Monday, August 17, 2009

Driving on the Red Planet



Maybe the picture doesn't reflect the real reddish color that I've encountered. Well, it's not for the first time, but this strange effect I've seen only in Texas, and of course it comes from the reddish sunset, but the main condition to get such an effect is that there must be clouds above you, so the red reflection will give ya the feeling that you're on a sci-fi scene, somewhere on another planet... I must notice that the picture is untouched (no manipulations).
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Today's joke:

At the end of the tax year, the IRS office sent an inspector to audit the books of a local hospital.
While the IRS agent was checking the books he turned to the CFO of the hospital and said, "I notice you buy a lot of bandages. What do you do with the end of the roll when there's too little left to be of any use?"
"Good question," noted the CFO. "We save them up and send them back to the bandage company and every now and then they send us a free box of bandages."
"Oh," replied the auditor, somewhat disappointed that his unusual question had a practical answer. But on he went, in his obnoxious way.
"What about all these plaster purchases? What do you do with what's left over after setting a cast on a patient?"
"Ah, yes," replied the CFO, realizing that the inspector was trying to trap him with an unanswerable question. "We save it and send it back to the manufacturer, and every now and then they send us a free package of plaster."
"I see," replied the auditor, thinking hard about how he could fluster the know-it-all CFO. "Well," he went on, "What do you do with all the leftover foreskins from the circumcisions you perform?"
"Here, too, we do not waste," answered the CFO. "What we do is save all the little foreskins and send them to the IRS Office, and about once a year they send us a complete d*ck."

54 comments:

  1. Exquite,Eddie!!!You are completely right.It´s another planet...somewhere!! Wonderful capture as always...and a great moment for sure!Thank you:))

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  2. Stunning atmopshere ! I've never seen it in Texas ... I whish I had :-)
    Virginie

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  3. Thank y'all for the visit!

    Virginie, never say never! :D

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  4. Great picture and absolutely wonderful joke!

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  5. OH, my goodness what a joke to start my day with..Love it. I needed that laugh this morning.

    The image is just gorgeous, what an excellent capture.

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  6. Excellent photo and joke

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  7. That is one fantastic photo Eddie and the atmosphere is super

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  8. wunderschönes Foto!!!!!!!!!
    Der Himmel hat eine großartige Farbe!!!!

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  9. I believe you as I have captured the same thing many times. Stellar sunset and capture

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  10. Excellent sky... WOW!!! I have experienced something similar in Namibia and will post it in the coming weeks!
    The joke - a winner!!!! LOL...

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  11. Yes, I've seen those skies! Awesome pic! (:

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  12. An awesome capture and photo!
    Fantastic joke :)

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  13. Lot of wind and red dirt in Texas - Now is above also !! Very colorful -

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  14. Beautiful red dark colord sky, excellent capture.

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  15. Must be tax time again. Haa!Haaa!

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  16. Superb image. Well done.

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  17. Piękna scena i koloryt.
    Przy powiększeniu jest doskonale piękna,
    Pięknie wykonana praca
    Bardzo dobry obraz i styl wykonania.
    Pozdrawiam miło.

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  18. an impressive road pic, that is one menacing sky.

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  19. Now that made me laugh! Great joke and a very impressive looking photo. Thanks for both!

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  20. Excellent capture and super atmosphere!!!

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  21. BEAUTIFUL SKY

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  22. Wonderful sky! Great capture. Really funny joke!

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  23. Wow that's spectacular, I always thought that was a bit of an exaggeration, but I can see it isn't!

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  24. Impressive and fantastic sky, a wonderful shot........!!!!

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  25. Splendid sky and shot!

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  26. hahahahhaha eddie love your joke..wow! this is really beautiful sky and u did AWESOME capture...

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  27. Some very distinctive coloring for sure.....

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  28. I guessed Texas before reading your notes. Could red dust also contribute to the effect? Nicely done.

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  29. We get this sort of sight in northern California, however, only during wildfire season when the world around our valley is on fire and the ask and fire fill the sky. As you say, this is a sight more common to Texas and one I can only guess if from the beauty of the land reflected in the setting sun... Awesome.

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  30. WOW...it's really beautiful. Wonderful shot!

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  31. beautiful sky and awesome capture

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  32. Excellent photo!

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  33. Voyager c'est se remplir les yeux de belles choses . Il suffit d'y prendre goût . Bravo et mile mercis

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  34. I have seen this before...it is really amazing! You captured it perfectly here!

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  35. Superb sky and shot.

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  36. A real show!!!Eddie! Wonderful sky and colour in the air!Great work of you once more.Thank you!!

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  37. WOW, amazing! must be some experience driving in this scene. and Oh, almost forgot - regarding the joke, it is not told about a hospital, but about a Synagogue.
    :-))))

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  38. Fantastic photo Eddie !!!:)

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  39. Had to come back to this shot today. Like the addition of the highway scene. It adds a dynamic quality that is missing in many other pure sky shots. Well done.

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  40. beautiful highway scene...

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  41. Great picture in great color
    erland

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  42. Bravo, excellent capture ! Spectacular !

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