Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 16, 2018

The Sun.

Clothes make the chicken.

That can’t be a leash.

Ted’s looking to recharge the battery but it’s a hens night out for Celeste.

How does one remove… ahem… chicken poop from chiffon. I doubt Chauncey there is wearing teeny depends.

It is fair to say that Ted and Celeste are on different sides of the fence.

Ted’s a cotton-picking, finger-licking chicken plucker. Celeste, on the other hand…is fond of chickens.

Go count your eggs, MUDD. Then, after your chickens have hatched, you will know how many eggs were stolen. Then you can call SHERIFF MunkyBluz to invegetate.

Why did the chicken cross the fence?

http://www.fbtimepass.com/uploadedimages/a98185_goose_dresses.jpg

AND, I should think….chickens have a very different idea or two about Celeste and Ted…

Ted’s reading and sunning his bald spot while eating an egg and quaffing a Dr. Pepper.

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/ching-chang-in-love/n9552

Now, the chicken has tails and a tail.

Not shown is Ted’s rotisserie !

I like mine fried.

Good morning Sheriff.

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I love your work! how about a daily calendar?

Folk dress up any number of pets.. Nothing wrong with Celeste dressing her friend.. and showing her off.

Celeste and Ted have completely different definitions of “Dressing a chicken”…

Celeste must be going to a dance! Or a hoity-toity cocktail party.

Well, the main difference is that Celeste is carrying a turkey. Chickens don’t have a waddle.

Laughed out loud!

On Ballard Street, it seems inevitable that someone would eventually take a cue from one-time Letterman mainstay Alba Ballard: https://animalfair.com/2016/11/25/flights-fancy-alba-ballard-feathered-acting-troupe-2/

Celeste is preparing for a dinner party, but she misunderstood the part about putting chicken on a Ritz.

Chickens are best viewed on the dinner table.