Yet more keen links one might want to share

[xoxoxoBruce]

I understand John B travels the world buying and selling these items, very much on top of the market.

Those colorized picture are fascinating, they allow picking out detail I'd need a B&W copy twice the size to see, if at all.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Damn you Digr, through great personal determination and grit, I just escaped that colorization site after 2 1/2 hours.
Did you know 1,007,671 WW I bayonets, were shortened in WW II, from 16 to 10 inches for use with the M1 Garand? Or that Singer sewing machine got an order for 500, M1911A1 pistols in an experiment to see how quickly a company with zero weapons-making experience could become a military supplier? And those guns go for $20,000 to $40,000 today? That's only a taste of the information that pulled against my escape.

[Lamplighter]

Five-o'clock shadows...

Not withstanding an occasional trimmed mustache and/or beard,
I noticed that almost every soldier was face-washed and clean-shaven.
In all that muck and mire, how did they all manage that ?

The Brit's are a strange, but impressive lot.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Whiskers were too scared to come out.

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Five-o'clock shadows...

Not withstanding an occasional trimmed mustache and/or beard,
I noticed that almost every soldier was face-washed and clean-shaven.
In all that muck and mire, how did they all manage that ?

The Brit's are a strange, but impressive lot.

A World War is but a minor inconvenience in the great scheme of things.

Certainly no excuse to let standards slip, old chap.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Mental floss has an article about seven Charities which can use help from yarn crafters.
1. Afghans for Afghans
2. Binky Patrol
3. Knots of Love
4. The Baby Bird Nest Craft-along
5. Knitted Knockers
6. The Mother Bear Project
7. Leggings For Life

[xoxoxoBruce]

Tall ships in Philly at the end of June. Tickets to tour or sail on them are on sale now.

[lumberjim]

That looks like a good day trip. thanks bruce!

[Gravdigr]

From Cromulent to Craptacular: The Top 12 Simpsons-Created Words

Over at Cracked.

[glatt]

A fascinating instagram feed from a traveler in China. You can get lost in here going through her posts and looking at her pictures.

One example:

I'm experiencing the phenomenon of collaborative drunk driving. After a day of drinking Bai Jiu alcohol and BBQing with the fish farmers of #QingshuiRiver in #guizhou, we are heading back to the village to sleep. Our host has had way too much alcohol to stand up straight, but he's the only one who knows how to drive the van to the village. The road is a mix of rocks and concrete. To my left is a cliff with no guardrail, to my right is a mountain with signs of ongoing rock slides. To my front is a curve where incoming cars alert other cars by honking as there are no "lanes." There are a total of 7 grown ups and 1 baby seated in a 4-row van. The front seat passenger and the two people in the second row are leaning forward to actively watch the road for the driver. Their body language displays an alertness to the road, as they make slight utters to keep him attentive. His wife, the front seat passenger is saying, "hey keep your eyes open." Inside the van, It's a very convivial mode as everyone is laughing about the difficulties of driving after drinking. People burst out into laughter when one person says that his brother prefers to drive drunk because the mountain road becomes wider. During our whole trip, the driver doesn't swerve. He is navigating the vehicle at an exceptionally slow speed with other cars passing us. At one point the person sitting behind me jokingly said, "hey you're driving too slow, speed up!" While there are no social norms or laws around drunk driving in this part of rural China, the jokes amongst the riders and the collaborative navigation of the road reveals a recognition of its risks.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Five-o'clock shadows...

Not withstanding an occasional trimmed mustache and/or beard,
I noticed that almost every soldier was face-washed and clean-shaven.
In all that muck and mire, how did they all manage that ?

The Brit's are a strange, but impressive lot.

The Art of Manliness makes the case for cold water shaving.

[Lamplighter]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The Art of Manliness makes the case for cold water shaving.

Don't show this to UT or Classicman.

They would demand references to the "The Science of Manliness",
the credentials of the author(s), and to know who really paid for the study.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Lamplighter

Don't show this to UT or Classicman.

They would demand references to the "The Science of Manliness",
the credentials of the author(s), and to know who really paid for the study.

Dismiss the rabble, I find this truth to be self evident.

‘Only think of the inconvenience attending the common practice! There must be hot water; to have this there must be a fire, and, in some cases, a fire for that purpose alone; to have these, there must be a servant, or you must light a fire yourself. For the want of these, the job is put off until a later hour: this causes a stripping and another dressing bout: or, you go in a slovenly state all that day, and the next day the thing must be done, or cleanliness must be abandoned altogether….How many a piece of important business has failed from a short delay! And how many thousand of such delays daily proceed from this unworthy cause!’

[glatt]

Blade Runner model shop pictures. I had never seen these before. Star Wars gets all the attention, but just as much went into making Blade Runner. This is getting to be ancient history, over 30 years ago. 142 images you've probably never seen before.

[Gravdigr]

A Whale Without A Tail

A gray whale spotted off Southern California appears to have to lost its tail, somehow.

It's doing fine, apparently. Short vid at the link.