If you’re running low on TP, be thankful you still have some, and don’t have to use an old sailor’s method. The always interesting Old Salt Blog reports: Sailors in the Age of Sail used tow-rags. What is a tow-rag? As can be seen in the video below, close to the ship’s head — the… Continue reading Shortages or not, be thankful for your toilet paper!
Tag: Ewwww
Ouch!
This happened a few months ago, but I’ve only just seen the report. I found myself wincing as I watched, and crossing my legs, too! I’m glad he’s recovered from his injury. I had to laugh at the young man’s comment that he’d never been closer to his father than when he stitched up the… Continue reading Ouch!
Evolution in action?
I found this over at Chief Nose Wetter’s place yesterday: I resemble that most recent “evolved” man a little too closely for comfort! (Looks down ruefully at expansive belly . . . ) How about you? Peter
Inflation and your clothes (literally)
I’m still mind-boggled after reading this report. After London College of Fashion designer Harikrishnan unveiled his inflatable latex trousers that come in a variety of colours, people couldn’t help but make fun of the high fashion number. The quirky graduate collection featured billowing latex trousers which are tapered at the ankle. But folks in their… Continue reading Inflation and your clothes (literally)
The not-so-sweet smell of political success?
Just in time for this election year, here’s the perfect gift for the politically minded persons in your life – a candle made with (and smelling like) Kentucky horse doo-doo. Just keep it out of your own home! Ahh, politics. United, divisive, and smells like the same old s***. Burn it down and start over… Continue reading The not-so-sweet smell of political success?
Tasteless, clueless, classless, and just plain trashy
(And when I say “tasteless”, I don’t mean using tastebuds!) I refer, of course, to the seemingly growing fad among some women of marketing the scent of their nether regions. Gwyneth Paltrow started it, at a not-so-cool $75 per whiff. (Hilariously, a Canadian taxi company promptly copied her using the masculine equivalent at $25 more per… Continue reading Tasteless, clueless, classless, and just plain trashy
The lighter side of the dysfunctional apocalypse
I had to laugh at this video prediction of everything that can (and will) go wrong when the dystopian apocalypse finally happens. It’s so dire, it’s funny. Oh, well. At my age, I don’t have to worry about most of those problems – I doubt I’ll live long enough to encounter them. I’ll leave them… Continue reading The lighter side of the dysfunctional apocalypse
Oh, he just dropped in for a little swim . . .
A family in Botswana, Africa, found an unexpected guest in their swimming-pool a couple of days ago. Q: How long do you allow a hippo to swim in your pool? A: As long as he bloody well wants to! The Independent reports: Brent Reed, 47, said the giant male was discovered by a night watchman… Continue reading Oh, he just dropped in for a little swim . . .
Ewwwww!
An antiques expert in England has learned (the hard way) not to jump in where angels fear to taste. Glass specialist Andy McConnell inspected a sealed bottle from the 19th century on the BBC show [Antiques Roadshow], and decided to sample its mystery contents in front of an expectant audience. . . . Mr McConnell… Continue reading Ewwwww!
The collapse of America’s cities into Third World conditions
It’s infuriating to be living in the leading nation in the First World, the largest or second-largest economy in the world (depending on who’s measuring, and how), and the most powerful nation in the world, and yet see Third World levels of filth, infrastructural breakdown and dysfunctional government invade many of our cities. The headlines… Continue reading The collapse of America’s cities into Third World conditions