posted August 01, 2014 02:41 AM            

quote:

---

Originally posted by HRH-FishAreFish:

And the fifth angel sounded his TRUMPET, and I saw a STAR fall from HEAVEN unto the earth: and to him was given the KEY of the bottomless pit. He opened the bottomless pit, and smoke went up out of the pit, like the smoke of a great furnace; and the Sun and the Air were darkened by the smoke of the pit.

Then out of the smoke came LOCUSTS upon the EARTH, and POWER was given them, as the SCORPIONS of the EARTH have POWER.

Revelation 9:1-3

---

LOCUST
[loh-kuhst] noun
1.any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
2.any of various cicadas, as the seventeen-year locust.
3. any of several North American trees belonging to the genus Robinia, of the legume family, especially R. pseudoacacia, having pinnate leaves and clusters of fragrant white flowers.
4. the durable wood of this tree.
5. any of various other trees, as the carob and the honey locust.

Word Origin & History: locust
"grasshopper," c.1300, borrowed earlier in O.Fr. form languste (c.1200), from L. locusta "locust, lobster" (see lobster).

Word Origin & History: lobster
before 1000; Middle English lopster, Old English loppestre literally, spidery creature

quote:

---

505-Million-Year-Old Ancestor of Lobsters and Scorpions Named after Actor Johnny Depp

Dr David Legg, a paleontologist with the Department of Earth Science and Engineering at Imperial College London, has discovered an ancient creature with scissor hand-like claws and named it after the actor Johnny Depp for his portrayal of Edward Scissorhands in the 1990 film about an artificial man who has scissors for hands.

The 505-million-year-old fossil, named Kootenichela deppi, is a distant ancestor of lobsters and scorpions.

“When I first saw the pair of isolated claws in the fossil records of this species I could not help but think of Edward Scissorhands. Even the genus name, Kootenichela, includes the reference to this film as ‘chela’ is Latin for claws or scissors. In truth, I am also a bit of a Depp fan and so what better way to honour the man than to immortalize him as an ancient creature that once roamed the sea?” explained Dr Legg, who has described Kootenichela deppi in a paper published in the Journal of Paleontology.

Kootenichela deppi belongs to a group known as the ‘great-appendage’ arthropods, or megacheirans, which refers to the enlarged pincer-like frontal claws that they share. The ‘great-appendage’ arthropods are an early relation of arthropods, which includes spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, insects and crabs.

“Just imagine it: the prawns covered in mayonnaise in your sandwich, the spider climbing up your wall and even the fly that has been banging into your window and annoyingly flying into your face are all descendants of Kootenichela deppi...

---

(For the rest of the article and photos the link is above in the article title.)

posted November 09, 2014 10:33 AM            

quote:

---

Originally posted by HRH-FishAreFish:
I just wanted to jump back a couple pages on this thread...back to Sam O. Goodman & SAMO©.

As I said before, Banksy was famous for his balloons and rats and Jean-Michel Basquiat became famous for signing his name "SAMO".

Jean-Michel Basquiat was also famous for his trademark images of Crowns & Halos, symbols he used as a sign of respect to his heroes by either 'crowning' them as members of a royal family or by beatifying them into sainthood with a halo (or HAL-O) .

---

posted February 26, 2015 02:13 PM            

& ...

LEARNING TO FLY - PINK FLOYD - MOMENTARY LAPSE OF REASON

Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction is holding me fast,
How can I escape this irresistible grasp?

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I

Ice is forming on the tips of my Wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought, I thought of everything
No navigator to find my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone
A Soul in tension -- that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

Above the planet on a Wing and a prayer,
My grubby HALO, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this Soul right through the roof of the night

There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss

Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

LEARNING TO FLY - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS

Well I started out down a dirty road
Started out all alone
And the sun went down as I crossed the hill
And the town lit up, the world got still

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got Wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

Well the good ol' days may not return
And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got Wings
Coming down is the hardest thing

Well some say life will beat you down
Break your heart, steal your CROWN
So I've started out for God knows where
I guess I'll know when I get there

I'm learning to fly, around the clouds
But what goes up must come down

------------------
Got the Wings of Heaven on my Shoes. I'm a dancin man and I just can't lose. You know it's all right. Its ok. I'll live to see another day. We can try to understand the New York Times' effect on man. Whether you're a Brother or whether you're a Mother, you're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.

posted October 13, 2015 02:03 AM            

LEARN TO FLY - FOO FIGHTERS

Run and tell all of the Angels...
This could take all night
Think I need a devil to help me get things right

Hook me up a new revolution
'Cause this one is a lie
We sat around laughing and watched the last one die

Now I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something to help me burn out bright
I'm looking for a complication
Looking 'cause I'm tired of lying
Make my way back home when I learn to fly high.

I think I'm done nursing the patience
It can wait one night
I'd give it all away if you give me one last try

We'll live happily ever trapped if you just save my life
Run and tell the Angels that everything's alright...

I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something to help me burn out bright
I'm looking for a complication
Looking 'cause I'm tired of trying
Make my way back home when I learn to fly high.
Make my way back home when I learn to...

...fly along with me, I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own
Fly along with me, I can't quite make it alone
Try to make this life my own

I'm looking to the sky to save me
Looking for a sign of life
Looking for something to help me burn out bright
I'm looking for a complication
Looking 'cause I'm tired of trying
Make my way back home when I learn to...