Someone requested more of the “Vince” strips. I did get sort of distracted after I began this story arc. After beginning it, I was reminded looking through the old stuff that Vince was something of a recurring character in the spring of 1993, a sounding board for Janis. All the arcs are similar in nature, so I have abandoned chronological order and for the rest of the week will offer what I call “The Best of Vince.”
Male Bonding Does Not Involve Duct Tape
By Jimmy Johnson
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293 responses to “Male Bonding Does Not Involve Duct Tape”
Sandcastler….I was hoping someone else knew the hidden meaning too…….just didn’t get it. But I do know I’ve been in a mall where there was a Hooters 🙂
This isn’t the future…’cause your life is now……
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4KUmm0XsLY
Mellencamp….good ole boy from Bloomington, Indiana..the lyrics are posted below in the comments section…I’ve always loved this song……”change your mind and you change our lives”
Meaning of today’s strip: the phone screen is too doggone small to catch all the action of a football game. So Arlo went to where he could watch a big-screen tv while Janis shops.
Good morning Debbe. Enjoy your days off. Always liked Mellencamp better than Springsteen. Have you bought The Endless River yet? Got mine through Amazon, arrived Friday. Have been listening to the CD in the car and watched some of the video. It’s worth buying. There are 4 versions. One is cd only, one is cd and dvd, one is cd and blu-ray disc and one is vinyl lp. The video portions are black and white, showing the band recording in the studio, fun to watch them clowning around.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezc4HdLGxg4
Sand, think of “The Jetsons” and all the futuristic cartoon features, exhibits and news stories done in the 50’s and 60’s. Why, by (*echo chamber effects*) 1999 (*end echo chamber effects*) we would be flying our anti-grav cars to work and commuting to the moon! You would be able to watch football games on your two-way wrist radio, err, TV!
And now WE LIVE IN THAT FUTURE! Except Arlo didn’t bring his reading glasses. Wait, weren’t we supposed to have bionic eyes at this point?
Here’s an Italian saying that also fits our village I believe –
It is around the table that friends understand best the warmth of being together.
Mark….vinyl lp!!! I, at one time, some 30 years ago, owned a Pioneer turntable, and Advent speakers…the amp was also Pioneer…….oh, the days of future past. I will not go into details of how they all disappeared…in one day. Not too mention the mountains of albums I had.
Which I am so glad, Ian can get access to some oldies and goodies, like: “Someone Loan Me a Dime” by Boz Scaggs and Duanne Allman..which I now have on CD…no one could order it for me. Never heard of it 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTFvAvsHC_Y
Enjoy……………
And Mark…now I know what I am getting from Santa from my son, Ian…..he loves Pink Floyd too….and his laptop play blue ray.
Well, good Sunday morning. The sun is out and it has stopped raining. Yard is soggy, covered in leaves and half frozen foliage.
Got feral cats fed, the bedroom cats are complaining about no “good canned food” but have kibble. Now just dogs and mama to feed!
Mark, that is indeed my ghost and (probably) murdered Mr. Cardwell. I do belong to Ancestry.com and FindAGrave and even had been on the Cardwell forum looking for him yesterday but I was either too tired or not as good at searching as you are! I had just dredged his name out of my aunt’s memory yesterday afternoon, Mama’s memory is almost gone. She has what is known as “Kodak Memory” according to my aunt, which allows her to remember in tiniest detail a specific day/event in past but is apparently limited to about a 6 year span in 1920’s and specific events which she repeats over and over, reliving.
I have left Jimmy’s Sunday comic rerun “Forward to the Past” a my cover page as I think it is so applicable in my case!
Life so seldom turns out the way we think it will, which applies to today’s Sunday current as well. Ever go back and read an old yearbook or class prophecy from when you were a kid?
Love you all, Jackie
Yes. Jackie, I have….should of, could of and would of if the dog had caught the rabbit if he had not stoppeed to lick his ___s!
Here’s a song that takes me back 40 years, only it wasn’t called “The Cherry Bomb”…it was the Rustic in Jasper…………..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF0gsbQKhD8
John (Cougar) Mellencamp was always a favorite of mine, despite fact I was in my 40’s when my kids were teenagers and listened to him. Springsteen was not a favorite, Mellencamp can actually sing!
Debbe, I know why I go to Hooters. Just wondering what draws you in. 😉 I myself am a spicy wing guy.
Sand, I thought they only served breasts and thighs there?
What do the rules require when the ref isn’t watching where he’s going and runs unto you? I believe a slight watch where you’re going shove is in order. Re remotes, I don’t care what anyone says but it takes 2 remotes to operate our tv. One remote only requires 2 buttons to be pushed. On the other remote out of about 50 buttons I only use about 10, not counting the channel numbers.
emb-glad you watched the game although we also understand why the country is chanting “Who do we hate?
I understand why the country is chanting “Who do we hate? Florida State.
Who needs a remote? Have laptop connected direct to tv. It is pre programmed for standing shows and auto searches on preselected sports teams and other viewing interests. When in conflict it displays options, then use a phone or tablet to make selection.
Jackie, breasts and thights at Hooters are over priced; wings are the bargin.
Jerry: Game? What game? I’ve not watched a TV game in at least a couple of years. Only happens when I’m at my older son’s house after church and lunch, and have decided not to nap. Today I’m home; lunch, then nap.
I’ve been to U.FL. for a mammal mtg., but never to FL. St. U.FL. has/had? alligators on campus, unfenced. Never been to a Hooters, either, and have no plans to go.
Thinking, GR6, Debbe, Jackie, and I need to organize a field trip for emb. 😉
How did you know about that little shove?
Don’t worry. They keep the wildlife inside at Hooters.
Jerry in FL, you mean a referee in ordinary clothes can run into a larger man in pads and a helmet and didn’t bounce? Haven’t seen the video so don’t know what happened. But the way things have been going for Jameis he might be touchy.
On the remote issue, search for simplified remote. There are quite a few out there now for people who don’t want the hassle of the multiple-button variety.
Jerry in FL, read the story and saw the video clip. He should have been out of there. Official had reason for being there, trying to keep FSU from running play till opponent substituted a player, as FSU had just done. At the least, they should have made FSU repeat the play.
Here’s something for the cat people of the Village: https://www.yahoo.com/diy/improve-your-cats-9-lives-with-a-diy-cat-house-102756445530.html
Debbe 😉 My Mom is doing well; thanks for asking. Since she’d had a couple of not-too-good days I did spend most of the day with her to make sure she was back on the right track. Then I had some personal paperwork to catch up. But now I’m baaa-aaack! Green eyes for me, but there was a very special blonde lady in my life with hazel eyes…a winning combination, as far as I’m concerned.
Jean dear: I’ve never deviated from the pecan pie recipe that my Dad used for years, so I’ve never tried the substitution you mentioned. But I can’t help but think it would be good that way. And you wouldn’t lose your egg money on that bet. 🙂
So, in Indiana, would Horton hear Hoosier Hooters?
Oof! Had an early thanksgiving with dad, sister, and BIL. Ate too much, and the tryptophan is hard at work, making me sleepy. Forgot to leave room for chocolate-cherry cake and pumpkin pie. Working thanksgiving day, but if my luck holds, I will be able to sneak a quick trip up to visit grandma.
I don’t often comment but today I need help. When I try to open my I Tunes, I get a message that says I need to reinstall the files for I Tunes. Can any of you tell me how to do this? I can’t seem to find out even with windows “help”. I have most of my cd collection on I Tunes. I’d really appreciate anyone’s ideas. I’m lost. Thanks.