Red and Rover by Brian Basset for July 31, 2024

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    Mediatech  4 months ago

    I’ve heard of blacksmiths, goldsmiths, silversmiths, and tinsmiths; but this is the first I’ve ever heard of a Ruby Smith.

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    Calvinist1966  4 months ago

    There was a Laurel and Hardy comedy with a similar plot. Stan and Ollie were looking for the grandparents of an orphaned girl who was the daughter of their late friend Eddie Smith so they were looking up all the different Smiths in the phone book. The movie was “Pack Up Your Troubles” from 1932.

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    a sage  4 months ago

    In Red’s eyes, she’s a real jewel.

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    Calvinist1966  4 months ago

    There was a recent strip which mentioned that Red’s brother Martin has his birthday on October 13. I mentioned that my sister has her birthday on October 29 and that she shares her birthday with the book character Jack Reacher.

    My brother celebrates his birthday today as does another book character Harry Potter. Jack Reacher and Harry Potter both first appeared in books published in 1997.

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    rockyridge1977  4 months ago

    Loosing focus is easy after 953!!!!!!!

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    sarahbowl1 Premium Member 4 months ago

    We need to try something else, Red! Maybe Dad has an answer! Grownups have ways!

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    mymontana  4 months ago

    Oh, RED !!! you’re a wreck !!! Calm him down, Rover

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    kv450  4 months ago

    this also assumes her parents don’t have an unlisted number

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    assrdood  4 months ago

    My Gramma was named Ruby. But that was back when girls got “girl names”.

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    Dapperdan61  Premium Member 4 months ago

    I’m sure every Smith knows each other and will know Ruby

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    brick10  4 months ago

    Time to ask Mom. I bet she has a list of the kids in the class and contact information.

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    tammyspeakslife Premium Member 4 months ago

    I remember doing this and triangulating, singling out the ones with a nearby address.

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    Mekoides  4 months ago

    @brianbasset you really are making it difficult for Red!! But oh so funny too.

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    j.l.farmer  4 months ago

    Look up, Red! You stopped at 953!

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    markkahler52  4 months ago

    Ah, said I love this girl and uh, Ruby is her name…

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    Shikamoo Premium Member 4 months ago

    Stop counting and start calling.

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    Chris Sherlock  4 months ago

    An easier way to do it, Red…start with the first page of Smiths and see how many are on that page, then multiply that number by the number of pages of Smiths. Maybe not an accurate count, but a reasonable estimate.

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    johnny_yuma1965  4 months ago

    Red, it’ll be easier to just count the pages and multiply the number of pages by the number of names are on each page, then add in the two odd pages

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    assrdood  4 months ago

    Red, you can rule out Snuffy Smith. Hope that helps.

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