



[Earliest known source dates to August 2017. h/t Pam M.]

Safe European Home, The Clash (1978) The song is about a trip to Jamaica gone wrong, hence the lyrics “I went to the place where every white face is an invitation to robbery.”
Singer Joe Strummer and guitarist Mick Jones were sent to Jamaica for two weeks in December 1977 to write songs for their upcoming second album. “We must’ve looked like a strange pair to the locals… I’m surprised we weren’t filleted and served on a plate of chips” noted Jones. “We went down to the docks and I think we only survived because they mistook us for sailors.”
Getter done.
[h/t Bunkerville]
Cars designed to be trashed.
[h/t Mme. Jujujive]
Baby elephants and their trunks.
Biblical angels were scary. More about them here.
[Top image: Belgian goat with Doppelbock found here.]
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Violent Love, The Big Three Trio (1951) Okeh Records Active from 1946-1952, The Big Three Trio consisted of Leonard “Baby Doo” Caston (piano, vocals), Ollie Crawford (guitar, vocals) and Willie Dixon (upright bass, vocals). Dixon wrote this and many other blues standards during his lengthy career. (Note: Crawford replaced band founder and guitarist Bernardo Dennis in 1947.)
Root cellars [via Mme. Jujujive].
EV charging stations in California.
Economic forecast [via Bunkerville].
Violent Love, Oingo Boingo, live 1983.
Sea Matheson at Fat Studies Conference.
There’s a hole in the port plate, dear Liza.
Freespoke is another search engine alternative to Google. (I haven’t checked it out yet – I use DDG.)
[Top image found at Tfarhad.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago.

[Found here.]
A Brief Illustrated History of the Navy Goat.
You’ve probably uttered the phrase, “it begs the question,” and you’ve probably used it incorrectly. It doesn’t mean what you think it means.
Loyalty. Dog follows ambulance all the way to the hospital to look after his master.
She’s cool and creepy at the same time.
How to speak like Porky Pig in 32 seconds.
How to Eef in 60 seconds (previously posted here).
Homemade gas powered horse [via]. Guy looks like Tom Waits to me.
International CyberWar attacks in real time – and it’s not a time lapse. The majority of attacks originate from China, and the majority of the targets are in the US. [Source of screencapped image at top.]