Sorry to have been gone so long! I have been working on other projects. I guess there’s just no way to avoid the “remember when” factor on this site, try as I might. Today’s classic A&J is yet another example of swift cultural change. First, “casual Friday” was introduced, when white-collar workers were allowed to dress down from coats and ties and the equivalent ladies’ apparel. Today there are coats and ties still out there, but the daily norm for what remains of the white-collar work force is distinctly casual. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. Hey, I’m a cartoonist! I can work in my underwear if I want, although I never do. Well, not in just my underwear. You know, I get asked that question a lot, which I think is kind of weird.
Subtle Distinction
By Jimmy Johnson
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233 responses to “Subtle Distinction”
Lengthy Latin sp. names often get truncated by the ingroup: e.g., Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrels, Spermophilus tridecemlineatus [italicized, but cannot do that here], are generally called tridecs.
Peace, emb
Happy birthday Ghost. Enjoy the day.
Dearest Ghost, wishing you a Happy Birthday Evening. I’m not going to tackle that word of yours, you can have it all to yourself. To reiterate — you really do have a remarkably big brain.
Happy birthday Ghost! Hope you had a FANTASTIC day, and that you will have an even better evening!
Ghost, everybody (except you) knows that the longest word in the English Language is smiles, because there’s a mile between the first and last letters.
My one word. Happy Birthday Ghost! Ooops…. that’s three.
Birthday Haiku for Me
birthday wishes, Ghost
that leaves no more to be said
….hippopotamus
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is actually in my spellchecker and also is the longest word I’ve ever italicized. Or ever will.
Dang it. I almost missed Ghost’s birthday totally. And I am sitting here. With my feet soaking while they get a pedicure and legs massaged. Wanted to link MM throatally whispering Happy Birthday but can’t do it, chair is vibrating too much. Love.
The word in the English language with the most different meanings is a three letter word-run. The longest word that is spelled the same backwards or forwards is racecar.
That’s OK, Anonie. Hearing Marilyn’s version of Happy Birthday usually makes my chair vibrate, too.
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Late to the party, I am a long time lurker and occasional commenter.
Happy Birthday GR6:
H B 2 U
H B 2 U
H B dear Gho -ost
H B 2 U
Steve Moore
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To Ghost, at the request of Anonymous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqolSvoWNck
one word or so
goodnight gracie
Jerry
“The word in the English language with the most different meanings is a three letter word-run.”
I think – I read
The word in the English language with the most different meanings is a 2 letter word- UP.
It certainly the two letter English word with the most meanings.
The longest word using only the top row of letters on a qwerty keyboard is:
………….
TYPEWRITER
“redivider” = 9 letters
“detartrated” = 11 letters
Neither is especially common.
I enjoy words; if you have a longer English palindrome (not coined by Joyce), do tell….
Whether or not I mentioned you by name, I appreciated all the birthday wishes.
Debbe đŸ˜‰ Get to feeling better, hon?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PppUJ_JGq2U
Here’s a different rendition of the birthday song…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqolSvoWNck
Sung by Marilyn Monroe to JFK.
I was rejected so will have to work around it.
By the way I disagree with your great guitar players.
Chet Atkins should have been way higher-
Nowhere was mentioned:
Andrés Segovia Torres, 1st Marquis of Salobreña (Spanish: [an?d?es se??o?ja ?tores]) (21 February 1893 – 2 June 1987),[1] known as Andrés Segovia, was a virtuoso Spanish classical guitarist from Linares, Spain. Regarded as one of the greatest guitarists of all time, he is seen as the grandfather of the classical guitar. Many professional classical guitarists today are students of Segovia, or students of his student.
or
Sharon Isbin (born August 7, 1956 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota) is a widely recorded American classical guitarist, recording artist, concert performer, and the founder of the Guitar Department at the Juilliard School.
or
Roy Clark
During the 1970s, Clark frequently guest-hosted for Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and enjoyed a 30-million viewership for Hee Haw. Clark is highly regarded and renowned as a guitarist and banjo player, and is also skilled in classical guitar and several other instruments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-sExIVBVaw
Then there was
Los Indios Tabajaras
But there were 2 of them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQheOglFos
This should put this guy on that list
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bhuxkzjuQc
Sharon Isbin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIjfkYKKW54