to salve the mistri of the mizzil;here tiz:
Krazy Kat by Mastah Hairiman waz sanctioned by William Randolph Hearst. His altered ego, Charles "Kitizen" Kane was very like unto WRH in that they both were lonely geniuses too wealthy to be healthy who wanted to have everything their way. Hence their blezzings on KK was as mixed as the morality of Ignatz Mouse the tormentor of Kat. The strip was not liked much by the public but since Hearst and Herriman were friends at the paper, the strip was published all over America;but like Walt Kelly's "Pogo", it went over most peoples' heads and sensibilities; but the deep fantasy land of Coconino County was a favorite among other cartoonists and artists, as it is to this day. Some of the drawings of moons in Calvin and Hobbes are drawn as a direct tribute to Ignatz and Krazy.......well........it's complicated........
Glossary:
"mizzil" (missile) is the brick Ignatz would, as a standing gag, hurl at the head of Katz
"twarta" (thwarter) witch in this gag is a steel helmet given to KK by Senor Coyote to protect Kat's Dome from said Mizzils/miss -ives.
The rest of the story-yetz Ill give it a retz zoon enuf-Mousy the villain attaches a classic gag cartoonish gift-a magnetized horshoe- to a ballon and bids it to float over KK's head, to remove the twarta. But, as the brick approaches Kat, deus ex bird sees balloon and in a Kase of Mistaken ID, sed boid pops ballon, metal lid falls back on KatDome to mek a long story less long:KK Kommitz sin of thwrting mizzil. Sad, huh?
well you hadda bee der as we wud say in Chicaga.........it was funny 70 years ago......ile send thee the original copy of the streep if anybunny haf innerest...........
{for future refernce itz EZ to de-complxifie these cultural references of any kind--simply (Barnea) Google any of these names and you will know than I do about these in 5 minutes or less. Or if you like walking on the Dark Side Wicked Pedia can be just as good..google also wicket gate and you'll find the Ultimate Alternative News Source of Bunyanesque proportions
Ima Heppy Heppy Ket in a land fur aweh.........Lve and Mercy!Mercy!Mercy! on me and my Krtistmas Ket (she sez helloo to y'all)
Friday, December 25, 2009
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