Recent content by UncleEd

For those who have never seen Tracer Bullet (Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes) in action:

All you guys, who really is the pet? You are. Dogs rule!

Always identify with Calvin, especially in his Mike Hammer alter ego: "Yeah, that's me, Tracer Bullet. I've got eight slugs in me. One's lead, and the rest are bourbon. The drink packs a wallop, and I pack a revolver. I'm a private eye." Edit to correct---another Calvin quote: "I'd planned to...

Regarding The Odyssey, Odysseus was away for a 10-year war, then with side trips, took another 10 years to return the 650 miles to ancient Ithaca. His wife, Penny, sure was a patient woman. "Honey, I'm home!"

Yes, today it was socks but none matches. Thanks a lot, Dennis

Tillamook first and then Haagen Dazs. Absolutely love Tillamook vanilla with a dollop of St. Dalfour black cherry jam, a French jam on sour side and not for kiddies,

By the way, anyone remember in "The Quiet Man" when Barry Fitzgerald sees the smashed bed and utters, "Impetuous. Homeric."

Just for the movie record, in 2024 Ralph Fiennes played Odysseus in "The Return," a very gritty version.

Homer lived 2800 years ago but somehow he managed to predict that mankind would still be the same yapping creatures today as evidenced here. Zues, Homer's god, was known for his thunderbolts. And here we are on a forum dedicated to his thunder sticks.

Beer six-packs----you guys talking about six of the adult sized cans?

I remember full service gas stations.

Just checked, where the Damon stunt double is 4 foot 5, he's 5 foot 10 and the giant foes were hitting 7 feet tall. He said in a feature that the "long ship" was real and one day the Irish waters really started tossing the vessel, thus causing the loss of a lot of lunches, his included...

Some posters are just wise butts!

Today many women do have beautiful children and still take part in crushing corporate life. Bless them all.

I have Calvin's genius and definitely strongerr in old age.