Return of the Frog (by Edgar Wallace)
(To the tune of “Return of the Fly” by the Misfits.) Photo by Connor.
history
Kapo
A kapo or prisoner functionary (German: Funktionshäftling) was a prisoner in a Nazi camp who was assigned by the Schutzstaffel (SS) guards to supervise forced… Read More »Kapo
Roman Guy Drives Like *This*
Photo by Grasons.
Keep America Great – Uphold the Rule of Law
Photo by Jammy.
Fur Bikini, Spear, & Uggs – Paleolithic Fashion
Photo by Black Tie.
Someone liked Ike
With the little text showing at the bottom, it’s almost like it was cut from a newspaper and framed. Photo by Los Angeles.
I’ll walk the line in ’89 – UTLA strike
United Teachers of LA struck for 9 days in 1989. There was not another strike until 2019, 30 years later. Photo by Vander Molen.
Krugerrand jewelry
I remember something of a fad for the krugerrand coins in the 1980s. In retrospect, it wasn’t (and isn’t) much more than a marketing gimmick… Read More »Krugerrand jewelry
I Faw Down an’ Go Boom!
This is a phrase I associate with Tweety Bird in “A Gruesome Twosome” from 1945. Not self-applied, of course, but in reference to those “poor… Read More »I Faw Down an’ Go Boom!
Cooky the Cucumber and Katie the Carrot
Why stop at potatoes? Apparently Hasbro didn’t, although Cooky and Katie were news to me. Maybe they didn’t want to give the impression that Mr… Read More »Cooky the Cucumber and Katie the Carrot