One of the steam trains at the Utrecht Railway museum

A model at the Utrecht Railway Museum of a 1960’s high speed train concept driven by a propeller at the back

I enjoyed the Utrecht Railway museum - big trains and fascinating propeller driven model trains too

No Abbey, it means you have the right to expect human to make a batch of 100% Good for Abbey biscuits as well, as a restorative after fetch. 😀

I wonder if the historical privatisation roots of fire service, where the first crew to arrive got the job and were paid led to lots of small stations?

Photo of a 3 wheeler car from the ‘70s known as the Bond Bug. Wedge shaped two seater with single central wheel at the front. Roof included but no need for doors! Resplendent in “this is the ‘70s” bright orange

The UK version - the Bond Bug. Hey, 4 wheels is extravagance…

Emerson was my first F1 hero, after I was lucky enough to see the 1972 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch as a kid. His switch made me a McLaren fan from ‘74 on.

The Kitchen Sisters Present During the Depression, those horrible years after 1929, the Appalachians were hit hard. Coal mines were being shut down. Many people were living in dire poverty with no hope. In 1936, as part of Frank...

Thank you. There is also an excellent podcast on this from The Kitchen Sisters (also included in Ep 354 of 99% Invisible)

play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

A transcript of an exchange between F1 driver Charles Lelerc and his race engineer during the 2025 Australian Grand Prix (run in heavy rain): Leclerc: Is there a leakage? Engineer: A leakage of what? L: I have the seat full of water! Like, full of water! E: Must be the water L: Let’s add that to words of wisdom

I wonder if he has a F1 race engineer as a relative…
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I’m a fan of both your silent movie and frog content. Please continue with your educational, entertaining and wonderfully idiosyncratic posts.

Black & White photo of scene from the Film Bringing Up Baby. Cary Grant in police jail cell holding on to the bars and slightly looking up at Katharine Hepburn. She had back to bars, looking over her right shoulder at him while holding a cigarette in her right hand. She’s acting out as a “Gangster’s Moll” spinning a wild story to the local police sheriff, successfully getting Grant released from jail (with the help of “Baby”, a leopard that Hepburn’s explorer brother has sent to her as a gift). Grant & Hepburn at the comic brilliant best. Who knew the importance of an Intercostal Clavicle! 😀

Oh yes indeed, especially this Katharine Hepburn…

As my wife will testify, l’m a true believer at Church of Sausage 😀

Well done, perfect response

Do anything at all
Regardless of the weather
A sausage would help

Never a weakness to feel something. Vive La Resistance!

E.B. White's Letter to Someone Who Lost Faith in Humanity "Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day."

Because it is your version of E.B. White’s “Wind The Clock” and helps us all stay a little more sane… fs.blog/eb-white-hum...

Yep, Poles of the Planet Unite, to fight the good fight 😀

YouTube video by demonflyingfox Greenland Defense Front - The Hungry Giant (Official Music Video)

From this brilliant video by Hungry Giant… youtu.be/hS0wFiWpU4U?...

Abbey practising her “Tele-cake-nesis”?

It isn’t but, heh, who’s being pedantic 😀

Abbey checking that the track meets minimum width requirements 😀

Absolutely go and see this amazing and eye opening exhibition before it closes on the 18th. My favourite was the disappearing and reappearing of Gibraltar depending on perceived threat level of Spain.

So the reincarnation of the Dutch East India company then…

Always use the mic! Also, I know people who are deaf. They use live captioning on their phones and iPads, which works brilliantly if speakers use the mics and not at all otherwise. BTW, I have a loud voice but the mic is my friend.

Completely agree. The best thing I’ve read in over a decade.

Piastri did brilliantly this season. Assuming he gets a decent car in the new 26 regs he’ll be a contender next year. But the notion that driver development is a linear graph is fanciful and risks setting ridiculously high expectations for him. Just enjoy his skill and him be (same for Nando too)

YouTube video by TheSciFiSheriff Tim Vine- Deep Song

Much more than you think. Replace “deep” with “tea” in the Deep Song by Tim Vine youtu.be/PaZiutfXP4g?...

Yeah AND, according to crime dramas they have an inbuilt compass so they can instantly know they need backup to intercept their 180 lb suspect at the North West stairwell, or whatever 🤔

Aha! I finally understand what “day bed” really means - you are in it all day! Thank you, Abbey 😀

Computer Gaming Billionaire dies during routine operation, his will declares his mind is to be uploaded to nascent digital afterlife in retelling of bible creation story. System grows, everyone who dies joins, data centres powering it heat the planet too much so are put in orbit

Cover of Neal Stephenson sci-fi novel “Fall or, Dodge in Hell” about a full 3D metaverse as combination heaven and hell

This is a key plot point in a Neal Stephenson book

A painting from 1927 by Tamara Lempicka called “The Orange Scarf”. Portrait of two women in Art Deco style, the one on the left has her head turned to look at the one on the right who is wearing a flowing orange scarf tied around her neck. Overall orange palette of colours.

Reminded me of “The Orange Scarf” by Tamara Lempicka