Big Top by Rob Harrell for June 05, 2009

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NOT COOKING!! LOL

cant go to bed till my hair drys. so someone talk to me…. okay ill cook what do you want???

pancakes, french toast, mangos, fruits, pizza :) and toast and what ever else you can find around here.

Jfri you said yesterday/today/which ever… not to underestimate the dark side. well i have a comment to make on that. ….. “Come to the dark side…. we have cookies.” lol a friend told me that.

Cookies? I’m in!

Hey Jfri how are you?

TABBY: I’ve heard that one, too, and I love it!

Making my rounds, later!

OK,* I’ll* cook! French toast, home made cinnamon rolls, hash browns, sausage (link or patty), choice of juice & syrup, milk & pirate’s coffee. That good enough?

Jfri your breakfast is better. lol thanks.

marggood morning.

hair almost dry… needs to hurry up i will have a sick one year old and a hyper 7 year old tomorrow. need sleep. also word whomp is kicking my butt

JFr and Tabby thanks for the breakfast /evening snack! Guess Cleo actually went to bed tonight - at least I hope he hasn’t fallen asleep at the ‘puter. I didn’t finish all of the comments from yesterday (today my time) as I’ve been out all day. Sleep well Tabby

Hi, tabby. Aren’t YOU up late?

Just read the last page - wow! Sounds like quite the storm *JFri. Glad you weathered it well.

I am now going to bed… i dont think my hair is going to dry…. sucks having think hair…. so good night/day all of you out there…. 4 hours of sleep here i come…. thats if im lucky… night all and morning to those who will be coming in.

Gmartin not trying to be mean or anything… but we got way past 170 one day not to long ago.

once again good night.

cleo fell asleep at the computer again and his wife came and took him away by his ear! snerk

Good morning and Happy Friday!!

gmartin thanks for helping us boost our count.

So with the change in today’s comic, are we now Le Tribe

lol Akenta well i am off to work… haha babysit. have a great day all of you. peace and love. Akenta be safe and hurry home. i will miss you. 6:33 here.

Morning everyone, Dang it, I keep forgetting you guys keep serving a continental breakfast otherwise I would save my appetite but can not pass on hash browns & pirate’s coffee JFri, YUM.

Akenta, nice one! Le Tribe does have a nice ring to it. Good Morning Le Tribe! Last day of school here today. They all get out at noon. So much stuff to do before then. Sigh…eh, whatever, all I can do is all I can do. I’m just looking forward to a nice, quiet weekend. Thanks for breakfast! Have a good day everyone!

Morning le tribe! Mumm, breakfast sounds good. I think I’ll have some of those cinnamon rolls, JFri! Anyone want some bacon & eggs?

Well, I better get going. Everyone have a wonderful weekend and see you all on Sunday!!

JFri - Thanks for breakfast. I will have a little of everything. And no I did not fall asleep at the computer. So there… I fell asleep watching a movie.

doc my hand is doing much better. I can now take the cap off a marker without pain. We’ll see how it feels later today, as I’ve got to work on some projects I’ve been procrastinating too long.

Mornin’ Le Tribe!

I will be out more than in so no search parties!

Doc you’re up early! Or did I get up late? LOL

It was raining when I got up, still is! And the first thing that popped inot my head was the Lovin Spoonfuls song Rain on the Roof and now I can’t get rid of it! JFri I HATE YOU!!! :-P

Dry How about “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head” by the Carpenters?

Dry :-( Rmom that was done by BJ Thomas!

DAAAAAAHH Strip:

Try ”Le Grand Chapiteau”……….No, sounds too PROFESSIONAL - can’t risk creating expectations of any sort.

Great now I’ve got another nauseating song in my head to replace the other nauseating song!

Have a great day all, be around sometime later!

JFri, you know I don’t really hate you! :-D

My bad, Dry! You’re right! But the Carpenters did “Rainy Days & Mondays”, so there’s another one for your theme.

Hey, I know how to make French Toast, pancakes, eggs, and so on too. Not so good at cooking any other meals, tho… :-(

But, Tabby, I commiserate with you on the thick hair. Or family has it too–when my brother’s hair reached his shoulders, it was as wide as them too! OTOH, I don’t think I will ever get too tall for my hair, like lots of guys do. (fatuncle comes to mind for some reason, like his avatar.) Takes forever to dry, even when it’s short! Although, I can go out in winter with wet hair, and not worry. Only the outer half inch or so freezes…

The real circus is the Big Apple Circus. And the song you wouldn’t mind in your head is ‘Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends’.

Bonjour, le Tribe!

At least, I think that’s how it should be?

Singing In The Rain.

Good Morning Le Tribe

I likie that. It’s sounds cool. Akenta Have a good time. Rmom Glad to hear the hand is doing better. JFri Thanx for the breakfast. Hey DocT How’s things? Dry How’s about “I Love The Rainy Nights, I think by Eddie Rabbit. Ha! Get that one out of your head. Cleo My wife always says a change of pace is good. Just don’t fall asleep on le toilet! Carmy Hope your weekend is quiet. Tabby Have fun at babysitting/work! Marge I always miss you. Hi!

If thick hair was a Scandinavian trait, then that bald old milkman must have been having an affair with my mother.

Oh yeah, one other question. Who the ** is gmartin997 and what is he talkin’ about.

God Morning bmonk!

Bon Matin, Le Tribe, et LES Noix Yappe!

Must distinguish between singular and plural here. Mais, We are distinguished enough, Non?

Good morning TABBY, JFRI, Akenta, RRAmom, DRYSTHA, DOCTORTOON, CARMY, NOZZI, BMONK, AND anyone else I may have missed who is here.

I’ll have some of that French toast, to toast our new French Tribe, and juice and pirate’s coffee too, SVP. (That’s French for please!)

JFri: Re: your last post before I fell asleep. I NEVER underestimate the power of the Dark Side!

BBL I’m going to read what you guys said last night so I can give you tips on how to raise your stats! We can have our surprise inspector gmartin997 thinking we are slacking off here! LOL

Morning boozoothats who: Hope you enjoy the circus. Lots of fun here.

docT looks like your coffee is about to cause an international incident over at Garfield!

docT What mind?????

Doc Toon: Thanks. You have a good memory- I need some like that to keep me on track.

You bet I’m messin’ with your mind. There’s little enough to mess with mind you! LOL

JFri: Too bad you didnn’t make a video of that strom. It sounds awesome.

Shika - If you’re going to use French, please translate for those of us who don’t understand it. I don’t mind learning French - I just don’t know it, or anyone who speaks it fluently. I took Spanish in high school - didn’t do too well, but at least I know some basic words. But I’m really lost when it comes to French.

My sister is blonde - perhaps from some distant Scandinavian ancestor, her hair is thick and grows long easily. Unfortunately, I got some other hair genes - probably from the British Isles. Thin, fine, dry, and breaks off when it touches my shoulders. Doesn’t matter what I do - my mom & grandma had the same problem. I keep telling my sons that they are doomed when it comes to male pattern baldness. Every male in the family tree for the last several generations on every line went bald. Just a matter of how quickly….

RRAmom: I don’t speak French fluently either, just enough to confuse people. Translated, my little foray into France said,

Good Morning Le Tribe, and Yappy Nuts (LES==plural nuts or whatever. and LE is singular nut, such as me, except i’m La nut, which is a female nut!)

The French use sinular pronouns as well as gender specific, but the gender refers to the noun, not to persons per se, to through in some Latin for Doc. T.

Clear as mud! I’ll be glad to elaborate. This is how we raise our postings by the way.

YAP! Yap! Yap! YAP!

Well, I’m off to church to lead some people astray, er, I mean, to lead them in Xtian Meditation. Silence please.

You may resume Yapping now.

BBL

Shika too busy driving but there are some good pics at kgw.com

docT forgot about the UN. Oooooooops! And that one track mind is hard to see through the plain brown wrapper!

Shika - That’s where I had the most trouble in Spanish - trying to remember which inanimate objects were male and which were female. El is the male pronoun, and the male noun ends in O. La is the female pronoun, and the female noun ends in A. (If I remember correctly - please feel free to correct me!) But trying to remember if a table, chair, etc. was considered male or female always tripped me up.

And a fine good morning to Le Tribe Just stopping in for a little more breakfast. Glad to hear you didn’t scare your wife at the computer again Cleo. Your snoring probably kept her awake during the movie.

Cusine-challenged bridge-substructure symbionts (trolls) may be irritating and irritated–but they sure don’t seem to go away quickly, despite their ire, boredom, or whatever else may be sticking in their crevices. They seem self-destined to remain forever on the periphery of the group, contributing little but criticism and bile. Sad thing is, they would probably be happier–and we too–if they would just come in or go away entirely.

@RRAmom, looking at my family might indicate I have few chances for keeping my hair: all my mom’s side, and over half my dad’s lost their hair. (In the case of mom’s brothers, uncles, nephews, etc, it was most often in their 20s!) However, Dad, one brother, and his three sons (including me) somehow kept the thick, dark brown, wavy hair. And several of my sisters/aunts/etc. have nice thick hair too, from quite dark to nearly blonde.

@doctoon and JFri, some years ago in our printshop, I made several notepads for people with narrow or one-track minds. They were about 5 inches long and 1/4 or 1/8 inch wide….

bmonk what I learned (if I remember correctly) in my son’s Genetics class was that male pattern baldness is in the X chromosome, so it comes from the mother’s side. Females don’t get it because we have two X chromosomes, and the one that doesn’t have that defect overrides it. But for the poor males with XY, they don’t have a 2nd X, so if the X they got from their mom has the defect, it is apparent on them. Same reason that almost all hemophiliacs are male. We women are just the carriers. (Sorry about that guys!)

I did okay in the graying department. I’ll turn 50 next month, and there is just a few strands of silver. (Silver sounds so much more pretty than gray!) Since my hair is brown, it is visible, but only in the last few years. At least doctor, you can cut your hair off, and be stylish. I have to perm mine to get any body.

docT our record was just over 400!

Rmom your recollection of genetics is correct! I took a full year of genetics and recall women being the bearers of bad news ;-)

docT just reread your post….never mind!!!

Wow, our severe weather made the weather on WGN in Chicago!

Hello everyone! I got out of work early today so I am going to celebrate the start of my weekend with a nap :) Rmom, I had the same problem with Italian… JFri, don’t even think about bringing up what I know you are thinking of saying. (If you weren’t, yet, you will be shortly, lol) And now to nap, BBL

So, JFri Is it just you & me for now?

JFri - I learned two things this morning. A man has been seen walking naked in Ashland. He has done this several times. So, I am not the only one who likes to be naked and I shall have to look into moving to your fair state as you have no anti-nudity laws. LOL

Cleo - I was wondering… Considering that mosquitoes are usually plentiful where it rains a lot, how do they affect you in your favorite suit?

Attn: cat lovers! http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/80000/4000/600/284616/284616.full.gif

Thanks RMom, Now I have a vision of a Scandinavian hairy - bodied balding man covered in mosquito bites sunning by the lake!

johnny???? 0:-)

DawnAvril New diet plan?

Rmom, we actually don’t have many mosquito problems in the PNW. Maybe because it rains so much the water keeps moving? Don’t really have an answer for it but there it is.

cleo you would be a welcome addition!

Herein lies the reason I decided to become self employed!!! http://images.chron.com/apps/comics/images/2009/6/5/Dilbert.732.g.gif

AYE, Joy, me darlin’! Remeber it well I do! Where we be sailin’ to this weekend? ‘Tis yer choice, me luv!

RMom a very effective diet plan, don’t you think? JFri love the cartoons - especially the cat!

Yes, JFri is right. We rarely have mosquitos. Living on a lake helps too, because there is almost always a breeze, which keeps all bugs away.

Actually I look quite dashing in my birthday suit. Whenever anybody sees me they start dashing.

Funniest TV scene EVER I still laugh ‘til I cry with this video clip! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvn-tBeLpCk

Rum & Coke time can’t come soon enough!! The Jolly Roger will be raised VERY soon! (got to get past noon)

JFri Thanks for the video clip. I’ll have to show it to my teenagers. I always enjoyed that TV show!

Joy My boys didn’t have an abundance of hair at birth like some babies I’ve seen. At least they weren’t totally bald. My mom had to use syrup to glue a bow in my sister’s hair when she was a baby. After having 3 sons, Mom was “tickled pink” to finally get a daughter. (I’m the youngest, so it wasn’t such a big deal when I came along.)

Cleo and JFri - Last time I was in the PNW I had my 2nd birthday on the trip. Needless to say, I remember nothing! You might be right in that it rains often enough to keep the water moving. Maybe the puddles aren’t stagnant long enough for the mosquito larve to hatch.

@RRAmom, one of my aunts said that her first kid got two baby books, completely filled out, with pictures, at age 18.

The second kid got one book, half completed.

The third kid got his book, still in its cellophane, with a stack of photos, and was told, “Here, you do it!”

bmonk Mom was scrapbooking before it was in style. I actually have a scrapbook somewhere around here from my childhood. I’ve tried to do my sons, but with homeschooling and construction projects, it has been hard to find the time and space to get much done. At this point, I’d be happy to get the prints from pre-digital (about 1996) in their books. Thankfully, my oldest didn’t care about having a graduation party, so I didn’t have to get his done for that. I probably won’t get the youngest’s book caught up before he graduates, either. Right now, I’m going through photo albums looking for pictures of my mom. We did a powerpoint show before & after Dad’s funeral, and so I’m trying to scan stuff for Mom’s. There are no shortages of photos to go through, but since she took most of the pictures, there aren’t as many of her. Her house burned down when she was in high school, so her childhood photos aren’t plentiful. That may have been why she was so big on taking pictures. Either that, or the artist in her.

My wife and I have put pictures in scrapbooks ever since we met. We have done a lot of traveling since we met and it’s fun to relive these trips by scanning through them from time to time. She also has scrapbooks of her kids growing up.

cleo, I am sure you & your wife enjoy looking at the scrapbooks together. My parents did a lot of traveling, and Mom always took a camera & lots of film. I’m hoping that when I’m done with homeschooling, I’ll find more time to organize my photos.

Line up for homemade Italian semolina bread.

We took slides and home movies so are now putting everything on DVDs which in turn will probably be obsolete. What a pain! But all our friends are in the same boat. We do have a few albums, though, and they are great to look through.

Cleo What is semolina bread like?

Dawn My hubby & his family took slides primarily, and those are a pain to scan. I think we got all the important video on VHS, my FIL put some on DVD, but we’ve got a lot more that will need to be changed over. Having been in computers since punchcards, I know what a pain it is to make sure that the data files are upgraded along with the hardware and placed on the new storage devices.

Hello Le Tribe!

Am I in time for the party?

Cleo: I have lots of photos if you and your wife run out of things to do. Then you could splend your time looking at them and wondering where the heck you were!

PIRATE AND JOY: Sign me up! I’ll be there with bells on1 sorry guys, I’ll try not to make too much noise.

JFri: LOL Love the cat cartoon. and Taxi too. Haven’t watched that in years. Let’s hear it for REV. JIM! Yeah……Rev……………………….J…….I….M……………..! Hope you are at home watching those vidieos.

RRAmom: Don’t worry about those gender thingys. I only remeber a few myself. I grew up in a French town so I sort of learned some French by osmosis, but not enough to speak it fluently.

CLEO: I’ll have some of that Italian bread to go with my pasta tonight. Your bread is heavenly! I can smell it from here!

bmonk I have my baby book still. Well, they got my name written down. Guess my sister wore them out! (I have only one sibling.)

Rmom - semolina is a flour most commonly used in making pasta. It has more gluten in it then other flours. Semolina bread has a very slightly sweet taste and is somewhat winey in aroma. I have brushed the top with a cornstarch wash and baked it with a coating of sesame seeds.

Shika - I am sending some bread your way.

Thanks CLEO. I like the sweet taste and winey aroma. Trust Italians to come up with such luscious bread!

DoctorToon Just wondering. Why does my gyger counter (spelling?) go crazy after I’ve had some of your coffee? And why do I glow in the dark?

Doc T: I had socks given me that say “I love Fridays” I’d give them to you, but they show a woman kicking up her heels with a martini in her hand. Honestly, I don’t know WHAT my friend was thinking when she gave them to me. Not me at all! : )

Enjoy your night Doc But I don’t have to tell you that!

BBL I’m going to have a leisurely supper before returning to see who shows up.

P & L

doctortoon - don’t do anything that I wouldn’t do. LOL

doctortoon - I know that you and I are cut from the same cloth.

leaving fo the weekend i dont even get to read b4 i go bc im late. see you all sunday. peace and love

Have a good weekend tabby.

Now it is the weekend, nap is more than complete, and I probably won’t be able to sleep until very late tonight, which is going to screw up my sleeping schedule. Naps are evil I say! Have a nice night, Doc! Have a nice weekend, Tabby!

OK, I don’t know how long I’ll be able to see or use the comments. They haven’t been showing on my screen for two or three days. I’m not ignoring you folks…just couldn’t get in. Enjoy your evening & weekend. Hopefully, I can stop back later & still get in. ☻

Hi dcguys! Glad you got in finally! I hope that you have solved your problem with the site, if it’s a site problem- no pun intended.

CLEO: I didn’t think “skin” was a cloth! ; )

Nice avatar, Cleo! Hey dcguys, that has been a problem for a number of people recently, don’t know how to fix it though.

johnnydoc: Have a good nap? A good way to start the weekend!

We promise not to spy on you Doc T! we’ll be having too much fun here to get away, so no worries. : )

Have a great weekend Tabby. I’m glad you can get away.

Okay, stop staring at my butt cheeks.

CLEO: I was over at Garfield when I noticed the change in your avatar! Got coffee all over the screen! Nice er, TAN you’ve got there!

It’s a full moon tonight Le Tribe. Perfect for a party out on Pirate’s ship.

Nap was too good, I slept too long. Sorry Cleo :(

That’s my shame face, by the way.

Actually, I do have a tan. And, Homer does me no justice.

cleo The bread sounds delicious! Unfortunately, sesame seeds are on my “no-no” list, so I’ll just have to eat it virtually.

Rmom - I have extra dough, can you eat it without seeds? I always make extra dough, so we can have fresh bread almost every night.

CLEO: I’m glad that’s Homer and not you. But, like you, He has no tan-line!

JOHNNYD: Why appologize for giving CLEO a shamed-face look? He has no shame otherwise!

RRAmom: Do you have many allergies?

JFri: While I was over at Garfields checking out the Nuclear reference, I tried to translate. Rakkov’s Hebrew in the brackets. i asked him to translate it for me. I think it may be Yiddish for little brother, but I can’t say for sure. I only know the Hebrew alphabet, and can’t read the words, but it looks like an English word written in Hebrew characters. Just for fun.

Slow going tonight. Must be sunny outside elsewhere. BBL to beef up these posts.

That was my shame face I made for myself for getting caught staring lol.

Cleo I’d love to have some w/o the seeds!

LOL johnnyd Hard not to, eh? Cute avatar. eye-catching colour!

Hey Cleo lookin’ good! Dcguys did you try going back a day then forward? It worked for me the time I didn’t have any comments. May have been fluke, though…

Shika I’m not technically allergic to seeds or nuts, it is just that those nasty little things don’t digest well. Diverticulitis is no fun. Let’s see…I’m allergic to Biaxin, wasp stings, and anything that rubs on my skin like shoes. I’m not undressed like Cleo most of the day, because I can usually wear loose fitting clothes. However, I only have footwear on when absolutely necessary, because otherwise my histamines (sp?) break out and cause painful rashes. (Technical name “dermographia”)

Rmom - bread is on the way with my compliments.

Cleo - Thanks! I just LOVE bread, especially when it is still warm. I bake decilous rolls & muffins, but I’m not quite as good in the loaf bread area.

BBQ chicken on the grill with Bush’s baked beans & fresh broccoli. Anyone want some? Rum & Cokes are served!

I am there JFri.

Alcohol? I’m there! The chicken should be the icing on the cake.

Could I have a small ale instead? Rum does funny things to me! ; )

CLEO: Do you see what you’ve done to my cat MUA? He put a bag over his head in shame and left the room because your tan is better than his!

The chicken and veggies sound great. But what are Bush’s beans?

RRAmom: I tried to answer you earlier, but I couldn’t post anything. I hope it’s not a virus going around here.

Guess everyone is eating. BBL

Shika OK, but it might have been more entertaining with you & the rum!

Bush makes GREAT baked beans! Try them, you’ll like ‘em!

Hi gang: Sorry I haven’t been here today, but I either came down with a bad case of allergies or a flu bug. I’ll put on a few comments here and ther but i might dose off as I have taken some medication.

cleo That avi is hurting my eyes. Mental pics please go away.

JFri I’ll only have little food but the heavy on the rum and cokes. Did I say heavy on the rum? HEAVY ON THE RUM

I have Jack and Coke if anyone wants. Single Barrel if it makes a difference.

Shikamoo I hoping it does funny things to my eyes so that cleo’s avitar is blurry.

johnnydoc5 Glad you volunteered to make the cake! I’ll have some.

Rmom Your typing sounds good with that hand getting better!

I feel bad that I didn’t get a chance to say good-bye to Tabby.

dcguys Hope you get your sitiation fingered out!

DocT I gotta find that windo to peep into.

Well I’ll stick around for awile, but I have to get to bed early and try to kicik this flu or allergies.

I have a Pool Tournament tomorrow all day. There is no way out as I have paid the entrance fee($150.00) Too much to throw away!

Caaaarrrrmy where are you? Dry? docT get your bugle out!

Terry Jack Daniels Single Barrel is to be sipped STRAIGHT! No ice, no mixer! It’s the ONLY way I drink it! If you want to mix with Coke use something inexpensive…no one will know the difference! (If you want it cold just put it in the freezer)

JFri I drink the same way. But my wife won’t drink it straight or sip it straight . And I do mean drink. I cannot sip something when it tastes so good and sooooo smooooooooooooooth!

Just thought I’d report that my hand is close to back to normal. Yesterday it hurt to grip the steering wheel, tonight it didn’t! Hurray! The doc I went to is our chiropractor, and he “adjusted” it. I’d never had my hand “adjusted” before, but it does seem to have helped. I’m sure all the prayers offered up on my behalf helped as well!!

JFri No worries! Ale makes me funny too, just not maniacal.

Terry, I HEAR you, buddy!

Rmom, that is GREAT news!

Terry: I drink hot rum toddies to kick a flu bug out. I think I scare them with my jokes! LOL

Shika I don’t know why you had trouble posting earlier. One of the guys here who knows more might have some theories. I have pretty good anti-virus program, and haven’t encountered anything suspicious from this site.

Great news *RRAmom! *Put er there! On second thought, better not, just to be safe.

Shika, maniacal is good! ;-)

RRAmom: I don’t know, but I had been on a medical website, and may have picked up something there! wink

I just restarted my computor, and it came back. But my comments disappeared.

JFri Good for who? It sure takes a whack out of me. :(

But! =D On the bright side, I can sleep in tomorrow, so maybe a little craziness won’t hurt. We’ll see.

Joy, Pirate?

Just like them to sneak off alone somewhere.

Anyone want to use the telescope? It’s amazing what you can see on a clear night.

JFri Where do I but Bush Baked Beans in Canada? I’ve never seen them.

Terry How ya feelin’ buddy? Hope you do well at the tourney tomorrow.

RRAmom: Do you think you finger was out of joint? I’m glad it feels better anyways.

Shika - At least I shake with my right, and it is my left hand that got injured.

I’m going to sign off for tonight. Trying to do some computer updates, and I need to get to bed in a little while.

Okay RRAmom. Sorry we didn’t have much time to chat. I’ve been doing little chores in between posts. See you tomorrow. Sweet Dreams.

Actually, I should have known that you shake with your right hand. So do I! What a coincidence! And I’m left handed too.

Guess I’ll finish up those disshes. That’s what I get for cooking.

G’Night RRAmom

Shik Not feeing real good, like I said earlier, flu or allergies. But these drinks are making my head feel better. Sleepy too, I think.

Sorry to hear that Terry. hope it’s not the flu either, considering what’s going around. At least with allergies you can take something for them, but you can if you are drinking too. :(

Hey! Nine more posts to go and we will hit 1701 I don’t know why that guy wants us to beat that record. It was blown away ages ago!

JFri: No sense calling for Doc T or DRY- They both disappeared for the night. If you hear lots of HOOTS coming from his general direction, you’ll know why. Although he did say he was seeing his Sweetie tonight, so, don’t point that telescope in his direction! Point it in CLEO’s direction instead!

Terry Make that DON’T DRINK and take medication for allergies. Whew. Averted THAT disaster I hope.

Okay Cleo, Margy, JFri and the rest of Le Tribe. Ante up. I’m not going to write these posts by myself!

JFri and Terry, I’ll have a couple fingers of Jack too. College roomate was a “Volunteer”; worshipped Jack and Coke. But it’s too good to dilute with Coke…

Shika and Rmom, you guys! Leftys, but shake with your right hands? That’s the definition of sinister… ;-) Well, not really. But Leftys are the only ones in their right minds…

And us ambidextrous types don’t know which mind to be!

bmonk I’m of two minds myself on that!

At least I’m in my right mind!

I know I still have a perfectly unbalanced mind, thank you Lewis Carroll.

“T’was brillig and the slithy toths Did gyre and grimble in the rill…. or something like that.

MR. Hodgeson to you!

T’was brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogroves And the momes raths outgrabe.

and then I go blank.

I’ve lost my touch. Or else my mind is touched.

bmonk?

Has anyone mentioned to you that I’m just a little impatient with computers?

Me too. I used to know those four lines. I’ve got the book. I remember Galumphing, Do you?

Hey bmonk Have at the Jack.

JFri I didn’t drink AND take medication. I did them one at a time don’t you know. Geez what kind of a think do you fool I am.

Dinner is over. I am free. JFri - have you tried Booker Noe’s. High alcohol, but smooth. I have always hated to muss up the taste of alcohol with mix.

Uh Terry- hat was me Shikamoowho told you not to mix the two. One at a time or otherwise, but I see it is too late.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH

cleo I haven’t had enough Single Barrell yet!

But I actually prefer the Hunting of the Snark:

“Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair.

“Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What i tell you three times is true.”

. . .

“Come, listen, my men, while I tell you again The five unmistakable marks By which you may know, wheresoever you go, The warranted genuine Snarks.

“Let us take them in order. The first is the taste, Which is meager and hollow, but crisp: Like a coat that is rather too tight in the waist, With a flavor of Will-o-the-wisp.

“Its habit of getting up late you’ll agree That it carries too far, when I say That it frequently breakfasts at five-o’clock tea, And dines on the following day.

“The third is its slowness in taking a jest. Should you happen to venture on one, It will sigh like a thing that is deeply distressed: And it always looks grave at a pun.

“The fourth is its fondness for bathing-machines, Which is constantly carries about, And believes that they add to the beauty of scenes– A sentiment open to doubt.

“The fifth is ambition. It next will be right To describe each particular batch: Distinguishing those that have feathers, and bite, And those that have whiskers, and scratch.

“For, although common Snarks do no manner of harm, Yet, I feel it my duty to say, Some are Boojums–” The Bellman broke off in alarm, For the Baker had fainted away.

. . .

“You may seek it with thimbles–and seek it with care; You may hunt it with forks and hope; You may threaten its life with a railway-share; You may charm it with smiles and soap– ”

(“That’s exactly the method,” the Bellman bold In a hasty parenthesis cried, “That’s exactly the way I have always been told That the capture of Snarks should be tried!”)

Cleo: I don’t dare mix drinks around here. But you two go right ahead.

Gee, I tried to post the full Jabberwolky, and it wouldn’t post. So I switched, and got leventy-three posts!

*bmonk Did you go get your book to do that? I love Lewis Carroll.

Snark!

Shik I told you I wasn’t feeling real well. Sorry about the mix up.

No, I searched the net. But the first stanza of Jabberwolky was from memory; I see a few minor errors…

Shika - I don’t mix drinks either. Just a few hard pulls on a bourbon bottle will do it just fine for me.

I know *Terry . That’s just my sense of humour coming out. Don’t be sorry. I knew what you meant!

Okay CLEO. Pass the bottle!

Did you see what I wrote about my cat? He’s still recovering.

Anyone for 200 tonight? You guys have to speed up, I can’t keep this up all night. Of course, for Cleo and JFri, it’s early yet. Where are you BMONK? I forget.

Cleo: Still sunny where you are?

HeeeeeeeeeeeeY cleo!

I’m here, except when I’m not… Actually, I’m in West Dakota.

It’s not sunny here anymore: It’s Mountain Daylight time, so it just got dark. ;-)

“The sun was shining on the sea Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright– And this was very odd, because it was The middle of the night.”

Shika - yes, it is still clear and sunny.

Bmonk: Is Mountain Daylight Time the same as Daylight Saving Time? That’s what we are on now. It’s 11:15p.m.

“If seven maids with seven mops Swept for half a year, Do you think,” The Walrus asked, “that they could get it clear?” “I doubt it,” the Carpenter replied, and shed a bitter tear.

That’s great Cleo. I’d love to see the lake. Do you face East, West, North or south?

BMONK: Did you recognise the poem? The Walrus?

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “to speak of many things: Of shoes, and ships, and sealing wax, Of cabbages and Kings. Of why the sea is boiling hot, And whether pigs have wings.”

Guess that answers my question.

We face north.

It’s daylight savings time, but it’s only 9:15 here: Mountain time zone…

The moon was shining sulkily, Because she thought the sun Had got no business to be there After the day was done– ‘It’s very rude of him, ” she said “to come and spoil the fun!”

@Cleo, you may face north, but your south faces us!

[goes to hide under the Pibgorn Couch of Confusion]

Four young Oysters hurried up, All eager for the treat: Their coats were brushed, their faces washed, Their shoes were clean and neat, And that was odd, because, you know, They hadn’t any feet.

Four other Oysters followed them, And yet another four; And thick and fast they came at last, And more, and more, and more, All hopping through the frothy waves, And scrambling to the shore.

CLEO: So the sun sets to your left. Is that right?

Right, left! NO! LEFT! The other left! Right? right!

Terry MORE JDSB, please? 3 fingers is good!

Cleo, lovely photo! Thanks, I really needed a good giggle. Not feeling so great here, chemo aftershocks. Looking forward to a nice, quiet, restful weekend. I never finished reading my comics today. I’ll try to do that and BBL. Hi Shika and bmonk! Where’s JFri?

And one of our members likes to point out the following sentence: The right wright writes the rite.

(Four homophones, the most spellings for one spoken word in English.)

If I am facing the lake the sun sets to my left. I am about to become scarce as I go to watch a movie. If I am at all coherent I will respond at the end. Toodle ooh my vagrant friends.

It rained most of the day here, cleo! Quit bogartting all the good weather, will ya?

Haven’t seen JFri for a while. But then I tend to come and go that way meself.

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing wax– Of cabbages—and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.”

Oops, he snuck up in front of me while I was posting!

See, I was nearly right! (See comment 199 on p. 4) Not bad for a perfectly unbalanced mind like mine. He he he!

Actually bmonk JFri snuck up BEHIND you before he snuck up in front of you.

And, no, the other RIGHT!

SEE JFri? I’m just as crazy on ale as rum.

What? Am I invisible here?

We are getting more cool weather, and they are even using four letter words, like cold, and snow.

@JFri, you’re only invisible until I hit “Refresh page.” Blame it on the new site rules, like I do…

bmonk Do you here anything? I keep hearing JFri’s voice.

Hi CARMY! Here’s a hug and good vibes coming your way:

(((((CARMY)))))))

Hope you feel better soon. #♥♥♥

bmonk Global warming!

I think JFri’s Jack is slowly vanishing too….

Hey everyone, I haven’t had a drink in quite a while. Maybe it is time for my extra dry martini. So dry you need some water to open your mouth again.

Sounds like Global Cooling to me JFri!

CLEO: Enjoy the movie. And I knew where the sun set for you, but I was setting you up. bmonk beat me to the punch.

How doth the little crocodile…

How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale!

How cheerfully he seems to grin How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in, With gently smiling jaws!

It is more like global erratic weather changes to me.

Hi johnnydoc: Shaken or stirred?

Hi Carmy! And even mooore hugs ((((((CARMY))))))

JFri 3 more fingers, there you go. Actually four. It’s a drinkers 3!

Shika I was trying to be facetious!

G’Night cleokaya!!!!!

@shika, is that johnnydoc, or Johnny Walker?

JFriHow’s Jack? bmonkcan’t see HIM now.

Another little known, fun Carroll poem: “Phantasmagoria”

Shika, shaken not stirred.

((((((((((Carmy))))))))))

@bmonk Uh, YOU mantioned Jack, not me.

JFriYou were trying to be WHAT? Don’t get fresh with me mr. JFri!

As poetry goes I only know one:

There once was an acrobat’s daughter. She flew through the air in a noose. One day in May, her bridgework gave way, and she flew through the air like a goose.

-Bugs Bunny

“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Bat!”

Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at! Up above the world you fly, Like a teatray in the sky. Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at!

Hey Cleo lookin’ good! Dcguys did you try going back a day then forward? It worked for me the time I didn’t have any comments. May have been fluke, though…

Jack who???

Ha-HA. Love these poems!

JFri: Ask bmonk who Jack is. I quote, “I think JFri’s Jack is slowly vanishing too!”

Like the Cheshire cat’s smile bmonk?

Yes, like that. I was also thinking of another Carroll poem, “Convenient and Inconvenient” this morning, but I can’t get it to post. THere must be some limit here, or something…

But here’s a URL, although it’s not marked into stanzas… http://carroll.classicauthors.net/sylvie/sylvie11.html

Jfri, do you have a little more ale left? It’s almost midnight here, and I’m turning into a pumpkin. I don’t know what the connection is, but I’ll think of something.

Jack is Jack Daniels, natch: Tenessee sour mash wiskey

I didn’t know JFri was a fairy godmother??

Hi DawnAvrilSorry I didn’t acknowledge you sooner. I’m trying to keep up with the guys here.

Alas, I must depart for the night. Busy day tomorrow…

But we did break 250!

Poetry? You want poetry? Oooookay!

When I’m in a sober mood, I worry, work & think. When I’m in a drunken mood, I gamble, cuss & drink. Now when my days are over, And my time has come to pass, I hope they bury me upside down, So the world can kiss my a$$!

good work bmonk MY, my, if you tried to post THAT poem, I’m surprised you didn’t bring B.T. tumbling down!

have a good sleep bmonk.

JFri* Er, nice poem. Do I sense a little ‘tude there? ; )

HI Dawn!

Here’s my input poem.

Falling Down Drunk

A man had had far too much to drink Now I must go home he began to think He tried to stand up and fell to the floor So he decided to crawl out of the door Then after a little fresh air he tried again But he fell face down in the drain again “I will never get up” to himself he said I won’t try again I’ll crawl home instead His wife found him on the step asleep “I went for a drink” he said like a sheep “And I know what made you crawl so far Your wheelchair’s still in the public bar”

That’s pretty good JFri. Were did you get it? Did you write it yourself?

Hey Terry: BADA dum! good one.

bmonk be VERY careful who you’re calling a fairy godmother (why DID you call me that anyway?)! I’m a 6’4”, 230 pound, hockey-playing bleep!

Shika, yes I did!

JFri: bmonkIs gone. I think the Jack Daniels went to his head. 6’4”? Yikes! I’m only 5’2”’

Good one JFri. I’d write one too, but my brain’s mush now.

Don’t call yourself a bleeep!

Terry? How about you? Where did you get your poem. good punch line too.

Shika I WAS 6’5” but have lost an inch to age! I have very long legs & arms!

Just got in from a walk and noticed that a post I had made three hours ago finally came through. Weird. Anyway, Johnny Walker sounds wonderful. So smooth! Terry hope you don’t have the flu - it can be nasty. Snow in Alberta tonight - glad I’m on the coast. Now for my comic rounds.

Wow! I guess you can aford to lose an inch. I hope your arms dono’t reach the floor. I’m getting a very scary picture of you. LOL

Just kidding. I know someone here who flies to Houston to shop for shoes- he’s a size 15. do you have a problem with clothes or shoes? (Yuo can tell me to MYOB if you want,)

Shika: I save poems from all over the internet so I’m not sure where I got it.

JFri: I’m 5’7” and played hockey also. But we did not have any over 6’.

Terry This talk of flu makes me wonder if the strip today is talking about the flu, “Mon Dieu! I have chills!” LOL

Terry I hope you don’t have the chills. That’s a bad sign.

Good one Shika!!

Dawn: Nice of you to drop in again. this new formatt is weird. That’s all I can say. I hope our posts don’t start popping up elsewhere!

JFri: Are you on your Blackberry again?

Surprisingly, I only wear a size 10 shoe (outhouses have no foundations). Shirts are a different story: 17 1/2 - 38. Not real common! Pants not too much of a problem (36” inseam). Used to be more difficult, though.

Anyone see RAD today?

Who else are we missing?

Well, YEAH, I’m on my Blackberry!

JFri:

My Dad was 6’2” with a 15” collar, and I think size 12 shoe. His arms were long too, but I don’t know how long. But he only weighed 185 and his highest weight, mostly around 175lbs. Skinny some would say, although in the war he was only 125lbs, so I’d say he filled out nicely.

Hey all: I’m already dosing off and it’s only 11:30. I need to try to get better before that pool tournament. See you guys in the morning.I’m headed to zzzzzland. G’Night.

That’s neat. How do you read on those little screens? Let alone type on them?

Good night Terry: It’s 12:30a.m. here. I’ll be toddling off soon myself. sleep well.

Yeah JFri how do you type on that small blackberry with bear claws of yours? LOL

JFri: I asked that because I forget if you ever post from a fullsize computer sometimes.

Night, Terry! Shika, when I’ve been drinking? Not VERY easily!

What position do you play in hockey? Warning, I know very little if anything about sports, but my nephews played. The eldest is now about 28 yrs old. He’s still a goalie. A good one too.

I use the computer when I can!

Goddnight JFri: Thanks for the food and drinks. Have a good sleep.

Good night Cleo: Hope your movie was good.

See Le Tribe later today!

peace and love

Sorry JFri, I thought you said good night to me. I think I’m getting dozy.

Right wing

JFri You still there?

I said it to Terry, now I say it yo you!

The younger nephew was a quarter back. Now he’s a policeman. No connection just a fact. Do you still play?

I talk too much, I know. But I’m glad you are smart enought to know when to stop me. : )

‘Night.

Wow, JFri, I am 6’4”, and thought no one was as big as me except NBA players, who are behemoths. I only weigh 186 lbs. and never could afford to play hockey.

Yes but in Silver league, not Gold. Probably ought to be in Bronze!

Good night &Shika and Terry and bmonk and any one else who may be going to bed.

Guys, six more posts to 30! Go for it!

I mean 300.

Four posts now. JFri, you do it. Make it a hat trick plus one!

Johnny, yeah, it’s expensive to play league hockey. Back when I lived in Nebraska I played pond hockey. That was affordable. Skates cost a lot less back then, though.

Well, CLEO, IF YOU COME BACK, IT’S UP TO YOU. I’m finished here.

Shika this should put us at 300!

HE SHOOTS! HE SCORES!!!!

yeah!!!!

Good night JFri. Good game. ; )

You too johnnydoc Have a good one.

Night, Shika

g’night Shika

Gee, Dawn, is it down to just us?

Looks like it - that’s what we get for living on the coast

You should nap first. That’s what I do.

No I have one more post to contribute. I was playing video games with my younger brother, but now I am off to bed. JFri, I only played floor hockey and we just all ran around.

Alright good night JFri and Dawn!

Night Johnny