Generally speaking, "spit and polish" refers to hyper cleanliness or attention to detail. But in Marine boot camp at Parris Island decades ago, I and my fellow platoon members learned that there was only one way to put a shine on our cordovan dress oxfords. Area by area, each shoe was given a shine by 1) wrapping two layers of an old, clean t-shirt around the end of the index finger; 2) rubbing that finger in a can of Kiwi brand cordovan shoe polish; 3) spitting a bit on a small section of the shoe; 4) applying the polish in small circles on the shoe where the spit is. Add more spit as needed. Back to the polish and repeat, repeat, repeat,repeat. It was tedious, to be sure, and often took about a half hour to an hour to get each shoe looking like patent leather. See below.

Generally speaking, "spit and polish" refers to hyper cleanliness or attention to detail. But in Marine boot camp at Parris Island decades ago, I and my fellow platoon members learned that there was only one way to put a shine on our cordovan dress oxfords.

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Somehow the TV reruns never seemed as funny to me as their antics on a theater screen. (Just as "Gone With the Wind" or "Lawrence of Arabia" are less impressive on a TV screen than on a theater screen.) Of course the Stooges weren't characters in so-called epics. But they were, literally, bigger than life on the big screen.

Younger members of the forum likely won't recognize their names, let alone their faces. But for those of us old enough to remember their short films that accompanied feature-length films at movie houses, their "finger-poke-in-the-eye" humor will always be fondly remembered.

An interesting biography, below, and a link to some of his photos following that. I'd never heard of Salomon.

Approved biography for Erich Salomon
Courtesy of the Victoria & Albert Museum (London, UK)

Erich Salomon was a key figure in the development of modern photojournalism. He graduated in law in 1913 before being called up for military service. When war ended he returned to Berlin and in 1925 he got a job in the publicity department of the publishers Ullstein. He bought a large-format press camera before acquiring a more compact Ermanox in 1927.

After publishing his first press photograph in the Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung in 1928, Salomon set himself up as a freelance photographer and journalist. He travelled widely in Europe and America and soon became known for his off-guard pictures of politicians, sporting events and celebrities. Salomon went to such great lengths to disguise his camera that the editor of Graphic coined the term ‘candid photography’ to describe his clandestine technique. In 1931 he published a book of his work entitled Famous Contemporaries in Unguarded Moments and in 1935 held an exhibition at the Royal Photographic Society in London. However, the rise of the Nazis meant that from 1933 Salomon, who was Jewish, was no longer able to publish in German magazines, so he moved with his family to The Hague in the Netherlands. He was discovered by the Nazi authorities in 1944 and, with his wife and son Dirk, deported to Theresienstadt in Czechoslovakia and then on to Auschwitz.

This biography is courtesy and copyright of the Victoria & Albert Museum and is included here with permission.

A LINK TO SOME OF SALOMON'S PHOTOS:

http://ndmagazine.net/photographer/erich-salomon/

(You can Google around for many other relevant sites.)

Lotsa kicks here!

http://www.boredpanda.com/perfectly-timed-photos-3/

Betcha he didn't take these shots handheld! I especially liked the serrated knife blade.

At first it looked like this fellow was diving from a platform in order to land face down. But after some long looks, I saw that he was indeed launching himself onto his back. Nice shot! As a former swimmer and water polo player in high school, I enjoyed the grace and explosive power of this fellow.

Ralph returns from the doctor and tells his wife that he has only 24 hours to live. Given this prognosis, Ralph asks his wife for sex. Naturally, she agrees, and they make love.

About six hours later, the husband goes to his wife and says, Honey, you know I now have only 18 hours to live. Could we please do it one more time?' Of course, the wife agrees and they do it again.

Later, as the man gets into bed, he looks at his watch and realizes he now has only 8 hours left. He touches his wife's shoulder and asks, 'Honey, please... just one more time before I die? she says, 'Of course dear.' And they make love for the third time.

After this session, the wife rolls over and falls asleep. Ralph, however, worried about his impending death, tosses and turns until he's down to 4 more hours. He taps his wife, who rouses. 'Honey, I have only 4 more hours. Do you think we could....? At this point the wife rolls over and says, 'Listen Ralph, I have to get up in the morning... you don't!"

Go to this link for a neat discussion of advertising and the Rolls.

http://lavanyaselvaraj.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/david-ogilvy-advertising-strategy/

Picky, picky, picky. :-)

How can you tell it's a "girl" and not a "guy?" By checking the exhaust pipe(s)? :lol:

Re your avatar photo........The first female I fell in love with was Lassie. And yes, I know there were many different collies used in the films, and many were males. But nothing will diminish my loving memories of Lassie faithfully waiting for Roddy Macdowell to come out of his school.

Zen Teachings


1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me for the path is narrow. In fact, just piss off and leave me alone.
2. Sex is like air. It's not that important unless you aren't getting any.
3. No one is listening until you fart.
4. Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else.
5. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
6. If you think nobody cares whether you're alive or dead, try missing a couple of mortgage payments.
7. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes.
8. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
9. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
10. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably well worth it.
11. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
12. Some days you are the bug; some days you are the wind screen.
13. Don't worry; it only seems kinky the first time.
14. Good judgment comes from bad experience ... and most of that comes from bad judgment.
15. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
16. There are two excellent theories for arguing with women. Neither one works.
17. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving.
18. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
19. We are born naked, wet and hungry, and get slapped on our ass ... then things just keep getting worse.
20. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.

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Do you know where your car keys are?

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6oHBG3ABUJU&vq=medium