Big Top by Rob Harrell for February 25, 2010

Hope your birthday was

(((Tabby))) And this morning for breakfast we have: Pancakes or French toast with strawberries and whipped cream Or sweet ginger sauce (my favorite) Or butter and Quebec maple syrup Grits served with eggs, Canadian bacon or ham or sausage and toast. Coddled eggs and toast Leftover pizza with lots of anchovies - or not. Homemade bread toasted and buttered served with homemade blackberry or strawberry jam Bagels and cream cheese (both savory and strawberry) Or A medley of fresh fruit and berries with vanilla yoghurt

Fanally got back and caught up on the party. Bowling? Oh my! And with Bookers? My, oh my! What did I miss? Ah well. The Canadian Women’s Bobsledders got gold and silver. But apparently they passed a couple of guys from the PNW swinging a bookers bottle and getting in the way of the sleighs. Wonder who that could have been? JFri, Cleo, any ideas?

(Innocent whistling) Dawn, ve know nothink!!

‘Morning Dawn, breakfast looks great! I’ll have waffles and strawberries with ginger syrup.

Morning, Dawn, JFri & Marg Looks like we missed one heck of a party last night.

Morning, Grog! Yes, you did!! You should have seen cleo on the mechanical bull!! That was just before the Secret Service took him away to question him about those $50 dollar bills!!

Dawn, I’ll take a large plate of that pizza with the anchovies!!

Yeh, JFri the whistling fools no-one! Yes, where is Hymenoxis when we need him? Or **Quaby sometimes helped clean-up? And I haven’t seen those Krispy Kremes in a while… Enjoy the pancakes.Marg especially since I missed pancake day! Canadians used to celebrate it - at least my Mom did.

And hello, Grog (love the name!)

Pizza and anchovies coming up!

So that’s why cleo’s not here yet.

Hi, Grog, and goodnight, all!

I have a feeling we may not see Cleo tonight. He partied hearty!

Good night, Marg and Grog and I say my adieu as well. P&L, (((((TRIBE)))))

My bed is calling again. Good night, All.

(Sneaking into Seattle Secret Service detention facility. Ahhhh, there’s cleo!! Wow, these hand cuffs are hard to pick the lock on!!!! OK, cleo, this way out!! Shhhhhh!)

What’s that, cleo? Oh, I bribed the guard with a couple of fifties! Where did I get them? Ruh roh!!!

Good morning and Happy Thursday!! Dawn thank you for the grits and eggs.

marg are you a frog on wheels now? The pig will be jealous.

Good Morning Tribe!

Hi Dawn. Great breakfast once again! I’ll have the French Toast, thank you. I’ve got the coffee here.

Good Morning Everyone!

Lonewolf - How are you this morning?

DAWN. Your breakfast looks wonderful. Unfortunately. it makes me think it would be wonderful to look in the kitchen.

Morning TRIBE! Diets don’t count on Thursdays, do they?

Good Morning LuvH8 & Lewreader

Hanging in there, LuvH8. How about you?

Good Morning Doc!

So very good to see you, sir!

That sounds like a relaxing idea. Enjoy yourself Doc.

Lonewolf - Slowly feeling better, it comes and goes. I just about gave up on you still being around.

Good Morning Doc T - How are you doing today?

When are the clowns/mimes going to go away? I am starting to have nightmares! And everywhere I look there are

The best thing about mimes is that they’re quiet. They dress pretty snappy too!

Good Morning All! Thanks for breakfast, Dawn!

LuvH8–Glad you are feeling better. One day at a time, girl.

Oh my gosh! Yesterday when I was going into the library there was a

I accidently said it aloud just like that too. Somebody has been an influence. I think it was rac0308. But haven’t you started saying that also Doc?

So Lonewolf, both you and Grog live in Texas? When you guys comment close together it tends to be an influence.

No LuvH8, I don’t live in Texas anymore. I did for approximately 14 years. I now live in a suburb of Chicago. But I’ll be going back to Texas sometime in the future again.

good morning all. snowing at present, supposed to be 50 mph winds by midday, I can’t wait to drive home in that bojive.

Good Morning MisngNOLA–We got our snowfall last evening and through the night.

Chicago.. okay I forgot. Jim Butcher’s ‘Dresden Files’ are set in Chicago. Did you like the black ‘i’ idea?

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Doc T - Sometimes you are very scary/wise. Does wildcheetah’s oldest daughter live at home?

Good morning, EVERYONE!

Doc - I do believe you have found the brains in the revolution.

Carmy - Not so sure the mimes dress sharply, but they do dress snappily with those suspenders.

Lonewolf - Got peanuts?

misingNOLA - we’re getting the winds, but no snow. But we are in SC.

Good Morning Celecca!

ROFLMTO, yes I’ve got peanuts. In sealed bags! LOL

Good Morning, Tribe Hello, Lonewolf, Doctor Toon, MsngNOLA &LuvH8

Good Morning Grog. How are you doing this morning? Feeling better I hope!

Good Morning Everyone!

Grog - I was just catching up on some stuff I missed. I find myself double checking my spelling and word usage just so I don’t get dinged. But I do sometimes deliberately leave answers that can be interpretated in multiple ways.

Bunnyface - Cannibals do not eat clowns because cannibals are human and clowns are not!

I may regret this, Lonewolf, but I’m back to work today. But yes I am feeling somewhat better.

I sincerely hope your day goes well, Grog.

Doc T - I just meant at home as opposed to a group home type facility.

I worked in the day program and did in-home in several grouphomes. If you ever want to talk or have questions I would be happy to give my not-an-expert opinion on things like that.

Also if you just want to brag or exchange stories. I can’t use real names of course. (I remembered! Most of my clients were originally from Fairview.)

I’m sure she is, you always sound so happy to have her in your life.

Morning All!

LuvH8- I thought cannibals didn’t eat clowns because they tasted funny… (or was that Bface/Bmonk’s line?)

Good Morning Doc and DFrog! I think that was bmonk’s line.

Good Morning Digital Frog - That was Bunnyface’s line. My theory is that clowns aren’t people. So why would cannibals eat them?

Good Morning DFrog!

Doc T - How has GmaTipToe been? Did she decide not to keep playing with us?

Coffee or Sleep?

Good Morning all. Do you think that Aunt Jemima is part mime too?

Good Morning Cleo

What’s shakin’?

Doc T - maybe its all that Nuclear Coffee?

Good Night All!

I think I can sleep about 2 hours before I have to be up.

Take it easy LuvH8.

Later, LuvH8

Party Hearty last night, cleo?

(((Dry))), I hope you are managing alright in your snowacaine.

JFri thanks for bailing me out last night. Who knew that 126 proof alcohol packed such a punch. Sledding was fun with the girls though.

Doc, I sleep the same whether I drink coffee or not. Doesn’t make a difference.

Like the cool looking avatar Cleo!

Grog life is a party. Booker’s is a party enhancing device.

Hello everyone sorry I missed yesterday’s activities. Luv8 did you work with adults? I work pt where teenagers go at a treatment place not locked down before either going home to school or another assisted living place. For some parents wants help others don’t want kids coming back. For kids once back home want to leave so get in trouble. For where I work at room/bed, counseling,treatment, and activites. Adults babysit. This could go for anystate.

Terry thanks. It is one I used just a short while ago, but I like it.

Hey ((((((((Cleo))))))! So far, so good! Last night was a hoot!!

Doc, I think that you can put the snowapult away for a short rest. I think Dry has seen that you are the supreme master of snow delivery systems. Did you knock her power out too?

Wow, glad you still have power Dry. Yes, last night was fun. Except for the detention part. The Canadian women bobsledders gave us a funny little one finger wave as they passed us on the way to the medals platform. I guess they kind on like us.

Hi Doc, Carmy, DF, and Grog! MsngNOLA looks like your area is going to get hammered pretty good as well.

Bite your tongue, Cleo! If that happens that won’t happen until later on this evening into tmr.

Doc, you make me

Hola Dry! I hope you don’t lose your power. It’s SO boring when the power goes out. Cleo, what did LilG say when you tried to sneak in the house after your escapade last night?

I guess I should change out of Johnny Depp, huh? “I’ll miss ye you hunk you!”

Johnny Depp, come back!!!!!!!!!

Doc, at Little Lost Dog a solution has been found to curb the Rodent Revolution.

Carmy, LilG heard about out escapades on NPR this morning. I told her I just wanted to be part of Olympics history. She gave me a list of chores. Sigh!

Cleo, she should be happy for what you have done to be a part of the Olympic history. They’ll probably let you carry the torch next time.

Good morning all! Sun’s out today, but there is still a foot of snow on the ground, which is a bummer.

Shouldn’t all this chatter really be on FACEBOOK?!

BTW, I had two over easy and a flatbread this morning.

WHO CARES?!

We care pschearer. We care. Oh and it is not chatter, it is conversation of the highest caliber. Especially high when Booker’s is involved.

Good Morning johnnyd.

Carmy, oooh Olympic torch and 126 proof whiskey, that sounds like a fun suggestion.

Good Morning Johnny! Cleo, I’ll just make sure that I am far away from you, the torch and the whiskey. Doc, yes, he has. It must be his anniversary or something.

Doc did you loan your snowapult to Ballard Street. If so he’s not taking very good care of it?

Don’t you have to wear clothes to carry the torch? For safety reasons? (SNERK!)

doc yes he has snarked here before!

Good Morning Johnny

Good Morning Pschearer

Dry I have to say, you are quite a bear in the morning.

It is amazing how us talking can make people so angry.

johnnyd, good point.

Jealous maybe?

I’m entertained by anyone taking on JAD, but then it doesn’t take much to amuse me.

Cleo Hey, i’m just sittin’ around waiting for someone to feed me! Sittin’ in a place WHERE THERE AIN’T ANY SNOW!!!

How’s the hangovers? [as he flings open the drapes to let the sun shine brightly]

@Tabby, I must just say that you don’t look a day over 19…

JFri, if the Secret Service was questioning cleo about those 50s, I guess the 40 and 25 dollar bills weren’t noticed?

DocT and Dry–about the winter storm: Ha! No need to worry (around here!) about the winter leaves or the apple blossoms for a couple of months yet.

LuvH8 said, about 2 jitters ago

”Doc T - maybe it’s all that Nuclear Coffee?”

Learn something new every day! I never realized until I read that that Nuclear Coffee is so strong that it can cause people near the drinker to OD on caffeine….

Hi bunny! No I had the $40’s and $25’s hidden in my blouse! The gmen never suspected a thing!

bunny I always knew that Doc had a radiant personality, but it took you to point out that it was nuclear.

Honestly, I don’t know why everyone got so excited about counterfeiting. I was asked to do it after all. A man came up to me at Whistler and asked it I could make change for a $100 bill. So I set to work making fifties.

Good morning, tribe. Happy Thursday.

Sorry you are getting the storm in the NE. Missed us just off the coast. Some rain and a few flurries, but nothing much.

Good Morning Saucy.

I am off for a bike ride. BBL

Just to set the record perfectly clear: When I used to run a press in our printshop, we never printed a single US bill of any denomination.

Any printer can tell you it’s much more efficient to print multiples…

Good Morning Saucy! We got a little rain yesterday. Now it’s chilly and windy, and the sun is shining.

I think that Calvin tried to counterfeit once. I could never do it, all those little lines, and people seem to notice when you do it in crayon.

@jdoc, that’s why I had to switch to felt-tip markers…

Johnny, I think the crayon makers should make it easy and and provide the stencil for a hundred dollar bill. They should name the crayons, like counterfeiter green, etc.

Comic break is over, BBL

good afternoon Tribe (& pschearer) have a few minutes to catch up (and spent most of it reading yesterday’s comments). a word about Dry referring to the two stooges (when they went to the bobsleigh run). it had to be TWO stooges, since the yyyguy wasn’t there. and anyone who prefers luge or skeleton to go down that hill is out of their mind!

glad to see the results of the hockey games, it should be interesting to see Canada v Slovakia and USA v Finland. both north american teams better watch out that the hot goalie doesn’t burn their chances. i’m especially looking forward to the Canada v USA women’s final tonight - since i’ll be able to watch it after my meeting ends. should be a barn burner. anyhow, time for a quick tour!

too late DocT it’s time for me to run, now. say “hi” to krewd and GmaT for me would you?

for those in need of good karma.

USA women’s hockey team member Karen Thatcher is from just north of here.

I remember watching USA play Canada in women’s hockey a number of years ago. The game was on live in the wee early hours. The station I was watching it on was CBC and the game was great. I was really enthralled, but I had forgotten that at that time we only got CBC for half the day, the other half it became CSpan. Suddenly the game was cut off and it switched to politics. Man was I mifffed. By the way, I much prefer how Canadians cover the Olympics then how the Americans do. Watching US coverrage is like a big Hallmark Card, with one sappy strory after another and they save all the good events for prime time. If I watch Canadian coverage I can watch events as they occur.

Have a good one Doctor Toon

Cleo, It’s all about the big advertizing buck. If they can’t market it, you don’t get to see it.

By the way, the CBC is just one big Public television network that the taxpayers pay for.

Cleo, when I was living in Montreal, I willingly supported 2 PBS stations south of the border through donations (one for clasic movies and the other for British comedies like Red Dwarf and Keeping Up Appearances) and unwillingly supported the CBC with my tax dollars for substandard Canadian content.

Sleep well Doc.

Grog yup.

I used to really appreciate PBS when we still had TV.

We listened to NPR for hours each day. Now my wife listens to mostly podcasts and I have gotten into having nothing on at all.

That’s our cleokaya–a nudist of the flesh as well as of the airwaves.

[Shakes head and chuckles] “…having nothing on at all.”

bunny I guess I do really like to be unencumbered in every way. LOL

The unwearable lightness of being, eh Cleo?

What’s that? “The unwearable lightness of being cleo”?

Could be - depends on how he wants to punctuate it! :-}

That is a good way to put how I like to approach life alright. celecca it is funny that you should take a twist on one of my favorite movies that I have seen many times. All 3 actors are on my lists for my choices as wonderful at the craft of acting.

i am home went next door to help with the todler. hes 2 now i cant say baby anymore. :0( but hes been sick so i went visit. and we took a nap together. now i have a headache and work to do and im hungry

Hello Tabby, all rested up from your birthday?

Cleo yes, for the most part. how about you?

Hey punctuation is everything I just associated your penchant for undress with being unencumbered and the line popped in my brain

I know I’ve watched the movie, but I don’t remember much. There are very few movies I can recall precisely. I envy people like you and my husband who can!

Running on now. Enjoy the evening, all!

Tabby yes, I am quite chipper.

celecca run on dear lady.

Evening, Celecca and Tabby–oh, I guess celecca has run off.

my head hurts!!! Cleo I am so glad for you!!

Sorry Tabby. Have you taken anything for it?

nope but about to eat something

Drinking water can help too.

Tabby, as I said earlier, you don’t look a day over 19 today!

bunnyface thank you kind sir!!

Cleo yes water and food does wonders

Well, I think that I shall go on a short hike. BBS

And so can, dare I say, the hair of the dog

Hair of the dog?

Hair of the dog that bit you. For me a Bloody Caesar always helped to stop the pounding.

One way to avoid hangovers: stay drunk.

A better way: drink in moderation, and be sure to include plenty of water while drinking.

Bmonk I have a friend that drinks water with it.

One argument for Scotch and Water. Anyone see a bottle of Chivas Regal?

bunny, I prefer single malts to blends, but I have a bottle of Chivas for friends. I prefer the peaty single malts from Islay.

someone named tabby has to go to bed early tonight

@cleo, I’m willing to experiment.

i dont want to do my english hw. :0(

i am not going to english class tomorrow, but i have to do the hw and turn it in b4 9:30 am

Bunnyface since when do u drinK!?

On occasion. Rare, true, maybe max of ten times a year, plus a few cases of wine with meals, but I do have the occasional drink…

Old (bad) pun: wherever there are four clergymen, there’s a fifth!

Tabby good luck with your assignment.

bunny, here is a snifter of Laphroaig. I prefer it neat.

I have corrupted all others. It is time to start on monks.

Thank you, cleo, you are a true gentleman.

Notice the smoky flavor on the palate.

bunny, you have me beat if you have a few cases of wine with meals. You monks certainly know how to enjoy a good wine.

Ahh, cleo, it might be harder to corrupt monks than you think. We are used to temptation, and just because we are monks by no means keeps us from being sinners. However, we should be more expert at resisting temptation and corruption. Ahh–it is smooth, isn’t it?

It is smooth. It is interesting how the palate develops. When I first tried an Islay malt I wondered how anyone could stand it. Then as the years go by and age sets in, your taste buds change and switch away from sweet as being the only interesting taste. Flavors become more complex and you appreciate the flavors of more intense combinations. Plus, I believe a person’s taste buds diminish as well as become more refined with age. You lose the intensities of flavor, but also appreciate nuances you missed when young.

bunny cases of wine? CASES? LOL!

You know, we had a priest here once who was a recovering alcoholic. I never asked, but how does one in that situation offer Mass without he drinking of the wine?

Howdy Dry. I have developed a new respect for a clergy and how they can tolerate excess.

Dry, it naturally depends how far along the priest was in recovery. He could have handled it by drinking a mass amount of wine.

Cleo I was being serious. For shame sir! :-)

Dry, about your avatar, is the bear waiting for his order? Is he going to tip the server? Is he waiting on his brewsky? LOL!

Carmy ALL OF THE ABOVE, although, if I don’t get served soon, the waiter/waitress can forget the tip! I’ve been sitting here all day!

Carmy hello young lady.

Dry, you may have been serious, but I was obviously being a jerky poo. :-)

Carmy, do you suppose Dry’s bear could be awaiting some mead.?

Cleo, yes, I do suppose, jerky poo.

What is mead?

Cleo You are forgiven. I realize, that being nekkers, the cold may have affected your thought process! :-D

Just in case, if I disappear, the winds have taken over!

Mead is honey wine.

Howdy Doc. How was your day?

HI DRY, CARMY, CLEO, AND DOC

H0wdy Tabby.

Hi Doc and Tabby! Just had our first Brown Out! I expect this will go on all night!

cleo what is honey wine? Wine made with honey, I assume!

((((Dry & Doc)))

Good evening all! It is kinda weird, Thursday night and nothing to do…

Hi Tabby and Doc!

Hi Johnny!

still doing hw.

Well, don’t all run away now that I am here!

Tabby, I hope you finish up soon. Johnny, I haven’t run away yet, but I’m about to. The youngest girl has a field trip tomorrow so I have to go get her a lunchable. BBL

Hey Johnny!

I was scooping litter boxes!

Doc, Do you ever feel like you are digging for buried treasure when you clean out Boots and Titten’s litter boxes? LOL!

Howdy johnnyd. Hope you had a great day.

Dry you keep looking for treasure in you cat’s litter box. Just beware of those golden nuggets.

Dinner time. See you fine folks later.

Dry, heh, heh. It could turn out to be fool’s gold.

Clever cats.

Goodnight Doc! I know what you mean about kicking it out! After all, we are their servants!

i am supposed to go to bed early tonight. ugh! this is not looking good. almost done i can do it. i think i can i think i can i think i can.

The Little Engine That Could!

shes a trying!!! i am *SO* skimming this! no one tell!

Oh I know have a bribe to hold over Tabby! LOL! My lips are sealed, unless Cleo pours a Bookers into me! Then I may sing like a bird!

Dry YOU WOULDN’T!!

Grog nope she wouldn’t she loves her tabby tomuch. lol

Dry, are you going to tweet? Hi Grog! Here’s some advice, don’t take a giggly teenager to the store with you when the cute cashier guy is working.

Tabby, I know, I just couldn’t resist. I was just keeping up with the day’s posts before turning in. That and Dry’s complement to Joe put a smile on my face though.

Hi, Carmy. Good advice for sure.

Grog, did you get some snow today? My Mom said that it’s been chilly down in the Valley.

No. Our threat was Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, but it didn’t happen in spite of local warnings…and I was off sick yesterday anyway.

Carmy ROFLMBO which one? the oldest im willing to bet! lol was the guy like drop dead cute or cute or just hot cute?? need info on my little sis crush! lol

Temperature wise it was a little cool this morning, but it actually came close to 60 degrees in the afternoon.

Tammy, you better make sure that Dry stays “Dry”. No Bookers!

Nobody knows how dry I am.

How “dry” are you, johnnydoc5? (I couldn’t resist the Carson reference)

Grog You caught that did you? I couldn’t help myself! I hope you know to whom I was referrng to!

Booker’s available for all tattlers. Come get your Booker’s and relieve yourself of burdensome secrets. Cheap drinks and fine service.

Tabby, it was daughter #2. Grog, I hope you are feeling better now.

For Johnny

How dry I am How wet I’ll be If I don’t find The bathroom key

I found the key Now where’s the door? It’s too late now It’s on the floor

Tabby, he’s a cutie and he’s very polite. I think he’s about 19, which is 5 years older than daughter #2.

Dry, at this time of night, I’m not so sure. But I saw “bribe” and “Bookers” and thought no secrect can be that safe. LOL.

Dry! I was just about to type that out, LMBO!!!

Beat ya’! Carmy!*

Grog Bribe and Bookers, yeah no secret is that safe!

Cleo, what are you going to do with all those burdensome secrets you hear?

How about… Comet, it makes your hair turn green. Comet, it smells like gasoline. Comet, it’ll make you vomit. So get some Comet and vomit today!

Grog went back and re-read that! I made another comment elsewhere.

Well, you guys and gals and your secrets. If you won’t reveal em, I am taking my Booker’s with me to watch a movie. Bye, bye.

carmy hes more along the age of #1 lol poor thing!

LOL i like the “how dry am i” song

okay im going shower! bbl

Dry Are you referring to For Better & For Worse?. I haven’t followed that strip in years, but I saw you made a reference to Joe there.

Grog you are a very wise caveman!

Cleo Secrets, you owe me man, for hiding all those bills for you in my secret hiding place! The gmen could have hauled me away if they had found them! :-D Of course, if they were cute, the search may have been fun!

Dry, even a little detective work is so easy a caveman can do it.

With that I shall call it a night. See you on the flip side.

ice cream then bath

Goodnight Grog! Quit dawdling, Tabby!

Carmy LOL no i sent dad a text telling him… i just wanted to let you know that i love you know that i loveu and that you are a grat dad. i dont say it enough, but i do love you and i am greatful for all you do for us

he got up and fixed me ice cream and said “i love you too”

Goodnight Tabby, Carmy, cleo & Dry

Dry, that is a good one. An actual LOL.

Actually, I meant “a few cases when we have a glass or two of wine with meals” Sheesh! Keep your hats on!

And, as for alcoholic priests, they can try to get permission to use unfermented wine (must), or else, once sober, they may be able to handle a sip of the consecrated wine. It all depends on the addiction–conditions under which they were tempted to indulge in excess, and so on.

Who is Tammy?

Sorry Johnny I am the KING of tipos. Now I am outta here.

By the way, cleo, the title character over at Pibgorn is wearing your favorite outfit. However, I suspect it fits her so much better…

And, cleo, a Virginia church where the outfits match yours…

Tabby, that was sweet! Hi bmonk!

Carmy! A lamb avatar! How cute!

Hey guys. Just want to say

Thanks bmonk! It’s my John 1:29 Lamb.

Goodnight Shika! Have a good sleep and a great day tomorrow!

Looks like I’ve missed a lot of fun, but what can I do? I am running to keep ahead of the avalanche of papers heading my way.

And so- I am glad you had a Happy Birthday Tabby.

Eventually, I will have time to stop long enough to chat.

Peace and Love.

(You too, Lamby-pie. Love John 1:29! Also Psalm 23:1)

Thanks Shika! Oh yes, Psalm 23:1 too!

okay im back did u miss me? showered and did some clothes. now im back

hi shika bye shika love you sis!

Hey Tabby, I got all ready for sleepers too. Just waiting on the clothes dryer (again!).

carmy last load in the dryer and will stay there till i feel like folding it tomorrow.

Thank you Johnny! :-)

Tabby, Told YA!

Goodnight Grog!

Dry, what did you tell me?

shika shika shika

i love my phone but im having trouble with it

Is it a new phone?

Carmy yes it is. sorry i forgot to mention that.

i got a new phone its green and white its a LG NEON

heres a bright idea! lets fine the book that came with the phone and see what it says!!

I got a LG too, but mine is black.

Sounds like a good idea, Tabby. My clothes are dry and now I’m going sleepers. Goodnight Tabby and Dry! See you all tomorrow.

Night Carmy! Sleep well, GIRLFRIEND!

Tabby read your comments about texting your dad!

my box is in the car so thats it for now. im going to bed now also i have to get up early no school, but i get to babysit

night Dry i love you

Carmy sleep well

((((((Carmy and Tabby))))))