The Days of the Swimmin’ Hole
Clare Briggs
Clare Briggs is a famous cartoonist who lived from 1875 to 1930. Poems by Wilbur Nesbitt.
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on Open Mic for the week of 11/18/2024Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence.
on Weekend Plans Post: On a Plane to IcelandNice! Me and my family were in Iceland this past June. The spot we parked when visiting the Blue Lag…
on The Mandate That Wasn’tIt's amazing how 15 million people managed to enter the country illegally through that closed southe…on Open Mic for the week of 11/18/2024I'm not assuming they're harmless; avoiding harm was not the option the electorate chose for us. The…
on Weekend Plans Post: On a Plane to IcelandSounds awesome (again) ... going to the thermal electric site? That sounded cool. I have to go to th…
on Open Mic for the week of 11/18/2024Yep. Paying for sex with escorts probably only scratches the surface.
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I wonder how many of those mostly-submerged glaring boys are naked?Report
Back then? No small number I bet.Report
See, this is why I come to Ordinary Times.
On any other comment board, this comment would set off all sorts of warning lights and result in a file being opened, and likely, your name being put on some sort of list.Report
Would it have been better if I’d said “nekkid”?
I’m sure my name is on enough lists in enough files. Say, after Oscar Gordon and I wander off into an engineering design discussion started by a question like, “What could a terrorist do if they had a thousand magnesium road flares?”
Some years back I was taking a homeland security policy class and the guest speaker was my state’s homeland security director. I asked that question. The glare it got me was priceless :^)Report
I deliberately avoided making a “uh phrasing” (or ‘TWSS’) comment on this one regarding having “a whole lotta climaxes”
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Wait. This needs to be read in context of the sunburn cartoon! Herbie’s wearing a swimsuit that won’t significantly protect against sunburn!
HEY WAIT A SECOND IS SKINNY’S REAL NAME HERBERT?!?!?Report
Disagree. The mother in the sunburn cartoon is distinctly different from the mother in this one. I don’t see the two being the same person.Report