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lackadaisycats · 3 months

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Lackadaisy Stratagem (Animated Short)

Just Mordecai and Viktor having a normal one.

Watch the full short here on YouTube!

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Clips here feature the animation and cleanup work of Sam Kessler (ENDO), Keaton Sapp, Julia Schoel, Carolina Senra, BMBrice, and Sam Staehler, with compositing by Matt Pichette!

#lackadaisy #lackadaisycats #cats #animation #indie animation #2d animation #cartoon #1920s #chess #animated short

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catsofyore · 6 months

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I love this roly-poly happy chonklet so much. 1929. Source.

#cat #cats #catsofyore #1920s #painting #folk art

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lordofdestructionm · 8 months

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Will we hit the new stretch goal and get those Mini episodes?

#lackadaisy #lackadaisycats #tracy j butler #animation #season one #zib #dorian zibowski #1920s #cats #gangsters #prohibition

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vintage-sweden · 20 days

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"Rosa and me", 1920s, Sweden. Johan Åström, chief engineer at the Växjö power station, with Rosa the cat.

#1920s #vintage men #vintage cats #cats

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newyorkthegoldenage · 22 days

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Jack Jegerke, the proud captor of three cats in the Great Bowling Green Neighborhood Cat Roundup, after leading his pals in the cleanup campaign conducted by the Bowling Green Neighborhood Association, March 28, 1925. More than a thousand homeless cats, ekeing out a filthy existence along the waterfront, were gathered in and given homes by the children.

Photo: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images/Fine Art America

#vintage New York #1920s #cat rescue #cats #March 28 #28 March #children #lower Manhattan #Bowling Green #animals

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koko2unite · 9 months

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mordecai heller, in a dress, agree, reblog

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creature1959 · 5 months

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🎶♣️ I like Mitzi she’s really pretty♣️🎶

And Eliza as a Lacka-cat

#my posts #creature1959 #creature195eliza!#art #illustration #character illustration #character art #fanart #antro art #furry #cat #1920s #lackadaisy #lackasona #lackadaisy mitzi #lackadaisy fanart

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humanoidhistory · 6 months

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Halloween postcard, 1926.

(UNT Libraries)

#halloween #pumpkin #history #black cat #illustration #antique #vintage #1920s

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the-evil-clergyman · 1 year

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Goddess of the Mountains by Fred L. Packer (1920's)

#fred l. packer #art #illustration #art deco #1920s #1920s art #vintage art #vintage illustration #vintage #american art #american artist #american illustrators #goddess #mountains #leopards #cats #golden age of illustration #classic art

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zombieeparty · 1 year

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rocky!

#lackadaisy #digital art #rocky #rocky rickaby #Lackadaisy Cats #fanart #furry #anthro #furry art #cat #1920s #i think he looks weird but rhhhgh ill post it anyways #he :) hes my friend #my art #artists on tumblr #artists of tumblr #lackadaisy fanart #sfw furry

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lackadaisycats · 1 month

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New musical, animated dance video up today! Or, well, Ivy's dancing. Freckle's just trying not to die.

Just a little something to vibe to!

Find it here!

#lackadaisy #lackadaisycats #cats #animation #indieanimation #electroswing #1920s #flapper #anthro #ivy pepper #freckle mcmurray

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catsofyore · 10 days

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Relatable: trying to take a nice photo with an uncooperative cat. 1923. Source.

#cat #cats #catsofyore #cats of yore #1920s

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lordofdestructionm · 5 months

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Wick Sable

The odd duck in the guilded cage

Despite this being a feral Mordecai and Viktor account I do occasionally like to dig into the others.

Wick is a character Lackadaisy fans love but don't talk about very much. He just the rich friendly geologist with a love of illicit beverages and a crush on Mitzi. Indeed he is all those things. But I want to dig a little into what may be hidden depth (geography joke haha)

Professional dissatisfaction

When we first meet Wick he is behind his desk looking very tired and beaten down. Forcing himself to keep working late into the night with excessive coffee. Attending to a large pile of paper work for tomorrow.

His expression shifts slightly when he sees the Lackadaisy pins fall out of the envelope and realises the letter is an invitation to him (and his fellow aristocrats) to the speakeasy.

This hatred of paper work and the administrative side of his business is a recurring issue for Wick. Making the reason for his reliance on the capable and attentive Lacy very obvious. Exhaustian and too much alchohol are no doubt partly to blame, but it seems to be something that puts him in a very depressed state of mind.

But when actually on the job, overseeing the hands on work of blasting a new quarry, his mood is much more positive. Indeed he has a very real and sincere love for geology and the nitty gritty work of his business. When he first went to the Lackadaisy he was spellbound by the lime caverns themselves as much by Mitzi's charm.

Its his special interest and he will go on long unprompted monologues on the topic if given the chance. Meaning it is specifically the being trapped in his office dealing with the red tape that makes him so unhappy not the industry itself.

Its almost sad that he is the one in charge of the company rather than in a role that puts him closer to the action which seems to bring him real joy. Like someone who loves cooking being in charge of a restuarant or someone that loves drawing running an animation studio.

They love the product/industry but that doesn't mean they enjoy their specific place in it.

Unimpressed Peers

Despite Wicks enthusiasm it proves not be infectious with his fellow elite, who complain about being dragged out of town to watch something, that while very important to Wick, they clearly could not care less about (even not that quietly mocking him and his love for rocks and construction)

When the evening doesn't go to plan due to the uninvited pig farmers Wick has an interesting exchange with Edmund Church, seemingly the most prominent of the St Louis upper crust in the group. Warning him about getting any more involved with an unsavoury crowd, especially Mitzi, outside of simply enjoying the occasional drink.

Wick doesn't take kindly to the snarky criticism and borderline threat to his reputation and responds with a much more direct statement on his peers sour nature

Tracy has mentioned that Church has a role yet to play in the story and it seems safe to assume from this it may well involve Wick in a less than friendly way if he continues to associate with his "lessers" as Church and the others see things.

Despite needing to remain on civil terms to keep them invested in his business, Wick clearly has little love for them, a feeling that is mutual as they have little respect for him and see him as an oddball, only tolerating him because his talent in his field can help make them a tidy profit.

But while he doesn't appreciate Church's sniping Wick IS concerned about his reputation, but not entirely for his own sake or that of his elitist associates, but for the many people who rely on him for employment, who could be hurt by extension of he gets pulled too deep into the less than repectable world of bootlegging

Romantic life

Outside of the crush he has had on Mitzi since first meeting her at the Speakeasy, we have very little information about Wicks love life before this. Being a handsome and wealthy gentleman from a good family, you would think he would he fighting women off with a stick, maybe even be a bit of a playboy.

Instead you get the impression Wick is pretty far away from being a ladies man. Mentioning to Mitzi that he doesn't even really know how to talk to women unless its about rocks, bugs or limestone.

He is clearly attracted to her and is tempted by her to risk his reputation and by extension his business to get closer to her, but so far his fear of the very real consequences are deterring him from taking that gamble.

Though there is that personal aspect to it, it seems that in a more abstract sense Mitzi's appeal to Wick is not just in her beauty and seductive personality, but in the excitement and thrill of her Speakeasy and bootlegging operations.

In that sense Mitzi represents that touch of danger and excitement that during prohibition many otherwise law abiding citizens enjoyed indulging in illegal drinking establishments. Being* just* naughty enough to give them a fun thrill while being detached from the more brutal blood soaked aspects.

Wick is a good natured person (the worst thing he has done is shoot a duck in his youth which he was forced to do) living a very "respectable" life, but that makes the superficial glamour of the world of underground drinking establishments and secret booze stashes even more appealing. Thats why despite his concerns and responsibilities he keeps going back ,not just to Mitzi, but to the Lackadaisy specifically. It has pretty geography, a pretty owner, and an open door to a more exciting avenue of life

Its for that same reason he doesn't seem to be overly uncomfortable with lovable bi disaster Zib flirting with him at the bar. He may have no intention of reciprocating, but it couldn't be a more different experience to the world he is used to

Even if he doesn't yet want to take the full plunge it all excites him enough to keep him circling the edges.

Because despite having so much going for him there are things about his life that not only bore him but make him unhappy. Whether its piles of paperwork, dealing with much stuffier "conventional" fellow aristocrats and not wanting to be like them, or just a general lack of true passion in his life, he is clearly a man looking for something more satisfying

Whether or not he remains a "tourist" or decides to take that gamble, throw his reservations to the wind, and take a more active role in the gang, is yet to be seen...