[Found here.]
Chick Fill Eye
[Found here.]
Category: Bizarre
French April Fool’s Day Vintage Postcards
“Back in the old days in France (up until 1564), the new year was celebrated on April first, based on the Julian calendar. That was before King Charles IX came along and decided that everybody should be following the Gregorian calendar, which starts the new year on the first day of January.
“Not everyone welcomed this change, or so the story goes, and some people continued to celebrate April 1 as the first day of the year. Allegedly, those people were mocked and referred to as April fools. Whatever the case, it became a tradition to do things such as pasting a fish on unsuspecting people’s backs on April 1, and calling them a Poisson d’Avril or an April Fish. The symbol of the fish may also have been connected with Jesus Christ.”
[These undated postcards were found in this fine collection. There is a small envelope attached to one of the fish, meaning unknown. The caption, along with more vintage French April Fish postcards, found here.]
Tokin’ Toons
Nemorivagant Hot Links
You’re Losing Me, Barbara Lynn (1968)
Barbara Lynn (aka Barbara Lynn Ozen, Barbara Lynn Cumby) is a well-known blues / R&B singer, songwriter and electric guitar player with an impressive discography. She was only 19 when she began her recording career with Give Me A Break in 1961, and the following year she scored her biggest hit You’ll Lose A Good Thing. Many years and many tours later, sharing the stage with almost every big name in the business, she’s still performing.
Volleydog [via Bunkerville].
Shark in the Box [h/t Paul Y.]
Thomas the Tank Engine Beatbox.
Rubber City Blimps [via Everlasting Blört].
Translating Star Wars [via Memo Of The Air].
The Raid at Son Tay is soon to be a movie [h/t Kirk W].
The world’s largest artificial reef [via The Feral Irishman].
Take Five: The Sachel Studios Orchestra [via Wheels within Wheels].
Photos and videos of 7.7 earthquake, Thailand & Myanmar, 18 March 2025.
[Top image found somewhere. More space bimbos here.]
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The .Gif Friday Post No. 898 – Extreme Traffic Control, Crabwalkers & Invasion of the Terror Bunnies
Gobletman Chillin’
[Found here.]
Zippy the Chimp
According to “Zippy’s mom” Carole Womack, Zippy the Chimp was “discovered” by Bob Smith, “Buffalo Bob” of the long running and famous “Howdy Doody Show” while on vacation in New Orleans. Zippy stole a cherry out of Bob’s drink and was rewarded with a five year contract.
[…]
Besides The Ed Sullivan Show [1953], Zippy The Chimp was on the Captain Kangaroo, Gary Moore and Jackie Gleason television shows. He also played the role of Cheetah in the Tarzan movies and appeared in numerous television commercials.
There are conflicting stories about Zippy; “he” may have been a 4 year old female named Debbie. When she grew too large to handle, she retired from performing and was sent to the Bronx Zoo in 1960.
In reality there were many performing chimpanzees named Zippy, and most of them were trained by Lee Ecuyer. In 1953, Ecuyer and Buffalo Bob Smith published Zippy the Chimp, a children’s book with photos of young Zippy.
The Apartment
An apartment is left exposed where a corner of the residential building collapsed in the Bronx borough of New York, on Dec. 11, 2023. Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press.
Built in 1927, an inspection in 2020 found cracked brick and loose, damaged mortar on the seven story building’s facade; repairs were underway prior to the collapse. All residents survived.
[Image with story found here. The photo also appears in a Russian website photo collection titled “Everyday Life In The USA“.
Right-click the top image and open in a new tab to view full size.]
Abandoned
Dolichocephalic Hot Links
Any Way The Wind Blows, Los Brujos (1996)
From Unmatched – Tributo A Zappa Vol. 1, a collection of covers of Frank Zappa songs, de grupos y artistas españoles. There are 9 such compilations in the series.
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The Anti-Social Media Project.
Something completely different.
A stacka ‘eaters [via Bunkerville].
Operation Wrong Exit [via Xenophilic].
First there was Radio Garden. Now there’s TV Garden
[via Memo Of The Air].
R.I.P. Kenneth Pluhar (1961-2023) [via Feral Irishman].
Walking in Havana. Many other cities to choose from, with walking, driving and flying options. Sound up. [h/t Everlasting Blört].
[Top image found here.]
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Tacky Raccoons 