Out Top 10 Favorite Comic Strips from the Roanoke Times (Oct. 27th edition)

This entry was supposed to be posted way back on Oct. 30th, but we got distracted, and yeah life happens. But, we are back now. And, we will resume where we left off, as we look at our ten favorite comic strips from the Oct.27th Sunday edition of "The Roanoke Times" in Roanoke, Va.


Here we go:

1. Doonesbury (Image One_ a Virginia Tech Hokies helmet. The strip dealt with college football and academics).

2. Pearls Before Swine (Image Two_ this is of a pygmy goat from Cameroon residing at the Mill Mountain Zoo in Roanoke_ a goat is one of the main characters in "Pearls Before Swine")

3. "Garfield" (Image Three)

4. Funky Winkerbean

5. Agnes

6. Dilbert

7. Zits

8. Blondie

9. Hi and Lois

10. Get Fuzzy

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http://www.doonesbury.slate.com

http://www.garfield.com

http://www.funkywinkerbean.com

http://www.dilbert.com

Virtual Postcard of Turkey: Konya Eregli

Since Oct. 29th was Turkish Republic's Day, we thought we'd salute my late father Mehmet Gokbudak's country with an image from Konya Eregli, the town where he was born in 1921. Two years later, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk formed the Republic of Turkey, with Ankara as its capital.

My late grandfather Fuat Gokbudak, who alas does not yet have a Vikipedia* page, represented the Konya province in the Turkish Parliament during its early years. But, Fuat bey is mentioned as a member of the first parliament.

*-Vikipedia is the Turkish version of Wikipedia

Futbol Notebook: Trabzonspor Wins at Home

Marc Janko, an Austrian player, and his Trabzonspor teammate Olcan Adin (Turkish player, pictured) each scored a goal as Trabzonspor, which plays in Trabzon, Turkey, a large city in the eastern Black Sea, which is a good 20-hour bus ride from Istanbul, defeated Legia Warsaw from Poland at home by a 2-0 margin.

Here is our fourth and final list of Europa League play (see "The Daily Vampire" for more scores):

Trabzonspor (Turkey) 2 Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0

D. Zagred (Croatia) 0 PSV Eindhoven (Neth.) 0 (tie)

E. Frankfurt (Germany) 2 M. Tel Aviv (Israel) 0

Ferreira (Portugal) 0 Dnipro (Ukraine) 2

Elfsborg (Sweden) 1 Esberg (Denmark) 2

Florentina (Italy) 3 Pandurii (Romania) 0

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Futbol Notebook: Good Day for Valencia

Valencia scored a 5-1 victory over St. Gallen (France). The Spanish team won in part because of two goals from Argentinian national Frederico Cartaba, who had two goals.

Amazingly enough, 23 other soccer games were played in the Europa League yesterday, here are some partial scores:

Liberec (Czech) 1 Seville (Spain) 1 (tie)

Sheriff Tiraspol (Moldova) 0 Tottenham (England) 2

Bordeaux (France) 1 APOEL (Cyprus) 1 (tie)

Valencia (Spain) 5 St. Gallen (France) 1

Wigan (England) 1 Rubin Kazan (Russia) 1 (tie)

Ch. Odessa (Ukarine) 0 Ludogorets (Bulgaria) 1

Other scores:

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Quote of the Day- Kirk Gibson

We must profess that since we haven't watched baseball all year, we were oblivious to the fact that Kirk Gibson, 56, who won two World Series rings for two different teams, is now the current manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Gibson won his first World Series with the Detroit Tigers in 1984, but he became more of an icon with his shocking home run in the 1988 World Series when he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers against ace relief pitcher Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland A's.

Gibson was injured, but Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda took a huge risk and sent the power hitter to the plate. The home run won Game One for the Dodgers who eventually upset the A's.

Here is Gibson's quote:

"I'm not out here to win a beauty contest."

http://www.diamondbacks.mlb.com

http://www.dodgers.mlb.com

http://www.tigers.mlb.com

The Govt Shutdown is Finally Over (after 16 days)

Thanks for those of you coming over from our sister blog "The Daily Vampire" http://www.nocturnalguy38.blogspot.com where we reported on how House members in Congress representing North Carolina voted on the bill to stop the federal government shutdown.

There are three House members representing Virginia, including Congs. Jim Moran, Gerry Connolly and Bobby Scott. Every Democrat in the House favored the bill.

It was disappointing for many of us in southwest Virginia to see Congs. Bob Goodlatte, Morgan Griffith and Robert Hurt vote against the measure.

But, at least three Virginia Republican reps voted for the bill:Congs. Frank Wolf, Robert Wittman and Scott Riggell.

The other two Republican members from Virginia are Congs. Eric Cantor, a majority whip, and Randy Forbes.

This means that many national parks in Virginia, including Skyline Drive in Front Royal and the Arlington National Cemetery are back in business.

Our entry last week suggesting Cong. Griffith dine with Turkish ambassador Namik Tan remains highly popular!:

http://politicscultureandotherwastesoft.blogspot.com/2013/10/dc-week-teaser-perhaps-cong-morgan.html

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http://www.rpv.org/

http://www.thehill.com

DC Week (8 of 8): Govt Shutdown MAY End Tonight.....

Since elephants are the mascot of the Republican Party, and donkeys are the symbol for the Democrats, we thought we'd insert an image of a Thai elephant and a Turkish donkey with a photo of a Lucho Libre (Mexican pro wrestling) in the middle.


Here are tweet s regarding the possibility of a federal government shutdown end:

1) The Hill: "Dem polls show shutdown hurt GOP chances in Senate races."

2) The Nation (a liberal magazine): "Mitch McConnell's Tea Party challenger for 2014 Senate is already capitulating on this deal."

3) Washington Examiner (a conservative publication): "Sen. McConnell on Obamacare: Republicans remain determined to repeal this terrible law."

4) Left on Main St: "Tea Party Hypocricy Perfected Idaho Candidate Opposes Medicaid, Has Ten Kids on Medicaid."

5) The Atlantic: "Republicans couldn't stop Obamacare. How badly have they wounded it?"

6) Epoch Times: "Deal reached to end government shutdown avoid debt default."

7) Roll Call: "John Boehner: We fought the good fight, we just didn't win."

8) Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon): "Need to stop careering from crisis and focus on what really matters: good jobs, affordable college, secure retirement."

http://www.rollcall.com/

http://washingtonexaminer.com/

http://www.thenation.com/#