1933 — T. Hammond Blintzlicker’s attempt to become the first dachshund to circumnavigate the globe ends tragically when his single-engine plane, the Sky Sausage, disappears over the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Although he was never located, rescuers believe he parachuted safely into an uncharted atoll occupied by a tribe of headhunter cats.
Worst macrame project ever, Sharon H.
Put the camera down and help me!!!!!
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This is kinda funny – I’m currently reading Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest by Carl Hoffman, about the disappearance of Michael Rockefeller (son of Nelson) in Dutch New Guinea in 1961.
[From the book description: Soon after his disappearance, rumors surfaced that he’d made it to shore, where he was then killed and eaten by the local Asmat—a native tribe of warriors whose complex culture was built around sacred, reciprocal violence, headhunting, and ritual cannibalism.]
And on that note, Allein, do you know this song? (Hoping the link works… “Michael Rockefeller” by Guadalcanal Diary)
https://g.co/kgs/5t5huw
I don’t think so but I will have to check it out later.
Never heard that before. Interesting.
And in true appreciation for where we are, I first read that as Sausage Harvest. Which may be closer to the truth than I expected, considering the subject ….
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? That would go right alongside the great spaghetti harvest movie short!
puppy’s face clearly says ” I can’t believe you’re stopping to take a picture. Just get me out.” with an undertone of “I’m going to poop in your shoe later.”
Yes, I distinctly see the evil glint undertones as opposed to the pathetic “poor me” that a scared doggo would have. there is definitely a revenge vibe!
Puppy is adorable. I like to think he was rescued less than a minute after the shot was taken. NTMTOM introduction up there with the classics. T. Hammond Blintzlicker—how does he do it folks, how does he do it?
It’s going to be hard to get the image of a dachshund licking a blintz out of my mind
You say that like it’s a bad thing…
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Agree
Curious minds want to know how he got up there in the first place. I’m thinking that if he’d jumped, he’d be facing the OTHER direction.
I can’t add anything to any of this – Mike, brilliantly hilarious, Cutetropolitans, you’re all right on the money. Laugh-out-loud situation and I really can’t blame the doggie’s human for stopping to capture the scene. The accusatory look on the doxie’s face is priceless. Macrame reference is pretty funny, too!
Is there any good macrame? Yes, I lived through the 70s.
Sweet poochie, you’ll get your revenge later.
I actually macrame’d a vest sort of thing for a friend’s wedding. We used very fine cording and it turned out pretty OK for the time! Not sure what I’d think it now!
I went through a macrame phase. It’s not so bad on its own terms; it’s just that having lived through it as a fad, I feel no need to go back to that time, place, or craft.
I have a reproduction of an old needlecraft book with the most gorgeous macrame things in it – and, of course, sailors were very good at it and made so many things – I could never quite the the hang of finishing things off neatly.
I’ve licked a few Blintzes in my lifetime. Keeps others from gettting ahead of you in rate of consumption. Just kidding!
Perfect Dachshund trap there. Grilled or steamed? Also kidding.
Mike, I’m surprised at you not doing your homework regarding this photo. It took me half an hour on Google to discover that it appeared in a book published in 1930, three years before Blintzlicker’s disappearance!
*No apologies to the History Channel*
That means Amelia Earhart is still alive and living with D. B. Cooper!
They were married by Judge Crater.
Oops, just saw Alice Shortcake’s comment below. Great minds …
I heard Jimmy Hoffa was best man!
Nah, she ditched him in favour of Judge Crater…