tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post5289703782454054511..comments2024-03-28T03:15:52.497-04:00Comments on Duck Comics Revue: "Wintertime Wager"GeoX, one of the GeoX boys.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14658452994152399308noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-62380193874478342962023-08-24T17:43:12.135-04:002023-08-24T17:43:12.135-04:00Greatt readingGreatt readingMamzelle Nuagehttps://mamzellenuage.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-38892779519906475622017-12-28T13:43:42.474-05:002017-12-28T13:43:42.474-05:00Drinking two gallons of anything in under an hour ...Drinking two gallons of anything in under an hour would kill a grown man, let alone a grown duck-man.<br />The stomach has a capacity of MAX 4 liters.<br />Also found this info:<br />": If a person who is on a restricted sodium diet, drinks ONLY half a gallon (1.8 liters) in one sitting without using the restroom, that person could die from hyponatremia - water intoxication. However, the same holds true for a normal diet of sodium intake, but the limit increases to more than three liters of water in a SINGLE sitting."Natteravnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17395024999038452560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-59795680792066220802017-12-24T02:23:29.579-05:002017-12-24T02:23:29.579-05:00I wonder how Barks came up with the "luck&quo...I wonder how Barks came up with the "luck" angle for Gladstone. Was "Gladstone's Secret" the first story were Gladstone's ridiculous good fortune was a major part of his character? Jim Mchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390365479579478552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-58255131433955304672017-12-12T17:29:08.672-05:002017-12-12T17:29:08.672-05:00Wonderful writing and drawing, of course - in fact...Wonderful writing and drawing, of course - in fact, there's not a thing that could be bettered. But the picture editing, the flow from one frame to the next, the little modifications of mood and focus that occur by shifts in the framing - that's the essence of Carl. That, and the faces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-74844341001243855862017-12-10T16:03:11.511-05:002017-12-10T16:03:11.511-05:00This is one of my top five "stories where Dai...This is one of my top five "stories where Daisy comes off well." And since you ask...the other four are the Barks-drawn "Daringly Different" (author identified by Inducks as Bob Gregory, though Gemstone still wasn't sure when they printed it in 2006), Jens Hansegård's "Himalayan Hideout," the anonymous Brazilian Easter story "A Páscoa É Nossa," and (in a completely different key) the Shaws' "Pass the Parchment." Indeed, Barks was not alone in not knowing what to do with Daisy!Elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-55028353807677837152017-12-10T03:23:55.230-05:002017-12-10T03:23:55.230-05:00Even if Gladstoe wasn't introduce I thik this ...Even if Gladstoe wasn't introduce I thik this story would still work in a Garfield minus Garfield sort of way. Pan Miluśhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040860912155201940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-16623159383445095062017-12-09T17:59:21.333-05:002017-12-09T17:59:21.333-05:00Another peculiar thing about this early Gladstone ...Another peculiar thing about this early Gladstone is that his hair is colored brown, when it would later be established that it's actually blond. On the same subject of coloring, one does wonder about those two rows of books on the shelf in Donald's house — one yellow, one blue — because they're obviously not a single collection: the sizes and thicknesses of the books are totally inconsistent. This is very peculiar. Perhaps Donald just got fed up with reasonable methods of sorting a library and just opted for color-coding as a last resort. <br /><br />The mysterious 8 I believe would be the anonymous Induckser stating what rating he gave the story. 8/10, y'see. Which is actually, give him credit, quite a reasonable rating in my opinion.<br /><br />Funny you should point out the Ducks' weird furniture in this particular story — Barks made a habit of sticking this sort of weird interior decorating in his ducks' homes all through the 40's (you see it too in <i>Christmas on Bear Mountain</i>'s McDuck Manor, for one thing). I believe it may well be the ever-so-discreet precursor to Don Rosa's well-known "funny background details". <br /><br />I suppose Gladstone's bet's not involving him actually losing anything (just not getting something he might otherwise have gotten, e.g. Donald's house) may be chalked up to his luck trying to salvage things after Gladstone made a fool of himself, not quite managing to get him out of the stupid bet but nonetheless arranging for it to be a not-too-dangerous bet if Gladstone played his cards right. Thus retroactively retconning Gladdy's luck into the story. <br /><br />Toodle-oo! And congratulations on writing a post in so short a time!<br />Achille Talonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636339293230261724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5423579092779163824.post-32643609604379977022017-12-09T17:04:24.919-05:002017-12-09T17:04:24.919-05:00YaaaY! I made the news!
I aslo to like how cozy ...YaaaY! I made the news! <br /><br />I aslo to like how cozy Doalds house is in contrast to all the snow outsize, and yhe Daisy is quite cool in this story. I find it interesting that Donald's house is by the lake for the sake of this story.<br /><br />For my book the lemonade-challange is waaay more easy then the lake one. It's only about seven-eight liters. I think I can take it! Lemonade is good. I understand there are no bathroom brakes but sill... <br /><br />Wow. Second iconic Barks character introcuce in a Christmas story in a row? A trend that never cath on. I wonder if this wasn't first Gladstone story and his luck was established by this point I wounder would it help him in any way or how it would been interprate.Pan Miluśhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040860912155201940noreply@blogger.com