This one is from 20 years ago this month. Remember where you heard it first. Often, when I’m addressing a group, I am asked if I ever get political in the strip. My immediate reaction is, “Well, don’t you read the strip?” But I don’t say that out loud. What I say is, I don’t produce overtly political material, but I do a lot of “social commentary.” I believe that if I take sides politically, 40 to 50 percent of readers will be angry whether my stance is justified or not. However, if I comment on underlying problems we all face in society, I find that almost 100 percent of readers agree.
142 responses to “Backs to the Future”
Charlotte… I think that it is a game…one that long married people play. I still find myself saying silly punch lines that my husband used to say. And it has been twenty years since he was part of my life.
Yep, here’s Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trivia Peace,
Yes, Galliglo, you are right. My late husband and I had a big variety of phrases, quotations, punch lines, allusions, bits of poetry — all good natured and entertaining. I miss it, and him, a lot. It made our marriage light-hearted and happy.
emb, a nice explanation.
Dearest Ghost, yes, preserving the mystery. We didn’t do that, but I can see the appeal.
Love to the Villagers, and to all, a good night.
Thanks for the Abbott and Costello link. Another first for me! I had never seen it. And it was funny. I kept wondering how he remembered his lines.
You have to remember what a weird upbringing I had.
No radio, television or movies for most of my youth. I mean none or sporadic. What period was that on tv?
I have heard of them but never seen. Had no television until 1972 and didn’t watch then. Still don’t. Have seen a lot of movies but assumed they were maybe around WWII period.
A&C were comedic geniuses.
Debbe 😉 A good, if relatively unknown, song…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79NiN7ISW7E
And now we know why Arlo is a morning person.
Here I am awake again on antipodean time. Far side of the world is far away.
Good morning Villagers…..
GR 😉 you are right…that phrase should be on my ‘important list’, right below “the most worthless emotion, self-pity” and the most destructive habit, worry.
Also, God is a sign of a conscious…..
I debated in getting them filled, I was not eating nor sleeping. I had to do something. I am sleeping and eating now and feel better….I know it is not a long term fix. Thanks for the advice, I very much respect it.
my NIL got his Danger Ranger back only to blow it up….and my Isuzu battery is in it.
Good grief….my hens layed 203 cases yesterday….way up from 178. 192. It’s been like a yo yo in egg production this week.
God bless one and all.
GR 😉 the medication is an anti- anziety, not a sleep aid. And it does help
Good for you, Debbe! Meds are necessary at times.
Good morning Debbe. Glad to be hearing from you again. And that you got your Suzi back.
“Who’s On First?” is a total classic. Jimmy Fallon staged an affectionate “sequel” that explores some obvious questions and problems from the situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Jg7pvVzKk
Today’s comic explains it. Actually, wife and I housekept lackadaisically. Visitors had no reason to be in our bedroom, and we rarely made the bed. It was upstairs. Company threw coats in the room-and-board girl’s room. And TIP
http://thatispriceless.blogspot.com/
has another look at marriage, from the distaff side. He must have access to every painting that ever appeared in print. I’ve not found that website.
Peace,
Hope everyone is doing well this beautiful (aren’t they all?) day! Have a great one!
God bless us every one.
Jimmy Fallon and friends were funny. I recognized Fallon, Billy Crystal and one other. I imagine they are all famous and I missed them on television?
The house sparrows at the “Decorah-eagles-north-nest” [Do a search.] are now actually steal nesting material, grass mostly, to line their own nests downstairs. The Decorah N. nest is big enough for several apts. House sparrows often nest in groups, under bridges and such.
Peace,
Beebe, if anyone needed anxiety stress pills I’d say you did. You don’t need to apologize for anything to any of us.
I would have gone berserk dealing with what you have!
You are one of bravest and strongest women I have ever run into and I will never see an egg in any form and not think of you. I had a frittata out on patio in gardens of an upscale restaurant and you were with Dickens and measy this Saturday.
Actually a large amount of guilt was. I was eating eggs but I wished you were with me. Seriously.
Debbe that was for you. I have no idea who measy is?
Debbe 😉 I was joking about me having a “clear conscience”, not judging you for taking needed prescription medication. However, I have found it true that a positive attitude can help more in the long run than anything concocted in a laboratory.
And now for something completely different:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNqY6ftqGq0&feature=youtu.be
Ayup, finest kind.
TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it’s H to O.
I now have a new way to spell water.
emb
frost in the low spots Sunday morning – 32*F by house.
Hope corn survived – beans not up yet.
Love the southern speech explanation. Same one I heard in college where my sociology prof had done his doctorate on the speech of my relatives in Winn Parish, Louisiana! It embarrassed me at the time but what he proved and recorded in 19 60s was what he declared as closest speech to our colonial ancestors of the Carolinas kept intact.
After Revolutionary War they loaded up all related families in neighborhood and left intact for frontier. They got there in 1800-1805 and due to extreme isolation and few new families a d no foreign influx they kept their old English speech up until WWII.
He recorded it as oldest survivors were dying out in 19 60s but some was recorded by WPA projects in Depression and as part of folk ways stuxies.
First day back after week off. Ugh! Late to bed, early to rise, can barely open up my eyes, whoever said this would make you wise?