MONKEY ORCHIDSBack when I was in Panama in the army, I hung out with orchid hunters (among other groups). I’m sure I have some pictures of this species from down there somewhere in my slide collection. I’m pretty sure the orchid they called the Monkey-faced Orchid is the same one.A big tree fell in the forest and they were all over it looking for interesting, rare orchids. It was sort of rain forest but because there was a dry season when a lot of trees shed a lot of leaves, technically probably not one.
Let’s not be too catty to GatoCat ( that is a bit redundant, don’t you think – sort of like CaballoHorse or PerroDog?). Some people don’t have as firm a grasp on their insanity as others … er. I meant a grasp on their imaginations.And to 3hourtour, I say watch out how you speak about the ladies or you’ll find yourself all washed up.
Ms. Teresa, I just recalled what the late Marty Feldman once said ( more or less ): I never eat any creature that has an intelligence but I do dine on Television Producers and Politicians.
The policewoman on the blog is Leola King of Washington, DC. She was the city’s first police woman (apparently earlier female police employees were regarded as social workers). She was hired as an experiment to see if women could replace men as police officers during WW I. As the picture was taken in November 1918, and we already had about 30,000 women in uniform, the “experiment” was a bit pointless. There’s more about her here:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/5864
and a second picture shows that the umbrella is part of a traffic-control system:
The red car on the blog is a 1959 Cadillac Series 62 convertible.
I have two sources for the second picture of Leola King. I don’t know if I can get the Wikipedia link to post correctly; Gocomics is convinced that any underline symbol must be there to create italics.
margueritem over 12 years ago
Yum, carcass tonight!!
x_Tech over 12 years ago
Let’s all stop at Sam & Ella’s Road Kill Cafe, and wait for today’s special.
Linguist over 12 years ago
Don’t flatter yourself.
Bill Thompson over 12 years ago
Which carcass? Do we really have to guess who’s coming to dinner?
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Kinda awkward coming on the heels of the sickening news accounts of the South Beach Cannibal; but, hey, ritual anthropophagy is what it is, ladies!
whaletail over 12 years ago
>I like to read this one to remind myself that there are people a lot stupider than me.<
While you’re at it, why not remind yourself that you’re a loser, too?
whaletail over 12 years ago
Why didn’t someone mention before now that GatoCat is a boring troll?
pcolli over 12 years ago
Now, now children – no squabbling or it’ll be bedtime with no supper….and I’ll take your phones and iPads away for a week.
*Space Madness at The Station* over 12 years ago
I’d like the wish or T-bone.
J Short over 12 years ago
Night of the Anti-Vegans.
PICTO over 12 years ago
My carcass has been picked clean.
V-Beast over 12 years ago
I prefer the carc breast.
SwimsWithSharks over 12 years ago
The Sharing Silhouettes. They were pretty big til one of them started a solo career and another married a soccer star.
APersonOfInterest over 12 years ago
13 women with hands above their heads … sounds like the first line of a Randy Newman song.-You can leave your hat on … !!!!
The Old Wolf over 12 years ago
Now that Teresa is back, she is going to carry on…
Perkycat over 12 years ago
Aren’t we all glad Teresa is back!!!????
cleokaya over 12 years ago
Women cheering as I arrive, hot for my body.
Larry Miller Premium Member over 12 years ago
MONKEY ORCHIDSBack when I was in Panama in the army, I hung out with orchid hunters (among other groups). I’m sure I have some pictures of this species from down there somewhere in my slide collection. I’m pretty sure the orchid they called the Monkey-faced Orchid is the same one.A big tree fell in the forest and they were all over it looking for interesting, rare orchids. It was sort of rain forest but because there was a dry season when a lot of trees shed a lot of leaves, technically probably not one.
Nighthawks Premium Member over 12 years ago
now you kids play nice with each other.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 12 years ago
What kind of carcass?
Skylark over 12 years ago
Just as long as it’s not the face!! …considering the recent news from Florida!And make it drug free!!
Linguist over 12 years ago
Let’s not be too catty to GatoCat ( that is a bit redundant, don’t you think – sort of like CaballoHorse or PerroDog?). Some people don’t have as firm a grasp on their insanity as others … er. I meant a grasp on their imaginations.And to 3hourtour, I say watch out how you speak about the ladies or you’ll find yourself all washed up.
cleokaya over 12 years ago
You can make soda in any flavor, but it still holds no appeal for me. You can make vodka in any flavor as well, but I will Still go for unflavored.
APersonOfInterest over 12 years ago
13 women on a dead mans chest … ho ho ho and a bottle of Goslin’s Black 101 rum … !!!
APersonOfInterest over 12 years ago
RE:blog … IMHO Jeremy (Skip) Lipking is one of todays greatest painters. The man just can’t paint a bad canvas … at least I’ve never seen one.
Linguist over 12 years ago
Don’t take anything said seriously or personally.My words are in jest but never unjust.
Linguist over 12 years ago
Ms. Teresa, I just recalled what the late Marty Feldman once said ( more or less ): I never eat any creature that has an intelligence but I do dine on Television Producers and Politicians.
Perkycat over 12 years ago
After that remark – you are lucky the women don’t know where you live. Or maybe they will get together and ‘hunt’ for you.
Bill Thompson over 12 years ago
The policewoman on the blog is Leola King of Washington, DC. She was the city’s first police woman (apparently earlier female police employees were regarded as social workers). She was hired as an experiment to see if women could replace men as police officers during WW I. As the picture was taken in November 1918, and we already had about 30,000 women in uniform, the “experiment” was a bit pointless. There’s more about her here:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/5864
and a second picture shows that the umbrella is part of a traffic-control system:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mrs.L.O.King,Washington%27s_traffic_policewoman.-NARA-533761.tif
Zelmarific over 12 years ago
It should be, “stupider than I,” for the record. I am cross-comicing, myself. http://www.nataliedee.com/archives/2012/May
We can all share the turtle!
Bill Thompson over 12 years ago
The red car on the blog is a 1959 Cadillac Series 62 convertible.
I have two sources for the second picture of Leola King. I don’t know if I can get the Wikipedia link to post correctly; Gocomics is convinced that any underline symbol must be there to create italics.
http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ShowFullRecordLinked?%24searchId=2&%24resultsDetailPageModel.search=true&%24showFullDescriptionTabs.selectedPaneId=digital&%24digiDetailPageModel.resultPageModel=true&%24resultsDetailPageModel.currentPage=0&%24digiDetailPageModel.currentPage=0&%24resultsDetailPageModel.pageSize=1&%24partitionIndex=0&%24sort=RELEVANCE_ASC&%24highlight=false&%24digiSummaryPageModel.targetModel=true&%24submitId=1&initpagemodel=on&mn=digiDetailPageModel&goto=0&detail=digiViewModel/1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mrs.L.O.King,Washington%27s_traffic_policewoman.-NARA-533761.tif
The Old Wolf over 12 years ago
Here’s another ’59 Cadillac: http://home.earthlink.net/~gallery59/cadangR.jpg