Abdul's official "The past is a foreign country" thread.

ed · Post by ed » Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:01 pm

Hotarubi wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:09 am Just as point of interest or nostalgia. Concorde used to fly very low over our suburb when I was a kid.

Everytime you heard that distinctive roar everyone would stop and look up. Kids, Adults, Everyone.

Such a beautiful bird.

I flew it once. It's interesting, the older you get the fewer things there are to to "the first time". This was one that was memorable. When the after burners kicked in it left an impression. Funny ... my wife was not paying attention to the pilot who explained what would happen when we went super sonic. When it occurred she thought that there was something VERY wrong and panicked.

The Joker · Post by **The Joker** » Mon Nov 23, 2020 1:08 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:34 am

Sex Pistols in Sweden.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:20 pm

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:21 pm

NSFW:

ed · Post by ed » Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:44 pm

Hubba hubba

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:13 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:49 pm

↑ Yes. Notice the apparatus to avoid head movements during the long exposure.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 1:04 am

Menu

Bloody Mary Cocktails

Pol Roger Champagne

Johnny Walker Black Label Whisky

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Ash-e-Jow (Persian barley soup)

Poached salmon trout with beluga caviar garnish

Roast turkey with roast potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Persian saffron ice cream

Cheese souffle

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1936 Maison Louis Jadot Chablis

1934 Domaine Laurent Combier Crouzes-Hermitage

Graham’s Vintage Character Port

https://inews.co.uk/news/long-reads/pas ... elt-106746

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:59 am

I wonder what was for dinner in the gulags that night.

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:05 am

robinson · Post by **robinson** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 2:54 pm

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11 ... ended.html

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:37 pm

View of The Manhattan Bridge Under Construction from Washington Street Brooklin/New York - February 21, 1908

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Thu Nov 26, 2020 11:40 pm

Abdul Alhazred wrote: ↑Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:54 pm Got a linky poo so we can see more?

https://asliceofbrooklyn.com/7-things-y ... an-bridge/
https://www.history.com/news/10-things- ... lyn-bridge
More colorized stuff
https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7036032 ... 384!8i8192

(5:22 mark, but worth a full watch)

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Fri Nov 27, 2020 1:30 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:37 am

More.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 1:59 pm

robinson · Post by **robinson** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 2:32 pm

The MK 102 is fucking awesome

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:17 pm

72 Highlanders, Crimean War, 1850s.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:37 am

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 7:55 pm

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 9:26 pm

boiler explosion?

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:41 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Tue Dec 01, 2020 11:31 pm

Pocket shopping list.

Rob Lister · Post by **Rob Lister** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:10 am

It took me three tries to think of something that wasn't on the list. Mayonnaise.

shemp · Post by **shemp** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:55 pm

Why is there no organic kale kombucha?

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:41 pm

Link: https://twitter.com/RealTimeWWII/status/1334245300786049024

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:55 pm

Rob Lister wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:10 am It took me three tries to think of something that wasn't on the list. Mayonnaise.

It's from a time when people were still able to whip up some mayonnaise (originally "mahonnaise", I read) instead of buying industrial grease emulsified with synthetic lecithin.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Wed Dec 02, 2020 11:56 pm

Some Redditor's granny:

Kodachrome, 1949.

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:36 am

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:33 pm

robinson · Post by **robinson** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:01 am

Cocaine was the magic ingredient in Coca Cola

robinson · Post by **robinson** » Sat Dec 05, 2020 2:02 am

Meth was available over the counter until 1964

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:32 am

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 3:43 pm

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Sun Dec 06, 2020 6:07 pm

Witness · Post by **Witness** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 2:01 am

October 1887 – March 1889.

Pyrrho · Post by **Pyrrho** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 7:57 pm

Not colorized. Originals are in color; these have been color-adjusted.

Link: https://twitter.com/StuartHumphryes/status/1336027047836192776

Grammatron · Post by **Grammatron** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 8:35 pm

Incredible.

Fid · Post by **Fid** » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:34 pm

Witness wrote: ↑Mon Dec 07, 2020 2:01 am

October 1887 – March 1889.

What was once deemed an eyesore has become the de facto symbol of a nation.