This little boys shaggy haircut makes me think his call was probably 10¢.
It makes me feel ancient to say it… but when I was a kid, they were a nickel.
I remember having my first penny loafers, at about 8 or 9, feeling very sophisticated, because they weren’t little-kid style mary janes.
My grandparents came from California to Cleveland, for a visit, and Grandpa swapped out one of the pennies for a nickel so I’d always have money to call home if I got lost.
For a while, I walked carefully, so as not to lose my precious cargo. I mean, even then, a nickel wasn’t a fortune… but it was a shiny nickel from my grandpa, so it was special. I would have been sad to have to use it in a pay phone.
Is there anything that someone, somewhere, can’t establish a world record for, and have it be recorded, like by Guinness, or another keeper of such records?
If I think of something I can do better, longer, more of, or some other descriptive, maybe I could have the world record, and feel a bit more productive.
They’re not very good at explaining what they want in a lot of these, are they?
I agreed with Mr. Sherman… They all look like barbecue to me.
I’ll be right over with a plate… save me some ribs, please!
So what else is “the barbecue”… I didn’t think they meant the whole party. The sauce? The pit?
I had to find it to know what it was… that seems a bit backward.
So, this is a spoiler cos it would have helped to know before I searched…
if you want to know what you’re looking for….
It’s the thing you cook on….what we call a barbecue here in California, but in other places, where barbecue means a pit or a smoker, they call this a grill.
It’s a YouTube “short”… this one is only a half minute long.
The dogs are great.
If you want to see it bigger… Start it, and there’ll be a youtube link at bottom right… Click that and it opens in a new window or tab, depending on your settings.
Still pretty small… but there’s another symbol you can click to enlarge it. It’s not on my keyboard to show you, but it’s like 4 little corners making a cross shape.
Clicking the back arrows takes you right back here.
I’m surprised the husky didn’t run for the hills. That’s what Cookie does if she manages to get loose. I’ve found if I DON’T chase her, she’ll eventually come back. If I do, she’ll run even faster. Strange considering she’s very much a velcro dog.
A friend has three Border Collies. He took them to a festival and there was a shepherd herding sheep around a pen with his dogs. The shepherd saw that my friend’s dogs were watching intently and after about half an hour took one of them into the ring and had her herd the sheep. My friend’s dog had never been trained as a herder, but knew how to do it, plus it had picked up most of the whistles and words from just watching the ‘professional’ herders.
Border Collies are very intelligent dogs.
Yay! It works again! Sorry… my Internet connection went out, came back, and left again… Hope it stays on now, cos I can’t stay up much longer.
Anyway… This strip has run before. I normally wouldn’t point that out, but I think everybody here knows, and I want to apologize to anybody who’s already heard what I said then about “chocolate” diamonds.
Honestly, value in jewelry is very subjective. There’s a certain amount of intrinsic value, mostly based on the rarity of its components, and the rest is taste,artistry, branding, emotion, much more.
Buying a plain gold ring for a certain price per gram from a 2nd hand dealer is closer to paying for intrinsic value; buying expensive costume jewelry from an artist at a craft show is the other end of the scale. I’m not saying don’t do that. But you should know what you’re paying for.
Chocolate diamonds are a marketing ploy. A company called DiVians patented the term. Brown diamonds are the most common color found, for ages pretty much unsaleable as gems, except for an occasional extra sparkly one. Most were sold for industrial uses… Making sharp implements, grinders, sandpaper and internal watch components.
DiVian found a way to market the best of them, by patenting the name chocolate, and giving them to celebrities to wear to the Oscars and the Met Gala. They sell them through stores like Zale’s and Jared’s, and promote them heavily to women.
The truth is, you can get equivalent stones, not branded “chocolate”, from other jewelers. They used to be worth hundreds instead of thousands per carat, but now that some people want them, should still cost well under half the price of a white stone, even a quarter of it… but a DiVian one at Zale’s will be almost the same price.
They have little fire or sparkle, very poor resale value, and old school jewelers laugh at them. There’s nothing wrong with them, they can be beautiful… but they’re not worth white diamond prices.
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Frosty.
Just don’t try to lick it.
“Sorry little mistress… I can’t let you slide down that hill.”
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Google tells me the movie but not why the phone was so high….
It wasn’t…
But they were a little bit smaller.
If you haven’t seen the movie yet: It’s quite funny.
This little boys shaggy haircut makes me think his call was probably 10¢.
It makes me feel ancient to say it… but when I was a kid, they were a nickel.
I remember having my first penny loafers, at about 8 or 9, feeling very sophisticated, because they weren’t little-kid style mary janes.
My grandparents came from California to Cleveland, for a visit, and Grandpa swapped out one of the pennies for a nickel so I’d always have money to call home if I got lost.
For a while, I walked carefully, so as not to lose my precious cargo. I mean, even then, a nickel wasn’t a fortune… but it was a shiny nickel from my grandpa, so it was special. I would have been sad to have to use it in a pay phone.
Kewl…
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This is
What’s the name of the pup?!
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This what they mean by money laundering?
or crunching numbers
Canada’s too. These 🇨🇦 polymer banknotes are robust!
We have them in the UK as well.
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Who knew there was a world record?
Is there anything that someone, somewhere, can’t establish a world record for, and have it be recorded, like by Guinness, or another keeper of such records?
If I think of something I can do better, longer, more of, or some other descriptive, maybe I could have the world record, and feel a bit more productive.
Like… longest inane comments on a comic strip?
inane?–nah
find the barbecue
ALL OF IT!!!
They’re not very good at explaining what they want in a lot of these, are they?
I agreed with Mr. Sherman… They all look like barbecue to me.
I’ll be right over with a plate… save me some ribs, please!
So what else is “the barbecue”… I didn’t think they meant the whole party. The sauce? The pit?
I had to find it to know what it was… that seems a bit backward.
So, this is a spoiler cos it would have helped to know before I searched…
Oh…
And if you’d like…
Found it as did you, Susan, and I agree, the descriptive can mean many different things…
I thought about clarifying it—but originally, that’s what the title was.
I was looking for a sandwich or bottle of sauce-never did find it, until I looked at the answer.
then I decided everybody should have the same limitation that I did–makes it
harder to solve
Yeah… It adds to the challenge. Kinda funny, in fact.
I just gave the hint in case somebody wants it.
I see a coronary.
Got it!
Oh No! Are you okay?
Let’s see if I can.
Yup.
as I did, you must have been. experiencing WordPress glitches last night
My absolute favorite version of the song. It’s one of the few things in my “subscribed” list at YouTube.
Takes on a whole new meaning that S&G had originally missed…?
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There’s the barbecue!!
Didn’t know this would post so small.
It’s a YouTube “short”… this one is only a half minute long.
The dogs are great.
If you want to see it bigger… Start it, and there’ll be a youtube link at bottom right… Click that and it opens in a new window or tab, depending on your settings.
Still pretty small… but there’s another symbol you can click to enlarge it. It’s not on my keyboard to show you, but it’s like 4 little corners making a cross shape.
Clicking the back arrows takes you right back here.
Border Collies are natural herders, so this isn’t too surprising.
I dunno… I might not have been too surprised if he’d herded the husky back on command, with tactics like circling, barking and nipping.
But to voluntarily shake off his own collar, and go fetch the husky by pulling his leash… that seemed pretty next level, to me.
I admit, the music is a separate track… We can’t hear the actual video, so we don’t know for sure whether any commands were issued
But it doesn’t seem like it, and even if there were, it would be an impressive performance, in my book.
I’m surprised the husky didn’t run for the hills. That’s what Cookie does if she manages to get loose. I’ve found if I DON’T chase her, she’ll eventually come back. If I do, she’ll run even faster. Strange considering she’s very much a velcro dog.
My schipperke was exactly the same.
In fact if I chased her she might get genuinely lost, because they don’t have great noses for tracking.
It happened in a town she didn’t know well, and it took all afternoon to find her, fearful and alone, trembling under a tree.
Normally she hated for me to be out of her sight, but running and chasing was a favorite game. I think she forgot I wasn’t as fast as she was.
A friend has three Border Collies. He took them to a festival and there was a shepherd herding sheep around a pen with his dogs. The shepherd saw that my friend’s dogs were watching intently and after about half an hour took one of them into the ring and had her herd the sheep. My friend’s dog had never been trained as a herder, but knew how to do it, plus it had picked up most of the whistles and words from just watching the ‘professional’ herders.
Border Collies are very intelligent dogs.
They’re amazing.
I’ve always wanted one, but I feel like it’s too late now…
I can’t be active enough any more, and they need activity.
They can be very naughty when they’re bored….
Or at least, they make their own activity, some of which you wouldn’t have suggested.
Yay! It works again! Sorry… my Internet connection went out, came back, and left again… Hope it stays on now, cos I can’t stay up much longer.
Anyway… This strip has run before. I normally wouldn’t point that out, but I think everybody here knows, and I want to apologize to anybody who’s already heard what I said then about “chocolate” diamonds.
Honestly, value in jewelry is very subjective. There’s a certain amount of intrinsic value, mostly based on the rarity of its components, and the rest is taste,artistry, branding, emotion, much more.
Buying a plain gold ring for a certain price per gram from a 2nd hand dealer is closer to paying for intrinsic value; buying expensive costume jewelry from an artist at a craft show is the other end of the scale. I’m not saying don’t do that. But you should know what you’re paying for.
Chocolate diamonds are a marketing ploy. A company called DiVians patented the term. Brown diamonds are the most common color found, for ages pretty much unsaleable as gems, except for an occasional extra sparkly one. Most were sold for industrial uses… Making sharp implements, grinders, sandpaper and internal watch components.
DiVian found a way to market the best of them, by patenting the name chocolate, and giving them to celebrities to wear to the Oscars and the Met Gala. They sell them through stores like Zale’s and Jared’s, and promote them heavily to women.
The truth is, you can get equivalent stones, not branded “chocolate”, from other jewelers. They used to be worth hundreds instead of thousands per carat, but now that some people want them, should still cost well under half the price of a white stone, even a quarter of it… but a DiVian one at Zale’s will be almost the same price.
They have little fire or sparkle, very poor resale value, and old school jewelers laugh at them. There’s nothing wrong with them, they can be beautiful… but they’re not worth white diamond prices.
Dog by street artist WOSKerski’s, in Penge, South East London, UK.
Duck.
Female mallard.
What a beauty!
A common pub name over here is “Dog and Duck” ….