Big Top by Rob Harrell for May 28, 2009

And 1-900 numbers especially aren’t - not that I would know…

Breakfast anyone? Still more oatmeal but this time with strawberries and blueberries and sliced almonds for Dry (I think you are the one allergic to tree nuts?)

Dawn: I’ll have some oatmeal with blueberries.

Wonder if Cleo found his short sheet yet?

Ohhhhhhh, ladies……BOO!

I see there are four comments but they don’t show. Anyway, going sailing tomorrow so better hit the bed. G’night all. Don’t know if it posted so will try again. Apologies if this is a repeat. Cya

Hi JFRI!

Cleo is ignoring us. We should have just left our mess.

Tabby: How was your party? How did she like her cards?

Well we just got back from Seattle about 10 minutes ago. Forgot to close the garage door and a raccoon got into Cleo’s dog food by ripping the lid of the container off and tipping it over. It was still in the garage when we got out of the car. Evidently the coon and Cleo had dinner together because my Lab has got one fat tummy from over eating at the buffet.

Had a wonderful time. The meal that my wife’s daughter’s boyfriend prepared for his Chef final grade was spectacular and that was for lunch. Then we went over to their house with a bbq of chicken, steak and salmon. A great day.

Short sheeted? Have you guys been up to something since I have been away?

Shika, yes Kaya was the dog that I had before I met my wife.

The doggie bag is in the fridge. You guys can have it when you come back to tidy up after your beach party.

Man, you guys were busy posters yesterday.

I also have cut up cantaloupe, orange slices, and bananas to go with Dawn’ s spread. My sonic coffee is brewing, help yourselves.

Yeah, marg I told you we shouldn’t have cleaned up after the party! And he thinks the raccoon left that mess in his garage!!!

I should have known you were out there tasting the kibbles JFri. What’s the matter, once the crackers in my cupboard were finished, did you forget to check in the basement pantry where the Costco boxes of refills are stacked? Serves you right. At least you were eating premium dog food.

OH MY GOSH!!! I just checked my wine racks and liquor cabinet. I am going to have to start buying the cheap stuff with friends like you guys. Well, at least you had a good time. That is the point of having a home on a lake. Our house and yard have worked wonders on relieving the stress in our guests lives. For the short time they are here, they relax. Hint, hint. Notice that I said short.

Ummmmmm, cleo??? You didn’t happen to notice any M-80 damage in your wife’s gardens, did you? I know NOTHINK about the liquor…….HIC!

Sleep it off buddy. We’ll talk in the morning. Meanwhile, I have my flashlight out searching for toon remnants.

I am still prowling the perimeter. Until I finish my rounds I will be back to see what damage you crazy toonsters have inflicted upon my little private park.

AAAARRRRRRR, ye scurvy dogs! So, me darlin’ Joy be th’ only one ta come & rescue me from the RCMP?? Another cruise around the islands, me lassie?

If you guys can stand someone interrupting your lovey dovey ways, I could use a good cruise, and..I do have untapped supplies of rum.

I…am…on…my…own…night…night all.

Morning everyone!! DrT you’re the first post of the morning. I would have been here sooner, but had to catch up on what I missed last night. Sounds like you had a good night at work.

I don’t often contribute food but I have more birthday cake than I can eat so I figured I would take a few slices and leave the rest here. It’s my favorite black forest cherry.

I love Dusty in that last panel! LOL!

carmy left a post over at Bob the Squirrel! :-D

DrToon it is for 18 more hours

doc, what makes you think it was my horse, huh?

A good defense isn’t cheap either!

Happy BD, your highness. Thanks for sharing the cake. Who said cake’s not for breakfast!? Pshaw!

Happy Day, all! See ya around the town!

Alright doc, I’ll get my shovel and be over! Geez I thought I could get away with it!

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Hey All. okay so none of you kill me. i am going to be leaving in less then 30 min to go…. dare i say it…. babysit….. cringes, awaiting attack…….. he is 6 or 7 we are going to watch movies and he will baby me its so sweet.

i didnt read the comments yet and not sure if i can. i did see yours Marg She liked her cards. it wasn’t much of a party its hard to have a party when you have 3 kids running around and have to bathe them and get then in bed. it was fun to just be around them and sit and talk …over the kids… well i must be going i have a few things to do first so ill be back some time later. i hope all of you have a wonderful day. peace and love all.

Squeeze Box - The Who

doc, good zinger at Working It Out! LOL!

Ha ha, Dusty went rabid in the last panel. Good Morning Yappy Tribe! Dry, I saw your post @Bob and added mine. Cleo, I told them not to leave a big mess, they wouldn’t listen to me. I didn’t have my machete with me. Tabby, rest your ankles girl! KingRat Happy Birthday

Morning all!

*GOOD MORNING TRIBE!!

I just wanted to greet you before I catch up on your posts. I’ll have some oatmeal with blueberries and strawberries DAWN, and some of CLEO’S coffee and fruit. MMM I’ll save this piece of Black forest cake for lunch. Thanks KingRat

Tabbylynn: Stay off those ankles, I mean your feet. (Don’t walk on your ankles either! LUV YA!

Cleo: Thanks for the Doggy bag, Woof! (WAG, WAG!)

JFri: I told you those were cleo’s kibbles. Now look what you did.

Er, (hic) Wine rack? What wine rack?

Doc. Toon: Good thing for perfume, eh?

DRY: Sorry about that. Let me help you with that shovel!

Morning digital: How’s that frog in your throat today?

Morning Akenta!

What happen to my living room? Looks like an M-80 hit it. DOCTORTOON???

Doc. You posted it it for all to see! I never go into a gentleman’s bedroom without permission, and I have no interest in sneaking around, like someone who shall remain nameless. ;~)

So, MARG does the duck taste like beef? I would have thought more like Frog’s legs, considering what was uncovered last night. (Opps. Secrets out.)

BBL got to check out those ‘toons.

So, you know “NOTINK” eh? I’ll get you for this!!

Shika - it croaked.

Digital: Sorry to hear that! RIBBIT IN PEACE.

NEWS FLASH!

A raccoon named BANDIT has been reported to be travelling with a possee in the direction of CO. They are reported to be armed with pellet guns and kibble, and were heard muttering, “must avenge shik—” the rest of the sentence was unintelligable, but it is believed that they have found a crossbow which may or may not be used in their neferious plot.

Stay tuned for updates.

Gee, did I miss some goings-on around here?

Speaking of raccoons, one (at least) recently cleaned out one of my dad’s fishponds of koi. Now the other has a mesh over it, reinforced by rebar, to protect the six remaining.

Did anyone happen to notice whether “Bandit” the coon is carrying a fishing net also?

doctortoon - I caught your comment at Working It Out. I left a comment there myself, last night, but it is no longer there. I figured somebody was going to pick up the no pants angle, so I figured that I would set up an intro. Don’t know what happened, my comment didn’t seem objectionable.

Happy Birthday KIng Rat.

Cleo & Doc I also left a brief comment at Working it Out, but I didn’t see your one from last night.

Happy Birthday KingRat

I saw you at Working It Out Dig.

I am glad that the coon is heading for CO. I’m sure doctortoon won’t mind his visiting the frozen food dept.

CLEO: I also commented on Working it Out. Your reputation is getting around.

MARGY: I left you a comment on Bob the Squirrel.

Morning bmonk: You just missed some B-80 action and kibble theft. It’s all in the posts from last night to tnis morning. I think one of the possee had a net!

CLEO: I just read the news flash, and the uupdate says that the are wearing gloves as well as masks, so expect a raid on frozen foods somewhere.

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful Tribe Of Yappy Nuts and and DoctorToon Who’s hard to describe, who’s hard to describe.

The shaman was a mighty shipping man, The pirate brave and sure. With Joy the Tribe set sail that day For a three hour tour. A three hour tour.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Bless the Beasts & the Children Muskrat Love Barracuda Freebird Disco Duck Eye of the Tiger Who Let the Dogs Out

The weather started getting rough, The Pirate’s ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew The Tribe would be lost. The Tribe would be lost. The ship set ground of this unchartered strip They call this strip BIG TOP: With DoctorToon, And Pirate too And Joy, Carm, Marg and Dry, And Shikamoo and TabbyLynn, And fellow Tribe mates too.And fellow Tribemates too. Akenta, Dawn and dcguys And Digital the Frog A knight called Radical and more Than I’ve got on the log.

MORE TO COME….

“She’s Not There” by the Zombies.

I saw an ad this morning saying that the Zombies and The Yardbirds are coming to town for a show. I can’t imagine what kind of formation that The Yardbirds would have now. All the best members left years ago.

♪♫♪Who let the dogs out? WOOF, WOOF, WOOF.

Feel free to add some verses. Sing along ……….

Shika, nicely done!

Very good Shika!

So bmonk’s got to pray for us, And I’ll say a prayer or two, This Tribe keeps growing,- I just can’t keep up I did not for-get you! I did not for-get you.

(Apologies to George Wyle and Sherwood Shwartz.)

THE BALLAD OF BIG TOP’S TRIBE.

Thank you. Thank you very much!

Tanks, Shikamoo, that’s the second tribute song that mentioned a crew around here. (Pibgorn had one to the tune of “We Didn’t Start The Fire” by Billy Joel.)

Very nice work, Shika! I nominate you as the official tribal court minstrel!

LOUD APPLAUSE!

Hey RRAmom, join the crew I did not for-get you! You keep this Tribe undercontrol “Cept when you’re nutty too! ‘Cept when you nutty too!

If anyone is not named here Just bleeep a verse or two This ballad will keep growing here From here to Timbuctoo! From here to Timbuctoo!

copyright 2009 Shikamoo MB

Guys- I have no idea where that bleeep came from! Honest.

Thank you all, (low bow).

and now, back to the strip search- I mean, my comic rounds.

Hurrah! Hurrah! for Shikamoo the minstrel!

I’ve been a bad girl! :-{ I posted over at SOTU!

I am off to run errands. I will be going up to Canada for a few days tomorrow. Will miss you members of the tribe. But I shall be around later today.

OK, all you cat lovers…here’s the secret you didn’t know!! http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/80000/3000/900/283929/283929.full.gif

BBL

Hey, this ain’t *me*….is it????? http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/100000/00000/9000/500/109579/109579.full.gif

DAAAAAAHHH Strip:

Columbo???

“Now, my wife, she’s ALWAYS callin’ these 900 numbers…..to get RECIPE ideas, you understand. Now, what I’m wondering is: What were YOU doing calling one of these recipe-hotlines, when we ALL know that - ya mind if I sit down? - we all know that the only time when YOU seem to do any cooking is when you shake those little pepper flakes on yer - y’know, my wife just LOVES to use those things, even on the JELLO at home - it takes me forever to pick all of the pepper stuff out, and by then my nice dessert’s all melted, & it’s all over my hands, and I gotta go wash up over the kitchen sink - now, where was I……Oh, yeah, when you’re heatin’ up an old slice of pizza in the microwave……..Y’know, I got one of those microwave contraptions, but my wife, she’s always tellin’ me I’m meltin’ the little plastic plate when I heat up yesterday’s casserole.

“Now, am I makin’ any sense here? - ‘cause my wife, she’s always tellin’ me that I just ramble & ramble on & on a little bit, but this thought, I just CAN’T get it outta my head - y’mind if I smoke in here? My wife, she’s always tellin’ me not to smoke anymore, but I just plain can’t stop thinkin’ - is THAT an ash tray over there? - Y’mind if I use it? - ‘Cause my wife, she’s always got this habit of following me around with an ash tray, when I’m in the house, which can be a very embarrasing thing when we’ve got company……….So, what I’m wonderin’ is, when you set yourself down in your easy chair at night to read the daily paper, do you ever get that funny feeling - I don’t know if I’m barkin’ up the wrong tree here, or what - do you ever get that kind-a wierd feeling that maybe that poodley-thing over there might - y’know, I used to have a little dog, too - sort of an, I don’t know, BENJI-type of mutt - my wife was always sayin’ I should give the poor thing a bath once a week, but since I usually wash my OVERCOAT a couple o’ times a YEAR, & I figured if it’s good enough for ME, it should be good enough - I’m not boring you, now, am I - ‘cause my wife is always noddin’ off if I start to bring my work home with me - YOU know how THAT is, right??? ‘Cause I just can’t stop wonderin’ how - y’know what it’s like when ya got a thought in yer head, & it just won’t go away? - well, I’m wonderin’ how that **one pawprint got onto the receiver of your Little Princess bedroom phone……..”

DRY: Your comment wasn’t bad, but you got an earful from the EAR. You’ve got a DRY sense of humour that is lost on thoses fanactics.

Hi Joy. Nice to see you. How was your day so far?

JFri: Loved tha cat-toon. Looks like my Mua.

And that’s not you. You’ve only been 20 years there. He looks like a lot more than 24 years in that grade.

AAAARRRRRR, Joy, me luv! Where ye been hidin’? Care ta join me on another cruise? Ever want ta know about me crew? http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/80000/3000/900/283941/283941.full.gif

AAAARRRR, Risitas NICE Columbo impersonation!!

commicaddict

Love that cartoon of us. AARRRRRRRRRR!

risistas So, ya figure, I mean, it seems obvious, but ya figure da poodle done it?

JOY Stay DRY and unplug your ‘puter. Pirate’s here to take you away to sunnier climes.

THE BALLAD OF THE YAPPY NUT TRIBE

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful Tribe Of Yappy Nuts and and DoctorToon Who’s hard to describe, who’s hard to describe. ~~~ The shaman was a mighty shipping man, The pirate brave and sure. With Joy the Tribe set sail that day For a three hour tour. A three hour tour. ~~~ The weather started getting rough, The Pirate’s ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew The Tribe would be lost. The Tribe would be lost. ~~~ The ship set ground on the shore of this unchartered strip BIG TOP: With doctorToon, And Pirate too And Joy, Carm, Marg and Dry And Shikamoo and TabbyLynn, And fellow Tribe mates too.And fellow Tribemates too. ~~~ RRAmom and CLEO too Who keep us sane and fed, Unless they’ve had a drink or two, And then it’s off to bed. And then it’s off to bed. There’s Radical the Knight and Dawn , And Digital the Frog There’s JFri geocaching and There’s more than on the log. ~~~ So bmonk’s got to pray for us, And I’ll say a prayer or two, This Tribe keeps growing,- I can’t keep up I did not for-get you! I did not for-get you.

COPYRIGHT Shikamoo MB 2009

(Apologies to George Wyle and Sherwood Shwartz.)

Hey Cleo! Is Shika saying we drink together and then we’re off to bed together??? If so, I think our spouses would NOT be pleased.

Oh dear RRAmom- How Could I miss that Shall I re-do that verse LOL?

JFri I wish!

THE BALLAD OF THE YAPPY NUT TRIBE

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful Tribe Of Yappy Nuts and and DoctorToon Who’s hard to describe, who’s hard to describe. ~~~ The shaman was a mighty shipping man, The pirate brave and sure. With Joy the Tribe set sail that day For a three hour tour. A three hour tour. ~~~ The weather started getting rough, The Pirate’s ship was tossed. If not for the courage of the fearless crew The Tribe would be lost. The Tribe would be lost. ~~~ The ship set ground on the shore of this unchartered strip BIG TOP: With doctorToon, And Pirate too And Joy, Carm, Marg and Dry And Shikamoo and TabbyLynn, And fellow Tribe mates too.And fellow Tribemates too. ~~~ RRAmom and CLEO too Who keep us sane and fed, Unless they’ve had a drink or two, It goes right to their head. It goes right to their head. There’s Radical the Knight and Dawn , And Digital the Frog There’s JFri geocaching and There’s more than on the log. ~~~ So bmonk’s got to pray for us, And I’ll say a prayer or two, This Tribe keeps growing,- I can’t keep up I did not for-get you! I did not for-get you. If anyone is not named here, Just add a verse or two. This ballad will keep growing now From here to Timbuctu! From here to Timbutu!

COPYRIGHT 2009Shikamoo MB

(Apologies to George Wyle and Sherwood Shwartz.)

final cut. you may edit if need be, but i am not responsible for spouses or sweeties reading this +D

*Hi Joy * I have kid duty, will have to check out SOTU when I get back! I was feeling ornary when I posted that, I JUST KNEW some idiot would take it and run with it!!!

Doc, in case you sign off before I get back, I have the bugle safely HIDDEN!!!

Ha! Nice try Doc Toon: The possee is from Quebec. They go under ground there. While your cats are sleeping it off- WATCH YOUR BACK! Be afwaid! Be WERY AFWAID! BWWHAAHAAHAAAAAAAAAA!

(When do those meds get here?)

Hi, Joy!

Joy: I DO love kabbitzing. Let’s wait for RRAmom and Cleo to vote on the change. I don’t mind one bit!

I’ll zip over to the East Coast here for some Newfie lobster! Start the party. I live near Little Jamaica. Want some Jamaican rum, or does pirate have his own stash?

BBL

Joy I will, indeed join you and the pirate! I WAS going to bring lobster but it looks like Shika’s got it covered. I’ll bring Dungeness crab instead!

Hey, Dry look what I found peeking out from cleo’s couch! It’s the BUGLE!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

@doctortoon, I always thought that this was why cats couldn’t use the computer: http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Cats/Mouse.htm

JFri, that’s my other bugle! Didn’t you know I have two!!! So there!!!

That’s why #I’m a Genius, I prepare for just such events!!!

Have a good sleep doctor T. We’ll wait for an opportune moment. I’ll slip your cats some catnip, so they won’t hear the commotion!

TEE-HEE JFri: You sneaky devil Don’t tell Dry! She promised the doc to keep it hidden!

JOY: Oh dear (Again) I posted a calender saying on SOTU. I thought you were serious Tee-Hee!

Shika I’m interested in seeing Cleo’s response. For myself, I gave up drinking alcohol 25 years ago. But I can get nutty without it, as is probably obvious by now. Guess you didn’t say the drinks were alcoholic, though.

Dry Won’t that upset the Doc to have TWO bugles blowing in his ear? Not that I blow in his ear, but I hear that YOU do. Tee-Hee ☺

Shucks! I thought I’d get a bigger rise than that over there!

Joy and Dry: Check out SOTU. I think the guys behind the scenes here are playing tricks on me! First they Bleeep my poem, then the supersized my post at SOTU. I’m goig to have to go into hiding.

*Dry:PHTT! is that the response you were waiting for? #1 Genius, humph!

RRAmom: I know that you just get high on life. Me too! I have to go to chir practice tonight, so I will be back later to see what you and Cleo decide on. I won’t ruin any reputation if I can help it.

What you do on your own is up to you!

JFri– Can you organize the coons before we set sail? I have to go out. I’ve left the catnip here.

Save some lobster, crab and rum for me until I get back after 9p.m. tonight.

Won’t be here much longer…

bmonk: Nice one. I think that’s doc Toon with a mouse!

Hi everybody!

Shika, I like that ballad.

@Shikamoo, it’s not actually the one I remember, perhaps from the New Yorker. That one had the mouse cord going into the cat’s mouth. But the joke still works.

Carmy This avatar is for you and anyone elso who thinks that a cat petting a baby duck is cute. “tho I think your killer duck is i tad bigger than this one.

BBL Supper and choir beckons. I’ll join you later. Have fun!

@Shika, I agree, nice avatar.

Hi Johnnydoc: Thanks.If I didn’t get you in there, don’t worry, I’ll add you when I get back. This ballad has a life of it’s own. =D

Joy “what’s his ear” ROFLMAO!!

THE BALLAD OF THE YAPPY NUT TRIBE

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful Tribe Of Yappy Nuts and and DoctorToon Who’s hard to describe, who’s hard to describe. ~~~ The shaman was a mighty shipping man, The pirate brave and sure. With Joy the Tribe set sail that day For a three hour tour. A three hour tour. ~~~ The weather started getting rough, The Pirate’s ship was tossed. If not for the courage of JohnnyDoc The Tribe would be lost. The Tribe would be lost. ~~~ The ship set ground on the shore of this unchartered strip BIG TOP: With doctorToon, And Pirate too And Joy, Carm, Marg and Dry And Shikamoo and TabbyLynn, And fellow Tribe mates too.And fellow Tribemates too. ~~~ RRAmom and CLEO too Who keep us sane and fed, Unless they’ve had a drink or two, It goes right to their head. It goes right to their head. There’s Radical the Knight and Dawn , And Digital the Frog There’s JFri geocaching and There’s more than on the log. ~~~ So bmonk’s got to pray for us, And I’ll say a prayer or two, This Tribe keeps growing,- I can’t keep up I did not for-get you! I did not for-get you. If anyone is not named here, Just add a verse or two. This ballad will keep growing now From here to Timbuctu!from here to Timbutu!

COPYRIGHT 2009Shikamoo MB

Check it out Johnny- You’re a hero now. We all are!!!

Joy: I guess I edited the calender saying too late. It disappeared. As soon as you get a good one, go right ahead and post away.

Thanks, Shika! but what did I do?

Tsk tsk, Dry, I was just over at SOTU! They should write you up for disturbing the disturbed! You too, Joy and Shika! LOL. And “the ear” has become way more mild.

I feel swamped in comments I used to try to read them all but now I’ve just got a headache. Ow. Aiming for 200 today?

Shika - you inspired me so I decided to follow up with another tribute song:

Here’s the story Of lovely lady Who would comment all the toons at 1AM With a heart of gold She’s like our mother Her name is Margueritem

Here’s the story, Of a man named DocToon Who was busy with 2 cats of his own All the toons he reads Must be a hundred And each one sparks a groan.

And then one day when this lady met this fellow, Both were tired of the SOTU diatribe So they invited us to join the party And that’s the way we all became the Big Top Tribe

The Big Top Tribe The Big Top Tribe That’s the way we became the Big Top Tribe

Ohhhhhh jonnyboy!!! If you REMEMBER, I TOLD you the Dead Wings would face the Penguins in the Stanley Cup …and THEN LOSE!!!!!!

I don’t remember that, but you are wrong that they will lose!

I heard the Detroit coach is only planning to dress 7 of the same players next season….

The rest can dress themselves now!

That’s what I said, the Dead Wings will lose! Glad you agree! (such a short memory at such a young age) :-)

Seriously, though johnny, have you ever seen a harder hitting series?

AYE, AYE, lassie, I be there ta meet ya and all th’ rest o’ th’ crew!

J-D- You’ll have to read the ballad. Tell ME what you did.

Digital The Brady Bunch Tribe! LOVE it.

BBL……………running out the door…………………………

Shika, your poem is lovely and I will drink Rmom’s share. LOL

Quiet JFri, I am tired. Good night Joy Apparently, Shika, I am brave. Must’ve done well though, like I said, I am tired.

Uhhhh, johnny just yankin’ your chain! You OK?

shika enjoyed your ballads

Sounds good, Cleo! Guess I’ll be the designated driver if need be.

For some reason this made me think of tabby

http://www.gocomics.com/pickles/2009/05/28/

we love you, girl!!

Hi everyone. I just got finished reading all my comics as well as trying to keep up with the posts here. Love your ballad of the Tribe. I wish I could think of something like that. JFri, thanks for the cat lovers post. If I may get off the topic for a moment, can someone please tell me how I can change my avatar? When I first started I could only access a very limited menu. As you may guess, I am not very proficient on a computer. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. I will now return you to your regularily scheduled program. I really enjoy all my visits here even if I don’t post everyday.

serena go to home in the upper right corner, then click on profile and then on the right is a spot to edit your avatar! Hope this helps. If not get back here and we’ll go together step by step.

Shika: Great song! Brava!

JFri: Loved the cat cartoon, if only I had known all those long years ago.

Marg just stick with me, kid and I’ll “learn” ya all kinds of new things! Yeah, right!! I think I messed with johnny too much today :-(

You going on the pirate cruise tonight?

I’ll have to pass, I’m too tired. We did a 2 hour hike this morning, up to about 8000 feet. The weather was perfect. Then two of our hiking friends came home with us, and we played dominos for a couple of hours. Are you going, JFri?

If so, enjoy, and don’t get too tipsy and fall overboard.

DigitalF Wonderful song!

Carmy: I looked at the duck pictures yesterday. Those are scary looking ducks!

BBL

From Jimmy Buffet

A Pirate Looks at Forty A Mile High in Denver Back to the Island Jamaica Mistaica Smart Woman

marg, I think I kinda have to go! Nice hike, though. Wish I could have gone! No worries, I’ll tie myself on….or is that tie one on???

From Leonard Bernstein

On the Town Tonight (from West Side Story) I Can Cook Too (from On the Town)

Carmy where are you?????

From Ernest Hemingway

The Old Man and the Sea The Sun Also Rises Across the River and Into the Trees

Close as I can come, Joy. I’ll let you find them on your own.

okay great songs Shika and D.F. thanks for the laughs. AKENTA :P that was so sweet/not sweet/funny of you to think of me…… :P lol

so i am home and feel fine i read all most all day about to fin my last 5 or 6 pages after going fin looking at the links for cat lovers. bbs

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as much as i loved my Lily (thanks Marg) i had to put up a pic of Dry and Doc

Oh cool Tabby, it is Tom and Jerry!! I love that avatar. JFri, it is impossible to upset me. To confuse me though…

Oh tabby keep that up so Doc can see it!! ROFLMAO

JFri yea where the heck is our Carmy????

Dry i was planing on leaving it up for a couple of days

sorry i didnt say night last night.

Jdoc no its doc and marg. lol yes tom and Jerry my favorite cartoon ever. lol

I’m back!! When’s the party? Where do we meet?

It was our last choir party for the season, so I’ve hqve cake and coffee, but I wouldn’t mind some pirate’s rum. Just a little thugh. Doc sent me some sort of meds and who knows what they were.

Tabby I love your new avatar of Doc T and Dry1 Dry sure knows how to get around. Great disguise!

Jfri and Johnny- Glad you are talking again.

dcguys_ “Across the river and into the Trees”? Have you been spying on margy’s hike? “And up the mountain and into the Seas” LOL

Dry: You call for Carmy down there, and I’ll call from up north. ready? one, two three:

*CAAARRR-MMYYYY!!!

CLEO; You WOULD drink RRAmom’s share! So what do you want me to do with your verse? RRAmom was worried about the first version in the song, something about spouses not being happy. JOY thinks I should add your spouses. And maybe mention that RRAmom’s drink is tonic water with a twist of lime or something. R-mom?

so i am catching up on last nights comments i should have kicked my bro off last night i left on pg 5 wow. come one you are all killing me. :D lol so i finaly chaged songs for abuot 30 min i was listening to “we didnt start the fire” lol love that song. but now its http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=e6fb578405ef16b26f7e

not the right video but the right song. :D

I’ll tag along if if permitted. I have been busy all day. Gosh, you get ready to go away for four days and since we haven’t had any rainfall and temps are supposed to climb, suddenly all this watering needs to be done on top of running errands and packing. Pour me a real stiff one pirate. I’d really like to shiver me timbers.

Cleo: Where are you going, if I may ask?

Top mine up commic.

Doc glad you like it. when i saw it i busted out laughing and choked on my drink and thought of you two.

doc, yea I know! You ruined my night!! :-(

Did you see tabby’s avatar and read my post in BIG letters ! :-D

*…..D’accord, Monsuier Raccoon. C’est pret? C’est DoctorToon la! Non, Non, pas JohnnyDoc!, Doc. Toon. Oui. Chop!Chop! Zinggg!

why wont my page refresh????? my spell check is down also????????????????/ ahhhhhhahahahhahhahahahahahahahahahahhah

Et Voila! Bulls-eye!! Ca va bien, mon ami. Et maintenant, ton kibble. Un, deux, trois, quartre……

I heard ya’ll calling me. I was recovering from a shopping trip with daughters 2 and 3. Ay yi yi, it was not fun! I am in the small percentage of females that do NOT like to shop.

bwhhhaaahaaa! What do you say to THAT Dr. Toon? Your cats are rolling in catnip while you are swamped with cleo’s kibble!

DRY: Good thing you didn’t wake him up before I got home.

*RAD: Why did you teach Doc. T big letters?

doc, are you off tonite?

*RAD: Why did you teach Dr. T Big letters?

darn. can’t get rid of the star.

carmy. I don’t like to shop either. Let’s not go shopping together sometime.

Shika, I love your Tribe song. Tabby, very nice Tom & Jerry avatar. I loved the episode when Tom was a cowboy.

That’s okay Doc.T. If you need help cleaning up the kibble the coons shot at you, I’ll send someone to clean it up as soon as I finish counting ur their pay. Wouldn’t want you to miss the party!

Marg, I told you the duck was ugly, he’s a killer. BTW, I did not see the killer today, he must have heard us talking about my machete.

so i may regret this…… okay i will regret this. but i think i am going to call it a night….. well on here at least. my eyes hurt and i am soon to be going see my friend. :D she is ready to talk Praise God.

Oh Shika if you want. you dont have to. you can add me into that line about bmonk praying. i pray all the time. im a God loving fearing young lady.

night all behave see you all sometime tomorrow. peace and love.

tabbylynn Somehow I knew that before you told me. I think you are all pretty neat and I’m sure prayer won’t hurt any of us, me especially. I’ll see what I can do. Sweet dreams little sister.

Skika I am going to Salmon Arm, BC, which is about 45 minutes from Kelowna and Kamloops.

And I am okay with any version of the song. You can have me drunk and naked on the poop deck and I won’t object, although many others may. LOL

Goodnight Tabby, I pray that all will be well with your friend. Shika, I will be ready to not go shopping with you anytime.

doc , It’s 9:30 here. So you go to work around 9:30 or 10? Man I could never do that, as I told you before! I guess it’s all in what you are used to! My dad worked shift work, 7 Am - 3 Pm, 3-11 and11Pm to 7 AM, never understood how he could do that, and thank God, I don’t have to! I’m usually nodding by 11 PM! Of course when I was younger I could be up all night!!

Shikamoo, Qu’est-ce qui se passe? Je ne comprends pas.

Shika Whatever works is fine with me.

Tribe I’m going to be scarce the next several days - places to go, things to do. No search parties needed.

cleo: Salmon have arms? The things I learn around here.

drunk and naked. got it. LOL

Radical: Un posse du raccoon de Montreal, Quebec….heck with the French. Rad. I hired a posse of coons from Quebec to get back at Doc. T for bombing my living room. I gather you speak French better than I do. Latin too? LOL

Don’t you people know it is rude to speak a foreign language in front of people who don’t speak the language? Translate please! * :-D*

Are we on board yet? Jfri, carmy, Dry, Doc Rad- who’s sailing tonight?

@Tabbylynn, for Pibgorn’s version (“Brooke didn’t start the fire”), see: http://home.earthlink.net/~joeminotaur/id13.html

DRYSTYHA: I just did!

I’m on board!

DRY: Can you use your bugle to gather everyone here?

Tabby: That is perfectfor Doc and Dry!!!

Raccoon posse of Montreal? I had no idea what was going on, I thought Raccoons were trying to take the Alamo!

I am most illiterate and can hardly speak Texan; much less communicate with English. LOL

Don’t feed those goobers or we’ll NEVER get rid of them.

CLEO; Get dressed. we’re not ready for that yet!

I don’t think we ever will be either! :P

Yes! I will be waiting for the ship by the jetties.

Rad: So were did you get the French? On line. Ebay? LOL

Doc.T: This economy is the pits. I’m sorry yuo have fewer hours. I know what that is like.

Hey Carmy: Nice night out, eh? Lots of stars, warm breeze. Hope the Tribe gets here soon!

Doc T: It is almost 10:00p.m. here. What hour is it in CO

Well, I am ready to sail…and gosh bleeep it okay, I will keep my clothes on….party poopers. Actually, to be totally honest the town I am going to is Silver Creek, Salmon Arm is just the biggest small community nearby. It is like my second home. I have spent so much time there that I actually have more friends then here.

Este es un traductor de Google. Fácil de usar.

This is a Google Translator, Easy to use.

Il s’agit d’un traducteur de Google. Facile à utiliser.

Rad, I can teach you Texan. Lesson 1 - the whol tar’nashun means the whole entire nation. BTW, when I was a young’n I thought the tar nation was where tar baby from “Songs of the South” lived.

Carmy and Shika: I hate to shop, too. So, I’ll join you in not getting together for shopping anytime.

Ay’Yup It ain’t like them fellers in the big city tawk.

BBML. Have fun on the evening booze cruise.

I may not be able to tag along on sailing cruises, but I can go not shopping with the best of them…

Shika, it is a very nice night tonight. The rain has cleared, so we should have a lovely evening. Unless Cleo moons us. ;)

Rad: Great tool. Too bad we can’t use it here. Where is it? I tried to switch to the Google browser, but then it would import GoComics. I had to sign up all over, so I have Explorer as my default and google as an alternative browser.

Marg and bmonk, YEA! We can all not go shopping together anytime, anyday. bmonk, I don’t drink either, but I still have a good time on the cruises. We can swing by and get you if you change your mind.

No Carmy. Cleo is keeping his moon to himself tonight, aren’t you Cleo? I’ll try to kick it up a notch in the ballad after the party, if I can remember who you are.

Up here we don’t have the Texas drawl, but we have plenty of Cherman accents, some so tick tat you can hartly understant vat dey are sayink.

http://translate.google.com/translate_t?hl=en#

The Google Translator

Marg and Carmy: It’s all set. Let’s not go shopping tomorrow? Sound like fun?

bmonk: I’ll go shopping with yuo sometime, but I’m afriad I’m not the “best of them.” I worked too long in malls to like them any more. Never did like them, come to think of it.

doc, it sucks getting your hours cut, but at least you can choose what hours you work, which is a bonus, albeit a small one. I hope you still get your benefits!

Perheps dey talk like de Jagers from Gurl Genius

@Shikamoo, that’s go not shopping…

Edit: (I was planning on reading a book, or watching the grass grow, or something.)

Thanks Rad: It’s in my favorites now.

BMONK: Spreken ze Duesche? No, I’m not using the translator, that’s just my impersonation of “Chermann”.

bmonk I was at the bottom, but at least I was mentioned!! As I recall Gweedo was one of the first! I’ll have to call him out on that one!! LOL! Don’t see him much, I miss him!

mark

I think I remembered enough of my high school French to get the general idea of what was being said.

Wow, all these women who don’t like to shop? Did I read that right? I thought I was the only one.

I can’t find the Texan comment to see if I could understand that one, but I had an easier time with the French.

Have a good night!! See you all tomorrow.

carmy, marg, shika, I like to go to the malls, but I rarely buy anything!! LOL And I only go about 2x a year!

Ve hef Germans around Fredricksburg, Schulenburg und Nev Braunfels. Even my grundparents are German descent.

Ach, a pit. Vie Gates? (Wie gates bei ihnen?), to which the proper answer is “The gates are fine, but the fence is all shot!” Or Gesundsheit! or things like that

Does anyone know what comes between fear and sex for Freud?

Don’t look now….

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Funf!

bmonk: I can’t even read English now, and the party still hasn’t started. Where’s the ship? I don’t drink much, but I like to live it up once in a while. Actually, the Tribe sounds a lot like one of our choir partys!

shika , is that good or bad in your opinion, about the choir parties?

bmonk , shame on you!!

But it’s such a good, clean joke! I can’t help where your minds drift off to, now can I? (He he he!)

Okay, how did we get to 254?

MARKER, SORRY RAD COULDN’T RESIST!

Wow. Talk about a cosmopolitan Tribe. Sort of an oxymoron, eh? That’s Canuck you guys.

Doc. Toon: some of your older Norwegian relatives sounded like what?

Rad: Ve haff Veys to make you talk in Inglisch!

Umm, at least 257!

bmonk, till I got done typing, the number jumped!!!

Shika Ich spreche Deutsch sehr fliessen, danke! Get ready everybody the pirate is ready to pick up you Easterners. He picked up us Westerners already!

Bmonk: Translate FUNF for me. If you can repeat it here.

Dry: that’s good. We have a ball at choir. sort of like here: lots of talented and bright people who like music and have a great sense of humour. Of course, we have to have our partys away from the chuch- but it’s good clean fun. Well, it’s fun anyways! Hee-Hee.

Doc. T and Cleo- where are you? the party is about to start, or has it already? How will I know?

@Dryst, me too. Hence the “at least.” And, of course, once you’ve posted, you have to renew to see how many other posts have arrived in the meanwhile.

“Funf” is five. Fear (actually fier, I think) is four, and sex is six.

JFri, no fair!! You guys got to party before us!!!

Ohh this is fun! I’ll be wearing a red carnation PIRATE so you’ll know who I am. I guess you know Carmy though. She here, aren’t you?

Must go, things to do before bed calls, and it’s already calling pretty strongly. zzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

JFri thanks for the lesson in German. Do you speak it, or use Google too?

bmonk: Thanks for the joke. Night, night, sleep tight.

I’m here, I just have so much to do to prepare for a 4 day trip that I can only show up every once in awhile. Give me a cocktail on the boat and I can unwind. I’m ready for a party. Yep, I packed the suit that I was born in. It still fits after all these years. It just doesn’t fit as well as it used to. It now looks like it should be on the sale rack, or maybe Salvation Army.

CLEO; You packed your skin? what are you wearing now?

I’ll be ready, I have to load the dishwasher first. BBL

THE BALLAD OF THE YAPPY NUT TRIBE

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, A tale of a fateful Tribe Of Yappy Nuts and and DoctorToon Who’s hard to describe, who’s hard to describe. ~~~ The shaman was a mighty shipping man, The pirate brave and sure. With Joy the Tribe set sail that day For a three hour tour. A three hour tour. ~~~ The weather started getting rough, The Pirate’s ship was tossed. If not for the courage of JohnnyDoc The Tribe would be lost. The Tribe would be lost. ~~~ The ship set ground on the shore of this unchartered strip BIG TOP: With doctorToon, And Pirate too And Joy, Carm, Marg and Dry And Shikamoo and TabbyLynn, And fellow Tribe mates too.And fellow Tribemates too. ~~~ RRAmom and CLEO too Who keep us sane and fed, Unless they’ve had a drink or two, Then CLEO’S lost his head. And R-mom’s face is red! There’s Radical the Knight and Dawn , And Digital the Frog There’s JFri geocaching and There’s more than on the log. ~~~ So bmonk’s got to pray for us, And we’ll all say a prayer or two, This Tribe keeps growing,- I can’t keep up I did not for-get you! I did not for-get you. If anyone is not named here, Just add a verse or two. This ballad will keep growing now From here to Timbuctu!from here to Timbutu!

COPYRIGHT 2009Shikamoo MB

(Apologies to George Wyle and Sherwood Shwartz.)

I am wearing what I always wear. LOL

docT I lived in Fargo for 10 months when I was 2!

Okay Carmy. I see hte ship coming, but I think I have time to change into tropical clothes.

Yeah just rub it in that some of you get to go on a cruise and party while some of us have to go to bed early and go to work tomorrow. At least tomorrow is Friday. Good night everyone! (for the record, I am kidding, I LOVE work, [straining smile])

Well, the coon is going to be disappointed tonight. I’m all battened up. He’s probably with doctortoon now though. All those tempting frozen foods, maybe lasagna is on the menu tonight instead of dog kibbles.

I’m standing on the dock awaiting boarding. You can recognize me because I’m the one with the martini glass. Everyone else has an umbrella in their beverage container.

bmonk,, did wildflower ever post those survey results!

Night all! God bless us, everyone!

Shika all my grandparents came from Germany so I don’t need the translator. bmonk it’s vier und sechs! More rum!!!

JoHnnydoc: I’ll save a rum for you in the cooler and you can sneak some at work. Maybe not, in this economy, you’s better make that a GENUINE smile. =D I’ll be thinking of you.

Doc Toon and JFri: Where’s ND? In relation to canada. And don’t say south of the border.

DocT: All I remeber is snow growing up too. I grew up in Penetanguishene. Try saying that tonight 3 X fast!

Cleo: I do NOT have a little umbrella in my drink. I have a pirate’s dagger/sword.

Rad Can you translate what JFri is saying?

Goodnight Dry. Sorry you couldn’t stay longer. You still here Carmy?

Did the ship leave without me??

Cleo: Doesn’t your birthday suit get WRINKLED when you pack it like that? LOL

Hey Doc: How are the cats? Hungover from the catnip? I hope not. Here’s some fresh salmon for them. a peace offering.

Shika I said I speak German fluenrly & vier is 4, sechs is 6.

Doc. I knew it was North Dakota- didn’t know where ND was.

cleo, JFri and Carmy! Anyone still here?

Doctoon: Have a pleasant sleep. I promise to stay away and I’ll be good. I can’t vouch for Dry though, but she’ll have to answer to that.

Da JFri. How’s your rum? Is the party still on?

Is “fluenrly” German too?

**Helloooo?

Must be the rum. Where did everyone go?

Shika sehr gut, danke (very good, thanks). Oh, that was supposed to be fluently (MORE RUM)

Lovely DOC T. I can see it’s a beautiful state to be in, when it’s not snowing. Although I love the snow here. I miss it in the city sometimes.

JFri: Here’s some Jamaican rum. What Jamaica that?

JFri, My Great-Great-Great Grandfather came over to Texas from Poland and my Great-Great-Great Grandmother was Austrian. My grandparents spoke German but my mother only knew a few phrases. I learned German in college but had nobody to speak with so only know a little bit because my grammar is terrible.

I do still try occasionally along with some Spanish and a little Russian. My real problem is I’ll mix a couple Spanish or Russian words when trying to speak German.

Well, jaaaaaaaa!

Okay doc t. Nice to chat with you. Have a good night at work. I told the Coons to leave your store alone. They are going back to Cleo’s place now that he will be away.

Cleo: I took my mom throught the Rockies on a bus tour. We stayed at a little fighing place past Lake Louise. don’t remember the name, but I loved it there. I saw my first Osprey there, high, waaay up in a tree. what a huge nest!

Is that Ja or Da? Which is which?

Ja is German for yes (pronounced Yah) Da is Russian for yes

GEE. All my ancestors came from England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland, but barely an accent between them. Except my dad’s mom spoke with what we called the Howard drawl. She was a Howard from England, but I don’t know why everyone in her family had this drawl.

DA. JA Thanks! I hear these words a lot, but didn’t know the origen. Da is Serbian too

Rad my uncle went back to Germany in 1932 and got stuck there when they closed the borders. Got drafted into the Wehrmacht and wound up in the Panzer SS as a tank commander (Obergruppenfuhrer, I believe). My mom’s brother was in a Sherman tank for the Americans. Both wound up at the Battle of the Bulge and figured they HAD to have been shooting at each other. How weird is THAT?

I think that TA is English somewhere.

Rad: Couldn’t you practice with your relatives?

My dad’s family is from Scotland and Wales.

I know absolutely NOTHING of their language. To me they sound sorta alike. You get several of them together and you can really tell the difference. It’s like listening to Robin Williams. Hillarious!

JFri: War makes strange bedfellows, and stranger enemies.

JFri, I recall you mentioning them getting together and talking about it.

Shika, I was really young when they got together last. Must’ve been nearly 45 years ago. I don’t know any of dad’s relatives except through genealogy research.

Rad: I had an Uncle with a Scottish burr. I never did know what he was saying. As for my Grandpa from Wales, I don’t know if he knew Welch of not. their words are weird. Really long.

Rad I didn’t know if you were following all this then!

Rad: Same here. I was really young then too.

Jri: It would be intersting to hear the story. That was a tough time to be in the war. Like there s a good time! But I mean, I wonder how many people had to fight against reletives or friends like that?

What happened to Cleo?

And Carmy?

More rum anyone? I still have some here. Does the pirate drop by occasionally?

I believe you said they got together and were discussing various skirmishes and realized they were inthe same battles. You said they were comparing tactics.

JFri: Is it okay if I listen in? Is Rad around still?

I found it all very interesting. It’s late and I must turn in. Good night all.

Good night Rad. Have a good sleep and a good day at work tomorrow.

I’ll be here for a few minutes longer.

Pirate’s busy running the ship (and playing with Joy) so it’s self serve!

It’s late for this East Coaster. I will see you all on the cruise. Goodnight!

Okay. good night carmy. Clad we could chat for a while tonight.

I’m going to bed (ALONE) now, tribe. (Too long to explain for now why it isn’t with my hubby, but no problems there.)

All the German I know I learned from Hogan’s Heroes and reading Bodie Thoene’s books. All my ancestors came here before the Civil War, so I don’t have any relatives speaking anything other than American-style English.

Shikamoo - thanks for the change in the ballad - LOL!

Jfri: Have you ever gone to Germany yourself?

Actually they were looking at battle maps of Battle of the Bulge and were in the same quadrant!

I am back after dinner. Man, you take a break and it is tough to catch up. * Shika*, I too spent time in ND, from just after birth through grade 11. It is a great place to grow up because it is like Mayberry.

Glad you liked it RRAmom. I think this one will stay fixed for a while. We should archive it and update it as we go along! Have a good sleep. I don’t worry about you on your own. Take care.

Sadly, no but it’s on my list!

Welcome back Cleo. Hard for me to keep track of the different time zones here.

We were talking about Germany. So JFri- Your relatives where in the same quadrant? how weird is that?

I guess we all have a list of places to see. I’ve never travelled outside of Canada and the States.

Cleo: You mentioned that you travel for a living, or write about it.

I’d like ND if it is like Mayberry. Have you been to Penetanguishene, or have I asked you that?

Shika, I had never travelled outside North America until about 4 years ago. We were given a terrific opportunity and couldn’t pass it up and I would jump at the chance to travel abroad again. It is such a learning experience. We were captivated by the experience.

Anyone there?

Where did you go CLEO?

I’m just going to stroll the poop deck for a while looking at the stars. Would you like to join me while we chat?

Where in Germany do you still have relatives JFri?

Shika it’s just so weird that they would end up in different armies and the same battlefield.

Hey guys, let me know when you are leaving. I’m around if you are.

Tell me about it. That is what I mean about war, especially the last one. I mean, the Germans were married into English royalty and vice versa.

Prussia & Bavaria

and then we come here, some to the States, soem to Canada, and suddenly, we may end up fightinf against our own family.

I have some Royal Barvraian china. It was made when there still was a monarchy. My parents had a hand-painted set of Bavarian china, but we had to sell it when mom’s house was sold.

Prussian history is fascinating too. Not that i know much.

do you have photos? You should write this stuff up.

ShikaI was all over Italy, visited Greece, Egypt, Malta, Sardinia and Libya. You mentioned Lake Louise. I don’t think that there is anyplace more beautiful in North America then the Banff, Jasper area.

Cleo: I agree about the Lake Louise Banff area. I adored it. I’d love to go back some day on my own, so I can see a bit more.

Wow. all over the place. We’ve been studying Early Xtian History (sorry, no religion) Greece, Egypt, libya- all there, but called different names.

Cleo: what was your favorite country?

JFri: you still there?

I loved everywhere that I visited, but Libya will always stand out because of the people. We visited the city of Tobruk, which had not had any tourists in any recent history. We felt like rock stars. Everyone stared at us. Cars would be driving along, then stop and stare at us. Everyone that approached us was very friendly and in what English they had would welcome us. Those that could speak English well and wanted to discuss politics made a point of stressing that they love Americans, but just didn’t like George Bush. i was impressed by how they could separate politics from individual personalities. As beautiful as the country was it could not compare to the people. I have never seen such a handsome group of people.

Cleo: What time do you leave tomorrow? I hope you lock up the kibble. I told DoctorToon that the racoons were heading back to your place. EEP.

Yup! Don’t know what happened to all the pictures. My mom was an Alzheimer’s victim (yes, I DO mean victim) and she just threw out a lot of stuff!

Cleo: I’ve met a Libyan or too. They sure are a handsome tribe. Imagine being the focus of attention. They were very honest. I won’t tell you what I think of Dubya. No Politics either.

cleo they were staring because you were naked!

JFri: Yes- Alzheimer’s is a thief! I’m sorry to hear that. My mom is in a retirement Lodge where some people with early stage Alziemer’s are. In early stages, it is rather whinsome, but it robs people of their personality.

so you lost not only a mom, but photos and history. I’m sorry.

We are going to try to leave by 10 AM our time, but (love her to bits) my wife is never on time. The good thing is she will be late for her own funeral. It is frustrating though because I always try to be on time.

When you are late for your own funeral, they HAVE to leave the casket open!

Cleo: did you get my post about the birthday suit? JFri was right! LOL

so 10:00a.m. your time is…well, it is 12:30p.m. here. What’s your time now?

Dash gone it. I thought they were staring at us because we were Americans. I forgot about how they might feel about nudity. It is amazing what new swear words you develop when d@rn is bleeped.

**Is it me, or does the kitten in my avatar have a toupee?

9:30

I think it is a red toad or frog!! LOL! Guys, what do you think?

Toupee, definitely!

Yep 9:30

cleo: Why would they bleeep my poem? I’m pretty sure the word I typed was just ADD. Unle$$ my finger slipped and I typed A$$!! LOL Now that I think of it, that’s what happened!

It looks like a webbed duck foot.

Cleo: You said “we” went to Europe. who? where they ALL naked?

Toupee, toad or webbed duck foot. What kind of avatar is this. What kind of RUM is this??

With the slowness of the website, a topic can come and be gone between posts.

Heck. I’m going to stick it out to see who serves breakfast today. Of course, it will be 1:00p.m. here first, I think….

GOOD rum!

What do you mean? We’ve covered Libya (and you), Prussia, Bavaria cats. coons, ducks toupees: Seems to all be relevant!

My wife and I went with our good friends. One of whom works for a travel agency that does solar eclipse tours, which are very rare to see in totality. So we travelled to Libya and went to see a solar eclipse in the desert. The moon blocks the sun and day becomes night and you have a 360 degree sunset. UNBELIEVABLE!!!

Rood Gum?

Wow. That I’d love to see. I can’t imagine a 360o sunset. How would you photograph that?

If your gum is rude it’s due to bad parenting!

When I was little, in that town with the looonng name, we had a total eclipse. Must have been early 60’s. I remember my grandparents driving up from T.O. to watch it, or they were just there. We looked at it through special film.

JFri: Is not! It’s just a little chicklet.

Maybe it’s rude because I CHEWED IT OUT! lol

Cleo? did you get pctures of the eclipse? I like lunar eclipses too. How about you JFri. With all your geocaching, you must have seen some interesting things too.

But…there are lunar eclipses, which is probably what you saw. Solar eclipses are very amazing and people pay big bucks to travel to see them…not me. The next solar eclipse is in China.

CLEO: Are you going to be here Sat.?

Uh, cleo. Isn’t a solar eclipse during the day, and it gets dark? I clearly remember the birds going quiet and then starting to sing when it was over. and you can’t look directly at a solar elcipse, or do I have my terminology all mixed up?

More Rum?

It is beginning to look like we will be making breakfast. It is only fitting that I should make breakfast before I leave.

Good morning margy. Nice to see you here.

We had a total solar eclipse here in 1975! Yes, I have some GREAT pix from geocaching including my current avatar!

Although I guess it is not morning until the strip turns over.

That’s right. What is in your avatar? I notice you talking about it earlier to someone.

Hello lovely marg. Yes, I will be gone on Saturday. My wife is bringing our laptop. I am hoping to sneak some time over the next few days to be with you all, but since I will be in Canada, I am not sure what will happen with internet connections. I hate to miss out on the daily coctail hour.

It’s a series parallel rocks in the ocean.

Thanks CLEO. I’ll join you folks for a bite before I toddle off to bed. After all that rum, I hope I can find the durn thing. (I learnt my lessin, I did!)

My gosh, we are going to break 400. Are we obsessed or what?

Sniff, I had your birthday celebration all planned, sniff…

…a series parallel in the ocean , meaning?

Marg, if I can sneak in, I would love to celebrate my birthday with you all.

Marker 400