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1. 29 days ago on Off the Mark

   So are those little heads of zippers on my dog’s bed. Dog moves bed in the dark to next to my bed. Ouch!!!! (Actual comment not printed here.)

2. 29 days ago on Arlo and Janis

   Some years back there was a collection of CDs with television theme songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. I used to play them in my car on trips sometimes. Loads of fun — my sons even liked them. You might still be able to find them for sale.

3. about 1 month ago on Pluggers

   Or when your mind says “You WILL do this!” and the other side of your brain says “Nah, I don’t think so!” and flips to nap mode.

4. about 1 month ago on Pluggers

   There was a farmer south of me who had one facing the highway, had the bottom half of a body/mannequin in overalls sticking out of it. Kept that thing up for a long time. Folks loved it!

5. 4 months ago on Over the Hedge

   The American breakfast cereal, Rice Krispies, has had as its tag and “mascots” 3 elf-like faces on the box named “Snap, Crackle & Pop” and their little advertisement song goes “Snap, crackle, pop! Rice Krispies!”

6. 4 months ago on For Better or For Worse

   Many years ago, my eldest son went to a job interview wearing a t-shirt, low-handing jeans, and a long key chain from his back pocket. He said something very similar to Mike when he got back and I said nearly the same thing as Elly when he left. He said “people who only look at what I’m wearing are superficial and have a problem!” I said, “Did you get the job?” “No….” “Then YOU have a problem.” He dressed better after that.

7. 4 months ago on Arlo and Janis

   But chicken wire won’t keep out snakes. Here in Middle TN a month or so ago, we had 4 power outages in about 7-8 days found due to snakes getting in the substation. They have apparently fixed the problem. The story made national news briefly.

8. 5 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   I’m an old Southern girl. I always have a pot of sweet tea on hand, 365 days a year.

9. 5 months ago on Prickly City

   I remember being THRILLED to get a mortgage rate in the 14% range in 1981. Many things were similarly expensive. Inflation was ugly.

10. 6 months ago on Arlo and Janis

    Thank you for this. I’m not totally out of the loop but this is the first time I’ve heard the term in my nearly 70 years.