Boy, am I backlogged on links

[conuly]

I'll post some later, but for now I'll just post these two:

Photos from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic (Most of them aren't that interesting, but the first is great.)

Detroit priest sprays holy water from squirt gun to maintain social distancing

Comments

[james]

I was glancing at your post and registered 'backlogged on links!' and '1918 Spanish flu' and I thought wow, you really are backlogged if you still have stuff from 1918 to reblog. ;-)

[conuly]

That is how far behind I am!

[sovay]

Photos from the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic (Most of them aren't that interesting, but the first is great.)

Metal.

[james]

So at least you've reblogged everything from the 1st through 18th centuries! That's good.

;-)

(Unless you're working your way backwards in which case you might be up for awhile.)

[cynthia1960]

I think that there should be a definite upgrade in the ability to dispense holy water. Priests and monsignors can use squirt guns or maybe lob water balloons. Bishops, archbishops, and cardinals can use Super Soakers. Pope Francis has a fire hose, and the plaza in front in St. Peter's can emulate hotels in Las Vegas and have misters installed.

[steorra]

Thank you for the squirt gun link. I'd seen the picture and wondered what kind of priest (Anglican? Orthodox? Catholic?) he was and where in the world he was, and this solved that for me.

[conuly]

metaquotes?

[conuly]

:D

[conuly]

No prob!

[fox]

I would be amused to see a Bellagio dancing-fountain situation in St Peter’s Square.

[gwydion]

those are good.

[cynthia1960]

Sure, I am flattered.

[cynthia1960]

*snort*

[cynthia1960]

I think that would be too freaking cool.

[bibliofile]

Splash pad!

[elisi]

Late comment is late, but re. that second link, I posted this (very silly) picture on the 12th of April (which I had found somewhere on the internet):