MisterRon
@misterron
Mostly harmless.
A rare Fanny Fern, but fun story that appeared in magazines back in 1858, but never in any of her books during her career. And yes, women were put jailed back then for wearing pants in public. "A Law More Nice Than Just"
Cartoon from “Balloon Vendor Comix,” from well over 50 years ago. petapixel.com/2026/07/17/u...
Reflecting Father’s Day weekend, here’s a page from the “Hoo-Hah! Inventions and Machinery Edition” which can be bought at hoo-hah.net Feel free to post this page around.
Walt Whitman modeled his book “Leaves of Grass” from “Fern Leaves from Fanny’s Portfolio.” He was irate that it took months for Fanny Fern to write a column about it. Here’s a fun podcast episode from 2006… misterron.libsyn.com/mister_ron_s...
Fanny Fern barely survived with sewing and laundry jobs despite a famous literary family who shunned her. She eventually became the highest paid writer in America - ronevry.com/Fanny_Fern_Stories.html
One panel of me (I am a character through the book) in Konahana Sakuya’s manga, “The Lights.”
86: Maxwell Smart 47: Zombieing (verb): When someone who you’ve already moved on from or has been “dead” to you sporadically reappears via direct texts or social media interaction.
Frank Stack has passed away. He was a brilliant cartoonist, and a genuinely wonderful man. While it is difficult to choose from his vast selection of his artwork, here is my favorite, perhaps the funniest cartoon ever drawn by anybody, ever. Good Bye Frank. We will miss you.
