I’m busy with non-cartoon things much of this week. I missed yesterday altogether, and I don’t have a lot of time to chat today, but at least I’m here with a not-so-old cartoon from 2010. Working at home as I do, the morning ballet—breakfast at 7:32, shower at 7:38—isn’t the fact of life it used to be. Probably the best thing about working at home.
71 responses to “Shower Time”
OK, Lady Mindy, you’ve convinced me.
Lily, I feel I deserve props from you for not pursuing the topic of “wet scrub top contests”. 🙂
This for any of you Northern Michiganders from 1989 out there. Or anyone whose thoughts were ever short and hair was long. Or anyone who ever smoked funny things. Or for Debbe 😉
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYMY7JpnK9g
Jackie, somehow I have no trouble picturing you in a red sports car. 😉
I’m listening to Kid Rock and expecting Warren Zevon! I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic’s; his hair was perfect!
I have never had any hankering to learn to fly myself, but seem to be surrounded by flyboys in the family. Several of my uncles on my mom’s side were in the Air Force, and one of them flew The Hump during WWll. On my dad’s side his youngest brother, who had learned to fly small planes while in his teens, joined the Army and went for helicopter flight training. He said the first thing the instructor said was “anybody fly fixed wing? well we’re about to correct all your bad habits!” He flew Hueys in Viet Nam.
Then there was my mom’s father. He was in the cavalry during WWl. During inspection one day the wind blew his hat off, and when he bent over to pick it up before the sergeant saw him, his horse bit his rear. I know…off topic. 😉
Ghost, I’ve eaten a number of smoked things, but never smoked any funny things. Dare I ask what vehicle you would picture me in? 😉
Jackie, have a listen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHVYBiVKldU
GR6, I’ve heard that one before, and all I can think about is Warren Zevon! A-oooh!
Trapper Jean, the cavalry story wasn’t off topic. It was still transport related.
OK, you knew I’d do it, didn’t you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MRu8N2K0NY
Jean dear 😉
http://www.blessthisstuff.com/imagens/stuff/cec-wheels-jeep-wrangler.jpg
Jean 😉
I mean, that mountain won’t climb itself, will it? 🙂
As my friend Bubba says: “You know, it’s gonna be real freakin’ funny if, after everybody gets all prepped for the Zombie Apocalypse, it turns out to be a Werewolf Apocalypse instead. ‘Cause I bet ain’t hardly nobody stocking up on AR and handgun ammo with silver bullets.”
On Topic! On Topic! Periscopes UP!
All day long the news summary on my Yahoo front page has been the health article titled “How Often Do You Really Need to Shower?” I have resisted pointing this out since it was so blatantly on topic of today’s retro cartoon.
It seems that it isn’t actually healthy to lather up every day and our forefathers and mothers who bathed once a week on Saturday night might have been healthier for it. And I thought cleanliness was next to Godliness?
Tsk! Tsk! And Janis seems to be a compulsive bather and showerer in that opaque Bumstead water. And Arlo joins her I will bet every chance he gets.
Although I did think the gardening strip where Janis strips in the front yard into a sheet was fantastically funny and right on.
Love, Jackie Monies
Guess it’s a good thing they still sell “5 Day Deodorant Pads”. But don’t tell Janis or we won’t get to see her in the tub or shower nearly as often.
Actually the instructions read “For best results, use daily after bathing.” So perhaps they don’t actually last for five days.
Good morning Villagers…
John…payers and hugs to you and your wife…..Amen.
Today’s real time is a jewel….love it.
NK…thanks for the ‘grats…..I’m still gloating 🙂 Now if I can pull off this inspection so I can keep working there….not going back into the corporate world or retail.
Indy Mindy…love the ‘dragon’ quote….where did that come from? Sounds familiar.
GR 😉 I’m with you on Jackie’s autobiography….sounds steamy….good variety of music links here….caught your comment….”right button”, heh?
Going through sleep deprivation here…..later
Ghost, a Jeep is pretty close! I actually drive a Ford diesel Excursion. We bought it some 13 years ago when we needed the carrying capacity. Still drives really well, too.
And yes, I somehow knew you’d find Warren and His Werewolves! As to your friend Bubba’s quote, I wouldn’t put it past Husband to have some silver bullets, just in case. 😉
Indy Mindy, one of my favorite cartoons is a drawing of two dragons, one surrounded by suits of armor. The second dragon is saying “Kid, you spend more time shelling those things than yo do eating them!”
Debbe, that one has been around a long time, but I still think it’s a hoot. I first encountered it on a Tolkien forum. It is, of course, a play on a LotR quote: “Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.”
Debbe – I guess Lilyblack knew the correct answer; however, my first encounter with that quote came from a very different source: the rear bumper of an old Roadrunner. I had seen it around town several times that day. Finally, at the post office, we were both stopped long enough for me to do a slow walk around, I’d never seen one in person before. It was beat up around the edges, some bondo here and there, and the finish had turned matte. I was enchanted with the car and the quote in moments. Yet the quote seemed to be a bit of a warning; it was no Christine, but definitely trouble. As every other instance of the quote I’ve seen omits the word “crunchy,” this only reinforces my suspicions. I have never seen that car since.
Back to sports cars and pilots: At age 50 plus I began to learn about my father. He died at 21 but he apparently was a total “character”, so I am his child.
When I learned who and what he’d been, I began serious searching. I managed to speak to every living member of his squadron, mechanics, pilots, enlisted, officers. I talked to his wing man and got his story about the cover up of my dad’s death. This sort of stuff suddenly made this young kid alive again and for the first time real to me.
My favorite was when he decided pilots, officers and gentlemen needed transportation. He “requisitioned” an Army truck which they used for awhile but my dad was a snappy sports car owner, so he faked Army “papers” and went around town requisitioning every Italian sports car still intact. He didn’t stop until all the pilots each had a car to drive!
This made it all the way to the top brass, I was told, who did not think this amusing and made them all return the cars. They were so short of pilots and planes, nothing was done as punishment. Imagine, over fifty years had passed and his escapades were being told again! And laughed about.
Love, Jackie Monies
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I’ve worked home for decades, but was always was tied to husband’s work schedule. Now that he has been home also for about 6 years we barely are tied to any schedule. It is 3 am and we will be going to bed and then will get up around 11am (8 hrs sleep), it is closer to our personal rhythms. When we need to we get out of bed “in the middle of our night” and can get up as early as 7:30 am if we need to. He works online doing mental health counseling and works at night. I am an accountant and only make appointments in the afternoon (all my clients think I am at someone else in the am).