Pez, Ecto Cooler, and Bill and Ted!

Here's my newest review!

I've loved Pez dispensers and candy for a long, long time.

I think it started with this:

In this one panel of Bill and Ted's Excellent Comic Book, issue 3 "Daze in the Life" by Evan Dorkin there is a mention of Pez.

I already liked Pez candy and dispensers, but when it was mentioned by Bill and Ted, who I was obsessed with (still am), Pez became part of that obsession.

I loved it so much that one year for Christmas at least half of my list was Pez-related!

I loved it so much I designed a Claudius Pez Dispenser T-shirt and put it up on the Ponder Couch Cafe Press store!

Soon after (like a day after) I got a Cease and Desist order from Pez to take it down. (I'm wearing the only one printed in the video!)

This panel added another food item to that obsession.

You can see it right in the middle of the panel.

A can of Ecto Cooler.

Man, do I love Ecto Cooler.

I hope they never discontinue it again.

I still also love Pez and Bill and Ted.

Day 246 - Geeking Out on Properties - 9/4/2015

Missed a few days.

Here goes some catch-ups.


Today's (Friday's) Thing-a-Day Thing is a list of 10 things I am obsessed with and would buy everything related to it if I had the money and space to display/store it.


(all pictures from google image searches)


1. Bozo the Clown!

I used to watch Bozo the Clown on WGN every day before school. My Bozo was Joey D'Auria.

The reason I became obsessed with Bozo was because I liked the show and Bart Simpson idolized Krusty the Clown.

I love the Simpsons so I wanted to be like Bart and "idolize" Bozo the Clown!


2. The Simpsons.

I mean, who isn't still obsessed with the Simpsons?


3. Bill and Ted!

Loved the cartoon, got this shirt, watched and loved the movies, cereal, comics, and horrible live action TV series!

Look forward to the sequel!

4. Ghostbusters!

Loved the cartoon. Loved the toys. Miss Ecto Cooler like crazy! Watched the movies 10 million times. Have enjoyed the games and any other merch I've consumed recently.

Love the idea of the new movie!

Hopefully there will be lots and LOTS of new merch!


I loved Filmation's Ghostbusters, too!

5. He-Man!

One of my first obsessions! I loved this cartoon with all of my heart. I saw the Secret of the Sword in theaters and loved it. I saw the live action movie and loved it (even though it's kind of terrible and not much like the cartoon). I had many of the toys, but I never got the Slime Pit or the Fright Zone. :(

I have enjoyed the newest cartoon and the handful of the new comics that I've read.

I hope another live action movie gets made, this time with Orko!


6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

As with the Simpsons, I think pretty much everybody around my age was in love with, and still is in love with, all thing Turtles!

I didn't hate the new movie, but I miss everything they changed/left out.


7. Roger Rabbit!

I've covered my love for Roger before.


8. My Pet Monster!

Again, see other posts!

9. All of the old Nick Toons!

I miss them all!

This extends to all of the old Nick programming, too.

10. Calvin and Hobbes!

If you've followed the Ponder Couch at all, you've likely read about my great love of all thing Calvin and Hobbes.



That's it!

There are many other things I'm obsessed with (Peanuts comics, all kinds of bands, Tiki culture, Homestar Runner...), but I said I was going to list 10, and these are the first 10 I thought of!

If you want to support my obsessive habits, please fund them or send presents of rare merch!

And there is always the WISHLIST!

210 - Give to Caesar... - 7/30/2015

Happy Birthday Kyle!



Today's Thing-a-Day Thing is a suggestion from Princess Melawesome.


I couldn't think of a Thing to make and asked her. She said that since it's the last couple days of July I should make a picture of its namesake.

Probably not the same Caesar... I don't feel like researching.


I do know he's the salad dressing dude...

Whaddayawanna eat, Brutus?

Day 106 - An Ode to the Reebok Pump - 4/15/2015

(Pic taken from here: http://images.freshnessmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/size_reebok_1-570x379.jpg)

Oh shoe I've longed for for so long

with inflation mechanisms, my ankle to lock

while other footwear, my feet, fit wrong

my true size almost never in stock.

In memory I blame my lack of funds

but I, myself, am who's at fault.

As delve deeper, my thoughts asund'

I plunge into my mem'ry vault.

Why have these shoes meant so much to me?

What have they represented?

How would my life improved be

if e'er I possessed the best shoes e'er invented?

As I sit here, feet be shod 

in Chuck Taylor instead

I remember my obsession born:

an episode of Bill and Ted.

Their adventures were excellent...