SUNDAY FUNNIES: OF WOMEN AND DAYLIGHT

 Hello Everybody! Koda Canine here!

I have a couple of different things to talk about today.

First off is the fact that today is INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.

While originated by Vladimir Lenin (of all people) in 1922, the United Nations has led the promotion since 1977 and it has become a recognized global holiday/event.

All I can say about that is IT'S ABOUT TIME!

Women do as much as, or in some cases more than men. Especially in regards to child raising.

I know I wasn't the easiest puppy to get along with growing up, or so my mother always claimed.

Women have earned and deserve their rights.

To say or do otherwise is totally wrong.

Please respect and honor women not just on March 8, but the rest of the year as well.

And if you think I would make any jokes at a lady's expense, you don't know me very well, do you?

Now then, today is also when we set the clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins.

All I can tell you is that I woke up this morning after a ruff night of guarding my people's house from all kinds of potential intruders, like that stray raccoon that keeps raiding our trash cans, and at first I thought I overslept because the clocks all said it was an hour later than when I usually get up for the day.

Image via Facebook.

I'm sure that will go over good with any boss whose employees show up to work an hour later than usual.

Anyway, as I'm sure you can see by checking out the Wikipedia link above, Daylight Saving Time is a summer event throughout much of North America and Europe, as well as some places south of the Equator.

But in all honesty, what are we saving?

Who sets the sun🌞 an hour ahead?

That would be one heck of a trip to adjust that clock, and by the time you made it back to Earth🌍, it would be time to turn around to make the trip to reset it for winter!

And how do farmers set their roosters🐓🐓 ahead one hour to crow on time?

After all, they work on the sun's schedule too.

They crow at sunrise to wake everyone up and crow again at sunset that it's time for bed, although I personally don't know anyone who actually keeps that kind of schedule.

And as far as I know, we don't get any interest on our savings. All we receive at the end of the season is our original hour back.

What kind of a system is that?

Depending upon the clouds and the weather, the sun will always be there to begin with.

Then again, I'm not a human so maybe I'm not supposed to understand all of this to begin with.

Being a dog, my big schedule events are eat, sleep, bathroom, guard and play times.

I reluctantly agree to vet visits because staying healthy is important and I love taking car rides, but that vet HAS to find someone else to stick that thermometer when they want to check my temperature!

♫25 or 6 to 4♫

But now it's time for a few more quick time based jokes.

What time is it when the clock strikes 13?

Time to get a new clock.

How can you tell when a digital clock is broken?

After all, there's nothing on the display to say so.

Or is that your first clue?

Why is time always hungry?

Because it goes back for seconds.

Say it out loud and you'll get the joke.

I threw my clock out the window because I wanted to see time fly, but all it did was fall to the ground and break.

I certainly didn't have any fun doing that.

♫Does anybody really know what time it is?♫—Chicago.

So on that note♫, take care.

STAY SAFE!

Have a great week and please come back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies when Larry the Leprechaun stops by for his annual visit.—KC.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MARCH 8, 2025

 😎FUN FACT

Despite its nearly 250 years of popularity, the Bald Eagle🦅 wasn’t officially adopted as America’s national bird until December 2024!

FILL IN THE BLANKS

All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?

Famous Person: _O_ E   _ _ _ _ _ _S.

RHYME TIME⏰

The clue to something is below, but no matter how long your answer is, each word within it must rhyme. Ready?

More problems than you were expecting.

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the March 1, 2025 Puzzle Corner.

WHAT’S THAT SONG?

Words from a tune of the past are below. All you have to do is give us the song title. Ready?

♫But I have high hopes someone will point you towards Snopes

And debunk that crazy junk you're spewing constantly.♫

Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me by “Weird” Al Yankovic.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

Who are the youngest and oldest people to ever host Saturday Night Live?

Actress Drew Barrymore at age 7 and actress Betty White at age 88. Both records still stand as you read this.

SUNDAY FUNNIES: NO LAUGHING MATTER

♫I am woman, hear me bark!♫

♫I am woman, hear me roar!♫

Hello Everybody!
Today you have both Autumn the Puppy AND Waxy Dragon here because it's International Women's Day! 😁

And we'll get back to that in just a moment Autumn, but first we also have to deliver this public service announcement.

For those unaware of, yet affected by the fact that today is also the beginning of Daylight Savings Time in your area: WAKE UP!
If you had any appointments for anything today, you're already at least an hour late!

Now then...
The reason you have both of the Sunday Funnies' wonderful hostesses with you today is because it's INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, with March being Women's History Month! 😁

RIGHT ON!
Women have been around since the dawn of time, yet for quite awhile we've been getting the short end of the stick. Granted, not a bad thing for canines, but still...

Think of all the great things women have done, and I'm not talking about just taking care of the house and raising families either.
Women have created some of the major inventions of our time!
Yet they didn't always receive credit for their achievements! 😧

The same's true in other areas Waxy. Women have made some great accomplishments, but they've had to work harder, and hardly ever got the support their male counterparts did. Even AFTER they made it to the "proverbial" top, provided they didn't hit the "glass ceiling".

There's also the issue of equal pay for equal work.

True, and what about having the right to vote, let alone even run for any office?

♫We were suffering, until sufferage!♫—Schoolhouse Rock.

But do you want to know what the worst part of all of this is?
IT'S STILL HAPPENING TODAY!

And that's NO JOKE folks!

Okay, not one of our more humorous installments, but then again, what is there to laugh at about inequality?

On that note♫, have a great week everybody and please be back here again next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—AtP and wd.

♫Sufferin' 'til Sufferage (The 19th Amendment)♫ and Schoolhouse Rock copyrighted by whoever.
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SUNDAY FUNNIES: I AM WOMAN! (International Women's Day, celebrity comments)

The baby dragon

Hello Everybody. Today you have both Waxy Dragon AND Autumn the Puppy, because it's International Women's Day!

The puppy

That's right Waxy. Now, depending upon where you live, this celebration has been everything from a political message to an event honoring the ladies of the world. Yet there is no denying that women do make up a very important part of the world.

Right on Autumn! From Betsy Ross to Florence Nightingale, from Gilda Radner to Margaret Thatcher, there have been many famous women throughout history. Now why a lot of countries only pay women up to 78% of what their men earn is a mystery to me.

I wish I knew the answer to that one myself Waxy. Anyway, being women ourselves (sort of), we certainly aren't going to tell women themed jokes and belittle the celebration. So instead we're going to use one of my regular features and present some female based celebrity comments. Ready?

"Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness."—Oprah Winfrey.
"Women, like men, should try to do the impossible. And if/when they fail, their failure should be a challenge to others."—Amelia Earhart.
Or in other words ladies, if at first you don't succeed: try again!

"I cannot say that women are better are men, but we are certainly no worse."—Golda Meir.
"As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot."—John Lennon.
Women are not perfect. We are not saying we are superior. But we ARE living, thinking beings who deserve the respect and dignity of life.

"All women's issues are to some degree men's issues, and all men's issues are to some degree women's issues."—Warren Farrell
"I believe that women still face a glass ceiling that must be shattered."—Andrew Cuomo.
In a famous speech, Doctor Martin Luther King, Junior said he had a dream in which his children were judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.
Shouldn't the same criteria apply to gender as well?

And on that note, have a great week and please be back here next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—Waxy Dragon AND Autumn the Puppy.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MARCH 8, 2014

Hey Puzzle Fans! Since we missed celebrating the Oscars this past weekend, let's play catch up with a special Oscar Quiz!

01. He "painted" The Picture of Dorian Gray.
02. He was a smash on Broadway with Richard Rodgers.
03. Oscar is his baloney's first name.
04. The famous jazz pianist that fits our quiz theme.
05. "The Golden Boy" boxer.
06. He played professional basketball for the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks.
07. For who is the Oscar statuette named after?

For those expecting a movie quiz, well, there's always next year.
We'll reveal the results next weekend. But for now, let's open the envelopes from THE ANSWERS BOX and reveal the results from our March 1, 2014 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
By what more common names do we know the team of Rogers, Jones, and Blake?
Hint: There are two more members, but posting their surnames would give away the answer.
SHAGGY Rogers, FRED Jones, and DAPHNE Blake, joined by Velma Dinkley and Scooby-Doo are jointly known under the collective banner of "Mystery, Incorporated"; at least since the 2010 Cartoon Network series, if not earlier.

Scooby-Doo cast, circa 1969

Those that thought "The Scoobies" are obviously fans of Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

REBUS
Something we are all hoping for is pictured in the image below.
Do you know what it is?

The answer is: 

Or, at least we hope it is.