I’m sorry to inform you, but under paragraph 162.3, Section 27, subsection b, of Chapter XVII, in the December 31 2021 revised International Comics and Cartoon Code, Volume III which is the most current update to that code, all schmutz clauses have been rendered null and void, as of July 1st, 2022, due to the extreme and rising volume of bogus schmutz claimed in the years 2018 through 2021, inclusive.
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All known possessors of contracts containing such clauses were at that time offered just compensation in the form of a check for $0.027, to be obtained by writing to any board-registered cartoonist and requesting such, including your name, a photocopy of the relevant page of your contract, and a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
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If you did not receive timely notification of this change, this post shall serve as your official notification, and you may still apply for this compensation in the same manner, and also request that payment be rounded upward to the amount of $0.03, to offset any inconvenience caused by the delay.
Please note that we are not responsible for delivery times in excess of reasonable expectations, due to postal holidays, delays, error, or misdelivery.
I got eight. There is another odd difference. It’s not between the two images, it’s the same in both. It’s between the boots of the doggie in the gene vest: one low heel and one spiked.
And, for any fans of the “Bird Brains” comic, look at the doggy face in the top leaf blob of the right-most tree.
Of course, the more you enlarge an image, the more resolution you lose. But, the boot heels are actually both rather low-heeled and what makes it look like a spiked heel is some not-well-done shading.
And, thanks for pointing out the doggy face in the tree!! Cool!
The change in hip was at least visible when pointed out. But I cannot see this fence. Is it made of plexiglass? If I can’t see it, how can I tell when it was removed??
“THE GREAT COOKS’ GUIDE TO SOUPS” (The Great Cooks’ Library)
Senior Editors: Wendy Afton Rieder, Kate Slate
Published by: Random House, New York
ISBN: 0-394-73608-7
“NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER” Credited to: Emanuel and Madeline Greenberg
6 to 8 servings
2 DOZEN LARGE HARD-SHELL CLAMS, WELL RINSED
2 CUPS WATER
1/4 POUND SALT PORK, DICED
1 MEDIUM-SIZE ONION, CHOPPED
4 MEDIUM-SIZED POTATOES, PEELED AND DICED
PINCH OF DRIED THYME
SALT, TO TASTE
PEPPER, TO TASTE
4 CUPS HALF-AND-HALF (cream 10% milk fat)
2 TABLESPOONS BUTTER
1. In a heavy,2 1/2-quart pot, combine the clams and 2 cups of water. Cover the
pot and bring the water to a boil; reduce the heat and simmer until the clams
open.
2. Strain the liquid into a bowl and reserve it.
3. Remove the clams from their shells, chop them and set aside.
4. In the same pot, heat the salt pork until the fat is rendered and scraps are
brown and crisp. Lift out the scraps (cracklings) and set them aside.
5. Add the onion to the pot and cook until softened.
6. Measure the clam broth and, if necessary, add enough water to it to make 3 1/2
cups. Add the broth, potatoes, thyme, salt and pepper to the pot.
7. Bring the mixture to a boil. Partiall cover the pot and reduce the heat; simmer
until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
8. Add the half-and-half, chopped clams and butter to the pan. Bring the chowder
just to a boil. Taste for seasoning.
9. To serve, garnish each portion of chowder with some salt pork cracklings and
accompany with Common* (as they are known in New England) crackers.
*A large, rather dense, unsalted white cracker.
The above is this year’s entry HERE is last year’s entry from my Laura Secord cook book.
for some reason WordPress is acting up this evening—-
having trouble posting videos of any kind anywhere
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Aye aye, Sir.
High Five! (err, four)
I see nothing at all.
8:18pm west coast.
I came by not long after and saw a few things… But not the puzzle.
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The commissioned portrait of Samantha, the cat, by Eldar Zakirov.
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Like.
Gotham?
It’s the 1932 art deco Niagara Mohawk Building, in Syracuse, New York.
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“patrician ” By: Christopher St. Leger (Nov 21, 2011)
I just noticed… Is there a person, high up in that tree?
Maybe wearing a snowsuit?
If not, what is that?
I’m Your Captain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_t59To7Snk
What can you do?
WordPress.
Not in this case; but what you did: Posting the link for the video, not from the overview.
Love that group.
Now i see it!
I got six.
I’ll try again in the morning.
I’m sitting on my normal eight. So I am invoking the schmutz clause in my contract and claiming I’ve found all nine.
I’m sorry to inform you, but under paragraph 162.3, Section 27, subsection b, of Chapter XVII, in the December 31 2021 revised International Comics and Cartoon Code, Volume III which is the most current update to that code, all schmutz clauses have been rendered null and void, as of July 1st, 2022, due to the extreme and rising volume of bogus schmutz claimed in the years 2018 through 2021, inclusive.
…
All known possessors of contracts containing such clauses were at that time offered just compensation in the form of a check for $0.027, to be obtained by writing to any board-registered cartoonist and requesting such, including your name, a photocopy of the relevant page of your contract, and a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
….
If you did not receive timely notification of this change, this post shall serve as your official notification, and you may still apply for this compensation in the same manner, and also request that payment be rounded upward to the amount of $0.03, to offset any inconvenience caused by the delay.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
my dream is to be a bored-registered cartoonist…dunno ’bout the registered part but I have my share of boredom
{sigh} Okay. I’ll send my request, with SASE, via next-day delivery on Monday. I’ll expect that check by the end of the week.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Please note that we are not responsible for delivery times in excess of reasonable expectations, due to postal holidays, delays, error, or misdelivery.
I stopped by earlier and the puzzle was not visible, so I made dinner instead of posting the solution…
Didn’t want to make it too tempting to look at the answer instead of the question, so to speak.
Another StelBel reworking of a doggies-in-Central-Park New Yorker cover.
Who knew they ran so many?
Different artists, different dogs… But they’re great.
I love the little puppies playing in the dirt in this one. I want to take home the one with the pink bow.
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It’s a bit later, now, than I had planned to come back…
But here I am, all nine differences in tow, for your perusal…
As soon as you give solving it the ol’ Cleo try!
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I got eight. There is another odd difference. It’s not between the two images, it’s the same in both. It’s between the boots of the doggie in the gene vest: one low heel and one spiked.
And, for any fans of the “Bird Brains” comic, look at the doggy face in the top leaf blob of the right-most tree.
how did Cleo get in that tree?
Of course, the more you enlarge an image, the more resolution you lose. But, the boot heels are actually both rather low-heeled and what makes it look like a spiked heel is some not-well-done shading.
And, thanks for pointing out the doggy face in the tree!! Cool!
i only got 7 today. bummer!
I only got 7 this week.
I found eight. I’ve been busy today, so I didn’t get to it until after 3:30. I still have things to do so I’ll see what I missed.
/s.
Yep.
Check out my explanation to Mr Sherman.
Saucy is correct…
I confess that I had a hard time seeing it myself.
…
I can see what you mean, though, but barely…
If that elegant doglady looks a tiny bit slimmer on that side, it’s because there’s a small snippet of her hip missing.
I’m guessing Stelbel’s stylus accidentally grazed her, so lightly she didn’t notice, when she was “painting” out the post to create a difference.
Had that actually been the difference we were looking for, I would have circled it, not a blank space beside it.
The change in hip was at least visible when pointed out. But I cannot see this fence. Is it made of plexiglass? If I can’t see it, how can I tell when it was removed??
Yeehaa! Finally found the ninth. Took me way too long.
Ah, you see? No schmutz.
I’ll be expecting that check.
Only if you sent in proper documentation, right?
clam chowder
Have I told you yet I detest clams?
From:
“THE GREAT COOKS’ GUIDE TO SOUPS” (The Great Cooks’ Library)
Senior Editors: Wendy Afton Rieder, Kate Slate
Published by: Random House, New York
ISBN: 0-394-73608-7
“NEW ENGLAND CLAM CHOWDER” Credited to: Emanuel and Madeline Greenberg
6 to 8 servings
2 DOZEN LARGE HARD-SHELL CLAMS, WELL RINSED
2 CUPS WATER
1/4 POUND SALT PORK, DICED
1 MEDIUM-SIZE ONION, CHOPPED
4 MEDIUM-SIZED POTATOES, PEELED AND DICED
PINCH OF DRIED THYME
SALT, TO TASTE
PEPPER, TO TASTE
4 CUPS HALF-AND-HALF (cream 10% milk fat)
2 TABLESPOONS BUTTER
1. In a heavy,2 1/2-quart pot, combine the clams and 2 cups of water. Cover the
pot and bring the water to a boil; reduce the heat and simmer until the clams
open.
2. Strain the liquid into a bowl and reserve it.
3. Remove the clams from their shells, chop them and set aside.
4. In the same pot, heat the salt pork until the fat is rendered and scraps are
brown and crisp. Lift out the scraps (cracklings) and set them aside.
5. Add the onion to the pot and cook until softened.
6. Measure the clam broth and, if necessary, add enough water to it to make 3 1/2
cups. Add the broth, potatoes, thyme, salt and pepper to the pot.
7. Bring the mixture to a boil. Partiall cover the pot and reduce the heat; simmer
until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
8. Add the half-and-half, chopped clams and butter to the pan. Bring the chowder
just to a boil. Taste for seasoning.
9. To serve, garnish each portion of chowder with some salt pork cracklings and
accompany with Common* (as they are known in New England) crackers.
*A large, rather dense, unsalted white cracker.
The above is this year’s entry HERE is last year’s entry from my Laura Secord cook book.
and clams are not upset that you detest them……after all , they stay happy
Why DO we say that?
Has anyone ever interviewed a clam about it’s joys and sorrows, or even asked one the degree of pleasure it finds in feeling clammy?
As I understand it, the full expression is “happy as a clam at high tide.” Because high tide affords them some protection from predators.
That makes more sense!
this is bound to strike your funny bone
I know it’s your fav
I do not recall that at all.
It is in a word weird !
It’s been a while since they lifted the bridge.
They raised it to 12 foot 4 inches. ( 11 8 + 8 )