FOLIO OLIO: TUESDAY #4283

One Of My Very Own

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ralh.henry.at.folio.olio@gmail.com

A FELLOW MURALIST

Guido van Helten (born 1986) is an Australian artist, known for his photorealistic murals.

He was brought to my attention because he just finished a mural in my state.

Here's part of his impressive portfolio...

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If you see a BEAR in the woods PLAY DEAD. it will be good PRACTICE for when you are ACTUALLY dead in a few SECONDS.

THE REAL MEANING OF NURSERY RHYMES

This one is actually pretty creepy without the historical context (note to self: ask mom why she thought it was ok for a six-year-old to gleefully sing this). Queen Mary I is the “farmer’s wife” mentioned, although she had a cuter nickname during her reign: “Bloody Mary.” You can guess why. The three mice represent three noblemen who weren’t really down for Mary implementing Catholicism throughout England and were convicted for plotting against her. Instead of chopping their tails off, however, Mary just casually burned them at the stake.
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This song is pretty spooky by itself too. But, consider this the next time you sing this lullaby to a sleeping infant: a proposed origin of the song says that it’s about King James II and Mary of Modena passing off a random child as their own in order to ensure a Roman Catholic heir to the throne.
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Nothing like teaching children about the bubonic plague as early as possible! “Ring Around The Rosie” is not actually about frolicking around a rose bush, but about the plague that killed 75-200 million people in the mid-1300s. The symptoms of contracting the plague included a red rash in the shape on a ring on the skin, as well as sneezing (which explains 95% of the lyrics of the rhyme). “Pocket Full of Posies” infers to how people would fill their pockets with sweet-smelling items to cover up the perpetual stench of death, and also because some were convinced that the illness spread via bad smells.
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Queen Mary I, was so popular and fun, she actually got a couple of nursery rhymes inspired by her. The “garden” is suggested to refer to a graveyard because, as was conveyed in “Three Blind Mice,” Mary was a big fan of executing people. “Silver bells” and “cockleshells” refers to Mary’s preferred instruments of torture, while “pretty maids” alludes to the guillotine (nicknamed at the time as The Maiden).
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Not to be confused with the most underrated Fergie song ever, these London Bridge lyrics have many horrific theoretical meanings behind them. Some suggest it has to do with child sacrifice (their bodies needed to be inserted into the foundation of the bridge to prevent it from falling), but a more commonly supported origin is that it was inspired by a devastating Viking attack in the early 1000s.

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Why is it called “emotional baggage” and not a “griefcase”?

OBJECTS OF INTEREST

The Red Panda is so unique, it has no close relatives. It's the only living species in its genus and family.

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A couple of award winning photographs...

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*MNBT
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https://imgur.com/gallery/FkFcjGb
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I still have trouble knowing that the first thing many people think about when seeing that magnificent specimen is that they want to kill it.
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*MNBT
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**IKIARBISW

To be honest I don't see anything for it to burn on this side of the mountain.
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I posted an image of this and was asked what it was. Well, it's the Ekranoplan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lun-class_ekranoplan
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I'll bet money that somewhere there's a bitch in heat.
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This spiral staircase was carved from a single tree in 1851 and is located in the Lednice Castle in the Czech Republic.

Look at the changing color. I surmise caused by smoke rising.
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Catwoman pushing Batman off a ledge.

WORD ON THE STREET

George Carlin
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I guess European countries judge one another like Americans judge those fucking Floridians.
And Texans.
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I am pretty sure its the same thing with plastic straws, and how we focus on the victims of injustice and not those who benefit from said injustice.
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Need a hint?

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ON THIS SITE, IN 1989,

NOTHING HAPPENED

Be very, very careful Hong Kongers.
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Now I know why women like guys with big hands…. so they can’t eat all the Pringles.

Well-played ladies, well played.

PEOPLE NOT LIKE YOU AND ME

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Today it has been 4 years since the great Gene Wilder left us, one of the actors who has made us enjoy cinema the most.

The man could communicate so very much with a facial expression.

Of course, Young Frankenstein had some great writers...

And as I understand it, he ad-libbed this to show he can't be trusted.

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Acrobat Betty Fox jumping rope on a small platform high above the streets of downtown Chicago in 1955.

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That's true!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot_Flight_6502

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Street artist Banksy bought a boat that's currently patrolling the Mediterranean to rescue refugees. Named for French anarchist Louise Michel (1830-1905), the ship's mission is "to uphold maritime law and rescue anyone in peril without prejudice. We onboard the Louise Michel believe we are all individuals, nationality should not make a difference to what rights one has and how we treat each other. We answer the SOS call of all those in distress, not just to save their souls – but our own."

Follow the missions here:

https://mvlouisemichel.org/
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He said it was the first time...