Thanks to decades of multi-billion dollar misinformation campaigns, there are millions of people here in the U.S. who will only believe the opposite of what scientists tell them. I was thinking about that during all the coverage leading up to the eclipse event that will take place on the day this is originally posted. There's really no new information; as always, people who know about these things are quick to warn dim-bulb newscasters that they must warn the general public not to look directly at the eclipse. The reasons for this will be ignored (because the world would come to an end if TV news devoted more than 30 seconds to a story, apparently), but the message is still unequivocal. Don't look into a total eclipse with your bare eyes. Period. Then I looked at the path of "totality", the areas on the Earth that will be most directly beneath the path of the moon as it passes in front of the sun. Not California, not the northeast: it will cut through states that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump. You know what that means: the same people who were cheering on the elimination of publicly funded health care will suffer everything from severe nausea to lifelong blindness and possibly death. It's been a long time since these people put their trust in someone who deserved it. It would help them immensely if they had someone they could identify with who would tell them, "Hey, it's not good for you to drink toxic waste." (I'm sure a lot of people are thinking "It would help the rest of us immensely if they didn't.") Maybe it could be someone with a military rank. On basic cable. Possibly with a mullet. Hmmmn...
These are stickers that, according to the copyright date, were produced after the first of six seasons of what must have been the most prolific cartoon of the 90's. And for a series with several redundant plotlines, resisting the urge to fall back on reruns is admirable. It probably went on as long as it did to accommodate the celebrities willing to do voice roles (you don't have to trust this scientist-- find it at IMDB and click on "Full Cast").
The limited animation and limited dialogue kept me from watching more than a couple of episodes but my preschool nephew loved it and it lasted long enough for him to enjoy it right through elementary school. These were probably bought for him by his grandparents and forgotten before they could give them to him. Sometimes I open a box of my things and find unopened fast food toys I don't recognize. I've become accustomed to being the family wrangler for comic/cartoon related items. What I can't sell as collectibles goes to yard sales. These are easy to store, though, and if my nephew ever gets a pang of nostalgia he's welcome to them. Me, I'll be back to comics soon enough. It's just a question of what I trip over next.
These are stickers that, according to the copyright date, were produced after the first of six seasons of what must have been the most prolific cartoon of the 90's. And for a series with several redundant plotlines, resisting the urge to fall back on reruns is admirable. It probably went on as long as it did to accommodate the celebrities willing to do voice roles (you don't have to trust this scientist-- find it at IMDB and click on "Full Cast").
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