Monday, September 28, 2026

Winnie the Pooh

 Getting fabric aligned properly is so important!

Thanks, Jeff.

Peeps

Thanks, Jeff.

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Old Flappy-Pants-Pappy Himself!

The Jags

 The Fantabulous Jags? They must have taken over the beauty parlor one day, bumping little old ladies from "getting their hair done." The Jag that looks the oddest to me is the one on the far right. I could go on and on about this...

Thanks, again,  Luke. (If you have fun photos to share, like Luke, please email them to me!)

Meat Magic

Notice that there is no photo ... either of the magic meat or even the can. Cartoon drawings don't count.
Thanks, Luke! 

Johnny Cash (1968)

 Johnny Cash performing at Folsom Prison (January 13, 1968)

Finger-Counting

The "German" way of showing three — thumb, index, and middle finger — is the standard convention across most of continental Europe. 

Countries that use it include:


France

Austria

Switzerland

Italy

Spain (though some Spanish speakers report using the index-first method

Poland

Slovakia

Netherlands (most Dutch people count from the thumb, though they often use index + middle for "two").


This "thumb-first" system (thumb = 1, index = 2, middle = 3, etc.) is contrasted with the "index-first" system used in the US, UK, Ireland, Australia, and parts of Russia, where three is shown with the index, middle, and ring fingers. 

The difference is studied under the term dactylonomy (finger-counting), and it varies even within individual countries — some British people, for example, use the thumb-first method as well.

The movie "Inglourious Basterds" has a scene about this.

Fun with Photoshop (Clay Jones)

I like Clay (and he knows that), so any misconstrued intent or misinterpretation is just that. This was an unintentional and accidental pair...