DONNED TALL PANT.

biomedicalephemera:

While we’re at it…

If you want a “hero” from the Great Race of Mercy that wasn’t the native teams, here’s Togo and his handler, Leonhard Seppala.

“Balto” was a farce. Usurping amateur who did little work compared to Togo.

And to boot, the statue of Balto in Central Park is modeled after the real Balto, but every color and medal he wears was awarded to Togo. Officials and historians honored and knew Togo to be the real pack leader, who really deserved the praise. Roald Amundsen (of South Pole Expedition fame) even personally gave Togo a gold medal at Madison Square Gardens.

But that’s not what people see these days. Togo’s silent honor was easily overshadowed by a fame-hungry musher who couldn’t wait to be in photoshoot after tour stop after film after headlines. Balto’s owner/musher, Gunnar Kaasen, knew how to exploit this opportunity to its fullest. After the rescue run, he and his team toured around the country with Balto at the forefront, and told heroic tales of “Balto’s” triumphs, the majority of which were what Togo led his team through, and which Kaasen had overheard Seppala speak about.

Of course, none of that was Balto’s fault, and I feel sorry for the dog. Not only was he an amateur who wasn’t ready to lead a team in tough conditions up north, he was actually sold to a circus after Kaasen couldn’t milk anything else out of his appearances. He was malnourished and treated horribly there, before the children of Cleveland, OH found out, and had a fundraiser to bring Balto and his team to the local Zoo to live out their retirement.

Here’s a source or two on the topic, but most of this is from old newspapers and accounts, as well as the Iditarod Museum.

cafiffle:

incitatus-ebooks:

akagoldfish:

wmzink:

Posted, COMPLETELY WITHOUT IRONY, by a hippie Libertarian on Facebook.  Makes special note of the “worthless” currency on the ground, the sad repressed person on the bench, Obama’s foot on the constitution.

Does not make special note of the fact that EVERYONE IN THE DRAWING IS A WHITE MALE EXCEPT OBAMA.  Yeah, I know, they’re all presidents.  The point stands.

One commentator gushed enthusiastically that “this picture tells the truth!”  He’s right: for the most part it does.  The constitution was written by rich white men for rich white men.  It’s not an accident that the person on the bench, the “victim” in this painting, is a white male. The only thing the drawing gets wrong is the idea that somehow President Obama is a departure from the rest of these people.

Oh, and Republican Libertarians?  You lost your ability to claim Abraham Lincoln a long time ago.  He is nothing more than a totem to you.  If you posted his quotes under a fake name on the internet, he would quickly become your biggest enemy.  He opposes most of what you believe … I mean, states’ rights?  Pretty clear that Lincoln cared more about human rights than states’ rights.  Also pretty clear that Abe had serious doubts about the “sacred” nature of the constitution & “framer’s intent”.  

Unbelievable.

This may be the best commentary yet on this piece of shit painting.

why are some of them applauding something that is apparently happening just off-canvas to the right

what is going on over there

is ron paul emerging from a half-shell

Since it’s the Roosevelts and Bill Clinton I would imagine it’s because they’re the godless left-wingers who ruined this country (before Obama could get to it anyway I guess)

Guess it was too inconvenient to include a disabled man in the composition! (And that’s the generous assumption.)

la-arcane:

absconds:

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Love this artist’s work so hard  <3

rustypolished:

It’s that time again, Tumblr!

Time for Round 2 of Meg’s ~*SCALEMATE GIVEAWAY*~!

Here’s the scoop, copy/pasted from last time with a few minor adjustments:

SO. Here’s the deal:

- This giveaway is for ONE Scalemate in the colors of your own choosing. I have access to a lot of colors but not every color, so please have like, three options in mind in case you have something I can’t accommodate.

- This Scalemate will be “made to order”, as it were. I’m currently varying degrees of busy with school so this might take some time. Please keep that in mind if you’re looking to get your scalemate by a certain date!

- I will cover shipping for the continental United States! International entries are more than welcome, though, but please keep in mind that I’ll need some help with international shipping. Scalemates are really light but kinda large - shipping rates will depend on your country!

Here’s how you enter:

- Like or reblog this post. A like counts as one entry, a reblog counts as one entry. So that means each person can enter twice, that’s it. Please don’t be a jerk and do this on multiple accounts, I promise I’ll notice and I’ll disqualify you.

- You do not have to follow me.

- Please have your ask box open or I will not be able to contact you.

- The contest will be over on FEBRUARY 11th. I live in the Eastern time zone, so that may fall on a different day for some of you. I’ll announce a winner at some point that day.

- The winner will be chosen via random number generator for maximum fairness.

Thanks for reading and good luck!

yoccu:

shunao:

bleu-kibi:

lazzsloth:

SDGGSG OH MY GOD THAT DOG IS HUGE

oh look, a beardog

KIBI THIS IS YOU

OMGGGGGG IS THAT THING FOR REAL??????? IT IS THE SWEETEST BABBU I HAVE EVER SEEN??????????????