Cursula Undress was quite the … um… female dog…. va-va-voom.
It’s another of those convoluted plots, this time in East Africa, with explorers encountering ancient civilizations, and an ancient queen, who doesn’t look it because she has been made immortal by a sacred fire.
She is so beautiful that any man who sees her must fall in love with her… and so powerful that no one ever escapes her rule….
She who must be obeyed.
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It’s very loosely based on a book I tried to read as a teenager, by H. Rover Howler, but I’m not all that fluent in Basset, so a little ways in, I switched to the human version, translated by H. Rider Haggard.
It was called “She”… and even this basset movie was supposed to be called “She.” Maybe more of you would have recognised it with that title.
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But Cleo Clifford was the big star at Cleo and Company Productions… and secretly furious that Cursula Undress got the role she coveted.
If you know Cleo, and I think we do, you know that her fury only stays secret for a matter of minutes.
I believe it was to placate her that the queen was renamed “Cleo”, and the movie bears her name
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The humans did try to copy it… in spite of the fact that no poster has been uploaded for it tonight.
I think this is the one Stel would have uploaded… we don’t need a bigger version, please:
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Note that the human female doesn’t have a name.
Just “She.”
You can tell that the actress who plays her doesn’t have the “va-va-voom” of Ms. Undress, either….
The poster artist had to paint her costume ripped down to there, just to try to enhance her charms.
BTW…. St. Bernard Yippins, who played the old faithful servant, was a wonderful British character actor and howler, famous for novelty songs, including one of my all-time favorites, that I go around humming.
As usual, I couldn’t find the basset version, but I found his human counterpart, Bernard Cribbins, singing it in human English, which is almost as good.
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It’s so loved in England that a 1980’s pop band named itself after the title, “Right Said Fred.”
My ears weren’t attuned to the accent, so I went looking for the lyrics.
These are dead accurate, and make it easy to follow the song (thanks, Susan, for this bit of cheer).
“Right, ” said Fred, “Both of us together
One each end and steady as we go.”
Tried to shift it, couldn’t even lift it
We was getting nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea and
“Right, ” said Fred, “Give a shout for Charlie.”
Up comes Charlie from the floor below
After strainin’, heavin’ and complainin’
We was getting nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea
And Charlie had a think, and he thought we ought to take off all the handles
And the things wot held the candles
But it did no good, well I never thought it would
“All right, ” said Fred, “Have to take the feet off
To get them feet off wouldn’t take a mo”
Took its feet off, even took the seat off
Should have got us somewhere but no!
So Fred said, “Let’s have another cuppa tea”
And we said, “right-o.”
“Alright, ” said Fred, “Have to take the door off
Need more space to shift the so-and-so.”
Had bad twinges taking off the hinges
And it got us nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea and
“Right, ” said Fred, “Have to take the wall down
That there wall is gonna have to go.”
Took the wall down, even with it all down
We was getting nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea
And Charlie had a think, and he said, “Look, Fred
I’ve got a sort of feelin’
If we remove the ceiling
With a rope or two we could drop the blighter through.”
“All right, ” said Fred, climbing up a ladder
With his crowbar gave a mighty blow
Was he in trouble, half a ton of rubble landed on the top of his dome
So Charlie and me had another cuppa tea
And then we went home
I said to Charlie, “We’ll just have to leave it
Standing on the landing, that’s all
You see the trouble with Fred is, he’s too hasty
You’ll never get nowhere if you’re too hasty.”
I was getting a little worried about PLODS, cos it’s been about 9 days since his last post, so I emailed him to ask how he’s doing.
This is his (almost immediate!) reply:
“I’m doing well. I’m trying to get on the schedule they have given me. (30+) prescriptions. I’ve been home for 4 days. The only problem I’m having is tremors from one of my drugs which means I can’t type for carp which frustrates me to no end.
Thanks for the reach out.
You can copy and paste this on Cleo”
I told him I’d post it again on tomorrow’s strip for those who miss it this late today. Sorry if you see it twice, but I didn’t want to wait.
Yes, thank you! I was getting a little worried, too. So good to hear he is okay and doing well….almost.
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Take care, Plods. Glad you are home and all is well. Hugs!!!
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“Cheez Whiz, ma. I know we can’t eat supper until dad gets home. But can we at least tell him to hurry up?”
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I’ve seen that look. 🙂
Speaking of supper … … …
I certainly understand why she’s tired. Poor Mama!
Poor mom, cooking all day for this family.
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Yum!
I’ll be right over!
save 1 for me!
These are VEGAN chocolate chip cookies ! !
No butter ! !
Yeeechh ! !
The picture may have accompanied a vegan recipe, if that’s what you found…
But maybe the recipe author didn’t even take it, and just found a convenient image on the web…
and it’s really a picture of mouthwatering real chocolate chocolate-chip cookies, loaded with butter and eggs.
It’s just an image, so it’s anything we want it to be.
Vegans may picture the real ones as vegan; we’re allowed to assume these are deliciously not… Also calorie free, and whatever else we require.
You don’t need to research them and/or spoil the dream!
,..
“Oh yeah, I can see your problem right here. Hand me the big hammer.”
This finally showed up on the ‘net.
It’s a radio sketch, so you can just listen without missing anything.
So cute!
Is he stealing the catalytic converter?
Only you, Dennis, only you!! But very funny!
Undress?
It comes from her human counterpart Ursula Andress who got the nickname for appearing in “Playboy” magazine numerous times.
It’s cook something-bold-and-pungent day.
I think this qualifies.
Well the air will be bold and pungent after you eat all those beans.
Oh…. I remember this movie!
Cursula Undress was quite the … um… female dog…. va-va-voom.
It’s another of those convoluted plots, this time in East Africa, with explorers encountering ancient civilizations, and an ancient queen, who doesn’t look it because she has been made immortal by a sacred fire.
She is so beautiful that any man who sees her must fall in love with her… and so powerful that no one ever escapes her rule….
She who must be obeyed.
…
It’s very loosely based on a book I tried to read as a teenager, by H. Rover Howler, but I’m not all that fluent in Basset, so a little ways in, I switched to the human version, translated by H. Rider Haggard.
It was called “She”… and even this basset movie was supposed to be called “She.” Maybe more of you would have recognised it with that title.
…
But Cleo Clifford was the big star at Cleo and Company Productions… and secretly furious that Cursula Undress got the role she coveted.
If you know Cleo, and I think we do, you know that her fury only stays secret for a matter of minutes.
I believe it was to placate her that the queen was renamed “Cleo”, and the movie bears her name
…
The humans did try to copy it… in spite of the fact that no poster has been uploaded for it tonight.
I think this is the one Stel would have uploaded… we don’t need a bigger version, please:
…
Note that the human female doesn’t have a name.
Just “She.”
You can tell that the actress who plays her doesn’t have the “va-va-voom” of Ms. Undress, either….
The poster artist had to paint her costume ripped down to there, just to try to enhance her charms.
And human posters don’t even have glitter.
No wonder I’m a fan of basset movies.
BTW…. St. Bernard Yippins, who played the old faithful servant, was a wonderful British character actor and howler, famous for novelty songs, including one of my all-time favorites, that I go around humming.
As usual, I couldn’t find the basset version, but I found his human counterpart, Bernard Cribbins, singing it in human English, which is almost as good.
….
…
It’s so loved in England that a 1980’s pop band named itself after the title, “Right Said Fred.”
…
These are dead accurate, and make it easy to follow the song (thanks, Susan, for this bit of cheer).
“Right, ” said Fred, “Both of us together
One each end and steady as we go.”
Tried to shift it, couldn’t even lift it
We was getting nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea and
“Right, ” said Fred, “Give a shout for Charlie.”
Up comes Charlie from the floor below
After strainin’, heavin’ and complainin’
We was getting nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea
And Charlie had a think, and he thought we ought to take off all the handles
And the things wot held the candles
But it did no good, well I never thought it would
“All right, ” said Fred, “Have to take the feet off
To get them feet off wouldn’t take a mo”
Took its feet off, even took the seat off
Should have got us somewhere but no!
So Fred said, “Let’s have another cuppa tea”
And we said, “right-o.”
“Alright, ” said Fred, “Have to take the door off
Need more space to shift the so-and-so.”
Had bad twinges taking off the hinges
And it got us nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea and
“Right, ” said Fred, “Have to take the wall down
That there wall is gonna have to go.”
Took the wall down, even with it all down
We was getting nowhere
And so we had a cuppa tea
And Charlie had a think, and he said, “Look, Fred
I’ve got a sort of feelin’
If we remove the ceiling
With a rope or two we could drop the blighter through.”
“All right, ” said Fred, climbing up a ladder
With his crowbar gave a mighty blow
Was he in trouble, half a ton of rubble landed on the top of his dome
So Charlie and me had another cuppa tea
And then we went home
I said to Charlie, “We’ll just have to leave it
Standing on the landing, that’s all
You see the trouble with Fred is, he’s too hasty
You’ll never get nowhere if you’re too hasty.”
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Ted Dicks / Myles Rudge
Right Said Fred (Bonus Track) lyrics © Noel Gay Music Co Ltd
Good Grief!!
LOL…
Was that for the lyrics, or for Alexi looking them up?
The lyrics. There must have been an easier way…..Right said me!
cappuccino
Back to childhood.
Play connect the dots.
I hate getting ink on my monitor.
I have some good news!
I was getting a little worried about PLODS, cos it’s been about 9 days since his last post, so I emailed him to ask how he’s doing.
This is his (almost immediate!) reply:
“I’m doing well. I’m trying to get on the schedule they have given me. (30+) prescriptions. I’ve been home for 4 days.
The only problem I’m having is tremors from one of my drugs which means I can’t type for carp which frustrates me to no end.
Thanks for the reach out.
You can copy and paste this on Cleo”
I told him I’d post it again on tomorrow’s strip for those who miss it this late today. Sorry if you see it twice, but I didn’t want to wait.
THANK YOU, SUSAN! GREAT NEWS HEARING FROM PLODS!!!
Maybe a speech to type app? Can get interesting at times, but correcting the occasional goof may be easier than trying to type.
Yes, thank you! I was getting a little worried, too. So good to hear he is okay and doing well….almost.
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Take care, Plods. Glad you are home and all is well. Hugs!!!