“Surfer Mary Ann Hawkins. The photo was taken by famous surf photographer Doc Ball in Long Beach. The date usually given for the photo is 1938 and there was a flood in Los Angeles area in 1938; however, the license plate on that 1935 Ford looks like a 1936 California plate.”
Le Chanky-Chank Français, BeauSoleil (1991) “By capitalizing the “S” in the middle of BeauSoleil, the Cajun band’s name becomes beautiful sun, but the truth is the band is named for an Acadian resistance fighter. Joseph Broussard Beausoleil fought the English in the mid-1700s.”
Tutting [via Everlasting Blört].
Octopus provides seconds of fun.
Sitar hip-hop [via Memo Of The Air].
Hunting Adventures [via Bustednuckles].
[via Thompson, blog].
[Top image found here.]
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Someone got demoted.
[Found here.]
[Found here.]
Fireworks Green Chili, 522 Franklin Street, Hatch, New Mexico.
Closed permanently and demolished, it was located just south of Grajeda’s Motel.
We’re Gonna Make It, Little Milton (1965) “Born James Milton Campbell on the 7th September 1934 in Inverness, Mississippi. According to some accounts the ‘Little’ handle was used to differentiate him from his father, Big Milton, a farmer and local performer around Greenville, Mississippi.”
Flavor Genie I.
Flavor Genie II.
Killing Wong [via Memo Of The Air].
Why is Canada? [via Thompson, blog].
Louis Wain’s cats [via Everlasting Blört].
Binturongs smell like buttered popcorn.
Hunt’s Pier is over the ocean [h/t Joe J. via Fbook].
BMW self-defense flamethrower [via Bustednuckles].
The Oldest Restaurant in Every State [via Neatorama].
[Top image: Competitor in a pig showing. Story with video here.]
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[Top image found here. The Medieval name for Jeff was Jonah.]
Tacky Raccoons 