Author: Tony M.

Charles Addams Google Doodle

Charles Addams the ghoulish cartoonist from The New Yorker is honored by Google for his 100th birthday. He died in 1988 and created his haunting wry cartoons since 1938. His biggest creation the Addams Family is well known throughout the world.  Gomez, Morticia, Cousin It, Lurch, Wednesday, Pugsley and Uncle Fester are proudly featured on […]

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Seth the Time Traveler

Famous cartoonist Seth (Gregory Gallant) is a time traveler or he has dipped into the fountain of youth. This ad from 1931 tells of a plot robot who thinks up plots. He must work for the movie industry today. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something […]

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Smoking Kids

Belgian photographer Frieke Janssens was inspired by a viral video of a chain-smoking two-year-old from Indonesia. Frieke took pictures of kids smoking* for a series of photographs. I am on the fence about this one. As artistic as it is. It sends out the wrong message. *no child was exposed to cigarette smoke in the […]

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Crab Bra

The crab bra. The chastity belt for your breasts. If your girls are inflated with silicone better not wear one. Spillage might ensue. This bra will scare those male hands away, unless they are in the mood to nibble on crab meat. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made […]

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Shoplifting in the World

When stoning and death being the result of shoplifting. It’s no surprise that shoplifting is so low in the Middle East. With almost 50% of shoplifting in North America, it says a lot this society of liars ans crooks. Is this the American way? Economies are at risk when everybody is stealing. Tony M.If this […]

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Build Yourself a Robot

You can build yourself a giant cardboard robot. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may feature your thoughts in a future article because […]

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Drawing Hellboy

Love Hellboy and want to share your drawings of Hellboy? The Mooks is place to be. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your permission, may […]

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Superman and Popeye

Did Popeye ever meet Superman? They never met but Captain Horatio Strong did challenge Superman. The knockoff Popeye character went head to head with Superman in 1973. Superman encounters Captain Strong, a sailor who becomes super-powerful by eating seaweed grown from alien spores. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or […]

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Secret to Happiness

It’s quite simple. The secret to happiness is something to do. Keep busy as a bee and life is good. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, […]

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Social Shower Curtain

What every bathroom needs, a Social Shower Curtain. This is ideal for the social nerd in your life. Even nerds have to shower. Well maybe not that often. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email […]

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Couch Murder

I need to list my couch for sale on Craigslist but I also don’t want to get murdered. Tony M.If this article made you think, brought back a memory, or made you see something differently, I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email at sandboxworld@gmail.com. I read every message personally and, with your […]

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British Comic Stamps

The Royal Mail created special series of stamps for this March celebrating Britain’s most famous comic books. The characters included are: The Dandy (with Desperate Dan), The Beano (Dennis the Menace), Eagle (Dan Dare), Topper (Beryl the Peril), Tiger (Roy of the Rovers), Bunty (The Four Marys), Buster (Hugh McNeill version of Buster), Valiant (The […]

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