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Showing posts with label Going for the Funnies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Going for the Funnies. Show all posts
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Just Between You 'N Me... Between the Two Crises, I'll Pick....
I have been enjoying some funnies about this current crisis and think I might have just come up with my own "funny." I haven't seen
I haven't seen it anywhere else.
Some of you just might remember a crisis we had several years back when everyone was afraid of unknown mattresses.
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Just between you 'n me, between the coronavirus and bedbugs....
I'll go with the bugs!!!
At least they never killed anyone that I know of.
RoadDog
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Okay, Had to Put This One On: The REAL STORY Behind This Year's Leap Year
2020 Is a Unique Leap Year
It Had 29 Days in February
300 Days in March
And Five Years in April.
I don't get it.
Maybe I'll Figure It Out. --Roaddog
Friday, October 7, 2011
Going for the Funnies: Rock and Roll
From the September 25th Chicago Tribune.
THATABABY by Paul Trap
This is a new one in the Tribune.
FRAME 1: The Mom has a radio (or is that an iPod hookup, probably is) and it is playing "Here we are, now entertain us."
Dad says "Gah! You're playing Nirvana to the baby?!"
FRAME 2: Mom, "?" Dad, "His ears aren't ready for that! Please look at my chart!"
First we lay the foundation with a heavy rotation of CHUCK BERRY.
Then we hook him with harmony with those boys from the beach, the BEACH BOYS.
Next, we hop across the pond to embrace the BEATLES before roughing up the edges with the garage rock of the KINKS.
Scratching the dark underbelly of the STONES. And turning it up to Eleven with the arena rock bombast of the WHO.
We're now in position to scale Mount ZEPPELIN.
At the summit we go back to the basics with the RAMONES, Get ornery with JOHNNY ROTTEN and the boys and fight the good fight with the CLASH!!
Now we set the table for grunge with the PIXIES, and then, and only then, is the boy aurally adjusted for some NIRVANA!
LAST FRAME: Mom, "There's nothing there from the 80s."
Dad, "Didn't you hear? The '80s were expunged from the musical record."
Baby, "No Dexys?"
Sounds a bit Classic Rock to me. But, Dad has a good idea, except for the '60s part. That was some great music. At least there was no Snoop Dogg, rap or hip-hop.
What, No CCR? --RoadDog
THATABABY by Paul Trap
This is a new one in the Tribune.
FRAME 1: The Mom has a radio (or is that an iPod hookup, probably is) and it is playing "Here we are, now entertain us."
Dad says "Gah! You're playing Nirvana to the baby?!"
FRAME 2: Mom, "?" Dad, "His ears aren't ready for that! Please look at my chart!"
First we lay the foundation with a heavy rotation of CHUCK BERRY.
Then we hook him with harmony with those boys from the beach, the BEACH BOYS.
Next, we hop across the pond to embrace the BEATLES before roughing up the edges with the garage rock of the KINKS.
Scratching the dark underbelly of the STONES. And turning it up to Eleven with the arena rock bombast of the WHO.
We're now in position to scale Mount ZEPPELIN.
At the summit we go back to the basics with the RAMONES, Get ornery with JOHNNY ROTTEN and the boys and fight the good fight with the CLASH!!
Now we set the table for grunge with the PIXIES, and then, and only then, is the boy aurally adjusted for some NIRVANA!
LAST FRAME: Mom, "There's nothing there from the 80s."
Dad, "Didn't you hear? The '80s were expunged from the musical record."
Baby, "No Dexys?"
Sounds a bit Classic Rock to me. But, Dad has a good idea, except for the '60s part. That was some great music. At least there was no Snoop Dogg, rap or hip-hop.
What, No CCR? --RoadDog
Going for the Funnies: Fall
My favorite part of any Sunday is the color funnies which I save for dessert.
September 25th Chicago Tribune.
MUTTS Comic Strip
The car is looking at a green tree in FRAME 1.
"Hmm...What are you thinking..."
FRAME 2: "A Blonde" (tree has yellow leaves)
FRAME 3: "A Redhead" (tree has red leaves)
Frame 4: "Or Brunette?" (tree has brown leaves)
FRAME 5: "I Can't wait to see!" (tree back to green)
That's Me. I Can;t Wait for My Fall Color. --RoadDog
September 25th Chicago Tribune.
MUTTS Comic Strip
The car is looking at a green tree in FRAME 1.
"Hmm...What are you thinking..."
FRAME 2: "A Blonde" (tree has yellow leaves)
FRAME 3: "A Redhead" (tree has red leaves)
Frame 4: "Or Brunette?" (tree has brown leaves)
FRAME 5: "I Can't wait to see!" (tree back to green)
That's Me. I Can;t Wait for My Fall Color. --RoadDog
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