Big Top by Rob Harrell for April 14, 2010

Good Morning Tribe! Eggs with beef chorizo or potatoes Homemade flour tortillas Pancakes and waffles with all the fixings Beef sausage and turkey bacon Grits and oatmeal Toast and biscuits Fresh fruit Pirate coffee, nuclear coffee, lattes and CocoMocha Assorted juices and teas

Way to go Soul Crusher!

Woo-Hoo! Cocoa mocha! Thanks Carmy.

See you all later.

Good Morning Tribe

Hobo Omelettes, Tater Nuggets, English Muffins & Croissants egg sandwiches Grits Breakfast Calzone Banana nut muffins Asst teas Assorted juices Cocoa Mocha Decaf, regular or Nuclear coffee

Enjoy All!

Poor Wink. Shall I start the IV for you now?

Carmy, I’ll have the waffles & pirate coffee!

Good Morning, JFri! Order up!

Thanks, Carmy!

Say it ain’t so Wink ol’ buddy!

Good Morning, Tribe Good Morning, Carmy, LW18, JFri, & Lonewolf

Wow! 2 breakfast menus. Lonewolf, the croissants eggsandwitches look good & cholesterol heavy. I’ll have one of those!

Happy Dance For Wink!!!

Alrighty then!

GM Grog & LuvH8

Wow! double breakfast! Not on my diet, but how many calories could there be in a byte!

Good Morning Everyone!

Lonewolf, would you happen to have a chocolate milkshake?

Grog, couldn’t you sleep?

Good Morning Grog and WoodEye!

GM, Mr Woodeye Not many calories in anything up there. That’s the good part of it being virtual!

LuvH8, one chocolate milkshake coming up!

Good Morning WoodEye ~ (groans)

Good Morning, LuvH8 & WoodEye

I did up to a point, LuvH8. I then woke up very thirsty.

LuvH8, just for you………………………….

Happy Dance for Happy Dance!!!

Thank You Lonewolf!

Yea! Chocolate Milkshake!

Cute, Lonewolf! Snoopy’s the king of Happy Dances!

Grog–You’ve got to thank LuvH8 for that one. Tis the reason I have been thinking of Snoopy lately.

A man enters a barbershop for a shave. While the barber is foaming him up, he mentions the problems he has getting a close shave around the cheeks.

“I have just the thing,” says the barber, taking a small wooden ball from a nearby drawer. “Just place this between your cheek and gum.”

The man places the ball in his mouth and the barber proceeds with the closest shave the man has ever experienced. After a few strokes the client asks, “What if I swallow it?”

“No problem,” says the barber. “Just bring it back tomorrow like everyone else does.”

Shiny Happy Faces everywhere! See if you can get a few into the Birdbrains strip, LuvH8

Nice touch, LuvH8.

Good idea, Grog.

Grog & Lonewolf ~ It was your idea!

Good Night Everyone

Right behind you, LuvH8. Good night everyone.

Same here. I’ve got a car to pick up in the morning. Not too early, but I need to be awake to work on it. Easier that way. LOL

Good Night LuvH8, Grog & Everyone

Good Morning, Lewreader & Akenta

P&L

Good morning. Thanks for all the grits!! Sad to wake up and see the spammer is back again. Guess I’ll get my flagging finger some exercise again :-(

Good Morning Tribe. Seens like we have to go through this almost everyday! What is GoComics doing about this?!

If it’s too good to be true, it probably isn’t anyone I’d want to deal with.

If you have to resort to spamming a website to generate business, I’d say you’re either really really desperate or up to no good. In either case, I’m not clicking except to flag your sorry ars.

sorry guys - had to vent

CARMY and LONEWOLF Guess I have to eat twice. I wanted to spend the afternoon buying larger pants. LUVH8, a beautiful banner but it makes me shudder, “What faces await in BirdBrains?”

Morning TRIBE! Next year, Turbotax.

No faces in BB, Lew. You’re off the hook.

inre spammer. PLUS I’m not buyin’ from a Yugoslavian website.

Nothin against the yugo’s out there, but it just gets more and more suspicious to me

Good Morning Tribe

Hello Akenta, Rac0308 & Lewreader.

Good Morning, Akenta, rac0308, Lewreader & Lonewolf!

Unless you don’t mind subjecting your computer to unnecessary risk of virus infection, no one should be clicking on those spam links.

It’s already been said, but it’s hard to believe some people may be doing it anyway.

Good Morning Grog.

Ditto on your words of wisdom!

G’Morning, tribe! Lewreader - I’m with you on the TurboTax. I tried to do ours without it this year, like I always had before, but gave up and bought the cheapest version they had. With the constantly changing tax laws, I think I’ll buy the version that includes states next year. At least next year, I think I’ll be able to start on them in February, instead of waiting until March or April. rac0308 - I’m the same way. If they have to resort to spam to sell their product, I don’t want to do business with them. Same thing about telemarketers. Caveat emptor!

Good Morning, Rmom

Good morning, Rmom!

Hi, Terry & Grog!

Good morning again tribe. Well it’s April 14. Have any of you slackers did your taxes yet? Or do you want the man from our favorite “uncle” pay a visit, eh?

Good Morning, Doc & Josh

Good morning, Doctor Toon & Josh!

The taxes are done and the refund received a month ago.

Hi, Doc! I hope after moving all those boxes to wildcheetah’s, you weren’t too exhausted for work last night.

Doc - You must use smaller boxes than I do, for files. I used to use those “banker” boxes, but switched to the larger plastic ones. I got water damage once to books I had stored in one of the cardboard boxes. These get so heavy, I have to ask my sons to carry them for me.

Good Morning! Doc, you need to get a hand truck. I bought one some time back and it has come in quite handy.

I would have thought that a box full of comics would be pretty heavy. I have a couple large book cases full of books and they were pretty heavy. Even my VHS & CD/DVD collections turned out to be quite heavy. The records were heavy.

Doc–What the hay……………..the boxes end up in the garbage anyhow!

Good Morning, Carmy. I didn’t see you sneak in there.

Morning All!

Good Morning Tribe! I’ll have the pancakes and beef sausage with toast and Pirates coffee Carmy

I’ll need the energy. Maybe a nuclear coffee to go too!

I’ve been up since 6:30a.m. I must be sick. I went to bed at 2:30a.m.

Last day. Last Day. Let the fun begin…tomorrow!

Good Morning Doc and Grog! Grog, no, I’m not the sneaky sort. Did you get enough sleep?

Good morning Doc and Digital!

Great avatar Carmy! Does it work?

Hi JFri! Hi Marg!

Hi Dry

Hi everyone!

Doing the toon tour now.

BBL

Good Morning DF and Shika! Order up, Shika! Bless your heart! I hope you can sneak in a nap later.

Good Morning, Shika & DFrog!

Carmy, I was a little groggy when I got up, but I’m ok now.

Hi Grog. Bye Grog!

Shika, thanks. I’m not sure how the avatar works. It’s from a toon my girls used to watch. His name is Invader Zim.

Doc - When I was cleaning out Mom’s house, our favorite Mexican restaurant provided me with boxes. I rarely used the really big boxes, except for keeping the small, flattened boxes in, until I needed them. One of my brothers (the one about as sharp as a ballbearing) always would grab the large boxes to put stuff in, but then it was so much more difficult to carry once it was loaded. The boxes came in a nice assortment, and mostly on the smaller size, which I much preferred. I generally tried to use the smaller boxes except for clothes & objects that wouldn’t fit in anything smaller.

Grog, I’m glad you’re okay. Just be careful on the drive home.

Hi, Digital, Shika & Carmy!

Hi Rmom!

Lots to do today, I’ll BBL!

Good Morning All. Ooh, eggs, chorizo and potatoes sounds good this morning. Thanks Carmy.

Good morning, tribe.

Mom home from hospital again. Hope to stay for a while this time. Some nausea this morning, but that should clear up if she will eat something. Thanks much for all the prayers and kind thoughts.

Good Morning Saucy. I am glad that your mom is at home.

Saucy - Glad to hear she’s home. I know we always tried to fix Mom’s favorite foods for her, so she’d eat. She ate a lot of bacon, eggs, pineapple & mint chocolate chip ice cream the last couple of years.

Doc - If you’re going to be stacking them very high, I can understand the reason for uniform size. I mostly stacked them in her closets, so the stacks weren’t very high.

Just thought I’d mention that I took the picture I’m using for my avatar yesterday. It is a view of my front yard, standing in front of the garage, looking out our driveway towards the street. Redbud tree in front, lilac bushes in the background.

Cleo, you’re very welcome! Saucy, I’m happy to hear that your Mom is doing better. I’ll keep up with the prayers and good thoughts.

BBL

Good Morning, cleo & Saucy

Carmy Your avatar is a guy? Who knew?

Morning Saucy

Hi cleo!

As long as the jacket doesn’t cover Wink’s head, I guess he’s going to live.

Poor Wink!

Missed the spammers this morning. They must start pretty early.

BBL

/hello everyone. 1st of thanks to everyone for wishing me a heathy and speedy recovery.

i am only one handed right now. my rt shoulder surgery rotor cuff went fine mon. there was a teer and the pain dr knew. left surgery center at 3:30. i’m not saying different then but yes i’m am in pain. dr also removed arthritis. taking a lot of pain pills and for muscels. have to wait to see if i feel like next mon. pt office work there will be reaching and pulling files the files can get thick and phone work.

i am wearing very loose fitting clothes for cold pack treatment and i can’t get dressed. i will quit for now i had to correct too manny mistakes on typing and i’m not thinking to clearly. i am glad the surgery is done with have to wait until 4/26 for therapy.

all of your wishes helped me get through the procedrue so io really thank everyone at bt. sighing/singing off

Kab, you’re very welcome. I’ll keep sending good wishes and thoughts right over to you.

Good Morning Doc, Grog, Shika & Kab.

Wishing you a speedy recovery Kab.

Doc, when one moves it really becomes clear just how much extraneous stuff one has accumulated over the years.

Have a speedy recovery, Kab!

Good Morning Everyone

Had to step out unexpectedly.

One more wish for a speed y recovery Kab!

Hi, Cleo.

Good Morning Everyone!

Saucy ~ I am glad your mother is out of the hospital. I hope she is able to eat soon and not feel nauseous anymore.

Kab ~ I hope the pain goes down soon. I’m glad the operation went well. Don’t worry about typing errors unless the words are totally beyond guessing (and then still don’t worry).

Good Morning LuvH8

Doc whenever I see your avatar I think:

(Blows Raspberry!)

Good Morning Lonewolf

Good Morning Terry & LuvH8.

Doc, at least you’ve been included in what is allowed in the house. LOL

Good Morning, LuvH8!

I’m headed back out to go get another customer car. A sign of better times, I hope.

BBS

I’ll catch you much later, Doc. Take it easy.

Good Morning Doc T, Cleo & Grog.

Bye Lonewolf.

Good Night Doc T

Grog! & Lonewolf! ~ I shared the blame.

(Blows Raspberry!)

I can only have water until this afternoon. Sad for me.

Going for some tests, LuvH8?

Yes, I get to have my blood drawn for my doctor’s appointment next week. If they ever tell me I am diabetic, I am never going back!

My doctor thought there was a possibility I might be diabetic last year. The tests were redone a couple months later, and I was clear.

I think I had been eating too much ice cream around the time of the first test.

I just don’t think I could cut back on my sugar enough if I become diabetic (it runs in the family).

The only think I might have a problem cutting back on is my Pepsi consumption. Juices & water don’t do it for me. And I can’t stand drinking tea.

A linguistics professor was attempting to teach his class something about the rules of grammar. “In English,” he said, “a double-negative forms a positive. But in other languages, such as Russian, a double-negative is still a negative.” Smoothing his beard and looking down his nose at the class, he continued, “However, there is no language wherein a double-positive can form a negative.”

A voice from the back of the classroom interrupted. “Yeah, right.”

HAHAHA

Good one!

Fruit juices tend to have just as much sugar as soda. The sugar in fruit is much better for you in the fruit itself.

I’m learning to be okay with water. I use a filter because our water is from a well and often has too many minerals. The filter is also good for the chlorinated water from the faucet. I drank some of that recently and just about spit it out!

Hey All!

Just got back with the car. Pathfinder actually. Thought I’d stop in to see what condition your conditions were in. Got to get back to work and figure this one out.

I, too, am a Pepsiaholic! Heheh.

I only drink water with my meds.

Now I am hungry! I want strawberries dipped in chocolate syrup, and we have that! And we have Wild Cherry Pepsi!

I am bringing a snack with me so I can eat after the blood draw.

Pepsi is worse for you than coffee! (Blows Raspberry!)

Well I have to go now. Be back later.

Lot’s of Luv, Have a Good Day!

I always have a Pepsi (or 2) in a cooler waiting for me after my blood tests. I always schedule my tests early in the morning, so that I don’t have to fast for too long. The food can wait until I find a Sonic for some breakie.

My blood tests are walk in, and it is really crowded in the morning, so I usually go later. Plus it is easier not to eat when I am awake and hungry than it is to remember not to eat when I wake up in the middle of the night hungry or thirsty.

Bye Again

One day in the hospital, two little boys were lying on stretchers next to each other outside of the operating room. The first boy leans over and asks, “What are you in for?”

“I’m here to get my tonsils out and I’m nervous,” the second boy says.

The first kid says, “You’ve got nothing to worry about! I had that done when I was four. They put you to sleep and when you wake up they give you lots of ice cream and Jell-O. It’s a breeze!”

“Well what are you here for?” the second kid asks.

“A circumcision.” The first kid replys woefully.

The second kid says “Wow! I had that done when I was born and I couldn’t walk for a year!”

Yup, another winner!

Have fun, LuvH8!

cleok not only that but the house you buy has very little storage and have to down size fast. been there too. previous house had grat storage cabinets small house new bigger house little storage go figure. where mr right shoulder from surgery instructions say no raising arm they got that right the cool pack i use feels great.

@LuvH8, that joke about the double positive is as bad as the prof who asked, “Which is a greater problem, apathy or ignorance?”

“We don’t know, and we don’t care!”

Quiet this afternoon. Taking a break from work.

Hello Bunnyface(bmonk)

LuvH8 - I hope you don’t find this offensive…I apologize if it is.

A farmer hitched up his team of horses to a big wagon and went out to collect a load of horse manure. On his way to the field where he was going to strew the manure, he had to go by an insane asylum. One of the inmates was standing near the fence and he called to the farmer, “Hey, what are you going to do with all that manure?” The farmer replied that he was going to put it on his strawberries. The inmate was aghast and said to the farmer, “You must be crazy. We put cream and sugar on ours.”

I was busy with school & paperwork for the lawyer. Unless I think of something I forgot, I think I’m allowed to rest from my labors today.

An Amish boy and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again. The boy asked, “What is this, Father?” The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, “Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don’t know what it is.” While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a rather heavy, not too attractive, older lady walked up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened and the lady walked between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small circular numbers above the walls light up sequentially. They continued to watch until it reached the last number and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order. Finally the walls opened up again and a beautiful, young woman stepped out. The father said quietly to his son, “Go get your Mother.”

Hi, Doc!

Good afternoon, tribe!

If I end up posting a joke twice, just let me know. My memory isn’t as good as it used to be. (I’ll delete the extras.)

An Amish lady is trotting down the road in her horse and buggy when she is pulled over by a cop. “Ma’am, I’m not going to ticket you, but I do have to issue you a warning. You have a broken reflector on your buggy.” “Oh, I’ll let my husband, Jacob, know as soon as I get home.” “That’s fine. Another thing, ma’am. I don’t like the way that one rein loops across the horse’s back and around one of his testicles. I consider that animal abuse. That’s cruelty to animals. Have your husband take care of that right away!” Later that day, the lady is home telling her husband about her encounter with the cop. “Well, dear, what exactly did he say?” asked the husband. “He said the reflector is broken.” replied the Amish lady. “I can fix that in two minutes. What else?” asked the husband. The wife replied, “I’m not sure, Jacob … Something about the emergency brake.”

Hi Doc, Lonewolf, Rmom & Josh

Hi, Josh!

Hi, Grog!

Yikes. I crossed my legs after reading that last one, Rmom

Hi doc, rmom and Grog!

I like your lilacs rmom they are beautiful! I haven’t seen any yet, or smelled them anyways. But we have plenty of flowering trees around.

Grog - You have to admit, the horse would react quickly!

BTW the Amish jokes were funny.

Hi bunnyface!!

LOL Yes, I can see it would work. But it would be very cruel….

I’m finished my exams! No more homework!

Shika - Thanks, I do enjoy my lilacs! Considering what a black thumb I have, the harsh weather KS has, and the bad soil we have on our property, there is very little I can grow successfully. I love the smell of them, too, but my guys aren’t crazy about it. I’m pretty sure the Amish don’t really treat their horses that way - there are some NW of Wichita, so I have some idea.

It has been a full day of garden work for me, spreading mulch and making a space for asparagus. Hello all.

Shika - Congratulations on finishing your exams!! I got the taxes finished, and I think all the paperwork ready for the lawyer, so I’m feeling like my load has gotten lighter, too.

I never drink soda pop. To sweet for me.

Hi, Cleo! - That explains your absence. Is your back hurting as much as mine would be after that much work?

Shika, sounds like it is time to party.

Grog - You might cross your legs again… While my son and I were riding in the car one day, he suddenly asked, “Mom, what’s a eunuch?” Caught by surprise, I delicately tried to explain the word “castration,” and I elaborated on the place of the eunuch in early Eastern societies. After listening intently to my explanation, he turned a puzzled face towards me and said, “Then why, on the TV police shows, do they always say, ‘Attention, all eunuchs’?”

Rmom, not yet. It was a beautiful day today. These are those days that you spend outside doing what needs being done.

Party time cleo!

Tomorrow- taxes!:-(

They are over due, but they owe me anyways. I’m a student.

Cleo - I agree, but it is difficult to do school work outdoors. My husband usually waits until the grass is about long enough to cut & bale before he mows it. But since we’ve got Mom’s riding lawn mower, I’ve been thinking I might start mowing, as the temperatures are very pleasant this time of year. I’ll probably wait until Saturday, so my hubby can make sure it is ready for the new season.

I’m going to shower and have a decent meal for a change.

What time is the party cleo? I’m going to bed early though, to celebrate! I have been up late for so long, I forget what time bedtime is.

Hi Shika, when I got my University degree, this was the first song I played (I had it on tape) when I got back to my office. I don’t know if you’re anywhere near that close, but I always like hearing it after exams.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qga5eONXU_4

I had my first long (two hour) walk today. Lovely spring day. took some photos too.

Yipee! No more books for a while.

Hi cleo (again)

LOL Grog! I remember that. I have one more year to go though. And a summer course and internship. But compared to this last semester, it’s a breeze!

Ouch. Stop with the jokes already. LOL!

Don’t under-estimate it, Shika. My last semester I only had 3 courses. Of which one was an elective outside of my discipline. That course was Canadian Criminal Law. I was virtually trying to memorize cases every day & spent more time on it than the other 2 combined. It paid off in the end though.

Hello Grog, Shika & Rmom.

The party is in full swing at my place every afternoon.

Rmom, I can’t let the grass get high. I am lazy so it is easier to mow, edge and trim if it is still somewhat short.

Wow, stereo!

You’re quick with the mouse, cleo.

Cleo - Well, since my hubby uses a farm tractor & brush hog to mow, it isn’t quite as difficult to wait. The prairie grass hasn’t grown too much yet, just some clumps of grass here & there. (I don’t know if they’re where our dog used to fertilize, or what to blame them on.)

Rmom, that would indeed make a difference. I have a mower that propels itself, but I am walking behind it and it never dries out here. So I am always scraping grass from beneath the mower.

Good luck with your recovery Kab. Don’t worry about the typing. One of the requirements of internet chat is the ability to speak typo.

I blame all mine on the little gremlin that lives in the keyboard, but most likely due to the loose nut behind the keys.

Hi again everyone. Just got back from dinner and boy are my leg’s tired!

Cleo - We do have one of those self-propelled, walk-behind mowers to use where we can’t get up close with the tractor. But it gets too much to mow a 5 acre lot with that type of mower. We quit mowing one corner of our lot (probably at least an acre) because it is difficult to mow, so now we’re just letting it go natural. One of the advantages of being out in the country, is that it doesn’t look so bad as it is right across the road from a wooded area. But there is still plenty of wide open areas that I want to keep mowed, but no need to be edged. It is important to keep it mowed around the house, as it discourages snakes, mice, rats, jack rabbits, ticks, & chiggers. We still have those around here, but it gets really bad if the grass gets very high.

Over the weekend we had our first bloosoms of the Prairie Crocus (aka Spreading Paschflowers), which usually bloom in the snow. Next up–in a couple of weeks or so–will be the lilac bushes…and the song of the meadowlarks. Lovely!

Howdy bunny, you are back!

Hello Bunnyface!!!

Um, when are you going to change your avatar? I can’t eat my chocolate bunny until you change your avatar. That would be just too strange. Oh, nice joke!

Not for long…just checking in, so’s I don’t have five or six full days of comics and comments to catch up on.

Good Afternoon & Evening Everyone!

Rmom ~ When I started reading that joke, I thought the farmer was going to stew the manure. It’s so rare I hear the word strew used.

Hi bunnyface & LuvH8!

Have Fun Bunnyface!

Good Bye for now, Everyone!

I should wait until I get home, but just to quit tormenting you…How’s this?

Grog!

I can’t stay, I’ll probably be back in a couple of hours. I need to do a drug run. (Ah, ha ha ha haaa!)

What’s black and white and red all over?

Very cute Bunnyface! Thank you!

A newspaper is black and white and read all over…

Or a penguin sliding down a sharp banister into a vat of iodine…

I’m glad I don’t have any chocolate bunnies to eat because it still wouldn’t feel right to me if I did.

Good Evening Tribe

Long day and I’m not done yet.

You are right! Keep guessing there are more correct answers.(giggles)

Bye for Real!

Hello to LuveH8, Grog, Cleo, Shika, Rmom, Saucy & JoshJosh!

Whoa! Hi Bunnyface(bmonk)!

Where are you off to, LuvH8?

That’s OK, Grog, my bunnies wouldn’t hear you eat them if you did.

Hello Lonewolf, I hope your day is going well, and your daughter is feeling better.

Sorry I can’t stay right now, I am at the library and still have only had a banana, water and an Altoid. I must find something to eat.

Happy & Positive Thoughts to All!

Hi bunny, bye bunny! Hi Saucy, bye Saucy!

Hi bunnyface!

Ouch! Mean penguin joke. :-/

I’d love to hear a meadow lark. I am going birding soon.

Cleo you are starting an asparagus bed? Good for you! I have had two pickings from mine already! I love asparagus!

Grog if you make me feel bad about eating a chocolate bunny, I may have to give it away. (very sad) Maybe I should shellack (spelling?) it and use it as a decoration?

Oh and Hi Shika, bye Shika!

Hey Fellow Baby! You’ll get sick of this question, but … . those discs show up yet?

No, LuvH8–eat it! Yummy! Good!

(Just be sure not to eat it from the front where it can see you…)

Grog did I ask you this before? Can’t remember, did you ever watch “Wings”?

See you later, LuvH8.

Go get some food in ya! :^)

Go ahead and eat your bunny, LuvH8. You probably need the energy at this point anyway!

That joke is an old one. I actually knew the answer!

Hello, FELLOW BABY!

Hi Dry!

I’m finished my semester! Yeah!!

Hello Lonewolf.

Hey there Grog

Congrats, Shika

Rmom nice picture!

I need to deliver this car and pick up another one.

BBS. I hope!

Dry, I loved Wings & Nightcourt

Thank you. Feels good.

Is asparagus hard to grow?

Dry Are you still having good weather?

Where did she go? Dry?

Dry, I’m starting to work continuing my Night Court collection soon now that seasons 2-4 are now available. I’ll work on Wings when I get up to the W’s

Dry I think I watched Wings. Remind me the characters.

Brian & Joe Hacket Loell Mather Helen Chapel Roy Biggins Fay Evelyn Schlob Dumbly DeVay Cochran Antonio Scarpacci

Dry IS HERE SHIKA!

Grog you are only on the N”s! You have a LONG way to go, dude! LOL

Yes Dry, we are attempting an asparagus bed.

Actually, Dry, I’m starting to collect the A’s I’ll soon be watching. I have collected everything else that I want up to M. I want to get the last two seasons of MTM, Newhart if they’ve released anything new, then Three’s Company 4-7 and finally Wings

Wow! I step away from the computer to eat supper & talk with my huuby, and everyone got yappy! Hi to bmonk, Terrry, Dry and anyone else that snuck in lately.

Shika Joe Hackett (Tim Daly) , owned Sandpiper Air, his brother Brian (Steven Webber) , Helen Chappel,(Crystal Bernard) the owner of the luncheonette in the airport, Fay,(Rebecca Schull) the former flight attendent and then reservation clerk for Sandpiper, Lowell Mathers,(Thomas Hayden Church) the mechanic, Roy Biggins (David Schramm) with the greasy hair and owner of the rival airline Aeromass, and Antonio Scarpacci ,(Tony Shaloub) the cab driver.

And various other guest stars and recurring rolls.

Dry - Thanks for the compliment. It is truly pretty right now - this is my favorite time of the year here.

Rmom mine is summer, but spring is nice also. Sure beats winter!

Oh yes. I remember. I did watch that show. Though I don’t remember much. :-(

Cleo you will love it, but once they start to come up, you need to check on it each day! They grow so fast! They truly do! Ours here grows from late March, weahter providing, into early June. Very early June. Then it’s done until next year. I have had my bed for about 20 years, but will need to be re-planted, as some are dying out now.

And Wings & Night Court are not on reruns, but Roseanne is certainly getting more air play than I care to see.

My mom loves asparagus. She may move in with one of you if she hears about your gardens.

Dry - If I had as mild of summers as you do in PA, I’d probably like them better, too. But when it gets up over 100 F, it is hard to enjoy it, unless you’re in water.

It’s……..

Shika!

HI JFRI!!

Not used to seeing me here, are you?

Night Court was good too. What I remember of it….

Hi JFri

I never was a T.V. watcher I’m afraid. My mom is the one who watches. I think I liked T.V better in black and white, LOL!

I just got scammed (almost) by one of those free registry file thingys (hey, I’m tired, okay?) It’s free until they tell you they found 314 registry errors on you computer. Then, all you have to do to fix it is too BUY their prodct.

Oh yeah. Now I get it. Like saying, let me check out you car for free.

That will be $1000.00 to fix what I found.

:-P

Shika, the only prime time shows I watch are food shows. Not including football & sometimes baseball, most of the rest of the time is spent watching TCM.

TCM?

The Coffee Maker?

Turner Classic Movie.

Ah. Good channel. Of course, I cancelled my cable (Rogers) a few years ago. Anyone want a T.V cheap?

Just kidding. I won’t do business on the internet.

Dry’s gone again.

There isn’t much network programmimg I like to watch anymore. If I ever decided to dump the dish, I’d still keep the TV’s for movie & TV show collections.

But I’m too much of a footballaholic to ever give up my dish. I have the Sunday Ticket.

Hello Rmom.

How are you doing?

I’ve thought about getting the football setup on cable, but don’t have it yet, Grog.

It’s not cheap, Lonewolf. But if you’ve got an HDTV, all the big games and then some are shown in HD.

Since I want to pick up the Cowboy games of choice (while living in a Houston market) and any other choice matchups, the Ticket is a must. I refuse to watch Texans games.

Terry - Doing fine. Just looking over my notes from the last visit with the lawyer, and trying to make sure I have all the documentation he requested ready to give him.

HELLO FELLOW TRIBERS! :-)

Hello, LW18

It seems like this has been going on for so long for you, Rmom

Grog, the amount of money is an issue for me. I am a sports nut but it hard for me to justify some of the prices for sports programming.

Hi, Ladywolf.

Terry - It is sort of nerve-wracking, trying to make sure I have everything. Imagine preparing for an IRS audit.

I don’t want to imagine that, Rmom.

Terry - I’ve never gone through an IRS audit, but I have had to fight with them over a return a few times for my employer. Won everytime, but the trick is to have everything documented (besides paying on time.) Never having gone through this process before, I’ve made some errors, but I think I’ve covered my butt okay, because I wrote checks or used a debit card for almost all transactions.

Grog, here in Chicago we have a pretty good lineup for hometown sports, so it’s not too bad really.

Rmom, that’s why I always get Turbo Tax’s Audit Defense package.

Lonewolf, I don’t think it would be cheaper to spend 17 Sunday afternoons in sports bar with the ticket, either. And I miss a good part of the action yapping with fellow patrons!

Rmom, you sound like the type of person who has all of her duckies in order for things like that.

Hi guys!

Wow! I should be tired. I’ve been up since 5 A.M.

But I am so full of energy right now.

I agree about the sports bars. To me those are for socializing not to watch a game. Too many distractions! LOL :^)

I saw you were on early this morning, Ladywolf.

Lonewolf, you wouldn’t believe how many people actually go to the bar just so they can see the game they want to see each week.

Actually I’m pretty happy, since my Aunt returned my CD’s back to me. Oh! how I’ve missed my music so much. Now I feel as free as the wind. I think that I’ll rock out now.

LW18, I’m up at 5AM every morning.

Grog - I wonder how helpful that program would be? I’m guessing all that does is that you would have a tax attorney to represent your case for you. You’d still have to make sure you had the receipts & other documentation. to prove you were entitled to the deductions you took, etc.

Me too except on Saturday and Sunday.

Terry - I might have the duckies, but they ain’t all lined up yet.

Grog, we are very early risers as well. I have mentioned this before, and bare with me if you have heard it, but I now get up at the time that I used to get home when I was in my early twenties.

Where’d you go Shika?

Grog I was watching some “Wings” as a matter of fact. One was when Brian sank Lowell’s boat and moved in with them, and he made all THAT DELICIOUS food for them!

Hi Cleo.

I hear you on that scenario as well! LOL

Grog, I know they go to the bars for the games, but I won’t. If I want to see the game, I want to see the game!

Terry - Considering the lack of organization that my siblings display, I can’t imagine how anyone of them would be able to handle the duties! My sister was picked to be my replacement, if I couldn’t serve. She misplaced two $1,000 checks I wrote her, they’ve been lost for two years. She never located them even with moving, so I’ve had to write replacements. I could understand losing a $10 check, but a $1000? Man, I’d get that sucker in the bank ASAP.

Cleo LOL! Are you saying you’re getting old, my dear? :-D

Same here, cleo.

Dry, that must be on a local station. I haven’t seen it on any of the channels I get.

That’s right Lonewolf I logged on just briefly this morning. Mainly to post at RAM and Pibgorn. Then I had to get ready for the day. School and work can be tiresome at times, but you’ll hear no complaints from me. I have a pretty good life.

You’ve got them duckies going fairly straight I’m sure, Rmom.

Cleo - I think my hubby does that pretty often. We used to go to a donut shop that didn’t open until midnight. I don’t remember when we’d get home, but it was late (or early, depending on how you count.) I know we stayed there a long time, because we knew the main baker well. It was also about an hour’s drive home. Now he gets up at 4am on Mondays, so he can get to work by 6am.

Rmom, I agree with you on that check situation. Shouldn’t have that in any position to get lost!

Grog, right now I am watching the Bulls. They need a win to get in the playoffs! It would be nice.

Marker back at you, Doc! LOL

Rmom, yes you keep your receipts, of course, but you don’t talk to the IRS. They do. I have not been audited (yet), but I wouldn’t want to deal with the IRS.

A number of years ago (I forget how long, but I was in my 20’s) I was called in to the Minister of Revenue for Quebec over an honest mistake. They had their lawyer and tax person grilling me. Not a pleasant experience.

And I am fixin’ to pull a Corona out of the cooler, too!

Hopefully, this won’t be that big of a deal, once I bring all my documentation with me. I’m planning on bringing all my files for 2009 & 2010 & my laptop, so I should be able to produce anything I’ve forgotten. (I hope!) That’s one thing I learned during my years in accounting - it doesn’t matter if you’re right, what matters is if you can prove it.

Hi Rmom.

Well, I am glad that I am not the only one in that same situation.

I just finished watching my movie. I never could get into basketball. But I noticed the Habs snuck into the playoffs. They’ll probably be gone in the first round.

Hi, Ladywolf.

What situation, Cleo?

Well, they have made the playoffs. Now they have to deal with LeBron and the Cavaliers.

Grog that’s good because I like the Montreal Canadiens. Yeah I love hockey.

Depends on who they play against.

Rmom, getting up at the time that I used to get home.

And I probably won’t get to see a game down here, LW18. If I remember correctly you’re from the left coast. How does someone from Californy come to like the Habs?

No, Cleo, you’re definitely not the only one! I don’t know how I lasted the whole day with those hours!

Grog - I guess I’ve gotten lucky. Every time I had to fight the IRS, it was via mail or phone. But I knew a couple of guys who worked for the IRS, and both were teddy bears underneath. We always had an outside accounting firm come in and audit our books each year, but they weren’t as adversarial as the IRS would be. I learned early on (by working retail) that politeness and documentation are very important. The rest is just a matter of taking care of business.

Youth Terry. It is amazing how things change as we age.

It doesn’t seem that long ago, Cleo. Where DOES the time go?

Our hockey team here is way better than our basketball team. But I am a Chicago fan first. Then all my other favorites!

For me, each day and each week speeds up faster and faster as I get older and older.

Cleo - I remember when my hubby & I were first dating. He had a job where he had to get up pretty early, but I could hardly get him to go home to go to bed. He would be falling asleep sitting up. He’s still the same way! He gets up about 5am on Fridays, but will come home and stay up until I lead the way to bed. However, he won’t go if I try to go to bed before 10pm. He will fall asleep on the sofa though.

I hear you Cleo, I hear you! LOL

Rmom, your husband sounds like a character. LOL

No apparent reason Having the NHL Center Ice Package that my dad orders every year, allows me to watch whatever game I choose. I just favor the Habs and the Ottawa Senators. When It comes to Canadian Hockey.

Cleo - Is that because we gain speed as we go downhill?

An old lady called up the police department and got a policeman sent to her address. She told him, “Officer, there’s a man exposing himself in the building next to mine!”

The concerned officer said, “Where is he, lady?”

“Right over there! He’s still shamelessly baring himself!”

The officer couldn’t tell where she was pointing. “I’m sorry, but I still can’t see a naked man over there.”

The old lady pulled him over to her window. “Oh, you have to look through this telescope.”

I always did like the Blackhawks’ uniforms. I vaguely recall those Habs/Blackhawks Stanley Cups.. I liked the days of the original 6 then 12 & 14

Rmom, it is because we have been on this earth so long that time is shorter and shorter in our perception.

Cleo - He is quite the character, alright! We’ve determined that he has to be crazy by now. Because my mom said I’d either marry someone crazy, or make them that way! (I think she had trouble handling my talkativeness.)

Cleo - I explained it to my sons basically that way. That the smaller percent of our life a (year, day, etc.) is, the faster it seems to go by. So when they were 10, a year was 10% of their life, so it seemed to drag by. But now that I’m 50, a year is only 2% of my life, so it seems to go by much more quickly.

Well Rmom, you achieved your mom’s goal, either directly or indirectly. Just prop him in a corner and get on with the day. LOL

A zebra with a sunburn!

A skunk in the road!

Good one, LuvH8! :-)

Those days are looooong gone, eh Grog?!

LuvH8 - How about an embarassed skunk or zebra?

Thank you Grog

Hello Everyone!

Cleo - LOL! I will say in 25 years of marriage, we’ve never gotten bored with each other. Frustrated? Definitely!! But never bored.

Yippy! Rmom got two more answers!

Good for you Rmom.

Yes, Lonewolf, but those were the days I truly enjoyed hockey. It seems to me that the talent levels are a little watered down.

Hi LuvH8!

HAPPY DANCE????

My hockey skills are as good as they ever were. Don’t ask!!

Happy Dance!!!

I was never a good hockey player, either, cleo. But I liked to play goaltender when I was younger.

Hey! No dissin’ hockey. I like the game just the way it is.

Hockey is a violent sport isn’t it? How would you describe it in relation to the players’ backside views?

Rmom ~ 25 Years! That is impressive. Congratulations!

LW18, as long as you don’t like the Maple Leafs or the Oilers, I’ll be happy with your pick of the Sens.

Movie time.

There was a time when the Cannucks had the UGLIEST uniforms.

LuvH8, have you ever seen full contact golf?

I remember those uniforms too, Grog. Nasty!

Enjoy your movie, Cleo!

Full contact golf? (laughter)

Wait, do they really have full contact golf?

Enjoy your movie Cleo.

I’m not sure whether I saw it in a commercial or a comedy skit a number of years back, but I tell you, if they ever had such a thing, I just might watch a few rounds

I thought you were leading up to a joke, Grog.

I don’t know Grog, those golf pants are UGLY!!!

Moi?

A joke! You’re joking, aren’t you, Lonewolf?

It is time for you two to start contributing to the jokes. Surely you know a couple of printable jokes. They can even be bad jokes.

Did Rmom run away?

Is the yoke on me, Mr Funny Pants?

Is this like playing around on the golf course?

LuvH8, all the more reason to want to see a linbacker in full pads trying to tee off on the golfer before he gets his shot off.

Mr. Smith, a businessman from Wyoming, had to take a business trip to Arizona. As soon as he arrived, he sent an e-mail to his wife, Diane.

However, Mr. Smith wasn’t the best typist, and he made an error in the address, so the e-mail ended up going to a Mrs. Diana Smith, the wife of a preacher who had just passed away.

The preacher’s wife took one look at the e-mail and promptly fainted. When she was finally revived, she pointed to the e-mail message with a shaky hand.

“Arrived safely, but it sure is hot down here!”

(BTW ~ If I repeat a joke pretend it is the first time you’ve read it!)

She mentioned 25 years of marriage and disappeared!

LuvH8–Just don’t be telling us “Five Times”! LOL :^)

heheh!

If I say anything funny, it is unintentional and purely by accident.

I should be going to bed now, but I’ve been having too much fun.

Um, guys those are really bad. (laughter)

Sure it’s an accident, my friend! What else do you have to sell me?

Not fond of the Maple leafs, but I do like maple syrup “hee, hee!”

Sorry, my sons decided they wanted supper.

Just for you, LuvH8………………………….

When do monkeys fall from the sky?

Yeah, yeah. And you can’t throw eggs or tomatoes at us. Nanny-nanny-boo-boo

:^P

A newlywed farmer and his wife were visited by her mother, who immediately demanded an inspection of the place. The farmer had genuinely tried to be friendly to his new mother-in-law, hoping that it could be a friendly, non-antagonistic relationship. All to no avail though, as she kept nagging them at every opportunity, demanding changes, offering unwanted advice, and generally making life unbearable to the farmer and his new bride. While they were walking through the barn, during the forced inspection, the farmer’s mule suddenly reared up and kicked the mother-in-law in the head, killing her instantly. It was a shock to all no matter their feelings toward her demanding ways. At the funeral service a few days later, the farmer stood near the casket and greeted folks as they walked by. The pastor noticed that whenever a woman would whisper something to the farmer, he would nod his head yes and say something. Whenever a man walked by and whispered to the farmer, however, he would shake his head no, and mumble a reply. Very curious as to this bizarre behavior, the pastor later asked the farmer what that was all about. The farmer replied, “The women would say, ‘What a terrible tragedy’ and I would nod my head and say, ‘Yes, it was.’ The men would then ask, ‘Can I borrow that mule?’ and I would shake my head and say, ‘Can’t. It’s all booked up for a year’.”

Where do Generals put their armies?

Redneck Driving Etiquette • Dim your headlights for approaching vehicles, even if the gun is loaded and the deer is in sight. • When approaching a four-way stop, the vehicle with the largest tires always has the right of way. • Never tow another car using pantyhose and duct tape. • When sending your wife down the road with a gas can, it is impolite to ask her to bring back beer. • Never relieve yourself from a moving vehicle, especially when driving. • Do not remove the seats from the car so that all your kids can fit in. • Do not lay rubber while traveling in a funeral procession.

When they are pushed off a plane?

In their sleevies.

Good one, Rmom!

Where do they put their armies, Grog?

LuvH8

During Ape-ril showers!

Rmom gets the cookie. She is correct. Surprise, surprise. (Not!)

REDNECK PERSONAL HYGIENE ~Unlike clothes and shoes, a toothbrush should never be a hand-me-down item. ~If you have to vacuum the bed, it’s time to change the sheets. ~While ears need to be cleaned regularly, this is a job that should be done in private using one’s OWN truck keys. ~Plucking unwanted nose hair is time-consuming work. A cigarette lighter and a small tolerance for pain can accomplish the same goal and save hours. Note: It’s a good idea to keep a bucket of water handy when using this method.

I figured you’d get that one, Lonewolf.

Ah ha ha ha haaaaaaa!!!

Rmom, who did you hire to peek in my windows?!

Good one, Terry! Amazingly, I had never heard that one before, and neither had my boys.

And where did you stash the pictures. I already checked PB!

Did you say COOKIE?

Terry - I’ll never tell…

You don’t miss a thing, do you, LuvH8?

Grog when are you going to put pictures on Photobucket for us to see? Have you used your new camera yet? Use the scanner at work (bad influence) for your Grand Canyon pictures.

Cookie! Cookie! I WANT COOKIE!!!

REDNECK WEDDING ETIQUETTE ~Livestock is usually a poor choice for a wedding gift. ~It is not okay for the groom to bring a date to a wedding. ~When dancing, never remove undergarments, no matter how hot it is. ~A bridal veil made of window screen is not only cost effective but also a proven fly deterrent. ~For the groom, at least rent a tux. A leisure suit with a cummerbund and a clean bowling shirt can create a natty appearance. Though uncomfortable, say yes to socks and shoes for this special occasion.

Lonewolf I had never heard that one either. What will Monkey 1 and Monkey 2 think?

Ask and you shall receive!

REDNECK TIPS FOR ALL OCCASIONS ~Never take a beer to a job interview or ask if they press charges. ~Always identify people in your yard before shooting at them. ~Always say “Excuse me” after getting sick in someone else’s car. ~It’s considered tacky to take a cooler to church. ~Even if you’re certain that you are included in the will, it’s considered tacky to drive a U-Haul to the funeral home. ~The socially refined never fish coins out of public toilets, especially if other people are around. ~Always provide an alibi to the police for family members.

That’s why the joke was for you, LuvH8.

Yee Haa! Go Rmom! Get out the moonshine, and sit a spell while Rmom entertains.

Happy Cookie Dance!!!

Terry - Those look yummy! I may have to do some baking this weekend now. I need to get to bed. See y’all tomorrow.

Good ones, Rmom

Wow, lots of cookies for LuvH8! LuvH8 I have a long week-end coming. I’ll try to get some local pics and do what I can about the Canyon shoots. The weather outlook is not looking good so far, though.

Rmom is it okay to bring a jug to church? What if you pass it around so everyone can have a swig?

Sorry, LuvH8. I’d love to stay and share jokes, but I still end up waking when the sun comes up, even if I stay up late. (I think that’s all of my redneck tips anyway.)

Okay Grog, that would be cool. I am fine with rain. (Native Oregonian, remember?)

Good Night Rmom! See you tomorrow!

LuvH8 - Probably depends on the church. We currently go to a more sophisticated, urban church, which frowns on anything other than the communion supplies or baby bottles in the sanctuary. But if you go to a small, rural, un-air-conditioned church in the South, I wouldn’t rule it out. (Probably would depend on the denomination’s position on alcohol/moonshine, too.)