Month: October 2020

Yesterday my brother sent me a shot of his dog Tater sitting on the beach in South Carolina. I don’t often hear from my brother, so I’m taking this rare opportunity to turn Tater’s photo into a “Thought Bubble” contest.

 

What’s on this dog’s mind?

Yes, the meme-gods were benevolent today. Many thanks to Jack H. for being the narrow crevice where Internet wisdom filtering down from on high tends to lodge. Notice I said “lodge” and “crevice” rather than “gets stuck in your crack.” That’s because we love you so much, Jack. And if you also happen to be a Cowboys fan? Well, then so much the better.  First one below is a carryover from yesterday’s post on Alferd Packer. Read on if you dare, fellow Vegans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Have a great Tuesday, folks. This week around here, Monday was snowed out. We’ve got about a foot on the ground. That’s good for the fires, but bad for my fingers and toes. Temps stayed mostly in the single digits yesterday. That broke the previous daily record low by over 10 degrees.  Ah well, tomorrow’s another day. Let’s hope it’s at least as benevolent meme-wise as today.

Halloween is just around the corner. To commemorate the holiday, the DP has published a spread on Colorado’s Historic Graves. You can see the complete list – here – all the way from Buffalo Bill Cody to John Denver.  My personal favorite in the epitaph-on-tombstone department?  It’s Doc Holliday’s…

 

 

When it comes to unusual backstories, there’s always gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson having his ashes shot out of a cannon near Aspen.  But for the truly bizarre, it’s hard to beat the tale of Alferd Packer, sole survivor of the ill-fated Donner Party, mentioned here before in these pages.  For those of you unfamiliar with the gory details, Packer cannibalized his fellow travelers on a trip across the Sierras during the harsh winter of 1873.  He then went on to became the world’s most unlikely vegetarian. Oh, and in case you were wondering:  He served 18 years in prison for his crimes before being paroled. After that he lived another 16 years on the outside where presumably he subsisted on root vegetables and hummus.  Alas, it was too little, too late.

I find it curious that, of all Colorado’s notorious sons and daughters, it’s Linda Lovelace (née Linda Boreman) whose grave ended up unmarked. As some of you may remember, she starred in the trailblazing porn classic, “Deep Throat.” As I bet very few of you remember, she netted a measly $1,250 for her cinematic efforts. In my book, that’s a much bigger crime than anything that happened to Alferd Packer’s fellow travelers in the winter of 1873.  But I digress.  <Ahem.>

 

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And if all that doesn’t get your blood running for Halloween?

Well, then nothing ever will – though you can’t say I didn’t try.

Say, you got those full-size Snickers ready yet?

Only five shopping days left, you know.

Hey, what would Alferd Packer do?

Hmm…  I wonder.  😉

The High Church Coyote hits they just keep on coming.

Your Monday dose, below.

 

 

 

 

 

Yeah, yer welcome!

So much Internet humor, so little time. Which one is your favorite?

 

1.  Dog-bolt.

 

  2. Man-bun.

 

3. Corrections-dept.

 

4.  Cat-store.

 

5. Breathe-in.

 

6.  Cark-cup.

 

7. Inter-view.

 

Yep, that’s me alright. And if you’re anything like me, right about now you’re getting a little tired of pollsters calling you all day every day.  So c’mon, take the challenge, give it a go, and pick your favorite.   After all…

 

 

Thanks to High Church Coyote for all of these except the last one.

Bonus cartoon here.