This is the same cat as yesterday, isn’t it? The one who was wistfully looking at those slices of not-tomato. What does this artist do that doesn’t involve putting his (or someone else’s?) cat in a state of anguish?
Limited catacity.
At dinner yesterday, she loudly demanded the cartilage of the chicken drumsticks (we had ginseng chicken soup; she knows the smell even when I’m only preparing it).
I googled the phrase “All soap abandon ye who enter here” … obviously a twist on “All Hope… etc”, which is the inscription on the gates of Hell in Dante’s Inferno.
But the 1920s popularized a lot of jokes and catchphrases that don’t make much sense to us today… the cat’s pajamas, 23 skidoo, etc… so I wanted to know if it was known.
….
It turns out that it’s famous for just what we see here… for being written above the door of this place… the Krazy Kat Klub, which was actually in Washington, DC, not New York.
A famous picture, of a famous speakeasy.
Prohibition started earlier in DC than in the rest of the country, because a special law banned alcohol sales there first.
The woman on the left and the man on the right are the couple who owned the club, which became THE hangout for artists, bohemians, flappers, free love advocates, and gays, among others.
…
Oh…. And that phrase:
It’s thought to mean, more or less, leave your bourgeois values behind… like, for instance, cleanliness and propriety.
The Wikipedia article is interesting, and has more pictures, in the “gallery” tab.
There are other birds that can hover in flight. There are some that can kinda fly backward. But, the hummingbird is the only bird that can fly inverted.
And i’m not talking about geese and hawks rolling their body, i’m talking about full fledged wing flapping flight.
The cast of Frank Capra’s 1946 “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
Speaking of which….
I always thought this was one of the all-time most universally beloved films in the world.
It was shown on our (now defunct 🥺) local TV station several times every Christmas season. I always watched it at least once.
From my teens until maybe ten years ago (a span of a hundred years or so) I had no idea anybody disliked it… But in the teens of the current century, haters unexpectedly popped up, even amongst my nearest and dearest.
First, it was a failure when it was released, and tarnished Capra’s reputation. Both of those things later turned around, but not for a couple of decades.
Candi did a poster of it, but confessed that she didn’t like the movie. My own sister hates it… She says it’s maudlin.
X_Tech was perhaps the most vehement… he pointed out that Mr. Potter, the mean banker, kept the money Uncle Billy lost. The townspeople replaced it, but it made him angry that Potter got away with the theft.
Canning, salting, drying are methods to save the goods you and your furry friends can’t eat within a reasonable time.
Is there a facility in your vicinity that sells dry ice?
I never thought about the dry ice. But it’s too late. Everything in the freezer was soft by the time i figured it out. I wont loose my pickles or relishes or cheese. Most of what was in it was leftovers and such.
Im counting six kittens.
Oh! That really is why it’s called the Pink Moon!
I never think of NYC as looking flat!
That’s funny… 🤔 I can’t picture it mountainous.
But all those skyscrapers crammed into one corner!
This is the same cat as yesterday, isn’t it? The one who was wistfully looking at those slices of not-tomato. What does this artist do that doesn’t involve putting his (or someone else’s?) cat in a state of anguish?
At least he’s not making it wear a bow tie today!
Our cat would want some of that cheese. And get it, too.
Only some?
Limited catacity.
At dinner yesterday, she loudly demanded the cartilage of the chicken drumsticks (we had ginseng chicken soup; she knows the smell even when I’m only preparing it).
“Laird of the Manor”…
Do people really cut cheese around the edge, like the one on the left?
Depends on how soft it is.
,.
It’s the neighborhood squirrel and his ever-vigilant watchdog.
Luckily this dog doesn’t know Cleo, or have a subscription to her Weapon of the Month Club.
So, presumably, he doesn’t own a bazooka, or any TNT.
I’d hate to see anything bad happen to a rare red unicorn squirrel.
Weapon of the Month Club.—–LOL!
I know two of ’em for sure, the guy in front and the guy over his right shoulder and on our left.
Close…
“All soap abandon” Hah! Was that supposed to entice people?
The things you find out if only you ask!
I googled the phrase “All soap abandon ye who enter here” … obviously a twist on “All Hope… etc”, which is the inscription on the gates of Hell in Dante’s Inferno.
But the 1920s popularized a lot of jokes and catchphrases that don’t make much sense to us today… the cat’s pajamas, 23 skidoo, etc… so I wanted to know if it was known.
….
It turns out that it’s famous for just what we see here… for being written above the door of this place… the Krazy Kat Klub, which was actually in Washington, DC, not New York.
A famous picture, of a famous speakeasy.
Prohibition started earlier in DC than in the rest of the country, because a special law banned alcohol sales there first.
The woman on the left and the man on the right are the couple who owned the club, which became THE hangout for artists, bohemians, flappers, free love advocates, and gays, among others.
…
Oh…. And that phrase:
It’s thought to mean, more or less, leave your bourgeois values behind… like, for instance, cleanliness and propriety.
The Wikipedia article is interesting, and has more pictures, in the “gallery” tab.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krazy_Kat_Klub
…
“Mind the lip. First step’s a doozy.”
For a moment I though tthe guy on the right was using a garden hose to put out a fire in the valley
Now i can’t unsee that!
If much rather think that, than make my brain accept that he’s casually leaning on a stick at the very edge of a cliff.
There are other birds that can hover in flight. There are some that can kinda fly backward. But, the hummingbird is the only bird that can fly inverted.
And i’m not talking about geese and hawks rolling their body, i’m talking about full fledged wing flapping flight.
See what could happen if they evolved thumbs?
,,
Too cold.
That’s an odd name for a cat. Unless you happen to be an android called “Data.”
Oh, and I did find her, sneaky though she may be.
then there’s Fido the cat
But Spot’s a dog’s name!
Great name for a calico cat though.
Got it!
Found the kitty, no problem, obvious, etc.
Got a phone call, put my groceries away, had dinner, came back….
Where did she go???
I swear she’s not where I left her!
¡&#@¢!
Oh wait…. there she is.
,.,
I’m thinkin’ this…
It was shown on our (now defunct 🥺) local TV station several times every Christmas season. I always watched it at least once.
From my teens until maybe ten years ago (a span of a hundred years or so) I had no idea anybody disliked it…
But in the teens of the current century, haters unexpectedly popped up, even amongst my nearest and dearest.
First, it was a failure when it was released, and tarnished Capra’s reputation. Both of those things later turned around, but not for a couple of decades.
Candi did a poster of it, but confessed that she didn’t like the movie. My own sister hates it… She says it’s maudlin.
X_Tech was perhaps the most vehement… he pointed out that Mr. Potter, the mean banker, kept the money Uncle Billy lost. The townspeople replaced it, but it made him angry that Potter got away with the theft.
Sniffle… but I still love it
My brand new refrigerator died. I don’t get a repair person until the first.
The fun never stops.
Ouch!
Canning, salting, drying are methods to save the goods you and your furry friends can’t eat within a reasonable time.
Is there a facility in your vicinity that sells dry ice?
I never thought about the dry ice. But it’s too late. Everything in the freezer was soft by the time i figured it out. I wont loose my pickles or relishes or cheese. Most of what was in it was leftovers and such.
That happened to me last summer!
Is yours a Frigidaire?
Yes.
Charging An Electric Car Back In 1905.
GC is broken again…
I think that is a given tbh.
Redundant.
…still.