Shattolott City, 1932
The man who loved onions.
He loved onions
Loved em. Really.
He loooved them. If you catch my drift.
The authorities frowned on his vegetable affections, but he would not stop. I sing joy monkey monkey at his happy artifice.
But in this country, I did not eat.
About the Photographer: Toulouse Le Grandfig was a surrealist painter, photographer and writer who never gave up dadaism. Also, he never wore that frilly gown. Never!
I’ll play some classic Bob Newhart later, but this is just such a great (recent-ish) sketch he did on Mad TV.
Hermitage Villas, 3000 BC
I’m in the land of the Amazons. The women are giant. And cruel. They play a game called “Truncheons and Skulls” with the men.
The winners levitate the unfortunate survivors; these poor devils are forced to laugh at their ignominious floating before they are consumed by carnivorous haberdashery.
I weep. My cigar is flaccid. All-told, I am sorry to have left the boat.
About the Photographer: Toulouse Le Grandfig was a surrealist painter, photographer and writer who never gave up dadaism. Also, he was fond of mulit-layered conundrums that could be fried with garlic.
Another great Cosby bit — the Lone Ranger and Tonto’s dysfunctional relationship. And does anyone else think it’s ironic that a hero called the “Lone” Ranger has a sidekick?
January 22, 1978
It appears that in the future, the world is inhabited by a strange race of bird people. I am a happy fellow indeed!
Lok-laach-do is my boon companion, though he is molting.
His teeth are the razors in my soup! His hat is silly! Most egregious is his mustache.
And now, I sing.
About the Photographer: Toulouse Le Grandfig was a surrealist painter, photographer and writer who never gave up dadaism. Also, his pate was paddled.
Each afternoon I’m going to post a video of some classic comedy bits. This one always made me laugh, though there is so much more to do with Noah. (You know, him being a drunk and all.)