tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987012939779303206.post3734334228155405310..comments2023-06-14T01:30:38.893-07:00Comments on Pogo In Pandemonia: Bushwah, You BusherThomas Haller Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987012939779303206.post-79960951011888508772009-09-11T13:20:48.966-07:002009-09-11T13:20:48.966-07:00Hey Dean--Thanks for looking in, and especially fo...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.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987012939779303206.post-47639855444595037182009-09-11T12:57:06.189-07:002009-09-11T12:57:06.189-07:00Just found this site, and I have to say THANKS. P...Just 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.<br />Dean YeagleDean Yeaglehttp://gallery.bellefree.com/dabeaglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987012939779303206.post-33696407664929878682009-09-07T14:54:19.249-07:002009-09-07T14:54:19.249-07:00That's good to know, and it's probably a c...That'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.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987012939779303206.post-37946841339046983832009-09-07T14:23:08.305-07:002009-09-07T14:23:08.305-07:00Not to argue but "goniff", meaning "...Not 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.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987012939779303206.post-19518691694676633412009-09-07T12:38:10.867-07:002009-09-07T12:38:10.867-07:00I'm taking 'Goniff' as a form of '...I'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.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987012939779303206.post-47888413624260658542009-09-07T12:05:40.124-07:002009-09-07T12:05:40.124-07:00First time I can remember Barnstable speaking Yidd...First time I can remember Barnstable speaking Yiddish ("Goniff").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3987012939779303206.post-57582416384647391992009-09-07T10:46:25.427-07:002009-09-07T10:46:25.427-07:00that was some battle--count to 30----charliethat was some battle--count to 30----charlieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com