IF: animal
“Keep th’ change, ya filt’y animal!”
Archive of posts filed under the JPiC remembers category.
IF: whimsical
In 2009, April Winchell, the versatile and multi-talented actress, launched the website Regretsy.com. It was a raucous and bitingly satirical take on the popular etsy.com website, a so-called marketplace for all things handmade. But, April (under the guise of “Helen Killer”) regularly scanned the many listings on etsy in search of items that were weird, …
IF: adventure
My family went on an adventure to Walt Disney World last week. On the day we chose to visit EPCOT, we queued up for Universe of Energy, a fun and educational presentation featuring Ellen DeGeneres, Alex Trebek, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bill Nye the Science Guy and a cast of assorted dinosaurs. Guests are treated to …
IF: prize
Aunt Bee is just gonna have to come to the realization that she will never top Clara for “Best Pickles” at the county fair.
IF: villain
If we didn’t have villains, how would we know which ones are the good guys?
IF: old
Jerry Lewis, the son of a popular vaudeville entertainer, is one of the last living connections to the Golden Age of Hollywood. In 1945, he was performing at a club in New York City. He met a young singer named Dean Martin who was also scheduled on the bill. The pair decided to team up …
IF: nature
If you are around my age, you remember the catch phrase: “It’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.” That was the punchline to a ubiquitous commercial for Chiffon Margarine that ran in the late 70s and into the early 80s. The announcer (character actor Mason Adams) informs a cheerful Mother Nature that the butter she …
IF: danger
Just as true now as it was then. That Lincoln was a smart guy.
from my sketchbook: #quint
Y’all know me. Know how I earn a livin’. I’ll catch this bird for you, but it ain’t gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin’ bluegills and tommycods. This shark, swallow you whole. My second submission for Sketch Dailies (@Sketch_Dailies) #quint
IF: vacation
I’ll be honest with you. I took my second trip to Walt Disney World in 1981 because I was so drunk during my first trip the previous year, I wasn’t able to remember a whole lot. I wasn’t violent or destructive or even mischievous. I was just plain, old-fashioned inebriated, and thus, a temporary amnesiac. Yeah, I know. …