Let's be honest. No one really cares about the Ring of Elders, so I am not even going to apologize for the delay in getting this up. Oh, and it's going to be a twofer to start the process of making up for the weeks I missed. If you are keeping count at home, the Ring of Elders currently consists of Blue Traveler (3 votes), Brother Man (2 votes), Mothman (2 votes), and David Icke (1 vote). By now, if you care about this process, you know the drill. So, without further ado, the week 5 and 6 nominees are Edward Gorey and Foghorn Leghorn.
Edward Gorey
Aliases: Ogdred Weary, Doger Wryde, Ms. Regera Dowdy, Eduard Blutig, O. Mude, Wardore Edgy, Raddory Gewe, E.G. Deadworry, D. Awdrey-Gore, Edward Pig, Madame Groeda Weyrd
Enemies: none
Historical Antecedent: an American original
Memorable Quote: “If you're doing nonsense, it has to be rather awful, because there'd be no point. I'm trying to think if there is sunny nonsense. Sunny, funny nonsense for children – oh, how boring, boring, boring. As Schubert said, there is no happy music. And that's true, there really isn't. And there's probably no happy nonsense either.”
Likes: Batman, soap operas, cats
Dislikes: children, sunlight, physical contact
from Wikipeda: Edward Gorey was an illustrator and writer who classified his work as literary nonsense. Gorey wrote over 100 books and illustrated more than 50 other books written by other authors. He often wrote his books under pseudonyms, which were anagrams of his own name. Gorey's illustrated (and sometimes wordless) books, with their vaguely ominous air and ostensibly Victorian and Edwardian settings, have long had a cult following. Gorey became particularly well-known through his animated introduction to the PBS series Mystery! In later years, he lived year-round in Cape Cod, where he wrote and directed numerous evening-length entertainments, often featuring his own papier-mache puppets, in an ensemble known as La Theatricule Stoique. His major theatrical work was the libretto for an Opera Seria for Hand Puppets titled The White Canoe. Gorey once agreed with an interviewer that the “sexlessness” of his novels were a product of his asexuality. Although his books were popular with children, he did not associate with children much and had no particular fondness for them. His home in Cape Cod is called Elephant House.
UPG moment: gentlemen, the Gashlycrumb Tinies
decidedly un-UPG moment: I have yet to find one
Foghorn Leghorn
Aliases: Exit Wounds, Star Wars
Enemies: Barnyard Dawg, Henery Hawk, Rhode Island Red (though theirs was more of a friendly rivalry)
Historical Antecedent: Senator Beauregard Claghorn
Memorable Quote: “Gal reminds me of the highway between Fort Worth and Dallas. No curves.”
Likes: the ladies, mischief, jive-talking
Dislikes: yankees, know-it-alls, dudley-do-rights
from Wikipeda: Foghorn Leghorn was a large, anthropomorphized adult rooster with a strong Virginia or Kentucky accent and a penchant for mischief. He died in 2003 in a gruesome train wreck while on vacation in Canada.
UPG moment: let the raucous hilarity ensue
decidedly un-UPG moment: seems to be vaguely racist and homophobic
With regard to Foghorn's un-UPG moments, I was under the impression that this blog was vaguely racist and strongly homophobic. Could I get some clarity on that? I mean, I wish I could tell you that I don't get the heebie jeebies around people who choose to be gay, but I can't tell you that.
ReplyDeleteI vote yay for both. I also watched the pilot for "V" this week, and that show is like the artistic rendering of a David Icke wet dream.
Wait a second...if this blog isn't both racist AND homophobic, I hereby withdraw from the UPG. I vote yay for Foghorn and nay for Mr. Gorey...
ReplyDeleteYay for Foghorn. Nay for Gorey. I'll try to explain myself. In attempts to make this Rushmore of Elders, so to speak, as ridiculous as humanly possible, I think one cartoon character has to be included. Not one to watch a lot of cartoons, I do have fond memories of Foghorn. Gorey's ridiculousness is, by admission, an active attempt at literary nonsense. Read Elie Wiesel's "Night" for some unintentional literary nonsense. He describes some event known as the "Holocaust."
ReplyDeleteAnyway, if we are keeping count my votes are now for Bruh-Man, David Icke, and Foghorn Leghorn. C'mon ... that's a ring of elders.