Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for June 30, 2008

Great puzzle on C&C! The image is strangely familiar, but I can’t place it. I hope Susan comes back to figure it out! She is probably having computer problems again. Comcast was out in large parts of the country today, maybe still.

Trudie, people who live in glass houses….

Hi, everybody!

I’m here! I’m here!

We’ve got a room reserved at the Tiki for discussing

the June 30th  2018 “CLEO and COMPANY” 

Which, of course, is a puzzle, cos it’s Saturday….

and you can see it on Sherpa….

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

Or use my side-by-side version below:

 

https://s8.postimg.cc/4z0oqvwnp/Cleo_nine_differences_June_30th_18.png

 

Trudie, Trudie….

I know your blood sugar is low…

But it isn’t Horace’s fault they stopped making your Banana Nut Cheerios.

Please don’t take it out on him!

Just try Honey Nut…

It’ll be OK.

 

For now, you guys should come on down to the Tiki with us….

have breakfast there.

Oh, I know…. order some banana pancakes….

the Monkey’s favorite, and it’ll fix you right up.

Thanks, Dennis…. and everybody asking yesterday..

I’m OK.

It wasn’t an internet problem, it was a Susan problem….

I’ve had some paperwork I really had to do….

and last night I made myself work on it before the comics…. and…. (I’m embarrassed to say)… it put me to sleep.

Just couldn’t manage to do both… or even one, properly.

 

I do sometimes have problems with my internet connection…. it’s slow, and occasionally intermittent….

But it’s not Comcast, not even cable.

It’s DSL, very sloooow DSL, from a local ISP…. not their fault it isn’t faster, though.

The actual wiring belongs to AT&T, aka The Phone Company… aka “Big Telecom”…

and I live in an old, forgotten part of town with ancient copper wires, also too far from their office for fast speeds.

 

But hey,I get here…. and I’m here now…

so thanks for asking.

And, even though I saw it late….

great to see you, Stel….

now come back!

Ah, another jazzy little puzzle from Cleo & Co. Let’s see if we can find a solution to it.

 

https://s5.postimg.cc/xwb3nwqnr/Cleo20180630.gif

 

And no peeking until you’ve watched this short video clip.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlbBIpTPM8o

 

Ah, come on, No cheating.

I got 9, I may have imagined one but I am sticking to 9!!! BTW, Trudie, your legs are too skinny for your body, so there!!!

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I’m going to take a stab at a Rotifer-style analysis of the differences.1. In the left image, the sax is a Selmer. In the right, it’s a Yamaha (yes, they DO make everything!)

2. In the left image, the ‘roo is playing a b flat. In the right, an f sharp.

3. In the left image, Claude’s sweatshirt was bought before the Cavs won the NBA title. In the right, it’s from after.

4. In the left image, there’s $30 in the hat. In the right, it’s all counterfeit.

5. In the left image, the streetlight is at 2,000 Hz. In the right, it’s 2,500 Hz.

6. In the left image, the ’roo’s left shoe is tied. In the right, untied.

7. In the left image, the bottle in the gutter is cheap rot-gut. In the right, it’s expensive rot-gut.

8. In the left image, the valise is full of fake books (assemblages of copyright-violating sheet music). In the right, it’s full of dirty undies.

9. In the left image, the ’roo is a green card holder. In the right, the ’roo is on an expired tourist visa.

The ’roo’s a shoe-in for Clod’s zoo.

When hasn’t Trudy got those negative waves.

ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs

IT’S NOT AN OCTOPUS’ GARDEN IN THE SHADE …

IT’S A KANGAROO BUSKIN’ IN THE SUN

IT’S A KANGAROO BUSKIN’ IN THE SUN

“DOWN UNDER” SATURDAY NON SOLUTION SOLUTION

 

   1.  Top panel: Sign above the Bloody Roo’s head reads, “GIVE BLOOD” Bottom panel: Sign above the Bloody Roo’s head reads, “CLAUDE’S A CLOD”

 

   2.  Top: Bloody Roo is trying to decide whether to play instrumental version of AC/DC’S It’s A Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll) or Waltzing Matilda. Bottom: Bloody Roo is thinking, “What the hell is a billabong, anyway?”

 

   3.  Top: Bloody Roo’s sunglasses worn by Mel Gibson in, “Mad Max”. Bottom: To save a few Pavarottis*, cheapskate producers of C&Co. steal rear view mirror from Mad Max’s V-8 Pursuit Special** and convert it into sunglasses.

* A euphemism for the Australian ten dollar note.

** Because there are no ’57 Studebakers in Australia.

 

   4.  Top: (Are we there* yet?). Bottom: No.

* No. 5

 

   5.  Top: (Are we there yet?). Bottom: G’day, mate! You have reached No. 5!

 

   6-9.  Highly technical. Only Perkycat, MontanaLady, StelBel, and SusanSunshine, who are (ahem) “responsible” for the empty bottle of booze* lying forlornly in the gutter, would understand.

*The Bloody Roo decided to go with AC/DC’s It’s A Long Way to the Top, so Perky, ML, Stel and Double S rocked out with the ’Roo, threw their last few Pavarottis into his hat, rode off into the sunset in the V-8 Pursuit Special with Mel Gibson, and lived happily ever after.

I guess Claude’s not such a good Zookeeper if one of his ’roos gets out. But I know times are rough all over, and Kanga just needs an extra job.

I did get them all. It doesn’t happen too often, so a celebration is in order. WooHoo!!

tie me kangaroo down, sport

tie me kangaroo down

tie me kangaroo down sport,

tie me kangaroo down

tan me hide when I’m dead, Fred