Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 29, 2010

Hope it’s a green suit.

Such a dandy…

‘Morning, ejcapulet.

It’s better than how some other people dress when doing yard work.

I’ve seen Chinese construction workers hauling cement while wearing suits, then they go to the grocery store in their pajamas!

Morning, Marg!

to Coyoty & JohnnyD: aren’t too many chicks mowing their lawns in short cut-offs & bikini tops these days.

“Green Acres is the place to be, Farm livin’ is the life for me” NOT!

Have you seen old newsreels of fans at baseball games in the 1920s and 30s? A sea of men wearing jackets, ties, and hats. Hey, fashion….

Spiiffy!

grapfhics, not nearly enough of them I’d say.

Carl is all grown up, but he still gets grass stains on his clothes.

We are expecting a puzzle, but so far nothing. When it is posted, it will be at this address:

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

Sorry for the delay! I ran into some technical difficulties. It should be there now.

Thanks, Clara, but I’d prefer some mince pie if there’s any left over.

Good evening/morning/whenever-you-get-here Cleo fans and Puzzlers.

We were extra puzzled for a few minutes there… but now we are UNpuzzled… and least, about the puzzle being there….

and we can once again be properly puzzled… by a Saturday Find the Differences puzzle…

in the Nov 27th  2020 “CLEO and COMPANY” … on Sherpa .

Ah… that aftermath…. I’m thinking this is still Thanksgiving night in Cleveland…

Though it can happen all over again in the glorious nights of turkey leftovers, for those as has ’em…. and this year I do! Hooray!

Look… the whole room turned a sleepy blue-ish!

Only the kitchen glows… with it’s promise of turkey and other holiday delights.

The tryptophan explanation has been thoroughly debunked…

but it’s hard to disbelieve it when you look at last night’s attendance here.

I showed up, myself… but not for long. My eyelids weighed about 20 pounds.

Anyhow… you’re waiting…

so here’s the side by side version to get you on your puzzling way!

https://i.postimg.cc/qRBYnMwG/Cleo-nine-differences-Nov-28th-2020.png

This really makes me wonder what Carl considers to be a casual occasion.

Now, as to the puzzle over at C and C (C link above), I am finding the recent tests difficult to pass. Some differences have been so slight that even with the solution posted, I can’t see them.

This one is, too. Seven, after a long look. There are 7.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201128

This may take a while, because (yawn) the sight makes me sleepyzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…

OK – got them all. Just when I was about to give up, the last one caught my eye. An easy one, of all things. That hurt.

I think he’s got a screw loose.

Give them a chance to digest dinner first.

Aannnd… speaking of circling something…

which I was in a reply to Liverlips up there ↑…

I’m going to go ahead and post the solution.

A bit earlier than I sometimes do… but I’m not sure how late I’ll be up.

It’s that ol’ leftover turkey magic.

I know some of you are vegetarians or vegans or maybe just hate turkey…

A couple I’ve been friends with for years can’t stand any kind of leftovers… (a first world problem indeed!).

They roast a big turkey and afterward give every bit to their guests… unfortunately they don’t live nearby.

But me… I could eat leftover turkey for weeks.

Mmmm… turkey soup, turkey sandwiches, turkey hash, turkey pasta, curry, tacos… the list goes on!

Sigh…. but I digress.

That’s not solving the puzzle for you, is it.

So here… without further turkey talk….

Let’s talk turkey!

Just be sure you’ve done your best…

before you check right here:

https://i.postimg.cc/CM90ykmT/Cleo-Solution-Nov-28th-2020.png

I’m really surprised that there is still some turkey left over. I guess Clara didn’t need to make 5 turkeys. As for yesterday, JP Steve, Clara is immune from any punishment delt by Cleo. As for writing to the ones who run this site, you have to be a computer who knows where they are India or China or Antarctica or what ever planet they are on.

Thanksgiving was, we decided, quiet this year. Only 4 instead of 34! I didn’t have to shoo anyone out of the kitchen for the last 30-45 minutes while the turkey was resting and the oh-too-many-sides were whipping in and out of the oven, including the ones the guests brought that I had to work into the schedule.

It was relaxing. I got to play games both before and after dinner. Shocked the “kids” – 35 and 43. I’m usually in the kitchen all day.

I had purposely pared the menu down to just 2 favorite veggies – instead of 5 or 6. We’re not big dessert eaters so I skipped the pies (and cake and/or cheesecake – like to bake and will do so for company).

Joined a Zoom call with 8 of the missing 30, that was fun.

Carl just loves presenting his collection of cufflinks.

Back (much) later. I’m on most of the morning today.

Good morning, Ballardeers! Q Date: 260.98509 Still leftovers here on the second day after Tday.

Carl is a little strange, but I have no room to talk. Just the strange thing, not wearing a suit.

Nice to see they got the kibble stain off of the wall.

Y’all have a safe day. (((((Hugs)))))

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

Yikes! This was hard! I only got 6 plus 2 that weren’t really there! Do they count? One of the ones I missed was so durn easy. (Maybe I can blame it on the bosanova.) (Or, the fact that I was in Katzenjammerstan.)

I thought I had the same score as MontanaLady, but when I peeked my guesses were the same as Susan’s!

ARGH!

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201129

It’s hard to be him. His name is Frank.

If you click on this link now, instead of going to a 9 differences puzzle, you will be taken to a new old Cleo and Company. Magic, huh?

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

It really doesn’t suit him.

Better Ruthless than toothless.

Yep yep… we did it, Cleophiles…

We’re back here again, this time to discuss

A Sunday and a Punday.

“She fell off my motorcycle”, cried Tom Ruthlessly.

or do you prefer…. “What’s become of all the great hitters?”, asked the manager Ruthlessly.

No?

Anyway… I suppose there’s always….. “Say, what was Boaz like before he married?”  “He was totally Ruthless.”

OK, you’re right. Enough of that.

It’s “Turkey Day 4”, for some… “OMG Anything But Turkey!” day for others…

Another big shopping day for some… and another day of shopping avoidance for others.

Christmas will soon be upon us, whether that’s a big deal for you or no big deal at all…

Any way you look at it… November is fast disappearing… with 2020 soon to follow.

There are many who say “Good riddance!”

I got a message from Marg…. that’s margueritem, who posted here 1st or 2nd most days in 2010…

and my partner of almost a decade in “Marg and Susan’s Super Strength Ultra Brain Bleach.”

She said she and her husband are going to burn their 2020 calendars on New Year’s Eve.

And all that reminds me… don’t forget that the 2020 Christmas flavors of Marg and Susan’s are out…

Cranberry Orange, Cool Peppermint, or Eggnog Whip.

Order some now… whether you buy it at a preferred retailer, like SCHAABS.(StelBel’s Canine Hotel and Antique Browser Store) …

enjoy a refreshing glassful at the Tiki Bar… or have it piped right into your kitchen, like so many Ballard County residences.

That guy still can’t find his wife after going past Claude and Cleo just a few months ago? Now we know why he can’t find his wife. He can’t find his way out of the park.

Good morning, Ballardeers! Q Date: 261.98511.74 Blue skies and sun in the morning always helps… a little.

Susan pretty much covered the pun patrol…ruthlessly.

Y’all have a blessed day. (((((Hugs all around!)))))

Boo! :D

Meanwhile, poor Ruth is wandering the streets in tatters. She’s lost her Riches (husband & Jr.).

Just to expand upon Susan’s Pun Patrol…

Ruth rode on my motorbike, directly back of me.

I hit a bump at 65, and rode on…

Ruthlessly.

As in all comedy, the timing is critical.

Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan. Thanks for the update on Marg, Susan. Please tell her tell for me that I hope she and her hubby are doing well. Cleo (cleokaya) not this * cleo* LOL, gave me an update some time ago.

Cleo is in fine form today……whatever day this is.

I love when Cleo has a chance to upstage Claude!

Reminded me of the old K-Mart(?) commercial with the guy wandering around the store calling “Valerie!”