Classical Gas, Or - A Blast From The Past!
My brother don't respect nuttin!
SDavis, 'Artist'
James Thurber, for all you kiddies out there. Originally published January 30, 1932 in the New Yorker.
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Abandoned Cat (Sute-Neko Tora Chan)
Abandoned Cat Little Tora, 1947. A family finds an abandoned kitten and takes it in. But one of the children is jealous of the attention shown to the newcomer and runs away. In 1947 war orphans were everywhere in Japan. Directed by Kenzo Masaoka. https://youtu.be/d_nN0_DZPHw A dream of domestic bliss. https://youtu.be/-6toCCKMBqo This ends with the family all together as one on a Christmas, decorated tree and everything. https://youtu.be/cF4qS1iQ-Gs What is conspicuous is the lack of a father. I guess at this time so many Japanese families had their fathers and sons gone that this cartoon designed to comfort and to empathize with those bereft. In that regard this is a very sad movie, very well made. Life is far too marvelous to be squandered in war. https://misterscribbles.blogspot.com/
This brings to mind Joseph Pujol:
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Great minds think alike! I have the link in the post, I was going to use a pic of Harvey Korman but that may have been too subtle. Trust Mel Brooks to have been the man who brought the immortal Petomane to America's collective attention.
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