Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 30, 2016

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    DennisinSeattle  almost 8 years ago

    Two sides of Sparky. Thanks Mist.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    Sparky’s no dummy.

     

    Gosh.

    I was so sure somebody would have pointed that out by now.

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    whiteheron  almost 8 years ago

    If sparky doesn’t like the hat, I am absolutely positive that he darn sure isn’t going to like what Pasqual was planning next.

    “nothing up my sleeve….”

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    GROG Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    Sparky doesn’t want to resemble his partner in any way.

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    Linguist  almost 8 years ago

    Carl’s dream of playing Ranger Andy along with his fire-spotting dog, Sparky has definitely hit a snag.

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    Not only won’t Sparky be caught dead in that Smokey Bear hat, but he’s not buying into the entire “entertain the kids” shtick, either !

    Sparky hates kids even more than he hates wearing silly hats.

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    Ole Ranger Andy just gonna have to traipse down the Ranger Trail by himself. If he wants to perform at kids birthday parties and bar mitzvahs, he’s going to be doing a solo act !

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    He should have learned his lesson when he billed them as Sparkles The Clown & Sparky. That act was short lived and ended badly for Carl.

    All I can say about that is that, thanks to Sparky, Sparkles The Clown couldn’t get out of the clown car…. Thank goodness for Ballard Fire Department Search & Rescue !

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    The kids thought it was hilarious.

    Sparky chortled and…

    Carl, aka Sparkles was not amused !

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    Al Nala  almost 8 years ago

    There was a kid’s show on radio way back when, called Big Jon and Sparky.

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    ChessPirate  almost 8 years ago

    So say the Grammar Nazi’s what? ☺

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    Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    But, he likes the shoes.

    That’s a start.

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    DennisinSeattle  almost 8 years ago

    It should be easy to pull Sparky out of a hat.

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    Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member almost 8 years ago

    The one hat sparky covets more than any other….

     

    https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/10/ba/c9/10bac916066f6f735693efeb1420f1a7.jpg

     

    One of these days……….

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    whiteheron  almost 8 years ago

    I am going to modernize an old, old joke:

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    Trump Tower was ablaze. The fire so intense that Mayor DeBlasio used it as an excuse to tell his fire departments to stand back and not try to extinguish the inferno. (hey, remember this is a joke ). As the fire continued to rage, the squalling siren and clanging bell announced the arrival of the Ballard Fire, Search and Rescue truck. It sped past all the other departments hurtling into the blaze. Shamed, the heretofor stagnant firefighters lept into action as well. Before long the blaze was under control and finally extinguished.

    Mr. Trump, to show his extreme gratitude, held a presentation ceremony in which he was presenting the fire chief, Maynard Greasebottom a very sizeable check for BSFSR. He asked Maynard what they intended to do with the money. “Well sir, the first thing we are going to do is get those damn brakes on that #*%@^&$ truck fixed !”

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    Linguist  almost 8 years ago

    Naw, I KNOW the difference between what that guy does and where he does it and what Sparky does and where he does it !

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    The newcomer may have known Dennis in Seattle but …if you measure that permanently damp, yellow stain on the corner of Dennis’ fabric shop, you’ll see it’s exactly at the right height for Sparky to ah…do his business.

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    Nope, this is definitely a case of Sparky being pi$$ed off at Dennis !

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    DennisinSeattle  almost 8 years ago

    Sparky, what did I do to offend you? I never tried to make you wear a hat, I just suggested that you would be happy to be pulled out of a hat. I have had surveyors mark the corner of my store, I don’t need your help.

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