From Stephan Pastis yesterday. Click the image to be taken to a larger view at the "Pearls Before Swine" Web page.
That was a groaner - but very funny, too! To honor the cartoonist and his inspiration, here's the original piece as played at the "Concert for George", held to honor the composer after his death.
Warm memories to go with the smile.
Peter
Do note the acronym made up from the first letters of the words in the new task force name, and pronounce it as a single word . . .
Peter
From The Free Press. Click the image for a larger view.
I like puns, and I've been guilty of more than my fair share of them: but I have to admit, that one's a groaner!
Peter
It may be heretical of me to say so, but I've never particularly liked Elvis Presley's songs. They just don't appeal to me. Nevertheless, he's probably among the top five iconic American singers of the past century, and looks set fair to remain at that pinnacle long after I'm dead.
It seems he was also a firearms enthusiast. Two of his engraved, inlaid revolvers were auctioned in 2017. Click either image for a larger view.
There's more at the link.
I've no idea what price they'd fetch today, but I'd be surprised if it's less than six figures apiece. That German engraving job is world-class by any standards, and the gold inlay is spectacular.
Er ... since Elvis was a musician, dare I suggest that his revolvers would be a note-worthy acquisition? They'd lend tone to any collection!
Peter
Another great cartoon from Stephan Pastis. Click the image to see a larger version at the "Pearls Before Swine" Web page.
Puns, prey, food and books. What's not to like?
Cartoonist Stephan Pastis comes up with some truly groan-worthy puns from time to time. (As an inveterate punster myself, I entirely approve.) Yesterday he came up with one of his best. Click the image to be taken to a larger version at the "Pearls Before Swine" Web page.
That's terrible! In fact, it's so terrible I wish I'd thought of it myself . . .
I'm sorry, but I just like puns. That's one of the reasons I'm so fond of Stephan Pastis' comic strip "Pearls Before Swine". Here's yesterday's edition. (Click the image to be taken to a larger version at the strip's Web page.)
I've no idea how many Star Wars puns are out there, but they've had almost half a century to accumulate. Has anyone ever put together a collection of them?
Peter
Prawns with shy personalities do better in the battle for survival
Prawns have personalities and cautious crustaceans do better in the battle for food, new research suggests.
Scientists studied rockpool prawns and found some were consistently shy, while others were bolder.
But this bravery may come at a cost - as the risk-takers tended to do worse than other prawns when competing for food.
