Comments on: Pogo

By: John Walter

John Walter — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 15:35:22 +0000

I remember reading pogo when I was young, spreading out the Sunday comics (Buffalo Courier-Express) in the sunshine on the living room rug. I think it was my first exposure to a comic that appreciated the intelligence of the reader. Anyway, I got the domain bazzfazz.com a few years ago in memory of Pogo, even though the site doesn’t have any Pogo reference. My favorite quote was when Albert gathered the swamp critters around to teach them how to “pump a pumpking” (carve a pumpkin). Turns out it was a football, and somehow it got full of bees or something, which Albert accidentally swallowed later on…typical Pogo shenanigans, for those of us who know the strip!

By: clong

clong — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:15:51 +0000

The be-rumbled and bumbled back-talk of Fafblog has Pogo nature.

By: sailcat

sailcat — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 02:29:11 +0000

http://www.pogopossum.com/ Welcome to Pogo’s Website!

By: vernaculo

vernaculo — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:30:30 +0000

The way the name of the boat kept changing, as they drifted through the swamp…

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 16:38:46 +0000

“Man, the swamp critters just come out of the woodwork, don’t they?” Don’t they, and how obliging of them. They’re reminding me of what I’d forgot I’d even forgot.

By: Hogan

Hogan — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:38:35 +0000

And am I the only person brought up on Pogo who actually thinks and talks in Okefenokee when tired or drunk? Rowr bazzle.

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 06:12:01 +0000

Man, the swamp critters just come out of the woodwork, don’t they? :-) “Ten years of worry, ten seconds of boom and wango!” My mom, who was running a bookstore when I was an infant, had apparently bought all of the original paperback Pogo collections when they were published. Some time later, I discovered them and read them to pieces. “E va ree bo dee. ‘Cept Pogo.” (Supported Pogo for President.) I’ll never forget losing that man. Pogo wasn’t the same in the late 60’s and early 70’s, but losing Kelly was still a blow. “Hot the rod and spoil the chile.” The “don’t take life too serious” quote has always been one of my very favorite. Very wise things came out of Porky’s mouth on many an occasion. (Anyone remember the Christmas strip where Pogo takes Porky the single cupcake with a candle?) “The dam is bust”

By: chris borthwick

chris borthwick — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 05:12:02 +0000

And am I the only person brought up on Pogo who actually thinks and talks in Okefenokee when tired or drunk?

By: chris borthwick

chris borthwick — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 05:06:00 +0000

To shift the game somewhat in my favour, I think one should gain points from using Pogo quotes in refereed journals; I’ve put into the Journal of Medical Ethics his mighty line [Howland Owl: ” – “These parachutes hardly ever fail!”] [Albert – ]”The words ‘hardly ever’ have an unfortunate ring of frequency about them.” (Actually, that could be a Hobbes line without amendment) And then there’s the sequence Porkypine; “She walks in beauty like the night… her carriage is a thing of beauty.” Omnes; “Ooh! Can we have a ride in her carriage?” Porkypine; “Look! When I say carriage is a thing of beauty, I mean she walks well!” Howland Owl: “Why does she walk if she’s got a carriage?” Churchy: “Maybe the pony died?” Omnes; “(sob) Poor pony!” Churchy: “Hey, Porkypine! If she’s not using her carriage because the pony died, can we have the wheels for our billycart?” Porkypine; “She – does – not – have – any – wheels” Howland: “Ah, that’s why she doesn’t use her carriage.” Churchy (mutinous whisper) “I bet he just wants to use them wheels hisself.” And then we introduce Mamzelle Hepzibah.

By: Dave Hollander

Dave Hollander — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 01:25:02 +0000

Oh,yes! You should. Pogo is destined to re-emerge as classic in the not-too-distant future.

By: wufnik

wufnik — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:07:11 +0000

“There’s a sequence where (I think) Owl and Churchy argue about which is the “right wrong version.” ” Actually, that’s in the book of the same name—Deck Us All With Boston Charlie. And, of course, there’s Songs of the Pogo, which has the music as well, if you need it.

By: wufnik

wufnik — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:58:57 +0000

“There’s a sequence where (I think) Owl and Churchy argue about which is the “right wrong version.” ” Actually, that’s in the book—Deck Us All With Boston Charlie. And, of course, there’s Songs of the Pogo, which has the music too, if you need it.

By: Matt Weiner

Matt Weiner — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 23:15:24 +0000

there are several versions of Deck Us All…and each one is true! There’s a sequence where (I think) Owl and Churchy argue about which is the “right wrong version.”

By: wufnik

wufnik — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:31:43 +0000

And a fine poet to boot! “Oh, roar a roar for Nora, Nora Alice in the night. For she has seen Aurora Borealis burning bright. A furore for our Nora! And applaud Aurora seen! Where, throughout the Summer, has Our Borealis been?”

By: Ophelia Benson

Ophelia Benson — Wed, 13 Oct 2004 22:31:42 +0000

“I’m just back from a court appearance in Kalamazoo today, and I’m not sure you’re correct . . .” Ah. I accede to the voice of experience.