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1. about 2 years ago on The Born Loser

   Thank God for contact lists, and appointment calendars. Now, if I could just get to the correct office on the first try…

2. about 2 years ago on Herman

   A disadvantage of quick-drying paint.

3. about 2 years ago on Frazz

   One of my shipmate’s father was a drummer for a house band at a New York nightclub back in the 30s/40s. I would stay at their place on Long Island for a weekend now and then, and his Dad introduced me to Gene Krupa on one of our nights out. Got a picture, but not the t-shirt. :) Dad still had his Slingerland kit set up in his basement, and he taught me how to play Krupa’s “Sing, Sing, Sing” drum solo. 50+ years later, and I can still do it.

4. about 2 years ago on Pluggers

   Cold air is heavier than warm air, so it sits in the bottom of the display case. Upright freezers and fridges spill all that cold air out when you open the door.

5. about 2 years ago on Frazz

   Drums, too. I used to “tune” the heads prior to orchestra practice in high school with that song. One guy in the brass section would start playing his sax, and the chicks in the string section would dance to it.Then Sister M. Nicolette would appear, and the festivities were over. Good times.

6. about 2 years ago on Close to Home

   Birds are sloppy eaters. The ground beneath a feeder is littered with rejects and spillage from biting off more than they can chew.

7. about 2 years ago on Pluggers

   Nurses stumble over the name of one of my meds, metoprolol, all the time. I tell them, “Hey, I’m Polish. That’s a piece of cake. Try pronouncing Przewrolewski without spitting.”

8. about 2 years ago on Herman

   My Dad used to send me into the Polish National Alliance “office” to pay his life insurance premium. I quoted the word office because it was a glorified bar. The place smelled of stale beer and cigarette smoke.

9. about 2 years ago on Frazz

   The most plausible explanation for that comes from the jousting tournaments of the Middle Ages.Most participants, being right handed, would face each other on the left side of the “tilt”, a fence that separated them.But I think they were just being contrary. :)

10. about 2 years ago on Tank McNamara

    That was worthy of a face palm.