Gruckimish

Hulking Giant Penguin

2010-08-16T03:50:00.001-07:00

BLOBFISH

2010-08-15T12:21:00.001-07:00

E. German matchbox PSA

2010-03-16T20:31:00.001-07:00

east german matchbox label
Originally uploaded by maraid

Cabin Fever

2010-02-17T19:26:00.001-08:00

New Year's Greetings

2010-01-05T11:53:00.000-08:00

"War Babies," 1932

2010-01-05T09:05:00.001-08:00

Alex & Chloe "Gizmo" Skirt

2010-01-05T09:02:00.000-08:00

Alex&Chloe.com

Santa Claus

2009-12-14T12:06:00.000-08:00

(Thanks to Frank L. for the tip.)

Baby in Wig

2009-12-14T12:03:00.000-08:00

La monstrua desnuda (1680), de Juan Carreño de Miranda

2009-08-25T11:05:00.000-07:00

Elaine: "This sullen little fatty sends his regards (oh, the tiny claw-like hands!) - the high lord of Gruck, this obese monstrua. I can quite see him capering awkwardly around, being plied with wine and shouting 17th C. Spanish obscenities."

"I'm Very Thrilled by Space, Me"

2009-04-22T08:21:00.001-07:00

Baby Sermon

2009-04-21T09:27:00.000-07:00

sara smile

2009-04-16T12:14:00.000-07:00

baby hair, with a woman's eyes/
I can feel you watching in the night

Man Suit

2009-04-13T13:25:00.000-07:00

Straw Mask

2009-04-13T13:23:00.000-07:00

Le Petit Prince - "Conceited Man"

2009-03-19T21:06:00.001-07:00

Ruth Gordon/Minnie Castevet

2009-03-19T20:55:00.000-07:00

Clurichaun

2009-03-19T20:45:00.000-07:00

"The clurichaun (pronounced /ˈklʊrɨkɒn/), or clobhair-ceann in O'Kearney, is an Irish fairy which resembles the leprechaun. Some folklorists describe the clurichaun as a night "form" of the leprechaun, who goes out to drink after finishing his daily chores. [1] Others regard them as regional variations on the same creature.[2]

Clurichauns are said to always be drunk. However, unlike their cousins, they are surly. Many fables conclude clurichauns enjoy riding sheep and dogs at night. If you treat them well they will protect your wine cellar, and if mistreated, they will wreak havoc on your home and spoil your wine stock. In some tales, they act as buttery spirits, plaguing drunkards or dishonest servants who steal wine; if the victim attempts to move away from their tormentor, the clurichaun will hop into a cask to accompany them.[3]

The clurichaun appears in the popular Irish folk ballad "The Little Skillet Pot" as recorded by the Black Family and others: " and you'd wander down the boreen where the clurichaun was seen, and you'd whisper loving phrases to your own dear sweet colleen". The clurichaun appear alongside leprechauns and bansidhes in the short story "Herself" by Diane Duane, which has been published in a collection of Irish fantasy short stories, Emerald Magic."

Giant Baby Head at Boston Museum of Fine Arts

2009-03-19T20:39:00.000-07:00

Little Eddie

2009-01-07T14:07:00.000-08:00

Little Eddie Lumpkinmaus... you know what they say about a little maus with a big hat...

Eddie is very small in stature, measuring a mere 4 inches tall... or should I say... small.

Parsnip

2008-12-30T20:45:00.000-08:00

Captain Beefheart, Magic Band

2008-12-30T20:39:00.000-08:00

La Chouffe

2008-10-08T15:33:00.001-07:00

$11

2008-10-04T08:56:00.001-07:00

Baby Rose Marie

2008-10-02T17:35:00.000-07:00

Listen here

Carrot Man

2008-09-28T09:43:00.000-07:00

Shell-face gargoyle

2008-09-28T09:34:00.000-07:00

The Cheese Stands Alone

2008-09-27T16:02:00.001-07:00

Drop of Molasses

2008-09-27T16:00:00.000-07:00

Lollipop Guild

2008-09-20T16:08:00.000-07:00

Dawn Powell

2008-09-20T16:05:00.001-07:00

Peyton Place

2008-09-20T15:44:00.000-07:00

He fell to the floor at once, almost at her feet,
and in fear lest he gather his strength to stand up,
Selena brought the tongs down again and again
on his head.

Blood gushed up in a fountain and bathed her face.

18th Century Cartoon

2008-09-18T18:27:00.000-07:00

Petronius Satyricon : Verse 22

2008-09-18T15:54:00.000-07:00

At this point a second eunuch arrived, so
incredibly insipid that he seemed a fitting
representative of the whole menage. Clapping his
hands for attention, he cleared his throat, grunted,
and gave vent to the following:

O fairies, O buggers,
O eunuchs exotic!
Come running, come running
ye anal-erotic!

With soft little hands,
with flexible bums,
Come, O castrati,
unnatural ones!

Deep Sea Octopus

2008-09-18T14:58:00.001-07:00

Maude

2008-09-18T14:46:00.000-07:00

The Greedy

2008-09-18T14:41:00.001-07:00

What is Gruckimish?

2008-09-18T14:15:00.001-07:00

Well, if the word had existed, we wouldn't have needed to invent it. Gruckimish is like pornography: you know it when you see it.