Monthly Archives: July 2011

Reap As You Sew!

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Tina

After making a half dozen baby quilts, I found myself with a nice amount of scraps in various shapes and sizes. I love the fabric, and I can’t bring myself to discard the scraps. I hang on to them figuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts, Sewing | Tagged craft, Denyse Schmidt, designer, fabric, handmade, sew, Sewing, Tina Garceau | 4 Comments

The G5 iMac is DEAD! Long Live the G5 iMac!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This is a followup to last week’s article where I performed an autopsy on a six-year-old iMac that had a number of ruptured capacitors. Like a low-rent Frankenstein movie, I ended up transplanting the brains from one computer into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple, bad capacitors, fix, G5, G5 fails to recognize hard drive, hard drive, iMac, Mac, recycle, repurpose, reuse, SATA | 6 Comments

What I Miss About Comics Stick-On Sophistication

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Did you know that a more mature, sexier, more sophisticated you comes with its own adhesive?

Posted in Blast from the Past, What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1971, ad, beard, comic, comics, hairpiece, Marvel, mustache, Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandos, sideburns, toupee, vintage | Comments Off

GIFfy Pop!

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Tina tries her hand at an animated GIF file with several pictures of LRW from a few years back.

Posted in Blast from the Past | Tagged animation, gif, Tina Garceau | Comments Off

No Deposit, No Return or Do You Mind If We Don’t Shake Hands?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Hi, gang! It’s Mrs. Crankipants here to present TALES FROM THE SUBWAY The subway can be a convenient way to get around, but every now and then you have to put up with some nonsense – trash, garbled announcements, late … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Mrs. Crankipants | Tagged ad, billboard, humor, Mrs. Crankipants, sperm donor, subway | 26 Comments

Bad Caps! Talking ‘Bout Bad Caps!

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Recently I was given the task of hopefully resuscitating a 17″ G5 iMac that is roughly 6 years old, and, in classic fashion, was working just fine until something weird started to happen according to its user. The user is … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Joe's Garage | Tagged Apple Mac, bad capacitors, Capacitor Plague, disassembly, iMac, Macintosh, repair | 5 Comments

What I Miss About Comics Roman Legions for $1.98

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged ad, comic, playset, Romans, soldiers, toy, vintage | 7 Comments

Incredibly Rare Photo of Mrs. Crankipants

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Thanks to tireless investigative work, an incredibly candid and shocking photo of the perpetually camera-shy Mrs. Crankipants has been revealed!

Posted in Blast from the Past, Mrs. Crankipants | Tagged Amazing Detective, homicidal harlot, Mrs. Crankipants | Comments Off

The Hell if Rhino! Monkey & Bird Continues!!!

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Is Poetry in Motion a charging rhino? Hopefully not for the sake of Mickey the Monkey and Sylvia the Bird! Find out what happens as Monkey & Bird by Williams and Garceau continues TODAY at CO2 Comics! Head on over … Continue reading →

Posted in Monkey & Bird, News | Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comics, digital illustration, humor, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Photoshop, rhino, Tina Garceau, webcomic, Willceau | Comments Off

What I Miss About Comics: Three Days That Won’t Go Away

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Three days of peace, love and music. An eternity of crap celebrating it.

Posted in Blast from the Past, What I Miss About Comics | Tagged 1971, ad, Batann, comic, hippies, music, rock, Sgt Fury and His Howling Commandos, smell, vintage, Warner Bros, Woodstock | Comments Off

From the Disco to the Outer Limits of Space!

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Joe_Williams

It’s an ad from an old Creepy magazine which was a Warren publication. Warren also published Famous Monsters and Eerie which, like spinning racks of comic books in drug stores, are in the dustbin of history.

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter | Tagged 1970s, ad, Battlestar Galactica, Creepy, disco, geek cred, jacket, street cred, Warren | Comments Off

Dawn of the Home Video Revolution…Kingdom of the Spiders

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This one is for frequent visitor and commenter JT who mentioned this cinematic marvel in the comments section of my last Dawn of the Home Video Revolution post. As luck would have it, Kingdom of the Spiders is one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Stuff Joe Likes | Tagged 1970s, Alan Hale, drive-in, Gilligan's Island, horror, humor, Kingdom of the Spiders, Neely O'Hara, schlock cinema, spiders, Star Trek, The Babysitter, The Giant Spider Invasion, VCR, VHS, William Shatner | 21 Comments

What I Miss About Comics – Harry Says

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Joe_Williams

I couldn’t find a more pleasant way of earning money. -HARRY KEVORKIAN, Mich.

Posted in What I Miss About Comics | Tagged ad, comics, easy money, humor, nerd, vintage | Comments Off

You’ll Blow Your Fingers Off, Kid!

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Uncle Herbert always did score the best fireworks when he headed down South to pick up cheap Pall Malls. Sadly, the last time he was down there, he tried to pick up a whole truck full of Pall Malls. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Holiday, Mrs. Crankipants | Tagged America, humor, Independence, Mrs. Crankipants, USA | Comments Off

Have Tokens, Will Travel or Mrs. Crankipants Does Public Transit

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

Public transportation can be a pleasant convenience for getting around a major metropolitan area, but let Mr. Crankipants’ favorite spouse offer you kids some valuable advice particularly to you recent arrivals who thought it would be, like, awesome to live … Continue reading →