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Lampyridine Hot Links
The Closer You Are, The Channels (1956)Despite numerous recordings, The Channels never had a nationwide hit due to lack of promotion, but they were popular on the east coast. The Closer You Are was a regional hit in New York and was covered by Frank Zappa in 1984.
LolFeds spotted.
Looks like a Stoner trap.
The Concept of Pixel F%$#*&%g.
Fearless Grandmothers mean well.
Weather forecast: It’s gonna be trippy.
Next time you’re at Walmart ask for Bob’s Scribble Pads.
This 1891 German ”Weltrekord” Ratchet Screwdriver restoration probably lowered its value as an antique, but it’s a cool gadget.
“The easiest way to be at the top of your field is to choose a really small field.” – Simone Giertz
[Top image: Cropped image of un-photoshopped image of this photo-shopped Southern Elephant Seal that went viral.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 698 – 3-Way with Happy Ending, Laundromat Sterilizer & Mae Klong Market
Bizarropillar
The larva of the Pacific fruit-piercing moth eat leaves and are usually kept in check by Trichogramma, tiny parasitic wasps.
The moth stage does the real damage. The adult moth flies at night and sucks out the juices of ripe mango, banana, tomato, melon, citrus, guava, papaya and other fruit through its nose, and is considered an economic pest in the Pacific Basin Area.
“Oh her? That’s Sonya, but we call her Peggy.”
Unfortunate Ads
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Allochthonous Hot Links
Right Around The Corner, The “5” Royales (1956)The Royal Sons Quintet, aka The Royals, aka The “5” Royales were a gospel group that made the crossover to R&B and laid the foundation for what would later be called Soul Music. Active during the years 1951 through 1965, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.
Armed robbery is hard in Russia.
Bunkerville is a good name for a blog.
Recreating a 121 year old hamburger.
“Cool costume, bro, but what ARE you?”
Anyone besides me want to see him attacked by giant lagoon weasels?
The saddest Egyptian god. He has a dung beetle for a head.
[Top image: Bean goose flying upside down (“whiffling”) near Arnhem, Netherlands. It’s a quick maneuver by young show offs. More here.]
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The .Gif Friday Post No. 697 – IN-N-OUT, 3X FAIL & Golf on a 386
Stuff I Do When I’m Bored
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Sea Lice
Sea lice are actually jellyfish
The term sea lice was inappropriately coined by residents who suffered strange rashes after swimming in coastal waters in the 1950s, according to the Florida Department of Health. (There is such a thing as actual sea lice, it turns out, but they are tiny parasites that affect fish, not humans.)
The rash that humans tend to get, on the other hand, “is caused by miniature jellyfish larvae trapped under bathing suits when in the water,” states a 2017 brochure available on the Health Department’s website.
“If pressure occurs from exercising, surfboards, lying on the beach, etc., stinging cells are released and cause itching, irritation, and welts,” the brochure continues. The larvae also like to hang out in people’s hair, so the back of the neck—where hair hangs down and touches the skin—is a common place for lesions.
Tacky Raccoons 