Sunday, March 31, 2013

Just Ignore Him - Irwin Caplan

Saturday Evening Post - 1954



"Have you tried ignoring him?"

Sage advice form a time when children should be 'seen and not heard' and it iw not common pratice to medicate rambunctiousness children

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Little Brother - Salo

Saturday Evening Post - 1952

"I told sis you were here. She gave a little cry and went back to sleep."

Monday, March 18, 2013

Wheel of Fortune - Black Plague

c 1650  woodcut

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boëthius, commonly called Boethius, was a philosopher of the early 6th century. Boethius’ Rota Fortuna, or wheel of fortune, casting a shadow over a dog; engraving emblematic of the black plague.

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Moose Hunt - Caualli

Saturday Evening Post 1952


"I heard the moose yell 'Don't Shoot!', but I thought it was some kind of a trick"

Monday, March 11, 2013

French Cartoon - Raining Cats if not Dogs


French Cartoon c. 1850

French cartoon - In French there is the expression "raining cats and dogs" but this seems to depict just cats.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Have You Got a License for That? - Ben Thompson

Saturday Evening Post 1950

"Well, it's either a larger dog or a very small man!"

I didn't know you needed a licence for that.