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Tuesday Tune

Bing!

In Florida, a group had started a con ring that went to old-folks homes and offered trips to the homeland, Ireland. After securing their down payment (usually around a thousand dollars) the con-artists would split. When the scam was discovered, the story ran in the local papers under the headline: “Tour Allure: A lie”

Seat Choice

The Perth Eye(sore) #2

Another view of the monstrous monstrosity on my river bank.

Grandma’s Life #39

Killing defenceless animals for feminine health and beauty. Still happening today. From Vogue, June 1951. Burgled from Vintage Scans

Fanny

Out here in the desert I sometimes get cravings for a nice fresh muffin.

Planes or Volcano?

Burgled from Information is Beautiful

God and Organised Religion

Reverently burgled from I Am your God

Photo Hunt; Covered

This pizza is well covered – – - My local pizzaria is 600km away and they won’t do home delivery! [sob]

Zvaanenrivier

Willem de Vlamingh (b1640) was a Dutch sea-captain with the VOC (Dutch East India Company)who explored the south west coast of Australia (then “New Holland”) in the late 17th century. On 10 January 1697, he ventured up the Swan River. He and his crew are believed to have been the first Europeans to do so. [...]

Cheese Throwing

In southern Bulgaria lumps of freshly brined cheese were thrown at newly married couples to promote fertility. Cheese was also thrown at anyone coming to the table at the St George’s day feast, again to encourage health and fertility. Some farmers even brought their livestock to the table so they could throw cheese at their [...]

BBC Quiz of the Week

A week spent freezing my tootsies off in an area closer to the south pole than normal. Back again with all the dreaded paperwork to catch up on. Last week’s quiz saw both our wizards, Git and Cybe along with azahar and the Eagle-ish personage all finishing at the bottom of the class with 2/7. [...]

One of these things

Is not like the others.

Sky Watch Friday

This is one of those shots where all the action has not yet happened. The theatre; The Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. The setting; Taken on Tuesday from the Eye of Perth as some early winter storms were approaching, they hit on Tuesday night and continued through Wednesday. By Thursday morning there were just [...]