CAKE, ANYONE?

Today the extremely overworked Catalyst takes the day off and turns Oddball over to his beloved Judy, aka She Who Must Be Obeyed.

 

A while back we acquired a recipe for a "Lemon Sheet Cake" that has become a favorite for many reasons.  

It is quick and easy to make and it tastes great.  

But it requires a boxed cake mix AND a can of lemon pie filling.  

Therein, we find, lies the problem.  

Canned lemon pie filling has become elusive and very hard to find in our area.   

Maybe all of our neighbors are making the same cake.  

It could happen.

This week when we did our online grocery order from Walmart (to be picked up in the parking lot), we tried again.  

As the order was being finalized we were informed that the lemon pie filling was not in stock in this store, but they would ship it to us.   

What?   

No, No,  just cancel that!  

But there was no way on that page to do that.

Sooooooo.....four days later the doorbell rings and lo and behold, there is a box containing ONE CAN OF LEMON PIE FILLING.

Shipped all the way from Sparks, Nevada!

Now, someone is going to have to bake a cake!

THE FRIDAY FUNNIES

 Curiously, just this morning I received an email from LL, aka Cross Town Lori, containing a batch of puns.

I say curiously because just last night I had decided that today's edition of the Comedy Cavalcade would be all puns.

So, with a special dedication to Lori, and apologies to all the pun-haters out there (SWMBO included), here we go!

This first one is actually just for Lori's husband, who happens to be named Rick.

So is that enough for you?

Here in Groanland, the applause is deafening.

Or is that deaf to me.

Well that's my destiny.

I know what you're saying: Stop! Stop! Stop!

So I'll pull out all stops to wish you a very organ-ic weekend full of total enjoyment, fun and frolic.

And never forget: Always Keep Laughing!

Here, kitty-kitty . . .

FRIDAY FUNNIES PREVIEW

 This one was too good to hold for tomorrow.

CHARCUTERIE

MOVIES FOR OLD FOLKS

 I was having some conversation with SWMBO this evening and the expression "our precious bodily fluids" came out of my mouth.

I knew where it came from, I just didn't know why.

But after looking at a couple of clips on You Tube, I went to Amazon Prime and rented the movie.

We have 30 days to begin watching it - a true classic.

George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden and Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers, Peter Sellers.

I urge you all to join me . . whether old folks or young.

NERDS, ARISE!

So yesterday's little game got mixed results.

Margaret was the first to come up with a correct answer.

For those who didn't understand it, let me explain.

The device shown in the photo is a Voltohmmeter which normally measures various types of electric units.

The selector knob in the photo is turned to the symbol for ohms, which denotes resistance.

Hence, the device is telling you that "resistance is futile".

The phrase may have been first used in an episode of Doctor Who in 1976.

It turns up fairly often in science fiction movies and television shows.

But most of my nerdy friends connect it to an alien collective known as The Borg in Star Trek: The Next Generation.

And no, I have never seen it either.

I've never been a trekkie.

So for those of us who've never seen it, here's a clip.

And now our lives are complete!

NERD ALERT

 Let's see how many nerds are out there.