Caller: “Operator, why can’t I speak to the zoo?”
Operator: “Because the lion is busy…”
The Old Wolf has spoken.
Yearly Archives: 2012
London in the 50’s
The “Horse & Groom” Pub, Windsor (Berkshire)
Harrod’s, 1958
By golly, they drove on the wrong side of the road back then, too.
The Old Wolf has spoken.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Huffington Post reports:
“Detroit police told groundskeeper John Chevilott that he did the right thing by turning in a loaded handgun he found while mowing lawns earlier this month. But his employers at the Wayne County Department of Public Services felt differently and fired him for violating department policies.”
A Facebook page and a Change.Org petition have been formed to support Chevilott, in addition to his local union filing a grievance on his behalf; he had been with the department for 23 years and was two years away from being eligible for retirement.
Apparently, the Wayne County government is under official scrutiny because of alleged corruption, and the probe is widening. FBI Special Agent in Charge Andrew Arena was quoted by a local news channel as saying, “I think in nearly 24 years in the FBI, I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything quite blossom like this, or this much information come to a head so quickly.”
One moral you could draw from this tale is that if you’re going to be a douchebag, don’t draw attention to yourself with obvious stupidity.
The Old Wolf has spoken.
21st Century Ambulance Chasers
Just received this spam in my inbox today:
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Thanks again,
Sarah Anderson
Communications Director
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MesotheliomaSymptoms.com, located at 255 S. Orange Avenue Suite 113, Orlando, Florida 32801.
Visiting the linked website, and instead of a valuable resource for people with mesothelioma (basically cancer caused by asbestos inhalation), what I discovered is a thinly-disguised site filled with clickbait terms and SEO content, but around every corner is a solicitation to consult a paralegal or an attorney, explore your legal options, or obtain just compensation. In other words, it’s run by shysters.
For your information, this website is supported by these fine people:
Being a douchebag attorney is bad enough; but a spamming douchebag attorney is a rock-solid guarantee that a) I’ll never do business with you, and b) I’ll take every opportunity to pillory you in public.1
There was a time, back in the Pleistocene era, when banks operated from 9 to 3 and hamburgers cost 25¢, that attorneys were not permitted to advertise; would that it were still so. Now you can’t go to any major city, and I’m talking about you, Las Vegas, where every other billboard is a solicitation by an attorney to get you out of trouble, file for bankruptcy, or sue someone else for damages that you are entitled to.
Q: What’s the difference between a plecostomus and an attorney?
A: One’s a bottom-feeding, scum-sucking, slime-covered creature of the deep; the other one is a fish.
The Old Wolf has spoken.
1Disclaimer: The above post is satire.
The Abandoned City Hall Subway Station
©John-Paul Palescandolo, edited by Eric Kazmirek
See a full-size image and the raw photo here, and another gallery is also available here.
If you ride the No. 6 train to the Brooklyn Bridge stop and stay on (I think they still let you do this,) you can view the City Hall station as the train loops around to go back uptown.
One more nice gallery is available to see here.
New York is full of secrets.
[Edit: On a recent trip to NYC, we actually did this. Unfortunately, the station was totally dark, and all I could see was a “City Hall” sign in tile on the wall as we went through; even though the announcement said to get off at Brooklyn Bridge, the conductor very kindly allowed us to stay on. I’m glad someone was able to get photos of this gem.]
The Old Wolf has spoken.
Broadway at night, 1910
To Belgium by Sabena
I flew Sabena from Brussels to Kinshasa more than once – they were the only airline that made a direct connection, and they had wonderful service. I was sad when their era came to an end.
Playing in the World Game 