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Ah!
So that's what happend to the squadron the disappeared off Florida in the forties.
John in Wauwatosa
John in Wauwatosa
Ah So
Theys flies when theys go into da Bermujah tri - angle, but what be theys when theys doesn't come on out, Mon?
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
SOS
I managed to pack a lot of allusion into this four panel but I'm not sure about a reggae connection. :)
There's one allusion likely no one but me realizes is there. :) In the last panel, the fly is saying "Mayday!" the international distress call based on the French phrase, "M'aidez," meaning "Help me!" which is what the fly with the human head is saying at the end of the classic '50s horror flick The Fly. Oh, man, is that reaching but really, it was in my mind when I wrote it. :)
- Joyce
= Give everyone the benefit of the doubt because certainty is a fragile thing that can be shattered by one overlooked fact.
Flea, Fly, Flo, Flum
What is flum; and exactly what does Englishmen's blood smell like?
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
Desserts and nonsense.
Presumably flum is a shortened version of "flummery," which has two meanings. Originally an English term referring to a variety of soft pudding desserts, it also became used as a derogatory term for meaningless or deceptive language, or humbug. In the latter sense, it was a favorite epithet of Rex Stout's goumet detective, Nero Wolf.
The bouquet of English blood varies somewhat regionally, but is chiefly distinguished by its dry crispness and consistent undertone of tea.
Amelia
"Reading rots the mind." - Uncle Analdas
"Reading rots the mind." - Uncle Analdas
I had thought
I had thought "flum" was short for "flummox" -- but it's obvious I was confused.
Can blood be used in corsages as well as bouquets? I'm flummoxed completely. Flower is used for bread and blood for sausage.
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)
Angela Rasch (Jill M I)