For the record, it’s “pigeons” not “pidgeons”. “Pidgeon” is a surname from an archaic spelling of “pigeon”: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pidgeon#English
Christmas trees like mistletoe, holly, ivy, etc are all pagan symbols which have survived into modern Christmas. I’ve read that the reason it came to be considered unlucky to leave Christmas decorations up after Twelfth Night was because you could be arrested for having pagan symbols in your house outside of the Christmas period.
It’s just a comic strip. Correct spelling or not, things were different back then. You go to school to learn, once you get out of school you can do whatever you want. Nobody in 1971 in this case was worried about spelling because people spelled things the way they learned it and did whatever they wanted to. Otherwise Rock and Roll bands sure need some help spelling with their names.
Algolei I over 2 years ago
For the record, it’s “pigeons” not “pidgeons”. “Pidgeon” is a surname from an archaic spelling of “pigeon”: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pidgeon#English
sandpiper over 2 years ago
Who cares!! It’s the spirit of the time.
AnotherFineMess over 2 years ago
Scepter or sceptre. I wonder what a sceptor does.
incognito over 2 years ago
The Spirit of Christmas (tree), I like it……
Calvinist1966 over 2 years ago
Christmas trees like mistletoe, holly, ivy, etc are all pagan symbols which have survived into modern Christmas. I’ve read that the reason it came to be considered unlucky to leave Christmas decorations up after Twelfth Night was because you could be arrested for having pagan symbols in your house outside of the Christmas period.
Piper_13 Premium Member over 2 years ago
Funny, this strip is from the 1950s (pls correct if I’m wrong), yet I don’t remember the fink ever actually using that sceptre again…
petermerck over 2 years ago
Just what I always wanted (you to get for me).
JD'Huntsville'AL over 2 years ago
Panel 2: Why couldn’t it be ONE pigeon saying “Coo” twice.
brklnbern over 2 years ago
Nothing is worth having to be kissed by Blanche.
I'm Sad over 2 years ago
It’s just a comic strip. Correct spelling or not, things were different back then. You go to school to learn, once you get out of school you can do whatever you want. Nobody in 1971 in this case was worried about spelling because people spelled things the way they learned it and did whatever they wanted to. Otherwise Rock and Roll bands sure need some help spelling with their names.