Teresa, is this Attention Male Chauvinists ad from my submission of long ago, or did you stumble across it independently of me?
I found it in an old car magazine from the early 1970s several years ago, and probably e-mailed it to you at some point, but that would have been quite a while ago, so maybe you found it elsewhere?
Regardless, I’m glad to see this artifact of the patriarchy being examined and preserved on the Internet.
@beviek:You mean I’ll have to compete with all the others lined up to be peruser/commentors?+++++++++Actually I was referring to your comment to me.But you knew that, you scamp
I dunno. Maybe it’s a Good Thing to have mooseheads in excess of strawberries, much as I like strawberries (and detest creepy giant rabbits, the evil side of the Harvey family)….
FB stuff:<>MEMORANDUM<>TO: Ms. Teresa, cartoonist/bloggerFROM: Sisyphos, reader/commentator/guy with too much time on his handsSUBJECT: Frog Applause jobs.<>I’m still a Cranky Curmudgeon and Grammar Police Officer.<>xc: Vlad, bodyguard/enforcer
Yesterday’s blog: The fruit of the Nopal cactus may not save your life, but if you see Nopalis on the menu of a Mexican restaurant, like in a salad, order them. They’re very different and very tasty.
Re:HOUSE IN THE CLOUDS (THORPENESS, SUFFOLK, UK)My Parents ended up living a couple of miles up the road from there. I first encountered it as a kid in the late 40s, and later in the mid 50s we rented a vacation home just opposite the House in the Clouds. An old water tower, it has an interesting history.
Okay it’s 6 AM (pst) and my comments keep disappearing. Some of you have mentioned this before but without seeing the comment, it’s hard to debug (yeah, like any invisible sh@t is easy). Pardon me if you know this already but I’ve spent all night on this so I’m going to Rant.
Simply put, GoComics, in their infinite wisdom, no longer allow fancy characters (if it ain’t on your key board you’re SOL).What do I mean “Fancy”? Well characters like Smart Quotes for one, most anything from the Character Map for another.So what happens? Say you copy another commentors post into yours. If it contains an apostrophe, single or double quotes you’ll notice that they are the curly type (’, “, ”). If your post contains any of these symbols then the entire post just disappears (into that alternate verse where things work you think they should). This also happens if write your comment in Word (with Smart Quote enabled) and then copy to the comment box.The same goes characters and symbols copied from the character map.
So now you’re thinking “Hey, I’ll just copy Bev’s comment into Notepad add my 2¢ worth and copy back to GoComics.” Nope, SorryNotepad retains the curly quotes. So you’ve to Find|Replace them first.
And those of you that use Alt+num to insert symbols, that don’t work no more either.
By now those of you that have had their morning coffee/tea/beverage may have noticed that this comment contains some special characters. ¶
I’ve done this by inserting HTML number codes.I type: One quarter ¼ plus one half ½ equals = three quarters ¾You see: One quarter ¼ plus one half ½ equals = three quarters ¾
Not a lot symbols on that page, After I get some sleep I’ll look for more unless someone finds them first (StelBel, Susan?)
Blog ‘Gummbah is a Dutch cartoonist.’I hereby renounce my citizenship.Jeez, I thought I was safe by no longer reading the papers – thank you, Teresa ..
@x-tech: Thanks so much for that sleuth work. GoComics used to allow the whole range of UTF-8 characters… not sure what this latest change is supposed to accomplish.
@x-tech: Awesome. I submitted a comment as well: Previously the whole range of UTF-8 characters displayed properly in the comment areas. We have now noticed that anything outside the standard character range, such as “cent sign” or “musical note”, causes a comment to vanish into the twilight zone. Is this a deliberate change, or a glitch? Some of us like to use other languages or kanji on occasion…
margueritem about 11 years ago
What a shame, moose heads and cream are strange bedfellows indeed.
el8 about 11 years ago
Ah, Moosehead beer and strawberries, a fine shandy. The more Mooseheads the better.
Linguist about 11 years ago
A strawberry on a stick make a bunny a lot happier than moose head in the mist.
x_Tech about 11 years ago
Re: Russian SoldierRussian stick grenades (left and belt)Russian RGD-33
Wikipedia
FLIGHT SUIT about 11 years ago
Teresa, is this Attention Male Chauvinists ad from my submission of long ago, or did you stumble across it independently of me?
I found it in an old car magazine from the early 1970s several years ago, and probably e-mailed it to you at some point, but that would have been quite a while ago, so maybe you found it elsewhere?
Regardless, I’m glad to see this artifact of the patriarchy being examined and preserved on the Internet.
x_Tech about 11 years ago
Re: Russian SoldierOn the right RPG 40 ANTITANK STICK HAND GRENADEIndicated on this Soviet RPG-40 Grenade are: (a) detonator delay assembly, (b) the opposite side of the handle in which the safety lever is set, and © the retaining arm and detonator well. The cotter pin and tab do not show here.Lone Sentry
“Excerpts from an article on Soviet hand grenades of WWII, from the Intelligence Bulletin, June 1946.”x_Tech about 11 years ago
Teresa, I was only partly wrong. They are grenades, except they’re Russian and I didn’t have the types exact.
One should always complete their research before commenting at FA
The Old Wolf about 11 years ago
Dear Vlad, please don’t leave me unemployed! I could really use a job or two.
x_Tech about 11 years ago
Note to self:Get it right the first time. Teresa is watching.
x_Tech about 11 years ago
@beviek:You mean I’ll have to compete with all the others lined up to be peruser/commentors?+++++++++Actually I was referring to your comment to me.But you knew that, you scamp
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 11 years ago
Is that like Battalions of Bullwinkle Betalains?
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
I dunno. Maybe it’s a Good Thing to have mooseheads in excess of strawberries, much as I like strawberries (and detest creepy giant rabbits, the evil side of the Harvey family)….
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
FB stuff:<>MEMORANDUM<>TO: Ms. Teresa, cartoonist/bloggerFROM: Sisyphos, reader/commentator/guy with too much time on his handsSUBJECT: Frog Applause jobs.<>I’m still a Cranky Curmudgeon and Grammar Police Officer.<>xc: Vlad, bodyguard/enforcer
x_Tech about 11 years ago
Teresa, here’s my resumé. I’ve reduced its size so as not take up space here at the FA.
®And my cover letter.
©scarbro about 11 years ago
Yesterday’s blog: The fruit of the Nopal cactus may not save your life, but if you see Nopalis on the menu of a Mexican restaurant, like in a salad, order them. They’re very different and very tasty.
Treerabbit about 11 years ago
Good heavens, there are more jobs than readers.Btw I’d like to be in charge of creative navel-gazing.
Peam Premium Member about 11 years ago
Re:HOUSE IN THE CLOUDS (THORPENESS, SUFFOLK, UK)My Parents ended up living a couple of miles up the road from there. I first encountered it as a kid in the late 40s, and later in the mid 50s we rented a vacation home just opposite the House in the Clouds. An old water tower, it has an interesting history.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member about 11 years ago
BUNNY!
x_Tech about 11 years ago
Okay it’s 6 AM (pst) and my comments keep disappearing. Some of you have mentioned this before but without seeing the comment, it’s hard to debug (yeah, like any invisible sh@t is easy). Pardon me if you know this already but I’ve spent all night on this so I’m going to Rant.
Simply put, GoComics, in their infinite wisdom, no longer allow fancy characters (if it ain’t on your key board you’re SOL).What do I mean “Fancy”? Well characters like Smart Quotes for one, most anything from the Character Map for another.So what happens? Say you copy another commentors post into yours. If it contains an apostrophe, single or double quotes you’ll notice that they are the curly type (’, “, ”). If your post contains any of these symbols then the entire post just disappears (into that alternate verse where things work you think they should). This also happens if write your comment in Word (with Smart Quote enabled) and then copy to the comment box.The same goes characters and symbols copied from the character map.
So now you’re thinking “Hey, I’ll just copy Bev’s comment into Notepad add my 2¢ worth and copy back to GoComics.” Nope, SorryNotepad retains the curly quotes. So you’ve to Find|Replace them first.
And those of you that use Alt+num to insert symbols, that don’t work no more either.
By now those of you that have had their morning coffee/tea/beverage may have noticed that this comment contains some special characters. ¶
I’ve done this by inserting HTML number codes.I type: One quarter ¼ plus one half ½ equals = three quarters ¾You see: One quarter ¼ plus one half ½ equals = three quarters ¾
Not a lot symbols on that page, After I get some sleep I’ll look for more unless someone finds them first (StelBel, Susan?)
kschobert about 11 years ago
Per “Pulp Fiction” I suggest the Old Wolf be hired as “cleaner”
cleokaya about 11 years ago
I never envied a red hanky before.
Oxnate about 11 years ago
I’mremindedwhyweinventedthespacebar.
Treerabbit about 11 years ago
Blog ‘Gummbah is a Dutch cartoonist.’I hereby renounce my citizenship.Jeez, I thought I was safe by no longer reading the papers – thank you, Teresa ..
Mad-ge Dish Soap about 11 years ago
MOOSEHEADS-7STRAWBERRIES-4
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booktrout about 11 years ago
Who let Vlad loose?
Larry Miller Premium Member about 11 years ago
JOBS – JOBS – JOBSWhat if I’m retired and want to enjoy that?
The Old Wolf about 11 years ago
@x-tech: Thanks so much for that sleuth work. GoComics used to allow the whole range of UTF-8 characters… not sure what this latest change is supposed to accomplish.
plight about 11 years ago
I love this one.
pawpawbear about 11 years ago
Hey, Teresa. Blank Rectangle gone. Blog good. Thanks. The magic lady is —er—well—-um, magic.
6turtle9 about 11 years ago
Re: JobsI humbly submit my application for the position of "Tools of the Trade Tester " and “Blasphemous Turtle Walker”. Cheers!
pawpawbear about 11 years ago
RE:JobsPlease allow me to clean the Magic Ladies Hankies.
The Old Wolf about 11 years ago
@x-tech: Awesome. I submitted a comment as well: Previously the whole range of UTF-8 characters displayed properly in the comment areas. We have now noticed that anything outside the standard character range, such as “cent sign” or “musical note”, causes a comment to vanish into the twilight zone. Is this a deliberate change, or a glitch? Some of us like to use other languages or kanji on occasion…
Thanks kindly!