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Right, time for the “new jocks please” moment of the day.
Do you lot remember this one? The series of pics of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, neatly rounded off with one creepy-as-f@ck gif of a gossamer curtain blowing in the wind?
If not, click “Abandoned psychiatric hospital images…” to check it out. And good luck with that whole sleeping thing.
But it’s not just that horror of horrors that qualifies for I-think-I-just-wet-myself status. No sirree. Plenty of things, once abandoned by the crowds and simply left to rot, become really quite eerie after nature beings to reclaim the place. Take a look at these four galleries over at Environmental Graffiti to see what I’m talking about:
10 Creepiest Abandoned Water Parks on Earth
Exploring the Decaying Chambers of Florence’s Abandoned Slaughterhouse
 Includes the abandoned Groote Schuur zoo site near Rhodes Memorial in Cape Town 7 Creepiest Abandoned Zoos on Earth
10 Most Incredible Abandoned Mental Asylums
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Jissis!
It really is ridiculously tiny, isn’t it? And I’ve got more bad news: everyone knows it too.
Dear Triumph
Gimme.
Regards
Stu
Triumph America. Vroom.
Right, before you ask…
Internet memes:
The term Internet meme (pronounced /ˈmiːm/, rhyming with “cream”) is used to describe a concept that spreads swiftly via the Internet. The content often consists of a saying or joke, a rumor, an altered or original image, a complete website, a video clip or animation, or an offbeat news story, among many other possibilities. In simple terms, an Internet meme is an inside joke, that a large number of Internet users are in on.
Source: Wikipedia
Now that we’ve cleared that up, how many can you spot?
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Originally seen on: theCHIVE
You lot have surely seen this ad by now, right? You know, the one with the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG racing through the tunnel, giving it the whole loop de loop bit? If not, I got your back. Check it:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bc43153Wlw
How AWESOME is that chorrie?
If still somewhat undecided… here’s a little more to get you stockpiling lottery tickets:
Starting price? R 2 425 000. Bargain!
Yes please!
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Images sourced from:
Mercedes-Benz.co.za
ZCars.com.au
Now this is what I call a pool! Clearly it beats the kak out of my overpaid vinyl splash-pool hastily erected at a precarious let’s-see-how-long-till-this-FAILs angle in my garden.
First up: the background info (for those of you who considers yourselves to be “readers”):
If you fancy a dip in this pool, you’ll need a head for heights – it’s 55 storeys up.
But swimming to the edge won’t be quite as risky as it looks. While the water in the infinity pool seems to end in a sheer drop, it actually spills into a catchment area where it is pumped back into the main pool. At three times the length of an Olympic pool and 650ft up, it is the largest outdoor pool in the world at that height.
It features in the impressive, boat-shaped ‘SkyPark’ perched atop the three towers that make up the world’s most expensive hotel, the £4billion Marina Bay Sands development in Singapore.
Fascinating. Here’s what all the fuss is about:
Ja, that’ll do.
Some folks need their heads read: apparently you can now treat yourself to sushi at a cost of $2,750. “Why so pricey?” I hear my local Ocean Basket branch whine. Well, good Sirs, it’s due mainly (okay, it’s due pretty much TOTALLY) to it being covered in gold and diamonds.
Take a look:
BornRich.org described it like this:
For those rich food fanatics who like to savor the most expensive foods and delicacies known to the man, next on the list is world’s most expensive sushi made by Filipino chef Angelito Araneta Jr. What makes this plate of sushi consisting of five pieces the most expensive is not the fish, but the garnishing in gold leaves and diamonds. The sushi is garnished with .20-carat African diamonds and wrapped with 24-karat gold leaves and is available in a restaurant in Manila for $2,750.
All I can say about this is: “Why? WTF is the point of covering your chow in gold and diamonds?” Pretentious knobs, the lot of ‘em!
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Source: BornRich.org. And while we’re on the subject take a look at their previous post titled: “Most expensive food items in the world“.
I’ll be sure to give this self-indulgent stuff the attention it deserves as I munch on my Marmite-on-toast I’m planning on feasting on tonight.
Jissis. Take a look at these pics of an abandoned mental asylum in New Jersey. That place would scare the kak outta you on a moonlit night.
The institution in question is a New Jersey State Hospital located in Morristown, NJ, USA, and was built in the 1870′s. Known as Greystone Psychiatric Hospital it’s probably safe to assume that the very next day it was considered by all who passed by to be ‘as scary as f@ck!’
Click the first of the below images to open up the rest of the gallery:
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These pics are taken from Forbidden Places. Head over for a look and to see even more pics of the place. There is also a detailed description of the tour these brave souls did in the building to snap these pictures, along with a video clip with the “New jocks please” caption: “The wind blowing the gossamer curtain in the operation room made for a ghostly sight.” Ya think?
How they ever managed to get out to tell their tale before the ghosts got them is anyone’s guess.
Now THIS is an impressive photo!
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Source: @imacza Space.com
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This post was originally titled “Shuttle launch as seen by skydivers…”, but I was mistaken: it’s a rocket launch, not a shuttle (hence the differing permalink on this post). Further details about, and explanation of, the above pic here.
Thanks to ‘eot’ for letting me know.
Another feel good animal-friendship story for this cold Monday morning…
Hound Dog and Orangutan Become Best Friends
Unlikely friends Surya the orangutan and Roscoe the hound dog were recently featured on National Geographic and the story of how these two animal pals met is now all over the internet. Get this: the orangutan was out for his daily elephant ride — OMG, jealous! — when he spotted “a worn-out old hound dog.” They ran right toward each other and hugged like long lost best friends.
Surya has learned to share his monkey biscuits with Roscoe and also to take him for a walk (which is actually more like a roll for the orangutan). The humans at the facility where Surya and Roscoe live are clearly pretty charmed by this animal pair. One of their keepers says, “Anything they can do together, I think they enjoy. Even if they just lay down together and hug.” Aww!
Source: urlesque
There is a YouTube clip of the two available on urlesque, the source of this post, but alas, National Geographic have blocked access to it outside of their main territories. Where those territories are and end evades me, but it does work in the USA. Or at least I assume so, or they wouldn’t have posted it, né?
Additionally, Sky News has a 12 photo slideshow of the pair. Go have a look.
Anyway… ag cute.
Images sourced from a previous urlesque post about these two.
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Another ‘ag moeder’ animal-friendship story:
The hippopotamus and the tortoise…
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