Mr. Potatohead does Clockwork Orange

Alex : There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Korova milkbar sold milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.

I wonder if this little toy will give kids nightmares? Awesome movie, Awesome story, Classic Book, Really Weird Looking Potato.

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Sometimes I wake up screaming, too.

This is from Tom Horacek’s new book “All We Ever Do Is Talk About Wood.”

The Vancouver artist’s first book, it’s a collection of single panel gags that seem to act as a celebration of pain, suffering, and life’s slow march to the grave. But the bitterness is sweetened by Horacek’s too-cute renderings. His round-headed characters not only evoke images of Charles Schulz’s Charlie Brown, but also the Peanuts-creator’s philosophy that “happiness isn’t funny.”

An eclectic concoction, making the serious seem comical and vice-versa. Poking holes in our comfort zones so we re-assess reality. This is the type of humour I like, Dark and Deep. Interesting.

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