Category Archives: Fashion

Horizontal Stripes

Posted on 14 June 2014 by Larry Russwurm

Jails started the erasure of the stereotypical image of doing time. They no longer clothe criminals in horizontal black and white striped garb, complete with a number. For some reason they chose a new image. That new image was of … Continue reading →

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Lime and Alcohol

Posted on 22 September 2013 by Larry Russwurm

It was a number of years ago when I first tried a lime wedge pushed into the neck of a bottle of beer. I think it was Corona beer that was promoting this method of annoying beer bottle reusing programs … Continue reading →

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Newfoundland Houndstooth

Posted on 16 March 2013 by Larry Russwurm

When I was a kid, houndstooth patterns were in style, although I never heard the term. The pants I had my mother just called a checkered pattern. But now larger houndstooth patterns are in style (shown here) so I noticed … Continue reading →

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The Laziness Maker

Posted on 30 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

If only I could have thought about this as a kid – I might have avoided work my entire life. You might ask ‘What’s the trick to being acceptably lazy?’ If you’re on board I’ll tell you the secret. It’s … Continue reading →

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It’s 2013, Now We Can Bat our Lashes

Posted on 2 January 2013 by Larry Russwurm

One of my biggest disappointments of 2012 is that I didn’t come up with the bat moustache/soulpatch/goatee that came in Bob Kane versions and the stylized latter day Batman design. But this is a new year and I can try … Continue reading →

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Loopholes for the No Nose Picking Rule

Posted on 20 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

It was a few years ago when it finally dawned on me that “Hey,” all the people with nose rings, nose studs and other such piercings had found a loophole to the no nose picking rule. Of course they have … Continue reading →

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Brazil

Posted on 17 October 2012 by Larry Russwurm

February 5, 2014 addition: It has come to my attention that most Brazilians find topless beaches to be crass. So I apologize for this cartoon in which I painted the whole nation. Indeed, my country, Canada, has allowed women to … Continue reading →

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Mullets and the Amish

Posted on 26 September 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Largely the humour of this post is derived from this serious account of events in Amish parts of Ohio. A group of Amish followers of Samuel Mullet Sr. attacked and cut off the beards of 6 other Amish men and … Continue reading →

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She Wants Those Glasses Off

Posted on 4 August 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Previously I’ve posted about my black cat, Bast. Pretty well when I first got her, she would chew and bite at my glasses when I picked her up and held her. Then relatively recently she discovered my night hiding place … Continue reading →

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At Last Scarlett Johansson Lives Up to Her Name

Posted on 12 May 2012 by Larry Russwurm

If you’ve been hiding under a rock and hadn’t seen Scarlett Johansson in red hair, then see the Avengers movie out now. She plays the character the Black Widow in it with a newfound scarlet mane. But wait, you say, … Continue reading →

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