Just got through looking at the special effects link. That was fun, but I wouldn't say any of those scenes were famous.

Soldiers' Itemized Military Kit - from 1244 - 2014.

Hi there. Is that a trench club in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?

It would behoove them to take their valet along. :haha:

Re: 1916 private soldier, Battle of the Somme.

It tended to be the more experienced soldier who survived the first day of the Battle of the Somme due to having ditched his kit at the earliest opportunity.

This reduced the likelihood of his becoming bogged down in the mud and presenting the enemy with an easy target.

Vagina cookies.

Yep, vagina cookies.

Photos from behind the scenes of various movies, 2 below:

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Seeking some light reading this morning, my gaze fell upon a newspaper article by the BBC’s Economics Editor, Robert Peston, about political leaders being less than willing to discuss the minor matter of the national debt in the months preceding a general election. I’ll just pluck this sentence from the article:

I suspect that few people would disagree with that sentiment. The UK National Debt is a horror story.

UK National Debt Clock

Equally horrific, perhaps more so, is the US National Debt.

Read and weep, gentle reader.

US National Debt Clock

If they've been mentioned before apologies are due.
One thing is for certain, neither will be the same as the last time you looked.

Debt per taxpayer (that's me) $152,941. I don't like that.

But I do like the fact that the big number on the federal deficit is going DOWN.

You don't hear that too often, but it's good news.

Death Map, Most Common Causes of Death, By State

Several maps relating to cause of death

Speaking of the impending election, I saw gasoline in NJ and MA for less than $3 a gallon this past weekend.

On my first visit to the US in 1999 I was staggered to find fuel at 94c/gal in deepest WY.

I don't think that it had increased that much the last time I visited in 2004.

ETA Irritatingly, in the UK fuel is priced as pence/litre. This morning I bought 29.30 litres @ 120.9p/l = £35.42.

I think that I have calculated this correctly, but that works out at $7.32/US gal. (£1 = $1.60)

I don't drive very often.