Bad Bungle
Tutti but not Frutti.
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" desolation row " is considered bob dylan's 6th greatest song say's american songwriter magazine . on june 15th , 1920 residents of duluth minnesota lynched three african - american circus workers ( this is the lynching dylan refers too ) https://wikimedia.org/wiki/file:duluth-lynching-postcard.jpg , not above photo . heres an article https:www.cvltnation.com/nsfw-american-terrorism-lynching-postcards/ on a " picker " who talks about his collection of lynching postcards . i myself find the postcards appalling & disturbing , although i realize that they are a sad part of american history"They're selling postcards of the hanging..." - the opening lines of Bob Dylan's "Desolation Row"
And disturbingly real.
.....................looks over shoulder for ban-hammer.
Not exactly on the topic of big sellers, but that reminded me of a programme about photography I was watching recently (BBC4?) - that (possibly) because arranging the composition of a painting was standard, then early photographers documenting the American civil war thought it'd be fine to arrange the composition of their photographs. I.e. dragging bodies about the battlefield until they looked suitable. One assumes that's not terribly approved of now.There was good money to be made photographing dead outlaws back in the 1800s
http://thesolopreneurlife.com/a-macabre-niche-from-the-1800s-photos-of-dead-outlaws/
dragging bodies about the battlefield until they looked suitable. One assumes that's not terribly approved of now.
I wonder, though, what the true intention of the people who created these things was. When I visited Auschwitz circa 1980, I was surprised to find that picture postcards of the camp were available at the museum and in town. They were not intended to celebrate the death camp, but merely to document it. (See the very first posts in this thread for similar items.)
KFC Scented Fire Logs at Walmart. You too can make your home smell like Grease Deep Fried in more Grease!
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https://people.com/food/kfcs-fried-chicken-scented-firelogs-at-walmart-for-the-holidays/
Hope those logs have clear warnings on them - "NOT FOOD. DO NOT EAT."
Because someone will try.
It won't burn. It's indestructible. If you just left it, it'd still look OK after a millennium has gone by.Why buy the logs? Can't you just burn the KFC?
Well, yes, sort of.Hope those logs have clear warnings on them - "NOT FOOD. DO NOT EAT."
Because someone will try.
Well, yes, sort of.
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KFC logs - I'm lovin' it...KFC Scented Fire Logs at Walmart. You too can make your home smell like Grease Deep Fried in more Grease!
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https://people.com/food/kfcs-fried-chicken-scented-firelogs-at-walmart-for-the-holidays/
Probably: May The Curse Of Allah Be Upon You! Let Your Progeny (and their dolls) Have The Heads Of Monkeys!
On the vaguely islamic theme, anyone else recall the fuss from 10 or so years ago about some clothing stores selling Arafat/Hamas-style keffeyahs under the cringingly ironic name "peace scarf"?
I think here in the UK, Primark sold them for a while, with their marketing aimed primarily at youngsters. The press soon dubbed them "terrorist chic for kids" and the retailers initially renamed them to "Euro scarves" and then pulled them completely.
Urban Outfitters - the "Anti-War Woven Scarf"
I know someone who happily wore a keffeyah because they're warm and versatile. No political or fashion statement or anything, they just keep out the Swedish cold.
KFC Scented Fire Logs at Walmart. You too can make your home smell like Grease Deep Fried in more Grease!
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https://people.com/food/kfcs-fried-chicken-scented-firelogs-at-walmart-for-the-holidays/
Yeah, keeps you warm but doesn't make you sweat
I remember wearing one to work though and got this reaction:
Wit1: Here's Yasser Arafat.
Wit2: More like Mrs Arafat.