I know when I draw them that certain comic strips will not hold up with time. I don’t worry about this especially, because I produce a product for the moment, a four-panel joke to be read and tossed away. My emphasis is on now. This is true today, but it was especially true in 1994, when the above A&J was produced and before the Internet was relevant to you or me. There was a television advertising campaign for a brand of instant coffee airing at that time. It was clever enough. Each ad was a little episode in a to-be-continued storyline, like a little soap opera. In this story, a man and a woman verbally parried over cups of instant coffee as they inevitably fell in love. Like in real soap operas, they were beautiful and obviously well-heeled. This was, after all, the mid-90s, the heyday of the yuppie. Well, there you have it. That’s it, all you need to understand the above cartoon. I hope.
57 responses to “Instant Analysis”
Another first post! Happy fall to all in the Village!
I don’t drink coffee. But I understand beautiful and well-heeled, so I got it.
Yeah, Mark, I’ve been to Maine; it’s probably already getting chilly there, isn’t it? Here in the Deep South, not so much. š
Yeah, Jimmy. I remember the ads, don’t think it was Yuban. Taster’s Choice, I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9Za2zKddkw
Ghost, maybe not on the coast, but we have had some overnight 50’s here in West Alabama. Good for sleeping with the windows open.
Definitely Taster’s Choice. I’m not sure how much coffee that they sold. Like Ghost, I don’t drink coffee (make that can’t drink coffee) but the few times that I have drunk instant coffee, I remember it being very bitter. My Mom drank instant for years but then switched to percolated. The percolated coffee smelled wonderful, but never well enough that I would actually want to drink it.
Style Wars 2016 edition.
http://www.theonion.com/article/4-copy-editors-killed-in-ongoing-ap-style-chicago–30806
Some wag said many years ago that the person who came up with a coffee that tastes as good as it smells perking would get very rich.
I remember those commercials. Kinda miss them.
We had frost on the car windows and roof this morning, though the thermometer said it was 37F.
If I could invent a microwave popcorn that tastes as good as it smells popping…
TruckerRon, but it sure smells bad when it is overcooked. We had a mayor who banned microwave popcorn from City Hall after someone burned a bag while popping it. He said he couldn’t stand the smell.
Nothing worse than fish cooking in an office microwave with no ventilation. I actually grabbed my lunch and ate in the car on a winter day than lose my appetite smelling the fish.
Another pet peeve is when they put their dishes in the sink and half fill them with water. I always rinse out my dishes. One time I spotted some fish gills or something nasty and I emptied all of the dishes in the sink then put them next to the wastebasket. I was tempted to throw them in! I started a real commotion with someone yelling WHO put these dishes on the floor. I did not have to admit to the crime as others spoke up to say WHO left them in the sink! I had planned to come forward but one of the guilty parties quit and most people learned to not leave them in the sink. It’s not like it’s a big office.
HAHAHAHA about the Style Wars, Sand! I’m particularly the Oxford comma person. It NEVER hurts, and it not infrequently saves the meaning of the phrase. Why in the world are they taking it out??
Back from long drive to and from clinic, courtesy of my stone Mason who took me in his truck (used to be mine) and he and Dickens waited for me. I have had a steroid shot, an antibiotic shot and have two prescriptions for later. I felt so bad this morning I could hardly dress but fortunately had coordinated my clothes yesterday “just in case.”
Went to start Odyssey and it wouldn’t start so now it has been recharged in case I must go anywhere. I have an appointment with my orthopedist on Thursday to discuss rescheduling knee and shoulder surgeries. I am sleeping today and tomorrow, hopefully I will be OK by then.
You and the Odyssey had the same problem this morning huh? Glad to hear you both got that taken care of. Also good to hear you found the keys to the van. Take care of yourself.
Coffee is something I never learned to make or drink. One of my sexist male bosses asked me if I’d bring him coffee in bed? I replied “Only if you call room service.”
Although I confess I did learn to make “a proper English cup of tea” should that knowledge ever be needed again.
Found out second set of Odyssey keys will cost me $200 and require an appointment. I will do it when I have van detailed after I move the last of your mama’s cats here.
Start working on getting those cats to come inside to eat. It will make them easier to catch.
Same treatment I got, Jackie, assuming the antibiotic was Rocephin. And one of the ‘scripts I couldn’t take due to gastric upset. And even then, it took me a full month to get well. Of course, I’m kinda puny and not nearly as tough as you are, so perhaps you’ll get well sooner.
The price of such things as replacing those very pricey keyless/remote fobs and repairing door dents caused by #*@&ing gormless drivers and passengers of cars parked next to mine has gotten so high I actually took out some coverage on Bullet for that. I expect I’ll get my money’s worth from it.
Strunk and White has them all beat. And it does do the serial comma: red, white, and blue. Peace,
“Breaker, breaker, Ghost Rider. Today is National CB Radio Day.”
“10-4, good buddy. So it is.”
Ghost, that is where Trigger is, having door dents repaired and painted, along with service and full detailing. I did not know you could get insurance for that?
Why are people so rude and inconsiderate? I try very hard to treat others as I think all should. It is just courtesy and good manners.
Yesterday when my van had lost keys and dead battery Tony was too embarrassed to drive me in either his or my old truck due to dirty condition. I told him if that was how he kept truck he’d better not pick up any sober women to go home with him, they’d refuse to ride.
Reminded me of that song by Travis Trott about being a member of a country club, with old dirty pickup. At least they think I am a lady even if I cuss a little.
Oh forgot, Tony said he preferred them not sober. Laughed when he said it.
“Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.”
Jackie that coverage was through the dealer, called Appearance Package (I believe; documents are out in the vehicle) and was $599 for five years coverage. Since my understanding is that replacement and programming charges for one fob is about 300 bucks, and any dent or chip larger than a little finger nail clipping seems to cost $500 to repair these days, I thought it was a good investment. Check with your dealer to see if they offer it and if you can add it retroactively.
And as far as rude and inconsiderate people, when I become King of the World, the parking lots of big box stores and supermarkets will likely be littered with dead bodies.
Ogden Nash. May I at least be a hanger on when you become King? Rudeness is a mortal sin in my opinion.
You seem most well mannered but perhaps a tad lethal
And why would you think I am tougher? I prefer resilient.