# Post a link to something beautiful. No arguing, no cheesecake, & no beefcake, please. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021 "2015-01-27T17:19:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/101 "2015-01-29T14:46:07Z")
> [@](#): > > Renoir’s use of black and white are unparalleled. The black and white are definitely strong, but it’s the eyes that get me. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/102 "2015-01-29T15:30:58Z")
> [@carlb](#): > > Some of the posts above made me think of a few other things. > > For automobiles, the [1936 Auburn Boattail Speedster](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_G2wG3VMby6A/TMXmDajpx-I/AAAAAAAAAH0/eAyCmGZxNT8/s1600/DSC_4729.JPG). Sexiest car ever made. Perhaps towing a [Bowlus Road Chief.](http://www.bowlusroadchief.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/103 "2015-01-29T15:54:22Z")
Pictures: > **[Basidiomycota by Phoenixstamatis on DeviantArt](https://www.deviantart.com/phoenixstamatis/art/Basidiomycota-260516359)** > **[impatience by baspunk on DeviantArt](https://www.deviantart.com/baspunk/art/impatience-366973461)** > **[Out of the Coffin-Chrysalis by NanoMortis on DeviantArt](https://www.deviantart.com/nanomortis/art/Out-of-the-Coffin-Chrysalis-386900366)** Video: The launch scene of the Wings of Honeamise. A mid-European-like country on an alternate world decides to finance a space launch - which would be the first for their planet - simply as a ruse to spike conflict with a border country that they are enemies with, and with no belief that the scientists can actually pull it off. As the launch approaches, the enemy country attacks, to stop it. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NPaAVoYoM04/maxresdefault.jpg "Wings of Honneamise - 庵野秀明 Anno Hideaki?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPaAVoYoM04) ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/104 "2015-01-29T16:39:23Z")
Some amazing music and pictures here. Thanks for starting this thread, Skald! [Ben Folds - Still Fighting It](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqPwR39VMh0) A bittersweet song about a conversation between a man and his son. [Nick Cave - As I Sat Sadly By Her Side](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__MOjSyLgNc) Another song about a conversation between two people. One of my favorite songs. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/105 "2015-01-29T17:17:46Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I apologize if double posts are not cool but I forgot about this video and song. It’s a compilation of young people dancing the same dance to the same song. It just rains sunshine on my heart and gives me the feels. > > [Happy Synthesizer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kVgXtK9KlE) As OP, I say that repeat posts are fine, as long as it’s something new and beautiful each time and not bitching about other people’s choices. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/106 "2015-01-29T19:15:38Z")
[The Fighting Temeraire](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fighting_Temeraire#mediaviewer/File:Turner,_J._M._W._-_The_Fighting_T%C3%A9m%C3%A9raire_tugged_to_her_last_Berth_to_be_broken.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/107 "2015-01-29T21:20:09Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > Not enough wildlife represented. > > [Caracal](http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbygott/3450821618/in/set-72157629111331428/lightbox/) [Albino peacock](http://s3.amazonaws.com/estock/fspid10/24/04/04/1/spain-espana-andalucia-2404041-o.jpg) [Himalayan Monal pheasant](https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/3c/d9/22/3cd922ffcd642974c7a57eccfcbe70c4.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/108 "2015-01-29T23:03:14Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Your last link doesn’t work. I’ll post this little PSA to help you. If a link to an image gives you an error page like that, always try clicking in the URL bar for the image and pressing enter. The reason this works is that images are often blocked if they are linked from any but the original website. However typing in the URL doesn’t send a referrer URL, and so the site doesn’t know website you came from. And most websites are set up to err on the side of allowing the image if they don’t know what website you came from, just in case the referrer URL got lost or you’ve set up your web browser not to ever send one. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/109 "2015-01-30T00:18:18Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > [Arches National Park.](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QnTK29T7kPI/UR4HwtD_szI/AAAAAAAAOdM/oOww_MJI4mU/s1600/miles-morgan-01.jpg) That’s actually Mesa Arch in Canyonlands N.P. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/110 "2015-01-30T06:12:58Z")
Gustav Holst - Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda (group 3) [Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda - BBC Proms 2013 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9VY4XIDDI) Debussy - Nuages (clouds) [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7xlmfAtw0M) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/111 "2015-01-30T08:22:54Z")
[Sacré-Cœur Basilica](http://www.ethnotraveler.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sacre-coeur-morning.jpg) [Saint Basil’s Cathedral](http://www.wondermondo.com/Images/Europe/Russia/Moscow/StBasils2.jpg) [Sagrada Familia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Sagrada_Fam%C3%ADlia._Fa%C3%A7ana_del_Naixement.jpg) [Catedral de Leon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Catedral_de_Le%C3%B3n_vista_cl%C3%A1sica.jpg) I’m a godless atheist, so I don’t know what my deal is with cathedrals, but I love them. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/112 "2015-01-30T16:34:29Z")
[Bargello Quilt](http://www.lakeviewquiltersguild.org/ShowTour2010/album/Pieced%20Quilt,%20Large%20-%202%20or%20More%20Person/108-BeautifulBargello.jpg) (yes, it is hanging flat 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/113 "2015-01-30T16:54:56Z")
Wow, **gigi** , I wonder if the quilter got dizzy working on this! (Did you make it?) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/114 "2015-01-30T19:10:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Wow, gigi, I wonder if the quilter got dizzy working on this! Probably not-- That sort of pattern is a lot easier than it looks. You start by sewing horizontal strips together, then cut them on the vertical, displace them, and sew them back together. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/115 "2015-01-30T19:10:43Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Wow, **gigi** , I wonder if the quilter got dizzy working on this! (Did you make it?) I haven’t had the nerve to try one yet! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/116 "2015-01-30T20:13:14Z")
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/First_flight2.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/First_flight2.jpg) [![](https://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/americanwildlife/Bird/Prairie-falcon.jpg) ](https://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z257/americanwildlife/Bird/Prairie-falcon.jpg) [https://www.planetarium-laupheim.de/fileadmin/oldweb/bilder/Sternwarte\_1-05\_Saturn.jpg](https://www.planetarium-laupheim.de/fileadmin/oldweb/bilder/Sternwarte_1-05_Saturn.jpg) [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/91/8b/0f/918b0f26839a6e6171deba6c454543ac.jpg) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/91/8b/0f/918b0f26839a6e6171deba6c454543ac.jpg) [![](http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30400000/Ingrid-Bergman-ingrid-bergman-30462193-338-450.jpg) ](http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30400000/Ingrid-Bergman-ingrid-bergman-30462193-338-450.jpg) [![](https://www.zastavki.com/pictures/originals/2013/Movies_Some_Like_It_Hot_054444_.jpg) ](https://www.zastavki.com/pictures/originals/2013/Movies_Some_Like_It_Hot_054444_.jpg) [![](http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/joilansing/joilansing35.jpg) ](http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/joilansing/joilansing35.jpg) https://www.youtube.com/embed/28Qi4jLtigc?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDea2WoUtbzuw ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/117 "2015-01-30T21:09:30Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > The first of those reminds me of _Spirited Away_ (can’t remember if there’s a scene like that or not, but it feels right), and several of the others call up _Lord of the Rings_. I was thinking Lord of the Rings too. > [@terentii](#): > > [http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/joilansing/joilansing35.jpg](http://www.briansdriveintheater.com/joilansing/joilansing35.jpg) For me this link redirects to the index page and not to the jpg. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/118 "2015-01-30T21:42:26Z")
As the rest of the German team celebrated the World Cup semi-final win against England in 1990, decided by penalties, [Lother Mattheus, the German captain didn’t join in and put his arm round Chris Waddle, who had missed a penalty.](http://i.guim.co.uk/static/w-620/h--/q-95/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/3/27/1395936480333/30fcdef2-b6cc-47bf-b336-78450ed4e06d-620x372.jpeg) I don’t normally say nice things about the Germans but that was proper class. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/119 "2015-01-30T21:49:16Z")
> [@mascaroni](#): > > As the rest of the German team celebrated the World Cup semi-final win against England in 1990, decided by penalties, [Lother Mattheus, the German captain didn’t join in and put his arm round Chris Waddle, who had missed a penalty.](http://i.guim.co.uk/static/w-620/h--/q-95/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/3/27/1395936480333/30fcdef2-b6cc-47bf-b336-78450ed4e06d-620x372.jpeg) I don’t normally say nice things about the Germans but that was proper class. I don’t know what that means. Can you explain? ---
**Author:** ![MarcusF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@MarcusF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcusF)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021/120 "2015-01-30T22:09:38Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > I don’t know what that means. Can you explain? In a competition like the World Cup, if the two teams are still level after playing 30 minutes of extra time, the match is decided by each team taking five penalty kicks (a shot from directly in front of the goal with only the keeper to beat - a good striker would be expected to score almost every time). In the photo England have just lost the match having scored only 3 penalties. Chris Waddle took England’s fifth penalty and needed to score to stop the Germans winning - he missed and England were out of the World Cup. As \*\*mascaroni \*\*says, most of the Germans were celebrating wildly reaching the final but Mattheus, the captain, took time out to comfort Chris Waddle who was in tears. A classy - and in some ways - beautiful thing to do. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-link-to-something-beautiful-no-arguing-no-cheesecake-no-beefcake-please/711021.md?page=7)