That Lovable Wife Beater Popeye

Boy, they sure don't make cartoon characters this mean and tough anymore. Lookit the angry mug on him.
One thing you got in Popeye cartoons that it's hard to imagine you could do today, is woman beating. Although I imagine they probably do it on Family Guy without the loving animation.
Popeye used to beat the daylights out of Olive and that was part of the fun of the cartoons.
Of course, as crusty as he was he never did it on purpose. Popeye must have been an atheist because he didn't follow the Christian commandments to keep your women in their place with regular beatings. And he certainly never stoned Olive, even when he caught her being unclean with Bluto.
The writers always had to concoct unwitting woman beatings. Popeye believed in protecking the weakerer sex - unlike his father who had no qualms about kicking a woman about the house.
Here's Olive after a good bashing. She can really take it though, and even dish it out herself.
This toy is true to its cartoon roots.
Here's her torn dress where Popeye accidentally kicked her arse. He probably mistook it for Bluto's beard - or other area.
Popeye has other unusual talents. He can exhale bubbles right out of his nicotine ravaged lungs. Babies used to eat that shit up. Not like today's wimpy babies that you can't even smoke in front of.

A Rare Treat

Bill Wray sent me this nice scan of one of the first Tweety models drawn by Tom McKimson for Bob Clampett.

Holland Fashion Greetings

Here's Mitch and Harmke, Holland's most glamorous models showing off their new t shirts.

At John K's Gifts and Sundries is where I do all my shopping!

Christmas may be over, but the thrill of giving cartoon t-shirts is the international expression of love.

Is Popeye The Best Design for Toys?

I'm torn between Fred Flintstone and Popeye
This one here is bending me towards Popeye
This has to be the best posture I have ever seen on a toy

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When Shoe designers Take over Industrial Design

Does anyone remember when they first saw shoes looking like this?

It's as if 5 different high school grafitti artists handed in some scribbles and the company layered each set of veins, pimples, scales and chaotic lumps all over the shoe.

LUMPS ON WHEELS

It's strange enough that people would actually want to wear shoes covered with veins and scars but I never thought this design theory would start to appear on other things like this scooter above. And here's a how a reviewer describes it;

Segways and scooters definitely look fun to ride, but the vehicles -- despite all manner of possible modifications -- invariably carry a heavy nerd stigma. Benjamin Gulak and his BPG Motors company may challenge that stereotype, however, with the sleek and impressive Uno III. The adaptable vehicle actually morphs from an upright "Segway-like" mode into a horizontal, street-cycle position. Even better: it can apparently execute the conversion while in motion.

Inspired by the overcrowded and polluted streets of China, Gulak actually embarked on the Uno project as a high school student. Now, his collapsible baby can effectively fit in an elevator, and -- according to CNET -- will eventually boast a top speed of "about 35 miles per hour and have a range of about 30 miles." BPG intends to release the scooter-bike on a limited basis "in about a year," so, if you want to look really awesome in a 'Fast and Furious' nerd sort of way, you'll still have to wait a little while.

A pile of chaotic lumps that has no form or direction is considered "sleek".

I can't wait till our TVs, toasters, houses and wives are covered with veins, gouges and oil stains.

SLEEK WOMAN DESIGNED BY SHOE DESIGNER