Working Daze by John Zakour and Scott Roberts for July 01, 2017

Wait, Dana! You gave her a weapon of corporal punishment?

I was thinking fidget spinner, but that’ll do.

Dang, I had one of those. Had tons of fun keeping it going longer than anyone else in the neighborhood.

The Peter Principle at work.

I used to be really good at those. I did find that the cheapos have to be rebuilt a little to make them work right.

Aha! An homage to “Blazing Saddles”! Nicely done, John and Scott!

An original Paddle Ball! Created and patented (U.S. Patent 1,529,600 ) in the 1920s, the paddle ball was one of the more whimsical products to follow the invention of soft rubber. In 1937, the Fli-Back Company was founded in High Point, North Carolina with the paddle-ball as their sole product. The paddle logo depicted a cowboy playing paddle ball while riding a bucking bronco. This first successful mass-marketing of the toy allowed the company to diversify into a number of other toys including the yo-yo and spinning tops. In 1972, the Ohio Art Company, the makers of the popular Etch-A-Sketch, purchased the Fli-Back Company. They continued to make Fli-Back paddle ball games in High Point until 1983.

She could always have her own pod cast and do that ever day for an hour.

Love the art!

And that’s why Dana is REALLY in charge!

I was reminded of the S.O.S. Brigade of the Haruhi Suzumiya stories. Although they would be lucky to distract Haruhi with just a paddle ball.