Wednesday, October 17, 2018

Tauy Creek Digest #49: Garfield Alone

The following comics are from a Garfield storyline in October of 1989 where Garfield wakes up completely alone. It's an oddly jarring piece of work with different art style than what was normally used in the comic at the time.

According to the 20th Anniversary book, Jim Davis wanted to do something different with Garfield for Halloween and came up with this short story. As he said, what's scarier than being alone?

I can't remember where I read it but Davis said the "experiment" only lasted a week because he didn't want to alienate readers or upset the syndicate.









Tuesday, October 16, 2018

That's Boss

Why would you get cake for a made-up holiday created by some secretary who worked for her father at a State Farm Insurance company in Illinois? Basically, Boss's Day was created as a second Father's Day and that's garbage.

Sunday, October 14, 2018

Tank N Tummy #8

MaryJane has nice legs. Ryan texted to Dominic.

What? Dominic replied.

She’s home sick too. She just posted a lewd on Instagram. See? Ryan sent the picture he screenshotted from Instagram and sent it to Dominic.

Oh god. If she’s sick then why is she posting while sitting on the toilet?

Still hot tho.

Dominic got a message from MaryJane. He tapped on the notification and pulled up her message. I nearly threw up from masturbating I’m so dizzy.

You have a problem.

Feel free to come over. I may be sick but I’m totally good to go.

I saw your Insta. Slut.

You’re just jealous. Get over here. One time offer.

I’m sick too. I can barely make it to the bathroom.

I feel you. Which end?

Mostly the back.

Still would. 😄

Gross.

MaryJane was then silent for half an hour. Dominic slid out of his bed and crawled along the floor to the bathroom. Along the way, he lost his pajama pants and boxers. “I guess they will just find my naked body sprawled on the bathroom floor in my own filth,” Dominic groaned to himself. He began typing something on his phone.

There’s a clear difference between poop and vital bodily organ, right?

I hope so. I’ve flushed so much down the toilet.

Ryan had just opted to move into the bathroom. He was sitting nude in the shower with the water running. The water was cold as he was burning up because of his fever. He was starting to feel better but still very dizzy. As he laid on the shower floor, he fell asleep again.




“Thanks, Chief,” a customer said as he stepped away from the counter. The next two customers did the same thing. It was weird. Chief hadn’t said one word since he came on duty but everyone was talking to him. Not full-on conversations but your normal pleasantries. Chief usually nodded in acknowledgement.

“How long have you worked here?” Aaron asked.

Chief stayed silent.

“All right. Good talk.”

When their rush of people were gone, Chief immediately went to the back and grabbed a broom. Aaron grabbed a magazine and began reading but was also glancing up at Chief still working. He was sweeping the floor and as he swept, cleaned up the items in the aisles, making sure they were neat and organized and that all the boxes were full.

After Chief had swept, he returned the broom and looked at the beverage center. He refilled the coffee pots and made sure the cappuccino machine still had powder in it. He checked the CO2 for the soda and put out fresh hot dogs and brats on the rollers. He then tossed out a couple of WET FLOOR signs and went to the back to make a fresh bucket of mop water.

“Slow down, Chief. I haven’t even started to work today and I’m already exhausted just from watching you,” Aaron joked. Chief held the mop handle and looked at Aaron. He then sloshed the mop in the water, wrung it out, and began mopping. “All right,” Aaron said.




Dominic’s phone chimed. He weakly lifted it to she could see it. I threw up on a guy while going down on him so I get 150 experience points. “Oh, MJ,” Dominic groaned. Another ding. He went to take a shower and another guy came over. 3Way!! 😍🍆💦👧🏻💦🍆 “What is wrong with her?” Dominic wearily muttered to himself. Another ding. “Leave me along, MJ,” Dominic growled. He looked at the phone screen.

It was Ryan. I think I’m feeling better. Only pooped once in the last two hours.

I still feel just as bad. And MaryJane keeps texting me about how being sick makes her horny. She’s had guys in and out all day.

In and out. I see what you did there. Think I could go over? Is there a line?

Dominic smiled. There probably is. She’s been offering herself up all day.

Eh. I’ll just stay here. I feel another poop coming on.

You spoke too soon.

Yep. Later.

Dominic weakly threw his phone and closed his eyes to go back to sleep.

MaryJane ushered the two guys out of her apartment. She was still nude and a little wobbly. She stood in the hallway of her apartment building and said good-bye to the guys. “Thanks, guys. Maybe we can do this again sometime.”

One of MaryJane’s neighbors turned the corner and quickly covered his eyes. He blushed a little.

“Oh, don’t be such a prude, Oscar. You were probably gonna see it sooner or later.”

MaryJane went back in her apartment and headed toward her bedroom. There was a knock on the front door. MaryJane paused and turned around. She opened the door and a guy was standing in the hall.

“Looks like you’re ready to go,” the man smiled, noting MaryJane’s nudity.

MaryJane smiled. “Yeah, I could go for another romp in the hay.”

“I figured you would be. Let’s go. You know how I love sloppy sevenths.”

MaryJane giggled stupidly.




Aaron and Chief clocked out and began leaving the Tank N Tummy. “It was nice working with you today, Chief,” Aaron said. “You’re not much of a talker but one hell of a worker.”

Chief said nothing as they left the store.

“See you around, Chief,” Aaron said. “Hold up, want some gum?” Aaron held up a pack of gum.

Chief looked down then took a piece. He unwrapped it and popped it in his mouth. He made a couple of chews and his eyes grew wide. “Mm. Juicy Fruit,” he said.

Aaron smiled big.

66

Happy birthday to Harry Anderson, who would've been 66 today. Always and forever an inspiration to me. In remembrance, here is an appearance Anderson made on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson from 1988.


Well, since "Take Me Out To the Ball Game" is normally sung in the seventh inning then it would be sung at a football game in the third quarter--probably when the home team has the ball.

Interestingly, my last football game I went to in person popped up on my Facebook memories. It was cold, rainy, the game had to stop because of lightning, and we lost. Perfect.

Check out them seats: Row ZZ.

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Saturday, October 13, 2018

Eat Your Veggies

From what I gather, string beans are just green beans that have some weird strand of something attached to it. I like green beans and for the life of me I cannot understand why Gladys chose to cook green beans with a string still in them instead of the normal green beans that have been stringless since 1894.

Friday, October 12, 2018

A Better Man

*shudders* Veeblefester is holding/hugging/cuddling Brutus in that weird way again.

Being third out of three people is pretty good. I'm honestly surprised Brutus was even in the final three. Brutus must be getting at his job after 25 years at it.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

The Fault In Our Veeblefester

In what world would a normal human being chose those shades of green for the furniture? I get that maybe you are trying to differentiate from the dark colored suits but you couldn't pick a soft maroon or tan or something? I know it's the job of the daily syndication colorist to just color these as quickly as possible but still, someone colored that furniture green, looked at and went "Yeah, that's some fine work. Next!"

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Save the Date

Millard Fillmore wasn't even born on October 10th. Very few famous people of clout were born on October 10th. The only one to reach the...well, I don't want to call it 'caliber'...of Millard Fillmore is Winston Churchill. For some reason, I think it would be funnier if Brutus knew today was Winston Churchill's birthday but not his own wife's.

Right? That's funny, right? Forgetting your wife's birthday? Hilarious.

Tauy Creek Digest #48: West Lawn

George David Lytle was born in New York in 1857 and came to Topeka in 1889 when he was 32. He was only in Topeka a short before he left for southern Kansas where he worked in the oil industry in Wichita, Independence, and other Kansas towns. He returned to Topeka in 1905 where he began investing in the city, buying properties and revitalizing blighted areas. In 1906, Lytle established a neighborhood a block from the Governor’s Mansion at 8th and Buchanan. His plan was to create an upscale neighborhood with big houses costing at least $2,000.

An ad for West Lawn in a May 1907
edition of the Topeka Daily Capital.
West Lawn was advertised in the Topeka Daily Capital in early 1907 and offered a roomy completed house complete with papered walls and finished walks all on two lots. West Lawn extended from 8th to 10th Streets and was on both sides of Lane Street. Lytle himself even had a house in West Lawn that he also used as an office and model home. Lytle also owned a farm northeast of Topeka. Lytle would not see what West Lawn would ultimately become however.

Lytle became sick with typhoid in mid-August 1909. It was assumed that he was getting better but, after a cheerful and upbeat conversation with his wife, died unexpectedly of an internal hemorrhage on September 6, 1909. A later column in the Topeka Daily Capital estimated at Lytle built over 200 houses in Topeka and that much of Topeka’s growth was owed to Lytle and his crowning achievement was West Lawn. George David Lytle was buried in Topeka Cemetery underneath a beautiful stone with “Builder of West Lawn” engraved on it.
George Lytle gravestone in Topeka Cemetery.

West Lawn, when completed probably about 1915, had about 36 houses. Today, only two remain. Over the years, the nearby hospital, Stormont Vail, has expanded and grown into the West Lawn neighborhood. In the 1950s or 1960s, an apartment complex was built in the 800 block of Lane, it was torn down just recently. Most of the west side of West Lawn is a parking lot for Stormont Vail and nearby medical offices, the east side consists of a branch of Family Guidance Counseling, a prosthetics company and abandoned bank, and a newly built medical building. The two houses are located in the southeast corner or 9th & Lane, the last remnant of a neighborhood that George Lytle, and at one time all of Topeka, were so proud of.

904 Lane, built approximately 1910.

900 Lane, built approximately 1910.
Hanger Prosthetics and abandoned UMB Bank, built approximately 1980.
West side of the 800 block of Lane Street.
West side of the 900 block of Lane Street.
Article on Lytle and West Lawn in the Topeka Daily Capital, May 19, 1907.