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Scotch broom in Tumwater

Morty Comix # 2385

Morty Comix # 2385 was placed inside a library book about Marcel Duchamp.

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Favorite Movie Quotes: Superman

"It's Kryptonite, Superman. Little souvenir from the old home town."

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Hugh Garage SaLe!

McCleary, Washington

Morty Comix # 2384

Morty Comix # 2384 was slipped into a dispenser of paper napkins at an Olympia, Washington sandwich shop frequented by those who travel on I-5.

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An aging James Abbott mural in McCleary, Washington depicts a merchant at the McCleary Eyeball Store

When I was a kid in McCleary I recall you could buy a decent eyeball for only 50 cents,  but those darn federal regulations came in with Nixon and before we knew it, eyeballs were no longer obtainable by us normal folk. And another local business went under. My memory tells me blue was more popular than brown.

There was also a McCleary Spleen Store, but I do not believe that has been celebrated as part of a historical mural.

Favorite Movie Quotes: Sunset Blvd.

"We didn't need dialogue. We had faces!"

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 68]

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Demon Child in James Abbott mural

McCleary, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Devil's Own

"Don't look for a happy ending. It's not an American story. It's an Irish one."

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James Abbott mural detail, McCleary, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Suddenly

"Booth! Ha! I'm no actor! Bustin' my leg on a stage so I can yell 'Down with tyrants!' If Booth wasn't such a ham he might've made it."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 2]

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These two boxes of shotgun shells were found in the middle of the road right in front of my house last week. One box was wide open with the shells scattered all over the street. Any kid could've picked this up. But I got it first and turned it over to the local police.

Favorite Movie Quotes: Stuart Saves His Family

"That was not a quality ham!"

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 56]

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Charlie and Dreamer get warm while the furnace is croaked

Morty Comix # 2383

Morty Comix # 2383 was constructed thusly: I took a toilet paper roll, made an incision, flattened out the tube, and drew images on both sides. Then, using clear packaging tape, returned the thin cardboard to the tube format.

I like this format. I'll probably use it again.

This one was deposited at a restaurant with a train theme in an area south of Shelton known as Taylor Towne. At first I placed it at a nice display they had, but then I felt guilty since I admired their originality and realized I am still learning boundaries in this cartoon bomb business so I moved it behind one of the pamphlets in the real estate brochure area in their lobby.

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The furnace crashed and it still gets pretty cold and overcast up here in the wet Washington hills in early June. All four of my furry pointy-eared troublemakers are huddled on the couch in comfy blankets to stay warm.

Favorite Movie Quotes: Strictly Ballroom

"A life lived in fear is a life half lived." 

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 58]

Morty Comix #2382

Morty Comix # 2382 found a home under a silverware drawer.

Favorite Movie Quotes: Strange Brew

"How ironic. You came here with a mouse in a bottle, now you are the mouse."

Morty Comix # 2381

Morty Comix # 2381 was placed behind a shutter in Olympia, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Sting

"Revenge is for suckers."

[Reviewed in Cheaper by the Dozen 73]

Morty Comix # 2380

Morty Comix # 2380 was tacked up on a bulletin board in an Italian restaurant in Olympia, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: Return of the Jedi

"Luke, you're going to find that many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view."

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Morty Comix # 2379

Morty Comix # 2379 was deposited in the Land of the Empty Phone Booths

Tumwater, Washington

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A discarded portable dental floss plastic delivery system found in a public place in my growing series on this particularly repulsive trend. This one was found in the parking lot of a convenience store in Tumwater, Washington that is clearly visible from my office window.

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Empire Strikes Back

"Luke! Don't give in to hate. That leads to the Dark Side."

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Morty Comix # 2378

Morty Comix # 2378 was placed inside a book of Christmas music which in turn was placed inside a piano bench somewhere in Olympia, Washington. The whole adventure was documented by Ron Austin.