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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.

drquinzel:

readman-ecks:

sneakyzebra:

Dance Like Nobody’s Watching: The Harley Shake!

Harley Quinn Cosplayer: http://drquinzel.tumblr.com/
Here’s a Sneaky Zebra tribute to the awesome Dance Like Nobody’s Watching video from Hello Giggles & Angela Trimbur. 

We hope you enjoy :)

Song is Jamie Berry feat. Octavia Rose - Delight
Music by Jamie Berry - http://soundcloud.com/jamie-berry 
Released on Flak Records - http://www.flakrecords.com 

I LOVE THIS!
Let me tell you, what I love about this, I love:
1)the way she dance
2)that she is dancing in public
3)that she is dancing in a cosplay of Harley Quinn
4)Harley Quinn (I really like Harley Quinn)
5)that she look so happy (like the real Harley Quinn)
6)that she look so much like Harley Quinn that I suspect she also know gymnastic and psychiatry (read about Harleen Quinzel if you don’t know what Im talking about).
7)how she put out the tip of her tongue while dancing.

Just to let you know I did train in dance and took Psychology at A level, so you aren’t far off :P

You may like to know I am also f%%king crazy like Harley :D

(via turner-d-century)

questionableadvice: ~ Benson’s Woman’s Club Cook Book, 1915“Freak and Stage Dancing is not taught or indulged in.” Jolly good show.

questionableadvice:

~ Benson’s Woman’s Club Cook Book, 1915

“Freak and Stage Dancing is not taught or indulged in.”

Jolly good show.

books0977: Waltz this Beautiful Tango Step. Dance Lovers magazine. June 1920’s. Consult Your Dancing Master Like a Doctor. How Dancing Created a New Life for Me. “Sweet California” Latest Dance Hit Free. Dance Out of Doors to Radio.

books0977:

Waltz this Beautiful Tango Step. Dance Lovers magazine. June 1920’s.

Consult Your Dancing Master Like a Doctor. How Dancing Created a New Life for Me. “Sweet California” Latest Dance Hit Free. Dance Out of Doors to Radio.

Two pieces of advice to gentlemen

vcrfl:

You must not dance as a mere pastime and as an occasional amusement, but you must devote yourself to it as a business and a religion. Dance with all the might of your body, and all the fire of your soul, in order that you may shake all melancholy out of your liver; and you need not restrain yourself with the apprehension that any lady will have the least fear that the violence of your movements will ever shake anything out of your brains.

If you invite a lady to go to the theater, neglect not to leave her, and go out to drink with your male friends between each act, as this will show her that you have confidence that she can protect herself; and if you can fall asleep during the play, it will be a great thing for you, as it will show that you are too much interested in her to take any interest in the play; and, besides, she has the sweet privilege of imagining that you are dreaming of her. Nothing so fascinates a woman as to know that a gentleman dreams about her. Hence you will do well to always pretend that you dreamed of her, whether you did or not. No matter if she understands your falsehood, as she will be quite sure to do, for still she cannot help being flattered that you think so much of her that you will tell her falsehoods to please her.

— Lola Montez: The Arts of Beauty: or, Secrets of a Lady’s Toilet, 1858.

unluckynigma6: collegehumor: Bane Dances Oh, you think dance is your ally? You merely adopted dance. i was born in the dance! molded by it.

unluckynigma6:

collegehumor:

Bane Dances

Oh, you think dance is your ally? You merely adopted dance.

i was born in the dance! molded by it.

(Source: reddit.com, via unluckynigma6-deactivated201209)

lostsplendor: Mixed Messages: 1917 (via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive) They are pretty harsh on queue jumpers.

lostsplendor:

Mixed Messages: 1917 (via Shorpy Historical Photo Archive)

They are pretty harsh on queue jumpers.

(via lostsplendor)

“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love..” —Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice. “We can dance if we want to We can leave your friends behind Cause your friends don’t dance And if they don’t dance Well they’re no friends of mine” —Men without Hats. Safety Dance.

“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love..” —Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.

“We can dance if we want to
We can leave your friends behind
Cause your friends don’t dance
And if they don’t dance
Well they’re no friends of mine”
—Men without Hats. Safety Dance.

(Source: poshrebelgirl, via duchessoftime)

jothelibrarian: Pretty medieval manuscript of the day made me laugh! Stewf on Flickr posted it with the title “Disco medieval” and the caption “David’s friends were appalled at his new attire and dance moves.” Genius :) Image source: The Tickhill Psalter, a book from the collections of the New York Public library. Image by Stewf and Creative Commons licensed via Flickr. “And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.” (KJV 2 Samuel 6:14)

jothelibrarian:

Pretty medieval manuscript of the day made me laugh! Stewf on Flickr posted it with the title “Disco medieval” and the caption “David’s friends were appalled at his new attire and dance moves.”

Genius :)

Image source: The Tickhill Psalter, a book from the collections of the New York Public library. Image by Stewf and Creative Commons licensed via Flickr.

“And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.” (KJV 2 Samuel 6:14)

thefuzzydave: C’mon, people. Don’t be vulgar.

thefuzzydave:

C’mon, people. Don’t be vulgar.

susiesnapshot: Printed in The Pictorial Medical Guide, 1953.

susiesnapshot:

Printed in The Pictorial Medical Guide, 1953.

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