Good Monday morn, my friends! Come in out of the c-c-cold … just toss your jackets on that chair over there … Jolly will hang them up for you in a minute. So … how was your weekend? Did any of you do anything special? No? We didn’t either. I sent daughter Chris out on errands Saturday evening and she picked up some fish ‘n chips from Red Robin, but that was about the height of the excitement around here. Yesterday was cold, rainy, dark and gloomy, so I’m glad to see the sun out this morning … perhaps it will warm things up a bit. Since Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the U.S., Joyful and I thought Thanksgiving-themed treats were in order for this morning. Sorry, guys, I tried but simply could not form a piece of bacon into the shape of either a turkey or a pumpkin! So, the bacon will be back on the menu next week. Help yourself to some treats and a warm drink, and then let’s get this week of to a start with a bit of humour, shall we?
You know how you go to the park and a few dozen pigeons come around to see if perhaps you’ve brought them a treat? We had a pigeon this summer that was a veritable pig … he would come around back where Ali had put out seed for the other birdies, and he would run them off, then proceed to devour half the food! Eventually he discovered the sunflowers out front, and stopped eating the other bird’s food, but he sure was a pig. Anyway, who knew that one single pigeon could be worth nearly $2 million???
New Kim is her name, and she is a two-year-old Belgian-bred racing pigeon. Who knew pigeons raced? New Kim broke a world record and became the world’s most expensive pigeon when she was sold at auction for nearly $1.9 million … $1,894,672, to be exact. Now who in their right mind pays that kind of money for a pigeon???
Turns out the buyer was a Chinese man using the pseudonym Super Duper. And this isn’t Super Duper’s first foray into idiocy! He previously set the world record in March 2019, when he paid $1.4 million for a champion racing pigeon named Armando. I wonder if he plans to breed Armando and New Kim and sell their offspring for some unmentionable sum?
I did some research, and the average lifespan of a pigeon is six years. Now, New Kim is already two years old, so that means Super Duper is likely to have her for another four years, making his purchase equate to $473,668 per year! And that doesn’t include food and upkeep! Damn, what couldn’t I do with that kind of money?
Now, how ‘bout a few ‘toons to bring a chuckle? I figured that since it is the week of Thanksgiving, I ought to go in search of some Thanksgiving humour …
And last, but not least, a fun critter video of animals playing in … and enjoying … the snow (it’s coming, folks … winter is upon us)
And that’s a wrap for this Jolly Monday before Thanksgiving. Joyful, Jolly and I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. It’s a tough time for people everywhere but remember … there is always something to be thankful for … friends, family, a place to live and food to eat. When we think about it, despite our troubles, despite the pandemic, despite governments overrun by corruption, we are still pretty lucky compared to so many. Love ‘n hugs from Filosofa, Jolly & Joyful!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones.
“The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time.” — Douglas Wood
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Thank you, Kally! I hope your Thanksgiving was happy and peaceful!
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Happy thanksgiving!
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Thank you! And to you also!
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Love the turkey toons and the animals playing in the snow. Happy Thanksgiving, Jill!
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Glad you liked it! Happy Thanksgiving to you, my friend!
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You’re welcome, Jill. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
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It was just the girls (daughter Chris and granddaughter Natasha aka Miss Goose) and I, but it was a delicious, peaceful Thanksgiving … I couldn’t ask for anything more.
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Had to read the one about the giblets in the gravy to my wife. Cracked us up. Thanks!
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I’m glad you liked it!!! I almost didn’t include it, for fear it might offend someone, but it was just too funny to leave out!
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in your household from me, Jim and the 3 felines here in Florida. We’re having TURKEY bacon this week.
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Thanks to you, Jim, and the furry babes, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING
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Thanks to you, Jim, and the furry babes, and HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all of you from me, Chris, Natasha, and the five furry babes! Enjoy your turkey bacon!
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Again I can’t decide which cartoon is the best!
Meanwhile:
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Oh, that was royal!!! Thank you so much, Roger, for the laughs!!!
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So pleased to supply you with laughs Jill.
We loved The West Wing…. Look on You Tube and there are a few more extracts from that class episode. A search for West Wing and Thanksgiving should do the trick.
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I will do so. Y’know … I never did see The West Wing … I might have enjoyed it.
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It was clever, quick, witty and thoughtful, and some of us can’t watch it anymore because it was made in a time when you could look on the Whitehouse and politics with a wry fondness.
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Perhaps that time will come again … someday.
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We can but hope.
Here’s one from the past I saw as a little one and still have not forgotten the opening credits:
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He makes a good point.
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Started my interest in American politics.
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING, JILL! Hope you have a Happy & Safe Holiday! 💙
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Thanks, Patty!!! You too! Doing anything special for Thanksgiving? ❤
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Fun Jolly Monday, Jill.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it, John! And … Happy Thanksgiving to you!!! 🦃
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Best wishes for the week, Jill! Happy Thanksgiving, and many thank for the fun your are brought with this posting! Michael
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Thank you so much, Michael! I’m glad you enjoyed Jolly Monday … have a great week!
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As usual, no video. What is it with American law, you are not able to send videos of happy animals across the internatonal border? How the hell does the border patrol stop it? Do they have virtual BP officers with remote control tasers? “Sorry, you cannot be happy in Canada.”
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I’m so sorry! I have no way of knowing until I hear from you or someone else outside the U.S. that it wouldn’t play. It seems to be happening more and more of late … I don’t know if it’s something YouTube is doing, or what.
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Jill, best wishes this week. Be safe and be healthy. Keith
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Thanks, Keith! And the same to you and your family.
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Now that’s some e pensive Sqaub,,,,
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For sure!!!
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A really entertaining post, Jill. I loved the animals playing in the snow. The cartoons were hilarious. 😀 — Suzanne
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I’m glad you liked it, Suzanne! I think there is nothing more joyful than animals playing … they melt the heart. Unless, of course, they are playing on your keyboard as mine did earlier today! 😉
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I now have a computer keyboard and I’ve had a cat in the past but not both at once. 😀 — Suzanne
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A year or so ago, I fell asleep while in the middle of writing an email to a friend in the Netherlands. As I slept, our Boo of the feline variety decided to send the half-written email for me and my poor friend was thoroughly confused! He added a bit to the email, too! 😺
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Same here as Tidalscribe said…. But the Turkey cartoons really, really made me smile (bigly!).
I am thankful every single day for all the good things and events happening to me – Thankfulness is never wrong, is it?!
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I am SO happy to know you found something to smile about here! That is the only purpose of my Jolly Monday posts … to step back from the troubles of the world and find humour, smile, chuckle, and for a few minutes … be happy.
No, my friend, thankfulness is never wrong, and more of us should try to take a minute each day to remember all the things we DO have to be thankful for. It’s hard sometimes, to remember.
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Even though we don’t have Thanksgiving I love seeing the jokes ( again ) every year. Racing pigeons used to be the working man’s sport so how did it get into the hands of the super rich – shouldn’t they stick to horses?
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I’m so glad you enjoyed the jokes and started your week with a chuckle! As for the racing pigeons … I have to ask how one races pigeons??? I mean, how do they know where the finish line is? With horses, there is a track to follow, but pigeons … they fly … through the air! The sky is the limit … literally! But yes, somewhere along the line it became a big-money sport … much like everything else.
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They should be called homing pigeons – they find their way home to their loft – from anywhere! I don’t know how they do it, but I have seen the big lorry arrive stacked with boxes of birds, then they are all released and off they fly back home. The owner waiting nervously for their safe return. How owners prove the time of arrival I am not sure.
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What an odd sport!!! Humans must find ways to entertain themselves, I suppose, but the price that is paid for one of these birds … wow! I’m thinking how many children could be fed for a week … a month … for that amount of money!
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A great baconless start to my Monday morning and my week. Thank you all.
Cwtch
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Here … let me slip you just a bit of bacon, but don’t tell the others, ‘k? 🥓🥓🥓 There … that should be enough for your sammie. Glad this helped start your week on the right foot … that’s right, not left, but right.
Cwtch
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I shan’t say a word, I’ll be too busy chewing.
Cwtch
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I heard your munching all the way over here! Glad you enjoyed the bacon … here’s a glass of water … yes, water … to wash it down!
Cwtch
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Oops, careless me. Never mind I have a bottle of Fanta handy.
Cwtch
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Ahem. Fanta? Sugar? 🙄
Cwtch
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Heck it’s quiet in here.
Cwtch
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🐉
Cwtch
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