Morty Comix #2579

Morty Comix # 2579 was left, ironically enough, under the rug at a pretty amazing vacuum cleaner museum in Portland, Oregon sponsored by a company that has been in the biz for over 70 years. The display could probably a use a good professional curator to take it over and supply a narrative educating us laymen on the importance of what we are viewing. Might be a good project as an internship opportunity for a student in the museum field since this collection is unique and educational.

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I'm lost. 

Please take me home.

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"An interesting view of Seattle, Washington from the central business district across Lake Union toward the northern residential area. Showing on the right is the freeway, part of U.S. Highway 5, which runs from Mexico to Canada without a single stop sign."

1970s. I was living in the Ravenna/Bryant District (top right) at the time when Cranium Frenzy #1 was drawn in 1981.

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Dalmatian fire hydrant in front of the former Fire Dept.

DuPont, Washington

Favorite Movie Quotes: The Verdict

"You know, so much of the time we're just lost. We say, 'Please, God, tell us what is right, tell us what is true.' And there is no justice. The rich win, the poor are powerless. We become tired of hearing people lie. And after a time, we become dead, a little dead. We think of ourselves as victims and we become victims. We become, we become weak. We doubt ourselves, we doubt our beliefs. We doubt our institutions. And we doubt the law. But today you are the law. You are the law. Not some book,  not the lawyers, not the, a marble statue or the trappings of the court. See, those are just symbols of our desire to be just. They are, they are, in fact, a prayer. A fervent and a frightened prayer. In my religion, they say, 'Act as if ye had faith, and faith will be given to you.' If, if we are to have faith in justice, we need only to believe in ourselves. And act with justice. See, I believe there is justice in our hearts."

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Free

Olympia, Washington

Morty Comix # 2578

Morty Comix # 2578 was placed in an opening on a bit of table siding at a restaurant on the extreme eastern boundary of Olympia, Washington.

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Locals call this, "The Mistake by the Lake" but I say we save it!

Olympia, Washington

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Seattle's unique Freeway Park acts as a lid over Interstate 5 Highway in the downtown business district. This beautiful park design, the first of its kind in America, incorporates a spectacular 32 foot (9.7 m) sculptured waterfall, over which 10,000 gallons (37,850 l) of water cascade per minute. Lake Union is in the background."

Late half of the 1970s.

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Morty Comix # 2577

Morty Comix # 2577 was left in an elevator lobby/storeroom of a downtown grocery store, Portland, Oregon

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Eat My Shorts

Olympia, Washington

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Space Needle, Seattle, Washington. The World Famous Space Needle overlooking the Seattle Center and Lake Union with a portion of Interstate 5 on the right -- in the distance Cascade Mountain Range and Mt. Baker."

1970s.

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Permit Parking Only

Morty Comix # 2576

 

Morty Comix # 2576 was tucked into a picnic table at a park in Vader, Washington. Alert readers will note it was near this spot I left Morty Comix # 2430 last year.

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YOLO

OK, this link provides one of the few places where the term "YOLO" really applies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbF9nLhOqLU

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Buster in the back yard

Public, Subscription and Academic Libraries in Washington Territory, 1853-1889.

This paper was hammered out on a manual typewriter before the Internet existed. It was probably produced for some class at the UW, but I cannot recall the details. This document currently resides in the McCleary Museum files.

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Nadine endures an inspection by the boys

Postcard - Seattle, Washington

"Space Needle and Mount Baker. Portions of the Seattle Center, Lake Union and the Monorail are seen in this dramatic photo of the World Famous Space Needle built in 1961 at a cost of $4 1/2 million dollars. The 600 feet high restaurant revolved in a 360 degree circle each hour permitting the diner to view the wonders of the Puget Sound country in comfort and luxury. No visitor will want to miss this experience."

1970s.

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Favorite Movie Quotes: Tribute

"Hell, I loved being a writer, I just hated writing."

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Centralia, Washington