Recent content by Julian

"Roger, I want a divorce."

"The stuff that dreams are made of..." Looking up at the magnificent falcon statue perched above my desk, I felt I just had to return to this thread and thank MK again for doing another run of his fantastic bird. It's such an amazing piece of art, and MUCH more accurate than any other bird...

Look! On the mantlepiece, just above the head of the Falcon! It's the legendary Maltese Miniature Bulldog!!! :eek: :D

My suggestion is to post the image on EBAY with a twenty five million dollar starting bid, claiming it's an authentic autographed picture of the Virgin Mary. Once it gets the typical media attention and people all over the world check out the auction page, someone is bound to come forward and...

Mine arrived yesterday. Looks beautiful! It's heavier than I thought it would be. I'm wondering if I should scratch the enamel off the front to see if there's gold and jewels underneath? Great job MK. Thank you. :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

"That's him, officer! The second one from the left. That's the bird that stole my wallet!" "All right. You other birds can go." :)

Why is it that when I look at this picture I can hear the sounds of B-29 Bomber engines warming up and the opening bars of "The Ride of the Valkyries?" Fly my black beauties! Fly to every corner of the world!:eusa_clap

Money sent! Now to nervously pace the floor until it arrives. :eusa_clap

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/The-Maltese-Falcon-Resin-Statuette_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem320218418574QQitemZ320218418574 Well, it closed at $250,000 Which is a lot of money for a resin bird statue, but on the other hand seems like a real bargain for such an iconic piece of movie...

Might be another building designed by insane, early 20th century architect and physician Ivo Shandor.

Oh? Did I say decoder ring? I meant to say rocketpack. Every member should get a rocketpack.

Well, I think I have to put my foot down and INSIST that membership include some sort of secret decoder ring. I mean it can't really be much of a club without a secret decoder ring, now can it? :D

I think the huge national newspapers lilke the New York Times and the WSJ need to accept that they are no longer the place people go for news. By the time a paper gets an edition out with a big headline, that same story is old news on the internet. But as the larger papers die off, I think...

This one isn't as much of a "uniform" as some are.

Here's a vintage cigarette ad showing a Raleigh Cigarette Girl.