The all-new SFW "Wanna post something but can't find a thread" thread.

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

Hello, my favourite thread on Hijack used to be the Wanna post something but can't find a thread thread, but it now has a large amount of full-on p0rn gifs that means I (and a lot of others) can't open it at work.

So, I'm starting a new one... hopefully the p0rn can stay in the other one, and we can post nice things in here to get us through the tedium of the office

I'm not starting on anything particularly strong, but I saw this today and I liked it

[Epico (aka Ferryman)]

 

[Android Lloyd Webber]

I am pleased.

[Epico (aka Ferryman)]

Sorry if repost - but this is pretty cool!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/3seTlvQtIgc?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/3seTlvQtIgc?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US</a>

[Pippin-Drill]

Since getting over my arachnophobia, I have a new respect for spiders, love this blog; funny but a bit sad.

http://runt-of-the-web.com/the-sad-world-of-the-misunderstood-house-spider

[bloke]

[Epico (aka Ferryman)]

Aphex Twin easter egg. Play 'Equation' through a Spectrograph for a little surprise.

Skip to 5:28 if you want to see it right away 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/u-KMFxzA_Lk?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/u-KMFxzA_Lk?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US</a>

[tomgrant(headrush)]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2011/nov/16/iced-tennis-british-pathe-video

wiff-waff on ice 

[tko]

Saw this on facegash earlier,. I think it may be nearly as old as the internet itself but is quite interesting....

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.

A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk.

A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist.

Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the top musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written,with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.

Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.

The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour: Do we perceive beauty?

Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

Yay!

[Epico (aka Ferryman)]

Saw this on facegash earlier,. I think it may be nearly as old as the internet itself but is quite interesting....

That's amazing.

[Das butcher a.k.a djdreamphish]

Hello, my favourite thread on Hijack used to be the Wanna post something but can't find a thread thread, but it now has a large amount of full-on p0rn gifs that means I (and a lot of others) can't open it at work.

So, I'm starting a new one... hopefully the p0rn can stay in the other one, and we can post nice things in here to get us through the tedium of the office

I'm not starting on anything particularly strong, but I saw this today and I liked it

good ideal   

[Das butcher a.k.a djdreamphish]

um um

[nevermind]

Saw this on facegash earlier,. I think it may be nearly as old as the internet itself but is quite interesting....

That's amazing.

 

[Bazooka Joe]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/cf9ch_4im-c" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/cf9ch_4im-c</a>

[Hooty]

Great thread. Any post that is remotely risque gets deleted immediately so we can all continue to enjoy the thread.

[Epico (aka Ferryman)]

 

I  Japan............... 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/kjWr-pAAT_4?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/kjWr-pAAT_4?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US</a>

[jonesmrjones]

Just commenting so i can get replies.

[The_Daddy]

The question on my mind is "What the fuck is going on in Ferryman's sig"   

[Spalding]

Aphex Twin easter egg. Play 'Equation' through a Spectrograph for a little surprise.

Skip to 5:28 if you want to see it right away 

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/u-KMFxzA_Lk?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/u-KMFxzA_Lk?version=3&amp;amp;hl=en_US</a>

this has reminded me, was listening to an old warp compilation cd the other day, a tune had a very odd combination of high and low frequencies that made my ear drums feel like taking off / landing in an aeroplane and somewhat queasy!  can't remember which tune but i'll see if i can find it again.

[Spalding]

lfo freeze labradford remix

not sure if its supposed to sound like that or something went wrong when i ripped it from cd to mp3?

gah it feels like my sinuses are expanding!

*edit* preview here http://www.last.fm/music/LFO/_/Freeze+%28Labradford+remix%29 safe for work but not safe for your ears!?

[Hooner]

The question on my mind is "What the fuck is going on in Ferryman's sig"   

Same.

It's fucking brilliant, whatever it is 

[TimesAreTreacherous]

“A couple of months ago my friend’s cousin (a single mother) had gotten a new cellphone. After a long day of work she placed her phone down on the counter and started watching TV when her son came to her and asked if he could play with her new phone. She told him to not call anyone or mess with text messages and he agreed to do so. At around 11:20 pm when she was getting tired, she decided to tuck her son in and go to bed herself. She proceeded to his room to see that he wasn’t there. She went to her room to find him sleeping on her bed with the phone in his hand. Browsing through her phone, she noticed only minor changes such as a new background, banner, etc. and headed towards the picture section. She began deleting the pictures she took when she came across the last one. When she first saw it, she couldn’t believe it. It was her son, sleeping on her bed but it was as if the picture was taken by someone else above him. It shows the left half of what seems to be an elderly woman’s face.”

[plodocus]

“A couple of months ago my friend’s cousin (a single mother) had gotten a new cellphone. After a long day of work she placed her phone down on the counter and started watching TV when her son came to her and asked if he could play with her new phone. She told him to not call anyone or mess with text messages and he agreed to do so. At around 11:20 pm when she was getting tired, she decided to tuck her son in and go to bed herself. She proceeded to his room to see that he wasn’t there. She went to her room to find him sleeping on her bed with the phone in his hand. Browsing through her phone, she noticed only minor changes such as a new background, banner, etc. and headed towards the picture section. She began deleting the pictures she took when she came across the last one. When she first saw it, she couldn’t believe it. It was her son, sleeping on her bed but it was as if the picture was taken by someone else above him. It shows the left half of what seems to be an elderly woman’s face.”

If all this 'paranormal' stuff was real it would just be called 'normal' stuff.

[Epico (aka Ferryman)]

The question on my mind is "What the fuck is going on in Ferryman's sig"   

Same.

It's fucking brilliant, whatever it is 

I have absolutely no idea. I saw it and it was one of those 'gotta steal that!' moments 

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2011/nov/16/iced-tennis-british-pathe-video

wiff-waff on ice 

The best thing about this for me is the fact that it's cold enough that they are playing on solid ice, and they're playing a sport but the men are still wearing three pieced tweed suits and no scarves, hats, coats etc; with the ladies in a below knee length skirt.
Style > Practicality.

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

I've seen this before, I may have even posted it myself before, but's still awesome... and not far from here!

http://www.retronaut.co/2011/04/cold-war-city/

ABANDONED ‘COLD WAR CITY’

“In Wiltshire, England, 120ft below the surface, lies Burlington, aka Cold War City – the 35 acre subterranean complex built in the 1950s to house the Conservative prime minister Harold Macmillan’s cabinet and 4,000 civil servants in the event of a Soviet nuclear attack

“It was equipped with the second largest telephone exchange in Britain and a BBC studio from where the prime minister could make broadcasts to what remained of the nation. A system of underground power stations would have provided electricity to the 100,000 lamps that lit its streets and guided the way to a pub modelled on the Red Lion in Whitehall.

“A spur railway was built inside a tunnel on the main London to Bristol line, linking it to the bunker. It was meant as an escape route for the royal family to flee London in the event of an attack.

“The bunker’s very existence was meant to be top secret until it was decommissioned in 2004.  Inside, it is like stepping back 50 years. Hundreds of swivel chairs delivered in 1959 are still unpacked. There are boxes of government-issue glass ashtrays, lavatory brushes and civil service tea sets. Pictures of the Queen, Princess Margaret and Grace Kelly are pinned to the walls.”

- The Times

[Evs]

<a href="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17909042&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=0&amp;amp;show_byline=0&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=00adef&amp;amp;fullscreen=1&amp;amp;autoplay=0&amp;amp;loop=0" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=17909042&amp;amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;amp;show_title=0&amp;amp;show_byline=0&amp;amp;show_portrait=0&amp;amp;color=00adef&amp;amp;fullscreen=1&amp;amp;autoplay=0&amp;amp;loop=0</a>

[Hooner]

^ I love shit like that Nonny...more please

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

^ I love shit like that Nonny...more please

http://www.retronaut.co/2010/10/paris-flat-unopened-for-70-years/

“Mrs de Florian never returned to her Paris flat after the war and died at the age of 91 in 2010. Behind the door, under a thick layer of dust lay a treasure trove of turn-of-the-century objects including a painting by the 19th century Italian artist Giovanni Boldini.

“Entering the untouched, cobweb-filled flat in Paris’ 9th arrondissement, one expert said it was like stumbling into the castle of Sleeping Beauty, where time had stood still since 1900.”

- Daily Telegraph

[Evs]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/dm7yAWpX1Mc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/dm7yAWpX1Mc</a>

[Bazooka Joe]

I've always wanted to 'explore' the Bedminster Sub-control room, looks well cool

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/bedminster_sub_control/index.html

[Hooner]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/dm7yAWpX1Mc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/dm7yAWpX1Mc</a>

Double dream hands!!!


Definitely a new routine for the Bass Honeys!

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

I've always wanted to 'explore' the Bedminster Sub-control room, looks well cool

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/bedminster_sub_control/index.html

Nice!

There are quite a few cool, abandoned places in the area... I want to go to Blobbyland!



once...

[Trufflehunter]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/largepig/sets/72157608806203392/with/3019037604/

this place is round the corner from my mums

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/largepig/sets/72157608806203392/with/3019037604/

this place is round the corner from my mums

That place looks wicked, there's an old Pier at Weston... it's called Birnbeck Pier. It sits on it's own island and has been closed for years - though the RNLI still use it as a base. I'd love to have a look around that place too.











http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=65596

[Bazooka Joe]

The other sub-control room in Bristol is in Brislington... Again, it's on my hit list

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/brislington/

[Bill Price]

The other sub-control room in Bristol is in Brislington... Again, it's on my hit list

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/brislington/

I used to walk past that every day on my way to school.

[Evs]

The other sub-control room in Bristol is in Brislington... Again, it's on my hit list

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/brislington/

I believe they knocked that one down if it's the one right behind my work.

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

http://www.sciencedump.com/content/crazy-weird-laser-0

 

[Bill Price]

The other sub-control room in Bristol is in Brislington... Again, it's on my hit list

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/b/brislington/

I believe they knocked that one down if it's the one right behind my work.

Yeah I thought it was gone, but haven't been around there in years.

[JDO]

http://www.sciencedump.com/content/crazy-weird-laser-0

 

Wicked!

Think this i a repost but it lovely
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/518XP8prwZo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/518XP8prwZo</a>

[Zat0ichi]

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/h7QFRXc0R8M" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/h7QFRXc0R8M</a>

[simba]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/video/2012/feb/03/tokyo-cat-cafe-video

A cat for the day!

[Bill Price]

Thread needs more Phil...
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/35K6vQRt67g&amp;feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/35K6vQRt67g&amp;feature=related</a>

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

Some of these pictures make my legs go funny, even when I'm sitting down!

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/01/construction-of-the-golden-gate-bridge-1933-1937/

[Trufflehunter]

Some of these pictures make my legs go funny, even when I'm sitting down!

http://www.retronaut.co/2012/01/construction-of-the-golden-gate-bridge-1933-1937/

holy fuck sticks that guy in the top one has balls

[Bill Price]

Secretly when a woman say "legs go funny" they mean their fanny quivers.

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]

Secretly when a woman say "legs go funny" they mean their fanny quivers.

Thank you, I was unaware that my fanny was actually in both of my calf muscles.

[The Lady Nonny Wrongford]