Day: October 8, 2007

Pets

1901 Edison Film of Boxer

Shelly

I came across this yesterday, and thought I’d post it here. It’s an Edison film from 1901 of a Boxer doing what Boxers do best.

Historical images of dogs are interesting, in terms of how breeds change over time. The Boxer breed was quite young when this film was made (the first Boxer dog was entered into the studbook in 1895). Photos from those early years are rare enough, and video rarer still. This film is extra special. You can see that the boing boing boing–such a huge part of what makes a Boxer a Boxer–is present. Boxers as we know them now, in this country, are finer boned and more elegant than their ancestors, but it’s obvious that the breed’s athleticism and basic personality traits (boing boing boing!) are still present.

Ladybusiness, News & Politics

Jesus Wept!

Shelly

I’ve always thought bras were torture devices, but apparently they are weapons, too.

“When I walked through, the gentleman said, “‘Do you have an underwire bra on?'” Plato said. “I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘You have to remove it.'”

But there was nowhere private to remove her bra, she said. The guards suggested she go out to her car to do it.

Instead, Plato who describes herself as “not petite” said she removed her bra while her husband tried to shield her from view of others in the crowded lobby by holding up his coat.

She said she had to put the bra on a conveyor belt and send it through an x-ray machine.

“After I got through the metal detector and waited for my bra to come through the conveyor belt, one of the security guards said, “‘That’s a girl,'” Plato said. She thought the guard was making fun of her.

Can you imagine having to remove an article of underwear in order to get through a security checkpoint? That’s really not okay. And the “atta girl” comment from the security guard should, by rights, have earned him a kick in the balls. Just sayin’. . .

Too bad Ms. Plato didn’t take off her bra and shirt and go about her business bare chested. That would have been fabulous.