Game Changer

Last week I had a Webinar on "Digital images - theory and practice" and the lecturer mentioned that Banksy once put one of his murals up at Musée du Louvre and it took weeks till someone noticed it hung there illegal!

 

Which reminded me I still have pics from my visit to his exhibition in Hanover and haven´t shown them all so here is  the Game Changer.

 

Wiki explains, "The artwork depicts a child playing with a toy nurse, having selected the toy over superheroes Batman and Spider-Man, and was unveiled during the COVID-19 pandemic."  It was donated to the Southampton General Hospital in Southern England. 

 

Yah, remember?

 

 A silent reminder...

 

This is for Sami´s COLOURFULWORLD Monday Murals.

 

The series: 

"Things that are misrepresented in films

 

 

You can simply walk away from an explosion without being knocked over 

Casually walking away from an explosion is defying the laws of physics. Impossible!

Henry 🦁

 Have a gamey Monday!

See You "Soon"

 

In February 2024 the new manager, Skye, handed us over these hats.

I got a big hug from her and Rosemary when we left for good and when I asked for our cabin again last week, referring to her and especially Rosemary, saying we are guests since 1999 - for in case they have new managers again...

See, last time I wanted to book for January 2024 I got as answer: 2 weeks max.

Rosemary stepped in, saying she knows us, we are trustworthy and the new management should grant us 6 weeks.

 

I needed to do a  down payment, which had to go again via Monday Mural host and friend Sami cause they don´t have an international bank number.

 

I got as answer the next day (they are 6  hours ahead of us):

 

"Good morning Iris and Ingo,
I have booked you in and emailed a confirmation 😊 

We can’t wait to see you again."

 

And.... down payment: $0!

 

Perth, come end of January: We´re on our way!

I hope these pressies NOT to meet!

And yes. It HAS to be #79!!!

Last time I saw this on TV:

You do know this great guy, right?

 

How he swings his hips!!!!

We just missed him!!! We left on March 5th... he was there March 20th. Buhuuuu.

 

 

Yes, in beautiful Kings Park!!!

Who knows whom we miss next time. 

At least we, or I, will hit Sculptures by the sea again!

And hopefully meet our friends!

The series: 

"Things that are misrepresented in films

 

Chloroform causes instant unconsciousness 

A rag soaked in chloroform on the face is a pretty handy way to quickly incapacitate a character. But even if it does stun you, it actually takes a good two to five minutes for the effect to take hold."

Henry 🦁

We´ll pop by next year, Henry!

 

Back In The Day

 

Can you believe I visited in April? It´s end of June!!!

 

 

This is for...

Eileen.

 

The series: 

"Things that are misrepresented in films

 

 

Contractions only last a few minutes

 

Forget everything you thought you knew about childbirth. In movies, it only takes a few minutes between the water breaking and the baby being born.

Henry 🦁

 Have a crittery Saturday!

 

FFO, Smiles And AI

 

.... gives grumpy advice and is to join Nicole´s FFO and Gillena.

And also with her, thank you, Nicole for the link:

And for Annie´s Smiles, awww.... 

 Also this made me smile:

 

Now for some funnies...

So true...

Pressie from Ingo. Darn, this is complicated and difficult!!!

 The series: 

"Things that are misrepresented in films

 Stolen clothes always fit

The best way to conceal your identity is to steal your enemy's clothes. That may be true, but in reality, they rarely fit the same size.

Henry 🦁 

 Have a great Friday!

 

Was I Lucky

I just watched a YouTube-docu on Verschickungskinder (docu-link - German), "Children Sent Away".

My doc sent me claiming I was too small and thin. I remember the room where we ate and the one we slept in, that I got no Birthday-pressie from my parents (on the homes´ demand) and when back in Hanover was the only kid remaining, as my parent´s new car´d broken down.

Bad. Bad?

In this docu they interviewed former children sent away, it was horrible.

In some of those "homes" children were given this:

 

 

You know likely the Thalidomide scandal... Children aged 2 - 12 were given an adult double dose daily  over their stay, other meds were "tested" by injections with brutal force...

 

 One man remembers you could hear each and every child scream in pain... outside!

Here is more pain-methods:

You peed your underwear (like the kid above me back then) - they had to wash their clothes  themselves.

You misbehaved? Water and bread only, no participating in games, got locked up in a dark chamber, had to wear a humiliating sign around your neck with what your "crime" was, got spanked ....

One man remembers he had to eat blood sausage, which he hated. They forced him to. 

He had to vomit. He had to eat the vomit.

Sexual assaults were common, too.

They were called liars when they told their parents - if they were able to, some just came back broken. Suffer still.

Some of the carers were former Nazis.

This went on till the 1980´s - I was there 1977, in a "good" home.

9 Months later my Brother was born, hmmm, go figure ;-)

Boy, was I lucky!!! The only punishment being "forced" to stand in line for the skinny ones getting fat butter and jam on my bread which I traded with a boy who was to loose weight.

They let us sit where and with whom we wanted!

Other I remember walks in the icy-cold weather by the beautiful ocean.

No worries with those glovies.

The series: 

"Things that are misrepresented in films

 Humans only use a small part of their brain

Films like the thriller "Limitless" (2011) starring Bradley Cooper and "Lucy" (2014) are based
on the idea that humans only use a small part of their brain. Thanks to advanced brain 
imaging, however, we now know that this is a myth.

Henry 🦁 

 Yes, I was shocked...

Get Undressed First

 

Today I have some different signs for you. Many of them existed:

 

 

When Ingo years ago happily explained he has half a Broiler for dinner for us, I had absolutely no clue.

Do you know? In case neither, either, let me show you an ad:

 

 

 

Let me show you how it goes:

 

 

This is humor in the East of Germany...

 

We in the West simply called it "Fried Chicken", but these days I hear the word "Broiler" more often!

Ingo had relatives in GDR whom they visited from time to time, so he knew a bit of life and slang from over there.

This is for Tom´s Signs2. 

The new series: 

"Things that are misrepresented in films

 Snake venom can be sucked from the bite

The cutting and sucking method increases the risk of infection, and the venom can enter
your bloodstream. Instead, call emergency services."

Henry 🦁 

 Guess you guys should go for raw...

The odd thing was that the same food was named different in East and West Germany...