Struwwelpeter. By Heinrich Hoffmann... |
You can read it here or perhaps here...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:23:00 GMT |
Some Links for Your Chain |
For those who appreciate classic old school tattoo imagery, mixed with mythological dreams, anthropomorphed critters, nautical iconography, and haunting Hollywood romance, Angelique Houtkamp is the Ma...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:52:00 GMT |
Moustaches of the Nineteenth Century... |
A glossary of specialized moustache terminology - Barelipped: A poor unfortunate who does not or cannot have a mustache; depending .. this is a term of derision or pity. Beard-fancy: The initial...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:23:00 GMT |
Why Lighthouse Keepers Go Crazy... |
* When supplies ran out, they used to eat (tallow) candles.* The heavy lenses and prisms floated in a mercury tank. Its fumes cost many keepers their sanity.x
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:48:00 GMT |
Sea Monsters... |
Bahamut (Arabic) - a fish that lives in the fathomless depths and carries the whole world upon its back. All the oceans of the world are contained within his nostrils.Charybdis (Greek) - three times a...
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:53:00 GMT |
For, as when the red-cheeked, dancing girls... |
"April and May, trip home to the wintry, misanthropic woods; even the barest, ruggedest, most thunder-cloven old oak will at least send forth some few green sprouts, to welcome such glad-hearted visit...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:26:00 GMT |
How To Prepare A Sharkskin To Cover a Drum... |
Carefully remove the skin from the flesh of the shark with an ordinary dinner knife. Then keep the skin for two days in preserving jar filled with urine! Wash with seawater to get rid of the smell. S...
Posted by on Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:28:00 GMT |
The Feejee Mermaid - The Famous Fake |
The topic of faked marvels has been touched upon before. However, one would be foolish not to include the most famous gaff (fake) of all. The history of The Feejee Mermaid was, and continues to be, on...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:47:00 GMT |
