#flea circus

[yesterdaysprint]

Life magazine, November 28, 1930

#1930s #comics #vintage #history #flea circus #fleas

[earthworms-worm]

Flea Circus! They may be tiny, they may be fleas, but they can bring about the best entertainment a dusty corner has to offer!

They're part of a bigger story that I have absolutely not started yet, gotta draw the rest of the characters first lol

#flea circus #the flea circus has arrived! #art #artists on tumblr #character art #original art #original character #digital art #sketch #circus #the scottish police rat is also part of the story #they're friends #circus of fleas #this is my silliest idea yet #they're very sweet #happy new year #first sketch of the year #new year sketch #ahhahahaah the flea circus being the first thing I post in the new year is very on brand for me lmao

[danskjavlarna]

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Some very weird vintage insects are collected here.

#flea #flea circus #vintage headline #headline

[sedentatus]

When our youngest son was in 3rd grade (long ago) he brought the flea circus home with him. maybe he thought it was homework.

#Flea Circus #Homework #sharing in elementary school

[webcomicsetc]

Matt And Austin - 130 - Flea Circus - 10-15-2001

💥 https://mattandaustin.com/ 👈

#Throwback Thursday #Matt and Austin #webcomic #funny #jokes #sideshow #sideshows #flea circus #circus #hairless dogs #bad ideas #lol #follow

[sewertour]

My mother warned me not to go into the video arcades around Times Square in NYC, but Playland always seemed to call to me. There were three different Playland’s in the area, and I think my mom was thinking of the one on 42nd street pictured at the top in 1972, and seen in Midnight Cowboy (1969).

While it didn’t have video games yet, it had a carnival midway called Hubert’s Museum (in the basement) featuring a Flea Circus!

That location closed, but the one on 47th St In 1990 (pictured), had a pretty big selection of games, was very close to where you could still get a passable fake ID, and very few people in cowboy hats hustling outside.

The bottom picture, from a recreation of the 42nd St location for the HBO series The Deuce, looks a bit sleazier and distinctly lacks a flea circus.

#New York city #Times Square #playland #flea circus

[commodore-schmidlap]

My latest review! 🤘🏻🔥🎭

#innovative #experimental #shadow play #flea circus #pittsburgh #theatre

[heidismagblog]

#circus #circus magazine #woodstock #woodstock 94 #billie joe armstrong #green day #flea #anthony kiedis #red hot chili peppers #RHCP #trent reznor #nine inch nails #NIN #aerosmith #steven tyler

[wondrous-art]

Bugs in a bug circus? It's more likely than you'd think. More info under the cut.

So fun fact, Lampry was actually raised by a traveling miinu circus, and I finally got around to designing some of the troupe.

Peaberry is a transfem Peacock Spider who runs the show. She's boisterous and can dazzle a crowd, but she also runs a tight ship and can be a stickler for perfection, making sure everyone knows their routines so every show runs smoothly.

Picasso is a laid back clown who is nurturing and caring to the other members of the troupe. She's always trying to put a smile on people's face, while also making sure they are drinking enough water and taking breaks.

Singh is the oldest of the troupe and has a way with animals, and practically has a sixth sense with them. Don't ask him if he samples from them.

Ela and Eli are a brother and sister pair of acrobatic click beetles, always trying to show off and out compete each other.

#original characters #ocs #smallscale #miinu #circus #clown #bugs #anthro #beetles #spiders #flea #picasso #peaberry #Singh #Ela #Eli

[dandyshucks]

got a little silly and made another shuffle collage for the janitor :]

#julian the janitor #the orbiting human circus #i tried to fit in as many little references as i could fjfkdl #we got fireflies and a woodstove and chocolate croissants and a hypnotists pocket watch and an audio tape and clouds #oh and the telescope #and ofc the orkestral and a polar bear and a platypus #i tried to find a good flea image but there wasnt anything good fjdkdl #dandy.cmd #🗼got my love to keep me warm

[newyorkthegoldenage]

In the days before multi-million dollar contracts, retired ballplayers had to fend for themselves. Here, Grover Cleveland Alexander, former star pitcher with the Phillies and a Baseball Hall of Famer since 1938, performs at Hubert's Flea Circus on West 42nd St. in Times Square, January 19, 1939. I'm not sure exactly how he's "performing."

Photo: Associated Press

#vintage New York #1930s #Hubert's Flea Circus #Grover Cleveland Alexander #retired baseball players #Baseball Hall of Fame #Times Square #42nd St #Jan. 19 #19 Jan. #vintage 42nd St.

[earthworms-worm]

"Ye got a permit fer this?"

"Absolutely not lol"

A Scottish Police Rat and the Circus of Fleas (who most definitely do not have a permit for the things they do)

#art #artists on tumblr #character art #original art #creature #original character #digital art #digital sketch #digital drawing #scottish police rat #scotland forever #circus of fleas #flea circus #i love them #The flea circus is absolutely running an illegal pyramid scheme with no remorse #rat #rats #this rat is an absolute icon #he is talented #he is so done with the fleas #like he busts them for their shenanigans on a daily basis #they're friends I swear

[danskjavlarna]

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Some very weird vintage insects are collected here.

#flea #flea circus #balancing act #tightrope #anthropomorphism #vintage illustration #illustration

[morawcrumb]

"Is that a tear running down the Janitor's cheek??!?!"

#the orbiting human circus #orbiting human circus #julian the janitor #julian the orbitng human circus #tohc #the flea returns mwahah! #[tags] #Wanted to post it so i don’t forget ab it 😥😥

[spidermanifested]

people on this website will complain about people liking their art and not reblogging it, and personally i think this is the silliest most nonsense complaint to have on tumblr dot com, because you know what happens when a lot of people reblog your art on tumblr dot com. it gets to people who dont give a single shit about the art but see the high note count and assume theyre missing out on some big event that just NEEDS their input, and said input is invariably along the lines of "i thought the acronym you used for the show this is fanart for meant something else", and 2 other people have already commented the exact same thing, and these are the only comments you will ever receive

#i dont want notes!!!! i want peers!!! i want a dialogue with people who care about the characters i draw!!! #am i a circus clown to you. am i a trained flea #well your next performance is a beautiful ballet and if you dont start giving me a little respect then im burning this big top to the ground

[omtai]

the bug organisation emailed me back and misunderstood me entirely… just told me to look up flea circuses. so while it is possible to keep a flea in captivity i feel like putting it in a circus it the worst thing you could ever do to a creature like a flea. all those eyes in the audience on the little guy. probably shy as fuck and they put it in a CIRCUS

#reading the wikipedia page for flea circus made me so unbelievably sad #all the tricks rely on the flea’s instinct to escape but they weigh the thing down so it can’t #and lives it’s short life kicking paper balls and jumping around hopelessly #i feel like they just didn’t know enough about fleas to tell me #which i understand because who gives a fuck about the humble flea #i do… i don’t know why i’m so fixated on this idea as one as a pet #but i just keep picturing a little bug terrarium with tiny shrubs and grasses and sand and a little pool and toys #and there’s a bunch of fleas and they’re all bros and they’re happy and finally someone cares about them #crying at 8am over the idea of this #i feel like i’m the first person in history to care about a FLEA