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)!
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.
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.
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)!
g.iangoodson over 12 years ago
No. Fred was asking IF it was a beacon. It wasn’t.
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.
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.
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.
persil over 12 years ago
Enjoy your day Fred and family
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.