Big Top by Rob Harrell for July 30, 2010

Hello fellow TRIBE MEMBERS Welcome to the Big Top Diner. I’m your hostess for today. How may I serve you. :-)

1: Mashed potatoes and gravy, honey-glazed ham, peas and carrots and a dinner roll. 2: Spaghetti and meatballs with Parmesan cheese, Garlic bread also served. 3: Grilled salmon, with fried potatoes and a salad of your choice 4: Steak and burgers combo, comes with an order of fries or onion rings. 5: Steamed vegetables meal 6: Chile Relleno 7: New England clam chowder, or our other fine soups to choose from. 8: Grilled burritos covered in enchiladas sauce and cheese. Comes with a side of rice and refried beans. 9: Cold or hot thin crust pizza (Any toppings) comes with cheesy breadsticks 10: Sliced turkey (White and dark meat) with mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, and cranberry sauce 11: Poptarts, toaster strudels, granola bars, cereal bars, or freshly baked donuts. Beverages: Doc’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee Starbright’s Divine Cocoa Mocha (Courtesy of Chris Alan & Johanan Rakkav) Big Sister’s Berry Delicious Breakfast Smoothies Chardonnay, Zinfandel, or Merlot Fountain Drinks or Ice Cream Floats American premium or Imported Beers Assorted Fruit Drinks or Teas Plain Milk or Chocolate Milk Ice Water Dessert from my Big Sisters Kitchen: (Enter if you dare. Survive if she let’s you) Ha ha! just kidding with you. ;-) Assortment of ice cream and pies SPECIAL OF THE DAY: Hot fudge sundae with chopped nuts, and candy sprinkles. Pumpkin pie, apple pie, or lemon meringue pie. Apricot fig bars, apple or peach cobbler(Comes with ice cream of your choice.)

I think Wink likes them both, or at least the double chocolate drippy-doo shakes with sprinkles.

Morning Ladywolf. Since I’m still up (for some unknown reason) may I please have some of that chowder for a bedtime snack? Thank you very much.

I don’t know, I like Wink’s answer!!! Double chocolate drippy doo shake with sprinkles!!!!

And, since it’s still early, how about that order of mashed potatoes and gravy……yum!

If he likes the one with the double chocolate drippy doo shake - I wonder what the other has…

Here you go Ladyhawk, enjoy it.

Here is your order as well MontanaLady.

Thank you Ladywolf.

Good Evening/Morning Everyone!

Little Sister may I have the grilled salmon with a garden salad and ranch?

Blonde in theory, whoever’s actually more compatible in practice.

And my days of eating such massive amounts of ice cream are over.

That said… the usual, Ladywolf, at the usual time. Stand by for a new story over the next several days…

Hello Little Sister, Ladyhawk, Montana Lady and Lonewolf

Good Morning Tribe!

Good Day to Ladyhawk, Montana Lady, Ladywolf & LuvH8

I am surrounded by beautiful women! I’m in seventh heaven!

You got it Johanan Rakkav.

Good Morning Johanan

Awesome menu, Ladywolf.

Can I please have a large cup of Doc’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee?

Yes you may Lonewolf here you go.

Time for me to go nighty night. Going to the zoo tomorrow with my family and my sister and 3 nieces. Guess I should get some sleep.

See you later then Ladyhawk Good night.

Thank you, Ladywolf.

Good Night, Ladyhawk

Thanks, LW18, will enjoy my midnight snack!

You are all welcomed.

Good Night Ladyhawk, have fun tomorrow.

  Welcome HopeandJoy2!

WOW! I’ll have a Number 10 with the Special desert. Thank You!

You got it WoodEye here you go.

Well I bid you all good night. Feel free to feast on the great food here.

Hello WoodEye

Good Night Little Sister, MontanaLady, Lonewolf, WoodEye, Johanan and Everyone!

LADYWOLF Both you and your menu look wonderful tonight. I’ll take a number two, and I think I’d like to try DOC’S WORLD FAMOUS NUCEAR COFFE*. Oh, please

Morning TRIBE I’d tell you about the fun I’ve had with my computer for the last 2 hours but there might be women and children around.Bend your ear close and I’ll scream.

Looks like I’m too late again and everyone’s gone for awhile. So I’ll just pick and graze on the fantastic breakfast menu. I’m glad there’s plenty of ice cream and my super huge extra large chocolate milk.

Greetings to the TRIBE.

Lew you have my sympathy. My computer can be very …um…. uncooperative at times also.Sometimes I just feel like firing it out the window.

Hello MontanaLady. I’m glad you can join us. I’d just like to warn you to be wary of some of our members. They are very nice but dangerous with Doc’scoffee. ;-)

Good Morning, Ladywolf, Ladyhawk, MontanaLady, LuvH8, Johanan, ♠Lonewolf♠, WoodEye, Lewreader & serena!

Good Morning, Tribe

It’s already hot outside, and the heat index could go as high as 120F. It’s a freakin’ sauna outside…..so I stay inside.

Serenasakitty, who is dangerous with the coffee? Has Grog been shooting it at people wiith his super soaked squirt gun again?

Morning All!

Good Morning, Quaby & LuvH8

I only keep water in my supersoaker..

For once it’s going to be a bright & sunny day here in Houston - 95 and well over 105 with the heat index at least. For the weekend we’re expected to be 100. Who knows what the heat index will be.

Morning EMET

You’ve been pretty scarce, EMET

Good Morning, Doctor Toon. You’re late this morning.

Hello **Doctor Toon, Hello Ladywolf, Ladyhawk, MontanaLady, LuvH8, Johanan, Lonewolf, WoodEye, Lewreader, serena, Grog, Quaby, DFrog and EMET And new hopeandjoy2**

Either I hadn’t noticed or you’re even later than you were yesterday. Either way I’m glad things are working in your favor, Doc

Good morning, Tribe. It’s time to fortify my self for a long day of gardening. Those pesky tomatoes need to be tied up again. And it’s time to attack those weeds.

So, LW18, I’ll just have a thermos of Doc’s Nuclear Coffee and a big straw!

Later.

Hello, MontanaLady & Kab

Good morning, Grog and Doc :))))

Good Morning Tribe!

Already been out getting some supplies for a couple of jobs here today. Not too busy though. Should be a decent day work wise and the weather is supposed to be a beautiful 78°.

Good Morning, Doc, EMET, Montana Lady, Grog & Kab

Doc, We don’t see 90 again until Monday. Should be a nice weekend.

Good morning, tribe! Should be in the upper 90’s here today, Sat & Sun - over 100 for Mon & Tues. I’m glad my work is inside in air-conditioned comfort.

Good Morning, ♠Lonewolf♠

Other than EMET, are there any golfers here? I’m sure we’ve got gophers lucking around though.

I’m like Doc - Only golf I’ve done is minature. I might have tried to drive a ball on my parents’ front lawn, with my brother’s clubs, but had hard enough time not striking out. Croquet is more my speed.

Good Morning, Rmom.

Grog, I play golf, but haven’t yet this year. :^(

Hi, Terry & Doc! Anyone understand smoke detectors well?

Good Morning, Rmom

Hi, Grog!

Heyyyy! I resemble that remark!

Good Morning Doctor Toon, Ladywolf, Ladyhawk, MontanaLady, LuvH8, Johanan, Lonewolf, WoodEye, Lewreader, serena, Quaby, DFrog, EMET ((TRIBE!))

SNERK….

Ahem

Ahem

Sorry

You’re late!

Been dealing with sattcomms since 0400 CDT. Just got into the office. My fav thing to work on.

I think I had the same reaction watching Carson’s Carnac the Magnificent last night.

As I remember he tickled himself during those skits too

Hi, RwB!

Morning Rmom! Sorry I missed you on the list.

Nice chatting someone with all it’s lunch time and thank goodness it’s Friday. I can’t see gocomics at work depts monitor internet. But that’s fine.

Wish I had this for lunch.

It’s 11:19 am here have to get busy then change. Hope all have a nice visit. Don’t like the hot weather.

RwB - I noticed, but wasn’t offended. That was a long list of names!

toon comment

I notice we’re playing musical chairs again….

I haven’t seen any spam of late, knock on wood. It’s nice going to the various sites and not seeing comments about it.

Good Night Doc. Have a good one.

Rmom isn’t copy and paste wonderful?

Spam - spam - spam -spam…..Monty Python

Sleep fast Doc

Good Night Doc

RwB - Copy & paste is wonderful. I used computers for years without that ability. (We just made new punchcards - no copy & paste.)

Hi, Luv! Do you know anything about smoke detectors?

Hi to all those here!

Hi, Sojo! Grog - I agree, but I’d hate to say anything. My luck, it would start showing up again.

Hello, LuvH8 & Sojourner.

Rmom - The only thing I know about smoke deiectors is that they are supposed to be replaced every 10 years. (for more sales?) I found that out when my 25 year old stsrted going off. Replaced it and everything is fine now.

Hi Rmom, RwB, Grog, LuvH8!

Sojo - Thanks! That does help. There was a lightning strike last night, and the smoke detectors started chirping. I bought new batteries, and that didn’t fix the problem. I haven’t figured out where exactly the bolt hit, but it was close! The smoke detectors are about 15 years old. We were checking the attic & roof to see if something was burning there. Never did smell smoke, and I’ve got a sensitive nose.

Hi, Sojo & LuvH8

G’Night Doc. Catch ya later!

Hi, Terry!

How are you doing, Rmom?

I didn’t know they are supposed to be replaced every ten years. I do know you should vacuum them out about once a month to keep the sensors clean. They are very loud and my Gma’s is wired in so I can’t just take out the battery until the smoke clears. So I have to wave something in front of it when my food is done cooking. Batteries changed every either six monthes or year? If you don’t use it regularly to tell you your food is done cooking you should also test it once a month by lighting a couple matches underneath it and blowing them out. Although now they do come with that test button. Actually though it is more reassuring to know that it will go off for smoke than pushing a little red button.

Hi ♠Lonewolf♠!

Hi Rmom, Lonewolf, Sojo, Grog and RunswithBeer

Luv - Even though they are hard wired, you should be able to unhook a “quick connector” to remove it from the wiring. I had to have my sons take down all the detectors, because my hubby says they can “communicate with each other” when they are hard wired. Changed the batteries, and they still either chirped, or the light flashed and it made a ticking sound like a bomb. We don’t replace batteries before they start chirping usually, because with the hard wire, they don’t use as much battery juice. I don’t think I’ve ever set one off by burning anything. We do have an exhaust fan over the stove that is ducted into the attic, so that takes care of smoke produced by stuff on the burners. Vacuum? You’ve got to be kidding! Me?

That is what I learned but it was a long time ago apparently dust collects in them making them less efficient. Sounds like you know more than me about them though.

Terry - More good days than bad, hurray! I’ve got an appointment with my regular doc on Monday afternoon.

Sojo - It didn’t go off like an alarm - just started beeping & flashing. I hit the “hush” button, it was quiet for a few minutes, and then started ticking & flashing. Considering the age of them, I think we’ll be buying new ones.

Hmm… ours are more than twenty years old also. But I know they still work.

Rmom - I know when I looked at them there are two types now, each with advantages and disadvantages. Some expensive ones have both types together. Then there’s hard wirred, batteriey, both. Seperate ones and ones that connect with each other (like it sounds like you have), and ones that connect to alarm systems. I don’t remember anything about them now, just replaced mine with the same thing I had. It might take some thinking on what to do or just try to replace what to have.

Rmom, that’s good to hear. I don’t go back for a couple more weeks. So far the last changes they made are working. Keeping my fingers and toes crossed for both of us! :^)

Bye for now. Time to get busy, busy, busy.

Sojo - We have an alarm system, but not monitored by an alarm company. It is nice having chimes on the doors (& at least some of the windows, can’t remember if all have them). Our kids were 2 & 5 when we moved in, so I liked knowing if they snuck out. I figure I’ll make my hubby pick them out - he did the wiring for the house.

Bye LuvH8

Terry - I’m glad you’re doing better! I may end up on another med, so hope if I do, that there aren’t any nasty side effects. Also, they’re going to do more blood tests.

Whenever Kab shows up…. Check out this option for getting more education. I haven’t been able to talk my sons into checking out that option, but it looks like it might be a good way to go.

Bye, Luv! I need to get working too, but hoping to get feeling a little less woozy first.

Well, she’s only blond by proxy.

Hi, Bargrove. Whatcha doin’?

Hello to you too Kab, and all. Someone please explain to me about the menu each day…why…thus and so….etc. This cartoon site is an active one and Doc Toon’s coffee is just the energizer needed…..

Welcome, hope & joy! The first poster of the day is supposed to provide a virtual breakfast. I guess since turnover happens around 10pm, Ladywolf’s time, she likes including more than the typical breakfast fare. Other rules are: Play nice. No politics or religion. (The ban on religious discussions is on more of the type that leads to argument, not a ban on “praying for you”, etc. If you want to discuss theology, go to For Heaven’s Sake.)

Hi, Hopeandjoy2.

Hi Hopeandjoy2!

♠Lonewolf♠ - Good avatar!

Hey there Sojo! Thank you, sir!

Sojo - Did you see the latest news?

♠Lonewolf♠ - I have a new Goku that I may use, might start changing every now and then for fun but keep the same theme for easy ID like you, Doc, Grog, etc..

Hello & welcome hopeandjoy2

Hello, ♠Lonewolf♠. Is it a quiet day for you?

Hi, Grog!

Rmom - No. I don’t watch the local news often but I’ll check it today, thanks! BTW - on intelicast the forcast temp. is being lowered every day! Sun. was changed from 103° to 99° now 98°. Mon. & Tues. from 102° & 101° to 100° to woops just checked S. M. T. is 98°, 102°, 99° (Mon. & Tues. went back up a degree or two). :-)

Hi Grog!

Hi Rmom & Sojourner

Sojo - I just get my news via the internet. I would have posted a link, but didn’t find a great page to link. I don’t put too much faith in the weather forecast until it is 48 hours or less - usually less.

Well my day -1 of close went very well. Everone submitted their stuff on time and I’m done for the day.

I get to leave early on this happy Friday.

Catch y’all this evening.

Rmom - I may start doing that also. I know Cox puts local news on but has so many other things I don’t have them as my home page. The newspaper online might also be a poss. I know that when I went to Montana and later to Wis. I read the local papers online a few weeks before to understand the local area better before I got there!

Yes, Grog. It is a quiet day. I need to p/u a car this evening to work on this weekend,

Congrats Grog! - See you later.

Sojo, your avatar theme is a cool one!!

Thanks ♠Lonewolf♠!

Enjoy your weekend, Grog!

Terry - Starting to think maybe some of it is bp related. I was feeling pretty woozy, and ate some cheddar cheese & potato chips to get some salt in my system. It seemed to help.

Looks like my hubby arrived early. See you all later!

Bye Rmom

Rmom - - - Sounds like you may be on the right track. Have a good evening!

Sojo - They’ve updated the story, so I went back & edited my post to put a link to it.

Thanks Rmom! - Interesting!

I am not toony!!!!

LuvH8 - Just ‘loony? :-)

I missed breakfast, can I get a double chocolate drippy-doo shakes–with sprinkles? Sounds good.

Rmom said, about 5 program card packs ago

RwB - Copy & paste is wonderful. I used computers for years without that ability. (We just made new punchcards - no copy & paste.)

How often did you have the fun of dropping a pack? Hours of fun getting them all back in the proper order!!

Well, yeah I am a tiny itty bit loony.

A tiny itty bit loony?

“Tiny itty bit”?

More like:

Bmonk you are loony? You always seemed perfectly normal to me.

How was your Dad’s wedding?

RMOM Thanks for repeating the rules but I can’t be nice today. Since my easy to install additions to my computer, HP has hit Microsoft, who hit Netgear ,who hit Samsung,who destroyed Panasonic. After brutal beatings for two days with my index finger, I put these children in line I don’t do nice. The second floor window was a serious option. Repeat, I don’t know nice.

Smoke detectors. Out of necessity I installed wired. I was cooking a porter house and didn’t hear the alarm. After hitting the alarm with a broom while my steak further burned, I discovered the batteries had relocated into the TV remote. Haven’t had that problem since I was wired. Got called a few choice names though.

Have a Heavenly ( don’t hit me RMOM) weekend. I wish you Peace, Love, and Ben & Jerry’s at 2/$5 before coupons.

Hi, Bmonk & LuvH8!

I don’t seem to be able to cut and paste from the comments anymore. It’s kind of irritating.

Oh…..

Hello Bmonk, Sir Lew and Lonewolf

@LuvH8, Dad’s wedding was nice–low key and just a nice liturgy.

Thanks Rmom for the expla. I will just say Hi and thanks Sojo and Lonewolf….

Hope you all have a good weekend….and bless us all!

Did you do the liturgy? I hope you like your new mom? I’m never quite sure how to define the relationship when the children are adults (maybe not grown ups).

Hi and Bye HopeandJoy2

Hi LuvH8, bmonk, Lew

Yes. I’m one of a few ministers who got to preside at a parent’s wedding. Or an ancestor’s wedding.

I’m not sure–I don’t know her all that well, but she seems nice. OTOH, I don’t expect that I’ll always be her little child (in part) as happens with parents who “knew you when.”

Hi Sojo!

I need to go be a parental unit and driver for a while. I don’t think it would be a good idea to comment and drive so be back later.

See you later LuvH8 if I’m still up.

Yeah, when you change diapers, take care of them when they are sick, feed them and love them they are always yours. Even if not biologically and you are separated from them. I will always appreciate Monkey 1’s Mom for making it easy for Monkey 1 to have two moms.

bmonk, maybe she will consider you hers at Christmas and bake you cookies? I hope she doesn’t use the smoke detector to tellif they are done.

In trouble now, later.

If she does use the smoke detector, maybe I’ll have to get on early and offer them for breakfast…

Good evening all just finished dinner. This house we have smoke detector is electric and found out one thing, there is a fireplace two levels, the lower level need cleaned uper level not so much. As it turns out when you used the fireplace during winter the smoke would drift down the hall and set the smoke detector off and we would have to open window to air out. Not fun.

Question I think I did something not to smart for Gocomics I checked the boxes of strips I read now sends them to email, I don’t want this how do I get rid of this? Help me.

Hi Kab Buch - I’m not sure about that as I like having them sent. Perhapes you can set your e-mail to automatically deleat them?

Enjoy!

There has to be away, I went back and checked the boxes to remove what I selected, I also checked what is shown, no go. I just don’t want comic strips as email bog email too much, and it’s not spam.

Rmom thanks I did check the link is this for middle age adults? I’m trying to keep costs down, as I’m paying for cc when daughter went to a certain college to be a personal trainer, this type of college does it in 9 months and expects all money up front, we paid thousands and they missed out of two things keep her from passing, pregant women and lazy people, for pregant women they want to stay in shape, I know cause I walked a lot, lazy people have to be motived and when fat it’s hard. This test covered it where as the college she went to didn’t.

Kab Buch - When you go to your comic page to select the comics you want, in the upper right corner of the page you can select to e-mail or not to e-mail. It must default to e-mail so just select not to e-mail and then save changes.

LUVH8 You got me in trouble, well I’ll blame you. SHE WHO MUST BE OBEYED walked in and asked what I was doing. I showed her “Sir Lew” and said “That’s how pretty women address me.”” The swelling should be gone by morning. Do they have a book for handling women, or should I read Girls and Sports?

Sir Lew, I would suggest abject begging? You have got to be better at relationships than I am. Perhaps, a present.

Good evening, Lewreader, hopeandjoy2, Kab, ♠Lonewolf♠, Sojourner & LuvH8!

I just finished my dinner too. I had a Duck leg. (No not one duck egg). It was very good. I haven’t had duck in a very long time.

Hi Grog - Is The Undefeated with John Wayne and Rock Hudson any good? (If you know.) It’s on tommorow night and didn’t want to waste my time if it isn’t.

Sojourner, I love John Wayne, but I’ve never been crazy about the Rock. But to me most any Duke movie is worth watching at least once.

Grog - Thanks. I don’t think I’ve seen this and do like John Wayne.

Hi, tribe! You guys have been yappy for Friday evening! bmonk - I only had to make up the punchcards for the title page for the financial statements, including name & address, plus # of copies. So the stack I had to do was always fairly small. I let the computer operators handle the large stacks, but I do remember learning a few new words when they dropped cards. Sir Lew - As long as you play nice to the tribe members, we don’t care what you do with your computers. However, if you can’t communicate with us as a result of your actions, that might be a problem… Kab - Yes, it is for adults too.

Yes, please Sir Lew don’t make it so you can’t converse with us anymore. (everyone thinks I am sane compared to you)

Good Evening Rmom

Hi, Luv!

Boy Lewreader’s going to have an inflated head. I prefer not to contribute. She Who must be obeyed is going to have a field day.

Do you want us to start calling you Sir Grog?

NO!

Hi everyone, I can’t stay long because I’m going back out in a moment.

Hello Ladwolf!. Have fun tonight!

Hi, Ladywolf! That’s okay, Grog. Somehow calling a man younger than me “Sir” just seems weird. (Of course, I’ve been called weird a lot.)

Hi Ladywolf! - Ditto on having fun!

Hi & Bye Little Sister. Have fun, don’t get arrested.

I have to go now.

Thanks everyone, and some great avatars everybody.

Bye LuvH8

Duck sounds good, Grog.

We had steak sandwiches tonight.

Good Night, LuvH8.

Good night, Luv! Sweet dreams!

Have a good turnover! Time for my zzzzzzz’s.

See you later, LuvH8

Good night, Sojourner!

Good night, Sojo!

Good Night Sojo.

Well, It’s so quiet here, I think I’ll go take a nap or something.

Good night, Grog! I’m going to head to bed soon myself.

I won’t wake you up but maybe someone will drop by.

Off to read and have a glass of wine.

I’ve had a few things to do this evening. It sure is quiet tonight.

Well I couldn’t sleep. So I’m now tweeking my breakfast menu. I just popped in a DVD of the lost show of Carson with guests Bob Hope, Dean Martin and George Gobel. This is a classic. I’m now opening a frosty Bud.

Dean Martin smashed!

Hi Grog.

Wasn’t he always smashed?

Or at least acted “smashed”.

Did you ever get the feeling that the world was a tuxedo and you were a pair of brown shoes?

It would appear so.

But he does a better job of it than Foster Brooks!

Yes he does, Grog.

It was so good, I’m watching it over again. It was a show from 1969. You should see Doc Severinsen!

Weeew.

Judy Carne is wearing a dress up to her crotch.

Very young and many many years ago!! LOL

That Wayne chick is also on the show. You know the blonde bombshell that talks like a 12-year old an has a body like ………Venus?

Almost time for T.O. (no, not the Bengal).

Without me, your show would have been nothing - George Gobel

Johnny, and Dean and George Goebel…..

woo hoo….!!!

and that cigarette ash in the coffee cup!!!!!!!!