#xixth century cartoons

[bishopsbox]

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Linley Sambourne's cartoon Man Is But a Worm, about Charles Darwin, was published in Punch's Almanack (December 1881)

La viñeta de Linley Sambourne El hombre no es más que un gusano, sobre Charles Darwin, fue publicada en el Almanaque de Punch (diciembre de 1881)

[eretzyisrael]

Dear American Jews,

I don't pretend to know what's going to happen in the US, but I can tell you stories from France.

In hindsight, it was after the 1970s PLO and FPLP great terror waves, but when more Arabs began living and feeling at home in France. 

Between them and the "GUD", some extreme-right militia/student group which somehow also got more active . the harassment in synagogues and Jewish cultural centers began rising.

The wide, ornate XIXth century wooden door of our quiet synagogue closed except for a few hours a year, when MANY policemen were around. Its internal panel was reinforced in steel. The beautiful stained glass windows were covered from the outside, and small electric lights installed behind them.

We got used to come in via the small service entrance, where 2-3 volunteers opened only on demand, and came out to "chat" with any unknown person requesting entry before giving the OK.

The lackadaisy, grey-haired cop in front, who used to chat up the kids and whistle cartoons tunes for us, disappeared. In his place came either a small van with 5 "CRS" (the "assault" cops) in it, or only 2 CRS, twice as big as our old friend it seemed, with ceramic vest and actual rifles.  

They never ruffled our hair , but looked severe and intent. Barely accepted the plates of food us kids would bring out for them from the synagogue buffet (that one did get to thaw them, though. They liked the food).

The crowd in front of the entrance disappeared, too. Either our security or the cops would order us to "disperse" quickly after the service.

Then came "incidents" in a few other places, and after them the parking interdiction before the door was extended almost all over the block. Didn't make us many friends with the neighbors, I can tell you.

Then a few kids were accosted when they crossed the street, and after many discussions with the municipality a cop appeared there, too. 

Then, as we got a little older, many kids were recruited for the security duty. We had krav-maga and "calling in the MORE serious police" procedures lessons,  and such.  I think if you're not a religious Jew, it's difficult to understand the feeling of a religious teenager actually switching a walkie-talkie on, on a Saturday morning before prayer, under the eyes of the rabbi , IN THE SYNAGOGUE.

 Something akin to spitting on a crucifix but knowing it's ok? Dunno. You feel both important and wrong. Mainly wrong. 

Then, somewhere, a car came on to a synagogue and the guys inside opened fire on the entrance, which was left open (there. There. In our place it wouldn't have happened). The cops before the door just went splat on the pavement and waited for it to be over, and it was the civil volunteer, a middle-aged dad with a belly, who closed the door.

Mucho honor to the security volunteers, mucho stress. That was around the year we almost called the SWATs on the  cousin of a friend, who looked Middle Eastern, rode in the quiet street too fast on his big bike, and pretended to come in with his helmet on (the stupid, stupid macho stupidness of 19yo boys).

On and on. Year after year it's become worse. Now you need a special password to read the synagogue's website, and there's a digicode at the entrance, ON TOP of the security volunteers and the cops.

Now nobody needs to tell the crowd to disperse, everybody says their goodbyes inside and leaves quickly.

I haven't been back since October 7, but my friends tell me of graffiti and threatening flyers, of parents who've taken the kids out of the Sunday school.

They're resigned, but I've become too much an Israeli already. I'm angry.

Now I know we should have hired frightening rent-a-cops back then already, the kind the hoodlums don't approach if they know what's good for them.

We shouldn't have burrowed inside and kindly asked the police for perhaps another cop on  the other side of the street, but stormed the accosters and given them hell.

In the 90es, protecting a Jewish outdoor fair, I became  familiarized with the "wonderful" uses of a soda can full of rocks and kitchen knives, courtesy of the Paris suburbs "shabab" (didn't know the word back then). 

We should have seen it coming. Now it's your turn.

[herbwitchery]

Unusual asks

repost @luxet

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora?  Deezer

is your room messy or clean? Kind of clean. With just a little mess.

what color are your eyes? Hazel

do you like your name? why? No, it’s soooo boring and common

what is your relationship status? In a relationship

describe your personality in 3 words or less Introvert, bookworm, musicaholic 

what color hair do you have? Right now it’s red

what kind of car do you drive? color? An old Megane, grey

where do you shop? Anywhere

how would you describe your style? Indescribable. Imagine a mix between Stevie Nicks, Marilyn Manson and a pile of tartan plaids.

favorite social media Instagram 

what size bed do you have? 240

any siblings? Yep, one half-brother and one stepsister

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why? Maybe in Scotland, for the beauty of the country (and tartan plaids) (and men wearing kilts) (and shortbread millionnaire)

favorite snapchat filter? Something ugly and silly

favorite makeup brand(s) Urban Decay

how many times a week do you shower? Every day. Sometimes twice a day.

favorite tv show? I don’t watch tv.

shoe size? 38.5 (french system)

how tall are you? 1.67 m

sandals or sneakers? Sandals

do you go to the gym? Nooooo

describe your dream date A road at night, driving without knowing where we are going

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment? 18 €

what color socks are you wearing? pink, yellow and blue with My Little Pony nonsense on them

how many pillows do you sleep with? 2

do you have a job? what do you do? I’m a home teacher

how many friends do you have? 3

whats the worst thing you have ever done? Didn’t see something I was supposed to see

whats your favorite candle scent? Amber

3 favorite boy names Will, Ian, Duncan

3 favorite girl names Anya, Dana, Lilenka

favorite actor? I honestly don’t know. Maybe Christian Bale. 

favorite actress? Don’t know either. Sandra Bullock maybe, cause lot of her movies were my favourite when I was younger

who is your celebrity crush? I’m very unfaithful. Right now, maybe Tommy Flanagan. But who knows about tomorrow ?

favorite movie? God this is so hard to pick just one. Practical Magic maybe. 

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? Hell yeah. Too hard to choose just one. The lord of the Rings (JRR Tolkien), Stardust (Neil Gaiman), Pet Sematary (Stephen King), L’Homme qui rit (Victor Hugo), Sillages (Renée Vivien), Dracula (Bram Stocker), Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton) ...

money or brains? Brains 

do you have any nicknames ? which ones ? I have a lot. My favourite was Cracotte (a french brand of rusks, because of my cracking joints and knuckles)

how many times have you been to the hospital? Too many times

top 10 favorite songs With no order : - Make this go on forever (Snow Patrol) - Something stupid (Frank & Nancy Sinatra) - If you have to go (Geneva) - Lullaby (The Cure) - Colorblind (Counting Crows) - How to disappear completely (Radiohead) - I do it for you (Bryan Adams) - Don’t stop (Journey) - This night (Black Lab) - Commercial for Levi (Placebo)

do you take any medications daily? Yep

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc) Dry and veeeery sensitive (and awfully pale)

what is your biggest fear? Amputation

how many kids do you want? Not sure I want any

whats your go to hair style? Just brush it and I’m good to go.

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) Neither small nor big, with a nice garden and a cherry tree.

who is your role model? I’m not sure I have one

what was the last compliment you received? Someone told me on Instagram I was inspiring. So kind and nice.

what was the last text you sent? I asked my sister about her dogs’ health

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real? What do you mean by “santa wasn’t real” ?

what is your dream car? A broomstick

opinion on smoking? Yuck

do you go to college? Not anymore but I did. Twice.

what is your dream job? Writer

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? Rural forever

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? I don’t go very often to hotels but most of the time no, I brought my own

do you have freckles? Yep, especially in summertime

do you smile for pictures? Never. I have a dorky smile

how many pictures do you have on your phone? 5 573

have you ever peed in the woods? Yes sir

do you still watch cartoons? Absolutely

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds? I’m a vegetarian

Favorite dipping sauce? Marmite. I know.

what do you wear to bed? A nightie, sometimes an old T-shirt when I’m sick and miserable

have you ever won a spelling bee? Yep, when I was 13.

what are your hobbies? Reading, music, horseriding, museums, cinema, poetry and osteology

can you draw? I actually can, but you can’t guess what the hell I do

do you play an instrument? Yes. I used to play the piano, now I’d rather play the guitar, ukulele and tin whistle

what was the last concert you saw? Snow Patrol

tea or coffee? Tea, even if I was addicted to coffee when I was a student

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? Home (we don’t have any of those where I live in)

do you want to get married? Not really

what is your crush’s first and last initial? FMT

are you going to change your last name when you get married? Nope

what color looks best on you? Green I guess

do you miss anyone right now? Yes

do you sleep with your door open or closed? Closed.

do you believe in ghosts? Yep. Maybe they’re the reason why I answered “closed” to the previous question.

what is your biggest pet peeve? Stupidity

last person you called ? One of my pupils

favorite ice cream flavor? Raspberry

regular oreos or golden oreos? I’ve never tasted golden ones. 

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? Chocolate forever

what shirt are you wearing? A blue striped tank top

what is your phone background? Le Printemps, by Pierre-Auguste Cot, a french XIXth century painter

are you outgoing or shy? Shy. Veeeery shy.

do you like it when people play with your hair? I HATE that so much I could bite.

do you like your neighbors? I don’t really know them. They’re okay, I guess.

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning? Both

have you ever been high? No

have you ever been drunk? Yup

last thing you ate? Cheddar with Marmite spread

favorite lyrics right now Have you had enough wine (JC Stewart)

summer or winter? Autumn

day or night? Night

dark, milk, or white chocolate? Milk. But I love all of them

favorite month? October

what is your zodiac sign ? Capricorn (Scorpio rising, Virgo moon)

who was the last person you cried in front of ? My cockatiel

[the-dork-neko]

That's so cool that you could watch The Monkees dubbed! I didn't realize they did it in Portuguese! I guess that tells you how popular they were. How did they dub Davy? Did they get someone who could do an English accent in Portuguese or did you just have to guess based on the jokes?

Hahaha, good evening. :3

Yeah, isn’t it super cool and groovy?

I’ve also found a playlist at YouTube with The Monkees dubbed in Japanese! And the friendly blog where I found their discography had an Italian recording of the series’ theme song. The boys really, really were an international phenomenom! ☆☆☆

Well, since I’m an anime buff, I’ve always enjoyed spending a lot of time trying, more or less, to keep track of the voice actors, and the characters they played.

Though I’m sorry if you’re a Davy fan, because I don’t know who was his VA. :( However, neither him nor Grandfather Jones have any “regional” difference in the way they talk. We just know they’re English because of Success Story.

His voice in the dubbed version, is super boyish, and Peter’s, super comic, nearly cartoonish. The first way the viewer has to get their “chick magnet” and “dummy” “characters” is from their voices.

Micky’s VA is Olney Cazarré, comic actor and the second dubber of the old Woody Woodpecker cartoon. His voice fits the character, his comic sidekick traits, and his manic energy to perfection.

Mike’s VA in S1 is Osmar Prado, a theater actor who ended up playing a respectable amount of “villain” types in XIXth century-themed soap operas. 

He has the most “manly”, “adult” voice of all main characters, which makes his role as the guys “fatherly” figure very clear. On the other hand, his Texan accent is completely lost, and the viewer of the dubbed version only finds out about Mike’s country background in S2, with Hillbilly Honeymoon. 

(His VA was changed at S2, for Marcelo Gastaldi, who voiced the Mexican comic actor Chespirito, very popular here in Brazil, so it’s very, very hard to associate his voice with other characters.)

While the fighting clans had “hillbilly” accents, some non-American characters haven’t: Son of a Gypsy is called Gypsy Song in Portuguese, and neither Maria nor her sons had accents. 

Dr. Mendoza and his assistant from I Was a Teenage Monster had an accent, but that probably was something to add to his “mad scientist” character.

On the other hand, the translation, mostly in S1, is priceless. Full of 1960s slang, which is hilariously outdated. Their slang makes me laugh so much, I wish I could translate it to you guys.

Many places had their names changed to “equivalents” in Portuguese - “Beechwood Drive” gets the name of “Rotuleta”, and the Purple Flower Gang from Monkees à la Carte is blamed, in the goofiest way possible though, for real crimes from the 1960s news, for instance. 

A delightful example is in The Audition, where instead of going to Madagascar, poor Peter might have ended up in the islands of Fernando de Noronha, a remote and abandoned Army base back then.

Not to mention that, when the series was originally broadcasted here in Brazil, all pieces of media had to pass the previous censorship by the military regime. I would love to know the arguments used to make things like Monkees on the Wheel and The Frodis Caper go into open television! :)

Also, please have an addendum, totally not made with the intention of convincing you to watch The Man From U.N.C.L.E.: the success of the show saved their broadcaster, TV Excelsior, from bankrupt, for three years! :)