So, Popeye’s smoking his pipe and watching. Is he wondering how many times Olive Oyl can jump, or how long Bluto can hang in there as he keeps switching his hands?
I finally found it ! ! !
It’s “Bridge Ahoy” from 1936.
I blew it with my first set of instructions. All you have to do is:
1) copy the broken up U.R.L. below
2) paste it into the address bar
3) close it up and push enter
Voila!
That’s what they say about the copper ones, if you have any from before 1980-something.
But unless you’re a dealer, you probably can’t get the spot price…. And besides, you might be destroying a few with more numismatic value than the whole resulting lump of copper.
Since whatever year they switched to copper-coated zinc, the cost has been in the minting, not the metal.
Last I heard, the melt value of a zinc penny was less than half a cent.
….
It does cost more than 1¢ to make a penny… But some of that won’t end if they stop minting them.
It has to do with running the mint, some being fixed costs like buildings and staff, that will simply be borne by other coins and bills.
….
The millions we’d save by ending all cash are still a drop in the bucket compared to other government programs, and would cause widespread panic and alarm.
There are still people with no access to bank accounts and debit cards.
Maybe a couple of generations down the road…. Gen alpha’s kids might not notice cash disappearing.
A dime is ten times the value of a penny!
I never said he’d throw dimes away!
Especially since in Scrooge’s younger days, they were made of 90% silver.
Silver is worth less than gold, but it’s still a precious metal, and all precious metals put a gleam in his eye.
…
But pennies soon lose their coppery shine, and since most of his transactions involve at least hundreds of dollars, he might not recognize that to some people, those dull brown disks are money.
Here’s my solution.
Susan’s argument makes sense, but since the snail is being started at one of the underpasses, there’s no solution unless he can get through.
February 23, 2025 marks the first day of the fourth year of “Cleo and Company” at WordPress.
Lots of changes since then, some happy (new readers) some sad…sigh.
ah yes. the exciting changes that we all looked forward to……who needs those pesky Sherpa strips , or posting images, or posting videos, or even posting links to videos???
The first 4 minutes of this (barring the opening bit of the show) I found quite interesting.
Chess has been banned numerous times over the centuries. Yes, centuries.
Winnie-the-Pooh (or more properly Winnie-ther-Pooh) was banned somewhere too (but you have to listen beyond 4 minutes).
It is the “Forbidden Branding” show I’m talking about (just in case your tea/coffee hasn’t kicked in yet 😎 / open the U.R.L. in a new window).
also, it’s looks a bit on the chilly side driving around in temps like that with cars like that. doesn’t look like there’s any way to roll up the windows (if any) and turn up the heater (if any)
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Pure Nirvana!!!
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Hi,my love. I hope you weren’t waiting too long for me. It was a beastly commute!
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Had one. My dad loved it until we got the Pontiac Grand Prix. The Continental Kit gets pretty messed up if you get rear-ended, even at low speed.
Is that her own cell phone off to the left?
So, Popeye’s smoking his pipe and watching. Is he wondering how many times Olive Oyl can jump, or how long Bluto can hang in there as he keeps switching his hands?
I finally found it ! ! !
It’s “Bridge Ahoy” from 1936.
I blew it with my first set of instructions. All you have to do is:
1) copy the broken up U.R.L. below
2) paste it into the address bar
3) close it up and push enter
Voila!
https://www.dailymotion. com/video/ x2rt7r7
Read the comic here.
https://archive.org/details/alan-class-creepy-worlds-100/mode/2up
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Better hope those aren’t pennies.
Probably more valuable if you melt them down.
Nah…
That’s what they say about the copper ones, if you have any from before 1980-something.
But unless you’re a dealer, you probably can’t get the spot price…. And besides, you might be destroying a few with more numismatic value than the whole resulting lump of copper.
Since whatever year they switched to copper-coated zinc, the cost has been in the minting, not the metal.
Last I heard, the melt value of a zinc penny was less than half a cent.
….
It does cost more than 1¢ to make a penny… But some of that won’t end if they stop minting them.
It has to do with running the mint, some being fixed costs like buildings and staff, that will simply be borne by other coins and bills.
….
The millions we’d save by ending all cash are still a drop in the bucket compared to other government programs, and would cause widespread panic and alarm.
There are still people with no access to bank accounts and debit cards.
Maybe a couple of generations down the road…. Gen alpha’s kids might not notice cash disappearing.
Nah, I bet Scrooge McDuck throws pennies away.
Not because he’s not thrifty.
He didn’t get rich by being profligate.
He just doesn’t know what they are.
Did you happen to forget his “Lucky” dime?
I just remembered it when you mentioned about him throwing them away.
A dime is ten times the value of a penny!
I never said he’d throw dimes away!
Especially since in Scrooge’s younger days, they were made of 90% silver.
Silver is worth less than gold, but it’s still a precious metal, and all precious metals put a gleam in his eye.
…
But pennies soon lose their coppery shine, and since most of his transactions involve at least hundreds of dollars, he might not recognize that to some people, those dull brown disks are money.
But remember Scrooge proved himself the richest duck in the world by having saved more string than Flintheart Glomgold…
True.
So maybe he does save pennies.
By the carload.
,,.
The point in the movie where my head really started screaming WTF???
I can’t remember what scene this is..
Though I think it’s
Yes… I guess some people might think I meant the year. 😁
agreed. whenever I see this movie, for me, it ends when Hal gets shut down.
after that, you have to read the book to understand what’s going on
I read the book — it’s still iffy!
,.
Me too! (I’m retired…)
I only wish I could have retired with sufficient funding to do what I want!
?? Martin Balsam should be balder and Cary Grant should be carrying a glass of milk…
This is MY side. Where are you going to sleep?
Don’t tell Yo-yo!
The indignity!
,..,
Made it! Laittuce pray…
Made it… IF we assume the snail can slide under overpasses a quarter of its height.
I know it’s hard to depict the difference in the levels… but look at the first crossing the snail has to navigate.
The clearance is plainly shown by the gap on the supporting stick
.. only a snail pancake could pass through!
I’m guessing English is not the first language of the puzzle maker. Not just laittuce but 1st prise😁
Susan’s argument makes sense, but since the snail is being started at one of the underpasses, there’s no solution unless he can get through.
can’t see it.—a tiny WordPress-generated question mark is all I see
That happens a lot with your posts too.
All I do is click on the “reload” arrow, ⟳ , at the upper left and that usually brings the image up.
Yes, same path I took.
It wasn’t an argument… I said you had to assume such passage was possible in order to solve it.
February 23, 2025 marks the first day of the fourth year of “Cleo and Company” at WordPress.
Lots of changes since then, some happy (new readers) some sad…sigh.
Gasp! ! ! We’d better have our doctors prescribe a heavy-duty sedative (click on the attachment to enlarge)…..
Quaking in my boots!
The annual price is going up, as well, to $34.99.
I think it’s now $19.99.
I’m not sure cos I pay less.
I maintain my GoComics account even though I rarely post there, because as a long time subscriber, I was grandfathered in at $14.95.
I much prefer the page format for subscribers, and the archive access.
Now they tell me they’ll give me my first year for $19.99.
If they mean after that it’s 35 bucks… I don’t think so!
ah yes. the exciting changes that we all looked forward to……who needs those pesky Sherpa strips , or posting images, or posting videos, or even posting links to videos???
we’re having fun now, aren’t we?
The first 4 minutes of this (barring the opening bit of the show) I found quite interesting.
Chess has been banned numerous times over the centuries. Yes, centuries.
Winnie-the-Pooh (or more properly Winnie-ther-Pooh) was banned somewhere too (but you have to listen beyond 4 minutes).
It is the “Forbidden Branding” show I’m talking about (just in case your tea/coffee hasn’t kicked in yet 😎 / open the U.R.L. in a new window).
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-70-under-the-influence/clip/16129310-forbidden-branding
I caught the last part on my way to the park this am. Thanks for the link.
A police officer enjoys a warm cup of coffee and salutations on a cold winter day, 1920.
And again with colour by Sergey V Rauzin – 2025.
And is the engine really wearing a horse blanket?
Yes, I can remember my father doing that back in the early 1970’s. Plus he used to put the blanket over the engine inside the compartment overnight.
Blatant bribery!
Note the young fellow in the back seat, and extra coffee cups.
Does this rich guy drive around town with a whole set-up for buying off the cops?
also, it’s looks a bit on the chilly side driving around in temps like that with cars like that. doesn’t look like there’s any way to roll up the windows (if any) and turn up the heater (if any)
Canvas drop-down flaps with see-through panels on that setup, And I would doubt that there was a heater option.
You can see the curtain rolled up over the back window… either that’s just the rear portion or it unfolds all the way forward.
No more chilly than the cop … both in heavy coats. Or any other people on the street.
Maybe a little more bearable because he knows he can go home soon, while the policeman has to stay out in it all day.
I’m imagining that his home is a bit bigger and warmer, as well, than what the others eventually go home to.
That’s a pretty cheesy joke, even for Cleo.
And it’s all downhill from there.
Going through a couple of instances, it will be home-made pizza tonight.
Pray for us – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_German_federal_election
Good luck.
good luck on the pizza, too
At least it wasn’t the ADF like Musk promoted!
Not saying “good”, mind you.
But why was Musk sticking his nose in it?
I guess Fascist gotta fash….
AfD.
Or Vance?
Oops.
And yeah, if he did too. I only heard Musk.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/14/europe/jd-vance-munich-speech-europe-voters-intl/index.html
Horrible!