About Me

My photo
I'm an artist, educator, militant anti-theist , and I write. I gamble on just about anything. And I like beer...but I love my wife. This blog contains observations from a funny old man who gets pissed off every once in a while.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

WEDNESDAY #3269

One Of My Very Own

EMAIL: ralph.henry.at.folio.olio@gmail.com

WON'T YOU COME HOME BILL BAILEY

NEWSY BITS


===
Meanwhile in Detroit, the Pontiac Silverdome failed to implode. 

===




<>
My body is a temple, ancient and crumbling...probably cursed and haunted.

<>


PEOPLE BEING LESS THAN STELLAR


===

===
Basically, they made sure that whatever punishment you might have escaped in the afterlife, they would give you before leaving this life.

===
Ever wondered what happens when you hold up the subway?
I think that is appropriate.

===
Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of the Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal.
He got money from a GoFundMe.

===
Where do hairs for fashion wigs and hair extensions come from? The answer is: everywhere, but the majority of them come from China and India, where human hair is a lucrative business.
In India, China, and eastern Europe, small agents tour villages coaxing poverty-stricken women to part with their hair for a small payment. Sometimes, husbands would force wives into selling their hair and slum children would be tricked into having their heads shaved in exchange for toys. There was one incident in India where a group of men held down a women, cut off her locks and took off with it.


<>
What if the guy that named the Walkie-Talkie named everything?

<>


PEOPLE APPROACHING STELLARNESS

Nurse taking care of babies in an earthquake.

===

A viewer to Folio Olio sent me this:
"The iconic Arecibo Observatory has survived a hurricane and dodged deep budget cuts. On November 16, the National Science Foundation, which funds the bulk of the observatory’s operating costs, announced that they would continue funding the radio telescope at a reduced level.
It’s not clear yet who will manage the observatory in the long run, or where the rest of the funding will come from. But scientists are celebrating."
RH - I actually had several meals with the director of the antenna when I was on the island. Also my closest advisor tells me that the antenna can do things that no other observatory can do and very much worth saving.

===
This is the caption for that: "This is even harder than the harder that it looks."

===
Goalie scores and makes the most of his moment in the sun. 

===
Let's take a moment to think about all the scientists adding to human knowledge. We salute you.

===
Imagine having the skill to do that.


<>
Whoever named the turn signals blinkers was dead on.

<>


LANGUAGE 


===

===

===

===

===

===

===

===

===

===


<>
I hate to brag but all of my arrest warrants are considered outstanding.

<>


ODDNESSES

3D printer oozed out a noose while it was warming up.

===

===
California Condor
That's one ugly ass bird.

===
I wish I had one of those.

===
Just to be clear: Do not do this. Do not try at home, do not think about trying it. Don't show your kids, it is not ok.

===
Icelandic volcano Öræfajökull might erupt after 290 years.
The glacier over the volcano is sinking.


<>
Unless your kid's fundraiser is selling beer, I'm really not interested.

<>


MAN THE CREATOR OF THINGS


And the 290-square-foot home can be customized to grow to a 904-square-foot design

===
How very clever.

===
In 2013, the Post-Polio Health International (PPHI) organizations estimated that there were six to eight iron lung users in the United States. Lillard was infected with polio at her 5th birthday party at the Joyland Amusement Park on June 8th, 1953. Nine days later, her neck ached so bad she couldn’t raise her head off the pillow. Her parents said it was probably just a summer cold, but Lillard could tell they were afraid. They took her in for a spinal tap, which confirmed it was polio.

In 1955, Americans finally had access to the polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk. “It was hailed as a medical miracle and the excitement about it was really unparalleled as far as health history in the United States,” But even though the last wild case of polio in the US was in 1979, it still haunts this country. “A lot of people think of polio as a disease of the past and don’t realize there are people here today that are still suffering the effects of polio.”
Children under the age of five are especially susceptible. In the 1940s and 1950s, hospitals across the country were filled with rows of iron lungs that kept victims alive. Lillard recalls being in rooms packed with metal tubes—especially when there were storms and all the men, women, adults, and children would be moved to the same room so nurses could manually operate the iron lungs if the power went out.

“The period of time that it took the nurse to get out of the chair, it seemed like forever because you weren’t breathing,” Lillard said. “You just laid there and you could feel your heart beating and it was just terrifying. The only noise that you can make when you can’t breathe is clicking your tongue. And that whole dark room just sounded like a big room full of chickens just cluck-cluck-clucking. All the nurses were saying, ‘Just a second, you’ll be breathing in just a second.’”



<>
What does a thesaurus eat for breakfast? A synonym roll.

<>

<>

===

===

===

===

===


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Do you know, have the people at the Arecibo Observatory ever done a "GoFundMe" page? I would think many people may not be aware of this worthwhile endeavor and would gladly give money to help keep it in operation.

B Baggins

Anonymous said...

We only had 4 channels when I was growing up, but my father had a remote control and it was me. My job included more than just turning the television dial for him; I also had to adjust the volume and who could forget adjusting the rotary antennae.

Random Post

Random Posts Widget

Blog Archive