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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 8:28 am
by Slick
Those photos above with people next to paintings. Are they actually known ancestors or just punters that look like them?

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 8:45 am
by Sandstorm
Slick wrote: Tue May 25, 2021 8:28 am Those photos above with people next to paintings. Are they actually known ancestors or just punters that look like them?
The latter

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue May 25, 2021 11:25 pm
by Niegs
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 11:52 am
by Marylandolorian
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Fri May 28, 2021 2:13 pm
by Niegs
Amazing that this escaped my attention all the years I was into trivia and working with kids who loved dinos!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 6:17 am
by mat the expat
Niegs wrote: Fri May 28, 2021 2:13 pm Amazing that this escaped my attention all the years I was into trivia and working with kids who loved dinos!

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thagomizer
Legendary :grin:

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 10:30 am
by fishfoodie
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Strigiphilus garylarsoni is a species of chewing louse found only on owls. The species has no common name.

The species was first described by biologist Dale H. Clayton in 1990.

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sat May 29, 2021 3:16 pm
by BnM
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 4:38 am
by mat the expat
Remember that famous picture of a bunch of construction workers sitting on a girder way up in the sky and having lunch? Well, here's the photographer who took that picture: Charles C. Ebbets.
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 6:28 am
by Mr Bubble Gum
mat the expat wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 4:38 am
Remember that famous picture of a bunch of construction workers sitting on a girder way up in the sky and having lunch? Well, here's the photographer who took that picture: Charles C. Ebbets.
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...and who took that pic of him :wtf:

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 7:32 am
by tabascoboy
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sun May 30, 2021 8:53 am
by Sandstorm
Mr Bubble Gum wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 6:28 am
mat the expat wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 4:38 am
Remember that famous picture of a bunch of construction workers sitting on a girder way up in the sky and having lunch? Well, here's the photographer who took that picture: Charles C. Ebbets.
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...and who took that pic of him :wtf:
CCTV

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:02 pm
by Rinkals

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 12:28 pm
by BnM
A'hem


Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:31 pm
by Hong Kong
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:16 am
by Kiwias
Mr Bubble Gum wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 6:28 am
mat the expat wrote: Sun May 30, 2021 4:38 am
Remember that famous picture of a bunch of construction workers sitting on a girder way up in the sky and having lunch? Well, here's the photographer who took that picture: Charles C. Ebbets.
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...and who took that pic of him :wtf:
The world's first drone

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 2:56 am
by Kiwias
Why I don't like cats.

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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 4:16 am
by Kiwias
The Whirlpool Galaxy

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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2021 12:09 pm
by Niegs
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:52 pm
by Kiwias
You'll spill your coffee when you see it.


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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:02 am
by Kiwias
MacDonalds in 1973

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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:21 am
by Jambanja
Kiwias wrote: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:52 pm You'll spill your coffee when you see it.


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North Island is on the move

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:41 am
by Kiwias
Jambanja wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:21 am
Kiwias wrote: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:52 pm You'll spill your coffee when you see it.


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North Island is on the move
It is north of Papua New Guinea. The Cook Island ferry companies are going to need bigger boats.

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:45 am
by Jambanja
Kiwias wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:41 am
Jambanja wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:21 am
Kiwias wrote: Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:52 pm You'll spill your coffee when you see it.


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North Island is on the move
It is north of Papua New Guinea. The Cook Island ferry companies are going to need bigger boats.
Heading for warmer climates

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2021 9:17 am
by Flockwitt
Jambanja wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 7:45 am
Kiwias wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:41 am
Jambanja wrote: Tue Jun 08, 2021 6:21 am

North Island is on the move
It is north of Papua New Guinea. The Cook Island ferry companies are going to need bigger boats.
Heading for warmer climates
Ooops. Didn't realize cutting the cable would have such a dramatic effect.

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2021 11:32 am
by Marylandolorian
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:26 am
by Kiwias
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Sun Jun 13, 2021 10:13 am
by Niegs
Saw this sign while on a road trip. Name checks out!

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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:01 am
by Hong Kong
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:40 am
by Enzedder
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Meanwhile...in west Texas, storm chaser Laura Rowe captured the picture of a lifetime last night (May 17, 2021), with this fantastic shot of a mature supercell thunderstorm, illuminated at varying heights from the setting sun.

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:43 am
by ASMO
Enzedder wrote: Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:40 am Image

Meanwhile...in west Texas, storm chaser Laura Rowe captured the picture of a lifetime last night (May 17, 2021), with this fantastic shot of a mature supercell thunderstorm, illuminated at varying heights from the setting sun.
very Independance Day

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:57 am
by laurent
On the same theme Earlier this year:

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taken by a french storm watcher

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:48 am
by Kiwias
He's insane,

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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 2:52 am
by Kiwias
That is what I call a tackle.

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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:20 am
by Kiwias
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2021 3:26 am
by Kiwias
I'd move aside really quickly.

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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:21 am
by mat the expat
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 11:15 am
by Insane_Homer
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Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 5:14 pm
by boere wors
mat the expat wrote: Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:21 am Image
:grin:

Re: The Entertaining Pictures Thread

Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2021 6:05 pm
by ASMO
Not much more to say really, what a catch