Earlier this morning it was announced that McDonald’s was launching a large scale Shrek glass recall after the company discovered that painted characters contained traces of a hazardous metal called cadmium. The news got us thinking about similar collectible glasses that we used to pine for back in childhood. So, for this installment of Flickr Found Photo Fridays, we’ve decided to dig up photos of a few them — you know, to taunt our inner child and hopefully trigger a little nostalgia for you.
With Mother’s Day only 48 hours away, we’ve got our gifts taken care of, but we’ve still got moms on the brain. So, for this week’s Flickr Found Photo Friday, we searched “Mommy dearest” — a mother cliché that also happens to be a misspelling (or is that “corrected spelling”?) of one the greatest campy memoirs-turned-movies of all time. The photos we turned up included the expected (beautiful, hilarious, or bizarre shots of moms, with or without their children, from around the world, from the black-and-white era through today) and the unexpected (we guess “mummy” and “mommy” are easily confused…). And, like any search term whose primary reference is to Joan Crawford, there were also plenty of men in drag.
It’s Kentucky Derby weekend and our money is on Homeboykris. Obviously. So for this week’s edition of Flickr Found Photo Fridays, it just seemed obvious to have a derby theme. After searching the annals of Flickr for “derby” photos, we found a surprising amount of rubber ducks, bunnies, trees, and some angry girls on skates. And very few horses. Not quite what we expected, but we’ll take it. Click through for the pictures and let us know what your gigantic derby hat looks like in comments.
Today we learned about the world’s oldest pair of roller skates, which date back to 1897. While reading the article, we found ourselves reminiscing about all the fun we used to have when we went roller skating. So we thought that it might be just as much fun to search “roller skate” for the latest edition of Flickr Found Photo Fridays. Turns out it just made us miss roller skating even more. After the jump, check out the photos that have made us want to don a halter top, short-shorts, and knee socks, and get to the nearest roller rink post haste.
Welcome to the latest edition of Flickr Found Photo Fridays. Due to the massive volcanic ash cloud that’s covering Europe and preventing air travel, we decided to check out what the Flickr photogs had in store for us when we searched the archives using a term as versatile as “plume.” As always, what we found isn’t quite what we expected. In fact, we think this roundup might be the most eclectic yet. Check it out after the jump.
Tomorrow marks the third annual International Pillow Fight Day. Knowing this, we had no choice but to search the phrase “pillow fight” for this week’s installment of Flickr Found Photo Fridays. The results are fun, intense, and sometimes really pretty. Click through to see the pics and check out this website to find out if your hometown is participating. If so, we suggest that you go. What could be more fun on a Saturday than clobbering complete strangers with a pillow?
We are so excited to take the wild romp through 1986 that Hot Tub Time Machine promises to be. So excited, in fact, that we searched “time machine” for our latest edition of Flickr Found Photo Fridays. (We’d rather not know what “hot tub” turns up.) Although we found some obligatory photos of gears, cogs, and jumbled wires, we preferred the images that were a little less literal. Check them out after the jump and let us know if you plan on checking out the movie over the weekend.
Yesterday actor Fess Parker, who played Davy Crockett on TV in the 1950s, died at 85. Back in the day, Parker achieved rock star status for the role, and as a result, coonskin caps and moccasins became came into vogue. He explained the phenomenon in a 2002 interview with the Los Angeles Times: “I will immodestly tell you, it was bigger than anything, ever, including the Beatles and Elvis.”
Check out the latest edition of Found Photo Fridays, an homage to Parker and all things “Davy Crockett,” after the jump.
As we look out the window, New York is bleak and gray. The forecast for the weekend is rain, rain, and more rain. Sigh. In hopes of preempting the arrival of spring, we decided to look at pretty pictures of plants in bloom and baby animals on Flickr — but when we searched the term, tulips, sunshine, and lambs weren’t exactly what we found. Check out the pictures that took us by surprise in our latest edition of Found Photo Fridays after the jump.
In case you don’t follow such things, today is International Holy Fucking Shit Day. And this installment of Found Photo Fridays comes bearing a handful of images that popped up when we plugged that three-word curse into the Flickr’s search. From people wearing surgical masks on mass transit to a really, really big zucchini squash, these are the things that made people — or at least one person — say “Holy fucking shit.” Click through, and then go wash your mouth out with soap.
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