The curtains of the bed were drawn aside, I tell you, by a hand. Not the curtains at his feet, nor the curtains at his back, but those to which his face was addressed. The curtains of his bed were drawn aside and Scrooge, starting up into a half-recumbent attitude, found himself face toContinue reading “Screen Scrooges: The Ghost of Christmas Past”
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How It Seams
Over the years, there have been numerous studies of the history and role in cultural themes of the various erogenous zones of the body: how they relate to the state of society when this or that spot is heavily featured in advertisement, and what it means in the mental processes of the individual viewer. Continue reading “How It Seams”
Late-Breaking News
I hardly know how to break this to you, but we are all grown-ups here, and we can get through it together. (Would anyone who is not grown up…no, skip it. I can’t afford to lose that much of my audience.) Once upon a time, a man named Kermit Shafer published a lineContinue reading “Late-Breaking News”
Screen Scrooges: Something Is Coming
Stave Two: The First of the Three Spirits When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber. He was endeavoring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes, when the chimes of a neighboring clock struck theContinue reading “Screen Scrooges: Something Is Coming”
Fiction Supplement: Trick Support
It took Tannol a moment to realize that the staircase which had suddenly appeared would be a perfect defense against enemies with wheel barrows. “No!” For the third time since crawling into the ancient burial mound, he slapped the wand against his palm. The thin wooden rod creaked but of course could not break. TuckingContinue reading “Fiction Supplement: Trick Support”
More Research Needed
It has been a while since we considered postcard gags helped by historical background, and as I have recently been stumped by a couple, I figured it was time to bring up the matter again. Spoiler Alert: for once, I think I have no postcards to show you which are based on Bert WilliamsContinue reading “More Research Needed”
Screen Scrooges: The Wandering Spirits
The apparition walked backward from him; and at every step it took. The window raised itself a little, so that when the spectre reached it, it was wide open. It beckoned Scrooge to approach, which he did. When they were within two paces of each other, Marley’s ghost held up its hand, warning himContinue reading “Screen Scrooges: The Wandering Spirits”
Astigmatism Stigmatism
So, in considering the role played in postcard cartoons by people who wear glasses, we have found them to be largely slow-moving, slow-thinking characters whose job it is, in the main, to be stunned by the punchline. Look at this English example. He clearly is not one of the folks who work at theContinue reading “Astigmatism Stigmatism”
Rose-Colored?
As we have considered the monocle, the lorgnette, and the pince nez, I suppose we should get around to plain old everyday eyeglasses. Spectacles, you might say. Cheaters, as once they were known. As someone who has worn glasses for, oh, a good twenty years (I know 1963 was a while back, butContinue reading “Rose-Colored?”
Screen Scrooges: Another Chance for Ebenezer
Scrooge was very much dismayed to hear the spectre going on at this rate, and began to quake exceedingly. “Hear me!” cried the Ghost. “My time is nearly gone.” “I will,” said Scrooge. “But don’t be hard upon me! Don’t be flowery, Jacob! Pray!” “How is it that I appear beforeContinue reading “Screen Scrooges: Another Chance for Ebenezer”
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