The guy was naturally funny, especially when ad-libbing, and he did it all without profanity. Tim Conway was a real class act. We’ll miss him.
[Update:
A cartoonist named Randy Bish posted that tribute (via here).]
The All-In-One Radio Of The Future ca.1935
The Wedding
Mother’s Day Hot Links
Arthur C. Clarke‘s predictions in 1974 (45 years ago). Wow.
What happens in the dishwasher stays in the dishwasher.
Fun Facts To Know And Tell 1:
President Reagan once gave a speech about manure.
Fun Facts To Know And Tell 2:
It all has to do with electrons. Mammals need iron for energy. Octopi need copper for the same reason and their is blood greenish-blue rather than red.
Fun Facts To Know And Tell 3:
WWII fighter pilot Jack C. Taylor (1922-2016) retired from the military in 1945 and started a successful car leasing business in 1948. He named it after one of the aircraft carriers he flew missions from – the USS Enterprise.
Octopus Hentai Fail. Girl got her cheek beak bit (and no, she wasn’t trying to eat it). [Update: Sources say she WAS trying to eat it.]
I didn’t like Never-Trumper Ben Shapiro before, and now I like him even less. What a snot.
“Great Green Globs” as sung by Penn Gillette in 1994. It’s slightly different from what I remember:
Great big globs of greasy grimy gopher guts,
Dirty little birdy feet, mutilated monkey meat,
French fried eyeballs dipped in kerosene:
That’s what I had for lunch.
“All mixed up with all-purpose porpoise pus?” Nice addition. The differences are probably regional.
[Top image: “The Conversation” – William McGregor Paxton, 1940, found here.]
Saturday Matinee – Mitch Ryder, The Swingin’ Medallions & Robin Trower
William S. Levise, Jr. (aka Mitch Ryder) was entirely awesome and way ahead of his time, even though he was echoing bluesmen who weren’t getting credit or pay for their songs. Yeah, he ripped them off.
The Swingin’ Medallions had some cool hits in the ’60s, especially “Double Shot Of My Baby’s Love.” (Note the stage floor choreography markers.) Killer stuff.
I was in Jr. Hi when I first heard those guys. I liked the music, but at the same time I thought they were dangerous. I don’t remember why.
How ’bout this? Here’s a faceload of Robin Trower.
Have a great weekend, folks. See you back here tomorrow.
The Friday .Gif Post No. 584 – Panda Trap, Fountain Of The Dogs & A Greens Spike Fail
Vicious Gator Nearly Chews Man’s Arm Off.
[Found here.]
Organic Nape Ink Jawa Guard
I like this photo for its random mystical uncontrolled spontaneity. It’s like a ballpoint pen Ouija Board. She also appears to be protecting a Jawa.
[Found here.]
T-MINUS 60 SECONDS UNTIL BREAKUP
[Found here.]
Robert H. Keaton’s Contribution To The World: The Music Typing Machine
It’s an interesting arrangement that gives the Keaton Music Typewriter its distinctive look. In terms of engineering, thanks to a curved meter on the left that Keaton called the Scale Shift Handle and Scale Shift Indicator, it’s easy to control exactly where the notes and characters fall on the page. By moving the handle up or down a notch, the typewriter adjusts to print 1/24 inch in either direction. Moving one notch up or down will cause the character to fall one musical step either way.
It appears that the typed sheet music in the museum display (the 2nd image) is turned 90 degrees from the way the machine types, or perhaps it’s a different model.
[Images and text found here; Original Patent here; Video here.]
Tacky Raccoons 