Looking through more recent material, I found this short series. It is similar to the “ten-gallon hat” comic strip that appeared in newspapers recently. Frankly, I’d forgotten about the “lederhosen” series, although I drew it less than two years ago. I do like it, though, and I also liked the “ten-gallon hat” cartoon. I believe it was Charles Schulz who said, drawing a daily comic strip is doing the same thing over and over for years without repeating yourself.
341 responses to “Disaster of the Teutonic”
Jackie, that dress description sounds almost like the Vietnamese lady we do business with. And, the name is almost the same. Do know you are not her, only because we had a face to face this morning.
Jackie, the bad news on diet soda is growing evidence that regular consumption is linked to increased belly fat (the bad kind), an increased risk of stroke and heart attack, and increased risk of depression. I’d switched from regular Coke to Coke Zero, but now I’m saying adios to it, too.
I thought you’d said you had decided against one of the boats you were considering, and also had decided hiring a sailor for it was not a good idea, either…leading me to believe you didn’t already have a Captain Ron on your staff of minions.
He costs too much to hire. Maybe not as much as last one, I had more money then.
Different boat, Ghost but it’s to live on a lot. Easier than sail. We had a 37 ft. Schooner we were going to sail around world. It now lives in Pensacola, not mine.
Serious, you can go to Madisonville to look at a used one with me.Pme.Position still open. Haven’t changed my mind about living on boat for awhile. Definitely bought small micro cruiser which is to be picked up in Washington state mid July it sails.
Can’t buy it this week and believe me, I will look at a bunch, get surveys and thorough engine and check for leaks.
Forgot to say, dont need more minions
Captains are seldom minions, that is why they are called captains..
Love Jackie
Jackie, check the zinc too. Without zinc you will sink. 🙂
Don’t we meet interesting people in the Village?
My British friends use term “CHEEKY” which I don’t know definition of but I’ve been called that.
Giving up Diet Coke last night. When you’re right you are right, Ghost, and Debbe, yes on water too. Right from Jean Nieditchs own mouth, especially for skin. My cardiologist told me to move my office into bathroom!
Love Jackie
Diet [and other] soda: When I volunteer at the hospital, I lunch in its cafeteria, with my usual container of skim, + a good selection of relatively healthy, mostly low fat food. Not 1 in 20 of the trays that go by have milk on them, all soft drinks of 1 sort or another. These are RNs, MDs, clerical personnel, execs, etc. Lots also have frothy desserts or other sweets, or pizza slices.
The trough has one healthful incentive: a portion of cooked veggies [usually 3 choices, one typically mixed of some sort], costs $0.95; two cost $1.00. Volunteers eat free, but I always do the veggie deal.
Peace, emb
[from way up above]: Ghost: “The fly-away cost of an AC-130J…$67.3 million. The cost of not having AC-130Js or any other combat aircraft…oh, I don’t know, our freedom, perhaps.”
I am not suggesting total disarmament, but it seems excessive that our military’s budget exceeds that of [most?] other nations combined. $67M could put a lot of poor folks through college, and would be lots cheaper than putting more in prisons.
James Madison said, “I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.” [As President, he later went on to prove that by signing the Alien and Sedition Acts.] IMO, the USA is now on the road to becoming a fascist theocracy.* I won’t likely live to see it. If the trend is not reversed, my kids and certainly my grandkids will.
*This kind of thing happens legally. Neither Italy nor Germany became fascist by force. In both, with minor differences, fascists took over legally, with much popular support. The most populous nation, China, nominally Marxist, is actually fascist. The state, by and large, does not own the means of production, which would be socialism. It does own all the land, which was not true in Italy or Germany, but it is a one-party state with a capitalist economy, which is fascism. At present, it also not blessed [or saddled] with a charismatic strong man. Its head of state was chosen by the party leaders, I suspect with behind the scene deals. The state is technically anti-religious, but religions practice within limits. It will be interesting [for the grandkids] to see how things settle out when this becomes “a Christian nation.” Peace, emb
emb, I would not argue for a moment that there is not unconscionable waste of taxpayer dollars taking place every day in the US military, as there is indeed in all branches of the federal government. But the world is still a dangerous place, as much as some ideologues would like us to believe otherwise, so that they can divert the funds to more favored public troughs. (Government never “saves” money, it merely appropriates it differently.) And we certainly cannot look to nor trust anyone else in the world to insure our freedom and well-being. Peace (we hope).
Jackie, a word to the wise…”cheeky” has multiple definitions. 😉
Can definition be printed? These were British male. I thought it was my attitude.
Truck porn? I have a bright red 2007 F150 xl with the baby V8, just a standard work truck with the extended cab and camper/tow package. It can honestly hold 6 people, and carry a full load. Bought it last business day of 2013 1 hr from closing, played lotsa hardball paid cash and got a screaming deal $3000 off original price. Only 121k miles 1 owner. First truck since our old Ranger commited suicide by immolating itself a number of years ago, first really big pick up. My lady and I love the thing, and what was going to be a standby vehicle for work around the house and property has almost turned into main vehicle. It is anything but the nice little 2 person blue Chevy Colorado I had them bring from a lot they owned 60 miles away.
Jackie, your Brit friends would have undoubtedly meant “cheeky” in the sense of “impudent, but in a nice way”. “Cheeky” would apply to Janis in this cartoon in a much different way.
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As to me, the phase “girl with cheeks of tan” has a much different meaning from “boy with cheeks of tan”.
“phrase”, dang it!
Thought for the Day: Ironic, isn’t it, that when you finally get your head together, your body starts falling apart?
Jackie, I’m happy you are not considering a sail boat. I can fly an airplane in three dimensions, but the mysteries of maneuvering a sail boat in only two (hopefully) dimensions are a mystery to me. And my sailing vocabulary is limited to “Shiver me timbers”, “Unblouse the mizzentops”, and “Aye, she looks like a lively lass to me”.
At Enterprise waiting for my rental truck. No one can say when van will be ready. Computers down. Enterprise is booming. Natasha got me a Ram V8 she said. I just got this one recommend ed this morning.
Honda service manager applied for minion position and asked if he could drive me home and he’d stay, cook and do yard. I didn’t think I was that much improved. It may be the attitude?
Didn’t take it seriously but he mentioned my email and phone number was on work order.
GR6, my observational take on the “tan cheek phase,” is only for the young and firm.
What we (Loon & I) pay the government each year in taxes is a bargain for the right to speak freely.
Mark, I’m sorry you had a poor experience with a Ford product.
Sounds like he was trying to put the “service” into “service manager”, Jackie.
Must have been the “salty broad” portion of the Jackie gestalt coming out.
Denise. Michigan. Ford. Humm.
I like mine just fine, Denise. 😉 Current one is the fourth in row.
Denise, I’m with you on not having or caring about trucks.
Jackie, it seems that you are planning multiple purchases in the transportation arena. As I have lost track, but am curious, care to divulge the total you plan to buy? How many do you now have?
I think I recall learning from a TV documentary that the very cute deer mouse of the SW deserts may not be something you’d want a pet. It eats scorpions! Sounds tough to me.
I only have a van and a older Ford F-150 now. I need a new truck and have for awhile. Bought my daughter a maxed out Ford Expedition. This Ram is the 1500 with big Hemi motor.
I bought a small micro cruiser sailboat called a Scamp. I get it in July I am not immediately buying one but I am looking for a live aboard boat in 32 foot range. I already own a LOT of small boats either finished or under construction. A good friend is building me a 17 foot wooden boat with small cabin.
Guess what is on radio? “Let’s give them something to talk about” good station of oldies.
Denise, perhaps the Ford trucks are better, but where the Tempo was concerned, Ford did NOT have a better idea. Half the problem was the local dealer, which is another reason I won’t buy another Ford. If I lived somewhere else, maybe. When the Tempo stalled on the Interstate on an overpass in Bessemer and I coasted it down the ramp, I was able to get a great dealer who had the stalling problem fixed for good by the next afternoon. But the air conditioner, which kept eating belts, the local dealer’s service department could not fix in the 3 years I had the car. One time they had called me to come get it, and it wouldn’t even cool on the way home. I turned right around and took it back, asked them, you call that fixed? After multiple tries I had an independent garage put on a belt that bypassed the a/c and did without till some woman broadsided me in an intersection. That put it out of my misery.
Rush hour in Monroe LA creeping along. I like the Dodge 1500, drives great but some things seem odd.