Will someone explain the significance of the tipped over glass in front of Cap’n Eddie? Whether at the diner or the bar, often times a glass in laying on its side.
An empty on its side is most often a hint to the waiter or counterperson or bartender (depending on the establishment and local custom) that it is, after all, empty, and is in need of replenishment. Or as we often observed with beer bottles in that condition, “another dead Marine”…
Science-wise, of course, the glasses make way too small a lens to gather so much heat. But you may have missed this: the sun angle is way too high for a winter ice scene.
In Australia the tipped over glass means you dont want a refill. As opposed to the overturned glass which means you wish to take on all comers in a fight.
This is only applicable if your sitting at a bar.
Could we get this one framed for the sake of those readers who can’t decide whether Joe or Capt. Eddie is sitting at the corner of the counter? They both are!
Now if we knew where the cash register keeps going…
Ummm…. I don’t think that would really work. What’s his prescription anyway? A bit of a take-off on frying ants with a magnifying glass? The most dangerous catch indeed!
twinsnake_coatl over 14 years ago
No more question for Eddie.
Superfrog over 14 years ago
Fair enough.
ben_david over 14 years ago
How long did he have to wait for the sun to come out? And how far north is he, anyway?
kreole over 14 years ago
I know a guy like that……
Pacejv over 14 years ago
Adapted the boat into an eyes-breaker.
glslightning over 14 years ago
That must have been quite a spectacle, Pacejv!!!
bigbaldjohn over 14 years ago
Cap’n Eddie was MacGyvah before MacGyvah was cool.
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
I don’t think Joe’s buying this one.
bmwk12ltc over 14 years ago
good pun Pacejv
lewisbower over 14 years ago
Cap’n Eddie never told such a short story.
kpduty over 14 years ago
Thanks for that Sunday morning chuckle. The fewah wuhds the bettah… Wiley’s fabulous drawings (almost) say it all.
vexatron1984 over 14 years ago
What stories could Pauly tell if he could talk?
Dmajor over 14 years ago
If only someone could teach that cat to squawk like a parrot, saying, “What a load o’ crap! What a load o’ crap!”
Trebor39 over 14 years ago
I think Pauly is just a weird growth on Capn’ Eddie’s shoulder.
kittenpah over 14 years ago
That’s a down-eastern cat. All it’d say is “a-yup”.
lazygrazer over 14 years ago
Wow, Captain Eddie is obviously a genius….or something.
palos over 14 years ago
Will someone explain the significance of the tipped over glass in front of Cap’n Eddie? Whether at the diner or the bar, often times a glass in laying on its side.
pbarnrob over 14 years ago
An empty on its side is most often a hint to the waiter or counterperson or bartender (depending on the establishment and local custom) that it is, after all, empty, and is in need of replenishment. Or as we often observed with beer bottles in that condition, “another dead Marine”…
Wildmustang1262 over 14 years ago
Cap’n Eddie always makes up nonsense stories!
Ernest Lemmingway over 14 years ago
Eddie, you never fail to make me laugh.
benbrilling over 14 years ago
palos: It isn’t a tipped over glass, it’s an empty plastic creamer container.
benbrilling over 14 years ago
Science-wise, of course, the glasses make way too small a lens to gather so much heat. But you may have missed this: the sun angle is way too high for a winter ice scene.
Varnes over 14 years ago
I’m beginning to think Foe’s Of Shore diner serves booze..BTW, who stole the pepper shaker. Can’t trust anybody these days…
ccmills over 14 years ago
In Australia the tipped over glass means you dont want a refill. As opposed to the overturned glass which means you wish to take on all comers in a fight. This is only applicable if your sitting at a bar.
bmonk over 14 years ago
@benbrilling, not to mention that often there’s overcast or clouds when it snows, so the sun would not be out at all…
JP Steve Premium Member over 14 years ago
Could we get this one framed for the sake of those readers who can’t decide whether Joe or Capt. Eddie is sitting at the corner of the counter? They both are!
Now if we knew where the cash register keeps going…
TheDOCTOR over 14 years ago
Capt. Eddie is the Baron Munchhausen of the Nahtheast, A-yuh.
Joseph Krois over 14 years ago
Ummm…. I don’t think that would really work. What’s his prescription anyway? A bit of a take-off on frying ants with a magnifying glass? The most dangerous catch indeed!
Yakety Sax over 14 years ago
the pepper shaker is next to the napkin dispenser.
pbarnrob over 14 years ago
A condom full of water will do the job, too (YouTube, 5 Condom Tricks)