Animals
God Manifests as an Elephant
I'm not sure if God sent a real elephant to get us to go to church, or if God Himself manifested as an elephant, or if the whole elephant thing is just a metaphor. But I do know that the next time I see an elephant, I will think of church.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 21, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Religion, 1970s
Olympian Swimmer Ann Curtis Races a Seal
Original article here.
PS: the seal won.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Nov 15, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Contests, Races and Other Competitions, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1940s
Tipu’s Tiger
Fascinating article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 14, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Death, Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Puppets and Automatons, Nineteenth Century
Stuffed Gators
Original article here.
Apparently, back in the early part of the 20th century, it was common to have a stuffed alligator as an umbrella stand. I searched the web for an image of such a thing, but could not find one. Maybe one of our clever WU-vies can.
But I did find the great feat of taxidermy seen below. I'm so sad the piece got auctioned before I could bid. As a fan of Pogo, I would have loved it.
Original auction here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Nov 07, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Comics, Twentieth Century
Sexy Pig Statue
This is not an anthropomorphic Miss Piggy in her ballgown and gloves. It's a barnyard-realistic pig dressed for the bedroom. Make of it what you will.
Buy yours here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 02, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Freaks, Oddities, Quirks of Nature, Sexuality
Okee the Painting Otter
A forgotten giant of the art world. Source: The Santa Cruz Sentinel - Apr 7, 1965.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 28, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Art, 1960s
Bonus ONION Video for Saturday
Posted By: Paul - Sat Oct 25, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Music
Radish Animals
A new book going on sale soon in Japan teaches the art of making "radish animals." All you need is a pile of grated daikon radish. Then mold it into the shape of whatever animal strikes your fancy. And delight and amuse your guests. [via RocketNews24]
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 19, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Food
Johnson Smith Catalog Item #32
Can we believe that this is a genuine taxidermied fox head? Even if not, very cool accessory even for today's bikes. Anger vegans everywhere!
Posted By: Paul - Fri Oct 10, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Taxidermy, Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Johnson Smith Catalog, 1950s
The Edibility of Animal Spleens
Read the whole four pages here.
A tip of the hat to pal Brad V. for finding this one.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 08, 2014 -
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Category: Animals, Junk Food, Nineteenth Century
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