Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 30, 2014
Transcript:
Mrs. Olsen: Sorry I'm late. The Burger Bunker line was... Mr. Spaetzle: ...The same glacier it always is. I was late again, too. Caulfield: What did they do for breakfast before drive-up windows? For that matter, what did car companies put where all the cupholders are now? Why not just make breakfast at home in about 30 seconds? Why do we call it fast food? Why don't we just go ahead and call it lazy food? Why did the Stones and the Beatles get so much more attention than the Kinks? I thought I should ask one question that might actually have an answer. Frazz: Try another one.
Varnes over 9 years ago
The early Kinks were so great it’s unbelievable,,,Best lyrics ever,,,,,,,
piloti over 9 years ago
I vote for the Dave Clark Five.
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 9 years ago
Aggressive marketing.
HonoBear over 9 years ago
I’m just amazed that the Stones are all still alive.
Matthew Davis over 9 years ago
I’m going to start calling it “lazy food”.
puddleglum1066 over 9 years ago
Answer to question two: mostly ash trays. Yes, cars still have ash trays, but they’re clearly vestigial things with about enough room to hold the ash from half a cigaarette… which is probably why so many people seem to flick their ashes and toss their cigarette ends out the windows. Back in the BC (Before Cupholders) era, ash trays were huge things that even a chain smoker would only have to empty about once a week… and non-smokers like me could use to hold a pretty decent stash of petty change for tolls or grabbing a newspaper from the box on the streetcorner.
e.groves over 9 years ago
I think it would save a lot of gas if drive-thrus were banned.
KEA over 9 years ago
According to Ray Davies, the Kinks never had the top-notch promotion that the Beatles and Stones had.
Dr. Midnight over 9 years ago
This is my favorite:
bsqnbay over 9 years ago
If I knew Jef personally, the one thing I would say to him is …dude, shut the hell up! Friends do that for friends.
davidh48 over 9 years ago
My Metz (1909) doesn’t have a fuel pump, or heater, wipers or doors.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) Premium Member over 9 years ago
It won’t be much longer (in fact, it may be here already) when kids will wonder how did people drive (or at least ride) without video consoles.
fritzoid Premium Member over 9 years ago
The Kinks were great, but…the Beatles were better.The Kinks are underappreciated to this day, but…the Beatles were better.
Zaristerex over 9 years ago
Caulfield, trust me — it takes much longer than 30 seconds to cook a hot breakfast at home. About all you could do in that time frame is spread peanut butter on an uncooked bagel and run out the door.
George Ainsworth Premium Member over 9 years ago
The Kinks ran afoul of the American Federation of Musicians and were banned from touring the U.S.A. from 65-69. That didn’t help their cause.
Seed_drill over 9 years ago
1. The Kinks were too quintessentially British for US tastes.2. The Kinks got involved in some shenanigans on their first US tour that got them banned from the country until around the time of Lola.
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member over 9 years ago
The biggest things for the Beatles were they sang higher notes, so the teen girls could sing along easier..The funniest part was one of the main reasons the Beatles broke up.They couldn’t hear themselves when they performed at stadiums and such, The girls were screaming all the time..
tomielm over 9 years ago
Alex and Dr. Midnight, thank you for sharing those clips. Brought back some nice memories.
IQTech61 over 9 years ago
Anyone who thinks you can make a decent breakfast in 30 seconds has obviously never cooked or lives on boxed cereal.
childe_of_pan almost 7 years ago
“takes a lotta nerve to be that sure of how much better you are than everybody else. And to put it in writing day after day.” Mirror, mirror….
Caretaker24523 almost 3 years ago
Ah the days of bench seats, ashtrays and lighters front and back and cup holders that were flimsy plastic things that you hooked into the windows… my car’s a ‘99 and the center armrest folds up after folding in the cup holders on the front of it, so it’s kinda sorta a bench seat, has ashtrays front and back, one lighter (missing years ago) and still has a separate key for the trunk.