This is another strip from my “Best of 2014” entry in the National Cartoonists Society annual awards. (See yesterday’s post.) The NCS requires 12 samples from the calendar year being judged. Whenever I thumb through the old stuff to pick out my favorites, I always am reminded the strips I like sometimes are not the strips you, the reader, favor. So maybe you wonder what I am looking for when I pick out 12 of my favorite strips in a given year. Of course, “funny” is the gold standard. The cartoonist who can be LOL funny every day is going to be a wealthy person, but that is nigh impossible. Even 12 times a year isn’t easy. Second, I look for “fresh.” I look for comic strips with a different and meaningful take on ordinary circumstances. This is, after all, what artists across multiple disciplines strive to do.
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For the cat people in the Village: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/12156492/For-the-Love-of-Cats-in-pictures.html
Thanks Mark. Good picture. Happy v-day to all and, in our case, happy 18th anniversary.
Good morning. It is still morning, not noon yet. I am still waiting for my heating repairmen who when last heard from were in Vidalia, LA heading for Natchez Trace Parkway in their camper. They swear they are coming back in time for our spring weather.
Happy Valentine’s Day. I am often grateful to no longer be a retail florust, candy shop and gift shop owner. Like now.
A heating system repairman who vacations in the dead of winter? That makes about as much sense as a retail florist, candy shop and gift shop owner that takes off the week before St. Valentine’s Day, Mothers Day, and Easter. Perhaps he needs to give serious consideration to a career change.
They do play slots apparently.
Can’t feel my toes but ten pounds dog is under my leg which is in fleece pajamas and we are under comforter. I have electric heaters but they are stored somewhere?
OK, I have managed to not hear a single utterance of presidential candidate the Donald, decided if he becomes president I will accept no responsibility. Had no idea who current Mrs. Donald even was. But just now I saw an article about her and she has a huge pair of assets, real or not, and one photo had a clear prominent display of pokies.
Why has Ghost not kept us advised of a possible First Lady of such character? And assets.
I most likely already know more about all the prospective nominees for the office of President than I need or care to, without endeavoring to enlarge my knowledge base to encompass their spouses as well.
Of course, for pokies, I could make an exception. 🙂
I didn’t even know her name…I had to google “Donald Trump’s wife”. From the images available, I’d say she’s had some “work” done, beyond in just the most obvious places. NTTAWWT, of course. And I certainly wouldn’t underestimate her intelligence because of her looks or surgical history.
My cursory look didn’t reveal any pokies pics, but why do I have a suspicion there are nude photos out there, just waiting for the proper time to be made public? Oh, wait; because The Donald has already bought them all up?
My one political cheap shot for this site: So for leading candidates the Republicans have the DT’s and the Democrats are leaning on BS. Sounds about right.
Funny Mark. I will guess there are nude photos of Mrs. Trump. It just said she began modeling in Slovenia at age 17, from a tiny riverside village. A Russian bride?
Slovenes are not Russian; they are southern Slavs, as in the former Yugoslavia. Yugo = south, in Russian. When Yugoslavia was first formed, it referred to itself as the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, & Slovenes.
Weather! Don’t all of you rush down here. Temp in Baton Rouge, LA 69 degrees @ 4:38PM and may go even higher tomorrow! We’re expecting temps in the 70’s all week!
God bless us every one.
OF due now-1753 CST. Peace, emb
http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/webcam/oldFaithfulStreaming.html
Ghost, let’s hope Mrs. C doesn’t have any such photos. She could raise millions from people who would pay NOT to see them and outspend Trump.
Remember the link I posted this morning???? Tomorrow, I go to Evansville, and pick up Ian. He has made a mature decision….his roommate does not work, chooses to bring in income in other ways. Ian is on edge, has decided he cannot make it work down there….I’m bringing him home tomorrow early afternoon. The Boss will probably put him back to work, he tried, but he said he cannot do it this way anymore….part time restaurant jobs, two of them a week. Walking to his jobs since he lives in downtown E’ville…
Happy Valentin’s Day Debbe
Regarding Mrs C, didn’t she attend a fancy Ivy League or Sister School that took part in a project that involved taking nude photos of the students?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League_nude_posture_photos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVhNCTH8pDs
Mr. T. Nothing but a fool.
Debbe 😉 Aw, too bad. I’m sure you’re gonna hate having Ian under foot again. Not! 🙂
Sorry to hear it did not work out for Ian, but GLAD you you have him back at least for a while. It sounds like he tried his best and then did make a good decision. Keep us posted.
Debbe, I am glad your boy’s coming home. Love him.
Trucker et al.,
One school I expected to find on that list was not there. Only coeds were photographed, including my late wife, but I believe the photos were only profile silhouettes, and the practice ended about ’49 or ’50. Maybe later, if I learned of it from the alum mag; cannot remember which.
Rational was the same: poor posture. Never heard about pins, but I never saw the photos. Girls talked about it widely; few seemed much disturbed.
Somebody got into them, a few women were harassed, perhaps in anonymous notes. The admin. then ended the project, and all the photos were destroyed. Most of the incidents in the article suggest it lasted elsewhere well into and maybe past the ’60s, and didn’t involve just silhouettes.
Another note: male [I think, but remember only vaguely] and female frosh were examined, separately, on arrival in the phys. ed. bldg. Women, since many who examined them were male physicians or med students, were cautioned to bring a raincoat. One, either in fall ’48 or ’49, I think, brought a clear plastic one.
Dear Debbe, wonderful news that Ian will be back with you, for a while anyway. Away from those big city “temptations” — that will ease your mind, I bet. Hoping that better job ideas will turn up eventually.
Geez, weather this week here in 70s to 79 all week. Cat is barfing in bathroom and I can’t get a minion here while I am actually awake. Dogs may be cooked with heat on in dog house.
My bucket list has an item that I’ve no hope of ever achieving: riding in one of these!
http://www.thedrive.com/article/2116/the-sr-71-is-still-the-baddest-bird-ever
Good morning Villagers….
Mark…all those kitteh photos are so cute. Flowers for your Mother on Valentines Day is special. I once sent Mom roses one time on MY birthday. And yes, I have a cat that can jump up onto the top of the ‘frig and then on top of the cabinet….warmer up there I guess.
SAM..it snowed all day here, temps rose to a balmy 22 degrees. Roads were bad, 4 wheeled from the snow covered highway to home. Might be about 3 inches out there…but in the 60’s on Friday….Mother Nature, gotta love her.
Husband spoke with Ian last night and told him things would be different than before when he lived here. I also backed up my husband and told him the same. I do believe Ian has matured somewhat from his experiences down there. Life is tough, and the tough get it done.
Spoke with Jonathan last night about Ian coming back to work, he said we could use him, that he could help me case while he does maintenance. Plus Ian can do some hen house cleaning. Since this Avian virus restrictions have been in place, no one is allowed to ‘blow’ out their hen houses….the place is so full of hen dust it’s horrible.
Ya’ll have a blessed day.