Shenanigans, Barnstable Bear's bare bottom shenanigans. You can really see here that the Sunday story continuity has once again diverged from the daily. Still, for now, we'll keep 'em all together by date.
Those Whacky Cartoonists
2 weeks ago
that was some battle--count to 30----charlie
ReplyDeleteFirst time I can remember Barnstable speaking Yiddish ("Goniff").
ReplyDeleteI'm taking 'Goniff' as a form of 'Caniff', as in Milton Caniff, whose Steve Canyon ('Kenyon' in Pogo-speak) character has been cited several times in connection to Basher. But that's just my take on it.
ReplyDeleteNot to argue but "goniff", meaning "scoundrel" (that's the polite dictionary translation) seems to fit the context a little better here. But you never know in Kellyland.
ReplyDeleteThat's good to know, and it's probably a clever blending of the two, as Kelly has referred to Caniff with that appellative before. Kelly and Caniff had a friendly feud of sorts for a while.
ReplyDeleteJust found this site, and I have to say THANKS. POGO was my favorite strip, my inspiration. Wonderful artist, Walt Kelly, and wonderful writer. Nobody like him before or since, nor is there likely to be. Thanks again, for the whole Pictorial Arts blog. I've got a lot of scrolling to do.
ReplyDeleteDean Yeagle
Hey Dean--Thanks for looking in, and especially for commenting. I love your work, glad to hear that Kelly was an inspiration for it. Have fun poking around.
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