Monthly Archives: September 2011

What Do Luke Skywalker and Buddy Holly Have In Common?

  Hello, one and all, it’s Mrs. Crankipants, and unless you’re in a coma or think V.O. is part of a complete breakfast, you know it’s that time of year again!. It’s the Fall! If you’re a parent, you’re probably … Continue reading

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Wormfest 2 – The 2011 Benefit for Brian C Williams

Worm’s Warriors gathered once again at Duffer’s Tavern in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania for Wormfest 2 – The Second Annual Benefit for Brian C Williams and His Fight Against ALS.

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Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic – Available NOW!

If you’re a regular at Willceau Illo News, you have read about the creation of the print version of our fabulous webcomic Monkey & Bird! If you would like your very own to have and to hold, you can order … Continue reading

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D&D Dice

Geek Cred RETURNS with a scan of a little bag filled with my brother’s Dungeons and Dragons dice! It’s amazing to think how popular this non-computerized game was back in the 70s and early 80s. Of course, computer games consisted … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Size Queen

When you can’t find what you’re looking for, sometimes you got to DO IT YOURSELF!

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Truck Mascots

Here’s a new category dedicated to the phenomena that I call Truck Mascots. This is when drivers or crews of industrial trucks, usually garbage trucks, find a discarded toy stuffed animal and lash it to the grill of their vehicles … Continue reading

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What I Miss About Comics Goofy Ideas

This is DC Comics’ Strange Sports Stories No. 3 from 1974. I used to be annoyed at the presence of comics like these crowding my beloved costumed crime-fighter books on the spinning racks, but these are the sort of oddball … Continue reading

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Today’s Post

Rather than write anything, we’ll just let Irving Berlin and Kate Smith sum it up.

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My Year With the Roku

1993 was the last time I had cable television. I was moving into a new apartment and couldn’t come up with a compelling reason why I wanted another bill to pay. Taking a day off from work to play cable … Continue reading

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