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Category Archives: Mrs. Crankipants
Happy Labor Day!
Why did summer go so quickly? Was it something that I said?
Posted in Holiday, Illustration, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged bathing beauty, collage, digital illustration, Labor Day, Mrs. Crankipants, retro, vintage, Windmills of Your Mind
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Mrs. Crankipants Ponders: Is That All There Is To A Hurricane?
Irene had a wet and wild time rolling through town last night, but she seems sort of demure this AM. Did she do something she regrets? Does she hate herself this morning? Is she like a lot of girls from … Continue reading
Posted in Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged bimbo, collage, community college, fall semester, humor, hurricane, Hurricane Irene, Illustration, Mrs. Crankipants, Pop Yer Top, storm
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Mrs. Crankipants Vs. Hurricane Irene
Good grief, Irene! Well, it looks like a Hurricane Irene® is headed our way, and I just got back from the market. My fellow city dwellers were filling their carts with bottled water, Glade candles, Spaghetti-Os and D cell batteries. … Continue reading
Posted in Mrs. Crankipants, News
Tagged disaster, hurricane, Irene, Mrs. Crankipants, Pop Your Top, weather
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Send in the Clowns
Welcome, dear readers, to a new category at Willceau Illo News: Step Away from the Pastry Bag! I decided to create this category at Willceau Illo News when I noticed a growing plague of frosting encrusted atrocities prominently displayed in … Continue reading
Mrs. Crankipants Presents the AMC Pacer of Shoes
Feast your eyes, boys and girls, on Earth Shoes – the ugliest shoes on the planet! Well, except maybe Birkenstocks. Oh wait, I forgot about Vibrams. Earth Shoes were sold for comfort, certainly not for looks unless you like that sort … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged 1975, AMC Pacer, Earth Shoe, humor, Mrs. Crankipants
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No Deposit, No Return or Do You Mind If We Don’t Shake Hands?
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
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Incredibly Rare Photo of 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
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You’ll Blow Your Fingers Off, Kid!
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
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Have Tokens, Will Travel or Mrs. Crankipants Does Public Transit
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
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged bus, city, collect calls from jail, El, humor, Mrs. Crankipants, public transit, smell, urban
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