December 29, 2021

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Vet
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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

My dad was a US Merchant Marine sailor in WW2. He told me stories of the dangers of doing bow watch duty. Big Waves and being frozen to the deck by freezing spray.

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Reply to  Vet
2 years ago

What the hell are they doing out there? Swabbing the deck?

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Reply to  Vet
2 years ago

I very much hope that folks on that duty get wet weather gear & life jackets.

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Reply to  Vet
2 years ago

Good to see you, Vet.

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Reply to  Vet
2 years ago

Many thanks to your dad. The merchant marine sailors were incredible during the war.

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

Very glad none of those people on deck is me.
It must be an optical illusion of some sort, but to me it looks as if the hatch immediately behind the gun turret is swiveling or floating.

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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
2 years ago

It does to me, too…. but so does everything else on that foredeck.

The gun itself is undulating, as is the forward edge of that low white structure… it’s as though it’s all seen through an underwater camera, even though it’s NOT underwater.

In fact, that may be a hatch, but due to the water flowing around it, and the apparent motion of everything out there, it looks more like a floating pallet of white bags.

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Reply to  SusanSunshine
2 years ago

I believe that the turret has a cover over it, that is the part you see
โ€œwaving (LOL) in the breezeโ€

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

A well done animation, but still an animation.

Tigressy
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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

…from real-life footage.

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Reply to  Tigressy
2 years ago

I very much doubt that.
There is absolutely no indication of an aircraft taking a video shot anywhere.
A camera’s stabilization programming would not take out the movement of the aircraft nor would post editing (the image would be very jerky).
The image is static with respect to horizontal movement of anything; therefore I still say “well done animation.”

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2 years ago

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Reply to  Tigressy
2 years ago

It is just possible (but I doubt it) the repeated shot where the camera gets splashed is real; otherwise, animation. Same reasons as previously given.

 
Now these, are real:     LINK
 

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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

(sigh) I assume you will doubt the moon-landing, too.

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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

It appears to me to be video from a larger, more stable ship (Aircraft carrier?). There is no visible horizon with which to determine the camera platform’s stability. I can only see that the camera is more steady than the destroyer. If the destroyer is alongside taking provisions, the carrier wake would be part of the sea swells deluging the smaller ship.

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

Shouldn’t the gun be pointed the other way to avoid getting filled with water?

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Reply to  DennisinSeattle
2 years ago

As though to fire at the crew??

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

Can you find the kitty?

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Reply to  mr_sherman
2 years ago

There’s a kitty???

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Reply to  mr_sherman
2 years ago

The question in my mind is “Can’t the ducklings find the kitty? Do they think she’s a huge mama duck?”

Must be one sweet-natured kittycat.

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Reply to  SusanSunshine
2 years ago

Nope, just full ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Reply to  P51Strega
2 years ago

XD

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

“…one of these things is not like the others…”
~ B. Bird

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

“Can I count my chickens now?”

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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
2 years ago

Yeah, I think they are all hatched.

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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
2 years ago

Not until the cat is gone.

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

 
A new game.
 
“Duckling, Duckling, Duckling, Duckling, Ducklingโ€ฆ Cat !”
 

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

 
Not quite four feet tall (the “India Today” logo is a link) .
 
 
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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

That’s the temple site with a huge statue – this is the statue you’re talking about:

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Reply to  Tigressy
2 years ago

On this one, I stand (even though I’m sitting down) corrected. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

Meanwhile, there are people walking on the pathway in front, no taller than one of Lord Shiva’s fingers.

I marked a few, but not all.

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The statue itself looks to be give-or-take 100 feet tall.

A hard thing to steal, or hide.

(As ever, click to see it larger… if it’s on the post-image site, click again. It works differently for everybody.)

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2 years ago

Haaa!!

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Reply to  Vet
2 years ago

Welcome, Vet!

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2 years ago

How about a bowl of kibble and a couple of Milk-bones?

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2 years ago

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2 years ago

 
Come on June of 2022! ! !
 

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2 years ago

That menu sounds good to Claude. If, in his dreams, Clara would fix it for him, he might toss a slice of bacon to Cleo.

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2 years ago

Sam Cooke sends me, as always.

Lou Reed shows what can be accomplished with very few notes played.

And “Let’s Dance” is just a fun lineup of kids doing their moves!

Tigressy
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2 years ago

Store brand dog food it is – just tell Cleo it’s her order, all mixed together.

Alexikakos
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2 years ago

Some breakfast songs; from cheerful to Tom Waits.

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2 years ago

Loved Roy Rogers’ breakfast song!

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2 years ago

Let’s see – hmmmm – she protects the house and all who dwell within with armament sufficient to equip a platoon. Except she can’t keep the EWC out of Claude’s chair. She provides endless entertainment value. She sits patiently every time as Claude pushes the DO NOT PUSH button. She makes puns almost as often as Claude. Almost as bad too. This is not to say that she is getting a raw deal in any way. Quite the contrary. But to get negotiations started, it’s good to agree on some fundamentals ahead of time.

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Reply to  Liverlips McCracken
2 years ago

I was going to say that I’d like to see a list of all the things she does. Thanks!

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2 years ago

I’m no advocate of corporal punishment….

But I’m sure that if Cleo ever truly got her “due”, she might not be able to sit down for a week.

She’s very lucky to have indulgent and forgiving human “parents”, who never punish her for her wanton violence or destruction of property…

not to mention her direct attacks on small creatures.

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She’s been bought all manner of food, toys, and weaponry, waited on hand and paw, and allowed to get away with literal murder, if you count cats and squirrels.

True, she earns large bags of kibble for her film roles…

but I doubt that can touch what she spends on ammo…. or what the Cliffords have to cover in damages from her actions.

If I were you, Cleo, I’d let it go.

Then again… I’m not, and you probably won’t.

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Reply to  nighthawks
2 years ago

 
You get two versions today.
The instructions are in the spoiler box because one set is very long and chatty.
 
From:
The New Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book
By: Ruth Hutchinson
Illustrated by: Tim Palmer
Published by: HARPER & BROTHERS NEW YORK 1958
Earlier edition published as: The Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book (1948)
Library of Congress catalog card number 58-8873
 
PHILADELPHIA PEPPERPOT Credited to: Probably Ruth Hutchinson’s grandmother (see end of instructions)
 
2 pounds tripe
2 pounds honeycomb tripe
1 veal knuckle
2 small onions
1 bay leaf
4 potatoes
1 bunch pot herbs (no, not that kind)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 red pepper
1/2 pound beef suet
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons parsley, minced
 
From: Same Source
 
DUTCH PEPPERPOT Credited to: Mrs. Herman Oswald
 
1 1/2 pounds cubed beef
1 green pepper
1 onion
2 potatoes
Noodles
Salt and pepper
NOODLE PASTE
3 eggs
Flour to make soft paste
1/4 teaspoon salt
 

PEPPERPOTS’ INSTRUCTIONS

 
PHILADELPHIA PEPPERPOT
Wash tripe 3 times in ice water. Cover and boil slowly for a long time. The old
recipes said 6-8 hours, but about 4 will do. Cool, remove from water, and cut into
small pieces. Wash the veal, put in kettle, and cover with water, simmer slowly for
3 hours, skimming frequently. Remove from water, cut veal away from the bones
and into small pieces. Set aside. Strain the broth and return to the kettle. Add
chopped onion and bay leaf, simmer for another hour. Add the diced potatoes. Use
whatever pot herbs you prefer or, if you use dried herbs, tie them in a bag and
remove later. Add veal, tripe, and seasoning. Make dumplings by blending suet
(or same amount of butter) with the flour and adding a little salt. Add just enough
ice water to make a paste that can be rolled with floured fingers into balls the
size of walnuts. Handle the dumplings lightly, sprinkle with a little flour, and
drop into the bubbling soup. Simmer for 5 minutes, the kettle covered. Don’t peek.
Sprinkle with parsley and serve. Serves 6. (This was my grandmother’s recipe.)
 
Notes from me:
I have no idea what happened to the red pepper. I’d dice it and add it with the diced potatoes.
The soup was obviously brought back to a boil too. Boil or simmer until the potatoes are done, then do the dumplings.
 

Pot herbs LINK  

DUTCH PEPPERPOT
Cube the beef and cook in water until nearly tender. Add chopped pepper, diced
onion, and diced raw potatoes. Season. Mix paste for noodles: (see ingredients list)
Beat the eggs, mx with the sifted flour and salt, blend together. Roll out lightly
on a floured board, until very thin. Cut in squares and let dry on a cloth for about
an hour.
Add noodles to the soup. Simmer for 15 minutes, or until noodles are thoroughly
cooked. Serves 4.
 

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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

The first one looks like Swabian “Kutteln”.
Tried them; don’t like them.
Oh – and it’s no problem nowadays to get them fresh and precooked (in lieu to dog-food).
That reminds me: It’s been a while since I had “Saures Lรผngerl” – soured calf’s lung.

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2 years ago

Would you like the freshly squeezed maple syrup or will bottled do?

Good morning Cleo phanatics!

IT’S

It’s tick tock day…. no … not that one. This one
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National Pepper Pot Day
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Y’all check the time for soup. (((((HuGz)))))

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2 years ago

I had to login again! I always check the remember me box, but it doesn’t. I need a simpler password that I don’t have to look up each time!!

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2 years ago

Are you getting the notice I put in the attachment?
If someone knows how to fix it please tell me. Neither Google, or Microsoft are any help.

Suggestion for password:
Use someone’s middle name who is close to you. Not good enough for financial type accounts, but this is a comic site.

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Reply to  Alexikakos
2 years ago

I haven’t got that one. It just totally logs me out and I am a square, purple face. When I log back on, my password is fine.

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2 years ago

I will join Cleo in that breakfast. I would prefer eggs over medium and raspberry jam on the toast, though. I’m sure I do more than Cleo.
We need to see tomorrow’s comic to see how that goes.

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2 years ago

Do you think that Claude and Clara will finally realize that Cleo is a bit too spoiled?

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Reply to  Arfside
2 years ago

Nope; not a chance.

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2 years ago

That sounds like a breakfast fit for the VANQUISHER OF THE NEXT-DOOR CAT!

Cleo, you get the cat out of Claud’s chair, then talk food orders.

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2 years ago

More than trilogy.

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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
2 years ago

๐Ÿ™‚ Whoever put those together has/have one really great sense of humour. ๐Ÿ™‚

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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
2 years ago

Laughed out loud at the monkey handing the officer a doughnut.

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Reply to  happyhappyhappy
2 years ago

Very, very funny.๐Ÿ˜†

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2 years ago

BUNNIES!๏ปฟ

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