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Beat Bama!

By Jimmy Johnson


I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving. I’ve been very busy this week, pushing Kickstarter rewards out the door. Remember the Kickstarter campaign? Sure you do! Yes, it’s true, I’m running a bit behind, but most of the rewards have gone out, and the few that have not will be out by the end of the month. Except for the new book. But there is good news there, and I’ll share it next week. I hope you have a better Saturday than I’m expecting!
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175 responses to “Beat Bama!”

  1. Mindy from Indy Avatar
  2. Mindy from Indy Avatar

    Good news, grandma is doing better. Bad news, Marie (my aunt’s 92 yo mother) is back in the hospital.

    Should start vacation next week. Will need it.

  3. Steve from Royal Oak, MI Avatar

    Wonderful strip today. It really makes a statement and is funny too. Thanks for the update to open up A&J.com again.

  4. Jacqueline Monies Avatar
    Jacqueline Monies

    Welcome back! Hopefully none of the orphans got lost.

  5. Jacqueline Monies Avatar
    Jacqueline Monies

    Got more apples. Going home to make a hybridization pie, a cross between a lattice apple pie and a Dutch apple with strudel topping.

    Had Mexican chicken soup for lunch, think I will make a leftover turkey and Berry compote sandwich on whole grain for dinner.

    In Hawaii the custom seemed to be to put stuffing on the sandwich too. Anyone else ever make turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches?

  6. Jim in TN Avatar

    I really identified with the Thursday strip and cooking the turkey! The hardest part is digging around inside the turkey in search of necks and giblets! Otherwise it’s no trouble at all!

    😉

  7. Jacqueline Monies Avatar
    Jacqueline Monies

    We fed the giblets to the kitties, some of whom resemble bobcats in size.

  8. Bill in Paducah Avatar

    Jimmy – take Saturday off! (Remember, the customer is always right, right?) The kickstarters will get here when they get here!

  9. sandcastlerâ„¢ Avatar
    sandcastlerâ„¢

    Jackie,
    All the orphans made a safe border crossing. They joined us today in celebrating our first Black Friday feast.

  10. Jacqueline Monies Avatar
    Jacqueline Monies

    No!!!! Send the good looking, smart ones back! We need improved genes (?) jeans (?) down here!

    Our neighbors to the north might be able to afford to build a wall and keep y’all.

  11. Jacqueline Monies Avatar
    Jacqueline Monies

    Oh wait, the Iron bowl wasn’t today. I asked who won and it is 2.30 p.m. Tomorrow. I held my breath and sent positive ions to Auburn a day too soon.

    Google did tell me they had won seven out of ten confrontations. I will go back and read more so I am better prepared tomorrow.

  12. Galligio in Ohio Avatar
    Galligio in Ohio

    Anyone else ever make turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce sandwiches? Of course!

  13. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Made it home and ate a piece of burnt pecan pie, a new flavor, similar to blackened fish. And a piece of pumpkin praline which is actually delicious.

    Skipped the sandwich and in bed in pajamas with Dickens the foot dog licking my left foot. Woo Hoo! He has a very soft tongue as opposed to cats who sometimes offer affection with really sand paper tongues.

  14. sandcastlerâ„¢ Avatar
    sandcastlerâ„¢

    Jackie, getting that bed into PJ’s sounds challenging. 😉

  15. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Hard to find a good selection of Queen sized pajamas to fit that bed with any degree of sexiness, especially anything to cover that eight foot tall head and canopy that gets in the way.

  16. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Jackie, did you create a Cajun blackened pecan pie? As for the turkey sandwich with cranberry and dressing, there is a sandwich chain called Which ‘Wich that has those on its menu.

  17. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Mark
    Which ‘Wich supports MN United Soccer

    Debbe
    On line with Chicken Poop Lip Balm

    “Poo Pourri”
    Spritz the bowl
    Before you go &
    No one else will ever know.

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    True Value # 183843

  18. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    We solved the problem of left over turkey.
    We had Corned Beef
    Sauerkraut, Broccoli, Baked Potato

    Rubens for supper

    Fidel Castro is gone — 90 years old

  19. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    Working on a project that needs to be done by 12/02 and still have
    5 days work left and have to fit rest of life in also. Of course have known about it
    6 months (well not exact due date).

    So may be sparse on comments.

  20. Charon Avatar
    Charon

    The proper method of Thanksgiving leftover sandwich makings… and a tribute to teh fine art of drafting

    https://images.icanvas.com/2d/BLU1.jpg

  21. Rick in Shermantown, OH Avatar
    Rick in Shermantown, OH

    New book?

    Did someone say new book?

  22. Rick in Shermantown, OH Avatar
    Rick in Shermantown, OH

    Oh, yeah.

    I forgot.

    Go, Bucks.

  23. domaucan1 Avatar
    domaucan1

    Blessings on all villagers and all who need them.
    Jackie,
    Thanks for the positive ions for my Alma Mater, Auburn. We will need all the positive ions we can muster to have a chance. But, remember David was a 40 point underdog to Goliath and look how that turned out! There is always hope.

    God bless us every one. God bless the USA.

  24. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    Yes I do hope Auburn wins. In this year of unbelivable events there is always room for one more.

  25. JACKQULINE MONIES Avatar
    JACKQULINE MONIES

    There is a vdry affectionate cat na med Orange whow iso ru bring aggressively on my arms, hands, sidea aND head butting. HAL iso enought ofor a nuisannce alon r.

    DI’d anone else herever have an ancestor named Orange ? Or Ivory?. As first names, not nicknames but legal names? I had great great uncles by those names and have even helped clean Graves during cemetery cleaning days.

    My family favored philosophers, Greeks, Romans and native American names with a few presidents thrown in, like George Washington or heroes like Charles Lindbergh.

    How about you? Did you have an Aunt Ophelia or Aunt Osceola? Known as Aunt Feely and Aunt Ossie.