Basically, under the National Currency Act of 1863, the Federal government would give a state bank one hundred dollars for every ninety dollars worth of Federal bonds the bank purchased. The government printed up the notes for the banks, which paid them out to depositors. It was a way to help expand the money supply at a time when we were still on the gold standard.
… when things like your extra posting occurrence happen to me, I usually chock it up to “those zany electrons!” or maybe somebody hacked you and posted their all time favorite Flicka toon….
RADIOCARBON DATING – probably says more about me than anything else, but I found your comment to be on my list of the funniest things you’ve ever posted. And you had great delivery of that line in my mind’s ear.
Wish I could use radiocarbon dating to locate my date. I don’t remember her or where I left her or … well, I just don’t remember anything about her at all.
A Kinshasa favorite is plantains fried in red palm oil. Or anything cooked with red palm oil, but plantains are especially divine. Bananas that were purchased too green and will not ripen properly can be cooked the same way, with heavenly results, and I suppose ripe ones (but not over-ripe) would be equally pleasing.
The painting “Trapped” is eerily reminiscent of a sculpture done by my father entitled “Shrouds of Illusions”. My favorite piece, I gave it to someone who had a significant impact on my life.
Old Wolf, yeah. When I lived in Panama back in the early 70s, fried plantains were everywhere. Kinda hard to find them here in Indiana now.But the real question, given their instructions to fry until tender is, “How much more tender can a banana get?”
I’ll have to admit to having ambivalent feelings about these secessionists… On the one hand I’m as upset about the NDAA and the Patriot Act as anyone and I dislike the TSA so much that I’ve driven out of the country to catch a plane. On the other hand it looks like these were all people who expected their man to win th election (and for everyone else to accept the results when it happened) but now that they didn’t get what they want they want to renege on their half of the deal… and That Is Not Fair!Besides, as a matter of practicality, I have to observe that most of these are the states that get more from the federal government than they pay in and it’s unlikely that the rest of the people in those states would be willing to accept extra debt at this point in history…
RE: “Lightweight Motorcycle” in the Blog. It brought back memories of my first bike, in the UK in the early 60s – a pretty primitive (no rear suspension) Indian ‘Brave’, I think, but I still loved it.
Bill Thompson over 11 years ago
So that’s the miscreant who flicked the doo onto your video display, Teresa?
margueritem over 11 years ago
Flicka Dicka Do, one of my favorites…
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
This “joyfulness” stuff sounds suspicious to me. And Flicka Dicka Doo sounds creepy. I’m going to sit at another table….
Bill Thompson over 11 years ago
The funny money on the blog is a National Bank Note. This one was issued in 1902. There’s a quick description here:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/us-paper-money/national-bank-notes
Basically, under the National Currency Act of 1863, the Federal government would give a state bank one hundred dollars for every ninety dollars worth of Federal bonds the bank purchased. The government printed up the notes for the banks, which paid them out to depositors. It was a way to help expand the money supply at a time when we were still on the gold standard.
Kvasir42 Premium Member over 11 years ago
I really didn’t need to see the loose tooth video. I have a bit of a phobia about stuff like that. Now I’ll have nightmares.
pcolli over 11 years ago
Uh, where’s Waldo (blog).The bottom right-hand corner is open to mis-interpretation.
PICTO over 11 years ago
Joyfully engorged is the best way to tell some one you love them.
The Old Wolf over 11 years ago
Teresa: See the wikipedia article on National Bank Notes. That’s a nice specimen that recently sold for a cool quarter million.
finale over 11 years ago
Flicka Dicka? Flicka Bicka?.
Mrs. Calabash would approve.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 11 years ago
nice hat.
lauisha over 11 years ago
@3hr: good job! 4 more years. Only use your powers for good!
cleokaya over 11 years ago
I Wonder if Dick Swing has met Flicka Dicka.
cleokaya over 11 years ago
Who cares where Waldo is. Where is the orgy?
SusanCraig over 11 years ago
per Frog Blog: I LOVED “In Love”
… when things like your extra posting occurrence happen to me, I usually chock it up to “those zany electrons!” or maybe somebody hacked you and posted their all time favorite Flicka toon….
V-Beast over 11 years ago
Flicka Dicka Don’t at the dining room table.
Larry Miller Premium Member over 11 years ago
SHE TREE has nice abs…
Larry Miller Premium Member over 11 years ago
RADIOCARBON DATING – probably says more about me than anything else, but I found your comment to be on my list of the funniest things you’ve ever posted. And you had great delivery of that line in my mind’s ear.
Larry Miller Premium Member over 11 years ago
I hear the last three words of today’s comic in Jimmy Durante’s voice (and meter).
ottod Premium Member over 11 years ago
Wonderful job on that one too.
APersonOfInterest over 11 years ago
So I see that this strip was posted on the date you say … but I don’t remember seeing it.
APersonOfInterest over 11 years ago
Wish I could use radiocarbon dating to locate my date. I don’t remember her or where I left her or … well, I just don’t remember anything about her at all.
Sisyphos over 11 years ago
Re: FA for Monday, 12 XI 12—Apparently Lio has outgrown all his clothes….
pcolli over 11 years ago
I don’t believe Teresa threw that young man out without his clothes.
The Old Wolf over 11 years ago
A Kinshasa favorite is plantains fried in red palm oil. Or anything cooked with red palm oil, but plantains are especially divine. Bananas that were purchased too green and will not ripen properly can be cooked the same way, with heavenly results, and I suppose ripe ones (but not over-ripe) would be equally pleasing.
The Old Wolf over 11 years ago
The painting “Trapped” is eerily reminiscent of a sculpture done by my father entitled “Shrouds of Illusions”. My favorite piece, I gave it to someone who had a significant impact on my life.
APersonOfInterest over 11 years ago
How dare Lio run the wrong way up a one way street?
cleokaya over 11 years ago
Vaughn Monroe was a band leader, musician and actor. He has two stars on Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame.
APersonOfInterest over 11 years ago
Vaughn Monroe was a popular singer from the 40s. His big hit, as I recall, was “Racing with the Moon.”
Larry Miller Premium Member over 11 years ago
Old Wolf, yeah. When I lived in Panama back in the early 70s, fried plantains were everywhere. Kinda hard to find them here in Indiana now.But the real question, given their instructions to fry until tender is, “How much more tender can a banana get?”
Bill Thompson over 11 years ago
Re: Secesh fever on the blog. The Supreme Court ruled in 1869 that secession was unconstitutional:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._White
Plus, um, guys? It’s been tried. It didn’t work. And if you somehow pull it off, don’t come back in a year asking for foreign aid.
androgenoide over 11 years ago
I’ll have to admit to having ambivalent feelings about these secessionists… On the one hand I’m as upset about the NDAA and the Patriot Act as anyone and I dislike the TSA so much that I’ve driven out of the country to catch a plane. On the other hand it looks like these were all people who expected their man to win th election (and for everyone else to accept the results when it happened) but now that they didn’t get what they want they want to renege on their half of the deal… and That Is Not Fair!Besides, as a matter of practicality, I have to observe that most of these are the states that get more from the federal government than they pay in and it’s unlikely that the rest of the people in those states would be willing to accept extra debt at this point in history…
Peam Premium Member over 11 years ago
RE: “Lightweight Motorcycle” in the Blog. It brought back memories of my first bike, in the UK in the early 60s – a pretty primitive (no rear suspension) Indian ‘Brave’, I think, but I still loved it.