Brevity by Dan Thompson for January 24, 2012

Can you hear the whistle blowing? :D

Dinah come blow your horn.

Dinah, won’t you blow your horn, Oh Dinah won’t you blow, Dinah won’t you blow, Dinah won’t you blow your horn?

Ridin’ that train dah dah dah-dahhnCasey Jones better watch your speed

Guess he’s not looking to hire any featherbedders this week.

Actually, he’s being railroaded…

They’ve engineered a new contract, and they’re right on track to brake the unions.

They’re pressuring him to sever all ties… Is that any way to conduct themselves?

Father’s day’s a coming: Lift up the railroad track, mother, while I get the ties for dad.

After one too many Orange Blossom Specials I got loose in the caboose with the fireman’s daughter. When asked why the caboose, I said because it was too hard to corner her in the roundhouse.

The Break of Day cartoon next door made me think of you (not that you DO this, but just your name)

Dang, you guys all rise up so early in the morn to post here.

actually I was hoping to work in the kitchen

He needs the job to cover cover all the fie fiddly fees he owes.

The Ayes of Texas are Upon You….. ; ).@beau honkus – sorry, someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah – try the brake room …….. ☻

Susan, you are just plain loco. What is your motive?

Thanks, fabulous commentary

I tried to post a comment on the origin of “featherbedding” but the censors wouldn’t permit it on.

It had to do with a horsehair pad to prevent damage to the engineer’s elbow in the early 20th century.

The union wanted protection, management rather cripple employees than spend fifty cents.

Yeah, I got it past them in pieces!

JMC - I guess I was trained that way. I was trying to track down some common sense with a search engine, but I got derailed.

Baldy — Thanks for asking, but I read Luann every day, and sometimes the comments.

I do comment now and then.

But I’ve been very busy for a few weeks, and usually post at1 or 2 in the morning.

When I wade into 150 comments. and a lot of fussing and feuding, I’m just too tired. I’ll be back.

Sorry, I don’t understand what you meant by “the “corrective” nature of the strip” — but honestly, I’m never bothered by anything in it.

And Beau Honkus — you sly dog!

For all you railroaders there is now a railroad dictionary by William E Wood. You can find it on Amazon.com and other places.

I can’t get too steamed up about this, so I’ll just go back to strummin’ the old banjo, with or without Dinah.

Well, pardon me, boy!

@Susan, I agree that sometimes a huge number of comments are too many to read, much less add to.

And I may even try your readin recommendation, but I purchased quite a few books that I need to read (as I keep on my shelves)- currently Quo Vadis and I cry ;-)