One Card Playing Dog

Ann H GabhartAnn's Posts, One Writer's Journal 22 Comments

 

Creative people are curious, flexible, persistent, and independent with a tremendous spirit of adventure and a love of play. ~Henri Matisse

I hope you have enjoyed playing my Caption Game. I’ve enjoyed your many creative captions. Many of them made me smile. And not a one of you had Robin saying “Holy Toledo” or any of the other holy somethings he said in the show over three hundred times. Can you believe somebody actually counted them? These are from the 120 Batman shows that aired on television in the Sixties. Burt Ward played Robin in that series and he was known for his holy this or that sayings. Generally, whatever he said related to something in the show. Maybe if something was on fire he might say “Holy Flames” or “Holy Smoke.” But I found a link to his twenty most unusual holy something remarks.

Here’s one that made me smile and that fit Wednesday’s picture. In one of the episodes, Cat Woman who was not nice in the shows, was trying to roast them on a grill and Robin shouts, “Holy Oleo” to which Cat Woman smirkily says she didn’t know he could yodel. Some of you may not be familiar with the word oleo but that was what margarine was called back years ago. Oleomargarine that was often shortened to oleo, but now the word has lost out to margarine.

Here’s another of the twenty listed that made me smile. In this episode Minerva played by Zsa Zsa Gabor had a spa that somehow made rich clients tell their deepest secrets. When her goons are taking Batman and Robin there, they have this exchange.

Batman: Yes, I’m looking forward to Minerva’s famous eggplant-jelly vitamin scalp massage.
Goon: Minerva thought you might pop into the Persimmon Pressurizer first.
Robin: Persimmon Pressurizer? Holy astringent plum-like fruit!
Batman: Only astringent until ripe, Robin.

Of course, I like this one because of the persimmon reference since I’ve posted on here about persimmons and getting a kid to eat one as a passage of youth since before they are ripe they do pucker your mouth. Here’s the link if you want to explore other weird holy remarks made by Robin in that show. I’m always amazed at what you can find on the internet.

But though you didn’t make any holy caption jokes, you did come up with some great captions. A couple of you noticed the woman in rollers photo bombing the shot accidentally. I liked Hope’s caption that said Batman (AKA Wiener dog) had to learn not to chase Cat Woman. Carol said they weren’t admitted to the grocery store even though they had on masks. Not the right kind, I guess. And I wished I’d thought of Ola’s to title the post. “Unlikely Heroes. ” So  what’s my caption for the Batman picture? “Holy Moley. Let me out of this Batman costume or I’m going to  bite something.”

Well, we’re down to our last photo for your suggested captions this game. Deadline to enter by leaving a comment with your caption here on my post is Monday, September 28, 2020 at midnight EST. You must be at least 18 years old to throw your name in my drawing hat. I’ll pick 4 winners and contact them via e-mail. The winners will win their choice of one of my books. Oh, and I have a newsletter giveaway going on right now too. If you didn’t get my newsletter and would like to, just let me know and I’ll send one out to you. To make sure you get the next one, you can sign up for the newsletter in the margins here on my website.

I snapped this post’s caption picture the other night when the grandkids were here playing Canasta. Their new puppy seemed very ready to help. But I get the feeling he’s trying to peer over into somebody else’s hand to help his girl play the right card. Some of my grandgirls love to play cards. I think these girls may have taken that after their grandmothers since my mom and her mom loved to play cards and so does the girls’ other grandmother too.  And of course, there’s little doubt on where they got their dog loving hearts.

Hope coming up with captions for my pictures this game has been full of play for you. Creative play has to be good for the brain and we all know smiles are good for us too.

So what’s your caption for my card playing puppy?

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. ~Maya Angelou

One last note:

Murder at the Courthouse is still on e-book sale for a few more days, but it’s going, going, gone soon. Great chance to go visit Hidden Springs for a super low price if you like to e-book read.

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    Kathy S – I never was very good at bluffing and I’m pretty sure the pup might be better at it than the girl. 🙂

    Marji – Definitely. Treats all around, win or lose.

    Ola – That pup has already gotten a winning hand ending up these kids sweet puppy.

    Paula – I hadn’t thought about that poker picture, but I know the one you mean. This puppy could pose for a new puppy one.

    Connie – Willie would probably rather have that kibble for sure. But I think he thinks he belongs in this girl’s lap.

    Hope – Maybe he shouldn’t tell. Might ruin the fun.

    Donna Jean – He probably would rather be napping than playing cards. Give him a run and he’s ready to do some snoozing.

    Martha – He was probably ready to get the game over so he could go.

    Nancy T – Playing ball or chewing up something, that would be more Willie’s idea of fun and if treats are involved, so much the better.

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    Loving all these card playing captions.

    Suzanne – That puppy has good eyesight. If only he knew which cards were the best.

    Emily – Fun caption. I think he must be a card sharp.

    Nancy – I’m not sure the cards are going to work on teaching Willie to count, but I’m thinking it was a fun way for you to teach your son about numbers.

    Lisa – love yours. I never thought about clubs looking like dog paws, but they do.

    Rory – I’m not sure if you mean the puppy or the girl, but I think you’re right about either of them.

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  4. My caption would be. “I THINK THE OTHER GUY IS BLUFFING. ” We love to play cards too. There are 8 of us here who get together every Wednesday night to play eucher. Your granddaughter looks like you

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      That other guy could be bluffing, Marjorie. Or it could be the pup that’s bluffing. 🙂 I’ve never played eucher. My dad’s favorite card games were Rook and Bridge if he could find suitable Bridge players. Mostly he played Rook. I like Rook too, but my sisters like Canasta and you don’t have to have four to play that. The granddaughters have just learned how to play it and love it.

      I’m not sure my granddaughter would think she looks like me. At least not this one. The younger one has always been told she looks like Grammy and doesn’t seem to mind. They’re cute kids, so I don’t mind either. 🙂

      Nancy, I couldn’t help you with that euchre. But my sister has taught us to play Mah Jong. That’s a game that will make you think.

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  13. “No fair! She’s got help! That’s cheating!!! 😟
    Or
    “Keep your paws off my cards!” 🤗
    Beautiful puppy! Your granddaughter looks like you. 😊
    For those of you who haven’t read Murder at the Courthouse, it’s a wonderful read and so are the other two books in the series! 😊

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      Thank you, Karen. I appreciate the recommendation about the fun of heading to Hidden Springs for a story. And it’s fun you think my granddaughter looks like me. That’s a compliment to me because I think she’s pretty cute. 🙂 That puppy is so spoiled he might forget how to walk. LOL.

      Love your captions too, especially keeping your paws off my cards.

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