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Funniest/ Weirdest/ Ultra Brill Flags #2

On May 4, 2013 by Lazer Horse

My last post about flags caused some controversy so I just wanted to reconfirm my stance. I know that to some people flags are symbols of a racist slant or a banner to wave over...

Funniest/ Weirdest/ Ultra Brill Flags #1

On May 3, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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Yeah, I like flags. To some they’re symbols of misplaced national pride or a banner to wave over the down trodden. But we mustn’t blame the flag for that. It is the flag waver...

Modern Makeovers For Old Icons In TV Channel Marketing Wizadry

On May 3, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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These pictures came out today of old portraits flung kicking and puking in to the 21st Century. The TV channel ‘Yesterday‘ commissioned them to be made up by a computer whizz-box bloke and a history...

The Uniforms of the Saxon Army in 1811 - vulgar dicitionary

1811 – Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue – K&L

On April 30, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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Welcome one, welcome all, here we are once more journeying through Francis Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. Originally penned in 1811 to show the upper classes how the lower classes addressed each...

Raja Deen Dayal - 19th Century India - Bashir Nagh Palace

Amazing Rare Pictures From 19th Century India

On April 23, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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BBC News recently published this collection by 19th Century photographer Raja Deen Dyal (first picture below). In Punjabi his name looks like this: ਲਾਲਾ ਦੀਨ ਦਯਾਲ awesome, huh? He began his career in the 1870’s...

Turkmenistan’s Strange Dictator: Saparmurat Niyazov

On April 21, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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I’ve not been to Turkmenistan and I’ve never met anyone who has been there, but it sounds pretty bonkers. It’s the richest nation in Central Asia despite being about 80% desert, thanks to...

48 Of The Best Flags On Earth

On April 21, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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(Original image courtesy of Danilka’s Blog) Below is an exquisite collection of world flags. From Bahrain to Burundi, we examine some of the finest flags that planet earth has to offer. What’s your favourite...

1811 - 19th Century Boxers Topless Sketch

1811 – Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue – H

On April 20, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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Here’s installment number six in my labour of love: the slow and steady trawl through the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by the prolific Captain Grose. Grose was an English antiquary, draughtsman, and lexicographer and authored more than 15...

Rainbow Mountains: Danxia Formations In China

On April 18, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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The Danxia formations are situated around 600 miles west of Shanghai, in the Gansu province of China. They stretch for hundreds of miles and some of them are now UNESCO Geoparks, spared from development or over trampling. The Danxia formations are...

90’s Guide To The Internet

On April 18, 2013 by Lazer Horse

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I’ve just recently set this website up, and as such I have been wading throat deep through interwab demons and binary vomit. Numerous bouts of swearing have occurred, some with and some without the occasional tear....

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