Fruitcake mongers are asking for it. I thought we were short one Overlord since the merger (“efficiencies,” you know). I deny knowing anything about the gong farmer, however. (But I am very suspicious of that all-too-innocent -looking cat of yours….)
A gong farmer was the term used in Tudor England for someone who removed human excrement from privies and cesspits; the word “gong” was used for both a privy and its contents. Gong farmers were only allowed to work at night, and the waste they collected, known as night soil, had to be taken outside the city or town boundary. A text of 1562 states that “no Goungfermour shall carry any Ordure till after nine of the Clocke in the night.”
I shouldn’t be mentioning competitors here, but that cat bustier reminded me terribly of Tom Siddell’s “shadow people.”The Nigerian word for “gong farmer” is “onioburu,” a wonderful insult to hurl at people claiming to be the only daughter of a rich and dead potentate who wants your help moving $18 million out of the country…
In the 40s and 50s Ellery Queens and Hitchcock’s, mystery after mystery was solved by the gardening detective seeing the hydrangeas turning blue from the iron content of the murder weapon buried next to it. Ooh Ooh, I’m sure Nero Wolfe’s quarter ton orchid grower solved a crime this way too.
Ptooey! Those hydrangea roots taste terrible! And Teresa’s getting the cleaning bill for my Overlord suit.Man, digging your way out of an improvised grave is exhausting. I’m taking a nap.
T- I guess I’ll have to return the sun I bought you for your birthday. During the summer I dream of rainy days. In the winter I yearn for sun. I guess that’s the way it goes……nice artwork on today’s FA.
Vitamin D (blah blah blah) sunshine (blah blah blah) rickets (blah blah blah) early moratlity (blah blah blah).If you want to be helpful why don’t you research the health effects of running 5k in 85-90 degree weather?
@Teresa: Sinfest is pure awesomeness. If you’re being compared to Ishida’s work, you’re in phenomenal company. It’s a shame that a professional comic illustrator must stoop to tearing down the work of others to make themselves feel better, yet it is a common phenomenon. Pay no attention to the little man behind the curtain.
Teresa, about " Yes we feel the love" , consider it a complement if people are using " frog applause" to describe lameness or whatever. Soon you will be a verb like google. Cool! That’s so Frog Applause!
Steve Bartholomew almost 13 years ago
We saw what you did.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
Of course you don’t, I buried them there when you were otherwise occupied…
x_Tech almost 13 years ago
But Ma’am, we only wanted to know why your Hydrangeas are so lush.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Fruitcake mongers are asking for it. I thought we were short one Overlord since the merger (“efficiencies,” you know). I deny knowing anything about the gong farmer, however. (But I am very suspicious of that all-too-innocent -looking cat of yours….)
weeksfive almost 13 years ago
A gong farmer was the term used in Tudor England for someone who removed human excrement from privies and cesspits; the word “gong” was used for both a privy and its contents. Gong farmers were only allowed to work at night, and the waste they collected, known as night soil, had to be taken outside the city or town boundary. A text of 1562 states that “no Goungfermour shall carry any Ordure till after nine of the Clocke in the night.”
weeksfive almost 13 years ago
Love that cat.
waycyber almost 13 years ago
Teresa, can I invite you to visit The Land of Grimney? www.thelandofgrimny.co.uk? Your creativity, humour and imagination would fit right in.
grapfhics almost 13 years ago
Re: Blog That tool may have a purpose but, scratch me what it is.ANDDid Ricardo Palma get a Federal Grant to study mummified head lice? Lousy job.
madbutnotcrazy almost 13 years ago
Regarding the Turkmenian Eagle Owlets, I think that their companion is an unidentified stuffed owl (no ears = not a koala))
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
I shouldn’t be mentioning competitors here, but that cat bustier reminded me terribly of Tom Siddell’s “shadow people.”The Nigerian word for “gong farmer” is “onioburu,” a wonderful insult to hurl at people claiming to be the only daughter of a rich and dead potentate who wants your help moving $18 million out of the country…
lewisbower almost 13 years ago
In the 40s and 50s Ellery Queens and Hitchcock’s, mystery after mystery was solved by the gardening detective seeing the hydrangeas turning blue from the iron content of the murder weapon buried next to it. Ooh Ooh, I’m sure Nero Wolfe’s quarter ton orchid grower solved a crime this way too.
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
@waycyber: Left out an “e”.Here’s the correct link. (www.thelandofgrimney.co.uk)
cleokaya almost 13 years ago
The naked lady was actually put on this earth for a man to feel.
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 13 years ago
if you do away with an overlord, they’ll only send another overlord to replace that overlord and soon you’ll be overrun with overlords
yesterdaydelights almost 13 years ago
Beautiful artwork today!
S almost 13 years ago
Good compost.
runar almost 13 years ago
Ptooey! Those hydrangea roots taste terrible! And Teresa’s getting the cleaning bill for my Overlord suit.Man, digging your way out of an improvised grave is exhausting. I’m taking a nap.
booktrout almost 13 years ago
T- I guess I’ll have to return the sun I bought you for your birthday. During the summer I dream of rainy days. In the winter I yearn for sun. I guess that’s the way it goes……nice artwork on today’s FA.
LocoOwl almost 13 years ago
Ahh you beat me to it, but the artwork in today’s strip is just spectacular!
Rotifer NOT GETTING RUBEN BOLLING’S PIN Thalweg Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I hate ferns.
Vitamin D (blah blah blah) sunshine (blah blah blah) rickets (blah blah blah) early moratlity (blah blah blah).If you want to be helpful why don’t you research the health effects of running 5k in 85-90 degree weather?
Iwa Iniki almost 13 years ago
Fruitcake should always be buried.
grapfhics almost 13 years ago
Blog:What is this frou-frou Katherine Hepburn’s holding?It’s not the same as the cat bustier.
The Old Wolf almost 13 years ago
@Teresa: Sinfest is pure awesomeness. If you’re being compared to Ishida’s work, you’re in phenomenal company. It’s a shame that a professional comic illustrator must stoop to tearing down the work of others to make themselves feel better, yet it is a common phenomenon. Pay no attention to the little man behind the curtain.
margueritem almost 13 years ago
1/2 hour of sunlight a day is recommeded for depression, along with 1/2 hour of cardiovascular exercise.
6turtle9 almost 13 years ago
Teresa, about " Yes we feel the love" , consider it a complement if people are using " frog applause" to describe lameness or whatever. Soon you will be a verb like google. Cool! That’s so Frog Applause!