Always get the best cards from my sister. Today’s:“May the road rise up to meet you…But NOT suddenly and painfully in the face!”Wishing a Safe & Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all on this board (from someone actually of Irish descent).
Oh, I forgot: Happy St. Patrick’s Day for all. I do have some ancestors who lived in Ireland for a generation or two, but I understand that they were sent there from England.
I have not a bit of Irish blood in me (unless you go back to the 7th century, when we may have picked up some imported Irish genes, explaining the tendency to reddish hair in my father’s line), but on the other hand a large number of my cousins are half-Irish and carry an Irish patronymic. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
While coffee has traditionally been associated (rightly or wrongly) with sobering up someone who is, in Spicy’s term, plastered, the dunking of the drunk’s hands into a bucket of hot coffee is rather unorthodox. Indeed, I’ve never seen or heard of it before now.Today’s strip plays almost like a bit of comic relief, except that for Spicy and Specs the stakes are real and high.
What ! the Queen’s budget wasn’t big enough to send them to Oz ?
Well, the story I was told was something about one ancestor being the Chancellor of the Exchequer (equivalent to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) who was awarded the farm in Ireland as a reward. Later on, it was owned by two brothers, one of whom came to Canada. When the remaining one died, the one in Canada would have had to move back to Ireland or give up the property. He stayed in Canada. Or at least that’s the story I heard.
Night-Gaunt49 questioned,I see you brought the green worms, are they still alive? They tickle as they go down if they are alive.-————————————————————————-.Of course they are still alive! We wouldn’t eat them any other way! Yummy!
cpalmeresq over 8 years ago
Always get the best cards from my sister. Today’s:“May the road rise up to meet you…But NOT suddenly and painfully in the face!”Wishing a Safe & Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all on this board (from someone actually of Irish descent).
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 8 years ago
.Good morning and happy St. Patrick’s Day!
cpalmeresq over 8 years ago
As for Specs & Spicy, that seems like an odd way to sober someone up!
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 8 years ago
.Gweedo, we didn’t forget you! Don’t be late for supper! Lookie here… green worms!.
barry.jacobs over 8 years ago
You have to admire the service in that place.
dennycolt over 8 years ago
Yowza, that’s gotta smart! He’s lucky Spicy didn’t dunk his face in it.
Neil Wick over 8 years ago
Oh, I forgot: Happy St. Patrick’s Day for all. I do have some ancestors who lived in Ireland for a generation or two, but I understand that they were sent there from England.
dennycolt over 8 years ago
Me too, that little bit of extra expression is always neat. I guess you could say that Spec’s specs are SPECial.
AnyFace over 8 years ago
I’m beginning to wonder if Spicy’s “Turtleneck Collar” was actually a choker all along.
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
I have not a bit of Irish blood in me (unless you go back to the 7th century, when we may have picked up some imported Irish genes, explaining the tendency to reddish hair in my father’s line), but on the other hand a large number of my cousins are half-Irish and carry an Irish patronymic. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
While coffee has traditionally been associated (rightly or wrongly) with sobering up someone who is, in Spicy’s term, plastered, the dunking of the drunk’s hands into a bucket of hot coffee is rather unorthodox. Indeed, I’ve never seen or heard of it before now.Today’s strip plays almost like a bit of comic relief, except that for Spicy and Specs the stakes are real and high.
Jonathan K. and the Elusive Dream Girl over 8 years ago
Speaking of O‘s, on a similar note:Oh! Spicy!! Lookin’ fine.
abdullahbaba999 over 8 years ago
Happy Saint Paddy’s Day to All. Dick must have some irish in him!!
jimakin over 8 years ago
https://youtu.be/pqUq2Da7d5c
Neil Wick over 8 years ago
What ! the Queen’s budget wasn’t big enough to send them to Oz ?
Well, the story I was told was something about one ancestor being the Chancellor of the Exchequer (equivalent to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury) who was awarded the farm in Ireland as a reward. Later on, it was owned by two brothers, one of whom came to Canada. When the remaining one died, the one in Canada would have had to move back to Ireland or give up the property. He stayed in Canada. Or at least that’s the story I heard.Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 8 years ago
Night-Gaunt49 questioned,I see you brought the green worms, are they still alive? They tickle as they go down if they are alive.-————————————————————————-.Of course they are still alive! We wouldn’t eat them any other way! Yummy!
K M over 8 years ago
Well, that’s a hangover remedy I’ve never heard of before!