#tom funk

Tom Funk and Edna Eicke at his and hers drawing boards 

I bought this book quite a while ago and put it in the bag I was going to put my clock tools in.

I transferred my tools over today and discovered this "little" guy at the bottom! (All 988 pages!)

I'm also fond of the inscription. It really is full of so many cool knowledge tidbits!

For instance, did you know Friday was originally meant to be named after Venus but was, instead, named initially after Frigga and then Freya? I didn't!

(And, yes, this is super Monroe-coded. It was part of the inspiration for the buy.)

[Image ID 1: Book cover reading "2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings & Expressions from White Elephants to a Song & Dance / Charles Earle Funk Drawings by Tom Funk" The cover is adored with clipart from past decades and, presumably, Tom Funk's illustration style End ID]

Brutalismus 3000 "JE N'EXISTE PAS" (2023)

New Yorker artists Tom Funk and Edna Eicke