Comments on: At last, something on Livejournal I enjoyed

At last, something on Livejournal I enjoyed

Astro Zombie — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:23:28 -0800

Now I have seen a lion in a sidecar on a vertical wall of death. There are a lot of eye-popping images to be found on the vintage photographs livejournal group. The lion may be the eye-poppingest, but there's also this flattened elephant, this tiny photographer, and this soldier and dog in gas masks.

By: nadawi

nadawi — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:33:46 -0800

this is one of the 3 communities i am part of on lj. i love it.

By: nadawi

nadawi — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:34:29 -0800

and the old family photos from the russian members are probably my favorite part.

By: phrontist

phrontist — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:38:02 -0800

I've never truly lived.

By: Windigo

Windigo — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:42:50 -0800

Oh wow. This is fantastic.

By: Frasermoo

Frasermoo — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:45:02 -0800

lion in a sidecar. and we all naievely think we are breaking new ground... we are nothing.

By: Rangeboy

Rangeboy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:45:50 -0800

Let me take my chances on the wall of death. Oh, and great link, thanks.

By: darth_tedious

darth_tedious — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:51:47 -0800

A link that would enable me to go back to two minutes ago, so that I can see the lion in a sidecar for the first time, again, would be appreciated.

By: Knappster

Knappster — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:55:28 -0800

That is the most convenient way to ship an elephant.

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:56:37 -0800

I actual feel the lion in the sidecar on the vertical wall of death image has started a shift in my life that will end up being seismic. I don't know how, but I must be the sort of person whom has a photo taken of themselves that is as astonishing. This will end badly.

By: TheOnlyCoolTim

TheOnlyCoolTim — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:57:14 -0800

"This is a picture of people racing in a motorcycle and a go-cart with a sidecar with a lion in it on a vertical wall-of-death." This is a masterpiece of captioning.

By: darth_tedious

darth_tedious — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:04:56 -0800

Just saw the "flattened elephant" photo... Oh no no no. No. No. No.

By: dgaicun

dgaicun — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:16:49 -0800

"...people racing in a motorcycle and a go-cart with a sidecar with a lion in it on a vertical wall-of-death" This will not end well.

By: empath

empath — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:31:09 -0800

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:31:17 -0800

Now I have seen a lion in a sidecar on a vertical wall of death. That is fucking awesome and exactly what Metafilter is for.

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:32:26 -0800

Also: Fuck you Deathrace 2000 remake, you are NOTHING.

By: dunkadunc

dunkadunc — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:46:29 -0800

If they crash, that's going to be one pissed off lion. and I think this might be what the elephant picture was about...

By: bonefish

bonefish — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:47:31 -0800

Metafilter: racing in a motorcycle and a go-cart with a sidecar with a lion in it on a vertical wall-of-death

By: Artw

Artw — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:48:29 -0800

FOREVER.

By: Sticherbeast

Sticherbeast — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:50:05 -0800

The best part about the lion picture, for me, is that however awesome that was for the driver and for all of us looking at the awesome photograph, you just know that that LION's mind was being fucking BLOWN.

By: bonefish

bonefish — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:52:00 -0800

Wow, empath, that link's an FPP!

By: tellurian

tellurian — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:52:56 -0800

Danbury State Fair - The lion, sitting next to the driver, his mane rippling in the generated wind, opened its mouth and started letting out these incredible, stereophonic roars..

By: flapjax at midnite

flapjax at midnite — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:17:20 -0800

The lion, sitting next to the driver, his mane rippling in the generated wind, opened its mouth and started letting out these incredible, stereophonic roars. Right up to the point that the lion opened its mouth even wider to consume the head of the driver, at which point the roar went from stereo to Surround Sound.

By: Tube

Tube — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:44:26 -0800

The lion was later found standing alone, with a tadpole in a jar.

By: Wolof

Wolof — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:45:24 -0800

Now I have seen a lion in a sidecar on a vertical wall of death. As have I. And I am so glad I did!

By: trip and a half

trip and a half — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:43:47 -0800

Lion in a Sidecar: 1 oz Cognac 1 oz. Triple Sec or Cointreau 1 oz. Lemon or Lime Juice 1 Lion Shake ingredients with cracked ice. Strain onto a vertical wall of death.

By: bwg

bwg — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:19:54 -0800

... you just know that that LION's mind was being fucking BLOWN. Sidecar + Vertical Wall of Death = acid trip for Panthera leo.

By: bwg

bwg — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:27:09 -0800

MetaFilter: vertical wall of death

By: Faint of Butt

Faint of Butt — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:33:37 -0800

Every morning at the zoo, four dedicated workers start the day by carefully inflating the elephant.

By: DU

DU — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:13:34 -0800

I love how calm the lion is. He looks like a dog with his head out the window, only without the flapping ears and slobbering enthusiasm.

By: Vindaloo

Vindaloo — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:58:25 -0800

Seriously, imagine the awe and wonder you would get seeing this as a 12 year old, I can't think of anything as awesomely cool as a lion riding the death-wall. Oh how I yearn for the days before multiplexes and video games, where being a kid meant adventure and discovery!

By: likesuchasand

likesuchasand — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:37:25 -0800

Oh fluffy, windblown lion you are now my desktop background.

By: evilelf

evilelf — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:55:44 -0800

I've seen a wall of death up at Laconia,NH during motorcycle weekend and even without the lion it is amazing!

By: snsranch

snsranch — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:14:59 -0800

Yea, DU, that lion is leaing right into the wind, man, he LIVES for this shit! Great post!

By: baker dave

baker dave — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:27:16 -0800

this is a top post

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:17:20 -0800

My eyes are in love with this post.

By: quin

quin — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:18:08 -0800

I have always loved that lion in the sidecar photo, because in my mind it raises so many wonderful questions, like at what point did the driver decide that he wasn't being stimulated enough by driving sideways on a nearly vertical track and that he needed to raise his stakes by having a wild animal in the car with him? And then, how many animals did he go through before he felt he had hit on a winner with a lion? Are there photos of drivers with crocodiles in sidecars? Or maybe bears? Or, was there no scaling up to this point, maybe he just one day showed up at the track with a large carnivorous cat in the car with him and everyone just sort of said "Ok, I guess we are doing this now." Either way, it's always been an inspiration to me; no matter how good I am at what I'm doing, I'm not so good that I couldn't be made better by having a giant cat with me.

By: stupidsexyFlanders

stupidsexyFlanders — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:52:31 -0800

Seriously, imagine the awe and wonder you would get seeing this as a 12 year old, I can't think of anything as awesomely cool as a lion riding the death-wall. The good old days weren't really gooder, they were just differenter. For instance, imagine the awe and wonder today's 12-year old feels seeing youporn for the first time.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:58:34 -0800

Wow, disdain for livejournal. How original, how breath-taking! What a way to cripple an otherwise excellent post.

By: 1f2frfbf

1f2frfbf — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:23:11 -0800

See, this is what I needed to complete my day: a cute monkey picture. Thanks!

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:31:54 -0800

Wow, disdain for livejournal. How original, how breath-taking I legitimately have never seen anything before that I liked on LiveJournal, but, if you want to enterpret that as a cheap shot and feel it somehow hobbles this post, by all means do so.

By: fearfulsymmetry

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:02:16 -0800

You know if the Bat-Pod had had a sidecar with a lion in it everyone in the world would have gone to see The Dark Knight... instead of just three-quarters of them

By: Astro Zombie

Astro Zombie — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:09:59 -0800

And they probably would have seen the movie three times within the first two weeks, instead of twice.

By: you're a kitty!

you're a kitty! — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:49:06 -0800

Time to email everyone I know.