It's Back to Nature with 'Home Grown Funnies'

It’s Back to Nature with ‘Home Grown Funnies’

One of R. Crumb’s most popular weird masterpieces

ArtsApril 2011 • Views: 40,453

R. Crumb’s “Home Grown Funnies” was first published in 1971, and has had at least 20 printings since then. It’s a solo work with Crumb’s unusual imagination on full display, featuring The Snoid From Sheboygan and a bizarre extended piece, “Whiteman Meets Bigfoot.”

I know this copy is from one of the earlier runs, but I’m not sure exactly which; the inside front cover says “Printing Number 8 7 6.” Anyone know how to interpret that?

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The back cover contains a short story about “The Desperate Character” and his mad rage against the powers that be.

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UPDATE at 4/30/11 5:47:55 pm

wlewisiii answered the “Printing Number” question:

When you have a series of numbers like that, the lowest present is the current printing. That is done to simplify changing the print run for the next one because all they have to do is remove (as in scratch off) one number rather than change the whole plate. This only dates from the rise of offset press printing.

So the Lizard Collection copy is from the 6th printing.

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138 comments

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:20:08pm

Sheboygan is in Mich and I'm from MIch....therefore, ah...

deadletterboy Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:22:16pm

If they were in the order '6 7 8' I'd say it was the sixth edition, however, I don't know about this.

deadletterboy Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:22:42pm

Or sixth printing, rather.

bratwurst Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:22:59pm

re: #1 albusteve

Sheboygan is in Mich and I'm from MIch...therefore, ah...

Actually, it is Cheboygan that is in Michigan. Sheboygan is still safely in Wisconsin.

freetoken Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:23:15pm

re: #2 deadletterboy

Agree. It's a strange numbering system compared to the normal printing sequence (" 1 2 3 4 ...")

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:23:44pm

back to 71...

Youtube Video

are you grateful?

William Barnett-Lewis Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:24:16pm

That would be the 7th printing. When you have a series of numbers like that, the lowest present is the current printing. That is done to simplify changing the print run for the next one because all they have to do is remove (as in scratch off) one number rather than change the whole plate. This only dates from the rise of offset press printing.

That one was funny, but I always preferred the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers & the strips with the cat in them.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:24:47pm

re: #4 bratwurst

Actually, it is Cheboygan that is in Michigan. Sheboygan is still safely in Wisconsin.

good eye...never been to either one, but don't blame me if cheeseheads can't spell....I stand corrected

Charles Johnson Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:25:15pm

Sorry, switched the numbers ... it is '8 7 6'.

Charles Johnson Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:25:44pm

re: #7 wlewisiii

That would be the 7th printing. When you have a series of numbers like that, the lowest present is the current printing. That is done to simplify changing the print run for the next one because all they have to do is remove (as in scratch off) one number rather than change the whole plate. This only dates from the rise of offset press printing.

That one was funny, but I always preferred the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers & the strips with the cat in them.

Ah, thanks! So it's probably the sixth printing.

deadletterboy Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:25:59pm

re: #9 Charles
sixth printing then

freetoken Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:26:33pm

Somewhat along the lines of the back cover...

One of the ultimate fantasies of the creationist/isolationist crowd - Abiotic Oil - is getting pushed more and more as oil prices go up.

The latest, courtesy of Forbes (a source which to me is just above AmericanStinker):

Deep Oil From Diamonds? Maybe, Says A New Report

The writer himself stays a bit skeptical, good for him, but he is going down the path of "TEACH THE CONTROVERSY"...

I expect this to continue.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:27:31pm

s'more Dead
Dire Wolf

Youtube Video

deadletterboy Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:29:23pm

re: #12 freetoken

Have you seen those wonderful t-shirts? [Link: controversy.wearscience.com...]

prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:30:20pm

Artwork by the fabulous Mr. Crumb!

bratwurst Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:35:31pm

re: #8 albusteve

good eye...never been to either one, but don't blame me if cheeseheads can't spell...I stand corrected

I have never been to either one myself, but with a name like mine I have to be serious about the upper midwest!

Image: 2449-state-street-bratwurst-XL1-300x237.jpg

goddamnedfrank Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:36:30pm

LOL, Scotland:

Police in Glasgow moved in to clear Kelvingrove Park after a "street party" to coincide with the royal wedding resulted in "completely unacceptable levels" of drunkenness.

My new band name.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:48:17pm

If you are even slightly interested in comic art and somehow haven't seen Terry Zwigoff's documentary "Crumb", you are missing out.

Youtube Video

I can also highly recommend The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb. Some Crumb fans were disappointed that it wasn't his typical savage satire. I recommend it because it showcases his extraordinary talent for drawing.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:52:58pm

re: #18 negativ

If you are even slightly interested in comic art and somehow haven't seen Terry Zwigoff's documentary "Crumb", you are missing out.

Youtube Video

I can also highly recommend The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb. Some Crumb fans were disappointed that it wasn't his typical savage satire. I recommend it because it showcases his extraordinary talent for drawing.

his 'keep on truckin' thing was iconic back in my time

austin_blue Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:53:41pm

re: #6 albusteve

back to 71...

[Video]are you grateful?

Acidgrass!

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:54:39pm

re: #17 goddamnedfrank

LOL, Scotland:

Police in Glasgow moved in to clear Kelvingrove Park after a "street party" to coincide with the royal wedding resulted in "completely unacceptable levels" of drunkenness.

My new band name.

Which one?

Police in Glasgow

Kengrove Park

Wedding Resulted

Completely Unacceptable Levels

Completely Unacceptable Levels of Drunkenness

?

That last one seems more appropriate as the title for a composition, rather than a band name. Adrian Belew has a piece called (in an obvious ode to Salvadore Dali) "Joan Miro's Procession Through The Insides Of A Purple Antelope Across A Sea Of Tuna Fish".

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:56:49pm

re: #19 albusteve

his 'keep on truckin' thing was iconic back in my time

No kidding! As soon as I saw this article I was hit with a wave of '70s nostalgia and an intense desire to see the Keep On Truckin' guys.

Image: KeepOnTruckin%27.jpg

ProGunLiberal Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:58:38pm

Huge news out of Libya now:

12:40am
Reuters quotes a Libyan government spokesman as saying that Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, has been killed in a NATO airstrike. Muammar Gaddafi is said to be unharmed.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 3:59:36pm

re: #22 CuriousLurker

No kidding! As soon as I saw this article I was hit with a wave of '70s nostalgia and an intense desire to see the Keep On Truckin' guys.

Image: KeepOnTruckin%27.jpg

yes, there it is...ah thanks for the memory buzz..I would never go back there but sometimes I think about all the people and events from that time

Mocking Jay Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:03:12pm

re: #23 ProLifeLiberal

Yeah, just saw that on Twitter. I wonder what that'll do to the big guy.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:03:24pm

Truckin

Youtube Video

Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:03:40pm

hey all, is the correspondent's dinner live on CSPAN tonight? anyone?

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:04:04pm

re: #24 albusteve

yes, there it is...ah thanks for the memory buzz..I would never go back there but sometimes I think about all the people and events from that time

Same here. :) We didn't have the internet, video games, cell phones, or a thousand other things, but we still managed to have a hell of a good time.

Mocking Jay Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:04:08pm

re: #23 ProLifeLiberal

Three of Muammar's grandsons, too.

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:04:24pm

re: #25 JasonA

Yeah, just saw that on Twitter. I wonder what that'll do to the big guy.

Didn't we off one his kids in the 80's? An infant? Daffy will say he died a warrior.
And good evening honcos.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:05:04pm

re: #25 JasonA

Yeah, just saw that on Twitter. I wonder what that'll do to the big guy.

piss him off I hope....maybe he'll tear his hair out and chop off a finger...fuck Mo, he's been washed up for weeks, all the rest is just more misery he needs to perp on his people

ProGunLiberal Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:05:59pm

re: #29 JasonA

Norway did the first attempt on Qaddafi's life earlier this week. I would suspect, since they are one of only 5 doing air strikes, that they may have done this attack too.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:06:54pm

Crumb on "Keep On Truckin'", excerpted from the aforementioned and afore-recommended documentary "Crumb".

[Link: www.dailymotion.com...]

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:06:55pm

re: #23 ProLifeLiberal

Huge news out of Libya now:

I wonder if Qaddafi will fight to the death or try to save himself at the last minute. If he really loved his people & his kids, he could've just freaking left and let his sons have a chance at living as long as he has. I guess his insane ego wouldn't allow that.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:07:36pm

re: #28 CuriousLurker

Same here. :) We didn't have the internet, video games, cell phones, or a thousand other things, but we still managed to have a hell of a good time.

back then I had a list of venue numbers to call for music gigs....it was hard to keep up and catch the best shows, but I prevailed!....I had so much fun, if they taxed it, I'd be broke...and of course I've been hauling my 600 pounds of sin on my back all these years....ha!...we rocked

researchok Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:08:31pm

re: #34 CuriousLurker

I wonder if Qaddafi will fight to the death or try to save himself at the last minute. If he really loved his people & his kids, he could've just freaking left and let his sons have a chance at living as long as he has. I guess his insane ego wouldn't allow that.

So many wasted lives in the region- all because of ego, as you note.

I feel for the kids most of all.

prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:09:28pm

re: #35 albusteve

Have you ever talked to a Rolling Stone reporter? Seems like I have read you life story somewhere.

ProGunLiberal Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:09:55pm

re: #36 researchok

I can't feel any pity for any of Qaddafi's family. I'll admit it.

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:11:03pm

re: #37 prairiefire

Have you ever talked to a Rolling Stone reporter? Seems like I have read you life story somewhere.

Cameron Crowe would be the perfect screenwriter for the movie.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:12:51pm

re: #37 prairiefire

Have you ever talked to a Rolling Stone reporter? Seems like I have read you life story somewhere.

I wouldn't go near that rag....I AM what that magazine was all about at the beginning....they sold out and I'm still here carrying the torch

Aye Pod Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:13:01pm

re: #17 goddamnedfrank

LOL, Scotland:

Police in Glasgow moved in to clear Kelvingrove Park after a "street party" to coincide with the royal wedding resulted in "completely unacceptable levels" of drunkenness.

My new band name.

Heh. Ice did a page on it earlier. (We nearly went there yesterday for a picnic btw)

[Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:14:15pm

re: #38 ProLifeLiberal

I can't feel any pity for any of Qaddafi's family. I'll admit it.

me neither....sorry charlie

researchok Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:14:45pm

re: #38 ProLifeLiberal

I can't feel any pity for any of Qaddafi's family. I'll admit it.

Apparently, three grandchildren were also killed.

I agree that Gaddafi and ought not tro elicir any pity.

But his grandkids and the other kids in the region who have no hope of escaping their prison is heartbreaking.

I know people in the region, I have been there a few times. They don't deserve the hand they have been dealt.

They are the biggest victims of Arab tyranny of all. They have been taught to hate, to reject freedoms and are subjugated in every sense of the word.

Charles Johnson Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:14:54pm

By the way, Crumb says a lot of his early work was inspired by his heavy LSD use.

I know, that's a shock.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:15:26pm

re: #44 Charles

By the way, Crumb says a lot of his early work was inspired by his heavy LSD use.

I know, that's a shock.

odd, so was Robert Hunter

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:15:59pm

re: #44 Charles

By the way, Crumb says a lot of his early work was inspired by his heavy LSD use.

I know, that's a shock.

I used to use LSD heavily and was never inspired. Wait...

ProGunLiberal Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:16:03pm

re: #44 Charles

I'm too young to know who Crumb is. Can you explain?

Achilles Tang Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:16:37pm

re: #12 freetoken

I think this is not new.

From Wikipedia

It has been recently discovered that thermophilic bacteria, in the sea bottom and in cooling magma, produce methane and hydrocarbon gases,[3][4] but studies indicate they are not produced in commercially significant quantities (i.e. in extracted hydrocarbon gases, the median abiogenic hydrocarbon content is 0.02%).[5]

And wasted money in Sweden over 30 years ago.

Oil from the center of the earth, not

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:16:41pm

re: #47 ProLifeLiberal

I'm too young to know who Crumb is. Can you explain?

he has, he's the subject of the post

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:17:48pm

re: #43 researchok

Apparently, three grandchildren were also killed.

I agree that Gaddafi and ought not tro elicir any pity.

But his grandkids and the other kids in the region who have no hope of escaping their prison is heartbreaking.

I know people in the region, I have been there a few times. They don't deserve the hand they have been dealt.

They are the biggest victims of Arab tyranny of all. They have been taught to hate, to reject freedoms and are subjugated in every sense of the word.

It's really sad. What makes me angry is that none of it had to happen.

wrenchwench Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:18:22pm

re: #44 Charles

By the way, Crumb says a lot of his early work was inspired by his heavy LSD use.

I know, that's a shock.

I only did a half a hit once, appropriately in San Francisco, and I believe I laughed for about 8 hours. One of the people at the house I was visiting was just hysterically funny all night long. I remember what he looked like, but I don't remember anything he said. He looked like he was drawn by R. Crumb.

Achilles Tang Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:19:05pm

re: #41 Jimmah

Heh. Ice did a page on it earlier. (We nearly went there yesterday for a picnic btw)

Why on earth would you go from Edinburgh to Glasgow for a picnic?

ProGunLiberal Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:20:05pm

re: #49 albusteve

Derp here.

See, I was so busy trying to get the news over here, I never paid attention to the top. Looking at the pictures, that is about as big of news as a bear taking a dump in the woods.

bratwurst Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:20:44pm

The only thing I was inspired to do on LSD was lie supine and wonder if I would ever feel normal again.

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:22:03pm

re: #54 bratwurst

The only thing I was inspired to do on LSD was lie supine and wonder if I would ever feel normal again.

TOOL + LSD = A great night.

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:22:07pm

re: #51 wrenchwench

I only did a half a hit once, appropriately in San Francisco, and I believe I laughed for about 8 hours. One of the people at the house I was visiting was just hysterically funny all night long. I remember what he looked like, but I don't remember anything he said. He looked like he was drawn by R. Crumb.

I tried it. Once. Hated it. I didn't like feeling completely out of control of my mind—it really scared me. 'Shrooms were tolerable. Still...I was mostly just a toker. Heh, did I just admit that in public?

That's an internet lie. I never did any of that, m'kay? //

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:22:22pm

re: #51 wrenchwench

I only did a half a hit once, appropriately in San Francisco, and I believe I laughed for about 8 hours. One of the people at the house I was visiting was just hysterically funny all night long. I remember what he looked like, but I don't remember anything he said. He looked like he was drawn by R. Crumb.

the good clean earlier stuff was a marvel...by the late 60's it was contaminated with so much shit I quit doing it...I considered it dangerous to the unaware and never did it again past the blotter/windowpane era

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:23:07pm

re: #54 bratwurst

The only thing I was inspired to do on LSD was lie supine and wonder if I would ever feel normal again.

hahaha!....
very typical bro

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:23:23pm

re: #55 Cannadian Club Akbar

TOOL + LSD = A great night.

3 Stooges + LSD
Fog Horn Leg Horn + LSD
Bevis and Butthead + LSD
Going to Denny's + LSD
Heh.

researchok Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:23:24pm

re: #50 CuriousLurker

It's really sad. What makes me angry is that none of it had to happen.

Exactly- and as you know, Islam is not to be blame for the behavior of these beats.

The waters get muddied because Islam has been co opted by these tyrants- that is to say they have deliberately politicized the religion so that many people fail to distinguish between the religion and the politics.

When the state pays the clerics, it isn't surprising to those clerics tow the party line.

Further, by deliberately politicizing and blurring the lines, the tyrants blame criticism directed at them as religiously oriented and thus further alienation is developed and maintained.

Achilles Tang Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:23:45pm

re: #23 ProLifeLiberal

Huge news out of Libya now:

Interesting. If there was anyone who would be hiding in a military bunker it would be this playboy. I doubt he was commanding a tank.

The Nato intelligence on locations must be pretty good.

sod Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:23:51pm

My wife and I (she somewhat reluctantly) watched True Romance last night for the umpteenth time. It had been a while though. The music from the Pale Blue Dot video that Charles posted the other day got me wanting to watch it.

Clarence works in a comic book store and there's a quick scene of him showing off Superman #1 and going on about the artwork and story line...

Not sure what my point is.

Mocking Jay Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:27:44pm

re: #62 sod

Don't need a point to bring up True Romance.

"You're Sicilian, huh?"

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:27:50pm

re: #60 researchok

Yes, these people are pure poison and contaminate everything & everyone they touch. I cannot imagine having all that death and suffering on my head.

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:28:07pm

re: #44 Charles

By the way, Crumb says a lot of his early work was inspired by his heavy LSD use.

I know, that's a shock.

The hardcover version of Crumb's "The R. Crumb Coffee Table Art Book" contains this, in gloriously large format:

Image: kZuzv.jpg

researchok Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:31:04pm

re: #64 CuriousLurker

Yes, these people are pure poison and contaminate everything & everyone they touch. I cannot imagine having all that death and suffering on my head.

CL, that never crosses their mind any more that it crossed the minds of Mao, Pol Pot, Stalin et al.

Evil is equal opportunity. It crosses all religions, national and cultural lines.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:32:26pm

12-15 of us get very well blithered on acid and go to the county fair...lots of light and sound and stimulation...people lost, hysterical laughter, weird stuff at every turn....so we all pile up and ride the Ferris wheel, it goes round once and I'm comfortable looking out over the sea of activity below, when suddenly all power goes out...total darkness across the entire fair grounds and I wondered....my GOD what have I DONE?...heh...then we heard voices yelling NO, DON'T JUMP...laughter...WHERE ARE YOU?...DOWN HERE!....etc....what a riot

Digital Display Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:32:54pm

re: #56 CuriousLurker

Nice to see you CL...
I got slipped some LSD when I was 16..It was a nightmare
I never wanted to do drugs after that...And Roger..The guy that thought it was so funny..didn't think it was so funny a few days later

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:34:08pm

re: #68 HoosierHoops

Nice to see you CL...
I got slipped some LSD when I was 16..It was a nightmare
I never wanted to do drugs after that...And Roger..The guy that thought it was so funny..didn't think it was so funny a few days later

a very cruel thing to do...uncool

sod Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:35:53pm

re: #33 negativ

I've never seen this, looks fascinating. I say "keep on truckin'" fairly regularly. I think I had a button as a kid that had it on it. I was on travel for work last week with a guy I don't really know and I said it at one point and he responded with something like "What is it, 1985 now??".

I didn't realize it was a dated expression.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:36:19pm

the Acid Queen
guaranteed to tear your soul apart

Youtube Video

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:37:45pm

re: #66 researchok

CL, that never crosses their mind any more that it crossed the minds of Mao, Pol Pot, Stalin et al.

Evil is equal opportunity. It crosses all religions, national and cultural lines.

True that. It's as if they live alone in a mirrored box with their extreme narcissism, and the only time they even notice others exist is when a hand reaches in the box and pokes them causing personal discomfort. That's got to be a metal illness, some kind of pathology. Like they have a part or parts missing or broken.

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:38:02pm

re: #70 sod

Next time say "If it were 1985, you'd be wearing leg warmers." Then call him a douche.

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:38:39pm

re: #67 albusteve

12-15 of us get very well blithered on acid and go to the county fair...lots of light and sound and stimulation...people lost, hysterical laughter, weird stuff at every turn...so we all pile up and ride the Ferris wheel, it goes round once and I'm comfortable looking out over the sea of activity below, when suddenly all power goes out...total darkness across the entire fair grounds and I wondered...my GOD what have I DONE?...heh...then we heard voices yelling NO, DON'T JUMP...laughter...WHERE ARE YOU?...DOWN HERE!...etc...what a riot

Hahahahaha!

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:38:52pm

re: #70 sod

I've never seen this, looks fascinating. I say "keep on truckin'" fairly regularly. I think I had a button as a kid that had it on it. I was on travel for work last week with a guy I don't really know and I said it at one point and he responded with something like "What is it, 1985 now??".

I didn't realize it was a dated expression.

far out, man

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:40:27pm

re: #68 HoosierHoops

Nice to see you CL...
I got slipped some LSD when I was 16..It was a nightmare
I never wanted to do drugs after that...And Roger..The guy that thought it was so funny..didn't think it was so funny a few days later

Nice to see you too, Hoops!

I was in my early 20's and was given a full hit and told it would be "kind of like smoking a joint, but stronger." It wasn't even REMOTELY like that.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:40:40pm

can't forget Lucy

Youtube Video

researchok Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:42:14pm

re: #72 CuriousLurker

True that. It's as if they live alone in a mirrored box with their extreme narcissism, and the only time they even notice others exist is when a hand reaches in the box and pokes them causing personal discomfort. That's got to be a metal illness, some kind of pathology. Like they have a part or parts missing or broken.

In a nutshell, malignant narcissism/personalty disorder

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:42:35pm

re: #69 albusteve

a very cruel thing to do...uncool

QFT. At least I knew what had hit me. I can't imagine how badly I would've freaked out if it had been slipped to me without my knowledge.

I hope Hoosier kicked the crap out of the guy.

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:43:54pm

re: #79 CuriousLurker

QFT. At least I knew what had hit me. I can't imagine how badly I would've freaked out if it had been slipped to me without my knowledge.

I hope Hoosier kicked the crap out of the guy.

re: #68 HoosierHoops

Nice to see you CL...
I got slipped some LSD when I was 16..It was a nightmare
I never wanted to do drugs after that...And Roger..The guy that thought it was so funny..didn't think it was so funny a few days later

GO HOOPS!!

ProGunLiberal Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:44:08pm

I had a fail today. I'm a college student with money issues after a traffic ticket. Parent recently put money into account. I would be able to get it today...if I had the PIN Number for the ATM Card.

Fail

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:44:34pm

re: #78 researchok

In a nutshell, malignant narcissism/personalty disorder

Your link isn't working, but that sounds like a perfect description...malignant.

Achilles Tang Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:45:25pm

re: #78 researchok

In a nutshell, malignant narcissism/personalty disorder

Enough of this Trump talk, already.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:46:38pm

re: #79 CuriousLurker

QFT. At least I knew what had hit me. I can't imagine how badly I would've freaked out if it had been slipped to me without my knowledge.

I hope Hoosier kicked the crap out of the guy.

well I know something about crap kicking, but this transcends anything like that...what sort of friend would do that?....it's simply unthinkable where I come from

Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:47:08pm

re: #56 CuriousLurker

I tried it. Once. Hated it. I didn't like feeling completely out of control of my mind—it really scared me. 'Shrooms were tolerable. Still...I was mostly just a toker. Heh, did I just admit that in public?

That's an internet lie. I never did any of that, m'kay? //

"There was a young man who said though: It seems that I know that I know; what I would like to see is the 'I' that knows 'me' when I know that I know that I know."

Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:47:22pm

re: #67 albusteve

12-15 of us get very well blithered on acid and go to the county fair...lots of light and sound and stimulation...people lost, hysterical laughter, weird stuff at every turn...so we all pile up and ride the Ferris wheel, it goes round once and I'm comfortable looking out over the sea of activity below, when suddenly all power goes out...total darkness across the entire fair grounds and I wondered...my GOD what have I DONE?...heh...then we heard voices yelling NO, DON'T JUMP...laughter...WHERE ARE YOU?...DOWN HERE!...etc...what a riot

Really excellent story!

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:48:02pm

re: #84 albusteve

well I know something about crap kicking, but this transcends anything like that...what sort of friend would do that?...it's simply unthinkable where I come from

Yeah, that's no friend. Kids can be freakin' stupid though.

Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:48:36pm

Ah, our experiences. I enjoyed X. No doubt about it.

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:51:03pm

re: #88 Stanley Sea

Ah, our experiences. I enjoyed X. No doubt about it.

I went to a Rave in '95. The X I got sucked. 6 hours of watching everyone else "blow up". Meh.

wrenchwench Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:53:31pm

re: #89 Cannadian Club Akbar

I went to a Rave in '95. The X I got sucked. 6 hours of watching everyone else "blow up". Meh.

Oh, OK. Now I know what "X" is....

_{I had a "get off my lawn!!" moment}

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:53:32pm

re: #86 Stanley Sea

Really excellent story!

after that my rich friend rented the entire bumper car ride, just us...OMG!....going the wrong way, ganging up on each other, throwinf this stuffed monkey at each other and trying to run over it...after quite awhile the carny says THAT's IT!....but we didn't stop...he came out onto the ride and we tried to run him over!....finally he shut the ride down and we all yelled that we wanted OUR money back, the cheat!....oh man

prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:55:02pm

re: #88 Stanley Sea

Ah, our experiences. I enjoyed X. No doubt about it.

That's on my list of never dones. Also crack and meth, thank the Lord.

Have you seen that PSA campaign, "The Faces of Meth"? Terrifying. I think appealing to a person's vanity is effective.

prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:55:29pm

re: #90 wrenchwench

Oh, OK. Now I know what "X" is...

_{I had a "get off my lawn!!" moment}

"The Band?"

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:56:08pm

re: #92 prairiefire

That's on my list of never dones. Also crack and meth, thank the Lord.

Have you seen that PSA campaign, "The Faces of Meth"? Terrifying. I think appealing to a person's vanity is effective.

Faces of Meth.

CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:56:42pm

re: #92 prairiefire

That's on my list of never dones. Also crack and meth, thank the Lord.

Have you seen that PSA campaign, "The Faces of Meth"? Terrifying. I think appealing to a person's vanity is effective.

Same here. I stayed away from the pharmaceuticals.

Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:57:00pm

re: #92 prairiefire

That's on my list of never dones. Also crack and meth, thank the Lord.

Have you seen that PSA campaign, "The Faces of Meth"? Terrifying. I think appealing to a person's vanity is effective.

Totally honest here. I loved IT!

prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:57:05pm

re: #94 Cannadian Club Akbar

Faces of Meth.

OMG, that never gets old.

Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:57:48pm

re: #95 CuriousLurker

Same here. I stayed away from the pharmaceuticals.

Meth isn't a pharmaceutical. They make it in trailers in Central Florida.

albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:57:58pm

re: #93 prairiefire

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CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:58:15pm

re: #98 Cannadian Club Akbar

Meth isn't a pharmaceutical. They make it in trailers in Central Florida.

LOL, true that!

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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:58:21pm

re: #99 albusteve

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CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:58:39pm

re: #101 Cannadian Club Akbar

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sod Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:58:44pm

re: #92 prairiefire

There's been a lot of "faces of [FITB]" PSA's recently. I gotta say the radio spots don't have quite the same impact.

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albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:58:45pm

re: #99 albusteve

just what do you mean by that albu?

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prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:59:11pm

re: #96 Stanley Sea

Totally honest here. I loved IT!

Ha! Not to say I didn't try to get some from a sparkly, gay co-worker. I was really too old to get in the game.
Now the 80's for cocaine, my goodness. I would say 70% of the young adult population, if I had to guess.

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albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:59:31pm

telepathy!....
who needs letters and words?

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Page 3 in the Binder of Women Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:59:47pm

K, I'm outta here. Bummed I'm missing the Correspondent's dinner & all that. but it's Saturday night and I'm a single woman. Gotta do what you gotta do. wooo

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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 4:59:57pm

re: #103 sod

There's been a lot of "faces of [FITB]" PSA's recently. I gotta say the radio spots don't have quite the same impact.

The one for deaf people changed me. Damn Iron Maiden music.
///

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prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:00:23pm

re: #107 Stanley Sea

K, I'm outta here. Bummed I'm missing the Correspondent's dinner & all that. but it's Saturday night and I'm a single woman. Gotta do what you gotta do. wooo

I am looking forward to stories! Go get your game on, girl.

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CuriousLurker Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:01:39pm

re: #107 Stanley Sea

Me too. My paycheck has been deposited, so now it's time to go online and pay all this month's bills and watch my bank balance shrink.

*sigh* Sometimes it sucks being a gown-up.

Later, lizards.

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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:01:40pm

I never consumed LSD, and while not consuming it I most certainly didn't incessantly listen to Skinny Puppy,

(highly NSFW)

Youtube Video

The Beatles,

Youtube Video

or The Mothers of Invention / Frank Zappa.

Youtube Video

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prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:05:25pm

All the click throughs are going kabooey for me!

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PhillyPretzel Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:07:34pm

Prairie I am having trouble too. I click on my icon and I get kicked out to the main page.

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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:07:51pm

re: #108 Cannadian Club Akbar

The one for deaf people changed me. Damn Iron Maiden music.
///

wut?

My ears suck, and I love Iron Maiden. Explain.

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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:10:06pm

re: #114 negativ

wut?

My ears suck, and I love Iron Maiden. Explain.

Sod talked about PSA's on the radio, hence my comment, hence the sarc tags.

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Killgore Trout Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:18:12pm

Nato strike 'kills Saif al-Arab Gaddafi', Libya says

Colonel Gaddafi himself was in the large residential villa which was hit by the strike, the spokesman added, but was unharmed.

His son Saif al-Arab was killed, as well as three of his grandsons.

Journalists say the building was extensively damaged and one unexploded bomb remains at the site.

Saif al-Arab was the youngest of Col Gaddafi's six sons, with a lower profile than his brother Saif al-Islam.

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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:19:52pm

re: #116 Killgore Trout

Saif al-Arab was the youngest of Col Gaddafi's six sons, with a lower profile than his brother Saif al-Islam

What's in a name?

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albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:20:48pm

re: #116 Killgore Trout

Nato strike 'kills Saif al-Arab Gaddafi', Libya says

Mo killed his own grandkids...that's the way I look at it

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ProGunLiberal Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:21:57pm

re: #117 Cannadian Club Akbar

Saif-al-Arab means "Sword of the Arabs," while Saif-al-Islam means "Sword of Islam."

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albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:23:10pm

re: #119 ProLifeLiberal

Saif-al-Arab means "Sword of the Arabs," while Saif-al-Islam means "Sword of Islam."

the Pea Shooter Of Libya
bunch of murderers

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wrenchwench Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:24:38pm

Later lizards.

One last wedding hat as I skedaddle:

Image: d1dfe14d-3de2-4852-8212-475acb3660ce.jpg

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albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:27:07pm

these children getting wacked really sucks...but think it through, either NATO didn't know who was there besides Mo or what the house was used for, or they did and sanctioned the attempt on Mo's life anyway...hardball...but Mo used them and they are now deceased

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What, me worry? Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:28:22pm

This thread is giving me cheap thrills.

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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:28:40pm

re: #122 albusteve

these children getting wacked really sucks...but think it through, either NATO didn't know who was there besides Mo or what the house was used for, or they did and sanctioned the attempt on Mo's life anyway...hardball...but Mo used them and they are now deceased

Fuckers in the ME sure likes to use innocent people as target practice and then run to the UN or whoever and cry foul.

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Killgore Trout Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:28:58pm

re: #122 albusteve

these children getting wacked really sucks...but think it through, either NATO didn't know who was there besides Mo or what the house was used for, or they did and sanctioned the attempt on Mo's life anyway...hardball...but Mo used them and they are now deceased

I would guess that we probably knew his family was there. That's war. He knows he has a target on his head and choosing to hide with his grandchildren was his choice.

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albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:28:58pm

re: #123 marjoriemoon

This thread is giving me cheap thrills.

a classic...nice snag

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albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:30:53pm

re: #125 Killgore Trout

I would guess that we probably knew his family was there. That's war. He knows he has a target on his head and choosing to hide with his grandchildren was his choice.

my guess too, but there is an outside chance NATO didn't know about the kids...twas just a thought

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researchok Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:30:56pm

re: #82 CuriousLurker

Your link isn't working, but that sounds like a perfect description...malignant.

Try this

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prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:35:20pm

"I married R. Crumb" 30 years ago. His muse:[Link: www.newsweek.com...]

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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:35:52pm

Holy shit. Googled Libya, innocent children. Read the comments.
WOW.

[Link: www.topix.com...]

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researchok Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:39:00pm

re: #130 Cannadian Club Akbar

Holy shit. Googled Libya, innocent children. Read the comments.
WOW.

[Link: www.topix.com...]

As expected...

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albusteve Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:39:01pm

re: #130 Cannadian Club Akbar

Holy shit. Googled Libya, innocent children. Read the comments.
WOW.

[Link: www.topix.com...]

reminds me of LGF back when

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reine.de.tout Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:43:57pm

re: #43 researchok

Apparently, three grandchildren were also killed.

I agree that Gaddafi and ought not tro elicir any pity.

But his grandkids and the other kids in the region who have no hope of escaping their prison is heartbreaking.

I know people in the region, I have been there a few times. They don't deserve the hand they have been dealt.

They are the biggest victims of Arab tyranny of all. They have been taught to hate, to reject freedoms and are subjugated in every sense of the word.

I always experience a bit of confusion when I hear news like this - I hate hearing about anyone getting killed, not a time to rejoice, IMO. On the other hand, sometimes people find themselves in a position where they will either kill, or be killed (or they are close to someone like that). It's an awful thing, any way you look at it. On the other hand, I would not shed tears if Qaddafi were out of the picture one way or another.

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researchok Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:45:41pm

re: #133 reine.de.tout

I always experience a bit of confusion when I hear news like this - I hate hearing about anyone getting killed, not a time to rejoice, IMO. On the other hand, sometimes people find themselves in a position where they will either kill, or be killed (or they are close to someone like that). It's an awful thing, any way you look at it. On the other hand, I would not shed tears if Qaddafi were out of the picture one way or another.

Anytime an innocent is killed in a war that war becomes immoral. All wars are immoral.

That does not mean the war is unjust.

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reine.de.tout Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:47:33pm

re: #134 researchok

Anytime an innocent is killed in a war that war becomes immoral. All wars are immoral.

That does not mean the war is unjust.

Does the immorality fall on those who have no intention of killing innocents, or on the person who is hiding behind them?

It actually doesn't matter, I guess. I do hate hearing when it happens. Qaddafi needs to make some better choices for himself AND his family, though.

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prairiefire Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:54:12pm

re: #135 reine.de.tout

The person hiding behind them. He knew full well the stakes he was dealing with. A forceful nudge from NATO. Give up or else.

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reine.de.tout Sat, Apr 30, 2011 5:55:10pm

re: #136 prairiefire

The person hiding behind them. He knew full well the stakes he was dealing with. A forceful nudge from NATO. Give up or else.

And he should do it. But he won't.

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WINDUPBIRD DISEASE [S.K.U.M.M.] Sat, Apr 30, 2011 11:45:40pm

Crumb rules

giant influence of mine, like Matt Howarth, and Evan Dorkin

Spy Mode Auto

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