G’day Jason, Joe, Dry, Barb, Bjorn and all Meggsie’s mates.
Another Sunday panel for us to think about. Has anybody put their own words to it? The poem below was written about Ginger 78 years ago. His strip was called Us Fellers in those days - way before my time but thus my nick.
THE QUESTION
Where is this land of Ginger Meggs?
Where are these streets, these trees, these gates,
Those piles of apples and of eggs,
The nursemaid who perambulates?
The neighbourhood seems so familiar
We feel we must have paid a visit;
It’s - No it’s not . It’s - No it’s hillier.
It must be - No - perhaps - Where IS it?
And Ginge himself, that facile face,
With all its moods from woe to bliss;
There’s something that we can’t quite place -
Some likeness that we just can’t miss …
Why, Ginge, you’re US! Don’t laugh; it’s true -
Us Fellers here who read your book.
The boys who see themselves in you,
And older folk who scarce dare look …
Until your impish magic starts
Again that merry, buried brook -
The eternal boyhood in their hearts.
Beneath this poem is a picture of Ginger and Minnie sitting in a canoe on a lake. Ginger is serenading Minnie with a ukelele and the notes are flying out across the lake.
Today Dad is finding a delightful spontaneity in his son
Ginger has made a lot of people happy for many, many years. Keep spreading your music Ginge.
Ginger has been dropping notes in the form of happiness for many fans for many years. No doubt, what he is whistling is a current tune, just as he has been relevant to each age through which he has passed.
Right Joe, $100 is not fine for littering in my book. If they won’t accept $50 bills all over the place then I refuse to litter.
In front of me is a box of pills which plainly states, ‘Keep out of the reach of children’. It doesn’t say as to whether I should keep away from them before or after I have taken one of the pills. Maybe I am a danger to them, or them to me, if I so much as have the complaint for which the pills are intended.. However, it does say to take one twice a day but as they are for preventing stomach upsets they leave me with a dilemma. It also causes me to wonder that if such a feat was possible, why put more than one pill in the box.
A bottle of detergent on my kitchen sink says, ‘If swallowed seek medical advice’. Can’t see how I could do that if I’ve been swallowed but the powers that be could be assured that children and me would not come in contact and I would be no threat by casting anything less than $100 bills all over the countryside.
Dry: Yes, I do love it. I have a collection of badly worded labels and signs. How the ambiguous wording on medicines has survived for so long is beyond me.
usfellers Sometimes they go into too much detail. I was perscribed an antibiotic that after reading the possible side effects didn’t take it and had another perscribed instead. Among the side effects, could cause tendons to become brittle and break, could cause suicidal tendencies, could cause blood clots, respitory failure, etc.
We have just been through the dire possible side effects of medication. Between the two possible ones I think they covered just about every side effect known to mankind in the accompanying leaflets..
My mop has a rather curious instruction label on its handle. It plainy states, “Wet mop before wringing out”. So glad to have seen it, it may have saved me only one ever so slight bit of effort in my lifetime but it all adds up.
Joe, you mentioned those VA prescriptions. I’m looking at one of mine from VA right now………..It states “Take one tablet by mouth every six hours”. How else would I take that pill?!
The Duke 1 over 14 years ago
GM, GM fans!
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
Let it all out, Ginger!
G’Day, Jason, Usfellers, Joe and ALL the Meggsie fans!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 14 years ago
G’day JFri, Joe, Jason, and usfellers!
usfellers over 14 years ago
G’day Jason, Joe, Dry, Barb, Bjorn and all Meggsie’s mates.
Another Sunday panel for us to think about. Has anybody put their own words to it? The poem below was written about Ginger 78 years ago. His strip was called Us Fellers in those days - way before my time but thus my nick.
THE QUESTION
Where is this land of Ginger Meggs? Where are these streets, these trees, these gates, Those piles of apples and of eggs, The nursemaid who perambulates?
The neighbourhood seems so familiar We feel we must have paid a visit; It’s - No it’s not . It’s - No it’s hillier. It must be - No - perhaps - Where IS it?
And Ginge himself, that facile face, With all its moods from woe to bliss; There’s something that we can’t quite place - Some likeness that we just can’t miss …
Why, Ginge, you’re US! Don’t laugh; it’s true - Us Fellers here who read your book. The boys who see themselves in you, And older folk who scarce dare look … Until your impish magic starts Again that merry, buried brook - The eternal boyhood in their hearts.
Beneath this poem is a picture of Ginger and Minnie sitting in a canoe on a lake. Ginger is serenading Minnie with a ukelele and the notes are flying out across the lake.
Today Dad is finding a delightful spontaneity in his son
Ginger has made a lot of people happy for many, many years. Keep spreading your music Ginge.
dvoyack over 14 years ago
Ginge, yer drop’in yer notes..
usfellers over 14 years ago
Ginger has been dropping notes in the form of happiness for many fans for many years. No doubt, what he is whistling is a current tune, just as he has been relevant to each age through which he has passed.
Keith Messamer over 14 years ago
Dad’s thinking of the littering fine.
usfellers over 14 years ago
Right Joe, $100 is not fine for littering in my book. If they won’t accept $50 bills all over the place then I refuse to litter.
In front of me is a box of pills which plainly states, ‘Keep out of the reach of children’. It doesn’t say as to whether I should keep away from them before or after I have taken one of the pills. Maybe I am a danger to them, or them to me, if I so much as have the complaint for which the pills are intended.. However, it does say to take one twice a day but as they are for preventing stomach upsets they leave me with a dilemma. It also causes me to wonder that if such a feat was possible, why put more than one pill in the box.
A bottle of detergent on my kitchen sink says, ‘If swallowed seek medical advice’. Can’t see how I could do that if I’ve been swallowed but the powers that be could be assured that children and me would not come in contact and I would be no threat by casting anything less than $100 bills all over the countryside.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 14 years ago
Don’t you just love how people, or should I say companies and manufacturers, word things sometimes?
usfellers over 14 years ago
Dry: Yes, I do love it. I have a collection of badly worded labels and signs. How the ambiguous wording on medicines has survived for so long is beyond me.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 14 years ago
usfellers Sometimes they go into too much detail. I was perscribed an antibiotic that after reading the possible side effects didn’t take it and had another perscribed instead. Among the side effects, could cause tendons to become brittle and break, could cause suicidal tendencies, could cause blood clots, respitory failure, etc.
usfellers over 14 years ago
We have just been through the dire possible side effects of medication. Between the two possible ones I think they covered just about every side effect known to mankind in the accompanying leaflets..
My mop has a rather curious instruction label on its handle. It plainy states, “Wet mop before wringing out”. So glad to have seen it, it may have saved me only one ever so slight bit of effort in my lifetime but it all adds up.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 14 years ago
I’ll have to dig around. here and start reading more instructions. I know I come across no brainers all the time!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 14 years ago
No updates except for Calvin & Hobbes on my subscription list! Sigh! :-(
Morning Joe, Jason, and usfellers!
Good one there Joe!
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
G’Day All………………………More Gocomics server problems?!
COWBOY7 over 14 years ago
Joe, you mentioned those VA prescriptions. I’m looking at one of mine from VA right now………..It states “Take one tablet by mouth every six hours”. How else would I take that pill?!
Ginger Meggs over 14 years ago
Yep - looks like all the other comic creators are having the same problem with GoComics - Any idea when we’ll see tomorrow (today’s) toon Uclick?
Ginger Meggs over 14 years ago
Gday all!