Per Lambiek Comiclopedia, Gary Whitney was an underground comix artist.
He contributed to Bizarre Sex and Dope Comix at Kitchen Sink Press,
and was also present at Artie Romero’s Everyman Studios. He drew the
‘Phoebe & the Pigeon People’ comic strip (1978-1996), written by
Jay Lynch for the Chicago Reader. From 1990 on, Jim Siergey was assistant-inker.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 460a Ball ‘N SHANE & 460b Hard ROCKY, by JAMES Warhola,
features OS1
character artwork for cards 26a Slobby ROBBIE & 26b Fat MATT and
OS2 character artwork for cards 76a BONNIE Bunny & 76b Pourin’ LAUREN,
both originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #8 and #7, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS4 character artwork for cards
132a Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK, originally created by JOHN
Pound.

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During
the early 70s, the now infamous “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service”
window signs became pretty widespread at businesses, originally aimed
towards the hippie movement, which included counterculture and nonconformity.
As
with previous comic entries, BONNIE seemed to have been very popular
with JAY; this showcases her first appearance for this release of reverse
card backs. BONNIE obviously doesn’t have a problem with the “No
Shirt” policy—and assuming he’s still wearing “No Shoes”,
which is out of sight—but
apparently draws the line at ruining tablecloth linen.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 462a Half PRICE & 462b Checked CHET, by JOHN Pound,
features OS4
character artwork for cards 134a Hip KIP & 134b WALT Witless and
OS5 character artwork for cards 194a Nasty NANCY & 194b Razzin’
ROSLYN, both originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #28 and #27, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS1 character artwork for cards
8a ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY, originally created by JOHN Pound.

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Another
beatnik (50s/60s) character reference by JAY, whom was very big within
the undergound comix scene and had hippie (70s) cohorts, such as Skip
Williamson, as inspiration for quite a bit of his material. If you’re
familiar with how Janice speaks, from The Muppet Show, “Oh, Like,
Wow, Man…”, a combination of both, Hip KIP would sound somewhat
similar, straight out of the Beat Generation, living a bohemian lifestyle,
wanting to stay ‘cool’ and not interrupt. The comic suggests that Nasty
NANCY has been razzing for three weeks straight, and Hip KIP has patiently
been waiting to catch a break in her ranting.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 464a Tongue Tied TEDDY & 464b Dressed To KILLIAN, by
TOM Bunk, features OS1
character artwork for cards 6a ART Apart & 6b Busted BOB and OS2
character artwork for cards 47a Disgustin’ JUSTIN & 47b Vile KYLE,
both originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #12 and #11, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS4 character artwork for cards
132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The
dismembered character, Busted BOB, looks disgusted and angry for a very
good reason, he’s been torn apart for no good reason. Sadly, the apologetic
character, Vile KYLE, is victim to a case of ‘mistaken identity’, per
the Merriam-Webster dictionary, “a situation in which someone or
something is mistakenly thought to be someone else.” The biker
gang member is only living up to his bad-boy stereotype, but could consider
some anger management strategies.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 465a Upsy DAISYS & 465b Barfy BARBIES, by JOHN Pound,
features OS3
character artwork for cards 116a Eerie ERIC & 116b Berserk KIRK,
originally created by TOM Bunk, and OS5 character artwork for cards
201a MICHAEL Mutant & 201b ZEKE Freak, originally created by JOHN
Pound,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #14 and #13, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS4 character artwork for cards
132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The
freakshow character, MICHAEL Mutant, is seen without his ‘normal’ face
mask, which hides his protruding third eye, snout-like nose, and monster-like
grin. The mask would seemingly suggest that the character was already
aware of his freakish looks, but perhaps the mask was purchased after
this interation with Eerie ERIC. The fury critter, Eerie ERIC, pays
the freaky character an indirect insult by only stating, “A mirror!”,
an indirect object, rather than stating, “It’s YOU!”, a direct,
personal afront.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 467a Tongue In CHICO & 467b NICK Lick, by JOHN Pound,
features OS6
character artwork for cards 248a HECTOR Collector & 248b G.P. KAY,
originally created by JAMES Warhola, and OS7 character artwork for cards
251a Barfin’ BARBARA & 251b VALERIE Vomit, originally created by
JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #20 and #19, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS1 + OS4 character artwork for
cards 8a
ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY and 132a Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped
ZACK, respectively,
both originally created by JOHN Pound.

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Lynch
has a tendency of making his GPK comic characters a bit grouchy and
accusatorial. I first thought the character at the tub was OS2 GPK
character 52a Dirty HARRY & 52b ROB Slob (by JOHN Pound), but the
character has no pig snout and might actually like a bathtub filled
with dirty contents. The banana brings to mind OS6 GPK character HECTOR
Collector. Regardless, the obvious suspect, Barfin’ BARBARA dodges the
question by placing the blame on a ‘vomit fairy’, where within the realm
of fey, fairies are known to pull pranks and be mischievous.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 469a Upset TOMMY & 469b Tub ‘O LARS, by TOM Bunk, features
OS5
character artwork for cards 170a RICHIE Retch & 170b LUKE Puke and
OS7 character artwork for cards 251a Barfin’ BARBARA & 251b VALERIE
Vomit, both originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #38 and #37, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS1 character artwork for cards
8a
ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The
barfing GPK characters are finding a bit of time to converse between
bouts of vomiting episodes.
Quite a few individuals suffer from nausea or motion sickness caused
by the rocking or movement of a ship, boat, etcetera, on a body of water.
Naturally, lockjaw, the condition of tetanus, is a spasm of the jaw
muscles which cause the mouth to remain tightly closed. This would NOT
be ideal while puking, which would back up in the mouth and be forced
up through the nasal passage and out through the nostrils.

Original Series — Tow Puzzle Preview
cards: 472a
WALTER Fall + 481a Car-Stick KARLA
— twenty-one Puzzle Piece cards: 461a,
463a, 466a, 468a, 470a, 471a, 474a, 475a, 476a, 478a, 479a, 482a, 485a,
487a, 488a, 490a, 492a, 494a, 495a,
496a, 500a.

NOTE: 472 + 481 ALSO CONTAIN A
PAIR OF COMIC BACK VARIATIONS

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 472a WALTER Fall & 472b RONNY Nose, by JOHN Pound,
features OS2
character artwork for cards 81a Split KIT & 81b Mixed-Up MITCH,
originally created by JOHN Pound, and OS9 character artwork for cards
366a Low-Life LOLA & 366b SIS Pool, originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK
IT!‘ panels #36 and #35, respectively, created by Richard McGuire,
featuring OS1 character artwork for cards 8a
ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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Although beggars can’t
be choosers, the Low-Life LOLA character is still questioning the condition
of her hand out, served on a platter/plate, no less.
Squashed equals an item that is flat and out of shape, as a result of
being crushed or squeezed with force. The nicer side of Split KIT answered
the trapped victim’s needs by bringing them food, but the meaner side
of Split KIT misinterpreted ‘Step on it!’, in the literal sense, rather
than the metaphorical. The phrase, “step on it” is an idiomatic
expression that means to hurry up or go faster, usually used in the
context of driving (putting the pedal to the metal), rather than actually
stepping or stomping on something.

Original Series — Two Puzzle Preview
cards: 472b RONNY Nose & 481b Cruisin’ SUSAN — twenty-one Puzzle
Piece cards: 461b,
463b, 466b, 468b, 470b, 471b, 474b, 475b, 476b, 478b, 479b, 482b, 485b,
487b, 488b, 490b, 492b, 494b, 495b, 496b,
500b.

NOTE: 472 + 481 ALSO CONTAIN A
PAIR OF COMIC BACK VARIATIONS

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 473a Heavy MERYL & 473b One-Night STAN, by JOHN Pound,
features OS4
character artwork for cards 141a ASHLEY Can & 141b GRETA Garbage,
originally created by TOM Bunk, and OS6 character artwork for cards
343a Con VIC & 343b AL Catraz, originally created by TOM Bunk,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #6 and #5, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS4 character artwork for cards
132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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Within the short exchange
between the homeless character, ASHLEY Can, and the prison inmate, Con
VIC, the
word ‘wanted’ is misinterpreted for the words ‘want ad’. ‘Wanted’, as
an adjective, means being searched for by the police due to a crime,
a wanted man. Remeniscent of the Old West, instead of ‘WANTED’
posters being plasters on walls, etcetera, as a form of circulation,
current trends have the information printed in newspaper or displayed
on TV, or even before it hits the public conscience within the FBI.
A ‘Want ad’ is a classified advert(isement) in a newspaper or magazine,
a small ad for something that is wanted. Not necessarily looking for
two armed robbers for larceny.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 477a INGRID Inc. & 477b Smokestack ZACH, by JOHN Pound,
and 497a Lame LEM & 497b EDWARD Hopper, by JAMES Warhola, features
OS1
character artwork for cards 26a Slobby ROBBIE & 26b Fat MATT and
character artwork for cards 35a Wrinkly RANDY & 35b Rockin’ ROBERT,
both originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #26 and #25 + #40 &
#39, respectively, created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS1 character
artwork for cards 8a
ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The angry café
patron, Slobby ROBBIE, is upset with how the waiter messed
up his order, declaring, “I ordered fried RICE!”, and apparently
not fried mice. Retirement must’ve been too boring for Wrinkly RANDY
who’s jumped out of his rocker and back into the workforce, holding
a pad of paper & pencil rather than his cane. Due to RANDY’s advanced
age, his hearing may not be up-to-scratch. This is the second appearance
by ROBBIE in The Garbage Gang single panel comics, but this time, the
restaurant must’ve had a “No
Shirt, No Shoes, No Service” sign
outside. Note: Lynch placed a little pig label on the character’s non-Lacoste
(alligator/crocodile) shirt, signifying his appetite and personality.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 480a ROBBY Rubbish & 480b Garbage Pail KITTY, by JOHN
Pound, features OS4
character artwork for cards 162a Yicchy MICKEY & 162b Barfin’ BART,
originally created by JOHN Pound, and OS6 character artwork for cards
215a Gnawing NORA & 215b Nervous NELLIE, originally created by TOM
Bunk, plus
‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #30 and #29, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS1 character artwork for cards
8a
ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY,
originally created by JOHN Pound. NOTE: the OS4 character artwork for
135a ROCK E. Horror & 135b MARTY Gras, by JOHN Pound, has the same
tattoo on the same arm (w/o ‘MOM’), so could be out of drag.

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The artwork depicts a
scenario of Barfin’ BART, looking spiffy in his tuxedo, and Nervous
NELLIE, looking pretty in her trademark purple dress, having invited
another GPKid over for dinner. Perhaps they had mentioned dinner would
be informal and “…not to dress UP for dinner”, where it
was obviously misunderstood. Dressing up for dinner usually means formal
wear, whereas, “NOT to dress” would mean no clothing or attire
at all, but thankfully the guest is sporting a diaper. The individual
is a bit rougher in nature, having a ‘MOM’ sailor tattoo, smoking a
cigarette, and being unshaven and showing facial stubble.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 481a Car-Stick KARLA & 481b Cruisin’ SUSAN, by JOHN
Pound, features OS2
character artwork for cards 76a
BONNIE Bunny & 76b Pourin’ LAUREN
and OS6 character artwork for cards 239a JERRY Atric & 239b ABRAHAM
Wrinklin’, both originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK IT!‘ panels #34 and #33, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS1 character artwork for cards
8a
ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The older patron, JERRY
Atric, is very concerned that the waitress, BONNIE Bunny, has her thumb
digit in his ordered soup. Warmth may be good for cleaning any wound
(unless bacteria is concerned), but BONNIE should be able to tell if
any wound is infected if there’s increasing pain, swelling, and redness,
however, I’m not sure this is pass proper health & safety
codes by the employee, and a potential health concern for the patron.
This is BONNIE’s second appearance as waitstaff for The Garbage Gang
comics, the setting makes for easy comedic interactions.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 483a Seedy SYDNEY & 483b Fertile MYRTLE and 489a Irate
IRA & 489b Angry ANNIE, both by JOHN Pound,
features OS5
character artwork for cards 170a RICHIE Retch & 170b LUKE Puke and
OS7 character artwork for cards 251a Barfin’ BARBARA & 251b VALERIE
Vomit, both originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK
IT!‘ panels #32 & #31, plus #18 & #17, respectively,
created by Richard McGuire, featuring OS1 character artwork for cards
8a
ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY
and OS4
character artwork for cards 132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
both originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The same projectile vomiters
can also be seen with The Garbage Gang comic for card 469, but both
characters were hanging over, and barfing over, the side of a boat,
instead of standing inside of a building. VALERIE mentions having been
barfing for three hours straight, and RICHIE mentions starting back
up again after lunch, so one would assume that the three hours of contents
belong to breakfast, the next three hours would then belong to lunch,
and if they kept going, they’d eventually take a dinner break with another
three hours of puking.
BTW, VALERIE also makes quite a few appearances in these panel comics.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 484a TIM Can & 484b RUSTY Bolts, by JOHN Pound,
features OS5
character artwork for cards 198a Gore MAY & 198b CONNIE Sewer, originally
by JOHN Pound, OS6 character artwork for cards 215a Gnawing NORA &
215b Nervous NELLIE,
originally
created by TOM Bunk,
and OS9 character artwork for cards 355a Beasty BOYD & 355b Semi
COLIN, originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK
IT!‘ panels #22 and #21, respectively, created by Richard McGuire,
featuring OS1 character artwork for cards 8a
ADAM Bomb & 8b Blasted BILLY,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The comic
panel shows a usually panic-strickened Nervous NELLIE being very assertive,
considering her little brother has been replaced with another infant
child… a girl, so now NELLIE has a little sister instead. Since Semi
COLIN apparently took her little brother out for a ‘walk’, highly suggests
her brother was older and walking, and COLIN replaced him with a baby
in a stroller, which may have looked more fun. COLIN’s response of ‘newer
clothes’ feels very random and like a weak excuse, especially since
the CONNIE Sewer character is basically only wearing a diaper and a
bib w/ bow.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 486a Chiseler CHAD & 486b JULIUS Sneezer, by JAMES
Warhola,
features OS2
character artwork for cards 52a Dirty HARRY & 52b ROB Slob, originally
by JOHN Pound,
and OS6 character artwork for cards 235a Ugly HANS & 235b JAN Hand,
originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK
IT!‘ panels #2 and #1, respectively, created by Richard McGuire,
featuring OS4 character
artwork for cards 132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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As is typical with Lynch
comics, both characters are rather grumpy and rude, instead of smiling,
in comparison with their card images. Usually
referred to as a ‘hand puppet’,
the made-up ‘fistface’ word is quite humorous, especially considering
it’s hard enough to make the face ‘talk’, let alone make a mean-spirited
facial dirty look. Ugly HANS’ response of Dirty HARRY having a ‘dirty
look’ all of his life tracks, considering he lives a dirty lifestyle
in a pigpen/pigsty.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 491a Sunken TREVOR & 491b Anchored HANK, by JAMES Warhola,

features OS3
character artwork for cards 84a JOE Blow & 84b ROD Wad, originally
by JOHN Pound,
and OS6 character artwork for cards 223a LOLLY Poppy & 223b LILY
Popped, originally created by TOM Bunk,
plus ‘FLICK
IT!‘ panels #4 and #3, respectively, created by Richard McGuire,
featuring OS4 character artwork for cards 132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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Perhaps the wordiest of
the OS12 panel comics… the concerned JOE Blow has called ‘the doctor’,
but I speculate that a doctor, even in the 80s, would be making personal
house calls and home visits… JOE most likely called 911 emergency
line or something similar to
have an ambulance and/or paramedics get to the scene. Although JOE was
scared that the now unbothered LOLLY Poppy was screaming due to the
lollipop having been lodged in her throat, but rather, her only concern
was not having one to suck on and quickly found a replacement.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 493a Peanut Butter ‘N KELLY & 493b Out-To-Lunch LANCE,
by JOHN Pound,
features OS3
character artwork for cards 84a JOE Blow & 84b ROD Wad, originally
by JOHN Pound,
and OS6 character artwork for cards 207a Over FLO & 207b Moist JOYCE,
originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK
IT!‘ panels #16 and #15, respectively, created by Richard McGuire,
featuring OS4 character artwork for cards 132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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With JOE Blow’s first
comic panel appearance, we didn’t get to see his ‘Bazooka Gum’ t-shirt,
but it’s on full display this time, minus the extra colours.
The assumed reason Moist JOYCE skipped the letter ‘P’, while reciting
the alphabet, is because instead of saying ‘P’ she actually ‘p’eed—in
a very literal sense. Naturally, ‘pee’ is a verb to unrinate, where
the noun ‘urine’ is a watery, typically yellowish fluid stored in the
bladder and discharged through the urethra. Compared to the original
card artwork, the urine is very concentrated this go round.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 498a Rolls ROYCE & 498b Piston PETE, by JOHN Pound,

features OS2
character artwork for cards 45a Leaky LINDSAY & 45b Messy TESSIE,
originally by JOHN Pound,
and OS9 character artwork for cards 352a HERMAN Hormone & 352b Turned-On
RON, originally created by TOM Bunk,
plus ‘FLICK
IT!‘ panels #10 and #9, respectively, created by Richard McGuire,
featuring OS4 character artwork for cards 132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The Leaky LINDSAY character
is seen sporting a pageant sash titled ‘MISS DEMEANOR‘,
where ‘demeanor’ is the outward behaviour or bearing—how someone
presents themselves to others, which includes their actions, tone of
voice, facial expressions, body language, etcetera.
HERMAN Hormone, who’s very excited to be in close encounter with a swimsuit-clad
LINDSAY, is heard asking who had won the beauty contest, and the answer
is ‘NOBODY’. Meaning, not one participant was beautiful, suggesting,
all of them were gross. They ARE GPK.

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The comic back for OS12
reverse card 499a Abandoned AMANDA & 499b Please Give Me A HOMER,
by JOHN Pound,
features OS2
character artwork for cards 76a
BONNIE Bunny & 76b Pourin’ LAUREN,
originally by JOHN Pound,
and OS4 character artwork for cards 162a Yicchy MICKEY & 152b Barfin’
BART, originally created by JOHN Pound,
plus ‘FLICK
IT!‘ panels #24 and #23, respectively, created by Richard McGuire,
featuring OS4 character artwork for cards 132a
Bony TONY & 132b Unzipped ZACK,
originally created by JOHN Pound.

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The Barfin’
BART character is pictured as a clean patron, and not shoveling questionable
food and garbage down his gullet just yet. Ordering a bowl full of pigs’
eyeballs floating in dog saliva isn’t out-of-character for him, but
it would definitely seem very disgusting to BONNIE Bunny, seen as a
waitress instead of a hostess, within a restaurant setting this time.
Nutmeg is a hard, aromatic, sphere-like tropical tree seed, which is
grated up and used as a spice in cooking and baking, often combined
with cinnamon and added to desserts. Naturally, due to BART’s disgustingly
distinctive taste pallet, nutmeg would be too ‘gross’ for him.