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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

"My grandfather always said that living is like licking honey off a thorn."

— Louis Adamic (via wordpainting)

my-ear-trumpet:

digital-troglodyte:

Steeleye Span - Cam Ye O’er Frae France

I wish this song was easier to understand because it is incredibly, hilariously vicious. Pretty much the whole thing is a series of thinly veiled insults aimed at King George I. (e.g. “Saw ye Geordie’s grace/Riding on a Goosie” - goose is both slang for a prostitute and a reference to his mistress’ nickname, “The Goose”)

History is fun when it’s all dirty jokes.

[Here’s a good explanation of the song if you’re interested, which I doubt but I’ll leave it anyway]

From Wikipedia:

Cam ye o’er frae France? Cam ye down by Lunnon?
Saw ye Geordie Whelps and his bonny woman?
Were ye at the place ca’d the Kittle Housie?
Saw ye Geordie’s grace riding on a goosie?

Geordie, he’s a man there is little doubt o’t;
He’s done a’ he can, wha can do without it?
Down there came a blade linkin’ like my lordie;
He wad drive a trade at the loom o’ Geordie.

Though the claith were bad, blythly may we niffer;
Gin we get a wab, it makes little differ.
We hae tint our plaid, bannet, belt and swordie,
Ha’s and mailins braid—but we hae a Geordie!

Jocky’s gane to France and Montgomery’s lady;
There they’ll learn to dance: Madam, are ye ready?
They’ll be back belyve belted, brisk and lordly;
Brawly may they thrive to dance a jig wi’ Geordie!

Hey for Sandy Don! Hey for Cockolorum!
Hey for Bobbing John and his Highland Quorum!
Mony a sword and lance swings at Highland hurdie;
How they’ll skip and dance o’er the bum o’ Geordie!

(Repeat first verse)

(via notaboutnormal)

my-ear-trumpet: from Andrew Lansdown’s review Our Culloden Come: The Poetry of Peter Kocan “Our Culloden Come” was first published (under the title, “Peter Kocan’s Poetry”) in Quadrant, March 1987

my-ear-trumpet:

from Andrew Lansdown’s review Our Culloden Come: The Poetry of Peter Kocan

“Our Culloden Come” was first published (under the title, “Peter Kocan’s Poetry”) in Quadrant, March 1987

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Ye Jacobites By Name, Lend An Ear

Dear Readers,

Simply out of Curiosity, would those Readers who are fellow Jacobites or possessing Jacobite sympathies kindly like or reblog this post.

Your Humble Servant,
etc.

antolldubh: George Keith (1692/1693–1778), 10th Earl Marischal attributed to Francesco Trevisani, 1710-1712. “Give me but one hour of Scotland, Let me see it ere I die.” George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal … was a Scottish and Prussian army officer and diplomat. Jacobite by persuasion, he was the tenth and last Earl Marischal, having inherited the title from his father the 9th earl in 1712.

antolldubh:

George Keith (1692/1693–1778), 10th Earl Marischal attributed to Francesco Trevisani, 1710-1712.

“Give me but one hour of Scotland, Let me see it ere I die.”

George Keith, 10th Earl Marischal … was a Scottish and Prussian army officer and diplomat. Jacobite by persuasion, he was the tenth and last Earl Marischal, having inherited the title from his father the 9th earl in 1712.

wildeyedsoutherncelt: Stained glass window memorial of the events of 1745 originally from South Bantaskine House and now located in the Howgate Shopping Centre in Falkirk. from left to right, Lord George Murray, Prince Charles Edward Stuart and Lord John Drummond http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_George_Murray_(general) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Drummond,_4th_Duke_of_Perth

wildeyedsoutherncelt:

Stained glass window memorial of the events of 1745 originally from South Bantaskine House and now located in the Howgate Shopping Centre in Falkirk. from left to right, Lord George Murray, Prince Charles Edward Stuart and Lord John Drummond

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_George_Murray_(general)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Edward_Stuart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Drummond,_4th_Duke_of_Perth

1901-a-space-odyssey: “Nurses”“The picture postcards of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) ushered in a new age of celebrity on the Japanese side, in which heroes were accompanied by heroines. The latter almost always tended to be Red Cross nurses, who played many symbolic roles. The Red Cross affiliation highlighted Japan’s new internationalism. Depictions of Japanese nurses providing aid and solace to wounded Russian prisoners were intended to demonstrate modern Japan’s humanitarianism. And, predictably, the nurses were invariably good-looking.” (source)

1901-a-space-odyssey:

“Nurses”

“The picture postcards of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) ushered in a new age of celebrity on the Japanese side, in which heroes were accompanied by heroines. The latter almost always tended to be Red Cross nurses, who played many symbolic roles. The Red Cross affiliation highlighted Japan’s new internationalism. Depictions of Japanese nurses providing aid and solace to wounded Russian prisoners were intended to demonstrate modern Japan’s humanitarianism. And, predictably, the nurses were invariably good-looking.” (source)

(Source: sisterwolf)

thesebooksareolderthanyou: 1925 Australia invites the British domestic girl : published on behalf of the government of the Commonwealth of Australia under the authority of the Minister for Markets and Migration. http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/aushispam/0/0/9/pdf/ag0096.pdf

thesebooksareolderthanyou:

1925

Australia invites the British domestic girl : published on behalf of the government of the Commonwealth of Australia under the authority of the Minister for Markets and Migration.

http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/aushispam/0/0/9/pdf/ag0096.pdf

balalaikaboss:

littledebbieshmup:

Leonid Kharitonov & Red Army Choir - Song of the Volga Boatmen (Live)

 YES THIS AGAIN BECAUSE REASONS (also it’s my jam)

yiilf:

Russian Red Army Choir - Song of the Volga Boatmen (1965).

The Song of the Volga Boatmen is a well-known traditional Russian song collected by Mily Balakirev, and published in his book of folk songs. It is a genuine barge-haulers’ shanty.

starring Leonid Kharitonov

(Source: mokou-x-keine)