tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73541708031743406042011-12-22T23:05:56.618-08:00The official Blog of Half Baked by Rick Ellis. The place for ill-conceived thoughts and ramblings.Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-64751469924281245722011-10-26T09:19:00.000-07:002011-10-26T09:22:10.296-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Th3F0tWog50/TqgzeIAcm4I/AAAAAAAAArs/AXwRRJuvq6Y/s1600/Cover-Art1.gif"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Th3F0tWog50/TqgzeIAcm4I/AAAAAAAAArs/AXwRRJuvq6Y/s320/Cover-Art1.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667836723684219778" border="0" /></a><br />The New Book is Finally Ready!<br />Get it <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3709382">Here!</a><br /><br />Don't forget to get one for every one you know.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-6475146992428124572?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-26290654098630099232011-06-14T11:26:00.000-07:002011-06-14T11:35:16.954-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9-RhXY2jjtM/TfeoAVqtNyI/AAAAAAAAAf4/mq9f2itux04/s1600/BUTTERFLY2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9-RhXY2jjtM/TfeoAVqtNyI/AAAAAAAAAf4/mq9f2itux04/s320/BUTTERFLY2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618143783937718050" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-2629065409863009923?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-23821751769492726862011-05-19T13:08:00.000-07:002011-05-19T13:13:36.415-07:00Half Baked has been picked up by Ink Bottle Syndication. Tell your local newspaper you need a little Half Baked humor. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.inkbottlesyndicate.com/"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 199px; height: 193px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3aNS9slmwSM/TdV5VcvPRiI/AAAAAAAAAfs/Xk4M6ajASYg/s320/INK_BOTTLE_LOGO_little_II-199x193.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5608522320358360610" /></a><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-2382175176949272686?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-79327600691794056462011-02-10T06:11:00.000-08:002011-02-10T06:13:23.577-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gP2T6ucyoNY/TVPye1RQsJI/AAAAAAAAAfk/CJOr7E4GKsI/s1600/Pterodactyl-Cloud.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 100px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gP2T6ucyoNY/TVPye1RQsJI/AAAAAAAAAfk/CJOr7E4GKsI/s320/Pterodactyl-Cloud.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572063775496908946" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-7932760069179405646?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-24049097748169866172011-02-07T07:19:00.000-08:002011-02-07T07:24:47.171-08:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I stumbled upon this photo.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">I hate vampires. Especially agnsty </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">adolescent ones. </span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/TVANyrPfioI/AAAAAAAAAfc/ETeyFc4CL-M/s1600/92.jpg"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre; ">But I love Mr Bean. So this ends up being a neutral picture for me.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/TVANyrPfioI/AAAAAAAAAfc/ETeyFc4CL-M/s1600/92.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/TVANyrPfioI/AAAAAAAAAfc/ETeyFc4CL-M/s320/92.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570967903309630082" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-2404909774816986617?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-68246378978660838512010-05-07T08:17:00.000-07:002010-05-07T08:25:01.465-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S-Qws7GpXDI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/VMuhKo418iM/s1600/Beaver-Darn.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 100px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S-Qws7GpXDI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/VMuhKo418iM/s320/Beaver-Darn.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468549395872570418" /></a><br />Just a story I found interesting today. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100505/sc_afp/canadascienceenvironmentanimalbeaver">Damn Beavers.</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-6824637897866083851?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-66484434369563335422010-05-06T08:50:00.001-07:002010-05-06T08:55:14.771-07:00For those of you who don't know yet, I have a book. Its not a sequel. Its not a prequel. So I guess you'd call it a quel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S-LlWWmU3mI/AAAAAAAAAeI/riiE0LB2NyU/s1600/415FZrTUEsL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S-LlWWmU3mI/AAAAAAAAAeI/riiE0LB2NyU/s320/415FZrTUEsL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468185069767417442" /></a><br /><br />You can get it <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Half-Baked-collection-slightly-cartoons/dp/1449946623/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261952336&sr=1-2">HERE.</a><br /><br />Its a collection of the older Half Baked funnies.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-6648443436956333542?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-47261103409123864572010-03-10T06:24:00.000-08:002010-03-10T06:36:31.377-08:00Today is Chuck Norris' Birthday.<br />(born March 10, 1940)<br /><br />Here are some highlights:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S5es4yE0ffI/AAAAAAAAAdU/AWgZBYRNQgw/s1600-h/gameofdeath-norris-lee.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S5es4yE0ffI/AAAAAAAAAdU/AWgZBYRNQgw/s320/gameofdeath-norris-lee.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447012365842546162" /></a><br /><br />He's the one on the left.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S5esVWNMRYI/AAAAAAAAAdM/wkeuZND4WGY/s1600-h/chuck-totalgym.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 250px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S5esVWNMRYI/AAAAAAAAAdM/wkeuZND4WGY/s320/chuck-totalgym.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447011757066044802" /></a><br /><br />Here he is in a sock ad.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S5et2aNUDtI/AAAAAAAAAdc/XVh-etrYX1Y/s1600-h/IMG_2721.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S5et2aNUDtI/AAAAAAAAAdc/XVh-etrYX1Y/s320/IMG_2721.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447013424587607762" /></a><br /><br />On "Dancing With the Stars" (on the left again).<br />I believe they're doing the Tango.<br /><br /><br /><br />I like Chuck. Really.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-4726110340912386457?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-17968759126723783492010-02-03T07:02:00.000-08:002010-02-03T07:04:56.322-08:00It's Henry Heimlich's birthday. He's 90 years old. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S2mQdRXA47I/AAAAAAAAAc8/-LTnRycMV-Y/s1600-h/Hiemlich-Date.gif"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 100px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S2mQdRXA47I/AAAAAAAAAc8/-LTnRycMV-Y/s320/Hiemlich-Date.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434033257949750194" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-1796875912672378349?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-30027141011807694772010-02-02T10:45:00.000-08:002010-02-02T10:54:13.018-08:006 MORE WEEKS OF WINTER!<br />Or so the fat rodent says.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S2h0w1E3Y_I/AAAAAAAAAc0/k_jZC9AD8B4/s1600-h/family-vacations-groundhog-day.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 202px; height: 187px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S2h0w1E3Y_I/AAAAAAAAAc0/k_jZC9AD8B4/s320/family-vacations-groundhog-day.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433721332652532722" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-3002714101180769477?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-71944450001846959452010-01-12T13:28:00.000-08:002010-01-12T13:29:22.746-08:00It's been a while since I did some animation. <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZqujMCG-nGA&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZqujMCG-nGA&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-7194445000184695945?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7354170803174340604.post-58388540125985491052010-01-09T08:11:00.000-08:002010-01-09T08:34:55.782-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0ir3iac0VI/AAAAAAAAAac/Lv_X0mxE0Rw/s1600-h/clokey_art_cp_7645523.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0ir3iac0VI/AAAAAAAAAac/Lv_X0mxE0Rw/s200/clokey_art_cp_7645523.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424774721786663250" /></a><br />Art Clokey, creator of Gumby and Pokey, died Friday, January 8,2010. He was 88. <br />He also did the "Davey & Goliath" series. One of my favorites growing up. <br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0ir4ByLq6I/AAAAAAAAAak/LmD_9_Wb1-8/s1600-h/gumby-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0ir4ByLq6I/AAAAAAAAAak/LmD_9_Wb1-8/s200/gumby-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424774730207701922" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0ir4XGKf_I/AAAAAAAAAas/KGyftbxH2nk/s1600-h/davey__goliath.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0ir4XGKf_I/AAAAAAAAAas/KGyftbxH2nk/s200/davey__goliath.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424774735928655858" /></a><br /><br />Also, yesterday was Elvis' 75th birthday. Still in hiding. Here is what Gordon Donovan thinks he looks llike.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0it3PjFvxI/AAAAAAAAAa0/6siEFR2oTzg/s1600-h/wolffiles_old_small.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0it3PjFvxI/AAAAAAAAAa0/6siEFR2oTzg/s320/wolffiles_old_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424776915745881874" /></a><br /><br /><br />This is what I think he looks like now.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0iwAOegXRI/AAAAAAAAAa8/fycYlX4D3NY/s1600-h/mrthriftylg.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: undefinedpx; height: undefinedpx;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_g4iyThutqe0/S0iwAOegXRI/AAAAAAAAAa8/fycYlX4D3NY/s320/mrthriftylg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424779269100297490" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7354170803174340604-5838854012598549105?l=halftoons.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rick Ellishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17941447836238585143noreply@blogger.com2