it's a relief to get back to just plain odd slides.

Bonus - The Visit East Perthshire game. Mmmmm.    Tempting.

Another Victim of....The Beast

Who'd Have Thunk It?

The Slide Guy blog has reached 666 posts, and I thought I'd mark the occasion with a truly hellish beast of a slide. You may recognise the subject as Milton Jefferson, but if you did...you must be very VERY sad.

So, what sort of numpty actually keeps slides like this? Me, obviously, but why on earth didn't Maude and Milton just chuck this slide out when it came back ?

Bonus 1 - A Different Home - WANT!

Bonus 2 - Surgeon was 'surprised' after accidentally cutting off man's testicle

Three Blackpool Pepperpots

The Monty Python team seemed to have come up with the "pepperpot" name, referring to the "little old wifeys" dressed up in the strange long heavy tweedy coats that seem to have disappeared nowadays.

And here we have three of them, enjoying a grim day out at Blackpool, the Las Vegas of Lancashire. Thick wool coats,  mackintoshes, flat caps and grey overcast weather. But what....no whippets ?

On the pier are adverts for a few performers - Modley, Don Arrol and Julian Jorg.  Forgotten names them all, but what's this - a quick Google throws up this eBay sale. Spooky or what?

Bonus - For all you iPhone users...

Harold's Duck Obsessions

This is Harold. Harold has a problem.
For years, Harold has spent is weekends coaxing ducks within reach, then stuffing the little blighters into his rucksack.
What he does with them, isn't really fit for publishing in this blog. However, the Chinese Restaurant does a very economical Crispy Fried Duck, so I have my suspicions.
Bonus - I was reminder of The Kersal Massive recently.  I wonder what they're up to now. Stuck in jail? Married? Famous ??