[Source: Bored Panda, includes short interview with the creator @The_AI_Dreams.]
Retro Memes
Tag: art
The Outbursts of Everett True
The Outbursts of Everett True was an American two-panel newspaper comic strip created by A.D. Condo and J. W. Raper that ran from July 22, 1905 to January 13, 1927. It followed this setup:
Panel 1: Someone annoys Everett True.
Panel 2: He yells at and/or physically punishes whoever annoyed him.
Everett True also stood up for those who were being bullied, and often received smiles of approval from nearby observers. His wife never put up with his belligerence, and would hurl pots, pans and sometimes his supper at him if he mouthed off at home.
Acervuline Hot Links
Being Without You, Maurice Williams (1966) Maurice Williams (with The Zodiacs) was best known for the classic 1960 hit Stay, the shortest recorded number one hit in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart (US).
I SO hope this is true.
Holy crap! IT’S TRUE!
She played all her victim cards.
Sonny Rollins’ solo floored them.
Canadian villagers eating street food.
Losing weight in ’58 [via Bunkerville].
Half man, half man [via Memo Of The Air].
“The Thatch Man” from the album cover of Led Zeppelin IV identified
[via The View From Lady Lake].
War correspondent Douglas Murray talks to Piers Morgan from the Israel / Gaza border.
[Top image found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
My WebEx Meeting Notes 16 July – 11 August 2023
9am daily. Pen on paper, 8-1/2 x 7-1/2 approx. 2 square inches per each 30 minute teleconference. (Incomplete, WebEx meetings suspended.)
The Jansen Co. – “We Make Things Fine”
Acersecomic Hot Links
It Ain’t Nothin’ But Rock And Roll, The Matadors (1963) Puerto Rican street corner vocal group The Epsilons formed in Brooklyn NY, changed the name to the The Matadors and recorded four songs in 1963. There was another group with the same name, and rather than give up their matching bullfighter garb, they became The Toreadors.
“and finally, finally, i am a pinata.”
A happy ending [via Bunkerville].
In The Still Of The Night (1946)
[via Philosopher Mouse of the Hedge].
Party like it’s 1987 [via Mme. Jujujive].
Tom has been chasing Jerry for 80 years.
Wonderful and worrisome [via Memo Of The Air].
Study suggests: Less air pollution may cause rising temperatures.
[Top image: Mural by Belgium artist ROA found here.]
From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.
The .Gif Friday Post No. 822 – Smiling Faces, Come At Me Bro & The Spin-N-Splat
Update: Early Wednesday morning WordPress had some problems and was shut down for a few hours, leaving this Friday .Gif Post scheduled prematurely. I couldn’t bear to let such an embarrassing error stand, so I hung my head in shame and rescheduled it for the proper time slot.
Lo siento un poco.
Tarrare
Tarrare, a historical figure from late 18th century France, gained notoriety for his unending appetite and peculiar eating habits. He grappled with a rare medical disorder called polyphagia, which compelled him to incessantly hunger for and consume copious amounts of food, including non-edible items. Tarrare garnered public attention by devouring objects like corks, stones, and even live animals, once astonishing onlookers by devouring an entire basket of apples in rapid succession. Despite his astounding consumption abilities, his health rapidly declined, plagued by numerous complications stemming from his condition. The life of Tarrare remains an intriguing medical enigma, leaving numerous questions unanswered regarding the underlying nature and causes of his singular condition.
From ATI:
And the strangest part of all this was that he always looked as though he were starving. The young man barely weighed 100 pounds and he seemed constantly tired and distracted. He was showing every possible sign of undernourishment – except, of course, that he was eating enough to feed a small barracks.
[Top image and first caption found here. Other images found around the internest and may or may not be Tarrare.]
Spiny Stuff
Bunkessa had an x-ray recently. I messed with it.
Colorized with Palette, sharpened with an old PhotoSuite 4.0 program, then ran it through Deep Dream Generator.
Ode to NANCY
For some unexplainable reason, I’ve been collecting random Nancy panels for a while, many culled from this fine collection. I have only one paper copy I clipped long ago from the Sunday Funnies because it’s so Zen; the others were all found online by accident. I messed with one or two…
[Click on any image to enlarge. Previously posted Nancy, Sluggo and Aunt Fritzi Ritz stuff here.]
Tacky Raccoons 