Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 16, 2012

Hey, but it worked! :D

It looked like milk.

There are a few flaws in this process. Some of them are in the bag.

pulleys!!! XD

Whoa — he got dusted.Is this method what they mean in old movies when they talk about giving someone a sleeping powder?

Flour is more expensive in some places… just saying.

I fall asleep as soon as my head hits the pillow . . . I fill it with rocks.

Since all the good flour jokes I could think of are taken…He might as well have used a bag of legumes, ’cause he got beaned. But then if the bag broke like the flour bag did, he might have gotten peaed on.

I know it’s called “all purpose” flour, but to come up with a use as a sedative, Marcus must have been half-baked.

Maybe Marcus should get a mallet & try some of the Three Stooges’ anesthetic.

nicely done….

It certainly is!On a related note, Richard Thompson of “Cul de Sac” posted a cool “Silly Walks” graphic on his blog here: http://richardspooralmanac.blogspot.com/2012/01/todays-cul-de-sac-january-15-2012.html(The reason he posted it is a downer – his Parkinson’s physical therapy reminds him of the silly walk; but at least he can joke about it.)

Frozen Peas…..NEXT !

Lotta funny comments on this!

I realised in the light of day that the reason it looks like milk is that it’s drawn in a streaky spatter.

Flour would make huge dusty clouds instead. So maybe he thoroughly WET the flour to make it heavier, and ensure its effectiveness?

If so, he’s been battered, not dusted.

AJN — I love your John Cleese avatar too. Radish used it for a while but it looks no worse for wear.

BTW, are you from So CA?

How about a nice, cozy heavy blanket instead? – Goose feathers come to mind.

How about a (dirty) Martini?

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

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Kudos to Marcus for doing the calculations to get the flour up to the right height. He made sure the drop would generate sufficient force to put him under.

Claude as Batman! – but his bat-teries seem to be low.

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You don’t have to tell me twice…. It’s National Nothing Day!!

and Fig Newton Day

Grab a sleeve of Fig Newtons and sit around doing nothing.

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