When we moved from the tropics to Connecticut, the car Dad bought was a 1957 copper coloured Chevrolet Bel Air which Mother named (not kidding) Cleo.
She learned to drive on Cleo and was envied by some of the other women in the neighbourhood because she drove Dad to the train station for his commute to New York and had Cleo for the rest of the day to run around in (it was the era of single car families and most husbands parked the car at the station all day).
Reading my cite at the link below as to the proclivities and probable health problems of the Curyans (accurate I’m sure; you can’t just post anything on the internet you know) you will, I believe, gain a good understanding of:
1: Why the Curyans died out.
2: Why the flashing sign at the entrance to the cave was necessary when they were alive.
3: And why I believe the kibble in the ark could be similar to this….
Revised by: Marion Cunningham with Jeri Laber
Illustrated by: Lauren Jarret
Published by: Bantam Books
ISBN 0-553-23488-9
Potato Croquettes
2 cups mashed potatoes
2 eggs
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup freshly made bread crumbs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Put the potatoes into a bowl and lightly beat one of the eggs. Add the egg to the potatoes and mix well. Shape the potato mixture into 8 balls, cover, and chill. Beat the remaining egg lightly. Dip the potato balls into the flour, shake off any excess, dip into the egg, and then into the crumbs. Place on a piece of wax paper. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the balls and let them heat and brown for several minutes, turning the heat down if they brown too quickly. Turn the balls and brown on all sides. Keep the croquettes warm in a 300° F. oven until all are ready, then serve immediately.
I can stretch a point with the best of them (and do)! !
People named Archer today are unlikely to be bowmen (people to be P.C., I guess) in the King’s (Queen’s) army, and those named Fletcher are unlikely to be working in an arrow factory sticking feathers on arrows; the Coopers next door are probably not working as barrel makers either.
So is it really that much of a stretch to believe that a member of the Curyan people moved into the “outside” world, was nicknamed “Curyan;” which subsequently became a first name?
And the painstaking research published in the link does support my conclusion about the possible makeup of the kibble. 😁 😁 😁
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Tom Power’s interview with Sir Anthony Hopkins on CBC’s “Q” from September of last year.
I’m still playing catch-up this week, so just wanted to let you know that I just made some replies on Thursday’s page. Time for bed now, but I’ll try to keep up with today’s comments later on.
“Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.”
Benedick “Much Ado About Nothing”
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Hooray! A new adventure! Indy is sure going to be one of my favorite strips. I can just tell from the first installment. And, normally I would be humming a theme song, but I’m listening to Dave Brubeck instead. Earworm anybody?
Fun fact: “Take Five” seem to be difficult for some Western musicians. Some of the Korean samulnori we used to play has a similar notation… no problem.
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Fun fact
The World’s Biggest Liar competition takes place in Santon Bridge, England, an amateur contest that excludes politicians, who are considered professional liars.
You can tell a politician is lying when his (or her, let’s not be sexist) lips are moving.
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Indiana Bones ~ a favorite. Hmmmmm, would he have been able to get there without a map?? Of course, eventuallly. Wonder what mystical powers this Kibble has. Certainly worth finding out.
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YAY! It’s baaaack!
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Weird things going on. I had a thick black line at the top of my last comment but I don’t think anyone else could see it. Then when I posted the comment it came out weird and told me I could no longer edit it. We’ll see what happens with this one.
No. I was going to post that we were back in business here. But that black line came up and it only posted like every other letter I typed. I managed to delete that one.
1955 Chevrolet Bel Air
When we moved from the tropics to Connecticut, the car Dad bought was a 1957 copper coloured Chevrolet Bel Air which Mother named (not kidding) Cleo.
She learned to drive on Cleo and was envied by some of the other women in the neighbourhood because she drove Dad to the train station for his commute to New York and had Cleo for the rest of the day to run around in (it was the era of single car families and most husbands parked the car at the station all day).
One of the first cars I drove was a 55 Bel Air. The first car I ever steered down the road was this
‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’–Johannes Vermeer
A favorite!
Reading my cite at the link below as to the proclivities and probable health problems of the Curyans (accurate I’m sure; you can’t just post anything on the internet you know) you will, I believe, gain a good understanding of:
1: Why the Curyans died out.
2: Why the flashing sign at the entrance to the cave was necessary when they were alive.
3: And why I believe the kibble in the ark could be similar to this….
From: ”The Fannie Farmer Cookbook” (Twelfth Edition)
Revised by: Marion Cunningham with Jeri Laber
Illustrated by: Lauren Jarret
Published by: Bantam Books
ISBN 0-553-23488-9
Potato Croquettes
2 cups mashed potatoes
2 eggs
4 tablespoons flour
1 cup freshly made bread crumbs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Put the potatoes into a bowl and lightly beat one of the eggs. Add the egg to the potatoes and mix well. Shape the potato mixture into 8 balls, cover, and chill. Beat the remaining egg lightly. Dip the potato balls into the flour, shake off any excess, dip into the egg, and then into the crumbs. Place on a piece of wax paper. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the balls and let them heat and brown for several minutes, turning the heat down if they brown too quickly. Turn the balls and brown on all sides. Keep the croquettes warm in a 300° F. oven until all are ready, then serve immediately.
😎 LINK CITING THE PROCLIVITIES AND PROBABLE HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE CURYANS 😎
Alexi, I think you are getting a bit too obscure here. (Search of Curyans comes back with curtains).
No, I think the idea of that site Alexikakos linked to is that you TELL it your “name”…. real (cough cough) or not…
and it tells you the (fanciful IMHO) supposed proclivities of someone with that name.
Nothing to do with whether Curyans exist.
..
He filled in a form to find out about someone whose first name is “Curyan” …
and is extrapolating the result to describing all of Curyan civilization.
A methodology with… sorry Alexi… a few glaring holes in it:
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For one… I doubt that “Curyan” is the first name of all the Cuyan…. people? Dogs?
and two… nothing said on that site makes any sense anyway.
It takes an approach somewhat akin to numerology, in finding mystical interpretations of your name, as a word, and applying them to your “life path.”
Hey! !
I can stretch a point with the best of them (and do)! !
People named Archer today are unlikely to be bowmen (people to be P.C., I guess) in the King’s (Queen’s) army, and those named Fletcher are unlikely to be working in an arrow factory sticking feathers on arrows; the Coopers next door are probably not working as barrel makers either.
So is it really that much of a stretch to believe that a member of the Curyan people moved into the “outside” world, was nicknamed “Curyan;” which subsequently became a first name?
And the painstaking research published in the link does support my conclusion about the possible makeup of the kibble. 😁 😁 😁
Tom Power’s interview with Sir Anthony Hopkins on CBC’s “Q” from September of last year.
I’m still playing catch-up this week, so just wanted to let you know that I just made some replies on Thursday’s page. Time for bed now, but I’ll try to keep up with today’s comments later on.
g’night!
Pleasant dreams.😴
Just passim’ thru.. Glad to see yer all up and at’em SteL..!!!
Monkey!
Are you ever going to stick around?
Have a chat?
Tell your tale of sabotage and flight?
Answer questions?
…
Questions like…
Are you the Sheriff again… please?!!
MUNKEEEE!
No dog worth his/her salt would lose kibble.
And we’re off on another adventure!
Yay!
..
Will the flashing neon be enough to help Dr. Bones find the oh-so-well-hidden secret cave?
Hard to say.
He is a scent hound, not a sight hound.
But he’s very familiar with the scent of kibble.
..
But does ancient Curyan kibble smell like modern kibble?
I don’t know how to pronounce “Curyan”.
Does Curyan kibble smell like curry? Or maybe like Korean kibble?
…
Never fear… bassets were bred to track things.
I’m sure he carries a notebook and uses Google a LOT.
He’ll track it down.
Unless maybe he forgot his pen, or Stel convinced him to use Bing or something
What intrepid explorer “Bings” stuff?
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BTW…I said “Dr. Bones” because he has earned a PhD…. “Dog of Philosophy” … maybe several.
No relation, AFAIK… to a “Doctor” .. aka “Dog of Medicine” … known as “Bones”… in some other adventure.
(if this had been in today’s C&C, it would have been My Favorite Part™)
Cherry Cheesecake day
OMG! How absolutely scrumptious this looks!!!!
I know….
Good morning, Cleomaniacs and Nighthawks!
Whoa…. Indiana Bones and his intrepid sidekick Cliff Hanger. I hope the kibble is worth it.
Get your pets chipped so there’s not a National day for them.
Y’all keep safe out there. (((((HUGz)))))
…and a bunch of others…. cheesecake is my 2nd choice
“Silence is the perfectest herald of joy: I were but little happy, if I could say how much.”
Benedick “Much Ado About Nothing”
Hooray! A new adventure! Indy is sure going to be one of my favorite strips. I can just tell from the first installment. And, normally I would be humming a theme song, but I’m listening to Dave Brubeck instead. Earworm anybody?
One worm or another…
Fun fact: “Take Five” seem to be difficult for some Western musicians. Some of the Korean samulnori we used to play has a similar notation… no problem.
Fun fact
The World’s Biggest Liar competition takes place in Santon Bridge, England, an amateur contest that excludes politicians, who are considered professional liars.
Who knew?
According to Mad Magazine,
“The only time politicians tell the truth is when they call each other a liar.”
“Pagett M.P., was a liar, and a fluent liar therewith.” (Member of Parliament)
Kipling
You can tell a politician is lying when his (or her, let’s not be sexist) lips are moving.
Indiana Bones ~ a favorite. Hmmmmm, would he have been able to get there without a map?? Of course, eventuallly. Wonder what mystical powers this Kibble has. Certainly worth finding out.
YAY! It’s baaaack!
Weird things going on. I had a thick black line at the top of my last comment but I don’t think anyone else could see it. Then when I posted the comment it came out weird and told me I could no longer edit it. We’ll see what happens with this one.
Is that what your last message was?
No. I was going to post that we were back in business here. But that black line came up and it only posted like every other letter I typed. I managed to delete that one.
Yippee! Hooray!
I’m not lost anymore.
Thanks for turning us back on. xoxoxxoxo