raincoaster

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Sat, 18 May 2013 01:38:24 -0700

odditiesoflife: Rare Nacreous Clouds Also called polar...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:37:42 -0700

Rare Nacreous Clouds

Also called polar stratospheric clouds or mother of pearl clouds, nacreous clouds are mostly visible within two hours after sunset or before dawn. They blaze unbelievably bright with vivid, iridescent colors. These clouds are rare and occur in the polar stratosphere at altitudes of 15,000–25,000 meters. They are so bright because at those heights, they are still sunlit.

Although incredibly beautiful, they have a negative impact on our atmosphere. They create ozone holes by supporting chemical reactions that produce active chlorine which catalyzes ozone destruction.

amylombard: I photographed a dog beauty pageant for New York...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:35:25 -0700

amylombard:

I photographed a dog beauty pageant for New York Magazine. Yes, it was amazing.

Dog. Beauty. Pageant.

r3troguy: all around me are familiar facesworn out places worn...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:33:38 -0700

r3troguy:

all around me are familiar faces
worn out places
worn out faces
bright and early for the daily races
going nowhere
going nowhere

f-airy-world: heddykase1: This is you. This is where all your...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:32:44 -0700

f-airy-world:

heddykase1:

This is you. This is where all your thoughts are kept. Every other part of your body is used to protect and sustain this.

omg….

This is where horror movies come from, literally.

LITERALLY

miss-flapper: Brenda Diana Duff Frazier, 1938 Debutante of the...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:30:45 -0700

miss-flapper:

Brenda Diana Duff Frazier, 1938 Debutante of the Year, photographed at home by Diane Arbus | 1966

When this was taken, she was younger than I am now, and she looks twenty years older.

miss-flapper: Marilyn Monroe photographed by Bert Stern | 1962

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:29:10 -0700

miss-flapper:

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Bert Stern | 1962

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Sat, 18 May 2013 01:26:28 -0700

fuckyeahhotactress: Louise Bouirgoin in ‘Le Passe’ Premiere -...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:25:36 -0700

fuckyeahhotactress:

Louise Bouirgoin in ‘Le Passe’ Premiere - The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival

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Sat, 18 May 2013 01:21:07 -0700

inessentialhouses: Happy 116th Birthday, Frank Capra(May 18,...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:19:53 -0700

inessentialhouses:

Happy 116th Birthday, Frank Capra
(May 18, 1897 - September 3, 1991)

“Maybe there really wasn’t an America, maybe it was only Frank Capra.”
- John Cassavetes

“When I see a crowd, I see a collection of free individuals: each a unique person; each a king or a queen; each a story that would fill a book; each an island of human dignity.”

“Film is a disease. When it infects your bloodstream, it takes over as the number one hormone; it bosses the enzymes; directs the pineal gland; plays Iago to your psyche. As with heroin, the antidote to film is more film. “

retrogasm: Wacky Packages

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:17:51 -0700

retrogasm:

Wacky Packages

challenger23: congratulations, Beyoncé & Co.

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:17:26 -0700

challenger23:

congratulations, Beyoncé & Co.

victusinveritas: theoddmentemporium: The Dreadnought Hoax The...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:14:03 -0700

victusinveritas:

theoddmentemporium:

The Dreadnought Hoax

The Dreadnaught Hoax was an elaborate prank orchestrated by members of the Bloomsbury Group. The plan was set in motion on February 7th 1910 when Horace de Vere Cole, who is described as an ‘eccentric prankster’, had a telegram, apparently signed by the Foreign Office, sent to the naval ship HMS Dreadnought notifying the captain of the imminent arrival onboard of a group of Abyssinian princes.

Under the pseudonym Herbert Cholmondeley, Cole then escorted his entourage, who, including Virginia Woolf (far left in photo), had disguised themselves by darkening their skin and dressing in turbans with false beards, to Paddington Station where he demanded a special train to Weymouth where the Dreadnought was moored. The stationmaster duly arranged a VIP carriage for them.

Upon their arrival in Weymouth the group was met with an honour guard. Unfortunately, no Abyssinian flag could be found so, oddly, the flag of Zanzibar was hoisted instead and Zanzibar’s national anthem played for the esteemed guests. The ‘princes’ then inspected the fleet and attempted to bestow fake military honours on the officers, speaking all the while in gibberish - frequently showing amazement or appreciation with cries of “Bunga! Bunga!”. An officer friend of both Cole and Woolf failed to recognise either of them.

When the hoax was eventually discovered the Royal Navy became a object of ridicule due to the Bloomsbury Group’s pacifist views. The Navy first called for Cole’s arrest, however, he had not broken the law. They then sent two officers to cane him but Cole countered this by arguing it was they who should be caned for allowing themselves to be fooled in the first place.

[Sources: Image | Dreadnought Hoax | Horace de Vere Cole]

Old timey hijinks win.

I’m sure a portion of the tumblr Social Justice wing is livid, too…
because oh no blackface.
Virginia Woolf in blackface…hell, most of the Bloomsbury Group…
so they can f*ck with the Royal Navy…however…if you don’t find that funny…I’m done with associating with you.
Also:
The Navy couldn’t arrest Cole, so they just sent two officers to cane him…officers Cole managed to leave convinced that they should be caned instead…
Because if you can’t arrest them legally, beat them with canes, or at least try to and then go home and just try to forget about it.

New article idea: totting up how many years in GITMO they’d get if they tried that now on the US navy.

battor: samilaughingalonewithmia: katsplanet: yahoo wants to...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:11:09 -0700

battor:

samilaughingalonewithmia:

katsplanet:

yahoo wants to buy tumblr so i’m making an early prediction as to what would happen if this were to take place

am i the only one who would just quit if that happened just no

if yahoo actually buys tumblr and redesigns it im definitely leaving

This looks about right, PRESUMING you could get logged in at all. Which is the thing Yahoo is best at fucking up.

my-ear-trumpet: f**kyeahcarryon: dariuswhiteplume: thehillshav...

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:08:48 -0700

my-ear-trumpet:

f**kyeahcarryon:

dariuswhiteplume:

thehillshavesheep:

This would have been AMAZING if it were to really happen.

This is beautiful.

This may be the best thing I have seen on the Internet in years. Whomever did this deserves a medal. Bresslaw as Colossus and Williams as Magneto is a stroke of genius.