The Intrepid Photographer

UNBELIEVABLE!!!

This is the case of 1 photographer taking photographs of a 2nd photographer.
The following photos were taken by Hans van de Vorst from the Netherlands at the Grand Canyon, Arizona .
The descriptions are his own.
The identity of the 2nd photographer is unknown.


I was simply stunned seeing this guy standing on this solitary rock at The Grand Canyon .
The canyon's depth is 900 meters (3000ft) here.
The rock on the right is next to the canyon and is safe.
Watching this guy - wearing flip-flop sandals - with camera and tripod, I asked myself 3 questions:

1. How did he get onto that rock ?
2. Why not take that sunset picture from the rock to the right, which is perfectly safe?
3. How will he get back?

After the sun set behind the canyon's horizon, he packed his things (having only on free hand) and prepared himself for the jump.
This took about 2 minutes, and at that point, he had the full attention of the crowd of tourists.

He's now at the point of no return - he jumped in his flip-flops.

Now you can see that the safe rock is higher so he had to land lower - which was quite steep - and tried to use his one free hand to grab the rock.

Look carefully at the photographer.
He has a camera, a tripod and a plastic bag, either on his shoulder or in his left hand.
Only his right hand is available to grab the rock and the weight of his stuff is a problem.
He landed low - his right hand and right foot are slipping.
At this very moment, I took this shot.
He then pushed his body against the rock, waited for a few seconds, threw his stuff up on the flat rock , climbed up and walked away, presumably to a bathroom to change his shorts.
I know I had to change mine - and I was only watching !

Hans van de Vorst

YOU JUST CAN'T FIX STUPID

Did we elect these people??
Oh, wait, I forgot… This is ORYGUN !
Never Mind…..

Civil War planes?
Let me know if that’s gonna fly..!

I'm saying GREAT paint job.

"We had no idea anyone
would be buried there."

I didn't know we could choose.

Yup….This one says it all.

Please, anyone, …
if you've seen this man…??

Now, what are the odds of that?

I would have guessed
maybe after age 19..???!

Ok, that's just mean!

"Life's tough.....It's even tougher if you're stupid."
- John Wayne

BREAKING NEWS!!

To save the economy, in February, 2012, the new Republican government will start deporting old people (instead of illegals) in order to lower Social Security and Medicare costs. I started crying when I thought of you. RUN, YOU OLD BUZZARD, RUN!! Well....what can I say? I'm not going alone!

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Is 70 years old.

Today, if Dorothy were to encounter Men with no brains, no hearts, and no courage -

She wouldn't be in Oz -

She'd be in the Florida Legislature.

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The Cow an Ant and an Old Geezer,




A cow

an ant

and an old geezer

are debating on who is the greatest of the

three of them. 

The cow said, "I give 20

quarts of milk every day and that's why I

am the greatest!" 

The ant said, "I work day

and night, summer and winter, I can carry

52 times my own weight and that's why I

am the greatest!"









 
 
Why are you scrolling down? It's your turn to say

something.




Celibacy

What is Celibacy????

Celibacy can be a choice in life, or a condition imposed by circumstances.

While attending a Marriage Weekend, Frank and his wife Ann listened to the instructor declare, "It is essential that husbands and wives know the things that are important to each other."

He then addressed the men, "Can you name and describe your wife's favorite flower?"

Frank leaned over, touched Ann 's arm gently, and whispered, "Gold Medal-All-Purpose, isn't it?"

And thus began Frank's life of celibacy...

AND Y'ALL THOUGHT I COULDN'T SEND YOU A SMILE TODAY

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Irish Confessional

An Irishman goes into the confessional box after years of being away from the Church. 
He is amazed to find a fully equipped bar with Guinness on tap. On the other wall is a

dazzling array of the finest cigars and chocolates.

Then the priest comes in. 
Excitedly, the Irishman begins..."Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time
since I've been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much
more inviting than it used to be."

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The priest replies "Get out. You're on my side."

ARE YOU GROWN UP?

20. A $4.00 BOTTLE OF WINE IS NO

LONGER "PRETTY GOOD STUFF."

21. YOU ACTUALLY EAT BREAAKFAST

FOOD AT BREADFAST TIME.

22. "I JUST CANT DRINK THE WAY I

USED TO "REPLACES "I'M NEVER

GOING TO DRINK THAT MUCH AGAIN."

23. 90% OF THE TIME YOU SPEND IN

FRONT OF A COMPUTER IS FOR REAL

WORK

24. YOU DRINK AT HOME TO SAVE

MONEY BEFORE GOING TO A BAR

25. WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOUR FRIEND

IS PREGNANT YOU CONGRATULATE

THEM INSTEAD OF ASKING "WHAT

THE HELL HAPPENED?"

BONUS:

26. YOU READ THIS ENTIRE LIST LOOKING

DESPERATELY FOR ONE SIGN THAT

DOESN'T APPLY TO YOU AND YOU CAN'T

FIND ONE

Unique Animals

This is undoubtedly one of the best I have seen. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Have a fun filled day. PORK CHOPS

In a zoo in California , a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.

The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery, suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cub's, perhaps she would improve.

After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species, will take on the care of a different species. The only 'orphans' that could be found quickly, were a litter of weanling pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops??

Take a look...

Now, please tell me one more time........?
Why can't the rest of the world get along??

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In 2003, police in Warwickshire , England , opened a garden shed and

found a whimpering, cowering dog. The dog had been locked in the shed and

abandoned. It was dirty and malnourished, and had quite clearly been abused.

In an act of kindness, the police took the dog, which was a female

greyhound, to the Nuneaton Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary, which is run by

a man named Geoff Grewcock, and known as a haven for animals abandoned,

orphaned, or otherwise in need.

Geoff and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two aims: to

restore the dog to full health, and to win her trust. It took several

weeks, but eventually both goals were achieved. They named her Jasmine, and

they started to think about finding her an adoptive home.

Jasmine, however, had other ideas. No one quite remembers how it

came about, but Jasmine started welcoming all animal arrivals at the

sanctuary. It would not matter if it were a puppy, a fox cub, a rabbit or,

any other lost or hurting animal. Jasmine would just peer into the box or

cage and, when and where possible, deliver a welcoming lick.

Geoff relates one of the early incidents. "We had two puppies that

had been abandoned by a nearby railway line. One was a Lakeland Terrier

cross and another was a Jack Russell Doberman cross. They were tiny when

they arrived at the centre, and Jasmine approached them and grabbed one by

the scruff of the neck in her mouth and put him on the settee. Then she

fetched the other one and sat down with them, cuddling them."

"But she is like that with all of our animals, even the rabbits.

She takes all the stress out of them, and it helps them to not only feel

close to her, but to settle into their new surroundings. She has done the

same with the fox and badger cubs, she licks the rabbits and guinea pigs,

and even lets the birds perch on the bridge of her nose."

Jasmine, the timid, abused, deserted waif, became the animal

sanctuary's resident surrogate mother, a role for which she might have been

born. The list of orphaned and abandoned youngsters she has cared for

comprises five fox cubs, four badger cubs, fifteen chicks, eight guinea

pigs, two stray puppies and fifteen rabbits - and one roe deer fawn. Tiny

Bramble, eleven weeks old, was found semi-conscious in a field. Upon

arrival at the sanctuary, Jasmine cuddled up to her to keep her warm, and

then went into the full foster-mum role. Jasmine the greyhound showers

Bramble the roe deer with affection, and makes sure nothing is matted.

"They are inseparable," says Geoff. "Bramble walks between her

legs, and they keep kissing each other. They walk together round the

sanctuary. It's a real treat to see them."

Jasmine will continue to care for Bramble until she is old enough to

be returned to woodland life. When that happens, Jasmine will not be

lonely. She will be too busy showering love and affection on the next

orphan or victim of abuse.

Pictured from the left are: "Toby", a stray Lakeland dog; "Bramble",

orphaned roe deer; "Buster", a stray Jack Russell; a dumped rabbit; "Sky",

an injured barn owl; and "Jasmine", with a mother's heart doing best what a

caring mother would do...and such is the order of God's Creation.

And, just in case you wondered, Snopes.com <http://snopes.com/> has

verified the truth of this wonderful story and the reality of these

photographs which accompany the story - so you can pass this story on, and

help make someone else's day to be just a little brighter!

How fairy tales really end:

Cinderella

Snow White

Little red riding hood



Sleeping beauty

Jasmine (Aladdin)

Belle (Beauty and the beast)

The little mermaid

Seems like only yesterday...




BARBIE DOLL has her 50th birthday this year......

Tweety Bird is 60 years old!

And what about all our other ......
CHILDHOOD
SUPERHEROES?

SUPERMAN

Thor

Wonder Woman (touch of menopause here I think?)

Batman and Robin

SPIDERMAN

Thanks Marine