Jetée

As a result of the big blizzard that is currently enveloping most of the mid-Atlantic in a nice death-freeze of a white falling blanket, I look forward to the day after tomorrow of this event, where a newfound army will rise up: a wave propagation of 'snowmoners', with me as their leader, naturally.



** note: "snowmoners" is a word I have devised, coined, and will continue to utilize as a blanket definition for any snow structure that has been created and rendered sentient.

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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

ObieX

They will turn on you after they turn on each other!



There is no escape!

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Jetée

It can begin as a solitary, even to say: tiny, snowman in the wee hours of the morning... as it just 'pops right up'...


and seem like the most picturesque moment of beauty you could capture. A hallmark of a 'Winter Wonderland'. Yes.

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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

This is a few minutes ago from my 3rd floor lookout tower where I have a snow-gattling-machine gun ready to blow away any army of snow men that might be attacking my house. Peace.




this is from our bunker at ground level...the boys are manning this post:

Poppinjay

Dear TFP, I am stuck at work and bored shitless. Entertain me more. Be more posty.

I DEMAND NAO!

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BadNick

Poppinjay,
go post your plea in "the longest" thread...this thread is preparing for battle.

Have a great white day.

Jetée

and then there were two. how they would cling to you. it hardly seemed true.

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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

Poppinjay

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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet

Jetée

what's the best way you, personally, would estimate the snowfall on the ground? I think a good measuring stick, is exactly what is pictured above: snowfall on the roof an automobile I would think better reflects the total number of "inches" that those overpaid weather forecasters tell us have destroyed our day thus far. There's too much surface area on "walking ground" that it has a chance to settle, or be disturbed by moving people.


they grow up so fast...

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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

Jetée

see what I mean?

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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 battled them with our most advanced snow shovels and snow blowers and they've retreated to regroup and prepare for the next onslaught. Our scouts tell us they're coming again on Wednesday so we'll be ready for them. I'm trying to acquire a flame thrower. Peace, and have a great hair day.

Jetée

I need a better hair day. And thanks for keeping this thread going; it's gonna roll on until we can roll no more.

These 'snowmoners' are fiendish creatures, able to shape-shift on a moment's notice and effectively cooast through the grand sheet of white to sneak up on you, unexpectedly. We need all the help we can get.

They can take the form of a deranged foreign girl with giant pigtails:


or that of a respawning furry agent with big teeth, which can also transform into a flying kitty bus (a flying snow kitty bus):


they are also trained for the longest night, and will not go down without a fight:

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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

ObieX

They reproduce like bunnies. There is no stopping them.

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Jetée

These structures have now gone insane, right down deep inside their membrane.


by Banksy

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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

our special forces are camouflaged and waiting

Jetée

such is the nature of these unnatural beings; they infect our mind, and cause us to experience, well, rather unsightly things. It may be referred to as 'cabin fever', but to those uf us keen enough to recognize, we know the true culprit of these dillusions. **psst.. in case you didn't know, it's the snowmoners.


"trapped inside our snow globes... of horror"











art conceived and created by: (the collaborative of)

more of their form and functions can be found here

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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

Jetée

you've received the call.

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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

Jetée

And so, on that fateful day, it had begun: They caused us to turn against each other, en masse... Oh! the horror.

2,000 join in snowball fight at Dupont Circle in D.C.

The Dupont Circle battle began with the burst of an air horn, then snowballs began raining in every direction. Hundreds watched from the perimeter of the circle, standing on park benches and snapping pictures with their phones. Others coordinated mass launches of snowballs toward the circle's fountain, which a thick mass of people seemed to be trying to defend. People shrieked, bellowed, ducked, ran and laughed -- a lot.

"We're running out of snow!" yelled one young combatant. "Impossible!" cried another. As if to prove it, he jumped up and grabbed a tree limb, causing a fresh supply of ammunition to fall to the ground.

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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

Jetée

this past Sunday (last week)


captured by christophersmith

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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

Jetée

Nick and Anna Berte of Bel Air, Maryland built a giant snowman
and rigged it with a flamethrower inside! Link

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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

it worked!!! We sent a letter to Washington DC advising the administration that we are being attacked by "terrorist" snowmoners...so far they sent us $2 billion in military aid.

Besides paying for breakfast this morning, so far we are equipping our troops with flame throwers.

Jetée

after the initial wave of attack, it was all white, and quiet:


Icy DC Nights by Jacques (of all trades)

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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

kramus

The snow comes.

The beasts mass, herding innocents to their deaths.

We send in the cavalry.

Not sure how it ends, but we know there will be blood.

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And now to disengage the clutch of the forebrain ...
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BadNick

I'm waiting for the cavalry to ride in and save us from eternal froze-ation ...errr, make that Mother Nature save us

HannaH13

Thanks everyone ... that was more entertaining than I expected!!!!

Jetée

Existentialist snowmoner

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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

With Spring almost here, they're slowly shrinking into invisibility
...but even if we can't see them THEY'RE THERE! THEY'RE ALWAYS THERE!!!


This minuscule snowman, about a fifth the width of a human hair, is not made out of snow. It's constructed of
two tiny tin beads that are usually used to calibrate an electron microscope, and welded together with platinum.
It's built by David Cox, a nanotech expert at the Quantum Detection Group of Britain's National Physical Laboratory.
The remarkable flourish of his smiling snowman is its little happy face, carved into the top orb using a focused ion beam.

Jetée

But... with the effects of whatever the hell is happening to our planet, weather is unpredictable, and it seeks to prove it to you.

Supersize Snowman Turns Heads - ABC News

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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

Jetée

People are really transfixed the world over to create gargantuan snowmen, I've noticed.

I'd rather have a snowman (or woman, if available, but I know a few 'cold' women already) with a good personality myself.

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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

Jet, have you ever been to Venezuela? My cousins grew up there.

Jetée

I found the video about this feat:



I think you should feature it in the 'miniature modem' thread (which I started sometime yesterday, somewhere in Found on the Net)

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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

Jetée

Not the biggest-- but still pretty impressive.

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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

Jetée

I am a little snowman, we are little snowmen by sachman75

Informative:
Sato Land is a winter playground just outside Sapporo (Japan). A kid's delight, and a tourist destination for those wanting to try winter sports. Visitors were allowed to build their very own snowmen and include it in the massive display.

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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

Jetée

the abominable snow monster (doesn't know when the relationship is over)

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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

Jetée

Oh, and I have now found the source of the above structure: Baltimore's animated weather desk. (the weekend before Snowmaggedon)

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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

Jetée

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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

Jetée

An engineer worked on power lines near Auchterarder, Scotland, Friday. A storm left some homes without power overnight and closed roads.
-- (photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)


and, whatever you may hold in your mind as to what you're seeing in the distance, I can assure that those unassuming blurs are neither houses, nor cows.
It's an invasion rooted in the color of the air and of the ground, and those who would inhabit such a space. Yeah, 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

Jetée

Is it a shame now that the only place where snow is accumulating is in Central Canada, some small spots in the Dakotas, and less than 8 feet here, above my head?

There's the existentialism thing again.

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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

Jetée

not a hostile invasion as of yet, but they are now asserting their weather-controlling capabilities,
and now we are left in the cold and in utter awe of their "ice-in-veins" dominance over us.


Snow blankets a neighborhood in Littleton, N.H., Wednesday, April 28, 2010.
A spring storm in northern New York and New England has dumped more than
a foot of snow in some areas. -- (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

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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

Jetée

It's the first sighting of a snow bunny ... oh, boy!

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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