I can see where you get the tulip from, but in researching the ‘net’ to find out about “The Grateful Dead’s” usage of weird hats, I was unsuccessful.
I did, however come across a “The New Yorker” magazine article (the cover below is a picture link) from November, 26 2012 by one of its staff writers, Nick Paumgarten.
As it has been demonstrated that normal reading speed is slower on a computer screen, I’d estimate it’s a 45 minute detailed…..
“.…the band expected to gross $222,620.95 and demanded, for its dressing room, “1 pound of M&M’s, 6 cases of Beck’s, 1 quart Remy Martin, 3 quarts Stolichnaya, 2 quarts Mt Gay Eclipse, 2 qts. Bacardi light, 1 qt. Myers’s dark rum, 1 qt. Bombay Gin, 48 clean towels.”
…..read.
Even if you don’t want to read that much, a scroll down through the article will bring you to examples of “The New Yorker’s” cartoonists’ works (the quality, as always, is there).
This, believe it or not, is a CHILD INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT TEST posted on the “Times of India” website.
The question as posed, and the graphic , are completely unclear in my opinion and open to different interpretations.
The (rather insulting in my opinion) lead-in:
” Check your child’s IQ: How many ladders are needed to reach the top?
The answer does appear at the link.
I have a computer game similar to that. It’s called ‘Rooms ~ The Unsolvable Puzzle’. I’ve gotten quite far in it, but haven’t played it for some time. It has a little more to it, but does have the rooms and ladders etc.
Yes, six… Not bothering with a spoiler box because it’s already been said..
But to me the number is academic, because it’s like a maze. I only see one path that actually leads to the roof, and it takes six ladders.
The others go to dead ends and require starting over.
I wouldn’t count going up and down the same ladder, looping back to where I was, as part of a path.
…
However, it’s not specified anywhere that a front wall is actually present, enclosing the building.
I certainly wouldn’t fault a child (or adult) who assumes that it’s open, as it looks in the picture…
In which case, the young lady can get to the roof in 4 ladders, by walking out the open front of the building, and on the ground outside to the next necessary room, skipping climbing up and then down through other rooms to get there.
Four climbs, three ladders. Climb the one that she’s at, climb the one above, pull up that ladder and use it to get to level 3. Finally walk across and up the ladder to the roof.
I took it that the ladders are fixed in place, but once again, it doesn’t say so, does it?
…
I don’t think I could reach through a hole at my feet, and pull up a 10 foot ladder that was probably twice my weight, hand over hand from the floor below, and place it securely.
Then again, it also doesn’t specify that she’s not Superwoman.
“The Gentle Giant… the KFPS Approved Freisian Stallion “Anton 343 Sport” owned by Scott and Shelley Kelnhofer in Hortonville Wisconsin. 21 years old in this photo and retired from breeding, Anton is one of the all-time best producing sires in the history of the breed. He is also sweet and gentle as a lamb. Photo by Cally Matherly…”
I know… a weirdly robotic-looking Sean Connery as James Bond was most likely marketed only to boys, so we’re supposed to call it an action figure. But sorry boys, it’s a doll.Just like (gasp) GI Joe.
….
I associate the Gilbert brand with Erector sets, one of which I asked for every Christmas and birthday when I was little, only to be told no every time, cos they were for boys.
(Along with the Red Ryder rifle I also coveted, which was not only just for boys, but could also shoot my eye out… Just like Ralphie was told.)
And chemistry sets, one of which I got for my 9th or 10th birthday, but my dad went through it first and removed anything he didn’t want me to have…
Including the little alcohol burner, and half the chemicals, if he didn’t like the way the names sounded, even though he knew nothing about chemicals. No fire, no “dangerous” chemicals, not much fun.
…
But I digress… I wish they would have given Bond a little miniature Erector set in that case instead of that nasty gun.
I know that wouldn’t be Bond canon, but what an improvement in child development and age appropriateness.
Anyway, I’m not a person who remembers every episode of everything, but IIRC, if they were so concerned about Bond canon they wouldn’t have given him that dagger toe, cos it was only the Russian assassin from SMERSH(?) who had one in her shoe.
and train sets—Gilbert , as I remember, were the makers of ‘American Flyer’ trains—Lione’ls chief rival in the 1950s.
I always thought the A.F.’s 2 rail layout was more realistic than the 3 rail layout favored by Lionel
I didn’t know American Flyer was Gilbert. I had an American Flyer train set, and an erector set (‘cos I was a boy ;-). I got the trains shortly before turning two as a sort of get-well gift after having my tonsils out.
Liverlips McCracken
Guest
1 year ago
“First robin of spring” – – – – there’s an echo in here.
All good songs. But the Joan Baez song made me wonder, what ever happened to folk music? At one point we had Joan Baez, as well as Judy Collins, Joni Mitchel, and Buffy Ste Marie, just to name a few of the women. The men included Pete Seeger, Carl Oglesby, Phil Ochs. Why did this genre die out?
But singers get old, and tastes in music constantly change.
Young people usually want to leave the music of their parents behind, and find a new identity.
Some folk singers kept right on going, but others eventually found a better fit or a new audience by crossing over to pop or country.
…
Most of the men that you mention are gone . Those women never really changed, but are in their late 70’s and 80’s, and retired or less likely to get gigs than younger, more popular musicians.
Joan Baez is 82 I think. She always did all kinds of music, but she wrote her own songs. Political activism was more a part of her lyrics than traditional folk.
She also joined Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco around the end of the 90s… It’s more of a cabaret.
Many musicians, in fact, eventually find that they want to write their own songs, and once you leave the traditional catalogue, it’s not really “folk”.
Then their tunes become influenced by the other genres that they hear. Why not.
…
I suppose you could say it’s the same reason most of our generation didn’t buy Doris Day records and my mother didn’t buy Al Jolson ones.
A few baby boomer groups have stayed popular, like the Stones, but the Beatles and others broke up.
Gen X wasn’t big on the Lovin’ Spoonful; Gen Z listens to Drake.
From: .
The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook (Reader’s Digest Edition) .
By: Zoe Coulson.
Published by: Hearst Books New York (1980) .
ISBN 0-87851=037-0.
1. Prepare Orange Sauce; keep warm.
2. In large bowl with wire shisk or fork mix milk,
flour, baking powder, salt and egg yolks until
smoothly blended.
3. In small bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg
whites until stiff peaks form. With wire whisk or
rubber spatula, gently fold the beaten egg whites
into the flour mixture.
4. Heat 12-inch skillet over medium heat; lightly
brush with salad oil. Making 3 crêpes at a time, pour
batter by 1/2 cupfuls into hot skillet; spread batter
into 4-inch circles. Cook crêpes until golden on both
sides, about 3 minutes, turning once. With pancake
turner, remove crêpes to cookie sheet; keep warm.
Repeat, making 12 crêpes in all, brushing skillet with
more salad oil if it becomes too dry.
5. To serve, spread some sour cream over each crêpe.
Roll each crêpe, jelly-roll fashion; arrange on warm
large platter. Spoon Orange Sauce over crêpes; top
with diced oranges.
ORANGE SAUCE: In 1-quart saucepan over low
heat, melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Stir in 1 1/2 cups
confectioner’s sugar, 1/3 cup orange juice and 2
tablespoons grated orange peel. Cook over low heat,
stirring frequently, until heated through.
Notes from me:
Use butter.
Always oil the pan after each crêpe.
Regular baking powder can be used; the crêpes just won’t be as fluffy.
We have Robins! And the Skunk Cabbage is blooming now.
A sure sign of spring around here.
The meteorologists are forecasting snow on the coastal range Friday(ish).
.
Is that a poppy?
Wearing a frog for a hat.
How Grateful Dead can you get?
I can see where you get the tulip from, but in researching the ‘net’ to find out about “The Grateful Dead’s” usage of weird hats, I was unsuccessful.
I did, however come across a “The New Yorker” magazine article (the cover below is a picture link) from November, 26 2012 by one of its staff writers, Nick Paumgarten.
As it has been demonstrated that normal reading speed is slower on a computer screen, I’d estimate it’s a 45 minute detailed…..
“.…the band expected to gross $222,620.95 and demanded, for its dressing room, “1 pound of M&M’s, 6 cases of Beck’s, 1 quart Remy Martin, 3 quarts Stolichnaya, 2 quarts Mt Gay Eclipse, 2 qts. Bacardi light, 1 qt. Myers’s dark rum, 1 qt. Bombay Gin, 48 clean towels.”
…..read.
Even if you don’t want to read that much, a scroll down through the article will bring you to examples of “The New Yorker’s” cartoonists’ works (the quality, as always, is there).
That is most definitely not the first robin of spring. This one looks more like a ruby.
I know it’s late, and I’m tired… but honestly, i feel like I walked into a movie in the middle…
I don’t understand either of the preceding two comments.
Anybody?
…
In case any others have shown up in between since this post…
I mean Happy³s about the Grateful Dead and Liverlips’ about the ruby.
It’s all Greek to me!!
,
This, believe it or not, is a CHILD INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT TEST posted on the “Times of India” website.
The question as posed, and the graphic , are completely unclear in my opinion and open to different interpretations.
The (rather insulting in my opinion) lead-in:
” Check your child’s IQ: How many ladders are needed to reach the top?
The answer does appear at the link.
I count six.
I have a computer game similar to that. It’s called ‘Rooms ~ The Unsolvable Puzzle’. I’ve gotten quite far in it, but haven’t played it for some time. It has a little more to it, but does have the rooms and ladders etc.
Yes, six… Not bothering with a spoiler box because it’s already been said..
But to me the number is academic, because it’s like a maze. I only see one path that actually leads to the roof, and it takes six ladders.
The others go to dead ends and require starting over.
I wouldn’t count going up and down the same ladder, looping back to where I was, as part of a path.
…
However, it’s not specified anywhere that a front wall is actually present, enclosing the building.
I certainly wouldn’t fault a child (or adult) who assumes that it’s open, as it looks in the picture…
In which case, the young lady can get to the roof in 4 ladders, by walking out the open front of the building, and on the ground outside to the next necessary room, skipping climbing up and then down through other rooms to get there.
Four climbs, three ladders. Climb the one that she’s at, climb the one above, pull up that ladder and use it to get to level 3. Finally walk across and up the ladder to the roof.
Lol… That too.
I took it that the ladders are fixed in place, but once again, it doesn’t say so, does it?
…
I don’t think I could reach through a hole at my feet, and pull up a 10 foot ladder that was probably twice my weight, hand over hand from the floor below, and place it securely.
Then again, it also doesn’t specify that she’s not Superwoman.
🙂
This….
“The Gentle Giant… the KFPS Approved Freisian Stallion “Anton 343
Sport” owned by Scott and Shelley Kelnhofer in Hortonville
Wisconsin. 21 years old in this photo and retired from breeding,
Anton is one of the all-time best producing sires in the history of
the breed. He is also sweet and gentle as a lamb. Photo by Cally
Matherly…”
….comes from HERE
Edited in at 08:57 E.D.T.
Video set to begin with him in action in 2016
Gorgeous mane.
I’m jealous!
Just misses a corn.
It is in BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
I’ve seen that photo before.
On this site? You may have seen a picture twice?
What a surprise!
Wikipedia on the A. C. GILBERT COMPANY.
I was given an Erector Set for Christmas one year; and while I became aware of Meccano sets, I never found them as “useful” as my Erector Set.
Both companies have been sold and resold.
AFAIK what’s left of both belong to the same company now.
If there are still any Erector sets being sold they are co-branded Meccano, though it’s been a few years since I checked.
I didn’t know Gilbert ever made a plastic doll.
I know… a weirdly robotic-looking Sean Connery as James Bond was most likely marketed only to boys, so we’re supposed to call it an action figure. But sorry boys, it’s a doll. Just like (gasp) GI Joe.
….
I associate the Gilbert brand with Erector sets, one of which I asked for every Christmas and birthday when I was little, only to be told no every time, cos they were for boys.
(Along with the Red Ryder rifle I also coveted, which was not only just for boys, but could also shoot my eye out… Just like Ralphie was told.)
And chemistry sets, one of which I got for my 9th or 10th birthday, but my dad went through it first and removed anything he didn’t want me to have…
Including the little alcohol burner, and half the chemicals, if he didn’t like the way the names sounded, even though he knew nothing about chemicals. No fire, no “dangerous” chemicals, not much fun.
…
But I digress… I wish they would have given Bond a little miniature Erector set in that case instead of that nasty gun.
I know that wouldn’t be Bond canon, but what an improvement in child development and age appropriateness.
Anyway, I’m not a person who remembers every episode of everything, but IIRC, if they were so concerned about Bond canon they wouldn’t have given him that dagger toe, cos it was only the Russian assassin from SMERSH(?) who had one in her shoe.
and train sets—Gilbert , as I remember, were the makers of ‘American Flyer’ trains—Lione’ls chief rival in the 1950s.
I always thought the A.F.’s 2 rail layout was more realistic than the 3 rail layout favored by Lionel
I forgot that was Gilbert too. But yeah, I liked those tracks better too.
As kids we were annoyed that our neighbors AF cars couldn’t run on our Lionel track…
Though honestly, we only had a small oval anyway. Nominally my brother’s, of course… Cos he was a boy.
I didn’t know American Flyer was Gilbert. I had an American Flyer train set, and an erector set (‘cos I was a boy ;-). I got the trains shortly before turning two as a sort of get-well gift after having my tonsils out.
“First robin of spring” – – – – there’s an echo in here.
Oopsie… 🤭
Boo! 😀
All good songs. But the Joan Baez song made me wonder, what ever happened to folk music? At one point we had Joan Baez, as well as Judy Collins, Joni Mitchel, and Buffy Ste Marie, just to name a few of the women. The men included Pete Seeger, Carl Oglesby, Phil Ochs. Why did this genre die out?
I don’t know that it died out.
But singers get old, and tastes in music constantly change.
Young people usually want to leave the music of their parents behind, and find a new identity.
Some folk singers kept right on going, but others eventually found a better fit or a new audience by crossing over to pop or country.
…
Most of the men that you mention are gone . Those women never really changed, but are in their late 70’s and 80’s, and retired or less likely to get gigs than younger, more popular musicians.
Joan Baez is 82 I think. She always did all kinds of music, but she wrote her own songs. Political activism was more a part of her lyrics than traditional folk.
She also joined Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco around the end of the 90s… It’s more of a cabaret.
Many musicians, in fact, eventually find that they want to write their own songs, and once you leave the traditional catalogue, it’s not really “folk”.
Then their tunes become influenced by the other genres that they hear. Why not.
…
I suppose you could say it’s the same reason most of our generation didn’t buy Doris Day records and my mother didn’t buy Al Jolson ones.
A few baby boomer groups have stayed popular, like the Stones, but the Beatles and others broke up.
Gen X wasn’t big on the Lovin’ Spoonful; Gen Z listens to Drake.
Ob La Di, Ob La Da, life goes on, brah..
I love Dolly Parton.
And she’s still alive and kicking.
just who is she kicking now?
Whoever it may be, they most certainly deserve it.
Are you familiar with “The Orville”? She was in s3-e8…
I like her too…
But she’s always been a country singer, and was never called or considered a folk singer.
It’s seen as a different genre, even though a folk singer might occasionally sing a traditional country song, and vice versa.
As I said, a few folk singers later crossed over into country, when folk lost its popularity.
There are even a few who are so eclectic they have defied categorization, but they often get classed as country anyway.
….
Not Dolly …
Even if she sings the occasional old Appalachian ballad, she has always been a Nashville country star…
which in the last 50 years usually means a touch of pop as well, and flashy shows unlike anything in folk music.
The Beatles? The Stones?
Rock stars… Neither country nor folk, by any stretch.
You mentioned them in your posting above.
I like Dolly Parton as a human being no matter what genre she’s singing.
And Peter, Paul, & Mary if you don’t want to segregate 😉
Finally!
Um… Sorry Nighthawks’…
I was pretty sure I wasn’t the first, but I didn’t remember where I’d seen it before.
Then again, there are only so many jokes in the world… good ones go around a few times. LOL
(So do bad ones, so not even cracking the worst ones is actually safe.)
Besides, imitation, intended or not, is supposed to be the sincerest form of flattery… …. um… right?
You’ve seen it on Cleo’s many times before, and I resisted (on Nighthawk’s behalf) to post it again myself.
my production of new comics has dipped in recent months–so I’m forced to run these old retreads far too often.—I apologize for that
I love that hilarious cartoon!
No reason whatsoever to apologize.
Yes…. Don’t apologize for the classics!
Wow.
I didn’t “post it again” either; I made a joke out of my head, not remembering its possible influence.
Not very nice yourself, to say Nighthawks has run that strip “many times.” He hasn’t run anything many times.
Or even to give someone a thumbs down for apologising for a faulty memory.
You’re the only person on this site whom I’ve ever seen give anybody one, and this is not your first.
I didn’t say that Nighthawks has posted it many times before…
It happens every Spring.
“You’ve seen it on Cleo’s many times before”
Yes.
Plus “, and I resisted (on Nighthawk’s behalf) to post it again myself.”
Better?
have some crepes , you guys!
Bavarian Crepes
This sounds good.
From: .
The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook (Reader’s Digest Edition) .
By: Zoe Coulson.
Published by: Hearst Books New York (1980) .
ISBN 0-87851=037-0.
“Dessert Crêpes with Orange Sauce “
Orange sauce (below)
1 1/2 cups of milk [whole milk — (3.25% milk fat)]
3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon double-
acting baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 eggs, separated
salad oil
1 8-ounce container sour
cream (1 cup)
2 medium oranges,
peeled, seeded and
diced.
1. Prepare Orange Sauce; keep warm.
2. In large bowl with wire shisk or fork mix milk,
flour, baking powder, salt and egg yolks until
smoothly blended.
3. In small bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg
whites until stiff peaks form. With wire whisk or
rubber spatula, gently fold the beaten egg whites
into the flour mixture.
4. Heat 12-inch skillet over medium heat; lightly
brush with salad oil. Making 3 crêpes at a time, pour
batter by 1/2 cupfuls into hot skillet; spread batter
into 4-inch circles. Cook crêpes until golden on both
sides, about 3 minutes, turning once. With pancake
turner, remove crêpes to cookie sheet; keep warm.
Repeat, making 12 crêpes in all, brushing skillet with
more salad oil if it becomes too dry.
5. To serve, spread some sour cream over each crêpe.
Roll each crêpe, jelly-roll fashion; arrange on warm
large platter. Spoon Orange Sauce over crêpes; top
with diced oranges.
ORANGE SAUCE: In 1-quart saucepan over low
heat, melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine. Stir in 1 1/2 cups
confectioner’s sugar, 1/3 cup orange juice and 2
tablespoons grated orange peel. Cook over low heat,
stirring frequently, until heated through.
Notes from me:
Use butter.
Always oil the pan after each crêpe.
Regular baking powder can be used; the crêpes just won’t be as fluffy.
we haven’t seen any of our returning robins yet. so spring is not here yet!
so, i’ll have to rely on your Robins, NH.
We have Robins! And the Skunk Cabbage is blooming now.
A sure sign of spring around here.
The meteorologists are forecasting snow on the coastal range Friday(ish).
for the last several years around here, the first robin of spring had been here all winter
anyway….
Same here. Migration among birds is sooooooo last centuries.
This one of your is a classic, Nighthawks. You need to show it every year on the first day of Spring. I will laugh every time!!