Blakeborough

Writer, pedant, lesbian, geek, lover of cheese and wearer of sensible shoes.

flavorpill:

A collection of weird, wonderful pop-culture bras

A collection of weird, wonderful pop-culture bras

man-hastam:

this kid is my hero. she couldn’t decide between being a princess and being darth vader for halloween. this is the result.

this kid is my hero. she couldn’t decide between being a princess and being darth vader for halloween. this is the result.

(via lulubonanza)

Posted 2 months ago

brain-food:

“The Women of The Future,” according to 1902 French trading cards.

In 1902, a French trading card manufacturer released this curious batch of playing cards depicting women and their futuristic careers as soldiers, lawyers, journalists, and cigarette-chomping students. But because these cards were designed to titillate, many of these outfits aren’t entirely practical — note the firefighter and general’s lack of sleeves above. Because nothing titillates a man more than bare arms on a lady.

Posted 2 months ago

heyoscarwilde:

Doomed Dinosaurs

illustration by Theron Parlin :: via lunchbreath.com

Posted 2 months ago

young gun; crystal bullets: Hell to Temptations

mattsbrickgallery:

xsaintkarma:

So I come across Craziest Gadgets, a site which is dedicated to the craziest gadgets, gizmos, toys, technology, and design. I was browsing through their Legos Category and saw this insanely cool telephone.

It’s a Lego Telephone that actually works!

Back in 1989 Lego and Tyco issued…

I’ve always wanted to own this.-MBG