Big Top by Rob Harrell for February 06, 2010

Good Morning Tribe!

Buffet breakfast today! Just place the order and it’s on it’s way!

“Yours truly” is the waiter. Enjoy!

Love the hat!

Good Morning Woodeye

Glad you dropped by! Yes, the hat and glasses are cool.

Good morning, Terry! I’ll have eggs Florentine with a croissant, and key lime marmalade. I’ll have Lady Grey tea to go with that, please.

Dear Marg, your order is coming up shortly! Enjoy.

Hello JFRI

Goodnight, Guys, sleep well!

Good Night Marg–See you tomorrow.

Man Dusty, you suck at poker. You couldn’t even let that blasted oven mitt have it! Good morning all! Terry I think I’ll try this food thing for breakfast. See how that works.

Good Morning Johnny. It’s called “cooked to order”.

And a Jagermeister sounds good about now, Dusty!

Good Morning Terry! Well, I’ll order the cook tomorrow maybe. Peace and love all!

Good Night Johnny. I be out of here before long myself.

Good Morning Terry, WoodEye, Marg, JFri and Johnny! Goodnight Marg! Goodnight JFri! Goodnight Johnny! I’m just doing a quick run through the toons. My eyelids are getting very heavy. Goodnight Terry! Tabby, I saw your post from last night about the Great Divide. I bought some at the store yesterday. Homemade vanilla and Dutch chocolate, yum!!

LONEWOLF You have not helped my diet this week, Oh well, might as well finish with a bang. Nuc coffee with high calorie cream please. Morning TRIBE! Time to deal with the IRS and postdate my check.

Heh,heh, Lewreader. Sorry about that. My grandma always cooked big meals.

Good Morning Carmy and Good Night Also. I’ll catch you tomorrow. Sleep well, dear!

Good Night All

Peace & Love Tribe Friends

Good Morning Everyone!

Good morning, LuvH8! It seems to be real quiet here, so I’m going to start my rounds. BBL

Good Morning Rmom, it is very quiet in here.

I’m off to bed. I’ll just help myself to a Krispy Kream. Thank you Quaby.

Lonewolf - What I meant by I BE GOOD was that I actually thought it was hilarious (although that one comment was kind of confusing), and I was having a hard time not LOLing or blowing raspberries. Which while entertaining for me probably wouldn’t have been a good idea. BTW - I’ve been censored twice, I’m surprised they left it up more than 36 hours and then censored.(I showed my daughter this afternoon because I knew she would LOL).

Cleo - I had pizza too : )

yyyguy - Thank you for the thank you. I was sorry to read about your mom. I once read that randomly giving someone flowers (or something else they like) for no apparent reason is a great way to help make someone happy. It’s worked for me, and the cost really isn’t important just the sentiment. (Don’t get caught sharing the flask with your dad : ) )

SIR Lew - Thanks for leaking Doc’s secret recipe! Ah ha ha ha haaaaaa!

Rmom - I really like your avatar, is that your kids?

Have a good day everyone!

LuvH8 - Yes, this picture is an old one of my kids. They are now 17 & 20.

Good Morning Doctor Toon

Rmom, They look really cute in that picture.

: ) I’ve got your secret recipe! Yippy! : )

Good Morning All. WooHoo! I’ll take a helping of Jagermeister girl.

Good Morning Cleo,

You sound chipper. How is the weather there?

Doc how goes the cartoon collection withdrawal phase of your life?

LuvH8. It looks like it is going to be another lovely day. The sun hasn’t risen yet, but the sky is clear.

Good morning, Doc and cleo! LuvH8 - They were really cute back then. Now, they clean up real nice.

Rmom - They’re always the cutest when they are asleep. LOL!

Rmom good morning.

Good for you Doc.

good morning tribe. not here for long i have lots of things to do today

They were both awake in this picture. I think they were both photogenic until they got to the stage of doing fake smiles.

Good morning, Tabby. I’ve got to get some work done, too.

Cleo - I thought you lived in western Washington, shouldn’t the sun be up?

Doctor T - What is this cartoon collection withdrawal Cleo speaks of?

doc good morning to you and yours. it is saturday, are we keeping this pic for a while?

i got some great cat pics today and i thought of you.

well off i go things to clean and do. peace and love all

Good Morning Tribe ((((((((TRIBE)))))))))

Busy trying to do stuff this morning. Son’s lease is up on 3/31 and he’s moving in. I’ve got to get my stuff out of the way by first part of March so he can start planning what to keep, what to store and what to pitch. Which means I have to pitch.

I have many, many TY beanie baby cats. I’m going to have to thin out the collection.

About an hour until lunch…or brunch for you WC guys. I have fried shrimp, home-made french fries, cocktail sauce with assorted kool-aid type beverages and ice cream for dessert. I’ll ring the dinner bell, but I thought I’d get you guys salivating. I know I am!

Good Morning Quaby - Thank you now I’m hungry : )

Doctor T - That is an impressive collection, I bet it would be fun to read.

Hi Doc

Tabby Wanna come help clean my place?? You’d walk in, screeching and dash out. snicker

Have Flip That House on in the background. Nothing like watching a deconstruction while trying to straighten up your mess and get ready to fry stuff.

LuveH8 Glad you’re still here. I have to lurk on weekdays ‘cause I work, but mebbe if I get my ‘puter in my room I’ll be able to chat a bit more.

Way to act cool Dusty!

Quaby - It is nice to be able to go on my computer in my room. Also, makes it easier to keep track of my daughter and she has to be social if I’m in here when she’s online ( :

Dry Good morning! Apparently, Dusty has been reading comments on the other strips and took the “Run away!” seriously.

My daughter is up so I have to go. Have fun cleaning Quaby and Rmom. I should probably do the same. Cleo enjoy the sunshine.

See you later!

Good morning, all - And I can truly say that for another 20 minutes.

It’s not raining, the sun is out, and it’s clear up to 40(F).

I fed a troll this morning - must have been grumpy when I started the toon touring.

Good morning all!

Good Morning Tribe!

I need to start getting ready for league pool. I haven’t shot in over three weeks due to my cold. We’ll hope for the best and see what happens.

Good Morning LuvH8, Doc, Cleo, Dry, Quaby, Rmom, Johnny & Tabby!

Good Morning Celecca!

LuvH8. Since I live further north the sun rises later than down your way.

Good Morning, All!

One of these days, I’m going to have to get here early enough to take the crew on a Chartered bus to Trappers Kettle for their breakfast buffet, amid all sorts of kitchy authentic Western frontier decor.

Good Morning Bunnyface(Bmonk)

Cleo–What rises later? LOL

That would be St. Bunnyface, right?

fatuncle said, about 11 eye-opening breaks ago over at Pibgorn

“Oh. My. Gawd.

“I wandered into the kitchen, half asleep, and made a cup of instant coffee, took a swallow.

“The frying noise you hear is my eyeballs.

“I’d absently picked up a soupspoon, not a teaspoon. Can we say overdose?”

Doc, I think we need to send over some of your coffee to help him recover…

And get the recipe for you when your coffee maker breaks down or goes on strike.

Bunnyface(bmonk)–I laughed so hard when I read that. I could just picture him taking that sip of coffee!

She’s not retired just yet!

Something like St. Bunnyface, yes.

BTW, I also love the Cathedral in Winnepeg.

Doc, I can’t remember the last time I drank instant. I just remember the after-taste.

@Terry, make it strong enough, and there is no discernible aftertaste–since your tastebuds would be burned away! LOL!

@bunnyface(bmonk) That is a beautiful picture.

re: instant coffee All I can picture is the instant oil slick that forms on the surface. The aftertaste didn’t bother me, as long as it wasn’t decaf.

Heh,heh. I hear you Bunnyface(bmonk)

so the living room floor is now clean. :0) go me. dishes washed go me again. no a ton of other things to do.

quaby was it you who asked for me to come clean your house? trust me i have seen some crazy things. my mother has 3 dogs and a cat in the house they eat everythign in site inclueds the table, countertop, etc. i have seen mess. trust me.

well im going wash my hands for like the million time, cleaner smell on them, then im gonna find some food. food is good. :0)

Was it here yesterday that there was talk about cross-posting? I remember not only cross-posting with someone at least once, but doing it simultaneously on two different comics! Now that was fun!

I was involved with you on that cross-posting. That was pretty funny. I was following you on the other site at the time, too!

Off to curl up with a good mystery!

Good Saturday to all.

Have a good day Doc. Catch you later!

And I’m off to get ready for & head out to pool. I’ll be back much later!

P&L Friends!

Thank you Terry, I really messed up that post. I went back and corrected it.

No problem, Cleo. You have a good day, my friend! I was just messin’ wit ya!

Bunnyface I also was involved in the cross posting. I think that we were all giving Dry a bad time.

any one home?

okay i guess not and im finished eatting anyhow. so bye all

I’d think cleo and Terry are still here, and I am, at least for the nonce. May not be able to stay much longer though…

Lunch is served. In case you missed the 1st page, fried shrimp, fried potatoes and ice cream. Just go to the BT pantry and look in the food warmers.

Ohh, I think we also have plenty of left-over angel-hair pasta and a nice seafood alfredo for on it.

Such great lunch offerings. I will have some when I get back from my bike ride.

Okay, guys. I’d like some suggestions. I’ve been told that men crave respect from their wives, more than they want to be loved. Assuming that to be true in my husband’s case, I decided I’d make him a Valentine’s Day card that says “I respect you, let me count the ways” and list as many ways as I can come up with. I’ve come up with several items for my list, but figure I’m probably overlooking something(s). Any thoughts?

Jfir Hi!

and thanks

Hi, Tabby! How’s it going today?

jfri its going im busy as can be.

bbl have to get some work done. p&l all

Good afternoon, tribe.

Once again, white stuff is falling from the sky. We had a lot of rain yesterday, so it’s only a matter of time until we have ICE. Since part of the back yard is currently Lake Moxie, it should be “interesting.”

Saucy - What part of the country are you located?

I’m in Norfolk, VA. It’s the southeast coast, so we’re not getting the big snow that Northern VA and DC got, but any snow around here is trouble. We did get about 6 inches last weekend.

watching something called wrong turn with my brother. it is so gross and creepy as can be.

I don’t know what to tell you Rmom, since I do not know your husband. Maybe something about strength of character, ability to smile in the face of adversity or face of absurdity, or always putting a spin on the bright side of any situation. Any of that fit.

Ha, ha, how about how he shows his son how not to drive on a snowy road.

Rmom, let’s see: respect for ability to open jars? fix things? protect the home character self-control–give situation presence humor whatever you think of when you think of him

Thanks, Cleo & bmonk! At least you’ve given me some ideas - I will have to modify the one about the parking brake driving lesson, I think. snerk! But I am thankful that he decided to be the one to teach our boys to drive. I’ve found that I’m not very good at riding in a car when I’m not confident of the driver’s competence! So, see, cleo, that was a helpful suggestion, even if it made us both LOL!

Good luck Rmom.

Boy it sure is quiet, no comments in 2 hours. The paints consultant has left and my wife has left to buy the paint. Gosh I will be glad when this is all over. Projects, I am sick of projects.

Cleo - I can understand. I had to quit reading the “Family Handyman” magazine, because I kept getting ideas for projects around the house. Maybe you can figure out where LilG gets her ideas, and stop the inspirations? It is quiet.

Hi Cleo, Are you still here?

Hi Rmom, I had to quit browsing recipe books, I kept wanting to try all the desserts!

Hey all anybody home?

cleo you know that you dont need to send your wife to get the paint dry, jfri, carmy, and myself have all the paint you need.

LuvH8 hello. I love recipe books and as much as I love dessert, I can avoid them. I recently bought Mario Batali’s book Molto Italiano and there has not been one recipe so far that hasn’t been superb and we have probably made 10 to 15 so far. Great book. I like going to the library and checking out cookbooks and have bought some of them after trying the recipe books. My favorite bread baking book started out as a loan from the library.

Tabby, I hate to break it to you, but you folks make Jackson Pollock look restrained. LOL

So, LuvH8, what are your favorite places around Oregon?

Cleo but you know you love the free labor!

Jfri thats a good question, thanks ive been meaning to ask about LuvH8’s favorite places

Cleo I have been considering trying to make my own bread (have bought yeast), my Gma has a breadmaker just sitting in the pantry. What is the name of your favorite breadmaking book? The other recipes tempt me too, but most of those are a lot healthier.

Usually I create food rather than use recipes. Much to the frustration of anyone who wants to know how I made something!

Hello JFri & Tabby Lynn,

I tend to avoid crowds, I live about 20 minutes from downtown Portland. I like the Arboretium (excuse my spelling if incorrect) located near our Zoo, most anyplace on the coast, The Hillsboro Main library (books, movies, internet, music & coffee all in one place) It also backs up into a great walking park.

the baking book I most like is not a book for a breadmaker, but one could probably be used. It is called “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day” by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois. They have a new one out that I also have which I believe is called “Healthy Bread in Five Minutes A Day”.

Gosh it has been a nice day, but unfortunately the only chance that I got to enjoy it was on my bike ride.

cleo can i have a dr. pepper insetd of BOOKERS?

Thank you Cleo, I’ve never used the breadmaker and probably would prefer to do it by scratch. Bread kneading frustration therapy. But it is there just not being used and it seems like kind of a waste.

Tabby, cute kitty.

Good evening all! Had to work a bit later tonight because the guy who was supposed to come in for me forgot he had to work. Oh well.

Cleo thanks! i love it can you read it can you can you can you? hehe

jdoc how are you doing bro?

Hey Cleo I don’t suppose you have any nonalcoholic Irish Cream Whiskey? I’ve never heard of it but am ever hopeful. I know they make nondairy Irish Creamer, but they are so full of chemicals and are weak in flavor to boot.

Good Evening Johnnydoc5

Tabby Lynn I am probably cross posting, but what does it say? I think the middle word is everywhere.

I am tired Tabby, but this college life won’t let me slow down, so I am heading out again. Peace and love all!

Idiot freinds

everyone

has one

Jdoc be safe. dont work to hard

D A sideways 3 upside down U,

I be good! I be good!

Tabby Lynn That’s really cute, and true.

bbl

Hibye johnnyd. Have a good evening.

Hi Johnny You have to work a lot these days, or is that my imagination.

Anybody here?

Still painting? Or just the Tribe painting for you?

shika yea soon as i say im gone you show up!

how are you doing sis?

Hello Shika my dear. How are you this fine evening?

Hi Tabby I thought you’d never leave! LOL I see my Shika-ness has rubbed off on you.

Hi cleo I am doing well. We had a lovely sunny day. I was busy for most of it, and I have work tonight too, but I’m doing well.

shika lol I KNEW IT!

Dads home now so i HAVE TO GO!

I am not doing any painting in the living room. We have contracted this out and they begin Monday at 9AM. Our new couch and love seat are sitting at the furniture store waiting to be delivered. I want it to be next weekend with everything done and in place. And… I want to like the paint choices that we have made.

Good Evening Shika!

I may have to chain *Dry, JFri, Tabby & Carmy * out in my chain link dog compound though. Cleo is gone so they can share her dog house.

Gosh Cleo, picky picky!

So no nonalcoholic Irish Cream Whiskey? I guess I’ll just help myself to some of Doc’s Nuclear coffee with just a spash of chocolate syrup.

BTW - I don’t drink because I think it tastes YUCKY! And also alcoholism runs in my family, so it didn’t seem like a good idea to aquire a taste for it. And now I can’t drink because of some of the medications I take.

So, I just want to make sure nobody thinks I’m going to get all judgemental about their enjoying an alcoholic beverage (or ten).

Hi LuvH8 I was off reading the comics. I’ve been out all day, and now I’ve got homework.

Bye Tabby! Are you really gone this time?

JFri, Tabby, Carmy, Cleo Doesn’t trust out paint job! :-( I wonder if his neighbor needs anymore work done?

I don’t get today’s strip. Did Dusty have a Royal Flush ahnd, or a Royal Flush face?

Birdbrains was funny today.

Hi Dry! I say just go ahead and paint the neighbour’s house. cleo will be sorry he didn’t let you paint his place.

:-D

BBL

RL is yelling at me right now.

Hello Dry - maybe if you give Cleo enough Bookers, he’ll let you paint anything you want.

Bye, hope you all have a good evening!

Paint? Can’t I just hurl a can of paint toward the wall?

Tabby took the “Which Golden Girl Are You?” quiz and the result is Sophia Petrillo. Mama Mia! You are the one your friends see as the mother hen, always protective of her roost. You are the one who has the shoulder to cry on, the sound advice to offer, and can say just the right thing at just the right time (i.e. “screw him!”). You are the first to coo…k up a delicious spread for your friends when they need some extra TLC. You are the voice of reason and the pillar of support. You are sassy and take no bull, but deep down you are a big softy that everyone needs and loves. You may be a little nuerotic (ever feel like you can’t leave your purse anywhere?), but that is easily overlooked for the wonderful friend you are.

Carmy i like your idea of painting lets do it!

HI SHIKA!

we were SUPPOSED to go bowling tonight or tomorrow after church, well neither is gonna happen it seems. :0( now tabby is sad.

bored!

Yes do my neighbors place. I have a rental on the other side. You may be able to escape a sushi knife if you paint there. Just tell them that Dave sent you.

Cleo okay, lets go for it…. waite a min, whos this Dave fellow?

Hello Tabby, I am awaiting a call to join my wife for seafood risotto and I am really hungry. Are you a Superbowl fan and will you be watching? I want to know if I am the only one, other than Doc to be missing the game. With Doc it is intentional, but I would love to watch the game, but not enough to get cable or go to a sports bar.

Cleo i wont be watching it im sure. dads not into it all.

love this song

Dave is the fellow who owns the rental house. If you 4 mention his name, there is no reason to think that you can not go berserk inside. My name may be mud afterwards, but they have a dog that howls anyways.

cleo ah so hes our scape goat?

I love that song and it brings back many good memories.

Yep, paint away.

I love old music. i dont remember much from when i was little, but i remember the music i grew up listening to.

GREATNESS!

We have been having fun with our Ipod and computer, typing in a song title and having a playlist created. All the songs are usually of the same genre and so much better than shuffle. Computers are amazing.

thats a great idea if only i knew how to work my mp3 like that. lol

My wife handles the details, I need to get her to show me how. She has three Apple Ipods, the shuffle, the nano & the Ipod, all for different functions.

Off to dinner. toodloo.

later cleo. tell her to teach me how to work mine as well

i used to live by [this song]9http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnrhH1ZlfHo)

dont know what happened to that

any body home?

Cleo - I won’t be watching the game either. Don’t care to, and we’d have to go somewhere, because we can’t get it here. My hubby is so not a sports fan, that I had to laugh tonight. We were at our favorite restaurant, and one of the co-owners had on a Kansas University shirt. My hubby asked me if they were going to be in the Super Bowl.

Tabby, I like both songs that you put on here. The first song was played for hours over and over one day on a local station when we lived in Texas. The reason was that the station, which was a classic rock station was changing it’s format to some kind of boring music station. Everybody was bummed about that. I do like Travis, but I think “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive” is my fav.

Carmy that is one of my favs. by travis as well

LMBO, Rmom! The first time I watched a football game with my husband, I had to explain EVERYTHING to him.

Travis is cool, Tabby!

whats funny is that i say “Hey dad” he says “hey” i start talking he falls asleep. he didnt hear a word of it. the house COULD HAVE BEEN burning down or something and he wouldnt know it.

Carmy my bro used to hate football. i love it. i started him on it. hehe

Poor Dad, he must be really tired, Tabby.

Oooh! I like coming to the Big Top when there are a lot of ladies present. WooHoo! Hello my sweets!

cleo LOL sent u something funny

Carmy he’ll live. lol

Hello Cleo!

I can not believe that JFri missed out on a Booker”s happy hour. He is slipping. That’s okay, I drank his share

Tabby that should be posted beside my front door.

cleokaya said, about 3 shouts ago

And I have my book at hand!

Cleo knew you would love it!

i didnt even remember bookerse hour and i was NOT drinking

Hello Carmy I haven’t talked to you in awhile. This is one winter when I am glad that we did not spend the money to go to Southern Texas. We have been blessed.

bmonk mine is in my bedroom waiting for tonight when Ana wont sleep

bunnyface, yes but you need to turn your pages, with my Booker’s I need to be turned.

Movie time.

@Tabby, I can remember when “American Pie” blew out the top of the chart. IIRC, the “day the music died” was Feb 3, 1959, not long before I was hatched, and they were heading towards Fargo, Dakota, when they crashed…

Bunnyface i love that song and its odd that i would post it a few days after music died

bmonk, did you see The Buddy Holly movie and/or La Bamba? I saw both, but I think I liked the Buddy Holly movie better. Gary Busey is a bit cuckoo right now, but he was really good as Buddy.

@Carmy, that’s better than the song a local station chose to play 24 hours straight when they switched format–this one!

Ana is supposed to be coming spend the night. tonight, not sure whats going in its been almost an hour since they called to tel me she was almost home and going bathe her.

Yikes, bmonk! I couldn’t even hear that once.

Of course, neither one is nearly as annoying as this one!

Carmy, nope, but I remember La Bamba being played on the radio… albeit not the first time.

Ick, bmonk, that one not only hurt my ears, it hurt my eyes also.

Yikes! is it really twenty to ten? I’d better go! Later, ‘gators! While, ‘diles!

bbl going get Ana

I’ve been listening to Stevie and Lindsey on another tab. It’s almost 8 minutes long, hence the separate tab.

I still remember Loeb’s “I do”.

Bye bmonk! I saw Gary Busey on a Christian station and he is the first one I heard say that BIBLE stands for Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth.

Loeb’s got some good tunes.

Cleo I suspect JFri may be at a hockey game! You know him and hockey!

I JUST LOVE THIS TUNE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IqCfxgKZd8

Hey Dry, I never heard that one before, it was very good.

One of my favs!

Carmy, I like your taste in movies but I question your taste in music!!! I LOVE Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport!! Always have!**

cleo, do NOT look at your bottle of Bookers!! Also, do NOT do a DNA test on the straw coming out of it!! ;-D

HI all im back with Ana so we cant watch/listen to the tunes you are all posting. so whats happening?

Dry, hockey game is away tonight in Seattle. We lead 5-3 in the 3rd. If we win tonight we lead the series against Seattle 10-0!!

Hello Tribe!

I’m back from pool. Who is still around. :^)

The team had a good day!

JFri, really? I’ve heard that song before, I think it’s annoying. Hi Tabby, sorry you can’t hear the tunes right now. BBL!

Jfri may i ask you a question?

Keep On Dancing

so i made ana a bed on the floor she has about 3 blankets to lay on and one soft furry one to cover with and 2 pillows to choose from. yet i feel bad. oh and did i mention she has all the stuffed toys she wants and a cup of milk and her favorite movie on. still i feel bad for putting her on the floor is it a shame that i want to sleep without her kicking me in my bruses?

Hello Tribe

I just got home…had to do the grocery shopping after the Dragon. Too much going on tomorrow. It was flooding rain Friday when I usually go.

So close to turnover, but so tired. So I drop off the Krispy Kreams and bid the Tribe Good night.

JFRI, I HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU!

Sure, Tabby!!

Quaby sleep well

Hello Tabby, JFri, Carmy & Quaby

Jfri what is a DAN test?

” DAN test on the straw coming out of it!! ;-D”

Carmy, it’s a GREAT song!! Great beat and a lot of fun!! Of course, I first heard it during a summer adventure with my best friend of the time and we both just thought it was a fun song.

We beat Seattle 6-3 AGAIN!! (That was the score against them last night)

Tabby, it is a SURE sign that I was heavily into cleo’s Bookers!!

JFri i thought so! LOL i could NOT pass up a chance like that. sorry

Could it be true? Could she be sleeping? is it safe to even think that? shut up tabby’s brain stop thinking it!!

It’s OK Tabby!!

Jfri LOL good one, i can read titles!

dangnabit! stupid brain shes up and standing next to me!

Nice you two as usual. I’m glad I am a true Christian. See you at turnover…………………………..Tribe friends.

When one door closes, another door opens but sometimes you may get stuck in the hallway for a little while. Just think positive and be ready for opportunity.

yea what dry said

tabby is gonna stand in the middle of the livingroom screaming & throwing toys while the kids r trying 2 watch spongebob & c how they like it!