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It’s Pizza Man!

By Jimmy Johnson


Here’s a Saturday post in the way of an apology for being so haphazard the past few weeks. The pizza guy used to be a dependable wellhead of gags a few years back, but he largely has disappeared. I attribute this to me now living in an area not served by pizza delivery. “Pizza Man” sounds like a super hero, doesn’t he? Maybe I could create such a character and feature him in a comic book! I think these comic conventions are starting to affect me. Speaking of, today is Saturday, so this must be Burlington, Vermont! The “Vermont Comic Con” begins today, and Arlo and Janis are there!

Today's "Arlo & Janis!"

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119 responses to “It’s Pizza Man!

  1. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    GR6
    We here in MN have a program that does dedications as emb can attest.

    Fri on MPR at 3pm Central time. Of course it is all classical but Steve plays
    dedications and requests. This Friday is VJ Day so I will request Victory At Sea
    for all those that fought – for those with us and in remembrance of those that
    have preceded us.

  2. Old Bear Avatar
    Old Bear

    GM Debbe

    “At my age rolling out of bed in the morning is easy.
    Getting off the floor is another story.”

    B’ugs

  3. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Goodnight all. Ghost, I am so sorry. You are fighting nightmares from the past along with those of the present.

    I truly am sorry. I wish I really was the fairy godmother or at least the good witch.

  4. Mindy from Indy Avatar

    For those who need a laugh today. This popped up on my Facebook feed. I’ve played it three times so far: Karma doesn’t always take the form you expect. πŸ˜€

    https://youtu.be/DWILYtAJIjU

  5. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    Good morning Villagers…

    Ten straight hours yesterday…the last four inspecting cages and counting hens.

    Still more work to be done today……yes, everyone is scrambling (pun intended)…even The Corp is getting inspected by the United Egg Producers. and they are all about animal rights. The Boss said he is going to tape my mouth shut πŸ™‚ Better yet, he said, learn to speak Spanish…yeah, right, like I look Hispanic with my blonde hair and blonde eyebrows!!!

    Old Bear, did you ever have dealings with the UEP?

    gotta go

  6. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    GR πŸ˜‰ miss my radio and CD player and cassette player….back at ya

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfJ-q0VFe_g

  7. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    ….and I was just wondering about Indy Mindy too. Will check it out later..

  8. Debbe Avatar
    Debbe

    Pray Jerry will be out of harm’s way….

  9. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Alarm went off but I was awake worrying. Not supposed to be like that if it’s a hobby. Supposed to be fun!

    Have too many “things” to do. Registering boat here in town is one of them. Important one.

    Nails got done. Now I need to find more boat fenders, lines, another anchor and a boat hook, boat brush.

  10.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Thanks Debbbe, it looks like I will be on the west side of the storm and will probably not feel many effects. My convertible has am-fm and cassette player. I still have a lot of tapes and will probably not install a cd player.

  11. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Hi Jerry, glad you don’t have hurricane bearing down on you and the new car. Is it a vintage convertible?

    Wish I had that first ragtop of mine. So classic and classy. Passed a car show last week with a hardtop in it.

  12. Smigz Avatar
    Smigz

    Jackie got me thinking: which car do you wish you still had, and why?

  13. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Ford Fairlane LTD red with white trim, top, huge engine. Big V-8 1961 the deluxe model. Done for a car show sample and dealers wife. Bought with a little over 1000 miles, pristine.

    Called Sunliners.

  14. Jerry in Fl Avatar
    Jerry in Fl

    1984, 1 of 400.

  15. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Wow! Take care of her and don’t let her get water.

  16. Mark in TTown Avatar
    Mark in TTown

    Smigz, this one: http://momentcar.com/images/toyota-van-1988-2.jpg

    lots of room for driver and passengers. Lots of carrying capacity. Decent gas mileage and would do 70 all day on interstate. Could turn on a dime and park easily. But watch your water temps and keep cooling hoses, etc in good shape.

  17. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    My first car when I was 14 was a Mercury Monterrey 1957 with the 430 hp V-8 engine. It was a peachy pink a d white two door coupe and began my love affair with big engines that went fast.

    Are you thinking we have too much in common Sir Ghost?

  18. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    And here is car, exact except mine had a.c., automatic and 430 engine.

    https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1654156881562713&id=100009052528502

  19. curmudgeonly ex-professor Avatar
    curmudgeonly ex-professor

    My ’57 Chevrolet, purchased for $400. in 1961…a reasonable price, as it cost only ca. $2500 new in 1957.

  20. Smigz Avatar
    Smigz

    The variety in our car choices is fascinating. We seem to go for either sleek power or practicality. My favorite was a medium blue 1982 Ford Escort hatchback. I once hauled 17 shrubs home in it at the same time…along with one husband. (We were landscaping a new house.) About a year after, it carried a big end-of-season purchase: an outdoor table with six chairs, an umbrella, a glider, a rocker, and three side tables. I still don’t know how I got those in there; I can’t even pack a suitcase. And I almost took flight with it a few years later when we were finishing off the garage—driving too fast with a load of paneling bungeed on the roof. I did have a red rag tied on the molding sticking out the back, though.

  21. Smigz Avatar
    Smigz

    c ex-p, you’ve got us all sighing for that ’57.

  22. Jackie Monies Avatar
    Jackie Monies

    Not my 57 Mercury muscle let car? How about the 61 red convertible?

    Here was it’s replacement, the 1961 Ford Galaxie XL Sunliner exactly as shown here with the 390 engine and double barrel carburetor. Loved both cars. Wish I still had.

  23. Mindy from Indy Avatar

    Blacklight is not happy: Thunder is HOME! Got the approval to make her official, went up today after work to find her. Took about ten minutes. She forgave me pretty quick, Blacklight might take a while. πŸ™‚

    A much needed and deserved nap: https://scontent.ford1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/fr/cp0/e15/q65/14195338_10157498938350454_1696050558196811739_o.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoibCJ9