What the hell is this picture? (Krazy Kat picture)

[Richardo]

[WI_DEM]

1. It's a Krazy Kat throwing a brick

though it looks more like a Krazy Mouse.

[Misunderestimator]

2. Good question.

:shrug:

[fertilizeonarbusto]

3. It's from a classic comic strip

Believe it or not it's an act of love. Ignatz the mouse loved Krazy Kat and expressed said feeling by lobbing bricks at his head. Hey, you try to explain Britney or Fear Factor to somebody from back then...

[Richardo]

5. Interestingly, Krazy Kat was often referred to as "she"

What a great absurdist strip. One of my faves.

[non sociopath skin]

6. Yes, there's always been speculation about Krazy's gender ...

... and, to some extent, Ignatz's. Offisa Pupp, Ignatz's nemesis, is clearly male, though.

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[Anthea]

8. [b]Krazy Kats the one[/b]

in love with Ignatz, I think. He/She(Krazy is refered to as a "he" by the other characters) interprets every thing her "lil angel" does as a sign that he loves her. It is a fantastic old comic. You can see a bit of its infulence in the strip "Mutts"

[fertilizeonarbusto]

10. Thanks! I was never clear about that n/t

[non sociopath skin]

4. This is Ignatz Mouse throwing a brick at Krazy Kat ...

... as he did in just about every one of George Herriman's amazing, surrealistic comic strip. Krazy loved Ignatz and took the bricks as love tokens.

The uninitiated should start here:
http://www.krazy.com/toc.htm

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[peekaloo]

7. I loved Krazy Kat and Ignatz cartoons!

Matter o' fact, as a kid, my next door neighbor had a crush on me and once bopped me with a baseball. After that he was lovingly referred to as that "Bastard Ignatz".

[calico1]

9. Ignatz was the male, Crazy Cat, the girlfriend. n/t

[CatWoman]

11. psstt

[Richardo]

12. *Great* DHJ pic...

Nya-ah-ah!! :hi:

[seemunkee]

13. Best Comic EVER

Krazy was gender neutral.
The Krazy Kat love triangle
Krazy loved Ignatz and thought the bricks were an expression of love
Ignatz hated Krazy and threw bricks
Offisa Pup loved Krazy and arrested Ignatz for throwing the bricks.
The picture was from a set of stamps commemorating early comic strips
Here is the full set

[non sociopath skin]

15. These are WONDERFUL! I WANT! I WANT!

When did they come out??? Where can I get 'em?

Meanwhile, all the British Post Office has lined up for us is a Chuck 'n' Camilla Commemorative!

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[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

14. Here

[Hatalles]

16. Replacing 'c's with 'k's was pretty revolutionary back in the day...

That Krazy Kat was a rebel.

[ignatzmouse]

17. Kuriosity

"And the wind raised up in the sou-sou-west
And tossed Jim and Joe KoKoKnutt out of their nest.
--Yezza.

And the very first thing did 'Uncle Sun' see
When he came up for a bit of 'Look Around'
Was it Jim, and Joe roosting up in the tree?
No, no the L'il KoKoKnutt Kids were down on the ground.
-Byron-

Mister 'Kolin Kelly' runs a swell Brick Yard
And the goods he sells are tough and hard
==Yoobett

Ignatz Mouse. A young rodent. Calm and Serene.
Wicked and sinful, and vicious, and mean.
On his journey of mischief here can be seen
For to bend a brick over Krazy Kat's bean.
kwite so ===

A kweer kat is Krazy K.
A simple soul is he.
He's got the brains of a gnat
Tucked under his hat.
And his middle name's 'Kuriosity'.
-seguramente-

Having peered, having pried
Having quite satisfied
His amazing amount of 'Kuriosity'
He starts purring with pleasure,
Exults beyond measure
With a tuneful outburst of verbosity.
==verily-

On fate, mysterious mistress of our lives
A 'Kat' here on thy bounty thrives
And a 'Mouse's' villainy becomes the butt
Of James and Joseph KoKoKnutt--
SinDuda==

That villain's speed is in the highest gear
Whose heart is thrown into the clutch of fear.
==Y'Derntootin.

--The wind that blew from the sou-sou-west
That tossed Jim, and Joe KoKoKnutt out of their nest.

=But= his Daughter ------ Miss 'Zephyr' with her song from the west
lulls Jimmy and Joey, gently to rest.
==Adios=="

George Herriman
July 2, 1916

[Insider]

18. Ignatz...

now there's a flashback. whew.