Banana PC Jr

shogun · January 18, 2021, 9:56pm

He’s about 3 inches tall and made from 1/8th plywood.

Side view with cat for scale.

Back view with all the ports because why not.

File under: Because I wanted one.

cynd11 · January 18, 2021, 9:59pm

Oh, that is very cute. And so is your assistant!

dwardio · January 18, 2021, 11:17pm

Oliver will be jealous!

evermorian · January 18, 2021, 11:53pm

Just don’t put any Twisted Sister records in the floppy drive.

davidgal2 · January 19, 2021, 12:01am

The detail on the back is great, but where did you find that giant cat?

ChristyM · January 19, 2021, 12:14am

This cultural reference went right over my head - I had to Google it. And I’m still not sure what I missed, but at least I know I missed something.

Anyway, it’s really cute.

shogun · January 19, 2021, 12:48am

No Bloom County in your life? One of the best comic strips ever created. Very much worth hunting down and reading.

As to my giant lab assistant, he works cheap but he’s very lazy.

ChristyM · January 19, 2021, 12:57am

I was never a huge Bloom County fan. Nothing against it, but I didn’t read a lot of comic strips and that wasn’t high on my list. I’ll see if my husband is a fan. He’s got a bunch of comic strip-related books.

We have a large lazy cat, too (and a small jumpy cat). Both girls.

geek2nurse · January 19, 2021, 1:37am

Ummm…if it’s a PCjr, why does it say Macintosh on the back???

djfb · January 19, 2021, 2:39am

Being a Mac head, I love it! Even had a full sized one.

djfb · January 19, 2021, 2:39am

I honey! I enlarged the cat!

shogun · January 19, 2021, 2:43am

I figured if I was going to get sued, why not go for both.

PrintToLaser · January 19, 2021, 3:43am

Interesting, my neighbor has a company that is “Bloom County”, a major grower here in Colorado. I wonder if that’s where he got the name. I’ve done some signage for him.

dklgood · January 19, 2021, 6:05am

Thank you for this giant cat photo. I really needed it.

caribis2 · January 19, 2021, 6:27pm

I was/am. I own all the books and several plushies. I missed the reference as well. It’s been a long time.

rebecca · January 19, 2021, 9:14pm

Aww, cute (the kitty too). Cat for scale?

shogun · January 19, 2021, 9:46pm

At 14 pounds “scale” may not be the right word. He’s a chonky boy

rebecca · January 19, 2021, 10:03pm

I have one of those. He tries to keep me from getting work done. Here is one of his classic moves – pin-the-arm-down (with cuteness). He always wins.

shogun · January 19, 2021, 10:32pm

Awww. He definitely has the cuteness part down solid.

ChristyM · January 20, 2021, 6:30am

What a gorgeous color!

This is our “full-figured” girl. She’s the biggest cat I’ve ever had, male or female. I’m not sure the pic does her justice, but TiVo remote for scale. We got one of those 41-inch scratch posts and she can nearly reach the top when she scratches.