February 10, 2005

My eyes! The goggles do nothing!

Posted by Kieran

Here’s a picture of a small part of Milford Sound, on New Zealand’s beautiful South Island. I took it when I was there about a year and a half ago. It was my laptop wallpaper for a while. All this is really apropos of nothing, but I can’t look at that tentacle mole any more. I know I’m not the only one who feels this way.

Posted on February 10, 2005 12:05 AM UTC
Comments

Aw. I miss the mole.

Posted by fafnir · February 10, 2005 12:33 AM

Kieran —
thank you.

Posted by Bill Gardner · February 10, 2005 12:41 AM

How long have you had sexuality issues?

I can work with you, but first you must want to be helped.

Posted by John Emerson · February 10, 2005 12:56 AM

Usually you need a specialist to have a mole removed.

Posted by Rob Cottingham · February 10, 2005 01:00 AM

I’m an avid gardener and pray I never to see such a monstrocity as that mole. Thank you for the courtesy of putting up such a beautiful scenery.

Posted by Simón · February 10, 2005 01:01 AM

My eye! I’m not supposed to get tentacles in it!

Posted by lenny · February 10, 2005 01:16 AM

There is no mention of scale. It is actually forty feet long.

And that picture of Milford Sound is really the bath in that room with a peculiar landlord.

Posted by David Tiley · February 10, 2005 02:00 AM

I was fortunate enough to get to hike the Milford Track several years ago. It’s hard to imagine any place more beautiful.

Posted by doghouse riley · February 10, 2005 02:31 AM

Bless you Kieran.

Posted by Daniel Drezner · February 10, 2005 02:44 AM

Thank you twice.

Posted by John Isbell · February 10, 2005 02:49 AM

Thank you Kieran and John Emerson (my sex joke wasn’t going to be as funny as that).

Posted by frankis · February 10, 2005 03:05 AM

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

(Three times, for the charm.)

Posted by Ancarett · February 10, 2005 03:26 AM

Apropos schmopos, when is a picture like that not appropriate? Thanks for the breath of fresh air.

And John Emerson’s comment was hilarious.

Posted by jet · February 10, 2005 04:46 AM

Misty. Windy. Snowy. Mountainous.

Still, the waterfall gleams like a zipper between two spread legs.

Posted by bad Jim · February 10, 2005 08:45 AM

You know, I’m not trying to be Gother Than Thou or anything, but I thought the mole was cute. I’m surprised so many people find it disturbing.

Posted by Sam Dodsworth · February 10, 2005 09:11 AM

Middle Earth . . . look closely and you’ll see some hobbits over by that waterfall . . .

Posted by rea · February 10, 2005 11:43 AM

The West Coast is beautiful and awe-inspiring. One of my favourite images is this poster, which my mother still has in her study, I believe:

Storm, Milford Sound

The sheer power of that wind is amazing. You’d probably be using other adjectives if you were out in it, mind you :)

Posted by Duane · February 10, 2005 12:20 PM

Still, the waterfall gleams like a zipper between two spread legs.

And John Emerson thinks I have problems.

Posted by Kieran · February 10, 2005 12:27 PM

I don’t suppose you have that in 1280×1024, do you?

Posted by ionfish · February 10, 2005 01:22 PM

Sure, here it is at 1600×1200. And here’s another, maybe slightly better shot.

Posted by Kieran · February 10, 2005 02:35 PM

Rob Cottingham’s comment is the one that made my teetch itch….bad evil naughty puns! :-)

Posted by Enrique · February 10, 2005 04:57 PM

Appreciated. :)

Posted by ionfish · February 10, 2005 05:40 PM

I think you guys must be imagining things. It doesn’t look anything like that.

Posted by nkirsch · February 10, 2005 05:56 PM

Where is the quote “My eyes! The goggles do nothing” come from?

Posted by Walt Pohl · February 10, 2005 08:03 PM

Where is the quote “My eyes! The goggles do nothing” come from?

Here.

Posted by Kieran · February 10, 2005 09:58 PM

“Storm, Milford Sound” is a common poster - deservedly so IMO. Images of Milford Sound have been used to encourage people to come here for nearly 2 centuries. I really shouldn’t wait another 20 years for my next visit!

Posted by Errol · February 11, 2005 12:08 AM

Well, at least I know now what kind of men that gave the Tetons their name.

Posted by nkirsch · February 11, 2005 12:45 AM

Well, at least I know now what kind of men that gave the Tetons their name.

Posted by nkirsch · February 11, 2005 12:46 AM

Well, at least I know now what kind of men that gave the Tetons their name.

Posted by nkirsch · February 11, 2005 12:47 AM

I’m with emerson and bad jim here; maybe it’s the fact that I am (thanks for the information, NHS) partially blind, but if you imagine the two mountains as knees, the waterfall is positively obscene. There is even a black dot at the top of the stream which apparently corresponds to some female organ or other (again, thanks for the information, NHS).

Posted by dsquared · February 11, 2005 01:53 AM

Based on emerson, jim and D2, this photograph could clearly be incorporated into a psychological battery of tests, the goal of which would be to answer the question “Have you looked at too much Porn on the internet?” Actually, it looks like it could pretty much be the only question on the test.

Posted by Kieran · February 11, 2005 02:00 AM

the men that gave the Tetons their name

Probably the same ones that triple posted me, right all you Arab women?

Poor dsquared, yes I would say that this would make a good test question for you- your answer means that you desperately need to look at the real thing just to refresh your memory.

Posted by nkirsch · February 11, 2005 04:47 PM
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