I think it looks pretty good, actually. || Love machine, ladies. || Bling thing. || Contraband detected. || On transgender Reddit, euphoria abounds. || Balls and blocking. || On atomic weapons and bomb-like objects. || For lovers of glamour, those Hollywood vibes. || From 1981: Does Woking Want a Sex Shop? || On tiny tessellations and apian secretions. || Rooftop scenes. || Rooftop scenes 2. || Gentleman caller. || Congestion of note. || Gym juddering, Chile. || China, 1917. || Attention, fat chaps. || Incoming. || On the mend, I see. || Make your own Star Trek title cards. (h/t, Neatorama) || Today’s word is metaphor. || Meet the Rag and Bone Men, 1966. || Regarding fur. || Today’s other word is farming. || You can run your fingers through it. || And finally, fire from the Earth, fire from the sky.

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Misstep to remember. || A Trip to the Planets, 1963. || Trial and error. || Cleaving scenes. || Question asked. || Camouflage insufficient. || You must listen without questioning. || Not-so-small small intestines. || Teens. || Yes, it will be on the test. || Bra testing of note. || Briefly airborne. || A binary was detected. || Hungry bear encounters pigs. ||  Spray thoroughly. || Specialised sauce mop. || Not exactly helping his case, I fear. || The progressive retail experience, parts 728 and 729. || Why pigeons don’t rule the Earth. || A project was undertaken. || Do you want to see her nipples? || “Homer Simpson arse shoes.” || The science-fiction cover art of Richard M Powers. (h/t, Things) || Outdoor fun for all the family. || For oldies who miss dials. || And finally, on the ease of using international email, 1986.

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A mighty roar. (h/t, Elephants Gerald) || A licking of the lips. || For maximum plunging. || Lomanstraat, Amsterdam. || An exercise in truck alignment. || A brief guide to the origins of Islam and jihad. || Battle strategy of note. || An hour of department-store bossa nova. || Meanwhile, in Bradford. || Hers is bigger. || Though his is not unimpressive. || The unhappy art of crab packing. || A museum of plugs and sockets. || She teaches five-year-olds and wants to challenge patriarchy. || Cramping. || Carry On Doctor, 1967. || Cellophane. || But they were using his toilet. || Turkish taxi ride, liveliness ensues. || Artefacts from the era of vending nuts and gum. (h/t, Tacky Raccoons) || Today’s word is girth. || Yours for only $650,0000. || He has a watermelon holster. || And an outstretched hand.

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“They can strip a man to the bone in 30 seconds.” || She just wants to get in her room and eat and put this behind her. || Big fellah. || Facilities. || The word holding caught my eye. || Igor Sikorsky, 1945. || Captures something, I think. || A night at the opera. || Wrenches and ratchets. || New racism detected. || The cow-like reflexes kicked in. || Waardenburg syndrome – striking eyes but often accompanied by deafness. || Death Valley in bloom. || From above and below. || Bitesize. || Someone’s knocking at the door. || Discourse was attempted. || The alternative press, 1971. || Apocalypse early warning system. || For enthusiasts of quadraphonic vinyl. || Immortality, £1000. || The thrill of, er, moon clams. || Unladylike driving. || And it turns out ants make more noise than you’d imagine.

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Bait. || Old boiler. || Balloon surgery. || Coming through. || Choices were made. || Something is missing. || Incoming. || Question asked. || How to glue Styrofoam to fabric, and answers to other glue-related questions. || Just like a guitar, but with really hefty magnets. || Rather more leg than I was expecting. || The progressive retail experience, parts 721, 722, 723, 724, 725, 726 and 727. || I suppose we could call this irony. || School science project of note. || It’s hers now. || She’s called coconut. || Testing weightlessness, 1958. || “What animal is chicken?” || What do you mean, it’s distracting and inapt? What are you, sonny, some kind of bigot? (h/t, Smallish Bees) || Suboptimal solution. || May encounter fog. || All the fun of the fair. || And finally, incendiary felines to burn down your enemy’s castle, 1584.

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