tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post7512039661618432239..comments2008-10-05T21:58:45.260-07:00Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957abramsv@gmail.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-72417448866273786682008-10-05T21:58:00.000-07:002008-10-05T21:58:00.000-07:00Tometheus - "...enabled the bather to enter the water, sometimes naked, without being seen" <A HREF="http://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5665" REL="nofollow">source</A><BR/><BR/>Not everybody used this possibility, though.Avi Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12550929795356812957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-26145498796180629622008-10-05T20:03:00.000-07:002008-10-05T20:03:00.000-07:00Hmm.. my understanding is that the bathing machines weren't for <I>nude</I> bathing. (See the wikipedia article that was linked, as well as <A HREF="http://www.victoriana.com/Etiquette/bathingmachine.htm" REL="nofollow">this page</A>.) The 'naked bathing' quote seems to be talking about the time <I>before</I> the bathing machines on the National Maritime Museum description on the image.Tometheushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02487857485627808037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-971253710620757632008-10-05T08:04:00.000-07:002008-10-05T08:04:00.000-07:00What are those buildings behind "Train your cat to watch LOL-cats"?Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390406664473313917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-33032236088444516942008-10-03T23:49:00.000-07:002008-10-03T23:49:00.000-07:00The singing-while-smoking guy is some indian actor, not Sultan Rahi. BTW, IIRC Sultan Rahi (dead now) once held the world record for making the most killings in movies.ReallyVirtualhttp://www.reallyvirtual.com/marlboro-man-is-here/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-55284881693265824972008-10-03T21:12:00.000-07:002008-10-03T21:12:00.000-07:00I actually got to see some of Yayoi's work at the Phoenix Art Museum. It was absolutely stunning. You walk into the room and, well, it lives up to it's name "You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies” I could have stayed in there for hours.<BR/><BR/>A short blog about it can be found here: http://www.theelementsite.com/blog/?p=66Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17699486301222744772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-81534932133845847472008-10-03T16:06:00.000-07:002008-10-03T16:06:00.000-07:00Avi, it would be great if you did a piece on Yorkshire's beauty it's self, it would go quite nicely with the other beautiful parts of the world you've covered.Willnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-87409168406040207082008-10-03T13:54:00.000-07:002008-10-03T13:54:00.000-07:00&gt;&gt; &quot;maybe we&#39;re just out of touch <BR/>&gt;&gt; with Japanese school girl culture.&quot;<BR/><BR/>If you turn your back for 5 minutes, you&#39;ll get out of touch with Japanese school girl culture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11787852.post-78630538477351403172008-10-03T05:24:00.000-07:002008-10-03T05:24:00.000-07:00Ouch @ 7:50 ramp guy landing on his face...<BR/><BR/>But man, that must've been such a fascinating age.Vadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05724886328777903151noreply@blogger.com