re blog… I owned “Winky”, exactly as shown… gift from girl in High School… sat on the rear window deck/ledge of my 57 Black and Yellow Plymouth Valiant, car looked like a giant bumble bee, got it used $500 bucks, two speed “typewriter” transmission.. wiped out by a girl waving at her friends as she drove by and into my trunk.. have no idea what happened to poor Winky, may he rest in peace…..
Asi watched the funny roast of Jimmy Stewart I couldn’t help thinking of how many dead people I was looking at. I thought he’s dead, she’s dead, yup him too and him. When they showed the audience, I thought I bet many of them are also dead. Think how much landscape they are occupying for eternity.
Funnies: Happy Hooligan doesn’t look so happy. Interesting that most of those strips are long gone, but none of them lived up to the delicious incongruity of Frog Applause.
Rich Little: Almost as amazing as watching Little work… he’s definitely a master at his craft – was seeing the people on the dais: Along with Jimmy Stewart, there were Lucille Ball, Jack Lemmon, George Burns and so many others who represented the “That’s Entertainment” generation. Far too many comedians go for the cheap laughs, the dirty jokes, the mean-spirited putdowns and slurs. As we have seen, it doesn’t have to be that way. Thanks for posting this.
“FOR SALE” on the Blog. Those look like Muntz TVs. Muntz was famous for having his engineers design TV sets, then clipping parts out of them until the picture disappeared. These were phenomenally inexpensive (and cheap!) sets that sold like hotcakes. Not very good, but “good enough”. My parents never owned one. They had a GE that needed a repairman in about once a month.
Honest Joe’s: Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much. Tell a lie often enough and you will come to believe it yourself. Obviously before the days of municipal restrictions on signage.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Hmmm-mmm, been hanging around the Kool-aid pickle woman too much.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
I’ve never had Kool-aid pickles. I prefer kosher dill gherkins. Sniff!
doc white almost 13 years ago
I loved kool-aid till jim jones had his party.
judyparka almost 13 years ago
On the blog: kool-aid pickles
Ray_C almost 13 years ago
The are is just great in today’s strip. My heart is lightened this morning.
Fred Kuechenmeister almost 13 years ago
re blog… I owned “Winky”, exactly as shown… gift from girl in High School… sat on the rear window deck/ledge of my 57 Black and Yellow Plymouth Valiant, car looked like a giant bumble bee, got it used $500 bucks, two speed “typewriter” transmission.. wiped out by a girl waving at her friends as she drove by and into my trunk.. have no idea what happened to poor Winky, may he rest in peace…..
*Hot Rod* almost 13 years ago
Burritt aka Barrette aka “The Green Beret”
V-Beast almost 13 years ago
it could be much, much worse.
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
Asi watched the funny roast of Jimmy Stewart I couldn’t help thinking of how many dead people I was looking at. I thought he’s dead, she’s dead, yup him too and him. When they showed the audience, I thought I bet many of them are also dead. Think how much landscape they are occupying for eternity.
iced tea almost 13 years ago
“Shake your tail feathers!”-From Disco Duck,76
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
Funnies: Happy Hooligan doesn’t look so happy. Interesting that most of those strips are long gone, but none of them lived up to the delicious incongruity of Frog Applause.
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
Rich Little: Almost as amazing as watching Little work… he’s definitely a master at his craft – was seeing the people on the dais: Along with Jimmy Stewart, there were Lucille Ball, Jack Lemmon, George Burns and so many others who represented the “That’s Entertainment” generation. Far too many comedians go for the cheap laughs, the dirty jokes, the mean-spirited putdowns and slurs. As we have seen, it doesn’t have to be that way. Thanks for posting this.
6turtle9 almost 13 years ago
I think he is rather pleased with himself.
Ray_C almost 13 years ago
“FOR SALE” on the Blog. Those look like Muntz TVs. Muntz was famous for having his engineers design TV sets, then clipping parts out of them until the picture disappeared. These were phenomenally inexpensive (and cheap!) sets that sold like hotcakes. Not very good, but “good enough”. My parents never owned one. They had a GE that needed a repairman in about once a month.
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
Honest Joe’s: Methinks the gentleman doth protest too much. Tell a lie often enough and you will come to believe it yourself. Obviously before the days of municipal restrictions on signage.
RonBerg13 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
It wasn’t purple kool-aid pickles was it?
Eagleskies Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Re: Funnies: priceless? looks to me like they’re paying the price, musta lost some momentous bet or something, do ya think?
The recipe for Kool-Aid pinkles would be perfect if it included Dave’s Insanity Sauce (in carefully measured proportion).