Of American-English origin, the humorous informal noun cackleberry denotes a hen’s egg. It is composed of cackle, denoting the raucous clucking cry given by a hen, especially after laying an egg, and of berry.
The expression appears to date back to circa 1890.
Brian Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Ah, Gasoline Alley. A strip with a long and rich history.
Dirty Dragon almost 4 years ago
I never heard this one before.
Of American-English origin, the humorous informal noun cackleberry denotes a hen’s egg. It is composed of cackle, denoting the raucous clucking cry given by a hen, especially after laying an egg, and of berry.
The expression appears to date back to circa 1890.
Jogger2 almost 4 years ago
My father used to buy eggs with “cackleberries” stamped on them.
436rge almost 4 years ago
She means “robin” the nest. yuk yuk yuk.
PicaraJustina almost 4 years ago
No beebleberries?
oakie817 almost 4 years ago
invite Rufus and Joel in
mikeywilly almost 4 years ago
Very few ’toons use time progression. Most are locked in at one point in time. Its got to be difficult to keep all the timelines in sync.
harebell almost 4 years ago
I do like Gertie. She’s a corker. If I needed a caretaker, I would be happy to have someone like her.