Photo By Gail
I see the Street Tag “Sheep” — with the second ‘e’ written backwards — all over downtown. Today I saw it in this variation. Artist unknown. Spotted On Houston walking east from Sixth Avenue.
Tag Archive | Humor
The Ant Palace
Photo By Gail
“This invention relates to educational devices, and has particular reference to an apparatus for facilitating the observation, study and photography of subterranean life, especially the life and habits of insects and smaller animals who live underground.” So began Frank Austin ((1873 – 1964)’s application to the U.S. Patent Office, filed on June 21, 1929, for his storied Ant House (also known as the Ant Farm).
A simple design based on glass panes and soil or sand allowed a curious viewer to observe as ants or other insects furrowed their way through the ground. Word has it that Austin paid local boys $4.00 a quart for ants brought in alive, and that carpenter ants were his preference as they were the largest and most interesting. His patent application consciously stated that that “other objects of the invention reside in the simplicity of construction and mode of use of the device, the economy with which is may be produced and the general efficiency derived therefrom.”
Photographed in Chamber Boutique on 23rd Street, West of 10th Avenue.
Talk is a Four Letter Word
Photographed by me on the NYC Subway.
Beach, Please
Photo By Gail
It’s Sugar, the candy emporium on Broadway, near Soho, had this fun slogan in its window when I passed it a week or so ago.
Beach, Please!
Donuteater T-Shirt!
HAHA! Donuteater; a Homer Simpson/ Terminator/ Bender Mash Up design by Droidloot is available on a T-Shrt for just $15.95, and also on lots of other cool stuff like Zip-Front Hoodies and T-Shirts for Dogs (I kid you not) at This Link Right Here.
Yellow Brick Abbey Road T-Shirt
They walked side by side down that road built out of yellow bricks, heading to their fate in the emerald colored city, off to see a wizard who would make them superstars.
They had visual appeal, they had individual backstories, they were a band of heroes headed straight to the top in a magical land where the worst critics were flying monkeys.
The mania started when they crossed the street, Dorothy in the front with the man made of metal bringing up the rear, and that one artsy munchkin was there to capture the scene and memorialize the moment they said “we’re off!”
Available on T-Shirts, Long-Sleeved Ts, Hoodies and other Swag for as low at $19.95 at This Link!
Fun Zoolander Trivia!
Blowing the fashion world away with Blue Steel and teaching us that there really is more to life than being really, really ridiculously good looking, Derek Zoolander first became an icon back in 2001. Now that he’s about to hit our screens again in Zoolander 2 (opening February 12th) how much do you know about the male supermodel that’s SO handsome it makes the rest of the world throw up and feel bad about themselves? Catch up, or recap, with our new infographic of essential Zoolander trivia, most memorable quotes and some of Derek Zoolander’s most hilarious Instagram posts. Enjoy!
Thanks to Morph Suits for the Image!
