Vol 3, Page 6 – Tinker’s Damn
I’m not sure why these pages stopped automatically posting. I’ll look into it.
In the meantime, here’s a medieval bat in a hat.
Picardy Book of hours, 15th century, Abbeville,
Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 16, fol. 31v Source
Jane is really having the worst luck. And I probably spent too much time designing the “Deviled Ham” logo on the side of the truck. Not because it’s important, but because it needed to be done.
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tinker’s damn indeed!
Oh dear… I was expecting this to be her big moment, to show that she’s matured, got a handle of this whole vigilante business and is ready for the big challenge ahead. Looks like she still has a long way to go… Like, maybe, learn not to use her gadgets as a crutch.
I love the logo at the side of that truck. Deviled ham… Mmm hmm. It’s details like this that really help sell a story and make its world feel whole.
Three strikes and she’s out? 😉
Funny story, I spent at least an hour researching, designing and making a vector version of the Deviled Ham logo. And then accidentally flattened it into pixels so it wasn’t reusable. Blah.
Of all the time to break a heel.
Yay, you spotted my terrible visual pun. 😀
Fun fact: The original phrase was “tinker’s dam”, and referred to the small circle of rolled clay that a Tinker (potmender) used to encircle the area on a pot or pan to be mended. It’s purpose was to prevent the (lead-based) solder from running off before it cooled so that it would instead plug the hole in the pot or pan. The clay ring or “dam” was brushed off, as it was then worthless for anything more.
When pots and pans became cheap enough to throw away instead of fix, the word “tinker” was repurposed to mean “fiddle around with” or “try to fix” and “tinker’s dam” was respelled, although the meaning “worthless” was retained.
The things I best remember reading are directly proportional to how little they matter. ^^
This is the best, the internet needs people like you!
Thank you, DV! I love finding out this kind of stuff. 😀
These things will be important someday, I’m sure of it.
In the “explaining antique words and phrases” department, you’re still far ahead. ^^
Oh, and did you pick my icon, or was it luck that I got a delta shape?
The icon gods smile upon thee. Totally random chance. I like these monster guys more than the previous set.
Deviled Ham is an important part of the economy of the 21st century, so of course it needs a great logo!
I can’t say enough how ecstatic I am that I Mummy is back. It’s helping me get jazzed up for my own return. Also, these new pages are fantastic.
Glad to hear it.
The sneak peeks of your next pages has me excited, too. 😀