Gary Justis

Gary Justis
Location
Bloomington, Illinois, US
Birthday
April 04
Bio
Gary Justis has worked primarily in the area of kinetic sculpture for the last 32 years. He lived and worked in Chicago from 1977 to 1999. He currently resides in Bloomington Illinois, where he teaches and writes stories about his actual experiences. (please take a look at his "Sculpture" link for more info)

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OCTOBER 13, 2011 8:59AM

The Domestic "53%"

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Kitties

Back to front: Mr Darcy and Lil’ Smoke

53% of our family is feline. They are not empowered with that serious percentage by mere numbers (there are two humans and a dog also) but by the force of their kitty personalities. They demand a full 53% of the attention, and they dominate fully 53% of the furniture. They account for a full 53% of our happiness.

 

 

Community Machine Gun
 
From Labor Day Parade, Bloomington, IL   2011

A generous 53% percent of decommissioned weapons end up in the hands of Parade Organizers and Public Park Commissioners. The remaining 47% are usually scrapped…yeah, right…I am 47% sure of that...

Note: I do not own this weapon array.

 

 

Fighter2
 

Fighter, early 20th century, photographer unknown

 
53% of all fight photos do not show the entire story. There are always two sides to any conflict (maybe three if you count the spectators on the porch). My Grandpa would have said, "The feller is stripped down to fightin’ weight!”

 

It's reasonable this could be an Edwardian Era men’s underwear ad, or at least an out-take at a photo shoot…Naw…I think there is an imminent conflict, and I base it on a 53% confidence level. That leaves the remaining 47% of the photo's real meaning a mystery (along with 93% of the subject's clothing).

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Hilarious, good fun.
I love the fightin' man. I want a poster of him in my room! I'm 100% sure. Fun piece with just the right hint of left field!
Cats do skew the statistics...Well stated.
hilarious!

note: question for the 53 percenter drone: have you fed the machine today?
This was very clever and a perfect way to start my day!
Love the kitties.. I love taking pictures of animals as they are so innocent.. We should never lose innocence
HUGGGGGGGGG
Gary this was 95% shorter than any piece I've seen on OS, You used 110% of your talent and tickled 100% of my funny bones. They don't have to be long to be good! Nice one ! ;
53% of use our intelligence when voting, usually. It's a percentage or two change that makes all the difference.
Thank you all for taking time to come by! I'm teaching today, but I will catch up w all of you soon!
that grey kitty has fur that looks like a chinchilla! and the other one, tempting you to pet her/his belly with that innocent look, mm-hmm. love the stats and the bare-fisted fighting man, great post, gary.

have i told you lately that i have always loved your banner headline? and every time i come to your blog, i still love it just as much? outlandishly good.
Just farkin brilliant! Expected nothing less than your artist's take on this, filled with perfectly executed images and dry wit. Bravo!
My cats and dog are the 99% around here. I'm the 1% who out of my great wealth supply the food. Oh look, they're demonstrating this very moment, demanding their (totally unearned hippie) suppers.
That fightin' man needed some man tan! Well done.
Ha! some white skin there Gary, only in Bloomington! Just kidding fun post.
Hang on a second, just paging through my dictionary. . .yep. Just as I thought. Next to ORIGINAL---there is your picture!
Wow. If 2 cats have 53% by the force of their kitty personalities, then our cats have a solid 116% in our house. Except the happiness part . . . they bring happiness, but perhaps not a full majority.
Beth, that guy is the ivory skinned god we all wish we could get close to…
Well…..maybe just close to the picture. I am wondering if he had been drinking whiskey….

Linnnn, they always will too.

Ume, the machine will not eat for some reason. Thanks for the visit!

Buffy, I like seeing you come by!

Linda, Huggs to you too. Unfortunately I lost my innocence in 1972, but I am good at pretending I still have it. My wife can see right through me.

Jim, good to see you! It is short because I’m so bad at math.

Lea, That elusive 1% is hiding somewhere in Peoria….

Candace, She is a Silkirk Rex Extra Curly. She feels like a little sheep. Frontal face, expressive beyond belief. Thanks for liking the banner. Rob did it with my text.
The quote is from a short story Steve Arney and I wrote about University corruption called, “The Swallowing”

I hope to publish it one day. It needs much editing and a re-write.

Jane, How about a Grey kitty whose paw palms are black? Thanks!

Sally, Miss you beautiful! Thank you for your appreciation Sally.

Myriad, Hippie cats are the worst…especially the rich ones. They go to parks and walk their expensive dogs and complain about the g$%^$%& establishment…

Zuma, he needs to borrow George Hamilton’s apparatus.

Rita, not this year…not a pale-skinned republican in the house. The summer was bright and brutal.

Roger, I hope they didn’t use the photo where my hair is parted on the other side!......

Owl, Oh those Kitties…they aspire to…….well, to be content..on their terms!

Nikki, thank you, but sometimes I’m not sure which one of “the men” I am.

Thanks Bike!
Great stuff! Love the cat photos. We have 4. Rated.
We were at 50%, but a coyote got involved and now support for feline demands is down to 33%.
Levity is a good tonic right about now.