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Source: (consider it) Thread: AS: The adventures of Sven the Moose
babybear
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Wood, I am seriously worried about the little guy! I think that the best thing would be if you could fly out and moose-nap him and bring him safely back home to Wales. If you asked Angel nicely I am sure that she would give you a Sven clone thta you could substitute. No-one would notice!

Get that little moose back into civilisation, PLEASE! He needs to see the bright lights of Swansea, and dabble his toes in the sea at Mumbles. He needs to run around in the green valleys.

If the cost of the airfare is too steep for you I am willing to donate funds to the Save our Sven appeal.

a worried bb


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Sven the Moose

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Sven, he is thinking he haff learnt his lessøn. As søøn as I am getting øut øf dis mess, I will be going straight back to Tømb...

Sven


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rosemary
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I'm glad to hear it Sven. Your long lost brother, Chris,(Chris Moose), in Cardiff is getting very worried about you.

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Joan the Outlaw-Dwarf

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Sven, honey, you get yourself out of that mess then get over here to England - we'll take care of you here.

Wood, how do I extend my invitation to Sven?

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tomb
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I am shattered.

Shattered, do you hear?

Shattered.

As I explained to my wife the other day, in spite of my recent travels, I will never "swim the Tiber" (i.e. convert to Roman Catholicism), because, if I did, I would be inevitably become guilty because of the Bad Choices that Sven is making.

I hasten to emphasize, these are Sven's Bad Choices. I am Not Responsible.

I did not make Sven run away. I did not force him to marry a bimbodoll.

I wanted Sven to Experience God's Creation at eleven thousand feet (or twelve or thirteen or fourteen. At this altitude, who's counting?). It was Not My Idea that he drink from a stream at that altitude.

I think Sven is suffering from a Colorado Intestinal Parasite that has Gone to His Brain.

There is no way those two will be ever happy together. She's Hard Plastic; he's IKEA stuffing.

If Sven comes back here, I will welcome him with Open Arms. (But, I hasten to add, my HMO will not pay for cosmetic tattoo removal. And it will only pay for piercing repair if it interferes with, well, "marital issues.") And my premiums will go up if Sven makes a claim, so the issue is moot.

I never signed up for weirdness; merely for plushie cutesiness.

Wood should be ashamed of himself.

But I have pointed this out to him before, to little effect, so I don't expect this indictment to have any effect.

I am devastated. In agony.

Don't gloat. I'll recover.

devastatedtomb


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Wood
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quote:
Originally posted by Joan the Dwarf:
Sven, honey, you get yourself out of that mess then get over here to England - we'll take care of you here.

Wood, how do I extend my invitation to Sven?


easy. Send your address to
sven@johnheronproject.com or sven@missmonica.org and you'll be included in the itinerarereraa.

Oh, and Tomb... can I just gloat a little bit?

A teensy bit?

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Wood
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hmmm. It appears there's been a rather peculiar reverse here... Sven goes Gold with Barbie Blues

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tomb
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{snort}

Wait 'til Mattel goes after you (as webmaster) and MM for messin' with the Barbie cultural icon.

You'll wish the only thing they were using to punish you were MM's whips 'n' chains.

Then we'll see who gets to gloat.

And, by the way, who signed that moose up for a SoF membership? Sven can't type any better now than when he was at my place and trying to browse the ungulate porn sites.

Anyone ever see ungulate porn? I'd rather watch pigs being butchered....


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tomb said:
quote:
my HMO will not pay for cosmetic tattoo removal.

No problem, Tomb, I can do it for him for free. I think I have some fuzzy fabric and a little seam ripper somewhere.

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Wood
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The penultimate installment of Sven's California odyssey: Jaws of Death.

In order to add to your reading pleasure, Miss Monica has supplied me with a translation of the Spanglish the story contains:

quote:


- Ey, homie, es el mini-venado who tagged en el territorio.

[I say, comrade, it's the mini-moose who wrote grafitti in our neighborhood.]

- Ey, mini-s**t, you got huevos comin' down here!
[I say, small piece of excrement, you're very brave to come to this neighborhood!]

- I don't see no huevos, Spooky. Ey! Fool! You got mini-huevos to go with that mini-brain?
[I see no evidence of a source for his bravery, Spooky. I say! O foolish one! Have you testicles the size of your brains?]

- What we gone do wit' you, ponque?
[Whatever are we going to do about you, young ruffian?]

- We could chutiar his ass.
[We could shoot him.]

- That sounds all right. But it's messy. Venado s**t all over the place.
[A good suggestion, but dreadfully messy. Moose innards everywhere.]

- Stomp his ass, Clever!
[We could squash him.]

- Hell, no! Chale, homie. My shoes are new.
[Not a good suggestion! Perhaps you should calm down, my compatriot. After all, these are Gucci loafers I wear.]

- Ey, homie. Feed him to Creeper.
[I say, my friend. Let's feed him to the terrifying dog with the equally intimidating name.]

- No le gusta esa chingadera pa comer. Es stinky.
[The dog doesn't care for spicy food -- the moose is too aromatic for his taste.]

- Ese, he eats anything.
[My dear chap! That dog would eat my grandmother.]

- Esta pendeja! La Barbie jumped into his mouth!
[The Barbie doll jumped into the dog's mouth! I marvel at her stupidity!]

- Es la chota! Let's get the fuck outta here!
[The police approach! Let us flee at once!]


I hope this is of some use...

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Sven the Moose

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quote:
Originally posted by tomb:
who signed that moose up for a SoF membership? Sven can't type any better now than when he was at my place and trying to browse the ungulate porn sites.

That what Sven wanted yøu to think.

quote:
anyone ever see ungulate porn? I'd rather watch pigs being butchered....

Nø. Sven never seen any.

An' anyøne whø say øtherwise be hearing frøm Sven's lawyers.


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tomb
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quote:
Originally posted by Wood:
....

In order to add to your reading pleasure, Miss Monica has supplied me with a translation of the Spanglish the story contains:

I hope this is of some use...


Er, Wood. I am seriously worried. Uh, how do I say this? Um, Miss Monica's translations weren't exactly, uh, accurate?

Either Miss M doesn't know what some of those words mean, or she was choosing not to translate them in order to protect our sensibilities.

I don't know which explanation terrifies me more.


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Wood
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quote:
Originally posted by tomb:

Either Miss M doesn't know what some of those words mean, or she was choosing not to translate them in order to protect our sensibilities.

I don't know which explanation terrifies me
more.


She was choosing not to translate them in order to protect our sensibilities.

And yes, it is scary

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Wood
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Sven's last adventure...

quite possibly dodgy?


Looks like he's on his way back to Colorado, Tomb...

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tomb
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quote:
Originally posted by Wood:
She was choosing not to translate them in order to protect our sensibilities.

And yes, it is scary


I have been in touch with the divine MM through the agency of tin can and string (since my high-speed internet provider is no more).

She has protested bitterly about being characterized in such a slanderous fashion, and she told me, Wood, who *really* changed the words.

Or perhaps we should rename you the Revd Bowlder?


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tomb
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quote:
Originally posted by Wood:
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Looks like he's on his way back to Colorado, Tomb...

Yes. And in a box addressed by God.

Perhaps I can auction the autograph off at Christies?

If he's in good shape, I'll bounce him down to JB in New Mexico for Christmas.

I wonder if Sven likes posole?


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JB*

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I should be able to have him on his way before Christmas.

Where does he get to spend the holiday? Shouldn`t he winter here in the tropics and recover from all this experience?

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Wood
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JB, what with the flurry of post about this time of year, I think it best, Sven stays with you for Christmas... maybe you could send him (to Rachel?) afterwards...

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Narcissism.

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Chorister

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What do I have to do to receive Sven as my personal friend?

I would like to invite Sven into my life.

If Sven would come and sup with me, and I can touch the holes in his eye-sockets and stroke his furry antlers, I would believe that he exists.

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Wood
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Mail the addies listed above with your postal address and Mr. The Moose's travel co-ordinator will sort you out...

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quote:
Originally posted by Wood:
...I think it best, Sven stays with you for Christmas... maybe you could send him (to Rachel?) afterwards...

Christmas in New Mexico is a bit different. I wonder how he will like the Mexican tinwork Christmas tree. And posole y enchiladas y frijoles. And las Posadas. Maybe we can improve his Spanish with the Castilian kind. (Many of the old settlements retain Spanish from the colonian period, not the subsequent Mexican era.)

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Wood
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For the last time this thread...

Sven has already visited:
GillH
FionaJane
David
Dana
Presleyterian
Renee
Elizabeth
George in Montreal
Kirsten
Siegfried
RuthW
Islandexile and Duckie
Tomb

And has had an unfortunate dalliance in LA.

he has yet to visit...

Sara
JB
Rachel Lam
Nicolemrw


And then that's it for the US (anyone in the US who wants to be added to the list should mail me before he's left Rachel).

In the UK:

Brickbat
Amanda and Starbelly
Sean and Bronwyn
Chorister
(note: all the above people live in Devon... maybe they could meet up?)

Wibblethorpe
Beethoven
Carmel
Joan the Person of Diminutive Stature
Maddie
Clare
Lev
Oodzook
Chris ‘Teaboy’ Taylor
Bongo
Arietty
'Frin and Dyfrig
Angel
Carys
Babybear, the Gremlin and their cute kids
Rosemary

And then, at home in Swansea...
Chalky
nessa and IanF
The Hapless Boy Rhys
Rameses Niblick III
Wood and Tracy

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Mrs de Point
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Have sent in my address in hope Sven can come & visit Calvin, Matthias & me at the end of the Met line....

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Wood
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Marvellous.

I've added you to the list.

JB: do you have Sven yet?

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Reepicheep
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quote:
Originally posted by Miss Nomer:
Have sent in my address in hope Sven can come & visit Calvin, Matthias & me at the end of the Met line....

In which case a met line meet is in order.

[thinks] If I manage a moose-toss with Carys, I can also manage another one with the metline moosetossers...

Angel


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JB*

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Sven has arrived and he already has his cowboy hat. Now I will need to persuade Whimsy to be a western horse for him.

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kingsfold

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quote:
If I manage a moose-toss with Carys, I can also manage another one with the metline moosetossers...

Angel


Methinks we could be heading for a moose-flavoured tongue-twister here...

how much moose can a moose-tosser toss, if a moose-tosser must toss moose

Anyhow, since I'm located not very far from the end of the Met Line (in West Herts), Sven may fancy a visit here as well - I'll send my address along...

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starbelly
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about the Devon lot meeting up (well, to be honest we are starting to anyway!), but we all still want Sven each, we each have differant experiences for the little moose, although we will meet up to do the changeovers!

Neil


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First installment:
Moose in New Mexico

The first thing to do is get a cowboy hat.

Sven gets a hat

And the next thing is to catch up with the Ship

Sven tracks his adventures
Sven checks on the cooperative

BTW, what ever happened to the moose clone auction? I will miss the little fellow already.

And also checking out the SETI calculations on the screen saver. He seemed excited about something.

Sven checks SETI progress

He was having such a good time with the computer that I converted his picture into Windows wall paper
Sven Wallpaper
Sven looks at Sven Wallpaper

If I can reach some sort of deal with the Ship Managenent, say for contributions to the organ fund, would anyone like the wallpaper files?

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Wood
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JB... what can I say, my friend?

Genius. Absolute sheer genius.

Especially the little cowboy hat.

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George in Montreal
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I love the wallpaper and the pics of Sven but...
WHO TOOK OFF HIS CANADIAN FLAG?
My little scotch-drinking buddy is starting to look frighteningly American...

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JB*

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Second installment:
Moose in New Mexico

The next thing to do is discover the local food

The local food is a mixture of Spanish and Indian influences. The most distinctive part is the use of chiles picked green, as a vegetable, instead of red, dried, and ground as a spice. Depending on location and the weather before picking, these can be mild to (very) hot. Also local is the layered flat enchilada, instead of rolled. It is often served with a fried egg on top. Finally, the best local corn (maize) is blue and retains the color when made into tortillas. Therefore Sven had to have a "flat green blue-corn enchilada with egg".
Sven meets enchilada
(at Roadrunner Cafe, Pojoaque NM)

Sopapillas are puffed fried bread. In other parts of Mexico they are desserts, but here we put honey in them and eat them with the chile (to protect the stomach lining...)
Sven and sopapillas
(at Roadrunner Cafe, Pojoaque NM)

And sopapillas can be filled with beans and meat and chile to make a stuffed sopapilla.
Sven and stuffed sopapilla
(at El Pinto, Albuquerque NM)

And there are excellent Mexican beers, such as Negra Modelo.
Sven meets Negra Modelo

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Third installment:
Moose in New Mexico


And then to see some local churches

Nambe, an area where the Spanish Crown granted land to a sargent and his five soldiers back in the colonial period, about 1620. The families are still there...
Sven visits Nambe

Then Sven drove the Porsche through the Nambe Pueblo lands over to Chimayo (and Cundido and the High Road to Taos), one of the most worthwhile drives in the area.
Sven driving through the desert

And in Chimayo, theres el Santuario, a sort of Southwestern Lourdes.
Sven visits Chimayo

He paused alonside the road. He was having such a good time with the computer that I converted his picture into wall paper
Sven Pause Wallpaper

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Wood
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Wild applause.

Hope the little guy has a marvy Christmas with you, JB - and I hope very much that you do too.

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From the beautiful vistas of New Mexico, to the snow and ice of Rachel in Minneapolis. I hope that our dear moose doesn't get the sniffles with the temperature changes.

Motherboard

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Fourth installment:
Moose in New Mexico

Christmas is Coming!

Sven practiced some Christmas music
Sven Practises

Sven helped wrap presents
Sven bringing the bow

Tired Sven relaxed among the presents.
Sven among the bows

And then it was time to light the Mexican tinwork Christmas tree. Sven took his place on the fire extinguisher as Mary lighted (only) the front half of the tree.
Sven and Southwestern Christmas Tree
(It`s not Boutros Boutros Pine Tree)

A Southwestern tradition is to light the path to the house for Mary and Joseph on Christmas Exe. This can be small bonfires (usually called Luminarias) or paper bags (weighted with sand) containing candles. These are usually called farolitos (but sometimes luminarias). Whole neighborhoods decorate themselves. In the nearby town of Espanola the Boy Scouts decorate the main streets and people drive through town with their lights off.......
Sven and cat discuss farolito
Sven and cat with operating farolito
Sven inside farolito

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starbelly
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Gosh, I hope the little guy did not get his feet burned (or is that burnt?)

Neil


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Fifth installment:
Moose in New Mexico


What do you do on Christmas Eve in New Mexico? Ride!

Sven contemplating a ride; Whimsy going about her own business, and the Sangre de Christo mountains in the background.
Sven Contemplating

Introducting himself, Sven sugested a ride
Sven got her attention

Sven got a carrot to tempt Whimsy
Sven ready to strike a deal

Whimsy noticed
Sven was noticed

Sven lost the carrot very quickly
Gone in one bite

Sven got into the saddle. This was Whimsy`s first time with western tack; she was an angel about the unfamiliar equipment. (Especially the enormous western saddle.)
Sven sitting back in the saddle, handling the rein like an experienced rider

And so Sven got a ride
Authentic Southwestern Sven

And afterward they shared a flake of this year`s alfalfa/grass hay, imported from Colorado.
Sharing a flake after the ride

It was a moment of herbivore solidarity
Herbivores forever

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JB*

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Sixth Installment:
Moose in New Mexico


What do you do on Christmas afterneen in New Mexico?
Take Sven to see the views. Just for Motherboard: Views with antlers in the foreground.
The trip: Up the High Road to Taos, Back on State Road 503. About a 20-mile loop.


Sven Views Jemez from Jeep on the High Road to Taos
Sven Views mini-church at the intersection of the high road and 503
Sven Views Lake Peak and Santa Fe Baldy
Sven Views Truchas Peaks
Sven Returns on State Road 503
Sven Looking toward Chimayo
Sven looks back at Truchas Peaks

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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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JB,

This moose has had some blissful, happy days with you, and the scenery ain't bad either. I just love the Sven wallpaper!

Thanks so much for all your running around and taking the superb photos. It's been great being a computer sighteseer from the comfort of our homes.

Motherboard

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marmot

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JB, did Sven put some Chimayo dirt on his tattoo scars?

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JB*

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As a mater of fact it never occurred to me that Sven needed healing after his LA experience. I`ll ask my son (Catholic in good standing...) if he can arrange it.

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Beautiful pictures! My only view of New Mexico was along I-40 from a Greyhound bus, and that was mostly barren and rocky. Looks like Sven is recovering nicely from his ordeal.

Sieg


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JB*

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Seventh Installment:
Moose in New Mexico


What do you do on the day after Christmas in New Mexico?
Play Tourist and go to Los Alamos

First a stop for Motherboard, the scenic view on the `Front Hill Road`

The Sangres received their name from the original Spanish colonists, from their color at sunset. These a granite upthrust mountains, the southern tips of the Rocky Mountain range. The smudge of white at the far left are the Crestones, about 130 miles away in southern Colorado. The snow-covered peaks on the far right are the Truchas peaks Just to their left is Wheeler Peak, tallest in New Mexico. Taos is just below Wheeler.
Sven looking east toward the Sangre de Christo Mountains, toward Taos

The air polution smudge at the base of the mountains on the far right is Santa Fe. Above Santa Fe are Lake Peak and Santa Fe Baldy. Note the snow fron about December 7, hiding out in the shadow on the north side of the ridge. There are three means of heat transfer: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation. At 7200 feet elevation above about 28% of the atmosphere and with relative humidity of 10% to 20%, radiation becomes the dominant method. Snow on north sides or under bushes can hang on into early June.
Sven looking east toward the Sangre de Christo Mountains, toward Santa Fe

And up at the Laboratory Museum (not the town museum, which has exhibits of life at the pre-war Ranch School and the Manhattan Project days) there are some unique exhibits.

Sven perched on the B-61 and waved his hat just like Slim Pickins. Who would have thought he was a movie fan?
Sven Perched on the B-61 just like the scene from Strangelove, but the original probably used a B-28

The museum now has a sign: "Do Not Sit on the Bomb". Tourists used to take pictures of their children draped over it..............
Sven Straddled a Little Boy to get his picture taken, just like the tourists used to

No, Fat Man (at about 6 feet in diameter and 9 feet long was too big even for Sven.
Fat Man, without Sven

And afterwards a stop at the fountain outside the museum to collect a few thoughts.
Sven sitting and thinking

[ 27 December 2001: Message edited by: the Angel of the North ]

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JB*

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Sorry---It looks as if images are still turned off. Someone please delete the last post (and this one) and I will re-post using the url pointer

Thanks for the last fix, Angel; maybe next time I will get the url pointer syntax right.

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Mrs de Point
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JB he certainly looks like he is having a good time

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JB*

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Sven is ready to move on!

Where`s the next stop?

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George in Montreal
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George is a happy camper, JB! Not just with the gorgeous pictures that make me want to leap on a plane today, but especially with Sven's final picture, ready to travel and wearing his Canadian flag!

Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you!


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Ye Olde Motherboarde
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(loud clearing of throat)

Yes, George, it is good that our dear Sven has the Canadian flag pinned to him,
just a question here......
er, but where is the American flag pin
I gave to him?

Motherboard

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Nicolemr
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hey guess what guys! i got my very own (somewhat primative) digital camera for christmas, so when sven gets here, i can actually get pics of him e-mailed to someone who can get them on-line!

so whens it my turn?

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