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Best of Winter - or, Grandfather Frost is bored! (◕‿-)

nobody@ipernity.com (Dida From Augsburg) — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 07:43:53 +0000

DSCN0495 Oxford Bus Company CF57 OXF (and Stagecoach 33653) ), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro

nobody@ipernity.com (David Slater (Spoddendale)) — Thu, 29 May 2014 08:45:46 +0000

Tuesday 30 April 2013 (1410) – Oxford Bus Company (The City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd) 862 (CF57 OXF), a Mercedes-Benz Citaro new in January 2008, seen in St. Aldate’s. Rear end messages, mainly environmental, are carried by most of the OBC single deckers. In front is Stagecoach in Oxfordshire (Thames Transit Ltd) 33653 (R153 CRW), an Alexander bodied Dennis Dart new as Midland Red South 153 in June 1998 with a fostering/adoption advert.

"A man of great"

nobody@ipernity.com (Adam *) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:10:46 +0000

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This poster of Saddam Hussein nearing the end of his life was a surprising find on the coastal road that runs to Kappad Beach in Kerala, India.

Free towel

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 20:14:09 +0000

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For people with no clothes.

Advertisement for the Princess Beatrix Neuromuscular diseases Fund

nobody@ipernity.com (Michiel 2005) — Wed, 11 Nov 2015 19:48:53 +0000

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Old Grand-Dad

nobody@ipernity.com (Smiley Derleth) — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 06:43:42 +0000

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An old bar/liquor store display figure. Just over a foot tall. I think it's papier maché with a layer of chalk over it, varnished and faux finished. Spotted this fellow at an auction several years back, and had to have him.

Hochzeitsreisen? Du sagtest doch, ... nur ein Wochenendausflug!!! - Honeymoons? Thought you said, ...only a weekend getaway!!! (◕‿-)

nobody@ipernity.com (Dida From Augsburg) — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 13:12:45 +0000

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Genug

nobody@ipernity.com (Roland) — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 19:53:15 +0000

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Germany

Kessler Blended Whiskey

nobody@ipernity.com (Smiley Derleth) — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:08:06 +0000

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This plaster figure was found at one of Louisville's last real thrift stores, around 20 years ago. This figure stood alone in a store window surrounded by items that were actually useful, or had once been. I couldn't resist asking how much they'd take for him. I held my breath. $10. I like this guy.

Shell detail

nobody@ipernity.com (Smiley Derleth) — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 06:42:45 +0000

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From Life magazine, January 9, 1956

Brechts Fußspuren - Brecht's footsteps: "Happy Birthday!"

nobody@ipernity.com (Dida From Augsburg) — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 06:59:09 +0000

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➽ Bertolt Brecht: Die meisten kennen ihn bzw. sein Werk, die wenigsten wissen, dass er am 10. Febr.1898 in Augsburg geboren wurde - daher möchte ich euch mit diesen 6 Fotos ein paar seiner Aufenthaltsorte/Spuren hier zeigen!
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➽ Bertolt Brecht, engl.: The most know him respectively his work, few people know that he was born on 10 Febr. 1898 in Augsburg - therefore, I want to show you with these 6 photos a few of his whereabouts/traces here!

My Wolfenstein Adventure

nobody@ipernity.com (Derelict) — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:44:51 +0000

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EB Games and Gamestop. We have them spread around Ottawa, Canada and there's some I don't mind going to and some that I prefer to avoid. The ones I do tend to still have the EB Games sign outside.

My favourite is EB Games Trainyards. They don't have the best selection but they seem to have the nicest, most up-beat staff among the stores. But recently I experienced some great customer service at the one on Innes Road in Orleans. Here's what happened:

I went there a couple weeks ago and picked up the new Wolfenstein game: the New Order. Brought it home and didn't get around to start playing it until just this week. I popped it in ready for an exciting time as I heard great things about it. It wasn't long (less than an hour) before I was thinking "THIS is the game people are saying is so great? It's not bad but so many been-there-done-that moments so early on." It didn't take me too much longer to realize that they didn't put the Wolfenstein: the New Order disc in the case, but the Wolfenstein game from 2009 that met much more mediocre reviews.

Well crap. Although I did find my receipt eventually, I called the store before I found it and explained the situation. I told them, if you have a New Order disc in your store with no case and a case for the 2009 game with no disc, that should confirm what I'm telling you. They quickly checked, and agreed that's what happened. They told me to come in and they'd switch the disc for me. I went in today and did the switch quickly. No need to complain, no need to ask for a manager, no paperwork to fill out, no need to tell 3 people my story to get what I felt was fair, and no hassle whatsoever.

Now that is exactly is what is supposed to happen. So why make mention of it? Because it's amazing when compared to other places that will make you jump through hoops because staff are afraid to take responsibility or because the company has ridiculous policies and protocols in place. EB Games / Gamestop doesn't always have the friendliest business model in practice, but this is an example of how the staff at a store can make the difference to the customer. In the end I didn't even care that the mistake was made in the first place, because it was handled so smoothly. This is an example of things done right.

Leaning on a Lamppost - 8 February 2015

nobody@ipernity.com (John Oram) — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 20:05:51 +0000

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Detail from above Frederick's restaurant, Camden Passage, Islington.

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Western Electric

nobody@ipernity.com (Smiley Derleth) — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:14:38 +0000

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From Life magazine, June 20, 1955

Köln - ...auf anderen Wegen...

nobody@ipernity.com (LotharW) — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 11:54:01 +0000

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Ik3yy728Y

Hier kocht der Chef, kommen sie trotzdem rein! - Here's cooking the chef, come in anyway! (◕‿-)

nobody@ipernity.com (Dida From Augsburg) — Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:27:12 +0000

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The Coke side of life!

nobody@ipernity.com (Dida From Augsburg) — Sun, 04 Jan 2015 09:34:16 +0000

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➽ The Coke side of life! ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♩ ♬
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➽ NOT The Sunday Challenge - vanishing point... that's a good and easy one..

Not As A Stranger

nobody@ipernity.com (Smiley Derleth) — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 00:22:56 +0000

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Not as a Stranger is a 1955 drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson. The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular, topping that year's list of bestselling novels in the United States.

The film was Kramer's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles, backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Charles Bickford, Lon Chaney, Jr., Harry Morgan, and Lee Marvin.

Initially a box office success, Not as a Stranger is obscure today...
--wikipedia

From Life magazine, June 20, 1955

Webcor

nobody@ipernity.com (Smiley Derleth) — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 06:26:23 +0000

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From Life magazine, Jan 14, 1957

Seeing red

nobody@ipernity.com (Adam *) — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 19:49:31 +0000

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A poster advertising some Socialist festival or meeting. It was directly opposite the main entrance to the extremely luxurious Taj Hotel on Willingdon Island