thank you, the man

Go Dodgers

2009-10-16T15:27:00.000-07:00

-Thank you, Library of Congress.

Chief of map engraving

2009-05-22T10:48:00.001-07:00

- Thank you, US Geological Survey.

Arab and palm

2009-05-08T09:38:00.001-07:00

-Thank you, Library of Congress.

Somewhere in Bangladesh

2009-05-07T15:25:00.000-07:00

Thank you, CDC.

(To find this picture on the CDC's site, follow the link above and enter the number 10672 in the search box.)

Our Camp on Station Clear

2009-05-06T15:23:00.000-07:00

Thank you, NOAA.

Up Koyukuk River

2009-04-29T13:40:00.000-07:00

Thank you, US Geological Survey.

Olea europaea L.

2009-02-04T22:07:00.000-08:00

Thank you, Library of Congress.

total world domination

2009-02-04T14:11:00.000-08:00

And on the eighth day, G-d made triangles. And the triangles spread forth across all the globe in an array of staggering strength and beauty.

- Thank you, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

all is well

2009-02-04T14:03:00.000-08:00

-Thank you, Department of Energy

ribbit

2008-12-19T14:00:00.000-08:00

-Thank you, Library of Virginia

diggin

2008-02-08T23:01:00.000-08:00

And then it started to flow slowly inward.

-Thank you, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.

into the deep

2007-07-25T18:30:00.001-07:00

The three ventured deep into the forest on a journey to the great unknown. There was Michael, the biologist, Sabrina, the geography Ph.D. student, and Stanley, their native guide. Stanley always wore a yellow shirt and white sneakers.

-Thank you, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.

Old Violet Rodwell

2007-05-17T23:14:00.000-07:00

She never did like being photographed. Something about it stealing her soul.

-Thank you, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

It came from the sky

2007-05-17T22:56:00.000-07:00

They each held one in their hand. Soon it would be gone.

-Thank you, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Encore

2007-04-12T13:44:00.000-07:00

If you listen closely, you can hear the river whisper.

And what does the river say?

I'll tell you what the river says.

"And this bird you cannot change."

That's what this river says, you sonofabitch.

-Thank you, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Dad always said

2007-04-04T17:49:00.000-07:00

If you get hosed, you can only blame yourself.

-Thank you, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Woody Murray

2007-04-03T22:35:00.000-07:00

Few people know that comedians Bill Murray and Woody Allen had a child together in the late 1970s. Among those who do know this fact, only three are aware that he was extremely adept in the use of a Friden calculator.

-Thank you, U.S. Antarctic Program

Our house

2007-04-03T22:30:00.000-07:00

Deep in the desert, Luther had spent the last 17 years building his dream house. A dream house that kicked more ass than the law allowed.

Thank you, National Nuclear Security Administration

Visiting nobles

2007-03-27T01:34:00.000-07:00

Sometimes the real caption is way better than anything I could ever come up with. Take, for instance:

"Boulder Canyon. The visiting nobles were very much impressed with the size of the project."

-Thank you, Bureau of Reclamation

Into the light

2007-03-27T00:19:00.000-07:00

George did not know what drew him into this strange room in this strange place on this strange day.

But as he walked from one room to another, his eyes adjusting to the light, he knew one thing for certain.

Down here that son of a bitch Eisenhower couldn't tell him it was time to mow his lawn.

-Thank you, Bureau of Reclamation

It works

2007-03-25T21:39:00.000-07:00

For months Harold had toiled with a soldering iron and some rudimentary tools, putting together what his neighbors referred to mockingly as "his cute little invention." But with one definitive beep, he proved them all wrong. His invention worked. It could tell hay from non-hay. And soon Harold would be a rich man.

-Thank you, Department of Energy.

God Bless It

2007-03-25T17:33:00.000-07:00

Dr. Martin Luther King's dream has yet to be fully realized. But each time a hand protruding from a white sleeve shakes a hand protruding from a sleeve of color, we take one step closer to its fulfillment.

Bravo, Land of the Free. Bravo.

-Thank you, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Weekend reminder

2007-03-23T18:38:00.000-07:00

You've been warned.

-Thank you, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

And she's climbing...

2007-03-22T19:11:00.000-07:00

The minute I put down this guitar, I am so gettin' laid.

-Thank you, National Cancer Institute

Statue Garden

2007-03-22T18:16:00.001-07:00

There is very little about this picture that doesn't make me sad.

Actually, there is nothing about this picture that doesn't make me sad.

-Thank you, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention