The random picture thread

Methuselah · November 18, 2020

dublinbluenose said:
The moon and Jupiter from my landing

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Isn't that Venus?

Nobby Nobbs · November 18, 2020

Cels said:
The last photograph taken of Muhammad Ali.

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Even though it's sad to see the great man looking the way he does in this picture because he was a superb physical specimen of a human being, but even in this picture he has a look of peace ,serenity and grace, my all time favourite sportsperson.

Cels · November 21, 2020

But can he play RB?

Frank Lentini - Owner of 3 legs, 4 feet, 16 toes, and 2 functioning sets of genitals.

Lentini was actually a conjoined twin. However, in utero, Lentini's body partially absorbed that of his twin, who was connected to Lentini at his spine. The twin had its own pelvis bone, rudimentary male genitalia, and a fully formed leg.

The extra leg, which was 36" long, protruded from Lentini's right side and also included a foot attached to the knee (so he technically had four feet). Lentini's other legs were 39" and 38" long. Lentini had 16 toes and. notably, two functioning penises.

Cels · November 21, 2020

Edith Frank with newly born Anne Frank in the Maingau Red Cross Clinic, Frankfurt - 12th June 1929.

Cels · November 21, 2020

A Japanese plane is shot down during the Battle of Saipan - 1944

arch stanton · November 21, 2020

Cels said:
But can he play RB?

Frank Lentini - Owner of 3 legs, 4 feet, 16 toes, and 2 functioning sets of genitals.

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Lentini was actually a conjoined twin. However, in utero, Lentini's body partially absorbed that of his twin, who was connected to Lentini at his spine. The twin had its own pelvis bone, rudimentary male genitalia, and a fully formed leg.

The extra leg, which was 36" long, protruded from Lentini's right side and also included a foot attached to the knee (so he technically had four feet). Lentini's other legs were 39" and 38" long. Lentini had 16 toes and. notably, two functioning penises.

Clothes shopping must've been a bit of a chore,

arch stanton · November 21, 2020

summerisle said:
Allied soldiers in a brothel, Southern France, 1944.

how much for the pair?

Kurt. · November 21, 2020

arch stanton said:
Clothes shopping must've been a bit of a chore,

would cost an arm and a leg and a leg too

Spadge Vernacular · November 21, 2020

It is a crime that this was pulled down. Short-sightedness in the extreme.

Cels · November 22, 2020

Some of the things I miss with modern-day football are mad incidents like this one. By the way, note the day the game was being played.

Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Sam Bartram in the heavy fog against Chelsea - 25th Dec 1937

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Sam Bartram was involved in a well-reported incident when thick fog closed in on a game he was playing against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge:

"Soon after the kick-off," he wrote in his autobiography, "fog began to thicken rapidly at the far end, travelling past Vic Woodley in the Chelsea goal and rolling steadily towards me. The referee stopped the game, and then, as visibility became clearer, restarted it. We were on top at this time, and I saw fewer and fewer figures as we attacked steadily."

The game went unusually silent but Sam remained at his post, peering into the thickening fog from the edge of the penalty area and wondering why the play was not coming his way. "After a long time," he wrote, a figure loomed out of the curtain of fog in front of me. It was a policeman, and he gaped at me incredulously. "What on earth are you doing here?" he gasped. "The game was stopped a quarter of an hour ago. The field's completely empty".

Cels · November 22, 2020

Inventor J. A. Purves drives his Dynasphere spherical car (aka Jumbo),
an automobile shaped like a giant radial tyre - Sept 1932

Cels · November 22, 2020

Spectators watch a horse diving act - 4 July 1905

Methuselah · November 22, 2020

Cels said:
Some of the things I miss with modern-day football are mad incidents like this one. By the way, note the day the game was being played.

Charlton Athletic goalkeeper Sam Bartram in the heavy fog against Chelsea - 25th Dec 1937

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Sam Bartram was involved in a well-reported incident when thick fog closed in on a game he was playing against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge:

"Soon after the kick-off," he wrote in his autobiography, "fog began to thicken rapidly at the far end, travelling past Vic Woodley in the Chelsea goal and rolling steadily towards me. The referee stopped the game, and then, as visibility became clearer, restarted it. We were on top at this time, and I saw fewer and fewer figures as we attacked steadily."

The game went unusually silent but Sam remained at his post, peering into the thickening fog from the edge of the penalty area and wondering why the play was not coming his way. "After a long time," he wrote, a figure loomed out of the curtain of fog in front of me. It was a policeman, and he gaped at me incredulously. "What on earth are you doing here?" he gasped. "The game was stopped a quarter of an hour ago. The field's completely empty".

The best goalkeeping display I ever saw was by Sam Bartram. It was at Goodison Park against Charlton Athletic. Everton were so much on top that it was like 'shots in'. Bartram saved everything, including three consecutive saves from shots from the edge of the six yard box. Then Dugdale scored an own goal and we lost 1 - 0. The next time I saw Bartram was when he was manager of York City who invited me for trials. Must have thought I was crap as I never heard from them again.