Jumbo Shrimp?

petepics

Sometimes I come across things that make me think, "George Carlin would love this!"

Skippy

petepics wrote:

Sometimes I come across things that make me think, "George Carlin would love this!"

Who's George Carlin and why would he love these shots

I like that Coast Guard building it looks like a little Submarine
.... Skippy
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petepics

Skippy wrote:

Who's George Carlin and why would he love these shots

I like that Coast Guard building it looks like a little Submarine
.... Skippy
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George Carlin is a comedian. Very popular through the 70' and 80's in the US. Some of his classic routines revolve around the inherent conflict in common phrases and situations. To wit: jumbo shrimp, military intelligence, etc. I thought "normal operations - significant risk of attack", "nap rates", and the Coast Guard housed in a railroad caboose were things he would run with. Sorry, I know, if you've got to explain the joke.....

Probably should have posted in Field and Street, if at all.

pathfinder

I love stuff like this.

I wonder if we need a humor thread for pics too:D:D

Spotted in New Mexico, not far from Taos




I have posted different versions of this previously - but this seems to work here - not a set up, but a real, found, shot



I wonder, what exactly, the DOT has in mind here????



We're not alone, Walker Evans loved signs too This is a great set of Walker Evan's images



I suspect NAP rates are not really for sleepers, but for working girls who use the rooms for their profession.

petepics

Thanks Pathfinder, I'm glad I'm not the only one. Maybe its a midwestern thing. If you knew the location of the hotel, you wouldn't 'suspect'. If I ever get around to the boxes of prints in my attic I'll share "The Beauty Cave", "Beppo's Burritos and Beepers", (remember when pagers were cutting edge?), and a 1990's shot of a real City of Chicago service truck emblazoned with "Emergency Blacksmith" on its side.

Bud1880

Ah, good ol' George Carlin. First thing that came to my mind was his 'weatherman' routine. "Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning."

And Pete, you're correct, he (George) would run with those shots. Great work and thanks for the laugh.

Bud

Awais Yaqub

Nice i liked them never heard of the the guy because i am bit new

ShutterMuse

They're funny and cute... guess you have to be an american to get the Carlin reference.

Reminds me we told my dad he was an oxymoron when he was in working Air Force intellegence.