I thought that as we have examples of admirable pictures/subjects, a few barmy/silly ones would add to the gaiety of nations [sic]
Here’s my starters for X
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Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder…
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That’s a cheat. The idea is that the photo must be silly/odd/barmy, not a gurning self-phizog pasted onto a b/g.
Here’s another eg.
A photographer has set up shop in Vire town centre. This was an example of his wedding photography, a 1m sq print in his front window.
I notice that this silly picture is not in his window today. I wonder if yesterday’s verdict involving a reappearance in court of Gisèle Pélicot made him think about this photograph.
I’m aware that ‘High St’ photographers have been trying ever more ‘creative’ shots, trying to get away from the standard as per
which, as the years go on, is the image all involved would prefer to see.
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You set no rules for this thread. 
That’s true. But maybe I have , now.
Keep 'em silly. Keep 'em coming. 
What a nice picture. Sad there’s no Dad to give her away - if I read the picture correctly.
Oddly, I think it’s the other way about, Karen. Funmi is Nigerian, so I was able to sit with her dad - two old geezers at the back of the room - and chat with him in Eng.
I can’t remember who the woman on the left is - possibly an aunt of Franck’s .
That’s how they were lined up for the official snappist.
Slightly dubious racist alert; when I sent a pal this pic he wrote “Why are you taking pictures of complete strangers?” Franck regards me as family, which is more than nice, as I don’t have any otherwise.
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I don’t agree, I thought it was funny!
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I didn’t know Rolf Harris had also designed wind turbines.
At least it’s good to hear that some engineers can be civil after the car testing thread.
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I haven’t twigged the ref to the car testing thread. I got my CT yesterday on the day it would have expired after the ‘contre visite’ deadline.
I was surprised at how efficient and obliging a branch of ‘Roady’ could be. I was rather prejudiced against what I thought might be a slap-dash KwikFit type mob. They bent over back’ards to get the thing done in time for the deadline contre visite later that day and the pair of long nose pliers that I said I wanted to buy were ‘on the house’ for ‘the delay’. And I saved >50€ on the job if done by the garagiste I have used to date.
Chapeau!
As for Rolf Harris - a grey goatee does not a Rolf Harris make.
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For me the most disturbing aspect of that photo is that the hotel receptionist appears to be wearing camo…
