Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Friday, October 25, 2013

Because It's Friday

The Xingyang Brickworks Railway:



When the American railroaders needed steam engines with good low-speed performance, they geared them down. When the Chinese did, they just used itty bitty driving wheels.

Keep your eyes open at the very end of the clip....

4 comments:

Chuck Pergiel said...

Two cool! 4 mini drivers and a high speed train.

Comrade Misfit said...

We have nothing like either one.

I was astonished at how many men they had working on that railroad. Three brakemen on the string of self-unloading hopper cars?

Comrade Misfit said...

Also, did you note that they were using link-and-pin couplers? They couldn't go more mid-19th century if they added Wells Fargo express cars and armed robbers.

Chuck Pergiel said...

Reminds me of a picture of two Chinese men sitting to cut a railroad track with a hacksaw. They brought a pot of tea and packed a lunch. I expect they were going to be there all day.