Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 15, 2010

Stubby’s a sly one!

Hey Rocky, want to see me pull rabbit out of my hat?

I think Stubby didn’t like the color and looks like he is literally getting ready for Project Runway.

Hard to tell what a dog is going to grab on Ballard Street! I think Mr Neely’s suit can still be serviceable. But if Stubby starts attacking the pant legs, which is more typical on Ballard Street, he may not be so lucky.

That is why I always recommend my suits with two pairs of pants on Ballard Street.

Right down there by his circular slide rule, Claude found his symbol of dorkitude:

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

Strangely, other than the speech bubbles, I only found two differences.

Stubby can grab a brassiere without removing the top that covers it.

He also extracts tablecloths from underneath elaborate place settings. No charge for this one.

Could it be that Mr. Neeley was about to make an offer on the Higglepooder’s house? Stubby sensed that, and is doing his best to dissuade him. What? And leave Miss Millie High Maintenance after she actually yipped a greeting to him just the other day? Things are getting out of hand!

I had a dry cleaner do that to a suit coat once.

The glow-in-the-dark ones are the best. You never lose them.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20200715

Please, Cleo – you’ve got your toys, he’s got his. He pays for yours, too. That’s why he can’t afford anything pricey for himself.

No reason for bitching there.

Stubby has a collecion of them buried in the yard.

No she means dork…as in dorky.

Hullo, all…

Having a little web connectivity trouble tonight…

I was here a little earlier… but when I refreshed the page I lost it.

OK, yeah, yeah… I lost it a long time ago…. but this time I mean I lost this page.

And, as it turns out, the rest of GoComics.

 

It seems to be working again … knock wood…

so I can rejoin you for nerd nostalgia night here on..

the July 15th  2020 “CLEO and COMPANY”

I don’t think it’s a secret that a Wednesday Cleo might be a rerun…. gulp!

I mention it because I want to repeat something I said the first time.

I can’t find the previous run… but I think it was….

“It is better to light one room with a glow-in-the-dark pocket protector than to curse the dorkiness.”

 

Anyhow… I claim a certain percentage of nerdiness, myself…. and I think my dorkiness speaks for itself.

I’ve never had a pocket protector… or at least, I’ve never used one.

But slide rules? At least three.

 

My first one, which I still have somewhere… was my Dad’s, which he said someone… I think an uncle… passed on to him in high school.

But since his two uncles that I knew were both in the clothing business…. I’m not sure.

It’s beautifully made… walnut, with the logarithmic scales pressed into a thin white layer fastened on top with tiny brass nails.

Dad said it’s ivory but it’s probably celluloid.

In any case I eventually needed something with finer gradations and bought a circular plastic one… right….

and finally a regular plastic one I could actually use.

OK, so maybe it’s not dorky to have had three slide rules… but I’m sure telling you guys about them rings that bell.

 

BTW… Stubby is obviously a pain in the what’s-it.

But in case anybody wonders why his place in the Neeley family is nevertheless assured….

https://assets.amuniversal.com/705541305e66012ee3bf00163e41dd5b.gif

It was a dork. And stormy night.

Good Morning Ballardeers, Perky Cat, Katina and Rotifer! 602,124 days of stayin’ alive.

So yeah… Dork – “an odd, socially awkward, unstylish person” per Merriam Webster. It has nothing to with a certain part of a whale’s anatomy.

Y’all gotta stay safe out there. I like having you around. (((((HUGS!)))))

The pocket protector was a useful item to some. It sure got a bad reputation, though.

Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan!

I think pocket protectors became useful when the guys went to pick up the girls. Carrying all those ‘tools of the trade’ told the girls how smart they were.

Cleo should be glad that the pocket protector lights up at night. It will make it easier for her to find that bag of kibbles.

I do like a good dog trick. Good Boy!