![]() ![]() He is making do in the big, bad world as a miniature, self-sufficient guy, and that’s the bravest thing of all. The little fella isn’t prey to insecurities of size, nor does he puff himself up to intimidate. It’s a way of reversing his modest stature, his comfort in his skin. At most, we are urging others to “look at” or “check out” a little fella, although there is one interesting twist to this formula: declaring that someone or something is “just” a little fella. Our approval is implicit in the very act of recognition - if he didn’t please us, he wouldn’t acquire the title. When you’ve encountered enough little fellas, you start to notice that people rarely have much to say about them. Little fellas drawn on a napkin #tboi /Ea2WUJt5Aj Pro tip: if you’re running short on little fellas, go ahead and doodle some more. We’ll soon have you out of there” /TZHDC01PXf Got a little beer? Nope, that’s a little fella.Ī fluffy dog that some sheep have mistaken for one of their own? Definitely a little fella. parsa the convex polytope August 11, 2021 Then there are the more abstract little fellas, created by our strange ability to project personality onto shapes and visual patterns.Īren’t these triangles adorable? I have no idea why, either. He may have something of the kawaii aesthetic, originating in Japan - cute for the sake of cuteness - though many little fellas are naturally occurring: vegetables, animals, babies and so on. “Little fella” is the exact phrase with which you greet him. He could be cuddly, sweet or otherwise friendly in appearance. However, a little fella is always unassuming and unbothered. That said, a little fella needn’t actually be little or a fella. Garden has gone crazy with these little fellas. But no! Someone putting together the art for this document said to themselves, “How can I jazz up this cover a bit? I know - I’ll add a little fella.” And there he is, totally thriving on the page. The average person opening their microwave egg cooker for the first time won’t even pause to take stock of him indeed, he seems almost an afterthought of the designer. ![]() The anthropomorphic egg wearing sunglasses on a kitchen appliance manual is, to me, a platonic ideal of the form. ![]() If 2020 was all about discovering “ new kinds of guys,” then 2021 is a bonanza for little fellas, which come in a staggering variety - you just have to know where to look. Have you guys seen this little character? He has sunglasses on. Nowadays, a “little fella” is the thing to be. The same era saw a trend of championing enormousness: Remember the “ absolute unit”? But in the years since, the internet has pivoted to celebrating the small, short and diminutive. The memes that grew out of the game referenced the latter quality, and none was so rankling as a two-panel comic where Cuphead himself addresses the reader as “little fella.”Ĭlearly, “little fella” is used in patronizing fashion here - it targets the frustrated and petulant gamer on the point of bricking their console. Back in 2017, a video game called Cuphead was all the rage for a couple of reasons: It was 1) a visually sumptuous ode to the “rubber hose” style of animation seen in 1920s cartoons and 2) quite difficult. ![]()
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