December 2009
A steampunk party for a steamy old punk, 78 →
kg13:
It was early evening New Year’s Eve when I got the news that it was also Cloggo’s birthday today! (I mean yesterday now, Dec 31) What to do? This was a hell of a day to try and make a splash in Sydney, but then he IS Cloggo so I made a few calls on the blower … … and Patrick came up with the perfect idea: a steampunk cruise on Sydney Harbour in his honour! It so happens...
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Kahlila Gibran :- The Master Li Connection
Master Li’s interest started in the Marsden Charity Shop where he calls every Saturday to browse through the books on offer. Some eighteen months ago he came across a old copy of ” The Art of Levitation” by Countess Petrova Blavatsky and immediately bought it. It is fully illustrated, a few samples of which I show below. With much study and practice, starting with Hari the...
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The Annals of Old Royston Vasey
This engine was in Washpit Mill in Holmfirth,not far from Royston Vasey.My Grandad was Engine Tenter there.I had four Grandads on my mothers side.My Grandma believed in Marry ‘em and Bury ‘em.I nearly had five but she buried one before she could marry him.She tried for a posthumous wedding but the Chapel wouldn’t wear it.My mother said Gran got a discount from...
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Martine Roch →
kg13:
Some individual images are here, on Flickr, but you’ve got to see the slideshows!
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Stating the bleeding obvious.
master-li:
Now that’s over for another year we have Easter to look forward to.
Cloggo:——-As mentioned in the post about Kahlila below Master Li is very partial to ladies in Bunny Outfits. I hope he is going to invite this one to be The Official Easter Bunny Girl at the Easter Rocket Launch.
Last years launch went off without a hitch, but as usual there were complaints. Master...
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Kahlila Gibran:- Her Early Life ------------Part 2
Click HERE for Part One
The first Robot she ever made was this out of card. Later she became so advanced that she built this one she called “Boogie” because it could play Boogie Woogie on her little piano.
This is one of her later Robots, named Tiny Tim. The reason for her Bunny Outfit is because she was on her way to a party at her friend Tinybunnywoman’s gaff. Tinybunnywoman insists that...
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Tindinks Birthday
It’s Tindink’s Birthday today. We’re keeping it low key Just a 21 gun salute
and a flypast by the Red Arrows. (If wet in the village hall)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TINY TREASURE
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Kahlila Gibran:- Her Early Life
Kahlila’s Grandfather was FitzWarren Gibran, the famous New Zealand scientist and expert in Robotics. He also did a lot of undersea work. Here he is in his underwater laboratory.
Her Father,FitzRoy Gibran, concert trumpeter, professor, cyrstallographer was also a Robotic Expert and one of her earliest memories is of this robot running amock in her father’s laboratory
Her Mother was...
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"I always presumed it was a bottle she kept in...
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Lady Gaga's Yorkshire Connections.
Right, lets get back to something serious. Those who saw Glastonbury on TV will be interested to know that it was Master Li and Maris Piper (Kinky Korsets, Holmfirth) that got together to produce something special for Lady GaGa. It was worth waiting for, the EXPLODING BRA. Added a bit of tone to the proceedings. Well done Maris and Li.
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The Clogiron Appreciation Society
The ladies of the Clogiron Appreciation Society held a Fancy Dress Party for him at The Masons Arms on Christmas Eve.
The Guest of Honour had to leave early muttering something about how much better life was now he had got rid of those bloody reindeer from his sleigh team.
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Looking back at Intrepid Tindink's first encounter...
Preston Ladies Mechanical member, Tindink, was an eager volunteer for the position of test pilot to Master Li’s Rocket Wing. After some initial problems she mastered the art of flying it. Early on she surprised Li by performing several loops while under rocket power. She wanted to fly it in her Wonder Woman outfit but for safety reasons Li persuaded her to wear an helmet and full protective...
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Royston Vasey Old Folks Christmas Treat
This faux Edwardian cartoon appears in the latest issue of the Royston Vasey W.I. newsletter. It refers, of course, to the Christmas Pudding firing pneumatic cannon made by Mrs Tumby Woodside. Tumby is such a keen enthusiast for Pneumatic Cannons she is known in the W.I. as Pneumatic Tumby. The cannon has not had a deal of use apart from being used to distribute the Christmas Pudding at this...
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Steam engine to the rescue....
master-li:
Two flakes of snow and the world goes to pot. Enter the latest build steam loco to the rescue. Read the story.
Cloggo reblogged this because I have watched in despair my country being swamped by alien cultures as the invading hordes from Eastern Europe and Asia take my country away from it’s rightful owners. I had given up hope for the English until there happened in the South...
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Intrepid is the only word to describe Tindink---
“Dollyeyes, of the Ladies Mechanical, was to have been fired from the big Air Cannon. Unfortunately she spent a few days with Annie on her way up to Royston Vasey, which led to a deal of chocolate eating. As a result, when Master Li came to fit her in the cannon, what had been a nice sliding fit had became a force fit. Li did his best, rubbing her all over with Dr Marcellous...
Can't argue with that.
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ROYSTON VASEY PHISICS CLIQUE
master-li:
Here in the Pennines we are working on our own Large Haton Collider. This is one of six such guns that will be built in a circle -facing inwards- the muzzles aimed at a common point six foot away. All the guns will -through the wonders of electrical technology ( one big switch)- be fired simultaneously and at the same time. Each gun is loaded with a volunteer *ahem* with the latest...
What's political correctness?
master-li:
Al jazeera anounce new day time TV show:
Pimp my Camel.
Cloggo comment
I suspect the this is First Lady Tindink’s camel Humpy all decked up for Christmas as one of the “We Three Kings of Orient Tar”. Orient Tar being a special blend that Yorkshire Tar Distillers produced for the Middle Eastern Trade.
Further Developments regarding Mrs Hugh-Cry
A few days ago a very large and battered looking gentleman wearing the most charming pair of matching knuckledusters politely asked me never to connect the name of Mrs Hugh-Cry with that of Mr P*****t in future. I immediately agreed as I was afraid the can of petrol and box of matches he was carrying might lead to some accidental conflagration. I decided to take the utmost care when writing of...
Eustace in OZ
No wonder Eustace wants nothing to do with Margarita when he has Barbie as his girlfriend