The ninja warriors here posed for this picture in 1860. It was colorized all these years later. In case you thought flip-flops were a modern day invention, check out what they are wearing on their feet. Why the guy on the left was wearing what looks like half a cinder block, I can't tell you, but it was 1860, you understand.
Taken with a cell phone, somewhere on vacation in this wild summer of crazy weather.
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| As the story goes, this fellow was fishing for carp at a large reservoir when he accidentally dropped his billfold into the water. He saw one fish grab it in his mouth, and then the fish just swam near the shore, seemingly inviting the man to come out and get it. As soon as the man got close, the fish spit out the billfold and sent it to another fish. Again, the man went after it, and that fish spat it to a third fish, and so on until the man gave up, realizing that he was the first known victim of carp-to-carp walleting. |
When you see it...you'll see how sometimes we get more out of a situation than we put into it.
It's all fun and games when people dress their cats up as people, sure. But when they insist that Buttons play the part of a mushroom, you have to wonder how much fun the cat is having.
This is a picture of what they call the "Old Jail" in my hometown, Towson, MD. Built in 1855, it's a two-story Italianate style stone building, 52 feet wide and 62 feet deep. It was used as a jail until 2006. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 2009. Now, it's been turned into offices, which must be a good feeling for workers who feel they are being held against their will. Back in the day, they would schedule the public hangings on a Saturday at noon, so that people could come and pack a picnic lunch and enjoy the festivities. Well, I guess all but
one guy there enjoyed them.
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