Over the Hedge by T Lewis and Michael Fry for January 11, 2012
Transcript:
verne: You're making the whole "war raccoon" thing up. RJ: All contraire, don ameche...war raccoon was my giga-great- grandfather lloyd. RJ: the boys drunken father jack, sold lloyd to the military for a bag of magic celery. verne: Jack and the celery stalk? RJ: Another tragic story for another day. mouse: celery: zero structural integrity. hammy: poor jack.
doc white over 12 years ago
Don ameche,was a drunk in reel and real life. RIP
onetrack0246 over 12 years ago
He was great actor though
billcor over 12 years ago
Mike & T: it wasn’t that long ago, ever heard of a “coons age” as a unit of measure, it’s up to 50 years.
firedome over 12 years ago
loved him in the bickersons (oh, man i can’t be that old)
J Short over 12 years ago
He didn’t know Jack!
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
I remember when he invented the telephone.
anotherbozo over 12 years ago
over the loopy hedge. Lewis Carroll woulda loved this strip.
bubbareb over 12 years ago
Sounds like RJ’s been chewing on the magic celery a little himself.
Digital Frog over 12 years ago
Actually, everything went fine until Jack slathered the stalk with Cheez Whiz
Stephen Gilberg over 12 years ago
‘Fraid I don’t know how Verne resembles Don Ameche in any way.
hippogriff over 12 years ago
It’s a mondegreen on mon ami.
lady lar over 12 years ago
Hedge alert: Hostess Company has filed for bankruptcy protection! This will become a story line for sure. Ta ta Twinkies!
Mark James Premium Member over 12 years ago
Bad news for RJ;
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/01/11/145026733/hostess-maker-of-twinkies-files-for-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection?ft=1&f=1001
2130849 over 12 years ago
Hostess, say it ain’t so! What will the gang do to replace Twinkies? I don’t think granola bars will do the trick.
Dtroutma over 12 years ago
Celery, net loss caloric breakfast of champions.
Koolfunkygrrl over 12 years ago
Celery is good with PB and raisins :)