Saturday, September 08, 2018
Constants and variables 105, Snusnik edition
Latest item at KSHS is ... amusing? bemusing? just plain weird?
I've cropped and contrasted the picture.
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I've cropped and contrasted the picture.
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This set of photographs represent a float for the Svensk Hyllningsfest parade in Lindsborg, Kansas. The design of the float was fashioned after Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the then Soviet Union. The Svensk Hyllningsfest is a biennial celebration honoring the Swedish heritage and culture of the community.Well, no. The float wasn't fashioned after Sputnik, it was fashioned after the sponsor's Snus tin. Excellent piece of metalcraft. A local sheet-metal shop must have done it. Under the a-be-musement, there are two major historical comparisons between 1957 and now. 1. A parade float sponsored by a tobacco product. Nuff said. Or rather Snuff said. 2. We think of the current phase of Russia-frenzy as a repeat of the first Cold War. Wrong. In the '50s, as I've noted before, it was possible for people to think and talk RATIONALLY about Russian achievements. In the current psychopathic death-dance, this float would be absolutely unthinkable. No sponsor, Snus or otherwise, would IMAGINE a salute to ANYTHING remotely connected to connected to connected to connected to Russia, and the chain of forbidden connections is literally infinite. Yessir, we must defend OUR PRECIOUS FREEDOMS by eliminating ALL THOUGHTS AND ALL ART AND ALL CRAFT AND ALL USEFUL WORK. We are 999999999999999999999 teraparsecs beyond all previous examples of lunacy and evil. = = = = = Later thought: The float didn't represent Sputnik, but it was clearly a positive reference. It seems to be saying that Snus is the Swedish Sputnik. What was the message? Snus gets you high? Snus puts you into orbit? Footnote: The history of the sponsor is more interesting than this float! Worth reading.
Labels: Constants and Variables, defensible times, infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite infinite lunacy
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