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snow scupltures, rendered sentient, raised spiteful; this is "snowmoners".

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

We're ready to mobilize all motorized units, sir!



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The Snowman: Not So Innocent

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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We are snowed in, and soggy. Somewhere in-between the swirling elements, there is a normalcy.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

dem damn snowmoners better not get in my way!!!

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[Paraphrased] "You can't take them with you." -- (cut to the dreaded scene of silent and cold horror)


Meet Me in St. Louis (Vincente Minnelli ; 1944)

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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(... continued)


Tootie decapitates her snow people. [The best method of prevention is eradication. Good Job, Tootie.]

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

Since last year the army has been waiting out the warm weather, looking forward to the season when their strengths would again be hightened. To pass the time, they played games with each other



Sometimes they drank too much



Sometimes drunken games led to infighting





They rooted out a spy among them who was sending messages to the enemy



They are again ready for battle

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Dateline: NORTH ATLANTIC
Reported sightings of the abominable snowman are yeti to be confirmed.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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The snowstorm arrived at a fortuitous moment. It was white on time. --(/snickers to himself, trying to hold back the laughs, and the tears from behind his glasses)

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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For those who live in the land of ice it'snow problem.


The Hidden Hunchback of the Hyperborean Dunes is a Busybody -- (alternative: "The Hills Have Glass Eyes")


{Photo taken in Muehlviertel, Austria ; Photo by: Elfi S. (c) 2006}

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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He threw snow in his neighbor's driveway and shouted, DO YOU GET MY DRIFT?


(Snow-puns in the forecast have now been halted.)

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

Talk about getting your drift, I bet these folks get it:



I didn't fully appreciate how prolific they are ...worse than rabbits!



But as they get older they take strange forms. These guys scared the hell out of me as I was walking the neighborhood soliciting shovel clearing services:

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It's up to you to figure how the mysterious melting snowman curses calls to you with his visible dying breaths.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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There's something about being out in the cold, surrounded by these statues, that has you go mad.

There's liable to be a word for it - I wonder what it could be?

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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A dismal snow creature appeared in Spokane, Washington.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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OH. NO.

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

fill23ca

Always loved this Calvin and Hobbes creation.

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"The worst day of your life, so far." Homer Simpson

BadNick

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How I hate thee? let me count the ways... { 京都も雪でした。 }

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

In some of those pics above the melty snowmoners are getting a bit limp. But I just noticed how upright and erect he seems in this pic, tumescent with the frozen water of his life.

BadNick

In some cases, zombies with flamethrowers can be our allies

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Thanks for contributing, fill23ca. (Phil? Hey, Phil? Phil! Phil Connors? Phil Connors, I thought that was you!)

I probably had the same image all ready to be posted from my queue, but it's just as well someone else got in on the fun.

I do have this, however, to add: {it looks, eerily, like the same snowmonster}


as seen in Second Life (it's apparently a game)

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Yevgeny Dobrovinsky (Russia)

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

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illustrated by Jeremy Vanhoozer

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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[thehighdefinite.]

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Aled Lewis

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Now, to distract you for a touch: science!


Snow Under A Microscope (or in other terms: THEIR lifeblood)

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

photo by Amy Moore

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It shows how lazy (and cold!) I am right now, but had I posted this previously? -- "Pyschic Attack of the SnowCronlin"

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

BadNick

Psycho Frosty

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“Invocation For an Ice Age”, as presented by Janne Parviainen.

author's incantation?
Straight from the camera. Done in collaboration with missmoody.
Long live the reign of the snowmen, hooray! ..umm, or not…
I wish the summer would be here soon, sigh!


-- (to note: it must have been accomplished sometime over the weekend {last} ... lot of spiritual confluence happened... then.)

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi

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semi-related: Hundreds Attend Global Warming Protest - Consumer Energy Report

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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world (that is the myth of the Atomic Age) as in being able to remake ourselves.

—Mohandas K. Gandhi