Viking Quest
Posted on | January 9, 2008 at 10:51 pm | 10 Comments
Pet Peeve of the Day: Predictable comic strips. One of the little games I play with myself is “guess the punchline”. When reading the comics section of the morning paper, I will sometimes cover up the final panel of a gag strip and guess what the punchline is going to be. I only do this on “old school” strips that frequently have a predictable unfunny gag, like Pickles and Drabble. But the primary offender is, of course, that old reliably static strip Hagar The Horrible. Take today’s Hagar for example. I have whited out the final word balloon, Lucky Eddie’s punchline. See if you can guess what it is:
Is the punchline:
A) “No Trespassing”
B) “England – 50 mi”
C) “DUI Checkpoint Ahead”
or
D) “Beware of Falling Rocks”
If, like me, you picked “D”, then give yourself a hickey and pop open a Yoo-Hoo. Of course, I guessed it without having any choices to choose from, so I’m special.
Really now, Chris Brown, this is the best you could come up with? What’s next, knock-knock jokes?
If you picked “A”, you are forgiven, but you may need to go back to remedial comic strip reading school. If you picked “B” or “C”, you’re probably a fan of Zippy The Pinhead.
Sorry for temporarily treading on Josh’s territory, but someone had to say something.
Good News of the Day: (Actually, this is from yesterday.) My next door neighbors, who engaged in all sorts of suspicious activity, made weird construction type noises in the garage in the middle of the night, played loud country music early in the morning and on holidays, never kept up their yard and property or shoveled snow after a storm, had junker vehicles parked in the street and driveway, had unusual visitors at all hours of the day and night, and who were paid a visit by the local police (not called by me) more than once, have moved out. I understand the bank has foreclosed on the property. But with my luck, whoever moves in next will be even worse. At least the now-departed neighbors pretty much kept to themselves. Understandable, since I guess you do have to keep a low profile if you’re dealing, or if you’re running a meth lab or crack house.
Jogged Today: Yes (@ 30°F), finally! But I only did a half route because it’s been a long time since I last ran.
Songs That Came Up On The iPod While Jogging:
- “Heat Dies Down” (Kaiser Chiefs)
- “It’s A Shame” (Elefant)
- “You’re an Ocean” (Fastball)
Today’s Weight: 163 lbs
Lunch Yesterday: The lunch buffet at Little India.
Note: After today, I’m retiring “Today’s Weight” (which unfortunately never changes much anyway) and “Lunch Yesterday”. I started those during National Blog Posting Month, and they’ve outlived their usefulness and interest value. Also, “Pet Peeve of the Day” may not appear in every post anymore. I’m running out of things that irritate me. Perhaps “Today’s Weight” will come back at some point if I actually start to lose weight and have something to brag about.
Latre.
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10 Responses to “Viking Quest”
January 10th, 2008 @ 1:46 am
I can take over the “Today’s Weight” and “Lunch” items if someone else can manage a daily Pet Peeve… I’m too fat and overfed to have very many complaints.
Of course, if I read comic strips, or could hear my neighbors, or jogged, I’d probably have a lot more to gripe about.
January 10th, 2008 @ 5:38 am
Wait, you’re trying to lose weight? You want to waste away entirely? Well, I appreciate your retiring that feature as it always seemed to mock me and my several-pounds-a-day fluctuations. I’ll miss “Lunch Yesterday”, however.
January 10th, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
Hagar The Horrible may be the Sammy Hagar of comic strips, but that “falling rocks” punchline is funny. A rock falls on a “Watch Out For Falling Rocks” sign. It’s like..ironic or something.
January 10th, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
It’s like..ironic or something.
Ironic, like rain on your wedding day.
It’s not ironic… it’s inevitable.
Although what about all those times when rocks didn’t fall on the sign?
January 10th, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
Wait, you’re trying to lose weight? You want to waste away entirely?
Just remember you haven’t seen me in almost two years…
January 10th, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
heh, InfK you have plenty to gripe about honey! You know Roge, for one.
InfK’s Woyf xxxx
January 10th, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
heh, InfK you have plenty to gripe about honey!
I don’t understand why he doesn’t gripe about being stuck in his head and always overthinking things…
January 10th, 2008 @ 7:16 pm
Hmm…let’s figure out what’s really going on here. Item 1: your trashy neighbors move out – leaving available a place ready-fit for a new trashy neighbor. Item 2: a few days ago, you linked to a news item suggesting that Britney Spears might be moving to Denver.
It’s a perfect fit, no?
January 15th, 2008 @ 4:47 pm
Flasshe – what you had next door is what we in the business call a 23-20 (nice try – but no that is not the police ban call letters. Try the alphabet…) Anyways, what you need to a HOA to setup some rules about living in your ‘hood. Just pass some simple things that everyone can agree on and just the presence of a HOA will keep out the ‘necks…
January 15th, 2008 @ 5:20 pm
We have an HOA and many covenants… it didn’t help much. They couldn’t even get the scofflaws to pay up their last two years of dues. They may’ve even put a lien on the house.