Ignoring warning labels and directions

Jack Brummet, Warnings & Disclaimers ed.

You know, some things only work right if you ignore the warning labels, directions, disclaimers, and instructions. Two that come to mind are Q Tips and alcoholic beverages. "DO NOT INSERT IN EAR CANAL" and "Drink responsibly."  and then,"“Do Not Consume Raw Cookie Dough," “For Tobacco Use Only”

Maybe some prescription drug directions too?  There must be dozens more.  . .

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Vladimir Lenin's red hand

By Jack Brummet, Seattle Metro Ed.

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's Red Hard, from the statue in Fremont (right across from my office) at Fremont Place and N. 35th Street.  The statue was constructed by a Slovak Bulgarian sculptor, Emil Venkov, under a commission from the Soviet and Czechoslovak governments.and was installed in 1988.  Unfortunately, the Soviet Union dismantled itself the following year, and a lot of Soviet artifacts ended up in the scrap heap.  A Seattle man found the 16 foot tall, seven ton sculpture face down, mortgaged his house, bought it, and moved it to Seattle.

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A gathering of White House Superheroes: Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan. George H.W. Bush, Richard Nixon

By Jack Brummet

[original photographer unknown]

A gathering of White House superheroes. Say what you will about Dick Nixon, he lasted longer in the West Wing than anyone else in this lineup, except RWR.

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A morph of me and my son Colum

By Jack Brummet, Photography Ed.

This photo from a Mashable post today looks like a morph of my son Colum, and a younger me.  It's a little shocking how close it looks aside from the shape of the eyebrows.

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Digital Art: Meet the new boss (Robot No 11)

By Jack Brummet

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Drawing: Faces No. 805 - the advance team

By Jack Brummet

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Photo of Coney Island (circa 1905: Luna Park), colorized by Dana Keller

Coney Island, New York, ca. 1905. "Luna Park, Promenade".  Colorized by Dana Keller.

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Drawing: Faces No. 804 - the sales team

By Jack Brummet

click to enlarge

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Two Presidents: Bill Clinton meets JFK in the early 1960's

By Pablo Fanque, National Affairs Editor

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Faces #803 - Book Club

By Jack Brummet

click to enlarge

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Alien Lore No. 262 - The Origins Of Mankind

By Jack Brummet, Alien Lore Ed.

[creator unknown; the image appears unatreibuted on 18 Websites, according to TinEye.]

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The earth-cam, now live from the International Space Station

By Jack Brummet

An earth-cam (actually four cameras) has been created on the International Space Station and is streaming video back to earth 24 hours a day.  This is amazing.

Notes:  "Black Image = International Space Station (ISS) is on the night side of the Earth. Gray Image = Switching between cameras, or communications with the ISS is not available. No Audio = Normal. There is no audio on purpose. Add your own soundtrack."


Live streaming video by Ustream

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