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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1995)
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Oh yeah . the greeting cards After completing his degree in history, Norris pa< ked up his belongings, throw Weasel In the track seat and dragged the two to Portland where they are now trying to make a living by using their humor to make others laugh. Single panels of Weasel's World have been converted to greeting cards that t an now be found in more than .20 stores throughout Otegon, Washington and California, including Paper Moon and Simply Magic in Eugene. "I basically just said. 'This is what I like to do and let's see if 1 can make a living out of it and if not. them's always a comer on 13th. "' Norm says “It has been frustrating at times trying to make ends meet, hut my feeling is that those cards an- something that is going to fly. I think it's more important to make people laugh, and if I can go to a store and see that people have bought my cards and they're making others laugh, then the struggle is worth it If you like Norris' sense of humor in W’eose/'s World, you'll love his greeting cards They range from a birthday card that has Abe Lincoln rei eiving the ater tit kets on his birthday to Elvis Presley joining the three kings on Christmas And for $1 SO. they're a hell of a lot cheaper than Hallmark Although the cards are sell ing weli, Norris admits his career as a cartoonist is being supplemented by a secondary job on the side, waiting tables He is now trying to raise enough money to print another 16 designs in the hopes that with a card line totaling more than -40. a sales representative will notice the line and join him in his efforts. "It's now just a matter of get ting the money to do it.'' Norris says. "Doing a printing of 16 design* cost# about $4.IKK), which it a ni< e i hunk of i honge to have up-front on something (hat can I** fitting in your office for several month* It's a busi ness of volume whore the more stores you get, the more cards they will buy and the more you can t lear out of your office. If I ever need to wallpaper any room though. I'll have plenty of designs to choose from." Norris says he also has enough rejection letters from syndicates to wallpaper the < oiling as well, but thankfully the laidback spirit and humor behind Weasel keeps him going I just remember to stay cool, grab a Inter and hope the nest letter will let a better one." And in the meantime' "Pm continuing my crusade to i hsnge the bed image that weasels have gotten," Norris says. 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