tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post182700120284222211..comments2024-03-29T02:53:08.837+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: April 29th, 1981 - Marvel UK, 40 years ago this week.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-16578553299086926122021-05-02T16:17:20.499+01:002021-05-02T16:17:20.499+01:00Ooh, Favorite Horror Host is a topic waiting to ha...Ooh, Favorite Horror Host is a topic waiting to happen. Or just a thread-drift....<br /><br />I’m partial to Uncle Creepy myself....<br /><br />b.t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-76608191221794526202021-05-02T14:03:53.714+01:002021-05-02T14:03:53.714+01:00M.P. - Regarding hosts/masters of ceremonies, did ...M.P. - Regarding hosts/masters of ceremonies, did you ever read Creepshow? An American relative of mine brought a copy over, in 1982.<br /><br /> Phillip Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-64872916705672042722021-05-02T08:16:08.186+01:002021-05-02T08:16:08.186+01:00MP, I find the twists and turns of the comments se...MP, I find the twists and turns of the comments section endlessly fascinating.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-88265358193766415382021-05-02T02:17:22.403+01:002021-05-02T02:17:22.403+01:00Red, that "fried ice cream" you're t...Red, that "fried ice cream" you're talking about sounds like it might kill me on the spot, or at least induce a coma.<br /><br />Steve, our ever-patient host (or master of ceremonies), are you ever alarmed by the wild and uncontrollable topic drift on your blog? It's like a juggernaut! And I am not free of blame.<br />As long as you're presiding over this chaos, Steve, you oughtta get yourself an on-line identity like those old comic book horror hosts.<br />You know what I mean...like the Crypt-Keeper, the Grave Digger, Dr. Graves or Baron Weirwulf. (my favorite was Winnie the Witch)<br />Like maybe, a cartoon rendering of you holding a skull with a candle sticking out of it whilst standing in a tomb and a diabolical mission statement.<br /><br />I'm only here to help, people. <br /><br />M.P.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-30600019457934942592021-05-02T01:45:09.969+01:002021-05-02T01:45:09.969+01:00Charlie, I used to have a huge garden in my early ...Charlie, I used to have a huge garden in my early teens. It was a lot of work, having to reformat soil that was mostly sandstone, and dealing with critters (rabbits, deer, bears, Japanese beatles, birds, etc), but still very rewarding. Nothing like fresh picked homegrown vegetables.<br /><br />Always managed to score a couple of blue ribbons each year at our local farm show. Everyone involved in 4-H in our region entered. Hell, I wonder if 4-H still exists. I sure miss a garden.<br /><br />Kicked around the idea about having the idea of a "boxed" garden way back in the rear parking lot of my hotel. The owner gave me approval, but I figured drunken bastardd would raid it constantly.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-38044274062940838502021-05-02T01:20:53.609+01:002021-05-02T01:20:53.609+01:00Redartz-
Yes! Chi-Chi's! My pals & I used ...Redartz-<br />Yes! Chi-Chi's! My pals & I used to drink there when they had free nachos.<br /><br />Think they had a hepatitis issue with green onions that put them out of business.<br />Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-13790109969492405902021-05-01T14:40:31.870+01:002021-05-01T14:40:31.870+01:00Cooking in the south USA... not to overly generali...Cooking in the south USA... not to overly generalize because times have changed... but their diet was extremely unhealthy. Back in the 30s or 40s the Federal Government had to send teachers into the south to show them how to cook. I think everything was simply deep fried. Literally,<br /><br /><br />In the mid 80s I went with a roommate to visit his dolly up near Dalton Georgia *We were at flight school in Ft Rucker Alabama). Sunday the big dinner was an experience. The grand pappy was telling me how we were going to have his favorite dish: big, huge lima beans. <br /><br />I was cool with all the veggies (Charlie's family always had a garden as does Charlie to this day). But one bite in, I could NOT swallow them. <br /><br />My throat just kept passing over the lima beans. They had been so deeply greased it reminded me of when I had to down a bottle of castor oil for my barium enema in the Army. I mean, you just can't swallow that stuff... it goes down your throat at its own pace!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-56324353989916702452021-05-01T14:34:49.259+01:002021-05-01T14:34:49.259+01:00Red! That was what I was just going to write abou...Red! That was what I was just going to write about the "safe suckers" that had a string loop and not a stick so that if you tripped and fell you didn't jam the thinking down your throat or take out your eye!<br /><br />I actually, back in the day, assumed that the reason the Brits had string suckers was because they played Conkers and would do that with their lollies as well, LOL!!! <br /><br /><br /><br />Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-5662304468814087172021-05-01T13:30:29.153+01:002021-05-01T13:30:29.153+01:00KD- I think that restaurant was "Chi-Chi'...KD- I think that restaurant was "Chi-Chi's". No longer in business, it was my wife's favorite. We'd indulge in the fried ice cream whenever we dined there. It was kind of like a scoop of vanilla ice cream surrounded by cinnamon taco chips and drizzled with honey. Yes, a definite sugar high.<br /><br />Regarding the string lollipop question: does anyone else recall the "safety suckers" that small kids used to get? There was no stick, just a loop of string attached to the candy. Don't know what made that any safer, though.<br /><br />My best dog story was one Christmas, when the dog got irritated with the cat. Chased the cat who proceeded to jump into the Christmas tree. Literally knocked it over, the dog went wild, chased the cat who dragged the tree down the hallway, littering ornaments everywhere. A mess, but hilarious...Redartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221459636234713619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-40212399679703366612021-05-01T13:22:12.111+01:002021-05-01T13:22:12.111+01:00Sean, my father was Scottish and he definitely did...Sean, my father was Scottish and he definitely didn't eat deep-fried confectionery!!Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-43951459844053037652021-05-01T11:24:55.302+01:002021-05-01T11:24:55.302+01:00Those cholesterolly challenged southerners or Mexi...Those cholesterolly challenged southerners or Mexicans must be of Scottish descent Kd. Scots cuisine might be best known for the deep-fried Mars bar, but north of the border you can't put anything down without someone deep frying it.<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-58460628952937531982021-05-01T09:11:20.504+01:002021-05-01T09:11:20.504+01:00Steve, though it was so-called Mexican restaurants...Steve, though it was so-called Mexican restaurants that deep-fried ice cream, I'm led to believe it was an American thing from the southern states.<br /><br />They deep-fry everything. Oreos, pickles, bananas, cheesecake, everything and anything. No wonder they have a higher rate of heart attacks than the rest of our nation.<br /><br />Hell, there's a commercial bakery here in the States called Krispy Kreme where down south they use their glazed donuts as hamburger buns! They may as well fill their arteries with cement!! <br />Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-37853123756558726312021-05-01T08:44:28.018+01:002021-05-01T08:44:28.018+01:00Hah! M.P.!
Here's one. My grandparents had a s...Hah! M.P.!<br />Here's one. My grandparents had a standard poodle named Tippy. While we were eating Thanksgiving dinner, my 3 year old sister shouted, "Looky! Tippy has an eraser!!!"<br /><br />The whole table burst out laughing. My poor little sister was in a state of confusion as to why we thought that was funny as hell.Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-21639187728509654432021-05-01T08:36:58.146+01:002021-05-01T08:36:58.146+01:00Charlie, I don't have a clue what the string t...Charlie, I don't have a clue what the string things were, unless they were some sort of Sherbet Fountain which involves a length of liquorice covered in sherbet.<br /><br />KD, I've never encountered deep-fried ice cream. I suppose the closest I'm familiar with is Baked Alaska.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-27134716220738755742021-05-01T06:37:54.303+01:002021-05-01T06:37:54.303+01:00Everybody who's family had a dog has a few goo...Everybody who's family had a dog has a few good dog stories, I guess!<br />My favorite was when my aunts came over to visit for coffee and cake and my dog came out and sat in the middle of the living room and sprouted a huge erection.<br />My mom hollered at me, "Matt! Take Tipper outside!"<br />I replied, "I don't really wanna get anywhere near him right now...he looks like he means business" but she hollered some more so I hadda take him outside, so he could run it off.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-80409813832895446682021-05-01T05:44:28.430+01:002021-05-01T05:44:28.430+01:00All this conversation about ice cream reminded me ...All this conversation about ice cream reminded me of a "Mexican" restaurant chain here in the States that featured deep-fried ice cream. I never had it. Did any of you folks?<br /><br />We've had some pretty crappy dog food here as well. My cheapskate father would buy giant sacks, 30 pounds or so, of this dry garbage called "Dad's". Swear it was less than $2 a bag.<br /><br />My dog wouldn't touch it, and he wasn't a picky eater.<br /><br />At that time I worked at a chicken farm after school and weekends. Since they were tight on pay ($2 per hour) they gave us 2 flats of eggs each week. That's 5 dozen eggs.<br /><br />My family and I loved eggs. My littlest sister was a baking fiend, and made egg custard & and put extra in her cakes to make them super-moist. Man, that was so fine for pot-smoking munchies. We still had tons of eggs leftover, though.<br /><br />After I saw my beagle wasn't eating that crap dried food, I started busting 4-6 eggs on it. He'd wolf it down like a champ.<br /><br />My dad screamed at me, "Don't feed the dog those!!!". I replied " We have so much extra, they're virtually free, you buy shit, he's my dog, and I BRING IN THESE EGGS!". That was the first and only time I spouted out at my father.<br /><br />My beagle was a hunting dog, and pretty active, so apparently after a few years of that diet he didn't die of cholesterol at age 17. Plus he had a really thick coat.<br />Killdumpsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-19403767765038960272021-05-01T03:42:52.968+01:002021-05-01T03:42:52.968+01:00Apparently I am a sociopath, Sean.
M.P.Apparently I am a sociopath, Sean.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-37621973404306316762021-05-01T03:20:40.598+01:002021-05-01T03:20:40.598+01:00What, you didn't cry about Gwen Stacy, M.P.? O...What, you didn't cry about Gwen Stacy, M.P.? Or care what happened with Scott and Jean?<br />How heartless can you be?<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-30006050055700475622021-05-01T02:33:53.072+01:002021-05-01T02:33:53.072+01:00Our old family dog never pooped white, but boy did...Our old family dog never pooped white, but boy did he poop. When it was really cold outside he would crap right outside the front door and scramble to get back inside. (When it was warmer he went further from the house, which I put down as a gesture of decorum)<br />When he did the deed right out front guess who got sent out to clean THAT up.<br />At least they were hard and frozen.<br />It's funny how this conversation has veered between dog shit and ice cream. <br /><br />Charles, I might check that out. One can get graphic novels through the inter-library system too! Just got done reading an Elric graphic novel. Free of charge.<br />Charlie, I bet you proverbial dollars to proverbial donuts your local library's got it.<br />Think, man! Almost anything you want! <br />I'm currently re-reading Laird Barron's incredible collection of short stories, "The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All". If any of you fellers are fans of great horror fiction, check it out.<br />For a true horror fan, it's fun on a bun. <br /><br />b.t., I hated that soap-opera stuff.<br /><br />M.P.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-33201308626177254312021-05-01T01:31:04.857+01:002021-05-01T01:31:04.857+01:00Charlie, "lolly" means lollipop and an &...Charlie, "lolly" means lollipop and an "iced lolly" means a lollipop made of ice-cream or some kind of frozen fruit-flavoured concoction. <br /><br />But the "sucker" with a loose string going into the mouth...?Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-12112567924682466822021-05-01T01:18:40.541+01:002021-05-01T01:18:40.541+01:00Steve, I don't recall Thunderbirds ice lollies...Steve, I don't recall Thunderbirds ice lollies but I definitely remember the Dracula ones. You can find TV ads for the Space: 1999 lollies on YouTube.<br /><br />So the infamous white dog poo in the '70s was caused by adding chalk to dog food?? Now that we've freed ourselves from the shackles of the evil EU perhaps UK manufacturers can return to those good old days of cutting corners, hurrah!Colin Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13564469551279026689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-25462587835724119452021-05-01T01:14:38.145+01:002021-05-01T01:14:38.145+01:00UK Gents -
The term Lollie means...?
I know whe...UK Gents - <br /><br />The term Lollie means...?<br /><br />I know when I read the Broons and Oor Wullie I have the impression they are referring to what we call lollipops or suckers (hard candy on a small stick) , not ice creams.<br /><br />And as long as I am asking, often in the Broons or Oor Wullie they seem to be sucking on something that I assume is a sucker but with a loose string going into the mouth, not the stiff small, round paper stick. Are those succkers too or something different? Again, it's just the loose, flimsy string going into the mouth.<br /><br />Help?Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-14841353608486562112021-04-30T23:14:28.594+01:002021-04-30T23:14:28.594+01:00Steve and Red are both right on that it's ASM ...Steve and Red are both right on that it's ASM #136 with ice creams where MJ gives Pete stick about Ella Fitzgerald.<br /><br />And I miss those old days of Walls and Lyons Maid being big lolly rivals, each offering 10-15 different lollies. The days when the top of the range item was a choc ice. But then came the cornetto age. Lyons Maid tried to fight back with king cones but it was too late and they disappeared. All those ranges of lollies disappeared too, presumably because everyone wanted cornettoes. Now we're in the magnum age and cornettoes are no longer a luxury item. And the magnum age will last until someone works out how to put slices of vienetta on sticks.dangermash aka The Artistic Actuaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669793446608643884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-56527007423543218642021-04-30T22:07:55.861+01:002021-04-30T22:07:55.861+01:00There was a short-lived Daredevil/Black Widow/Moon...There was a short-lived Daredevil/Black Widow/Moondragon triangle Steve... and then Shanna the She-Devil turned up! DD was quite the ladies man.<br /><br />On the chalk thing... well, its hardly surprising a Yorkshireman would know all the tricks of the dog trade!<br /><br />-seanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-58934232558056293122021-04-30T21:51:13.166+01:002021-04-30T21:51:13.166+01:00Charlie, I vaguely remember there being a short-li...Charlie, I vaguely remember there being a short-lived Daredevil/Black Widow/Danny French love triangle and also a Daredevil/Black Widow/Hawkeye one. I think there were also disagreements between DD and the Widow over his chauvinism towards her.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.com