Looking For A Head Start

They're Going Neck And Neck

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

Sometimes you see something that just stops you in your tracks. You know, like the Road Runner screeching to a halt, with all the attendant sound effects. And yes, it does happen to me a lot. So there I was, with my camera slung around my neck in Singapore, when I saw these mannequins.

Not only were they draped with some interesting fabrics and designs, it was – as you’d expect – the fact that they had no heads that brought me to a standstill. The bronze-gold effect on the necks also gave me some interesting colours and reflections to work with.

So what happened to the heads? Did they get lopped off? Or perhaps we must ask ourselves one of Life’s Most Crucial Questions – are mannequins cheaper if they are just a torso with no head? What’s your theory? Do let me know what you think.

Maybe I’m just getting ahead of myself ….

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Close Shave For Cavalier Driver

He Wasn’t The Only Dummy In The Car

A health and safety expert in Scotland has been banned from driving after he was caught shaving as he overtook a line of rush-hour traffic at 112km/h. Edward Hutcheson, 39, was seen leaning forward to look in his rear-view mirror as he used an electric shaver. He was banned for six months and fined $600 after being found guilty of careless driving on the A9 near Auchterarder, Perthshire, last March. Perthshire.co.uk reports that he told police he was late for a first aid course. Hutcheson, who had previously worked on accident investigations with the police, also claimed he had been leaning across the car at an awkward angle so he could see past a dozen mannequins he had stored in the back of his car. The court heard how police officers saw him drive past their patrol vehicle as he used an electric shaver on his face and crane his head to look in the rear view mirror.