Pickles by Brian Crane for July 31, 2023

Earl that makes sense.

Close but no cigar

If you back up one step, it may have come from the British slang mose

39 of those years were waiting for God to part the Red Sea.

What’s it called when it’s supposed to take twice that long, Janewaying?

It took almost 40 years for someone to invent the GPS first. After that, it was much easier.

Just where is their mailbox anyway? It looks like they’re walking across town.

And it was a short distance, much of it just across a shallow river or around a salty lake.

Very interesting question, I’d already discussed it with my friends. Even if the journey took some 1500 miles, if they covered just 3 miles per day (due to women and children), the total would be 500 days, i.e. a year and half. What did they do the remaining 38,5 years? One answer was they practiced black magic there (sic!), the other they attended pubs frequently. Any better idea?

That actually kind of makes sense!

Ah, “schlendern”. My Granddad used to say and do that a lot.

And Moses didn’t even make it to the destination!

You have been watching old cowboy movies again Earl!

Much better than “sashaying” though!

If nothing else, a chance for Earl and Nelson to get out of the house, away from you know who…

Mosey on up!

Moses could see where he was leading his people, but he never got there.

Well that makes sense! Learn something new every day.

Wow – that’s quite a HISTORY lesson.

Moses: “Yeah, we’re lost, but we’re making good time.”

Very likely

And never got there after all. No problem, it’s the journey.

Today’s The Argyle Sweater explains it all.

Moseying is like “easing on down” but different.

When you look up the etymology of “mosey,” the suggestion is that it comes from “vamose.” I have always thought this silly as the meanings are so different. I believe Earl’s suggestion is more likely. Back in the 50s, my father would say “come on Moses” to anyone who was taking too long, particularly slow drivers.

LOL! Good one!

Actually, it only took them a couple of months to reach Canaan. The ten spies who reported that there was no way they could defeat the people of Canaan, were the ones who caused them to wander for 40 years. One year for every day they were wandering the land of Canaan.

Moseying gives one time to ponder.

I heard that the reason why Moses wandered in the desert for 40 years is that men won’t stop to ask for directions.

Nice that Nelson is getting a religious upbringing learning about Moses.

Yes Earl…that explains it……………?

After reading all the comments ……. I had to go back to refresh my memory as to what Earl was going to do in the first place ….. going to the mailbox ……….. :)

The flame he followed must have been far away and moving, like the Canadian out of control forest fires to we Wisconsinites. Cough-cough!

Also, God’s stiff-necked children were very unhappy, as usual, with Mo.

Good one Earl! LOLOL

That is the best definition of ‘mosey’ I’ve ever seen. Hilarious.

Moses’ GPS kept telling him “in 10,000 feet make a u-turn.”

Nathan is too young to jump from “Mosey down” to “Moseying”.

Amusing.

40 years of wandering in the wilderness as consequences for failing to believe God—because of the 40 days of scouting (Numbers 13:25; 14:34). Moses’ life was in three chunks of 40 years: raised as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, in Midian, shepherding his father-in-law’s flock (name Reuel; Jethro means “his excellence” and is likely a title), and then rescuing and leading the “flock” of Israel, mostly in the wilderness. God forbid him from entering the Promised Land after he disobeyed and did not believe God by striking the rock a second time (Numbers 20:7-13; the first time was Exodus 17) instead of speaking to it as commanded.

Moses never did make it to where he was going, if you read the story.