Friday Ephemera
He wants someone to help him wash his hands. || Jetpack Samurai. You heard me. || 14,000 Apollo photos turned into gifs. (h/t, Coudal) || In local news. (h/t, Julia) || Supply and demand. || More densely populated than Manhattan. || Made using Google Earth. || He does this better than you do. || And he does this better than your kids did. (h/t, Damian) || “Writer, teacher and broadcaster.” || Stealth SUV. || For fans of the mechanical. || Kitchen knife made of foil. || Frozen lake versus red-hot jackhammer. || Joinery of note. || Book thief curses of the Middle Ages. || How the Devil got his horns. || This depiction, seen as a child, has lingered in the memory. || This is one of these. || “Mine’s real.” || And finally, if you find this footage amusing, you’re a terrible, terrible person.
BBC accidentally speaks truth: http://mentalfloss.com/article/536874/9-curses-book-thieves-middle-ages-and-beyond
Oops! Wrong link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=112&v=UCftJ8Hf0kI
I stole the book curses link to send to my boss. I think large posters of said curses would make delightful decorations when we renovate the library:-D.
“Kitchen knife made of foil.”
That bloke makes Forged in Fire look like a bunch of amateurs.
“This depiction, seen as a child, has lingered in the memory.”
Was he voiced by Phil Cornwell, by any chance? The resemblance is uncanny. The head, that is.
The… er, top head.
Crikey.
I have a sword (really), now I want a jetpack. That looks like such fun! If you see a fat old samurai lady drifting across England, wave to me.
On the subject of kitchen equipment, how about an Incinerator report?
“This depiction…”
Not sure why the Devil has ass eyes in that image.
Jetpack Samurai. You heard me.
Umm….we know they’re on wires, right?
From the way it’s staged it looks like the primary shooting for something that’ll be heavily post-produced; I saw a couple of moments where “this is where the VFX will be inserted later” was clearly telegraphed.
That bloke makes Forged in Fire look like a bunch of amateurs.
I clicked on that and got redirected to history.ca, which had on its marquee a splash photo for “Truck Night in America”. I fear there may be some mission drift happening.
http://colmilquetoast.blogspot.com/2015/11/book-note-library-crime-and-punishment.html
A library in Salamanca threatens excommunication if you lose a book.
I want that stealth SUV so much!
He wants someone to help him wash his hands.
LOL. But apart from that one thing he’s so polite.
But apart from that one thing he’s so polite.
Yes, it’s a winning juxtaposition. I like that he’s quite conscientious about closing the door afterwards.
And finally, if you find this footage amusing, you’re a terrible, terrible person.
I laughed and I’m not sorry.
I laughed and I’m not sorry.
Does it count as an example of “social justice”? Because I think it should.
I clicked on that and got redirected to history.ca, which had on its marquee a splash photo for “Truck Night in America”. I fear there may be some mission drift happening.
One of the Discovery Channels here in the US became the Military Channel and is now the “American Heroes” channel, apparently because dishing out violence on behalf of the state is inherently heroic or something. They run a lot of stuff on Hitler, and I know that looking through the listings I’ve seen reruns of “Mafia vs. KKK” too.
The story of the first bear to survive a supersonic high-altitude ejection from a nuclear bomber. The first comment is purest gold.
(H/t: Charlie Stross)
Umm….we know they’re on wires, right?
[ Henchlesbians quietly, but firmly, escort Daniel into a soundproofed side room. ]
The SUV. Tacky beyond measure. Proof positive that money can’t buy good taste . . . I want one . . .
The red-hot jack hammer, and the stepladder, looks like a Darwin award waiting to happen. Kinda cool though.
And the amusing footage? Well, yes bro, you are going to jail.
Yum
https://twitter.com/Holbornlolz/status/979637367316340736
Yum
Sprouts, or the Devil’s testicles, as I believe they’re more commonly known.
The story of the first bear to survive a supersonic high-altitude ejection from a nuclear bomber.
All rise and render a hand salute to the anonymous Airman who had to clean the seat afterwards.
Meanwhile, in the art world, Collaborating with a four year old., featuring Space Beavers (minds out of the gutter, gentlemen). More here.
“The bear most accurately represented the weight of a pilot…”
Of an American pilot. I feel that’s a significant qualification.
I found the penultimate one funnier than the last one. That probably shows that I’m a really, really, bad person.
He wants someone to help him wash his hands.
I was going to attempt some witty reference to the UK constabulary’s former practice of deploying officers (generally the youngest, hence the moniker ‘pretty policeman’) as agents provocateurs in certain public toilets notorious for unspeakable beastliness. Then I remembered that our watchword on this blog is decorum and so thought better of it.
OK, so I’m a terrible, terrible person. Sue me.
Frozen lake versus red-hot jackhammer.
I didn’t see that coming.
Also, I laughed at both of the last two videos.
Also, I laughed at both of the last two videos.
Nemesis takes many forms.
For fans of the mechanical.
Well, there goes my pin money…
Kitchen knife made of foil.
An inmate once told me how to make a knife out of newspaper. I made one at home which proved a shockingly effective stabbing weapon (no animals were harmed but various cushions and a coupe of larger fruits may have been.)
An inmate once told me
I hesitate to ask.
I hesitate to ask.
You shouldn’t. I work for a state prison agency in the US.
I work for a state prison agency in the US.
Ah. I just assume my readers have a criminal history and have spent time in the big house. Julia, for instance, can make a lethal shank out of a bar of soap.
Jetpack porn would be good.
“The Cockateer” Hector.
The scene on YouTube suggests it wasn’t very good porn though.
This depiction, seen as a child, has lingered in the memory.
Related: https://twitter.com/DamienKempf/status/979602642895884288 and https://twitter.com/DamienKempf/status/979732527110918145
Julia, American military pilots of that era tended to be trim and small. I, for instance, am 5′ 8″, 145 pounds, and barely fit into the cockpit of an A-4 Skyhawk fighter. (My father was CO of a USMC reserve squadron of A-4s, and I knew quite a few of the pilots.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millwall_brick
Umm….we know they’re on wires, right?
What’s next? No Santa Claus?
@Fred IV
Back in the day, my dad worked for the military industrial complex and designed various avionics for the A-4 among other things, i.e. the F-4 and later the F-15 and F-18. Small world, as they say.
Office drama.
Office drama.
That’s a lot to process in 45 seconds. But blimey, what a cow.
Office drama.
I assume I’m not the only one now checking for updates.
Office drama.
Office romance gone bad? There’s got to be something we don’t know.
#suspense
The insanity continues…
https://pjmedia.com/trending/women-college-objects-professors-using-word-women/
I just assume my readers have a criminal history and have spent time in the big house.
I’ve come to the same conclusion. Makes it feel kind of homey.
Julia, for instance, can make a lethal shank out of a bar of soap.
Advanced level stuff right there, most people never get past using them for masturbatory aides.
Advanced level stuff right there,
And Darleen can skin up with one hand. I’ve seen her do it.
Darleen can skin up with one hand.
It’s trickier than it should be, really. The real pros can do it inside their sleeves, then moisten it with their thumb. It’s illegal behind the fence here so they have to be good at hiding.
And Darleen can skin up with one hand. I’ve seen her do it.
Is this something I can teach my wife to do? Is this something I would/could/should want to teach my wife to do?
Is this something I can teach my wife to do?
Heh. I’m told it’s just a matter of practice.
Which subject has more euphemisms and jargon – illicit drug use or sex?
And Darleen can skin up with one hand.
And a shiv can be made from some purloined denim threads, twisted and stiffened with any sugary beverage like Kool-aid.
Ask me how I know.