{"id":7061804,"date":"2026-09-20T06:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T06:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/duck-comics-revue-something-to-quack-about\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T06:44:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T06:44:29","slug":"duck-comics-revue-something-to-quack-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7061804","title":{"rendered":"Duck Comics Revue: &#8220;Something to Quack About&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Sometimes, whatever interest a story may have is purely exogenous.\u00a0 Such is the case here, as we have the first post-Barks ten-pager.\u00a0 In WDC 312, it was &#8220;The Not-So-Ancient Mariner&#8221;&#8211;and in 313, BOOM, &#8220;Something to Quack About&#8221; (yes, there were also a number of Barksless issues of WDC before then&#8211;we&#8217;re trying to simplify a little here).\u00a0 How does this work out?\u00a0 Well, let&#8217;s GIVE &#8217;em something to quack about, shall we?\u00a0 If this were Lockman, I feel like that would be &#8220;Something to Wak About.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"display: inline;\">This is a Strobl\/Gregory production, which might make you at least tentatively hopeful.\u00a0 This was, more or less, before Gregory&#8217;s fall into I-don&#8217;t-know-what, and Strobl is always Strobl.\u00a0 That house there may not quite be Barks, but hey, it still doesn&#8217;t look too bad.\u00a0 But if, like me, you&#8217;re intensely curious about what their &#8220;collection of Duckburg artifacts&#8221; consists of, I am sorry to say you will find no answers here.\u00a0 Note also that this is a &#8220;Donald and Daisy&#8221; story, as were &#8220;The Beauty Business&#8221; and &#8220;Mariner&#8221; and many subsequent&#8211;was Western trying to reach more girls?\u00a0 I wish I knew more details.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<div><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEivDFIMlAviwtp7vPDrj9MYtyBq1jyMAznXWLNXSQczxXUSyBv-DBsDs0K7Iqo4gVViSH3bukEKj5TDotJLD2UuMAG6wc4erZxmkK0PqeGnpFdgIMy8GjRfsFdZDSLz7UO--uAE-q7U0QXUV2x5dBvoWkcr1qQaBtSvisb1UrFS9L5Ea9aEq8A-xdPLUt9O\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"659\" data-original-width=\"941\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEivDFIMlAviwtp7vPDrj9MYtyBq1jyMAznXWLNXSQczxXUSyBv-DBsDs0K7Iqo4gVViSH3bukEKj5TDotJLD2UuMAG6wc4erZxmkK0PqeGnpFdgIMy8GjRfsFdZDSLz7UO--uAE-q7U0QXUV2x5dBvoWkcr1qQaBtSvisb1UrFS9L5Ea9aEq8A-xdPLUt9O=w400-h280\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The &#8220;and Daisy&#8221; here concerns this.\u00a0 Apparently, Cornelius Coot (ne Quackberry?) lived here.\u00a0 That other duck is named Clarissa, presumably in homage to Samuel Richardson, and somehow here arms-folded pose there is cracking me up.\u00a0 She&#8217;s quite smug about this down payment!<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEibq8allt456F9JAsTdiyLLmIbdlPeEoD7-0jW9nxUhPb5GJ_O5HstAffT-1JWIDyM3AxzKtemyr1yWY96fiLP6G3WZt37YWthnOOaIJVb5KigPfA8ckb_TrCi-entIh2auZZ-Ls5pFx51PkJdafQhXRbgQ7g2mfnGUxzJLqqTNyy5visXYdB5RlfJRcxNP\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"670\" data-original-width=\"934\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEibq8allt456F9JAsTdiyLLmIbdlPeEoD7-0jW9nxUhPb5GJ_O5HstAffT-1JWIDyM3AxzKtemyr1yWY96fiLP6G3WZt37YWthnOOaIJVb5KigPfA8ckb_TrCi-entIh2auZZ-Ls5pFx51PkJdafQhXRbgQ7g2mfnGUxzJLqqTNyy5visXYdB5RlfJRcxNP=w400-h288\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The transparent insincerity of Donald&#8217;s &#8220;that&#8217;s too bad!&#8221; is something.\u00a0 Daisy&#8217;s batted eyes are something else, though I couldn&#8217;t quite say what.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgeFxSve-wS9BZLkvbCNRYfhnCRQoDEtkzo0X7GqiHcDwNWsFUFAb56p0743yiBUF0utfPuiKyf-wmX1t1RAxs1NOsVY_lREAVddc8pO9L-TiVezFjSmQ8iklFfC9c8BxsIiHRHLrqkbjqmi4tLfIcQEYfyMjO8VdB8iWnwXRNZvTEbBI7_K9LKoGlZAN69\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"668\" data-original-width=\"934\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgeFxSve-wS9BZLkvbCNRYfhnCRQoDEtkzo0X7GqiHcDwNWsFUFAb56p0743yiBUF0utfPuiKyf-wmX1t1RAxs1NOsVY_lREAVddc8pO9L-TiVezFjSmQ8iklFfC9c8BxsIiHRHLrqkbjqmi4tLfIcQEYfyMjO8VdB8iWnwXRNZvTEbBI7_K9LKoGlZAN69=w400-h286\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>First: &#8220;dassn&#8217;t.&#8221; I feel like that&#8217;s a Southern thing, but I know it&#8217;s not; I only know I remember it from <i>Huckeberry Finn<\/i>\u00a0(where it&#8217;s styled &#8220;dasn&#8217;t&#8221;).\u00a0 What an odd thing for Donald to say, though.\u00a0 Second: Donald&#8217;s facial expression there in the lower right.\u00a0 I feel like I&#8217;ve never seen him quite looking like that before.\u00a0 An expresion that seems to bespeak a determination to, in spite of the sacrifice it entails, is determined to help Daisy.\u00a0 It&#8217;s pretty impressive work on Strobl&#8217;s part, and it suggests a more emotionally complicate story than this is actually going to be.\u00a0 In fact, whatever internal conflict Donald my be experiencing never shows up again.\u00a0 Maybe it would be different were it Barks, but&#8230;it ain&#8217;t.\u00a0 Shrug.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjDI3qkdNeqHgqDb2znsg9rUBvFt1GQRzACRYD-7rolK-5yWTme3kmydJDRv49xQeS9CvRCOdPIXe5Q0FWWvEwFO4QfcDuHUF0JR6qtkfvFkiF7LZHxczhSbRZdH9biTG4Y3RnghfdDjJdioZsyVu-2SEp_91wpt27nPA6UFtRLKud5S42huce5OyDKrMyP\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"671\" data-original-width=\"929\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjDI3qkdNeqHgqDb2znsg9rUBvFt1GQRzACRYD-7rolK-5yWTme3kmydJDRv49xQeS9CvRCOdPIXe5Q0FWWvEwFO4QfcDuHUF0JR6qtkfvFkiF7LZHxczhSbRZdH9biTG4Y3RnghfdDjJdioZsyVu-2SEp_91wpt27nPA6UFtRLKud5S42huce5OyDKrMyP=w400-h289\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>If you want to learn more about the house or anything, too bad: the balance of the story consists of Donald inadvertently causing extremely mild havoc.\u00a0 If that&#8217;s what you enjoy, you will definitely enjoy it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhhPPjKHdnourj8h3vk68KxhFzjKyg5CUeLklfSR_nG9v92DBkvGrOtDMcXYydkycdfWeRLJmmcASsc-E2-oWj3i3Jm0KIeIVI5p4RAMEVQjV6r0FoXfdjjTPGglZfWqE2QCXDJCCY4jDT55N6QONMnOuDMGds6lGmoemvrAY_UNH52tsjglcLQjticsDmY\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"327\" data-original-width=\"531\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhhPPjKHdnourj8h3vk68KxhFzjKyg5CUeLklfSR_nG9v92DBkvGrOtDMcXYydkycdfWeRLJmmcASsc-E2-oWj3i3Jm0KIeIVI5p4RAMEVQjV6r0FoXfdjjTPGglZfWqE2QCXDJCCY4jDT55N6QONMnOuDMGds6lGmoemvrAY_UNH52tsjglcLQjticsDmY=w400-h246\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And here is a GREAT out-of-context panel.\u00a0 Seriously: don&#8217;t you want there to be a Roy Lichtenstein painting of this one?\u00a0 I&#8217;d shell out for a print of that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh-vOXy2oVTjeaTvKlAR_TCXzG-2Wl1VlEtOBx3hoHT5taNvf16A_1xJiat1kQYbnoWHY72mSmZNKcWQcaPYoGXHR2K-yd6mhhUnrQxPtG7DVswaqTHlTPN1Yf7NbTehjjHpQb4r01H04Cs-InqJ8CMtryu0AK0DOvh7TOYc4tgQK1xZPvjmsvL4mOIMq7i\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"666\" data-original-width=\"942\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh-vOXy2oVTjeaTvKlAR_TCXzG-2Wl1VlEtOBx3hoHT5taNvf16A_1xJiat1kQYbnoWHY72mSmZNKcWQcaPYoGXHR2K-yd6mhhUnrQxPtG7DVswaqTHlTPN1Yf7NbTehjjHpQb4r01H04Cs-InqJ8CMtryu0AK0DOvh7TOYc4tgQK1xZPvjmsvL4mOIMq7i=w400-h283\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, we do get a little of this unappealing war-of-the-sexes stuff, with Daisy jumping to unreasonable conclusions.\u00a0 I mean, REALLY, jeez, he looks half-dead in the upper left there&#8211;far from &#8220;goofing off.&#8221;\u00a0 Maybe a LITTLE quality-of-mercy might be warranted?<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgHXOfK0CIWKt4rujsv-94x058reUFfPkBQI8dSJLUbq4qvdP6wSu4I9Bkw2suu7GIZigPmdC12Tw1bxHv75qOV50T9bCJqAMazEkrYwBjnoliQ5gfTiim6NPKv10s4UUhfjZ9Yfl6P3RF3_tbxA61qY-qtmBy1IMijQxlRNx4cBHGhMTUKnTSNYH9ENb_r\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"338\" data-original-width=\"942\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgHXOfK0CIWKt4rujsv-94x058reUFfPkBQI8dSJLUbq4qvdP6wSu4I9Bkw2suu7GIZigPmdC12Tw1bxHv75qOV50T9bCJqAMazEkrYwBjnoliQ5gfTiim6NPKv10s4UUhfjZ9Yfl6P3RF3_tbxA61qY-qtmBy1IMijQxlRNx4cBHGhMTUKnTSNYH9ENb_r=w400-h144\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And then: this.\u00a0 That cop sure is keen on lecturing people about anti-noise laws!\u00a0 Well, he&#8217;s a cop; out of all the things he could be doing, that&#8217;s probably one of the least harmful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEg-SmRMM13sCUQs2k_iY51E7KIsO4p0XvC9FV6o3Bc3pZqR7FD45jTgDzdgabr5_NrcWOEv0mFu0_bCRB-HsUzAcMOx1Pux_rYFBPAMROFldynUSWUmogvTZquB81g3YedsmRneBK_Q0ZMzn5juhxVU61_5TsTmXW3wOYrpoYSuR4sa0AzAJGXzV4a9ihgF\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"1008\" data-original-width=\"937\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEg-SmRMM13sCUQs2k_iY51E7KIsO4p0XvC9FV6o3Bc3pZqR7FD45jTgDzdgabr5_NrcWOEv0mFu0_bCRB-HsUzAcMOx1Pux_rYFBPAMROFldynUSWUmogvTZquB81g3YedsmRneBK_Q0ZMzn5juhxVU61_5TsTmXW3wOYrpoYSuR4sa0AzAJGXzV4a9ihgF=w372-h400\" width=\"372\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Seriously, the noise police are way better than the regular police.\u00a0 And as someone who&#8217;s sometimes a little bit sensitive to noise, I sort of appreciate them.\u00a0 As long as they&#8217;re not doing other police stuff.\u00a0 Otherwise, ACAB all the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjzR8k1gUwTm1N8tMJalL1fKraW3SBis6Nv6yhBpjiJhw8a5kyvW-U6oUO3hw9MWp_DgVniZFDdF5pa5L4RmoFh3zAbqNmD_6e6uQLHogN49Fi2L64w190mQVaK5eK5JVwYOc2bYIivzJErnIE1a0062_Eto6Ee0eMxmG73iP0JZCZydUVHZU-fBAfHOwbb\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"664\" data-original-width=\"941\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjzR8k1gUwTm1N8tMJalL1fKraW3SBis6Nv6yhBpjiJhw8a5kyvW-U6oUO3hw9MWp_DgVniZFDdF5pa5L4RmoFh3zAbqNmD_6e6uQLHogN49Fi2L64w190mQVaK5eK5JVwYOc2bYIivzJErnIE1a0062_Eto6Ee0eMxmG73iP0JZCZydUVHZU-fBAfHOwbb=w400-h283\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The junkman is taking his ease.&#8221;\u00a0 Whatever else you want to say about this story (and you probably don&#8217;t want to say much, honestly), it DOES provide us with that little phrase.\u00a0 I love it so much.\u00a0 Oughta be the title, if you ask me.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh7O1Ti6Y-vIGbUjt2YK3Ycu04N5rC2uVci4mcpaVJUUa_-gwX1lacCtgMhPu_JPdTjkPltYZZYWmtwKRnGmBtV2QGqtYZGBb5AaY79DO4WNE-ZYmdyaKyYyW9xIBU0mAjhG6-wxCK0C9-lpIRU7l4cZ6js48I19VxBrtnMxHOMF320x_9aVY6qcQnAiuRP\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"995\" data-original-width=\"941\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh7O1Ti6Y-vIGbUjt2YK3Ycu04N5rC2uVci4mcpaVJUUa_-gwX1lacCtgMhPu_JPdTjkPltYZZYWmtwKRnGmBtV2QGqtYZGBb5AaY79DO4WNE-ZYmdyaKyYyW9xIBU0mAjhG6-wxCK0C9-lpIRU7l4cZ6js48I19VxBrtnMxHOMF320x_9aVY6qcQnAiuRP=w378-h400\" width=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m a sucker for Donald cheerfully ruining people&#8217;s cars in really obvious ways, so I&#8217;m down with this.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh_sshyu0Neg6Ywn2pzImh0M6oWVYf-D4LbtVyVlWotbvu2SFS77SmAhH4tn9edgKb6koH0iXTawkO8dsy_jkPGvfg4YGT3TLN4WUYbNfk95T5EQyHTtSg1rLIZCHk_vBmKI67p_tUB8qnvvLeEWYZ1Du8QEAj0SEa4SYIvFxTzfGJacqo7wk-gk7m-2hH3\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"1007\" data-original-width=\"938\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEh_sshyu0Neg6Ywn2pzImh0M6oWVYf-D4LbtVyVlWotbvu2SFS77SmAhH4tn9edgKb6koH0iXTawkO8dsy_jkPGvfg4YGT3TLN4WUYbNfk95T5EQyHTtSg1rLIZCHk_vBmKI67p_tUB8qnvvLeEWYZ1Du8QEAj0SEa4SYIvFxTzfGJacqo7wk-gk7m-2hH3=w373-h400\" width=\"373\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s ridiculous, but it&#8217;s kind of fun, and it&#8217;s here so we can get back to the Quackberry place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEixkUBlzngBGWgoYNaK3qwBoJwWzndwU7Ohb5mOaeOX3GmcvPbOgwmeZSh8Re3R8l3VU1nD9Ft2PIQU2g7YD0KexwTcFs80E81Vjyo_phlOK5z4bdsEHE6vEQn3_LziIKamOM_Y7PaDAcUzkl4lmNzQFqzHIsL2Fb-S9FETBsZeouyvgRs5RqaVJ-_wjWUJ\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"1001\" data-original-width=\"940\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEixkUBlzngBGWgoYNaK3qwBoJwWzndwU7Ohb5mOaeOX3GmcvPbOgwmeZSh8Re3R8l3VU1nD9Ft2PIQU2g7YD0KexwTcFs80E81Vjyo_phlOK5z4bdsEHE6vEQn3_LziIKamOM_Y7PaDAcUzkl4lmNzQFqzHIsL2Fb-S9FETBsZeouyvgRs5RqaVJ-_wjWUJ=w375-h400\" width=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And&#8230;meh.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t love a story where Donald gets whacked with a board, or umbrella, for no good reason.\u00a0 I can do without it!\u00a0 But, as you can no doubt tell from Garden Club Lady&#8217;s expression in the bottom right, things are looking up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjGvfkpAcYZ4nlZkxheqE4gpfdok4KJVTjuW9wZakw51P9j5WNl56zAJo5PVrZbqQ0P_x8xkZ3QN1trX636Zim2wHxL5Bu3UsRITFZiaa3ftWpAiCv9KWwW6tbn2G5EE50YvO8n3NDfqPAcImF9_o8p3HHxamuxVKVbTK0oF2KIFjsbRdpX3HgwJ3j0Vq0O\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"670\" data-original-width=\"937\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjGvfkpAcYZ4nlZkxheqE4gpfdok4KJVTjuW9wZakw51P9j5WNl56zAJo5PVrZbqQ0P_x8xkZ3QN1trX636Zim2wHxL5Bu3UsRITFZiaa3ftWpAiCv9KWwW6tbn2G5EE50YvO8n3NDfqPAcImF9_o8p3HHxamuxVKVbTK0oF2KIFjsbRdpX3HgwJ3j0Vq0O=w400-h286\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Okay, &#8220;let&#8217;s watch our language in front of the boys&#8221; is not a bad joke for a story like this.\u00a0 But what does Daisy even MEAN by saying she&#8217;s not interested in the house?\u00a0 She is too!\u00a0 Look back at the beginning: &#8220;isn&#8217;t this place wonderful!&#8221; she exclaims, as she emerges from the house.\u00a0 &#8220;The founder of Duckburg lived here,&#8221; she adds, if there were any doubt that she was talking about the house.\u00a0 Come on, man.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgZGUvnBUMXx3LuPsms3PBFJLM2W_-5GR1veKNkXACRZSzo97KL-eLiofeXoBt_xApXjb5Vy-rJ7twfuakQptaepwdp9f1igNmPiXHF7S2n5nj5s3g9y9GNwwy38fFuB4TOcxqtcFtsklRmtTHBZxSKoLoqOH0Lv6vOqWuQbdYeoNYGwAGUfaB_skvjU0RI\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"665\" data-original-width=\"936\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgZGUvnBUMXx3LuPsms3PBFJLM2W_-5GR1veKNkXACRZSzo97KL-eLiofeXoBt_xApXjb5Vy-rJ7twfuakQptaepwdp9f1igNmPiXHF7S2n5nj5s3g9y9GNwwy38fFuB4TOcxqtcFtsklRmtTHBZxSKoLoqOH0Lv6vOqWuQbdYeoNYGwAGUfaB_skvjU0RI=w400-h284\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>IS it &#8220;not bad?&#8221;\u00a0 I doesn&#8217;t make a huge amount of sense to me, I have to tell you.\u00a0 What does that admission fee have to do with the tree?\u00a0 I mean, wouldn&#8217;t there be a fee anyway?\u00a0 Sure, Donald and Daisy are both getting what they wanted, so that&#8217;s great, but what does the tree have to do with anything?\u00a0 Is it that there wouldn&#8217;t be any justification for charging anything if not for it?\u00a0 Look, Gregory: if you actually have a coherent idea of what&#8217;s meant to be happening here, I&#8217;m afraid you&#8217;ll have to do a little more to spell it out, me being a blogger of very little brain.<\/p>\n<p>Okay okay, this story wasn&#8217;t very interesting.\u00a0 I have to admit it.\u00a0 And the title has little to do with anything.\u00a0 I am sorry for failing all of you.\u00a0 In atonement, why don&#8217;t I show you some of the other bounteous treasures this issue has to offer, such as:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjJ4tJQtIVGRSwzI-cIZ878KOLS0LDBSTVmV3ktjdBgPqWBIfHWIUDBBId_ZEvR7oLYiP3TYiTg9JFSG7o1I_946vU3uHUWjpRWEV7K7iR5nux999Hs6pAkBZIJrIMZsWY62ueIA0Xxnt2WzWmeZCIgWNwJ38D2oJx2DJl0xE-w395ckymwydqZo4mDNv1N\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"675\" data-original-width=\"927\" height=\"291\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjJ4tJQtIVGRSwzI-cIZ878KOLS0LDBSTVmV3ktjdBgPqWBIfHWIUDBBId_ZEvR7oLYiP3TYiTg9JFSG7o1I_946vU3uHUWjpRWEV7K7iR5nux999Hs6pAkBZIJrIMZsWY62ueIA0Xxnt2WzWmeZCIgWNwJ38D2oJx2DJl0xE-w395ckymwydqZo4mDNv1N=w400-h291\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;well, bounteous is as bounteous does.\u00a0 THAT&#8217;S BABY TALK!!\u00a0 Oh hi, Vic, you crazy fuckin&#8217; Bircher.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjpidlFR1qsYQU5RoOfRMebP7SlXB6h6dUSgLkaOHi1ImvGmrK4dU9DiJb1y6doKSHDrtLQqra2tNr0AUMAdaC1yXHze3L8Fw1K6IHjdULx78P-j180s6s2ousWEWoVotV-3LLV_iYu3LDh01GNMZjPVbUQZ5b_xCFGmZgcSend4CyRMxJH2bj9PjworkV8\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"941\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjpidlFR1qsYQU5RoOfRMebP7SlXB6h6dUSgLkaOHi1ImvGmrK4dU9DiJb1y6doKSHDrtLQqra2tNr0AUMAdaC1yXHze3L8Fw1K6IHjdULx78P-j180s6s2ousWEWoVotV-3LLV_iYu3LDh01GNMZjPVbUQZ5b_xCFGmZgcSend4CyRMxJH2bj9PjworkV8=w400-h284\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Question: &#8220;Caesar Romano?&#8221;\u00a0 Who?\u00a0 Are we getting Cesar Romero&#8217;s name confused?\u00a0 If not, who the heck is this meant to be?\u00a0 And either way, why is his coin worth fifty thousand dollars?\u00a0 I find this highly inscrutable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjv17g8z_Jlg_uB_SoiYKBO9YixQo8KB3-CYhWFGqXArTERnelsVqUtM017k6zk7TOaQKwz93L1TPlpNgebeTKUWgzr1KS-ADAPSbXPna3wiTRNgSUK2bKfLa7PgOMnZ4CRi7oskPD12gfFKPA5NolMbMLZQWMzWGP6RnMof92pBRjR7mGC2Lfs12n8Jk2e\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"668\" data-original-width=\"929\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjv17g8z_Jlg_uB_SoiYKBO9YixQo8KB3-CYhWFGqXArTERnelsVqUtM017k6zk7TOaQKwz93L1TPlpNgebeTKUWgzr1KS-ADAPSbXPna3wiTRNgSUK2bKfLa7PgOMnZ4CRi7oskPD12gfFKPA5NolMbMLZQWMzWGP6RnMof92pBRjR7mGC2Lfs12n8Jk2e=w400-h288\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>To the hobby center!\u00a0 I&#8217;m really only putting this here because it sets up the main&#8230;thing in the story, such as it is.\u00a0 I enjoy the proprietor dopily turning that crank.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhh-kaFoktPd7v1Rzyi1MUQgrKCM2q4e4_YVwYWl3w4sT1vHdJYKO2yRknKwlSXhFK_-5L6ictoToC5oRaR6Rd0HH3Mtg9Ckbv5zROqyjXGfJgviyLyhFR-wDkiFhIYbTg1ddTjaMwGJoC2RQpFkQeJ48mDR2O3AIdzHSzAraLGS0h83PbtU6JH1UAxiBq4\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"661\" data-original-width=\"936\" height=\"283\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhh-kaFoktPd7v1Rzyi1MUQgrKCM2q4e4_YVwYWl3w4sT1vHdJYKO2yRknKwlSXhFK_-5L6ictoToC5oRaR6Rd0HH3Mtg9Ckbv5zROqyjXGfJgviyLyhFR-wDkiFhIYbTg1ddTjaMwGJoC2RQpFkQeJ48mDR2O3AIdzHSzAraLGS0h83PbtU6JH1UAxiBq4=w400-h283\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I mean, it&#8217;s a fairly slick l&#8217;il plot.\u00a0 Admittedly, it relies on Scrooge being fairly dimwitted.\u00a0 Also, it seems pretty iffy that they could make a compartment big enough to hold coins without destroying the plane&#8217;s functionality.\u00a0 But other than those things: great job, guys!<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhUupFV7-aJy6SAvfG3_62JtjSuqJ9fePNWY1rqUzUJzAcz1aBBykmIHx17Coko8r1jR4MDJwM6lN9Fo8-cGcslPvMArpExwWPBO_ZUFc-smc9c4zWcm1XWC5eXO7Xi7RnbUaX-UesNhmJubsRoCkwvRIklHndwox2pveBsYu2qo0zzpDSRii7lUAgVc0-e\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"337\" data-original-width=\"935\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhUupFV7-aJy6SAvfG3_62JtjSuqJ9fePNWY1rqUzUJzAcz1aBBykmIHx17Coko8r1jR4MDJwM6lN9Fo8-cGcslPvMArpExwWPBO_ZUFc-smc9c4zWcm1XWC5eXO7Xi7RnbUaX-UesNhmJubsRoCkwvRIklHndwox2pveBsYu2qo0zzpDSRii7lUAgVc0-e=w400-h144\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>And then they only fail due to bad luck.\u00a0 So it goes.\u00a0 That &#8220;do a loop&#8221; joke is so unspeakably dumb that I can&#8217;t help sort of loving it.\u00a0 Sort of hating it, also.\u00a0 Which feeling is stronger?\u00a0 Support me on patreon to find out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjhYAkVuUSzvjuOfWeVYi5KpPV3EKzz8tLwwNWhX5Dnml_oMXrM4jf0KX9C4NuQk-RbqYsdCoHdt1RUXD4zwRf1cVBVQdds1aymI4B9t318ExiC66eIcBZD-bdvuQaxSihaS8t_gEKMdAXD7PWbGCMMccr4q-xVAs8e9ZzDpB3r6mGsTJ9jrEQuPZSWIj68\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"672\" data-original-width=\"936\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjhYAkVuUSzvjuOfWeVYi5KpPV3EKzz8tLwwNWhX5Dnml_oMXrM4jf0KX9C4NuQk-RbqYsdCoHdt1RUXD4zwRf1cVBVQdds1aymI4B9t318ExiC66eIcBZD-bdvuQaxSihaS8t_gEKMdAXD7PWbGCMMccr4q-xVAs8e9ZzDpB3r6mGsTJ9jrEQuPZSWIj68=w400-h288\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Anyway, the Beagles are foiled when they run the hell off a random pier into the ocean in the middle of town.\u00a0 As happens.\u00a0 Look, when it comes to a story like this, you&#8217;ve gotta just take what you can get.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiJlNjN2936Uqlw9yPciLisbmbEj0c2wACkmx1vTqePqlr05ggkhAXJ3XUTAylHbpRUuJqszHKRSc_R--cUPwHQhxEZjj9pxRNAVDIjVZMg_il7Q7H1AHOrjUXMngXWCiND3pkagqLlwGwxhmq_KooaCDKYi8gFxXalBCY187N4az_2X2OZ5kgHWHI9T-xa\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"333\" data-original-width=\"941\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiJlNjN2936Uqlw9yPciLisbmbEj0c2wACkmx1vTqePqlr05ggkhAXJ3XUTAylHbpRUuJqszHKRSc_R--cUPwHQhxEZjj9pxRNAVDIjVZMg_il7Q7H1AHOrjUXMngXWCiND3pkagqLlwGwxhmq_KooaCDKYi8gFxXalBCY187N4az_2X2OZ5kgHWHI9T-xa=w400-h141\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Then, they kick one another&#8217;s asses while howling in pain.\u00a0 This may possibly not be Strobl&#8217;s finest hour.\u00a0 Seriously, just LOOK at their legs.\u00a0 What the hell?<\/p>\n<p>More?\u00a0 Jeez, you&#8217;re demanding.\u00a0 Well, how about:<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgkUyzHPXVnvShpJ-JAnARP8Tj_ZR0veHlCXDelM9tzeOHGGy0bPBMiDL0jqWLfgU--0F1P1x7kIIAoXvrvm64-AQi0_yahjcing71qCj3CdJB7PwDtI43yx2Cyisc5G0X0tkCfs3HEdaKraHOx9RwYO4UL10l6Coj0O2SHVbyfHK66Rk1w1WMUwB5uyALO\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"328\" data-original-width=\"345\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgkUyzHPXVnvShpJ-JAnARP8Tj_ZR0veHlCXDelM9tzeOHGGy0bPBMiDL0jqWLfgU--0F1P1x7kIIAoXvrvm64-AQi0_yahjcing71qCj3CdJB7PwDtI43yx2Cyisc5G0X0tkCfs3HEdaKraHOx9RwYO4UL10l6Coj0O2SHVbyfHK66Rk1w1WMUwB5uyALO=w400-h381\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Whoa ho ho!\u00a0 Hard to argue with that pitch!\u00a0 Let&#8217;s do it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhXi6Y6ywBXlW4x_G6pbGz1OE6GYnlQshv1scqH-8kMJCVLLAjyiMDB6uMObSU-IHzbZQ33oPBWWu65mWBqtzvE-OZTCSmMdvZOmMJe-xDM8bCBXOIX6rJUfSdY62TUBeLX92OIppAgrFdTlgOiq35PH_ap8ncdNrPN-U7CjrVEUOc8eyl48Urgc5YPldTM\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"928\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhXi6Y6ywBXlW4x_G6pbGz1OE6GYnlQshv1scqH-8kMJCVLLAjyiMDB6uMObSU-IHzbZQ33oPBWWu65mWBqtzvE-OZTCSmMdvZOmMJe-xDM8bCBXOIX6rJUfSdY62TUBeLX92OIppAgrFdTlgOiq35PH_ap8ncdNrPN-U7CjrVEUOc8eyl48Urgc5YPldTM=w400-h288\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Okay.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t altogether understand that &#8220;flattery will get you nowhere,&#8221; but if I did, I feel like I might be vaguely offended.\u00a0 Anyway, shades of those Bottaro Witch Hazel\/Goofy stories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEimrZgcMyqN-mPkvJnrPaZ-_q3Tyi0zMDRG4kpZpF-uJGyeDkJ4xQfd6Gzh5b920-xB-wcCOgRWXZD4wM_hCGmUSirWVEqjN4S1h6zQLpkaGy1nHYDq4YvMPFS5Bjiw8H3kGta6hRykA8jlAltFMGdS3bOrZZ_Z2A1zQUCvqU77nL7wpkYptURXrg3Jj2jY\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"330\" data-original-width=\"929\" height=\"143\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEimrZgcMyqN-mPkvJnrPaZ-_q3Tyi0zMDRG4kpZpF-uJGyeDkJ4xQfd6Gzh5b920-xB-wcCOgRWXZD4wM_hCGmUSirWVEqjN4S1h6zQLpkaGy1nHYDq4YvMPFS5Bjiw8H3kGta6hRykA8jlAltFMGdS3bOrZZ_Z2A1zQUCvqU77nL7wpkYptURXrg3Jj2jY=w400-h143\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Also, Mim does come across as relatively appealing here, as these things go.\u00a0 That &#8220;you&#8217;re stupid but you&#8217;re nice!&#8221; indicates a fair bit of brio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiPKx4puDGGi6fYwwF3DGayQdC7yzN_uzFfqsyBVPwSv0TXNEINjiK2QUIkWmqPSj0_v4c73j1cr0F9tFb_BbuBnyvICFD9FX_3fD1vY-1AccSBYRB9LoWFSt4jxvLwB_EZb3aDqwsGiVRqAhKnwmJlgvLTO1d0dXUjVVTBftpbtPJmOheCylXUQDiOFKl4\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"1335\" data-original-width=\"937\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiPKx4puDGGi6fYwwF3DGayQdC7yzN_uzFfqsyBVPwSv0TXNEINjiK2QUIkWmqPSj0_v4c73j1cr0F9tFb_BbuBnyvICFD9FX_3fD1vY-1AccSBYRB9LoWFSt4jxvLwB_EZb3aDqwsGiVRqAhKnwmJlgvLTO1d0dXUjVVTBftpbtPJmOheCylXUQDiOFKl4=w280-h400\" width=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Yes.\u00a0 So it turns out her super saleswoman technique is just mugging people and then kicking their asses.\u00a0 Go with what works, I guess.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhAHD2PByhuF_FvQiMok-By5ClKAwIhUpULTThU5wDfSQY2HTt5EMV_sA0dLvf7uWYOL0-_5_wVPpqPY45kDyyC4vRX5e2DaalNLd4VVdvKDPS07CrAVifQkLEOt0c_CB2sp1n9SDpU6LK_zyAGi4TWY2apHWF94c5NQH5sNI1HqM8UlVe72cNz4U7-Eih6\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"1000\" data-original-width=\"944\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhAHD2PByhuF_FvQiMok-By5ClKAwIhUpULTThU5wDfSQY2HTt5EMV_sA0dLvf7uWYOL0-_5_wVPpqPY45kDyyC4vRX5e2DaalNLd4VVdvKDPS07CrAVifQkLEOt0c_CB2sp1n9SDpU6LK_zyAGi4TWY2apHWF94c5NQH5sNI1HqM8UlVe72cNz4U7-Eih6=w378-h400\" width=\"378\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Scrooge likewise.\u00a0 Not sure how Goofy&#8217;s going to replicate these techniques on his own, though.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgTDffy6LXmYiD8uD_X-zRKjtLHa5hbCZJbJDx2z-S8YcjOGHsATihd8b8SxcgiKwFMPT4EEKD4p0-S0QRaV5t3PHIsMLoovzTy0TC-bUVJpRjJQs-AsbYMA05G-vcjV_g1CW4PcIb7IAW0CeZVQ7O8LGVRtyQbzguwUaR97wkFNE-gSPZ1ptYN8q4jV378\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"670\" data-original-width=\"931\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEgTDffy6LXmYiD8uD_X-zRKjtLHa5hbCZJbJDx2z-S8YcjOGHsATihd8b8SxcgiKwFMPT4EEKD4p0-S0QRaV5t3PHIsMLoovzTy0TC-bUVJpRjJQs-AsbYMA05G-vcjV_g1CW4PcIb7IAW0CeZVQ7O8LGVRtyQbzguwUaR97wkFNE-gSPZ1ptYN8q4jV378=w400-h288\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>But, alas, then he loses all his money thanks to his dimwittedness.\u00a0 It&#8217;s not clear whether Scrooge is doing this specifically because he was mesmerized earlier, or just instinctive salesmanship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhwKbQ9YXJMn8wSuDyjXHPJFQbisWASzLD_CAz5DGHGSh4vbFePky2EN7HTZNHdBrEHTrxJN1755FYNTjLBYABV-_MmFG62xIVEB3ahcwq3TQX7rICVWiWw-yQ8LbBNT6KnwoMVxJoZM-PkkCR9q5E6DszSYK1DRLd1a3f9Tm68LGKvu-L6cWD4Uxq9nwhm\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"667\" data-original-width=\"934\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEhwKbQ9YXJMn8wSuDyjXHPJFQbisWASzLD_CAz5DGHGSh4vbFePky2EN7HTZNHdBrEHTrxJN1755FYNTjLBYABV-_MmFG62xIVEB3ahcwq3TQX7rICVWiWw-yQ8LbBNT6KnwoMVxJoZM-PkkCR9q5E6DszSYK1DRLd1a3f9Tm68LGKvu-L6cWD4Uxq9nwhm=w400-h286\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Another way you could get out of more dinners is just by not extending invitations for no reason.\u00a0 I dunno.\u00a0 Well&#8230;yeah.\u00a0 That&#8217;s that.<\/p>\n<p>What?\u00a0 MORE?\u00a0 We are rather scraping the bottom of the barrel here, but okay, have 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