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This May Surprise You – September 8, 2015

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Dr. Boli reminds us:

"God does not play dice with the universe. It's more like 'Go Fish.'" —Albert Einstein

Meanwhile, our own musical tribute to the hallowed game of "Go Fish" is here:

https://www.oneletterwords.com/go-fish/

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#go fish #finis #sheet music

This May Surprise You – May 22, 2015

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The old-time euthemism "Golly gee whillikers" is of ambiguous etymology, but we've traced it back to this 8-pound fish who went by the name of "G. Whillikens." From Heston's Hand-Book by Alfred Miller Heston, 1902.

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#vintage illustration #fish #illustration #golly gee

Restoring the Lost Sense – May 11, 2015

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The only way to fly, from The Sanitary News, 1886.

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[Inexplicable images from generations ago invite us to restore the lost sense of immediacy. We follow the founder of the Theater of Spontaneity, Jacob Moreno, who proposed stringing together "now and then flashes" to unfetter illusion and let imagination run free. The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #vintage japan #flying fish #japanese art #japanese mythology #illustration

Restoring the Lost Sense – January 23, 2015

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An illustration from When Life is Young by Mary Elizabeth Dodge (1894).

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#vintage illustration #illustration #talking fish

Rhetorical Questions, Answered! – December 19, 2014

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Q: If the card game Pokemon has its own theme tune, why not Go Fish?

A: Why not, indeed! And here's our solution, with mp3 and libretto:

https://www.oneletterwords.com/go-fish/

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#go fish #ken clinger #free music #mp3 #comedy #novelty

This Terrible Problem That Is the Sea – November 16, 2014

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"The sough of the ocean," from Southerly Busters by Ironbark, 1878.

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"The sea is a cruel mistress. Yet again the sea has behaved unconscionably. It's time to address this terrible problem that is the sea." —Captain Neddie, from the hilarious BBC series Broken News

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#vintage illustration #sea monster #hybrid #sea pig #illustration #pig fish

Restoring the Lost Sense – October 7, 2014

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An illustration from The Jorrocks Edition by Facey Romford (1892).

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#vintage illustration #fish #giant fish #illustration

Precursors – August 1, 2014

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Here's a precursor to the deadly salmon mousse in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, from Humorous Poems by Thomas Hood (1893). The caption reads: "Don't sup on that 'ere Cod."

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#vintage illustration #ghost #death #poisoned food #illustration #monty python #bad fish #poisoned fish

Restoring the Lost Sense – February 20, 2014

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An illustration from The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story by H Rider Haggard (1911). The caption reads: "My! Isn't she a beauty?"

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#vintage illustration #rabbit #bunny #boat #illustration #rabbit fish #by the ears #1910s

Restoring the Lost Sense – January 31, 2014

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Uroboric yin-yang fish: an illustration from an 1896 issue of The Idler magazine.

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#vintage illustration #ouroboros #dark and light #fish #illustration #yin yang

Precursors – January 23, 2014

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Here's a precursor to fans of Seal (Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel), from seventy years before the singer-songwriter's birthday.

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Above, "Watching for seal," from In Arctic Seas by Robert Neff Keely, 1893.

Below, watching for Seal.

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#fishing #eskimo

Rhetorical Questions, Answered! – August 14, 2013

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Q: The average man's IQ is 107. The average brown trout's IQ is 4. So why can't a man catch a brown trout?

A: Lower-tech animals can be much quicker. (Steven Pinker, How the Mind Works, 2009)

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#fish

Restoring the Lost Sense – May 14, 2013

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Here's a flying fish from an 1867 issue of Beadle's magazine.

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#vintage illustration #witch #flying fish #illustration

Restoring the Lost Sense – March 14, 2013

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An illustration from an 1895 issue of The Idler magazine.

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#vintage illustration #falling #fishing #kicked off #oops #illustration

Staring Into the Depths – August 23, 2012

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An illustration from a 1906 issue of Harper's magazine. The caption reads: "When I came back he was still staring at the water."

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[The images we have collected for this series came at a tremendous price, which we explained previously.]

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#vintage illustration #clown #fishing #harlequin #illustration

Restoring the Lost Sense – November 30, 2011

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An illustration from an 1890 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. The caption reads simply: "My rods."

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#vintage illustration #illustration #fishing rod

A Fine Line Between... – April 5, 2011

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"It's a fine line between standing along the shore like an idiot with a stick in your hands and going fishing."
—Ethan Wolff, Frommer's NYC Free & Dirt Cheap

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#fishing

Your Ship Will Come In – July 16, 2010

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* Our printed collection of vintage nautical postcards is entitled Your Ship Will Come In and is available from Amazon.com.

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#fishing #vintage postcard

Your Ship Will Come In – January 29, 2010

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“Your fisherman will bring fish, your ship will come in.” —Donald Redford

* Our printed collection of vintage nautical postcards is entitled Your Ship Will Come In and is available from Amazon.com.

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#fishing #vintage postcard

Forgotten Wisdom – January 7, 2008

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From Prof. Oddfellow's sketchbook:

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Printed collections of Forgotten Wisdom diagrams are available: Volume I from Mindful Greetings and Volumes II, III and IV from Amazon. Selected posters are also available via Zazzle.

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#moon #fish #rumi

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