Two Old Men in Scotland Cafe

The Old Man of Storr, the tallest spire of a rocky hill on the Isle of Skye, Scotland,
via Daniel Casson

Here's a Lord of the Rings style shot of The Old Man of Storr.

Now, if you know anything about the Old Man of Storr, you know you must never confuse it with The Old Man of Stoer -- that's Stoer, not Storr -- a 200 foot tall slender rock "sea stack," also on the Isle of Skye.

Old Man of Stoer,
via Ali Wilson

It's climbable.

I'm not completely sure, but both words, Storr and Stoer, seem to derive from the Norse storr, meaning "tall, great, mighty." "Stoer" is listed as a comparative form of "storr."

So... both pinnacles have essentially the same name.

I just received this envelope from The Academy -- the Award for Least Imaginative Name-Givers In History goes to... the early inhabitants of the Isle of Skye. Accepting on behalf of the early inhabitants of the Isle of Skye: the Old Man of Stœr.

What... why... whuh... I guess this is entertainment in China.

He gave her hair a good chop.

Infinite zoom-in.

She's really "taking the skin off the anaconda," if you know what I'm talkin' about.

I think they call this "wrecking shop."

A cat is a cat.

This crocodile failed his stealth check.

Do you like what you see, ladies?

This is what I call "rearing the rhino," if you catch my meaning.

There are dangerous hobbies I see the attraction of.

I don't see the attraction of this:

This one looks fun.

posted by Ace at 08:05 PM

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