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TROUBLE at Cooter's

Snoopy

corner (Sorry, reminded me of an REM lyric)

Melinda NAUD played Alabama Jones

JACK and the Beanstalk (Read to Rosco by his mama to get him to sleep at night)

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Tri-County HOSPITAL Can people please put the word they're playing in capitals - it makes it a lot easier to see what letter we're on. I've been editing the recent posts as I see them.

I was born and raised in Southern England, and now live in Southern Ireland, but somehow I don't think I can claim that that's the same thing.

It looks good. It reminds me of the special edition 1:18 diecast cars that were made in black but had all the regular decals.

The advantage of designing in vectors is that the designs can be blown up to whatever size you like without any loss of quality. The industry standard vector editing software is Adobe Illustrator. I've tried it once or twice many years ago, but never got on with it. My designs were done in CorelDraw, which can normally be picked up at a good price (maybe for the previous version). If you're looking for free software, TechRadar published a recent list here. The only one I've tried is Inkscape, and that's probably changed a bit from when I last used it.

DR. DEBBIE DAVIS

BIG Daddy

Nothing wrong with that. I still pay for 99% of purchases with cash. When they mentioned "the 'C' word" on the radio here the other day they were referring to Christmas.

Next time you go to a big city, search out an Indian restaurant. Young men over here often compete with one another by choosing the hottest dish on the menu (usually after a trip to the pub), but there are many cooler, but still well spiced dishes available. You'll get to accompany the main dish with a variety of side dishes, naans (breads), poppadoms and a selection of chutneys, dips and raitas. Desserts tend to be something simple like Kulfi ice cream. You can make the meringues at home - the most basic recipe only requires egg whites and sugar (and possibly a dash of vanilla extract).

The SECRET SATELLITE (While we're on the cartoon series)

I'm not sure why this only just showed up on MSN - he died on July 13th.

I thought I'd covered the cultural differences with "potato chips". Chutney is a spicy or savory condiment originating in India. Chutney is made from fruits, vegetables, and/or herbs with vinegar, sugar, and spices. It’s used to provide balance to an array of dishes, or highlight a specific flavor profile. Broadly, the word chutney is now applied to anything preserved in sugar and vinegar, regardless of its texture, ingredients, or consistency. Apparently, Major Grey's Chutney is a type of sweet and spicy chutney popular in the United States. Curry in Western usage is a dish composed with a sauce or gravy seasoned with a mixture of ground spices that is thought to have originated in India and has since spread to many regions of the world. The foundation of many Indian curries is a mixture of onion, ginger, and garlic. In the UK and Ireland, Indian restaurants and takeaways are very popular. There are several types of meringue, but the most basic is egg white mixed with sugar which is then beaten until it's light and fluffy before being baked. It can be a topping on dishes like lemon meringue pie or the base of dishes such as pavlova. The ones found in bakeries are hard on the outside, but may contain a slightly chewy center, and can include chocolate or buttercream decoration.

What a shame that you're both still suffering, Roger. We have a bank holiday here tomorrow which coincides with Halloween this year. I don't do anything to celebrate it, but a few of my friends were discussing getting costumes together for their children today. We've had a 2-day food festival in town this weekend. There were all sorts of street foods from around the world, a large selection of jams and chutneys, cookery demonstrations and various other attractions which included Latvian folk dancing. I had some very nice, freshly made crisps (potato chips) and a huge meringue yesterday, and a curry followed by mini donuts today. I've also got some raw honeycomb and carrot cake marmalade to eat over the next few days.

Check out the Gateway Clipper website: https://www.gatewayclipper.com/ A basic 1-hour sightseeing cruise is $30, you can get luncheon on a 2-hour cruise for $47 upwards, while dinner cruises start at $52 and go up to $100 depending on the date, the food and the entertainment that's included. If you've got 39 friends, you can charter a boat for 2 hours for $1,000. Skipper, beware of the "New Year’s Eve Hors D’Ouevres Dance Cruise & Tour" - it appears to be a 3-hour tour.

I've just seen that controversial singer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at the age of 87. He was described as "One of the last survivors of rock 'n' roll's golden age". At 22, Jerry Lee Lewis famously married his 13-year-old cousin. Obviously that never happened with our favorite cousins, but in 'One Armed Bandits' Bo did tell Daisy, "If we weren't cousins, I'd marry you.", to which Daisy replied, "That's never stopped anyone in this family before." Jerry Lee Lewis - Breathless

You can watch the trailer and buy the movie at the link below. It's $19.72 to rent or $20.00 to buy on DVD (which ships on Black Friday). https://www.cineflixdod.com/to-die-for/

"Well, what about some frijoles, chimichangas, QUESADILLAS?" (Gabby when she first meets Bo in the 'Hazzard in Hollywood' TV movie)

I have my fingers crossed that the paint goes on smoothly this time.

OSCULATING in public (In this book of regulations, 2236, it definitely states that you cannot osculate within 20 yards of a public thoroughfare)

Sorry to hear that you have Covid again, Roger. It seems to be coming back at the moment - we have two supervisors at work who tested positive on Monday, and they work at different locations.