In terms of “goof”, perhaps it does mean “pedophile” or “skinner” in the Canadian prison context, but I’ve heard it used simply as a strong substitute for “moron”, “imbecile” or “shithead.”

http://dooryard.ca

That said, their Flagship products are an even worse value. (I’ve heard their top of the line Hi-Fi system which sounds like the purest Low-fi with distinctly muddy bass, harsh treble, strident highs, tons of distortion, and very, poor imaging. (these qualities are true with their headphones too, it’s Sony’s signature!

Each and every Sony headphone I’ve ever auditioned, even their current flagship which retails for $400 is complete crap in terms of sound quality. No, I’ve never bought a Sony headphone before because I’m smarter than that.

Sony is probably the sole reason why certain people believe Japanese companies are bad. They are only popular because they are a company that the average housewife knows about. Sony is a great example of an awful company, misrepresenting Japan’s great companies: Pioneer, Audio Technica, Technics, etc.

We went to meet her at SPX in Bethesda MD in September of 2008, and were the only people at the table she was sharing with several friends, although a few people commented at that time that a bunch of people had come by to see her.

Fast forward – in later years at SPX so many people came to line up to see her that the line disrupted the flow of traffic around the convention ballroom. They had to move her booth so that her line could snake out and down an adjacent hallway. She has 40,000+ followers on Twitter, and her first major published collection has been on the NYT bestseller list for many weeks (don’t make me look up how many).

The original thing I linked to was a collection of 20 comics about historical figures, where she solicited her readers to suggest interesting figures to write about. She continued that series for a while after the initial round of interest in it, and if you dig through her archives many of the posts are on historical themes.

Over the years her drawing style has changed somewhat and she’s re-drawn some comics, so the archives on her current site don’t include all the original comics that I would have been linking to four years ago.

That link no longer works, but her work can be found at her main site:
Hark! A Vagrant!
as well as on Tumblr and Twitter and probably more in coming years.

So glad to see someone rising to prominence so clearly on the basis of their obvious talent. Go Kate Beaton.

I did eventually finish the thing and maxed out at about 110 pushups in a row.

all parts replaceable ;)

A bird is also a rat, a bird chirps…