The .GIF Friday Post No. 467 – Dance Hard, Superdog & Slow Reflexes

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[Found here and here. Unfortunately I lost the link to the first one.]

Tre-Dimensionelle Papirklip

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Clever stuff by Danish artist HuskMitNavn.

[Found here.]

The Indoctrination of Ceiling Cat.

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[Found here.]

The .GIF Friday Post No. 466 – Lil’ Walking Dead Zombie Dude, Apple IIe’s & Batlicks

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[Found here and here. Top .gif is my own, a Christmas present from Bunkessa.]

**it happens.

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Psst. It’s not Shinola. [Found here and elsewhere.]

Pizza Subpreme

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[Found here. Related posts here.]

[Update: Original image traces to a Reddit post from a couple years ago. Keen eyes noted that the pepperoni is underneath the cheese.

Welcome to Fight Club.

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Yep. Someone was bored.

[Found here. I couldn’t locate the original sources.]

Christmas Trees – Win, Place & Show

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Click on any image to see it in its full glory. IMO these are FAILS or at least NICE TRYs, and any one of them that didn’t give little children nightmares might be considered a WIN.

[Images purloined from various sites that I didn’t keep track of, so if you see yours, let us know and we’ll give credit.]

The .GIF Friday Post No. 465 – Christmas Tree, Destructo Cat & Sno-Pwn

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[Top image is the backside of The Strutts Family Christmas Tree reflected in the screen of the TV that I watch only once a week. 2nd & 3rd .gifs found in here and here.]

 

The Feast Of The Bean Kings

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Fest des Bohnenkönigs (Feast of The Bean Kings)
Jakob Jordaens (ca. 1640-45)

The Lord of Misrule:

The functionary with the above whimsical title played an important part in the festivities of Christmas in the olden time. His duties were to lead and direct the multifarious revels of the season, or, as we should say at the present day, to act as Master of the Ceremonies. The following account of him is given by Stow:

‘In the feast of Christmas, there was in the king’s house, wheresoever he lodged, a Lord of Misrule, or Master of Merry Disports, and the like had ye in the house of every nobleman of honour or good worship, were he spiritual or temporal. The Mayor of London, and either of the Sheriffs, had their several Lords of Misrule, ever contending, without quarrel or offence, who should make the rarest pastime to delight the beholders. These lords beginning their rule at Allhallond Eve, continued the same till the morrow after the Feast of the Purification, commonly called Candlemas Day, in which space there were fine and subtle disguising, masks and mummeries, with playing at cards for counters, nayles and points, in every house, more for pastimes than for game.’

If that description is correct, the Fest des Bohnenkönigs was a celebration that ran for three months every year starting at Halloween, and there’s probably a good reason why the Feast was banned… twice. Click on the link, then zoom, scroll and enjoy the debauchery.

Somewhat related was the British tradition of “The Bean Feast.”

[Top image and description found here.]