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Chipunked

By Jimmy Johnson

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My cats do this. They’ll charge to the scene of the least movement and freeze, on high alert. Slowly, the adrenalin subsides, and time passes, and then they’ve fallen asleep. I’ve always wanted to see this happen. My favorite cartoon characters when I was a small boy were Chip and Dale, the Disney chipmunks; they could have pulled this off. I probably was a teenager before the light went on. “Chip ‘n’ Dale! I get it!” Of course, I was just a little kid. I didn’t know anything about elegant furniture. Or male dancers.

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139 responses to “Chipunked”

  1. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    My husband wanted to hear Meatloaf, and that song.

    Just so some of you don’t think I’m giving out my phone number, there’s an oldie on that number.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WTdTwcmxyo

  2. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    and while we’re on the subject of ……..

    http://cheezburger.com/8259743488

    check out the window πŸ™‚

  3. Llee Avatar

    I wonder if Gus told Gene because he realized it WOULD get out and Mary Lou would get over her mad by yelling at Gene…instead of yelling at her father? This village is wonderful. πŸ™‚

  4. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Good morning, Debbe πŸ˜‰ Thanks for the “wake up.” I’ll bet that cat won’t fall asleep waiting for something to happen. πŸ™‚

  5. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Betcha didn’t see this one coming. πŸ˜‰

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C11MzbEcHlw

  6. Trapper Jean Avatar
    Trapper Jean

    Ghost, have you had the “salad” that consists of a wedge of iceberg lettuce with a “dressing” of warm bacon grease and crumbled bacon? That was a favorite of my mother’s. Never could stand it myself.

    Jackie, no, not Florida. North Georgia, about 60 miles from Atlanta. My oldest daughter works for Publix. She’s in Customer Service right now, and heading for Management. The funny part is, I don’t always shop at a Publix because the closest store to me is an hour’s drive.

    Speaking of beards and hats, there’s always this: http://www.vat19.com/item/beardo-original-beard-hat

  7. Ghost Rider 6 Avatar
    Ghost Rider 6

    Jean dear, one of my grandmothers made what she called a “wilted salad” which sounds pretty much like the same thing, except the lettuce was cut up. I’m not big fan of iceberg lettuce, served in a wedge or otherwise. But there’s a local eatery that serves a spinach salad with a hot bacon dressing that is awesome.

    Publix stores are awesome, too. The beard cap, not so much. πŸ™‚

  8. Lilyblack Avatar

    Yeah, I haven’t eaten iceberg lettuce in a long time, except out when it was all I could get. I love canned spinach with a lot of vinegar. It is one of my favorite late-night snacks. The Man In My Life disapproves, but he keeps a couple of cans on hand for me.

  9. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Iceberg lettuce has fluid, I am not sure about nutrients? Lily, on canned spinach, Popeye to the contrary, bleah!

    Anyone remember Alton Brown on Food Network doing the motorcycle road trip to the Popeye statue and opening a can and giving it to his French friend? Remember the reaction?

    Spinach is indeed Super Food but preferably raw or slightly steamed. Olive oil and garlic with a shake of coarse ground red pepper flakes.

    Love, Jackie Monies

  10. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    GR πŸ˜‰ …. STOP RIGHT THERE πŸ™‚ SOMEHOW I KNEW YOU’D BRING IT UP

  11. Lilyblack Avatar

    Can’t help it, Jackie. It has been a comfort food for me since I was a kid. My favorite meal for years was pork chops, Del Monte chopped spinach with red wine vinegar and back-eyed peas cooked with jalapenos. No dessert, of course. Even when I was a kid I wouldn’t eat desserts except for birthday cake.

    If it’s any comfort, The Man In My Life says similar things.

  12. Lilyblack Avatar

    Meanwhile back at the Stone Soup ranch, Alix is not taking the announcement of her g’mother’s remarriage well πŸ˜›

  13. emeritus minnesota biologist Avatar
    emeritus minnesota biologist

    Speaking of giving out phone #s: Daughter was in NYC on business decades ago, and told me she was in a hotel across the street from new [ugh] Penn. station. I told her the number on her room’s phone was 736-5000. She was amazed.

  14. dadu online Avatar

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