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‘Watch Yer Topknot, Lady!’

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“Goodbye, cruel world” ?

Oy vey and holy cow! Remington has had to recall more than 56,000 electronic hair dryers, due to risk of… electrocution.

No one’s been killed yet, but the company isn’t taking chances. These units are purchased online and delivered to the buyer’s home. Remington warns users that there’s a “serious risk of electrocution” if the unit comes in contact with water while it’s plugged in.

Well by cracky! Columbo! Murder, She Wrote. Mannix. Whole battalions of classic TV cop shows–how anyone could be ignorant of this gimmick is beyond me. Don’t take your electric hair dryer into the bathtub with you!

But the fact that no one’s been electrocuted by one of these gizmos yet suggests that the TV shows are doing their job, protecting us from Reddy Kilowatt on the warpath.

Why Watch ‘Columbo’?

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Now that our new computer is installed, we’re able to watch discs again; and this weekend we’re watching Columbo episodes, vintage 1971 and thereabouts.

This show was a world-wide hit, one of the greatest achievements, all-time, of American TV. And it’s still a blast today: it’ll never grow stale.

Columbo himself looks like the most insignificant man on earth. The murderers he brings to justice are persons of wealth, status, education, political power (sometimes), and charisma. They are all sure they can get away with murder. These are highly privileged people–real John Kerry/Nancy Pelosi types. Laws don’t apply to them: only to us chuckleheads and deplorables.

So it’s hugely satisfying when Columbo finally brings them down!

Columbo is Nemesis (just like Miss Marple!), and Nemesis is always humbly clothed. Nemesis is never flashy. As an agent of divine justice–God’s justice–Nemesis can never be bought off, intimidated, corrupted, or made a fool of. It will pursue the guilty beyond the gates of death.

And it’s good for us to know that.

Again, Why Does Columbo Wear a Raincoat?

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The average yearly rainfall for Los Angeles is just under 15 inches–about half of what it is for the rest of the country, including several desert states.

And yet Lt. Columbo–does anybody know his first name?–always wears a raincoat. Wears it every day. Why?

Why Did Columbo Wear a Raincoat?

Years ago I thought I had it figured out: Columbo wears a raincoat because he’s an avenging angel. Now I’m not so sure. Would an angel eat all that chili?

Columbo only had to deal with murderers. We need God’s protection now. Protection from the World Economic Forum. Protection from the Godless who mean to be gods themselves. Protection from truly insane and wicked ideas packaged and pitched to us as wisdom. As “smart.”

As for Columbo’s raincoat… Maybe it protected him from something more than rain.

Just a Few (Ahem!) Questions

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Columbo always used to ask about “just one more thing.” I have several things to ask about today.

Just askin’, ma’am.

*Did I mis-hear an ad on the radio for a retirement community called “Mendicant Village”? Do you become a mendicant before or after you go there?

*The more they yap about “income inequality” and redistributing the wealth, those wonderful global elites, the richer they themselves get. How does that happen? How is it that they’re all so fabulously wealthy?

*When will governments give up the special powers they’ve grabbed during the reign of King COVID?

*Is anybody still making movies?

*Why do we still have public education?

If any of you out there know any of the answers, you’re welcome to post them here.

 

‘How Smart Are You?’ (2018)

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I’m re-running two of the most popular posts ever to appear on this blog (I’m tired, I’m late, I don’t wanna post any nooze on this beautiful day), in hopes you’ll all enjoy them.

They’re a package deal. This one sets up a puzzle, taken from a Columbo episode, and then the next one you read will give the answer. You’ll find the puzzle here: just click the link.

How Smart Are You?

Now that I know the answer (!), of course that was the answer! It had to be!

Now it’s supposedly a Mensa riddle, suitable for geniuses, guaranteed to stump everybody else. So if you’ve never seen it before, and you’ve got the answer… Go to the head of the class!

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‘The Answer to Columbo’s Puzzle’ (2018)

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Note: Don’t read this one first! Because of the way WordPress is set up, I have to post the answer before I post the question.

Okay! Give up? Can’t remember the answer from three years ago? Or maybe you haven’t seen it before, Either way, here it is.

The Answer to Columbo’s Puzzle

Simple, isn’t it? And if you’ve got the screenwriters on your side, it’s a breeze.

If you forgot the answer from the first time around, and figured it out this time–well, you oughta be in Mensa!

‘When is “Columbo” not Columbo?'(2014)

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In any fiction series, isn’t it disconcerting when the central character suddenly starts behaving in a way he never did before? But they did that in one of our all-time favorite TV series, Columbo.

When is ‘Columbo’ Not ‘Columbo’?

I have no idea whether this post will go up or not. The guy is supposed to come tomorrow to install the new modem. The old one we could install ourselves. The new one, forget about it.

Down Whith Columbo day!!!

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We has just hadded a Reely Impotant meting of The stodent soviet “tooday” and we jist “voated” to Abbolitsh Columbo Day!!!

How discussting! to has a socaled Holladay for some “guy” come over in “a” Shipp and abstruck al “the” Indingentous Peple in Amarica and that racist Columbo watt kined “of” Heero whas he??? Jist loook “at” himb,, he “was” Seesick the hole tyme “he” was On the Bote!!!!! and al this racist biggit stuph abuot he discupboard America watt a joak!!! becose evry Boddy “thay” knows it was Wimmin of Choler thay discupboard Ameriica!!! and thay done “it” a hunerd 1,00 yeeres befour stopid old Columbo!!

We lernt at our Meting that Columbo come to Amerrica it “was the” Gratist Kallamatty evver and i sayed at the meting itt “was” Donold Trumpt’s fawlt watt hapened and the hole Stodent Soviet thay “jumpeded” up and Cheered,, and like that it nevver hapened To “me” befour and it maid “me” fiel jist lyke Pressadint Obammba!!!! In facked it maid me “think” mayby i auhght to go Into Pollaticks i bett i cood get Elecktid to Congrist jist like Alexandra Ocasional Corset!!!!!

Any whay thare isnt gointo Be no stinkin Columbo day hear at our Collidge “or” no Othher kined of racist biggit Day neether!!!!!!

i bett I cood get “a” Lot of peple to Voat for me!!

‘Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy’

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I had never heard this beautiful hymn before, until I heard it last night in, of all places, a Columbo episode. I hope you love it as much as I do–Brightly Beams Our Father’s Mercy, sung in quartet by A Cappella.

The Mystical Creamsicle

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During my after-supper nap last night, I dreamed I discovered a box of Creamsicles in my freezer: a pleasant surprise. And later, watching a Columbo episode, what does Columbo order for refreshment? Yup–a Creamsicle.

Okay, I’m game. I’ll go to the store today and buy some Creamsicles. Hey, maybe somebody’s trying to tell me something to my advantage…