It’s the 75th anniversary of a man in Dundee called David Law creating the “world’s wildest boy”, who lived in the pages of The Beano, and later that same year acquired a stripy jumper which he never again took off – and in 1968 got a dog as disciplined as its owner: Gnasher 🧵
Thanks Graeme, pleased to meet you!
It is? I mean, YES, yes, that was definitely deliberate.
Thank you!
The world is in a perilous state. But there's a new issue of Viz on sale today, and while that may not particularly alleviate geopolitical tensions, at least it probably won't make them very much worse
I dunno, just tossing ideas around
Fuck me sideways, this made me laugh a lot. Which other US President has managed to weave such comedy magic with a too-short ribbon?
A horse struggles to exist
#art #animation #indieanimationday #horse
Being fair, there has been a Bob Hope cartoon strip since 1957, eh @daveyjones.bsky.social?
Something you see if you drink too much cider
If only we had a Wurzel tree
But who was the real time-wasting idiot? The blackbird who spent the entire morning trying to fight its own reflection in an old mirror in our back yard? Or me, who was watching it through the door and sneering at its stupidity? (Answer: the blackbird)
"Mistakes were made and wrongs were done."
"...And through here is the public office. As you can see we've had a brand new cream-coloured carpet fitted and... WHAT THE-?!"
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The bar where you took the picture is mostly unchanged from my day (30 plus years ago), apart from the new carpet and the lack of cigarette smoke. I spent a great deal of time there. Hope you’re enjoying your visit.
The Bull! My old local.
“Unaccccustomed I am as to speaking in the public the cake was in tiers!!!!! I am husband and you wife of mine many years ahead thank you to Uncle Ron for being.”
Saxon Stanley Fletcher
Possibly, though not from me
It took two days, didn't it? He should be developing a persistent cough by tomorrow.
All his own work... PUNCH cover by the great Ronald Searle 1961 #art #paintings #artists #monuments #statues #parks #artworks #culture #painters #culturalheritage
I'm old enough to remember a time when it wasn't fucking raining. And my grandparents used to reminisce about the days when a huge fiery ball which they called "THUSSUN" would traverse the sky
I noticed that too! Something in the air.
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
cleaning up after the poorly dog this morning and this post by @daveyjones.bsky.social springs to mind
