Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 22, 2010

Fido is really enjoying himself tonight!

It isn’t the sheriff. It’s Deputy Dawg.

It’s either that or a VERY unnatural act.

And regret it in the morning.

Love the wagging tail and that great doggy smile! LOL.

My son has a dog that’ll do that – if you let him………..

No spurs!

still in the Bs but the best lol of the day.

what a great comic… and Rusty looks like he is having such a great time… look at the waggie tail !

VERY disturbing!!

The Aristocrats!

This looks like a very messy puzzle for Thanksgiving week!

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

Howard and Rusty love playing horsey! Of course Howard is too big to be the rider, and the horse mask doesn’t fit Rusty. Anyway it is always appreciated when Gwen expresses her admiration!

Howdy Cleo pals… puzzle people… internet travellers…

Time for the Saturday “Find the Nine Differences” Puzzle …

in the Nov th  2020 “CLEO and COMPANY” on Sherpa

Sorry I’m late to dinner… I got here a little late, but discovered I had a file mix up….

and I had to make and upload a new side by side.

Sure hope there’s no problem with anybody seeing it this time… please let me know!

You’ll WANT a side by side for this one… as Dennis says… it’s messy.

Here you go… fresh off the presses:

https://i.postimg.cc/HWKcJF0C/Cleo-nine-differences-1-Nov-21st-2020.png

And the horse with no name.

There was cranberry sauce everywhere!

Now I have a question for you….

Would YOU let Cleo anywhere near your Thanksgiving turkey… or any roast ANYTHING…

even a cauliflower, if you were wanting to eat it… with a chainsaw??

No?

I didn’t think so!

But Clara did… and now they act surprised??

I can only hope that in the next panel…. off-screen to the right…

There’s at least a big red “Confound it, Cleo!”

We probably can’t hope for more.

I’d suggest juvenile hall….

but then again… it’s not totally Cleo’s fault.

The caption clearly states that Clara LET Cleo carve the turkey.

There goes the case… thrown right out of court.

Kinda like why you shouldn’t go to bed and leave your car keys hanging on the kitchen key rack… especially when your cousin’s nephew is visiting.

Anyhow… I admit… no, it doesn’t take an hour to make a new side by side.

As I said, I was already late… and there were other complications.

But it was almost-but-not-quite funny….

when I discovered that the link I’d saved to my first version actually shows the solution.

Good thing I caught that before I posted it!

I’ll be posting it later… as the solution.

Meanwhile… solve away!

Just watch out for flying turkey!

Rusty looks so pleased with himself.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201121

A friend of ours, Ludwig Frank, usually carves great wooden sculptures with a chainsaw. Methinks Clara had something similar in mind.

OK; got them. The last one was a bit tricky – as always.

I leave the puns for later because there would be spoilers.

Did the smoke from that chainsaw make everything taste better? Also, is the tenth difference that we make comments on 11-22-10 instead of 11-21-10 like it says under the puzzle?

Yawn…..

I guess it’s time to post my solution…. hope you don’t mind that it got mashed potatoes and bits of turkey on it.

You HAVE all tried your best, right?

And checked all over for unexpected differences?

I kinda miss seeing a gif of this one… it might look pretty amusing.

But… here’s my non-animated solution… don’t peek til you’re ready, or I’ll make sure Cleo spatters you with food!

BTW… as part of the file trouble I was having… the solution is labelled like the puzzle.

Never mind… it says nine differences but it’s the solution.

In the unlikely event you save them like I do… you can just change the titles.

https://i.postimg.cc/x8X66L7F/Cleo-nine-differences-Nov-21st-2020.jpg

Hope you found them all!

Meanwhile….

A little bird posted on another comic that it was Saucy1121’s birthday!

Is that true?

If so… Happy Birthday, Saucy!

Free dinner and drinks for you at the Tiki!

and a round for everyone to raise a toast.

If this is the wrong date let me know and I’ll correct it.

Don’t forget, everybody…

Come back here to comment on Sunday’s strip as well.

Happy Birthday, Saucy1121 and Knightman!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Schokoladentorte_Buttercreme_Tulpen_dritter_Geburtstag_001.JPG/1200px-Schokoladentorte_Buttercreme_Tulpen_dritter_Geburtstag_001.JPG

Good morning, Ballardeers, and Haps Birfday Saucy1121 and Knightman! Q Date: 253.98489.9 Sun’s out

Oh good. Eric Clapton hasn’t been here yet… The sheriff is still around.

Is that the ACME super power knife that our favorite basset is wielding with relish?

Y’all have an (((((Air HUGS!))))) day!

OK… here you go…..

the correct solution!

https://i.postimg.cc/DfCx0wJC/Cleo-solution-Nov-21st-2020.jpg

Thanks for the heads up, Tigressy.

Unfortunately, I didn’t realise any of this was happening till I got here tonight…

that the side by side was the wrong file, and I somehow hadn’t uploaded the solution.

Usually I’ve uploaded both and saved the links well ahead of time.

This week was a comedy of errors…. only not all that funny.

Maybe tomorrow I’ll chuckle…. sigh….

This was a really hard puzzle (for me). But, with persistence, I finally did get them all. Yahoo!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Saucy!! And many more to you.

xoxo

got em, Happy Thanksgiving All

Eight so far — maybe later…

Honestly, should anyone be surprised at Cleo’s choice of carving tool? I say “NO.” This guarantees all the food lands on the floor where Cleo – and no one else – will be happy to chow down. Entirely predictable behavior for Her Majesty.

Cleo misses the gravyty of the situation. Give peas a chance!

Eight. Drat.

Keep your fingers out of the way!

A special Thanksgiving post for the season:

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

Not politically correct, but neither is the original Thanksgiving story. Take it with a grain of kibble and enjoy the many jokes it contains.

I thought that the sheriff was a monkey.

(come back, please)

Kibble Lime Jello??? I’m not so sure even Cleo would eat that!

Stop horsing around!

That dinner’s turning out to be a big turkey.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201122

May your Thanksgiving be peaceful, happy and healthy!

That evil cat has been waiting under the table for a year with the hope that somebody would drop some turkey, but still nothing has been dropped.

Just one more thing. I also couldn’t post this on 11/21/10 like it said, so I had to post it on 11/22/10.

Please don’t turn that one into a puzzle.

*_Good morning, Ballardeers! Q Date: 254.98492.54 Hoo boy howdy. There’s gonna be a lot of leftover smoked turkey this year. Got it before the ’VID went nuts again. Just the immediate bubble for Thursday.

No kibble here on Thursday. Turd’s week away. (Don’t ask)

Y’all have a blessed day. (((((HUGS!)))))

What a nice dinner you gave us, Nighthawks! Everything is so nicely prepared and there is even a little puppy table. Just like home!

I wish all of the C&C Family a special day for Thanksgiving. xoxo

Love this one! Great Thanksgiving comic. Different Thanksgiving this year, but I hope everyone enjoys the day.