Occasionally I google three random words just to see what turns up. “John headlight insect” produced this, and I’m going to try it tomorrow.
A Fallen Tear – The El Dorados [1956 Vee-Jay Records].
A Fallen Tear – The Marcels [1961 Colpix Records].
Beep … beep … beep … THIS equipment is evil.
The Chalk Police have been summoned.
Look out, Cannes. Look out Oscars. There’s an old kid in town.
[Top image from here – Melchoir Lorck‘s “Tortoise above the Venetian Lagoon” 1555].
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This one’s been sitting in our What-To-Do-With-This-File for several years now. It’s way past time we set it free.
All we can guess is that the owner of this black pervo-van knew exactly what he was doing after he re-upholstered the interior and dash with tufted blue and white carpet, installed a wet bar, string lights and a sound system with an 8-track player that plays nothing but Barry White’s Greatest Hits. But even that didn’t get the babes, so he took the obvious next step: GO STEALTH.
[Found here. More Babe Magnets here.]
Even a babushka with a baby carriage full of pea soup fits in, without a drop spilled. The car never made it to production, but the concept is interesting, given the state of automotive manufacturing in the USSR at the time.
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This unique test car was designed in 1964 based on components of “Moskvich-408”. It successfully passed performance tests in Moscow and was recommended for serial production In Yerevan, but due to different reasons it didn’t go this far…
[Caption with more photos here.]
Spotted this machine here, and all I can say is WOW.
The following is the Feb. 29, 2016 Medal of Honor award ceremony for Chief Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) Edward C. Byers Jr. who won the award during actions he took in a hostage rescue in 2012. [Jump to 00:16:00 to hear his story.]
Scientists have discovered a way to extend the lives of lab mice by 40 percent. Somehow that’s darkly humorous to me.
This is a must read for all voters: Dr. Thomas Sowell.
The Star Wars paintings of 1920 Soviet Russia.
The Museum of Communism, Prague.
[Top image from here.]
Yep. That’s where we’re headed, folks. Don’t fart in the wrong direction. [Found here.]
[Found here.]
[Found here. The original image comes from a Russian website according to Tineye.]
Tacky Raccoons 