“That’s my black cat-o-nine tails,” said the old woman.
Billy Bounce.
By W. W. Denslow and Dudley A Bragdon.
Pictures by Denslow.
G. W. Dillingham Co. Publishers: New York. 1906.
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I know we all have to age–but please, God, don’t let this be me! Yes. I’m superficial and self-absorbed but she looks like Kirk Douglas.
Yes, I thought the witch was rather manly. I like your choice of Kirk Douglas!
Kirk Douglas is okay as a man, but . . . if I was a man I wouldn’t mind looking like Robert Mitchum. I’m trying to think of an old woman I’d want to look like if I wasn’t me . . . any suggestions?
Mmmmmm..now you are forcing my brain to think……how about Dame Maggie Smith? Or, maybe the Queen of England; she always looks serene and has beautiful jewels. I obviously want to look regal in my old age 😀
I think maybe there is a hot, old and cute group we just don’t know about yet! Time will tell!
Elephant
It will indeed!
As for cat-o-nine tails; what a fiercesome beast.
Hilarious. Definitely better than the whip. 🙂
Brenda . . . you know too much!
Elephant
Elephant, if only that were true… sigh of pleasure at the thought. But no, so many people know so much more. I am always learning how little I know. Still an illustration with a pun like that, it’s hard to pass up commenting. 🙂 Brenda
I invite the comments – I like it when someone hears my silly! You are more complex than you admit – if you don’t believe me, read something you wrote!
Elephant
Oh, Elephant. I do have my layers. But here I was hoping you would be content with my shiny outer one. 🙂 You dig deep, don’t you? Blessings, Brenda
I don’t like to bother the tender side – I will just sit back and smile – you are a lovely human!
Elephant
Thank you, I admire you, too. You really see things. That’s a gift. My tender side is not bothered. I am zen and sleepy at the moment, here in my eerie. 🙂
Very scarry!
Thank you for liking “(Camera) Trick or Treat.” This illustration is fun to look at, and the comments about it were so fun to read. 🙂 The tails on the cat remind me of a turkey tail with most of the feathers missing. Perhaps I am thinking about Thanksgiving too much. 🙂