Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 06, 2010

I can see that. Good morning ejcapulet.

Let me guess, this isn’t a meeting in the sales department.

Morning, Marg.

L’affaire?

I guess after several false starts, the demand for monkeys dropped in the marketplace……..

the business of America is … monkey business?

Every boss should point out the ins and outs of running a company.

This monkey business?

Too much monkey business.

Puzzle night! I will post this, but I know you are all waiting for Susan’s side-by-side.

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

That is a most interesting chart. Assuming it tracks something over time, they appear to have figured out time travel.

Here I am!

Never fear, I am on the job…. bringing puzzles to the people!

Well, the puzzle was already brought, in the

December 7th, 2020 “Cleo and Company” on Sherpa……

But here’s the version you want to do… Horizontal, as such puzzles are intended to be:

https://i.postimg.cc/G2Mmqs2K/Cleo-nine-differences-Dec-5th-20.png

Puzzles are amusing, no doubt.

But nobody is as amused by a puzzle as Cleo is by Claude’s demands.

Hahaha!

Did he suddenly think he owned a different dog?

Or for that matter… that he OWNED the dog he lives with?

What a concept.

WE all know Cleo owns Claude.

As we puzzlers like to say…

“Here’s a quarter, Claude.

Buy a clue."

Now if Cleo was Garfield, she might be bribed with lasagna. Maybe bazooka rounds would work?

That’s when the Marx Brothers took over the sales department.

That was a very telling moment.

Claude might just as well tell the evil cat next door to fetch them.

After many weeks of less than a podium finish, I believe I have found all nine. Woo Hoo!

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201205

I try – splitting headache…

OK – got them all. The last one was too obvious.

Cleo is laughing because she knows that newspapers are from the prehistoric era. Still looking for the last two.

*Yawn*.... I dozed off….

so I’d better post the solution and go to bed….

NO PEEKING!

https://i.postimg.cc/wB4XZ2wR/Cleo-solution-Dec-5th-20.png

In re: a comment I made last week…

I can always link to the answer on another page if it would be a spoiler at that time….

but just remember I return late, so it might not matter by the time I can reply.

Or somebody else might want to reply…

I suggest posting on a past day of the comments… if you say “look on he 3rd”, or “day before yesterday”, for example, you don’t even need a link..

While I’m thinking about it…

How long till it’s OK for everybody to discuss the differences openly?

I always thought it should be the next day…. but now we have the Sunday comments on the same page as the puzzle.

Would that make them still spoilers?

Or do most of you not care anyway?

Am I the only one who does?

Still trying to figure out that chart on Ballard St….

Time travel is right!

Looks like on August 8th they made it all the way to October 7th and back!

Good morning Ballardeers! Q Date: 267.98528.31 and a partly cloudy and normal temp day here in the upper Midwest.

The chart seems to show when the sales monkeys started alternating between writing Shakespeare and sales. Looks like the Shakespeare won.

Another NBR day. Stand alone phunny.

It’s Saturday. Y’all enjoy your day. (((((hugs!)))))

Only got 8 and I looked hard at where the 9th one was, but just didn’t see it. ( I won’t say what Cleo’s ear looked like when I first glanced at the comic ~ some kind of emoji)

Well, I had to stop at 8, too. I just didn’t see it! Fortunately, Susan gives us the solution so I don’t have to live in misery.

Puzzles are always fun! (no matter how bad I do)

Oop! Running way too late. I’ll have to try it tomorrow!

I got eight.

I looked at nine several times without seeing it.

OK, this one is pretty bad, but it is timely:

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

Howdy Hi, Cleo fans… and past Ballard Street strip browsers… and internet wanderers…

and welcome back, to comment on the brand new (on a Sunday!) December 6th   (see, I DO know!) 2020 “CLEO and COMPANY” on Sherpa….

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

Now, of course sharing Saturday’s page.

I love the lame duck!

C’mon, Ducky… s scoot on out of the picture.

Just in case anybody remembers from previous years…

I usually start out on December 6th with a big

HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout-out to Candi…

I was planning to do that now…

but she has told me that, unfortunately, she’s temporarily lost her internet connection.

We’ll make it up to you, Candi, as soon as you give the OK.

Meanwhile… we’ll delay the cake and the catering.

Anybody who’s disappointed… how about a banana dak on me…. with or without alcohol.

Or a hot toddy.

Quack!

Lame or just plain lazy.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201206

Well…

I just realised… I’d been talking to her so I posted happy birthday, above to “Candi”….

Luckily, I know she doesn’t mind, and she sometimes uses both around here…

or at least, you know… that’s my excuse and I’m stickin’ to it.

Maybe that’s subconsciously why I slipped, cos AFAIK I’ve never done that to anyone else.

But in case you don’t know…

It should have said “Happy Birthday StelBel!”

Sorry, Stel!

I’m just so used to being “Susan” everywhere.

Having two names is too complicated!

Cleo should have given that lame duck a ticket for driving on the side walk. Then, she could have held the trial in the kitchen and sentenced that duck to the kettle that was on the stove.

A Mundane Munday pun on a Sacrilegious Sunday – what’s the world coming to?

so THAT’S how you spell ‘sacrilegious’

Good morning, Ballardeers! Q Date: 268.98531.06 The nasty 4 letter word is here again.

I want a scooter like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2D2fP6yBzU

Y’all keep the dirty side down. (((((HUGS)))))

Happy Birthday StelBel

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, sweet StelBel!

https://tornadoughalli.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pink-Velvet-Birthday-Cake7.jpg

https://tornadoughalli.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Pink-Velvet-Birthday-Cake6.jpg

Happy Birthday, Stel…….have a fun and wonderful day. Thank you for all you do here!

HAPS BIRFDAY, STEL!!!!

From the days when we hung out on Citizen Dog…

https://i.postimg.cc/66v4BbPy/StelBel.jpg

Hoppy, hoppy, hoppy Birthday!

Have the best of days, Stel. Hope your internet and/or power are back on soon.

Happy Birthday Stel!

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

Hope you check out all today’s comments when you get the ’net back. That way you can see all the Birthday wishes. Happy Birthday StelBel!!!

My Favorite Part™ was Finally.

(j/k – enjoyed Sam Basset, Grace, and Vlad, et al)

Happy Birthday StelBel!