A rare Fanny Fern, but fun story that appeared in magazines back in 1858, but never in any of her books during her career. And yes, women were put jailed back then for wearing pants in public. "A Law More Nice Than Just"
Reflecting Father’s Day weekend, here’s a page from the “Hoo-Hah! Inventions and Machinery Edition” which can be bought at hoo-hah.net Feel free to post this page around.
Walt Whitman modeled his book “Leaves of Grass” from “Fern Leaves from Fanny’s Portfolio.” He was irate that it took months for Fanny Fern to write a column about it. Here’s a fun podcast episode from 2006… misterron.libsyn.com/mister_ron_s...
Fanny Fern barely survived with sewing and laundry jobs despite a famous literary family who shunned her. She eventually became the highest paid writer in America - ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html
When balancing MAGA and other Republicans, remember this quote from the movie, “The Great Escape.” — Bartlett: "Look, sir, you talk about the High Command and the Luftwaffe, and then you talk about the Gestapo and the SS. To me, they're the same! We're fighting the bloody lot!...”
One panel of me (I am a character through the book) in Konahana Sakuya’s manga, “The Lights.”
For those who assume that the MAGA victories in Republican primaries have doomed us, remember - about 110,000 total actual voters split closely with Massie and the other guy - with a state population of four and a half million people - around two per cent. Watching the results on tv ignores that.
86: Maxwell Smart 47: Zombieing (verb): When someone who you’ve already moved on from or has been “dead” to you sporadically reappears via direct texts or social media interaction.
Frank Stack has passed away. He was a brilliant cartoonist, and a genuinely wonderful man. While it is difficult to choose from his vast selection of his artwork, here is my favorite, perhaps the funniest cartoon ever drawn by anybody, ever. Good Bye Frank. We will miss you.
Probably nobody remembers this phrase, but with idiots who pay for bribes with bitcoin, it needs to be said, “It’s crackers to slip a rozzer in snide.”
At the Education Department building. I am assuming they’re getting ready to put up a banner for Horst Wessel next.
If you haven't read this, do take a look at this rare article from the long gone "Dot Zero" magazine, from 1967. My Substack is free. open.substack.com/pub/ronevry4...