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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.

Sunday, February 18, 2018

SUNDAY #3342

One Of My Very Own

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

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “Mary Jane's Last Dance”

NEWSY BITS


Well, put me in that camp. I am now of the opinion that AR15s should be outlawed.

At least let's try it. Ban them for five years and if it doesn't reduce the number of mass shooting, then lift the ban.
There are so many options we haven't tried. Let shooters lock them in a safe at the range when they are done. We are smart enough to solve this.
And please, I know other guns fire similar ammo and hold as many shells and have similar firing mechanism, I know the people are crazy, etc, etc, etc. Do lecture me.
I also know that bans have worked in saving lives in other countries. Even Australia!!




STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND BYWAYS

Most of these first images require no commentary.

Those are bags of cement.


Wood?

Playground gone wrong.

It's a dirt road.

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Causes of traffic back ups.
The solution is very simple. You just ban red cars.

No matter how well the road is designed, stupid humans will find a way to hurt themselves.

As a PSA I should remind you that the only way to solve this problem is to speed up.
Of course, some cars are underpowered for the load they are pulling.

Situational awareness is also a neverending problem.

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I always thought that the bottom of the canals in Venice is the actual sea floor. Boy, was I wrong.
It's paved.
I imagine they had a real problem with silt.

And maintenance is more or less endless.
I still remember when the Mayor of Venice went on national TV all over the world to beg tourist NOT to come to his city. The problem was the shit (as in feces) they bring with them.

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Remember this?
Well...
This is said to be a boy dropping a firecracker down into a sewer.
Looks fake to me, but it's kind of cool the way he flies away.


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Police officer: You get to make one phone call.
Me: Do I have to?

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BODY PARTS


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Looks spooky, but I think it was dead and they just placed the tentacles on the surfboard.

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Now on to the next rubber covered body part.


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Smug about it, ain't she?

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Remember this?


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Tooth fairy arrested for incisor trading.

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MISCELLANEOUS



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Warthog upskirt
Note the soot from the cannon.

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If a giant mirror was the same distance from the Earth as the ISS
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How would we know if that wasn't correct?

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Augmented humans are just around the corner.
What if we could separate the mind from the body? What if we could download our consciousness and transfer it between bodies? Could we live forever? What would that mean for society? Who would come out on top? Altered Carbon is a dystopian sci-fi drama, uniquely exploring the future of human existence. It is streaming on Netflix now.


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Imagine a baby named Edith. Exactly, you can't because everyone named Edith quietly emerged from the forest at age 78, knitting an incredibly complicated afghan.

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I'M A DOG GUY

Cats...not so much.

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How in the world do you teach a dog to do that.

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That open mouth to the head is a sign of dominance. You can do the same by holding a puppies mouth shut.

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I'll have some of what he had.

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True love goes both ways.

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Dog as baby whisperer.

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I was going to comment on standing with the head against a wall being a sign of serious trouble in the dog, but then the guy went outside.

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I'll let this speak for itself.

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If I was an actor and had to cry on demand, I would remember Will Smith choking his dog, Sam, after it was bitten by one of those asshole infected dogs in I Am Legend.


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5 comments:

Fardygardy said...

I do not personally own a gun, although I once owned a couple when I was young and hunted game. I have, however, drawn the conclusion that too much opinion on gun control is misguided or misinformed, not the least of which is the claim that we have already had 18 school shootings in 2018.
To wit:
http://www.assaultweapon.info
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/school-shootings-year-article-1.3821162

Anonymous said...

Best "Folio" in a long time ! Thank you!

Ralph Henry said...

Sorry, but it is a weapon of choice lately for mass killers. Ask them why they chose that weapon, but whatever that reason was we ought to take it away from them.

Anonymous said...

As for dissociating consciousness from the physical body...you should watch the "Be Right Back" Black Mirror episode. very interesting take on that thought.

Ralph Henry said...

Been there done that. Thanks, though.

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