Comments on: Bwah ha ha ha ha! Boo!

Bwah ha ha ha ha! Boo!

troutfishing — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:54:38 -0800

The GashlyCrumb Tinies "A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs", "B is for Basil, assaulted by Bears", "C is for Clara, who wasted away", D is for Desmond, thrown out of a sleigh", "E is for Earnest, who choked on a peach", "F is for Fanny, sucked dry by a leech" - But, as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. Edward Gorey's GashlyCrumb Tinies, A-Z, in pictures - done in by bears, tacks, gin, awls, mires, fires, mice, ennui......enjoy!

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:05:42 -0800

Man, has it been 50 years already? My daughter has purloined my copy and quotes it with glee, at the age of not quite nine. Luckily, she hasn't found The Curious Sofa yet.

By: garethspor

garethspor — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:11:34 -0800

M is for Mathowie, mauled by a mob.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:13:49 -0800

i_am_joe's_spleen - does she know about "Bog Men" ?

By: crunchland

crunchland — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:14:24 -0800

C is for copyright, ignored and rejected.

By: namespan

namespan — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:18:32 -0800

bears, tacks, gin, awls, mires, fires, mice, ennui...... What? No bunnies? Not done in 30 seconds? Bah!

By: RylandDotNet

RylandDotNet — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 22:43:22 -0800

[this is good]

By: dgaicun

dgaicun — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:00:44 -0800

The only poster I ever owned {not counting the Purple Rain one I had in elementary school}.

By: Satapher

Satapher — Wed, 14 Apr 2004 23:09:43 -0800

its fifty years after the death of the creator. so no.

By: i_am_joe's_spleen

i_am_joe's_spleen — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 00:32:25 -0800

Nope - and neither do I! Sounds like I need to investigate. I have Amphigorey at home, but that's all.

By: AwkwardPause

AwkwardPause — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:03:59 -0800

Reminded me alot about Tim Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy (I recommend the book version, though)

By: bubukaba

bubukaba — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:10:43 -0800

Ach, Tim Burton is a mere Edward Gorey wannabe...

By: Satapher

Satapher — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:33:51 -0800

yah man --- tim burton reminded you of edward gorey.... get your shit together

By: verstegan

verstegan — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:49:32 -0800

It intrigues me to see how Gorey has made the leap from cult to mainstream. I love his books, but some of the Gorey-related merchandise is just ridiculous. Gashlycrumb Tinies lunchbox, anyone?

By: johnny novak

johnny novak — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 01:55:18 -0800

They'd have to censor that F in the UK.

By: jfuller

jfuller — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 04:48:48 -0800

> C is for copyright, ignored and rejected. Well, Gorey was born, lived, and died in 1887 after all.

By: amphigory

amphigory — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:33:23 -0800

Satapher said: its fifty years after the death of the creator. so no. No, Edward Gorey died in April of 2000. As far as him going from cult to mainstream, my friend's infant a stuffed Gorey Bat 15 years ago. You can't get much more mainstream than plush children's toys. Of course, I have been a Gorey aficionado since I was knee high to a his New York City Ballet Illustrations and have the Gorey Dracula Toy theatre set up in my office, so, I probably have a bit of a slanted view.

By: amberglow

amberglow — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:35:10 -0800

I have a little hardcover of this -- it's definitely still in print. I always wondered whether it really was for kids or not (i think it's not), but not that shocking when you think of Lemony Snicket, etc.

By: raygirvan

raygirvan — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:54:19 -0800

A nice bio of Gorey here. I've no idea where the 1887 date came from.

By: beth

beth — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 05:56:16 -0800

Hey, that Gashlycrumb Tinies lunchbox is great! Now I'm gonna have to buy one. Thanks for the find.

By: JoanArkham

JoanArkham — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 06:13:59 -0800

It makes a great purse, beth...I picked one up at a horror con last year.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 06:25:53 -0800

GashlyCrumb t-shirts? Ties? The "Tinies" is really a plot to make rebellious children behave.

By: biffa

biffa — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 06:27:19 -0800

They'd have to censor that F in the UK. With this FPP and his other post I was beginning to think troutfishing was initiating a bestiality day on the blue.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:12:20 -0800

biffa - Yah got something against weiner dogs, or somethin ? Eekacat - The great thing is : they didn't have a clue! The pic was from, a German site about a Dachshund competion. That German guy's just so damn proud of his weiner-dog, he's got to put it on display! (The other guy? well......) People love their Dachshunds and Mini-Dachshunds with a deep and abiding intensity. Sometimes, owner and weiner grow to look alike, and develop a striking similarity

Don't mock Dachshunds - they need help! They are in danger! - this website claims it can help...

By: caddis

caddis — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:21:34 -0800

A true classic of children's literature. Hat's off to troutfishing for this and his other post.

By: hama7

hama7 — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:23:54 -0800

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:43:59 -0800

caddis - thanks, but is it really children's literature ? Hmmm - i_am_joe's_spleen's nine year old daughgter says it is, so I guess it is. Man, they wise up fast these days - at least the girls do, anyway. The boys? Well.....

By: MsVader

MsVader — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 08:15:44 -0800

I've had this poster hanging up somewhere (dorm room, living room, now work cubicle) for the past 15 years. It's a bit tattered, but it serves its purpose. Every once in a while, someone will come in to ask me a question and notice it. Usually they find it amusing. The ones that don't, well, not everyone gets it...

By: sonofsamiam

sonofsamiam — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 09:17:49 -0800

Word of the day: abecedarius.

By: hurkle

hurkle — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:54:55 -0800

Back in the old days, they didn't worry so much about protecting children's "innocent" minds from things like reality. Death and dying are fascinating to children, and my 6 and 8 year olds loved this book. It led to a lot of discussions about all sorts of things. The P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl (quoted from memory) led my 6-year-old daughter to ask me about what a brawl was, why one would happen, and into a big discussion about drinking and why drinking is allowed if it can lead to things like that. Definitely children's literature. It doesn't talk down to them.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 11:36:14 -0800

hurkle - so logical, your daughter. It takes years of dedicated training to properly confuse children - about 11 to 14, I'd say. Then the onset of adolescence delivers the final blow.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:14:32 -0800

Pshaw. Those questioning whether this is appropriate for children must surely not have experience with children. Heck, I forwarded the link to an eight-year old friend: she'll love it. (Her favourite song is the Arrogant Worms Rippy the Gator, a charming nursery song about a boy who is consumed piecemeal.)

By: amphigory

amphigory — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 05:29:00 -0800

"Word of the day: abecedarius." Abecedarius is a poem that starts each line with the next consecutive letter of the alphabet not just a poem about the alphabet. Gorey's books are abecedarium for abecedarians.