I doubt any company, even one that commissioned such terrible portraiture, and spent all the money it takes to license and launch a product like a lunch box based on a television show,
would use a picture of Captain Pike, even if that did look like Jeffrey Hunter, which it doesn’t to me… not that it particularly looks like Shatner, either, but it must be him.
…
Pike was the ship’s captain only in the original pilot, which AFAIK was never aired, though footage of him was incorporated into one or two later episodes (I’m not one of those people who has memorised all the details).
It took a while for the show, even with Kirk, to gain traction.
…
You don’t put out a lunchbox until characters have become popular, cos before that, you don’t think anyone will buy it.
Pike only became at all of interest years later, to lovers of series trivia and minutiae, with the show in syndication, and the rise of Trekkers and Trek fandom.
I know I have mentioned this CBC radio show before; “Under The Influence“, hosted by Terry O’Reilly.
It’s back for this its eleventh season; this LINK leads to this season’s second episode.
The episode concerns the marketing of chocolate bars.
Not interesting?….think the late Betty White and Super Bowl, — the movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, Quaker Oats, and Sammy Davis Jr, — how Snickers became number one, — and how “Sweet Marie” was saved — among other very interesting statistics.
It’s a very entertaining 27 minutes and 26 seconds.
If you listen, stay until you hear the “fun fact”.
The programming is slightly different this year.
Click the first “Play” arrow, then when the bottom of your screen shows the pop-up, click the “Play” arrow there.
Just noticed an error: it’s season 12. 06:11 hrs. E.S.T.
You have to wonder what would have happened had Claude stood on the middle square, instead of trying to be tricky.
Maybe nothing at all… but possibly something even harsher.
….
After all, the designers of this trap… be they space aliens, time travelers, or just local tricksters…. must have thought more people would stand in front of the button than off to the side.
Unless, that is, they set up these buttons for Claude alone, having read his mind, or perhaps completely examined his psyche, and successfully determined his upcoming response….
But predicting anything more accurate than his “probable” response seems a bit impossible.
(Of course, we all know the rest of the prank is quite possible, right?)
…
So maybe, just maybe, by getting thrown clear of the usual staging area for the intended action, Claude narrowly escaped being shot off to Venus, lowered into Hades,
or who knows, being forced to face some other unknown terror, like… I dunno, fill in your own greatest personal fear, like…. being surrounded by spiders, falling off a mountain, or being forced to run for President, or try on a bikini.
OK, a built in scale would determine where the victim was standing, and what force would be required to launch him/her,
but possibly not the particular action to result from each position, cos I’d think the separate mechanisms for those would already be in place under the pavement.
…
Though of course we’re looking for a logical solution to a completely illogical and pretty much mythical situation.
Put enough brandy in this, Claude, and it will ease the pain.
From: ; Creative Cooking DESSERTS
Published by Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc. 1992
Compiled and edited by: Marian Hoffman.
Designed by: Ruth Ann Thompson .
“Peach Melba” Serves 8 Sugar Syrup
6 cups water
8 1/2 cups sugar Peaches
4 cups water
4 large firm fresh peaches
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (real, not artificial) Melba Sauce
1 quart fresh red raspberries, puréed
1/4 cup red currant jelly
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
Sugar to taste
Brandy to taste, optional
To Serve
1 quart vanilla ice cream 1. To make sugar syrup, combine
water and sugar in large pot; cook
over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Raise heat and bring to slow, rolling
boil; reduce temperature again and
simmer for 3 minutes; chill. Measure
out 1 cup syrup. 2. To prepare peaches, bring water to boil in saucepan; add peaches and
boil for one minute. Drain peaches; cut
in half and discard seeds. 3. Combine reserved 1 cup sugar
syrup and vanilla in separate
saucepan; boil for 5 minutes. Add
peaches and cook over low heat for
10 minutes, or until peaches are just
tender; drain. Refrigerate peaches
until well chilled 4. To make Melba sauce, combine
raspberries and jellly in heavy
saucepan. Cook over low, heat,
stirring constantly until jelly melts. 5. Dissolve cornstarch in water; add to raspberry mixture. Cook over low
heat, stirring constantly until
smooth and clear. Stir in sugar and
brandy 6. Place a scoop of ice cream in
each of 8 sherbet dishes. Place
peach halves over ice cream, cut
side down. Top with melba sauce.
Notes from me:
I don’t consider the brandy optional.
The volume measurements are all U.S. volumes.
.
Buddy isn’t that handsome yet. He still has too much goofy puppy in his face.
And, that one isn’t chewing on something.
NOSE!
,
A SHORT BLURB ABOUT BULLET (with equally short blurbs about Roy, Dale and the rest of the show below)
another teenage crush! i never missed a show.
.
fox guarding the hen house?
How are they not sliding off?
Sticky snow?
The snow looks pretty solid, but you would think their body heat would be melting it.
,
Disappearing Bastet is a good description of Kiki.
Even Buddy misses her in the shadows and ends up getting too close.
Then he gets slapped.
Love your lamp!
I’m not sure if this is supposed to be Captain Pike (Jeffery Hunter), or Captain Kirk (William Shatner). Either way, it’s terrible art work.
Pretty sure that is supposed to be Kirk. Anyway, it is just a lunchbox.
I doubt any company, even one that commissioned such terrible portraiture, and spent all the money it takes to license and launch a product like a lunch box based on a television show,
would use a picture of Captain Pike, even if that did look like Jeffrey Hunter, which it doesn’t to me… not that it particularly looks like Shatner, either, but it must be him.
…
Pike was the ship’s captain only in the original pilot, which AFAIK was never aired, though footage of him was incorporated into one or two later episodes (I’m not one of those people who has memorised all the details).
It took a while for the show, even with Kirk, to gain traction.
…
You don’t put out a lunchbox until characters have become popular, cos before that, you don’t think anyone will buy it.
Pike only became at all of interest years later, to lovers of series trivia and minutiae, with the show in syndication, and the rise of Trekkers and Trek fandom.
Well golllllly
Splish Splash is always fun.
I know I have mentioned this CBC radio show before; “Under The Influence“, hosted by Terry O’Reilly.
It’s back for this its eleventh season; this LINK leads to this season’s second episode.
The episode concerns the marketing of chocolate bars.
Not interesting?….think the late Betty White and Super Bowl, — the movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, Quaker Oats, and Sammy Davis Jr, — how Snickers became number one, — and how “Sweet Marie” was saved — among other very interesting statistics.
It’s a very entertaining 27 minutes and 26 seconds.
If you listen, stay until you hear the “fun fact”.
The programming is slightly different this year.
Click the first “Play” arrow, then when the bottom of your screen shows the pop-up, click the “Play” arrow there.
Just noticed an error: it’s season 12.
06:11 hrs. E.S.T.
Paper Lace:
Inspired by the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. No police were involved in that, although seven of Bugs Moran’s men were killed.
Will be away over the long weekend. See you Tuesday.
Have fun (I hope it’s for something fun,) and don’t forget to write!
You have to wonder what would have happened had Claude stood on the middle square, instead of trying to be tricky.
Maybe nothing at all… but possibly something even harsher.
….
After all, the designers of this trap… be they space aliens, time travelers, or just local tricksters…. must have thought more people would stand in front of the button than off to the side.
Unless, that is, they set up these buttons for Claude alone, having read his mind, or perhaps completely examined his psyche, and successfully determined his upcoming response….
But predicting anything more accurate than his “probable” response seems a bit impossible.
(Of course, we all know the rest of the prank is quite possible, right?)
…
So maybe, just maybe, by getting thrown clear of the usual staging area for the intended action, Claude narrowly escaped being shot off to Venus, lowered into Hades,
or who knows, being forced to face some other unknown terror, like… I dunno, fill in your own greatest personal fear, like…. being surrounded by spiders, falling off a mountain, or being forced to run for President, or try on a bikini.
Lucky Claude.
In-built scales would do.
LOL…..
OK, a built in scale would determine where the victim was standing, and what force would be required to launch him/her,
but possibly not the particular action to result from each position, cos I’d think the separate mechanisms for those would already be in place under the pavement.
…
Though of course we’re looking for a logical solution to a completely illogical and pretty much mythical situation.
sure am glad I don’t have to engineer these silly things, just draw them
peach melba
Put enough brandy in this, Claude, and it will ease the pain.
From: ;
Creative Cooking DESSERTS
Published by Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc. 1992
Compiled and edited by: Marian Hoffman.
Designed by: Ruth Ann Thompson .
“Peach Melba”
Serves 8
Sugar Syrup
6 cups water
8 1/2 cups sugar
Peaches
4 cups water
4 large firm fresh peaches
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (real, not artificial)
Melba Sauce
1 quart fresh red raspberries, puréed
1/4 cup red currant jelly
2 teaspoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
Sugar to taste
Brandy to taste, optional
To Serve
1 quart vanilla ice cream
1. To make sugar syrup, combine
water and sugar in large pot; cook
over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
Raise heat and bring to slow, rolling
boil; reduce temperature again and
simmer for 3 minutes; chill. Measure
out 1 cup syrup.
2. To prepare peaches, bring water to boil in saucepan; add peaches and
boil for one minute. Drain peaches; cut
in half and discard seeds.
3. Combine reserved 1 cup sugar
syrup and vanilla in separate
saucepan; boil for 5 minutes. Add
peaches and cook over low heat for
10 minutes, or until peaches are just
tender; drain. Refrigerate peaches
until well chilled
4. To make Melba sauce, combine
raspberries and jellly in heavy
saucepan. Cook over low, heat,
stirring constantly until jelly melts.
5. Dissolve cornstarch in water; add to raspberry mixture. Cook over low
heat, stirring constantly until
smooth and clear. Stir in sugar and
brandy
6. Place a scoop of ice cream in
each of 8 sherbet dishes. Place
peach halves over ice cream, cut
side down. Top with melba sauce.
Notes from me:
I don’t consider the brandy optional.
The volume measurements are all U.S. volumes.
It’s Rubber Ducky day.
first off, i loved Claude’s adventure! i just don’t remember him using such strong language! poor Cleo…. great animation!
…
i just spent 45 minutes getting my computer to work! let’s hope that dos’nt happen again!
loved the videos, too!
I hope you know what you did, because you might need to help someone else with their problem.
i’m the original helpless one when it comes to tech stuff!
Someone knows Claude very well. I’m sure they do this just for Cleo’s (and our) amusement! Claude, will you ever learn????