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Whoa. Way too much disgusting innuendo in that caption to cope with, and to top it off, the clown’s eye rolls in friendly fashion? Good God. I really hope she didn’t bump the *ahem* clown’s nose accidentally, otherwise it’s a good bet she was in therapy until she turned 40.
Of course, a year or so later her world came crashing down once again, when she realized she’s become the subject of The Overnight Open Thread.
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There’s a Russian holiday for veterans of the Frontier Guard. English Russia describes it thusly:
On the 28th of May Russian frontier guards traditionally celebrate their holiday. On this occasion soldiers and officers, former or not, jump into fountains, dance, sing military songs, generally speaking they enjoy themselves in a civilized manner…but not always.
Seems like the appropriate thing to do during any heatwave, unless of course there’s something even cooler than that, i.e., The Overnight Open Thread.
I’ve been busy today collecting these little buggers, so there you go.
80 Beetles for The Overnight Open Thread.
Ah, Japan, where coal haulers give little kids nightmares. At least I think that’s a coal hauler, but I can’t read the Man’yōgana.
Rather than guess as to the meaning and purpose of it all, I emailed my blogbud Planetross (that’s his photo I stole). Plane lives near Tokyo, and responded with this:
Hey Bunk!
It’s just a dumptruck/large flatbed truck hauling dirt. The drawing/mural at the back of the cab is of Tengu (a mountain spirit). During the 3 day local festival in this city, 2 giant Tengu masks are carried around the city by about 50 women a mask.
The Numata Festival/Numata Matsuri is from August 3rd to 5th. If you click on the links at the bottom of that post, there are some photos of the giant Tengu masks being carried around.
The links he referred are here and here. And here is
The Overnight Open Thread.
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