Big things are afoot ’round my way, so I’m a bit too busy for any substantial blogging today. In lieu of a meaty entry, how about some amusing photos?
This will not end well.
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Rule number one of betting on animal fights: Always bet against the animal wearing a sweater.
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Webcomic artist Shaenon Garrity came across an old Boston Globe article about macabre comic artist Edward Gorey. The first paragraph read:
Edward Gorey watched television for the first time this summer, or so he claims, and in the process the 52-year-old artist became a “Star Trek” fan. He watched the science-fiction program reruns twice a day, five days a week and once on the sixth day, and despite this faithful viewing he has yet to see the TV show’s most famous episode, “The Trouble with Tribbles”, which is about these furry creatures in outer space, or so he says.
Inspired by that paragraph, she created this interpretation of The Trouble with Tribbles in Gorey’s style:
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Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
The banner in the photo, taken in Dublin, reads “WATER IS PRECIOUS LET’S CONSERVE IT”.
This comic gets bonus points for using the word “tessellate” in a down-to-earth, everyday context: the way Subway “sandwich artists” add cheese when making submarine sandwiches:
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Image courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
I got this picture from my friend Miss Fipi Lele. It was originally titled Alderaan is a proper noun, assho — OPTIMUS! COOL IT WITH THE LUBE!:
