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xoxoxoBruce · 03-04-2014, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carruthers

I've saved, and magnified, the photo...

I found the original here.

Some children had their own butcher shops.

Carruthers · 03-05-2014, 05:08 AM

Thanks for the link Bruce, that's grand.

I've also done some more digging and find that the business was called 'Aldridge's' and appears to have been well known for its Christmas display. I suspect that the firm no longer trades as they don't appear in the phone book. Whether the premises remain is unclear as White Hart Street is now a pedestrian zone so Street View doesn't help.

Anyway, here's the pictures, the first being from the twenties and the second being dated as 1931.

Griff · 03-05-2014, 05:28 AM

fascinating

Clodfobble · 03-04-2014, 01:34 PM

Ah, now I understand. Those birds might as well be in a freezer. There are cold places in the world!

infinite monkey · 03-04-2014, 03:01 PM

I just read an article about a college girl who noticed (not the first one to notice, I'm sure...but...) a musical score on the butt of a character from the painting The Garden of Earthly Delights.

She was studying the triptych and noticed there was music score written on someone's ass. Certainly she didn't discover that. Keep in mind, this painting was made (copy and paste Wiki):

Quote:

Dating from between 1490 and 1510, when Bosch was between about 40 and 60 years old, it is his best-known and most ambitious complete work. It reveals the artist at the height of his powers; in no other painting does he achieve such complexity of meaning or such vivid imagery.

Here's a high res link of the original work:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Th...Resolution.jpg

And here's the video of the young lady, named Amelia, talking about how she decided to transcribe the music. How curious and smart is she? It's a Cooper "ridiculist' but it totally honors her.

It's just really cute.

http://www.disclose.tv/action/viewvi...diculist__CNN/

Thanks, Amelia. I'd seen the triptych in books but had never studied it so much.

glatt · 03-04-2014, 03:10 PM

That's pretty cool!

Sundae · 03-05-2014, 08:00 AM

Those children's butchers shops look German.
I cant quite decide why, except that it's unconscious influence, knowing that the Germans were great toy-makers and loved their meat.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-05-2014, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

Those children's butchers shops look German.
I cant quite decide why, except that it's unconscious influence, knowing that the Germans were great toy-makers and loved their meat.

The one in the lower left is German, the other three are Brit Victorian.

And from Canton, New York...

Sundae · 03-05-2014, 10:17 PM

Ha! Our shops have more meat in them.
Look it the sparse German shop.

We win the butchers!

footfootfoot · 03-06-2014, 11:50 AM

A friend of mine grew up in communist Poland and he told me the following Polish joke:
What's the cleanest shop in Warsaw?
The butcher shop.
(There was never any meat and no food usually,for that matter, in any of the shops.

Ahh communist Poland. Good times good times.

DanaC · 03-06-2014, 12:16 PM

Hahah. Pre-Lord of the Flies. But damn, if I didn't have a vivid image in my head when I did read LotF !

Sundae · 03-06-2014, 09:54 PM

I completely get what you're saying now Dani.
You were raised in a way that completely embraced the idea of animals as food and eating meat to live, but a particular image distressed you to the point of nightmare.
I don't think this is the case of the people complaining in the article. For example your Mum found it more reasonable to avoid what was causing your upset; she didn't wage a campaign against the proprietor of said stall.

But I'm glad you explained it.
Who knows what goes on in the minds of children? I was terrified of a goldfish called Glug on a children's television programme and actually had nightmares about it. It was not even vaguely threatening, but it filled me with a visceral horror. At least your childhood shudder came from a real decapitated animal

Gravdigr · 03-07-2014, 02:07 PM

You do know what to do in case of fallout, don't you?

You put it back in and take shorter strokes.

Thanks, I'm here all week. Try the pighead.

Nirvana · 03-08-2014, 10:58 PM

That's when they will miss you!

LINK

For at least five years, the woman’s body lay clothed in a winter jacket in the backseat of her Jeep in the garage of a home where she lived alone.

Her bills were automatically deducted from her bank account, and residents of the quiet middle-class Pontiac, Mich. neighborhood said they noticed nothing amiss.

Nobody saw her, but the grass was cut and the mail didn’t pile up. Some neighbors said they thought she had moved out of the country after the recession hit several years ago.
Eventually, the money in her bank account ran out and the house went into foreclosure, leading to the gruesome discovery this week.

The body had mummified, Oakland County officials said, adding to the mystery.

A contractor the bank sent to check out the house discovered the body Wednesday in the attached garage of the ranch-style home, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department.

Undersheriff Mike McCabe said investigators believe the woman has been dead since at least 2008. That’s the year the license plate on the Jeep expired.

“She had $54,000 in her account, and her bills were being deducted,” McCabe said. “Eventually, the money ran out, and her house went into foreclosure.”

The undersheriff said neighbors told deputies they thought the woman had moved out of the country because they had not seen her for three or more years.

An autopsy showed there was no trauma to the body; a cause of death is pending, McCabe said.

Dr. Bernardino Pacris, the Oakland County deputy medical examiner who conducted the autopsy, said the skin was intact, though internal organs had decomposed. He said he found no evidence of internal or external injuries.

Pacris said that in the mummification process, skin will develop a parchment-like consistency and leathery texture. Climate, weather and humidity play a role, he said.

He said finding a body in that condition is unusual, but “once in a while, we see this.”

Pacris said the body was on the backseat and clothed in a heavy jacket and jeans, leading him to believe the woman may have died when the weather was cold. The key was in the ignition, but in the off position, Pacris said.

He said the immediate concern is confirming the woman’s identity and learning more about her, including her medical history and social habits, to determine the cause of death.

McCabe said some relatives on the East Coast may have been identified, but he withheld the woman’s name until they could be notified.

Neighbor Darryl Tillery, 49, said the woman’s mail never piled up at the house and her lawn was kept neat.

“It was pretty manicured,” he said Thursday from his home. “There was no indication there was a body in there, at all.”

Tilly said he and his neighbors are shaken.

Renea Garrett, 46, said she felt bad about the death and the body not being discovered for so long.

“People need to be closer to each other and check on your neighbors,” she said.

Another neighbor said he assumed that the woman had left after the economy want bad in 2009. At the time, many people were leaving their homes because they could no longer afford them.

McCabe said neighbors had complained about a hole in the home’s roof and said raccoons were getting in. The company managing the house for the mortgage holder sent a repair man.

“He went into the garage and saw the mummified remains in the backseat and called 911,” McCabe said.

McCabe said the electricity was still on in the house but moisture had caused black mold throughout. Detectives planned to wear protective suits to inspect the rest of the home, he said.

Staff writer L.L. Brasier contributed to this report.

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(c)2014 the Detroit Free Press

Griff · 03-09-2014, 07:42 AM

Truly weird. I wonder if she stopped her mail. It could have been an exposure suicide.

03-05-2014, 05:08 AM	#2
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	Thanks for the link Bruce, that's grand. I've also done some more digging and find that the business was called 'Aldridge's' and appears to have been well known for its Christmas display. I suspect that the firm no longer trades as they don't appear in the phone book. Whether the premises remain is unclear as White Hart Street is now a pedestrian zone so Street View doesn't help. Anyway, here's the pictures, the first being from the twenties and the second being dated as 1931. Attached Images __________________

03-05-2014, 05:28 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	fascinating __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-04-2014, 01:34 PM	#4
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Ah, now I understand. Those birds might as well be in a freezer. There are cold places in the world! __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-05-2014, 08:00 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Those children's butchers shops look German. I cant quite decide why, except that it's unconscious influence, knowing that the Germans were great toy-makers and loved their meat. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-05-2014, 10:17 PM	#9
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Ha! Our shops have more meat in them. Look it the sparse German shop. We win the butchers! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-04-2014, 03:10 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's pretty cool!

03-06-2014, 11:50 AM	#10
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	A friend of mine grew up in communist Poland and he told me the following Polish joke: What's the cleanest shop in Warsaw? The butcher shop. (There was never any meat and no food usually,for that matter, in any of the shops. Ahh communist Poland. Good times good times. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-06-2014, 09:54 PM	#12
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I completely get what you're saying now Dani. You were raised in a way that completely embraced the idea of animals as food and eating meat to live, but a particular image distressed you to the point of nightmare. I don't think this is the case of the people complaining in the article. For example your Mum found it more reasonable to avoid what was causing your upset; she didn't wage a campaign against the proprietor of said stall. But I'm glad you explained it. Who knows what goes on in the minds of children? I was terrified of a goldfish called Glug on a children's television programme and actually had nightmares about it. It was not even vaguely threatening, but it filled me with a visceral horror. At least your childhood shudder came from a real decapitated animal __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-07-2014, 02:07 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	You do know what to do in case of fallout, don't you? You put it back in and take shorter strokes. Thanks, I'm here all week. Try the pighead. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-08-2014, 10:58 PM	#14
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	When you run out of cash That's when they will miss you! LINK For at least five years, the woman’s body lay clothed in a winter jacket in the backseat of her Jeep in the garage of a home where she lived alone. Her bills were automatically deducted from her bank account, and residents of the quiet middle-class Pontiac, Mich. neighborhood said they noticed nothing amiss. Nobody saw her, but the grass was cut and the mail didn’t pile up. Some neighbors said they thought she had moved out of the country after the recession hit several years ago. Eventually, the money in her bank account ran out and the house went into foreclosure, leading to the gruesome discovery this week. The body had mummified, Oakland County officials said, adding to the mystery. A contractor the bank sent to check out the house discovered the body Wednesday in the attached garage of the ranch-style home, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Department. Undersheriff Mike McCabe said investigators believe the woman has been dead since at least 2008. That’s the year the license plate on the Jeep expired. “She had $54,000 in her account, and her bills were being deducted,” McCabe said. “Eventually, the money ran out, and her house went into foreclosure.” The undersheriff said neighbors told deputies they thought the woman had moved out of the country because they had not seen her for three or more years. An autopsy showed there was no trauma to the body; a cause of death is pending, McCabe said. Dr. Bernardino Pacris, the Oakland County deputy medical examiner who conducted the autopsy, said the skin was intact, though internal organs had decomposed. He said he found no evidence of internal or external injuries. Pacris said that in the mummification process, skin will develop a parchment-like consistency and leathery texture. Climate, weather and humidity play a role, he said. He said finding a body in that condition is unusual, but “once in a while, we see this.” Pacris said the body was on the backseat and clothed in a heavy jacket and jeans, leading him to believe the woman may have died when the weather was cold. The key was in the ignition, but in the off position, Pacris said. He said the immediate concern is confirming the woman’s identity and learning more about her, including her medical history and social habits, to determine the cause of death. McCabe said some relatives on the East Coast may have been identified, but he withheld the woman’s name until they could be notified. Neighbor Darryl Tillery, 49, said the woman’s mail never piled up at the house and her lawn was kept neat. “It was pretty manicured,” he said Thursday from his home. “There was no indication there was a body in there, at all.” Tilly said he and his neighbors are shaken. Renea Garrett, 46, said she felt bad about the death and the body not being discovered for so long. “People need to be closer to each other and check on your neighbors,” she said. Another neighbor said he assumed that the woman had left after the economy want bad in 2009. At the time, many people were leaving their homes because they could no longer afford them. McCabe said neighbors had complained about a hole in the home’s roof and said raccoons were getting in. The company managing the house for the mortgage holder sent a repair man. “He went into the garage and saw the mummified remains in the backseat and called 911,” McCabe said. McCabe said the electricity was still on in the house but moisture had caused black mold throughout. Detectives planned to wear protective suits to inspect the rest of the home, he said. Staff writer L.L. Brasier contributed to this report. -- (c)2014 the Detroit Free Press __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

03-09-2014, 07:42 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Truly weird. I wonder if she stopped her mail. It could have been an exposure suicide. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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