Man eating rice, China, 1901-1904
this is an extremely important picture
Ive never seen someone from 1904 having fun omg
maybe I'm related to him...
Man eating rice, China, 1901-1904
this is an extremely important picture
Ive never seen someone from 1904 having fun omg
maybe I'm related to him...
Judge plays Solomon with Beanie Babies Stacy J. Willis | Friday, Nov. 5, 1999 | 11:11 a.m. Divorce is often hardest on the babies. Divvying them up can be emotional. This morning, a frustrated Clark County Family Court judge ordered an erstwhile couple to divide up their collection of Beanie Babies one by one under his supervision in the courtroom. Maple the Bear was the first to go. "This isn't about toys. It's about control," Family Court Judge Gerald Hardcastle told the couple. "Because you folks can't solve it, it takes the services of a District Court judge, a bailiff and a court reporter." There was snickering among the five or six people in the gallery. "I don't agree with the judge's decision to do this. It's ridiculous and embarrassing," said Frances Mountain, moments before squatting on the courtroom floor alongside her ex-husband to choose first from a pile of dozens of stuffed toys. The courtroom was silent for about three minutes while the two took turns picking babies. Frances and Harold Mountain divorced four months ago. According to the divorce decree, the parties were supposed to divide up their Beanie Baby collection, estimated to be worth between $2,500 and $5,000. But the man and woman failed to split up their toys by themselves. The collection was still in Frances' possession Thursday when Hardcastle heard Harold's motion to get his share of the litter. "I'd just had enough," said Hardcastle, who has been a Family Court judge for seven years. "We spend a lot of time dealing with some simply unreasonable issues. They are time-consuming, expensive issues. A lot of our calendar is made up of just this kind of nonsense. "So I told them to bring the Beanie Babies in, spread them out on the floor, and I'll have them pick one each until they're all gone." Hardcastle also invited reporters. "If you're not embarrassed to stand in front of a District Court Judge and ask to have your Beanie Babies divided, why should you be embarrassed for the press to be there?" Hardcastle reasoned. "Maybe they don't want their neighbors to know. But I still think there's something to be said for people being held accountable for their actions, and (Harold) filed this motion that takes up court time." Harold said he needs the money from his share of the Beanie Babies. "But this is embarrassing," he said. Frances Mountain's attorney, Frank Toti, said, "I think the judge is trying to illustrate how absurd our work can get. Two people should be able to divide up a Beanie Baby collection by themselves, without the help of the court." The judge adjourned the hearing 10 minutes after it started. The parties took their babies and left.
Is it weird that my first thought when seeing this photo was, “Oh look, they’re making a Lady Gaga stuffed animals dress!”
lookit, the first one is @tehnakki
delayed resolutions...
stop putting yourself down so much & let go of that past that you wear like armor. not everyone is out to get you anymore. and if they are, you know how to fight back now.
easier said than done.
On Your Left A fanfilmrecreation by tehnakki and sheesells
Making this video was about 40% of the reason I wanted to go to DC this weekend. The other 60% was 50% to hang out with sheesells and 10% to see the DC fourth celebrations.
Thanks sheeface for being a huge sport and doing this with me. As you said when we finished filming, indulging each others crazy is our friendship :)
(Btw, this is now the 11 on my friendship scale. The rest of you are going to have to start upping the ante!)
Filmed with my cellphone and my shitty point and shoot so sorry the 4am runs past the bridge and the Jefferson memorial are so dark/grainy. Just use your imagination to picture how badass we looked.
You worked magic from my non-acting camera-phobic self. Too bad I still haven't seen the movie.
China: Where people are so unwilling to queue up that you have to build special one-person-at-a-time occupancy turnstiles.
Lorrie Moore (How to Be An Other Woman)
Why I look up...
This bird is unafraid.
Nature has beautiful colors.