Fred Basset by Alex Graham for June 30, 2012

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    BigChiefDesoto  over 12 years ago

    RE Yesterday,

    Yes, it was the “beacon” that had no meaning to me.

    So you guys fill a garbage can with trash and set it on fire and it becomes a “beacon”. That’s clever! It gets you around needing to go down to the fire department and get a burning permit (for about fifteen bucks, here) for burning trash (tumbleweeds and unwanted weeds in your yard)!

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    g.iangoodson  over 12 years ago

    No. Fred was asking IF it was a beacon. It wasn’t.

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    g.iangoodson  over 12 years ago

    Beacons were lit as notification for assorted events. The Spanish Armada being the most famous. These days they are used a celebratory device. They are bonfires. Quite fast. Messages at the speed of light minus lighting-up speed.

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    upanddown17  over 12 years ago

    Hmmm. This comic must have been drawn on June 4, as that was the date of Great Britian’s Bank Holiday this year.

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    g.iangoodson  over 12 years ago

    The conversation and the strip follow on from yesterday’s strip, both of which are referring to the Queen’s Jubilee.

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    persil  over 12 years ago

    Enjoy your day Fred and family

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    Jeff0811  over 12 years ago

    I’m sure tea is a preferred drink in several cultures, but I will take a good cup of coffee any time, I would even prefer Nuclear Coffee. Not sure when I had my last cup of tea. Last cup of coffee about 5 minutes ago.

    Just curious if coffee is popular in tea countries, England, The Orient, etc…. Any help on this? Kind of a lame subject, just wondering.

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