Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for December 27, 2010

LOL got talked into showing someone just how they work , then they took some as he passed out…

He never gets past the demonstration to make a sale.

You need to have some blanks, for demonstration purposes. Now then, which ones were blanks?

Hah…

Just in case you thought the December 26th 2020 “Cleo And Company” would still be brimming with holiday cheer, over on Sherpa…

I give you today’s find the differences puzzle:

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201226

 

If you’re still up, THAT oughta rattle you out of that dreamy postprandial stupor.

It’ll give you some nice, healthy, pulse-raising exercise,

in case you had peacefully drifted off, digesting the Christmas roast and sugarplums.

 

Of course, you’d rather do my side by side version:

https://i.postimg.cc/NGz4tyD1/Cleo-nine-differences-Dec-26th-20.png

Sorry, it’s just as scary.

 

Hope you all had a lovely Christmas (till you saw that giant “creature”, anyway).

Sweet dreams, and Happy Boxing Day!

This one looks pretty scary:

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

I think I will put it off til tomorrow.

For once, Susan posted while I was composing – she often complains that it goes the other way. Nevertheless, as tempting as is the side by side, I will pass till tomorrow. It has been a long day.

We all got up late, then Zoomed with our son in LA, before I had had a bite to eat. He was always the early riser on Christmas. We finally got to Christmas champagne and crabcakes and French cheeses, which is supposed to be brunch, and all agreed to put off the ham dinner till the next day.

So I will sip a glass of Calvados, my special present, and read a few more comments before hitting the sack. Hard.

Bullseye!

It’s going the wrong way! There’s never a policeman around when you need one.

Tricky! – But I got them all in less than 4 minutes.

I think I’ll go to a nice cozy place now with a kitten, umbrellas and all kinds of knick knack and look for stuff there. Thank you, Susan!

Got all of them. Both Claude and Cleo wish the that the Do Not Push Button was behind them.

I’m just grateful that all of you spend even just a few minutes on these silly puzzles.

I went to bed without posting the solution!

Luckily, I have the link right here, on my tablet and my phone, so you don’t have to wait all day with bated breath.

Some Christmas present THAT would be.

 

But of course, you’ve all solved it completely, anyway…

and none of you need the solution to show you the ones you missed…

Right?

I thought so!

 

But just on the off chance that some of you are anxiously awaiting a chance to compare your solution with mine…

Here you go:

https://i.postimg.cc/HLYvSrdF/Cleo-solution-Dec-26th-20.png

 

Oll korect… Yes?

*Good morning, Ballardeers!* Q Date: 288.98585.93 and today’s the day to pick up after the littles. Got a call from the Floridians yesterday. OMG! It was in the 50’s! Cry me a river

Some days sales are easier than others.

Where’s a cop when you need one. That hog snot is going the wrong way.

Y’all have a quiet boxing day. (((((HUGS)))))

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

This was a tough one. Only got 7. My sanity is still in question.

all nine, not too bad

I only got 7 this morning. I love these brain challenges. Something can be hidden in plain sight and this brain just doesn’t see it. Maybe next week?

(Is this going to be a new adventure Nighthawks is giving us?)

Eight eye-busters! Time for a break…

I got eight before turning to the solution. Turns out there was one that I had gotten last night, but forgot! So I got all nine but not at the same time!

My usual eight. Dang it!.

Yeah, well you were real naughty this year, Cleo. You’ll just have to wait another year for that flame thrower.

Cleo has so many presents she’s still opening them on the 27th!

Or more likely, it’s still Christmas day in the comics…

where time is like a rubber band, and stretches in all directions whenever necessary.

 

It’s also possible that a couple of gifts just came in the mail…

to the December 27th 2020 “Cleo and Company”

The post office may be slow on Sherpa…it being a little off the beaten track…

at http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201227

 

If so, this could be a present from a far off auntie… I was going to say, or from Grandma…

But considering… well, you know… I don’t like to mention that Clara and Claude aren’t exactly spring chickens.

True, Cleo might have a canine grandma… but another dog probably wouldn’t send a sweater.

 

I do remember though, that in my family we sometimes got presents in the mail from relatives… mostly clothes.

Especially from my paternal grandparents, who owned a men’s clothing store, but apparently could get our winter jackets wholesale.

Those weren’t Christmas presents, cos we needed them by October.

 

But my aunts loved sending the odd bit of apparel… “odd” beginning the operative word…

Including days of the week underwear, which embarrassed us… and some interesting sweaters, which we begged not to have to wear.

We had to write thank you notes… No sarcastic happy dancing allowed.

 

My siblings and I secretly grumbled….

and talked about how horrible it was to get wrapped gifts that turned out to be clothes.

We vowed never to do that to each other’s children…

A vow we forgot immediately the minute they arrived, of course.

 

But to our amazement, the first to show up was my nephew….

Who asked for clothes, as a preschooler!

He’d tear open the packages, to try things on in the mirror….

Like no other little kid ever.

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy&uc_full_date=20201227

Dog-like behavior would have sufficed.

DennisInSeattle – I was going to post a reply yesterday, but had to run off to make cinnamon rolls from scratch for breakfast. Then the rest of the day interfered.

Your Christmas brunch sounds lovely. Glad to see that I’m not the only one imbibing bubbly early on the Day. I made buttermilk biscuits (a trick I picked up in New Orleans several years ago) as a base for Eggs Benedict. The Hollandaise directly on the stove top (OK wise guys, I do use a pan.), none of this double boiler crap for me. (Thank you, Mrs. Child.)

Spent a quiet Christmas playing new games with hubby and oldest 2 kids, who both live nearby. The youngest is safely in Canada with her husband. His family is there, but the province is on strict lockdown so they aren’t getting together anytime soon.

Boxing Day was pretty much a do-again day. Games all afternoon and into the evening with a quick break for dinner.

Ditto for today. Tomorrow oldest will have to go back to work.

All that said, I didn’t get back to the puzzle yesterday. Only found 6. Scary, but fun. It’s great brain exercise. Thanks Nighthawks and StelBel!

It’s too bad that the evil cat next door wasn’t in that sweater and jumped out and scared Cleo. That would have been a great Christmas gift for the cat.

She might have preferred Body Armor.

I have said in the past that I love a dog with a sense of humor. I also love a dog that can be sarcastic.

Basically, I love a dog. Almost any dog.

Recoil.

Good morning, Ballardeers! Q Date: 289.98588.54 National Fruitcake Day! Woohoo! I didn’t use rum on them. Why waste the rum?

Sarcasm? From our perfect puppy? No.

Y’all keep the fruitcakes at bay. (((((HUGS!)))))

Classic Cleo!!

Nighthawks, you might enjoy seeing Yakety Sax’s comment to Grog on Little Dog Lost today. The comic is really cute, too.

Love Cleo’s Happy Dance!

A bit sarcastic? Nah!