December 2, 2022

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Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

Looks as if they haven’t updated the interior since 1854.

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
1 year ago

Right.

S’Ok with me, though.

Out of curiosity, I Googled what I made out to be the name on the window, thinking it probably wasn’t real… but it is!

Edited way down from its Wikipedia entry…

“McSorley’s Old Ale House is the oldest Irish saloon in New York City.

No piece of memorabilia has been removed from the walls since 1910, and there are many items of historical paraphernalia in the bar, such as Houdini’s handcuffs, which are connected to the bar rail.

In 2005, New York magazine considered McSorley’s to be one of New York City’s “Top 5 Historic Bars”.”

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Surely a McCracken can appreciate that!

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

 
The outside; painted by the same artist, Janet Ternoff.
I did not find a source I consider reliable for the paintings’ titles, if any.
 
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Alexikakos
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1 year ago

 
And just for contrast, here is a painting of McSorley’s in 1912 by artist John French Sloan.
 
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I stumbled across the painting while looking for the actual opening day of McSorley’s.
There is some controversy regarding the founding date. New York City records and the U.S. census both have evidence that contradicts the 1854 year claimed.
I could find no claim anywhere that McSorley’s moved to its present long standing location at any time.
 

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

 
The people behind Bar Mills Scale Model Works      It’s located in Bar Mills, Maine.
 

perkycat
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

What a cutie!

Liverlips McCracken
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

I feel like I should be able to name all these folks, but no. Garry Moore and Bill Cullen?

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

I recognised them all….I was going to label them but you beat me to it.

Is that good or a bit pathetic?

The funny thing is, I know who they all are but not what some did to be famous… except for being on panel shows.

Garry Moore, the host, had a variety show at some point.

Bill Cullen hosted other game shows.

Bess Myerson had been … as my mother always reminded me…. the first Jewish Miss America, back in the 1940’s.

Henry Morgan? Betsy Palmer?

Nada, unless I cheat and Google them.

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Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

 
A REPRINT OF THE ARTICLE ACCOMPANYING THE COVER
Whether the typographical error at the end was in the original print or not, I don’t know.
 

happyhappyhappy
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1 year ago

Hmmm…
I need to see what’s in the fridge.

happyhappyhappy
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1 year ago

Alexikakos
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1 year ago

 
The punch line escaped me for a moment, then I remembered a joke which (due to ladies present) cannot be repeated here.
Those old time cartoonists did have their fun; although to be fair it was designed to sail right over kids’ heads.
 

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Reply to  Alexikakos
1 year ago

Oft heard was: “Mommy, why is Daddy laughing so hard?”

Liverlips McCracken
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1 year ago

Pity Claude & Cleo. They can’t imagine going for a nosh without opening the fridge. Don’t they have any non-perishable food items?

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
1 year ago

Probably better they go to the fridge, except for the lights and alarms.

Let’s face it… they’re not looking for an apple, or some raisins…. or to cook anything.

What they’d eat from the cupboards would probably be chips, cookies, and candy… unless there’s some pastry or cake.

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

 
A different type of fritter…
 

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Alexikakos
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Reply to  Alexikakos
1 year ago

@ —comment image    JP Steve

From yesterday.
“Would the recipe be a disaster if you cut the pears into 1/4″ slices?”
 
In all seriousness, no, but the pears would likely break down into something resembling applesauce, not chunks of pear, when it was eaten.
 
P.S.
I doubt the lower mainland in general has done anything to improve its snow clearing ability.
Are you still stuck, or two days later, has the weather done it for you again?
 

JP Steve
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Reply to  Alexikakos
1 year ago

So far the weather’s done better at clearing the roads than the maintenance crews. (As usual…)

For the recipe I was wondering what you would use to slice your pears into uniform 3/8″ slices. Is a mandolin that precise?

Tigressy
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Reply to  JP Steve
1 year ago

Maybe it’s a conversion from metric – that would be about 1 cm.

perkycat
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

I can do that!!

SusanSunshine
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1 year ago

This is a historic Cleo and Company strip…

The first animation… and still funny.

Cleo still rufs and wufs, on all fours… but I love the way she sneaks.

Glad you got it plugged back in, Nighthawks!

MontanaLady
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
1 year ago

all i can say is…………

AHHH,,,,OOOO…..GAH!!!

Tigressy
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Reply to  SusanSunshine
1 year ago

You misspelled “hysterical”. – As in ~ “laughter”.

Alexikakos
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

 
Friday, April 10, 2015 to be exact.
I found the date in the leftover bits and bites that GoComics still hasn’t cleaned up.
 

SusanSunshine
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Reply to  nighthawks
1 year ago

The original run was on September 19th, 2014.

It’s on the file name from when I saved it.

By the time of the rerun, the next April, other animations had been shown, as well…

But this was the very first.

perkycat
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1 year ago

Clara knows Claude and Cleo better than they would like her to!

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