The Dinette Set by Julie Larson for October 27, 2015

I tend to agree with Joy, but have replaced all of my lights, inside and out, with 2700K LEDs. Costs almost nothing to operate, they look the same, instant on and dimmable.Enron? This is an oldie.Running glass tumblers thru D/W twice is certainly overkill and if they’re plastic, once will ruin them. Then it’s back to the Dollar Dump for more.

Ma better stay awake anytime Burl visits her in I.C.U. otherwise he might just pull the plug.

Some older florescent fixtures used more power to turn on than to leave them on for 3 hours.

@ mikie2 i like the leds too

She didn’t mention to Ma that they think the clown’s afraid of the dark.

The clown on the wall certainly has a lot of company!

Cheez, check the fridge bulb, already……!!!!!!…..like Jed Clampett and the doorbell on the old Beverly Hillbillies show!!

Sorry, but two more things: I live in Bedford Indiana as does my son. My wife and I call it supper, while my son and his family call it dinner. Bedford is somewhat north of southern Indiana.

The second thing is: pull the plug on this so-called comic entirely!

Those who have their biggest meal of the day at noon usually call that meal dinner and the lighter evening meal supper. Those who have their biggest meal of the day in the evening usually call the lighter noon meal lunch and the evening meal dinner.

Don’t mess with Ma. Now she owes Burl one, and if he turns his back at the wrong time, she’ll put his lights out, because “there’s no one in there.” .And, as to the dinner/supper thing, why then is it a “supper club” but a “dinner theater?” And why “dinnerware,” not “supperware?” It’s a “TV dinner,” not a “TV supper.” It’s not to do with size of meal, because one wears a “dinner jacket,” not a “supper jacket” to a grand feast in the “dining room,” not a “supping room.” And the very substantial Downeaster delight is a “New England boiled dinner,” not “New England boiled supper.” .Dinner wins, supper being a usage for the sort of people who get out of the shower to pee. You know the sort. The kind of people who won’t wash their face and their fun bits with the same wash cloth. The kind of people who name a girl Carrington when there aren’t any Carrington’s in the family. You know. People who say crudités, when they mean carrot sticks. The sort of people who have ever worn an ascot. People who have ever described a wine as “amusing.” People who sign their names an initial before their middle name. People in the U.S. who say “football” when they mean soccer. American newscasters who use “went missing.” All BBC newsreaders, but not because they use “went missing.”

Our big meal is at mid-day, and it is dinner. A light supper in the evening – soup, salad, whatever.

My grandfather worked 4-12 on the railroad, so he needed a big meal before he left for work, and my dad was a clergyman who was generally off to meetings in evening. Hubby volunteered 3-6 with an after school program, and it wasn’t healthy for him to eat a big meal at 6:30 or 7:00 and then go to bed.

Traditionally dinner was the big meal of the day and was eaten midday or very early afternoon. Supper was smaller and lighter. We usually refer to Thanksgiving Dinner for example and that is I believe typically eaten in the early PM, not as an evening meal.

I actually agree with Ma but only because if I fall asleep before my 16 and 20 year old sons the whole house will be lit like a Christmas tree all night.

It’s easy to tell the difference: when the girl calls her mother and says, “I won’t be home for supper because Jim is taking me out to dinner.”

Majyck Toad said, about 1 hour ago: both are interchangable here in Virginia.

Same here in Central Pa, at least in my surroundings. We know what we mean! ;-)