Friday, October 11, 2024

The Blue Baron

Now, I know some of you may argue that today's entry may not qualify as Halloween or horror related.  I would counter, first of all, that Snoopy is very Halloween related, given "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" in which he makes a memorable appearance as a World War I flying ace battling the Red Baron.  I would then add, that not only is today's entry Snoopy, it's a Hitler-mustachioed, Iron cross-bearing, masked, alternate universe Snoopy in which he was born in Germany under the Kaiser's watch and now fights for the other side. How's that for horror?

He rides a bomb, presumably whose coordinates are set for the allied front line.


Lovingly made in ceramics class for Steve by his mother.


Gee... Thanks, Mom...

9 comments:

  1. Almost looks like he intended to make a Blue Meanie from Yellow Submarine and ran out of paint. AAUGH!

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  2. I'm going to be generous and say that the Hitler moustache might be an attempt at a British air-man moustache, and the Iron Cross might just be supposed to be a yoke, but it does look a bit dubious!

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  3. That's a mighty fine Snoppy! it kind of looks to me like the iron cross is some sort of steering wheel, because he's holding it. the Hitler mustache, though, i have no idea. it can't be much else. and why BLUE, anyway? so many questions for Mom!

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    1. Looking at the photos again, I just noticed there's a lighter blue line coming around his neck to the cross. Now I'm almost certain it's supposed to be an iron cross medal on a ribbon around his neck.

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  4. The sentiment is sweet, but it is a bit unnerving.

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    1. And that's an accomplishment. "Sweet" and "unnerving" don't often appear together.

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  5. I dunno. Even fascists have moms....

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