#brochur

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Subaru Sambar 550 Truck, 1977. The third generation Sambar introduced water cooling for its tiny engine and was nicknamed the "Gōriki (Herculean strength)" due to the advertising campaign that launched it. For 1977 the 2 cylinder engine was enlarged to 547cc.

[atomic-chronoscaph]

General Motors 1973 Motorhome

[kedreeva]

Actually had mice to take to a reptile expo for the first time in MONTHS (between selling out immediately after listing any mice and taking my end-of-year break, I simply haven't had enough mice to make it worthwhile to bring them since last summer!), and had a blast again. It seems like every time I bring them, there's never a single second where there's not someone at my table.

It's very funny to me that I have to put out a sign that says "these are PETS not feeders" and how often someone starts to walk by, sees the sign, and comes over. I actually have a whole Display Sign that has info about my mice, why they are different, how to handle them, and like a dozen photos of some of the beautiful mice I've had, and I catch people stopping to actually read it, too. The font is pretty big, but it's juuuust small enough they have to come a little closer, close enough I can hold a mouse out to them.

I've also learned that people don't always believe me when I say the mouse won't bite or jump off their hand. I see the tension, I see the anxiety. I tell them, they've been bred for this. I have told people, I will pay you $5 if this mouse bites you, I'm that confident, because I wouldn't bring them if I thought they might. But the only thing that really gets through to some people is to just plain show them. Close my fist around them (gently, but firmly enough I can flip them upside down securely), scrub them up, smoosh my face to them, rub a finger on their cheek/jaw/mouth. Nothing happens. At worst the mouse is lightly inconvenienced for a moment. But the transformation that comes over the people who see it is complete and instant. A visual "oh." moment. They relax completely, which makes their handling experience so much better. People straight terrified to hold a mouse in the first place hold out their hands for one. Small children who said no thank you (which I always respect, I have even told parents no, it's okay if they don't want to hold one, we have to respect their no thank yous too) will often ask if actually, can they can hold one?

I had one little girl who held a mouse that was a little squirmy at first because the girl was holding just a liiiittle too tight, and she was having trouble for a few seconds, but I kept an eye on her in case I needed to intervene, and she quickly figured out to be more gentle, and the mouse quickly figured out she was fine actually, and she ended up flopping down in this girl's hand and getting her face and head rubbed while she bruxed for like twenty minutes. I was surprised she didn't go home with a mouse, but I have a feeling I may see her family again.

I also had some guy ask if I wanted to be on his reptile podcast, for the mice, because he never knew there could be a difference between feeder mice and other mice. So I guess we'll see!

[stone-cold-groove]

Cover illustration detail. Rainbow Springs brochure - 1959.

[garadinervi]

Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, San Francisco Museum of Art program guide, March 1964, (offset lithograph), 1964 [SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA. © San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]

[channnel]

My random burst of energy led me to this.

⁽ᴰᵒⁿ'ᵗ ᵐᶦⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉ ᵍᵒᵖᶦˢˢ ᵍᶦʳˡ ᵖᶦᶜ, ᴵ ʳᵃⁿ ᵒᵘᵗ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵈᵉᵃˢ⁾

[head-vampire]

Castle Dracula (1978) Brochure

Wildwood, NJ

Source

[tomicscomics]

01/05/2024

"If you cannot afford a lamb, one will be appointed to you."

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JOKE-OGRAPHY: 1. Joseph continues reading about Jewish law from his brochure (continued from last week's cartoon).  In Jewish tradition, the sacrifice for a newborn boy was typically one yearling lamb (for the sin offering) and one turtledove (for the burnt offering).  As Mary and Joseph discuss this, the Holy Spirit (a dove, but not for sacrifice) shows up to give a knowing glance at Baby Jesus.  You see, Jesus is called the "Lamb of God," and His mission is to be sacrificed for our sins, so it's ironic that His parents are required to sacrifice a lamb for HIM under Jewish law. 2. A few commenters last week were concerned about Mary and Joseph sleeping too close together in their blanket fort, as it challenges the perpetual virginity of Mary (a core Catholic belief).  I argue that Mary and Joseph are a poor married couple sleeping in a barn that's open to the cold and creatures of nature, so the chaste and honorable Joseph would probably stay near his Holy Family for their protection, instead of sleeping apart and leaving them vulnerable.  No scandal here! 3. A few commenters last week argued about the perpetual virginity of Mary (the belief that she remained a virgin after Jesus's birth; a belief held by the early Church even before the Bible was canonized).  I just wanted to say that I'm thrilled and honored that my comics appeal to people of all religions, including other Christian denominations.  It moves me every time I get a comment from someone who isn't Catholic but loves my work.  That said, I AM Catholic, so please understand that my comics follow the canon of Catholicism when I can help it.  No hard feelings.  Of course, you're all welcome to continue giving me suggestions and debating in the comments (good-naturedly, of course).  I've learned so much by listening and looking into your apologetics.

[weirdlookindog]

Dracula (1958) - UK film premiere brochure

AKA Horror of Dracula

[birdfriend-theband]

We started printing these brochures as free giveaways at our shows! It's a quick get-to-know-you for folks who are not sure where to start with our big discography.

[carsthatnevermadeitetc]

Oldsmobile Jetstar I, 1964. A new model for '64, the Jetstar was a lower-priced version of the Starfire that traded some of that car's luxury appointments for a more sporty profile. Standard equipment included bucket seats and a centre console along with the 394ci 345hp Rocket V8 and 3-speed column-shift manual transmission. Disappointing sales meant the Jetstar model was retired for 1966, replaced by a lower-priced Starfire.

[operafantomet]

What I find annoying, you ask? That somewhere out there there is a whole unpublished series of photos featuring Danny Whitehead as principal Raoul in West End 2019-2020. A few made it to the theatre’s facade, but that’s about it 😏

[rooksunday]

thinking about the narrative of clones “being made for the jedi” and there has to be a nonzero number of them that take the idea of ‘okay fine who is the diametric opposite of the jedi because stuff that’ and that’s how the lost battalion become the most fervent sith-sniffer-outerers in the galaxy. just turn up at dooku’s doorstep like, hi hello we’re your army let’s smush those jedi xoxo

and otoh this is playing into his master’s plan! wonderful discord!

otoh now he has two thousand badly socialised ten year olds tromping around his house and gardens what are you— would you put that DOWN— that’s not the right fork would you— okay everybody new plan, it’s time for the fine sith art of sitting very quietly while daddy deals with his headache okay

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Seventeen magazine brochure - How To Understand Astrology - Triangle Publications - 1970 (cover photograph by Ken Korah)

[stone-cold-groove]

Yamaha 125 AT3 enduro brochure. Front panel - 1973.

[garadinervi]

Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, San Francisco Museum of Art program guide, August 1965, (offset lithograph), 1965 [SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA. © San Francisco Museum of Modern Art]