Big Top by Rob Harrell for April 23, 2010

HI, MARG!!!

Breakfast:

2” Rib Eye Steaks Fried Potatoes or Hash Browns Eggs, Your Choice Pancakes or Waffles with Maple or Chokecherry Syrup Bacon, Sausage or Ham Cinnamon Rolls Cold Pizza Grits Tea, Juice or Flavored Milk Of Your Choice Pirate Coffee

HI JFRI!!! I’ll have two eggs over easy, with a hunk of rare steak, and two cinnamon rolls. And a pot of English breakfast tea, please!

Coming right up, Milady!

Smash the phone!

Good Evening & Good Morning Everyone!

Hi Lewreader, MisngNOLA, Digital Frog!

Bmonk ~ I am pretty sure the cops are cousins. I don’t think it is the same cop.

LW18 ~ I like your spinning Earth (at least until I get dizzy)!

WARNING ~ Duh! Joke Ahead!

Truck driver is stuck under bridge.

Cars are backed up for miles.

Finally, a police car comes up. The cop gets out of his car and walks around to the truck driver, puts his hands on his hips and says, “Got stuck, huh?”

The truck driver says, “No, I was delivering this bridge and ran out of gas.”

Hello LuvH8!

Are you still here?

Being that the breakfast looks at all familiar…………

let’s add the following to it…………

Eggs, your choice Bacon Sausage, patties or links Honey Ham Grits Texas Toast English Muffins Asst Fruit Juices Asst flavored teas. Decaf, Regular or Doc’s Coffee Cinnamon Rolls w/Frosted Icing Johanan’s CocoMocha Bloody Marys

Just helping the cook out!

Enjoy All!

since i’ve only had about nine hours of sleep the last two nights, i think i’ll just have a huge cup of nuclear coffee to keep me going until i can find the time for a proper visit. i will, however, make a quick deposit into the karma bank for any in need. (((Tribe)))

I was just about to complain that CocoMocha wasn’t being served when I saw Lonewolf’s addition. Thanks, dude.

Have to go the the hospital later this morning - some kind of infection in the skin of the calves of both legs. Doc’s Nuclear Coffee would probably kill it on contact, but at the price of amputating both legs.

Oh, and just FYI: I love today’s strip! :))

LONEWOLF I was already having decision problems with JFRI’s rib eyes vs cold pizza when you had to confuse me even more.Pirate coffee vs DOC’s coffee, Hmm? DOC wins. I guess I’ll have breakfast at the LONEWOLF Virtual Cafe and Discount House of Caffeine..

Morning TRIBE! Off to the gym which is next to the supermarket who have the most wonderful bakery next to the ice cream section. Gonna lose the “couple” of lbs I gained this winter in the Big Top.

A highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway. Glancing at the car, he was astounded to see that the blonde behind the wheel was knitting! Realizing that she was oblivious to his flashing lights and siren, the trooper cranked down his window, turned on his bullhorn and yelled, “PULLOVER! ”

“NO,” the blonde yelled back,”IT’S A SCARF!”

Good Morning, ALL!!

Just wave one of those rib eyes over the flame for a minute.

Clip it’s horns wipe its butt and throw it on the plate…… MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I don’t think our avatars are news worthy, Doc

Doc - Questionable yes. Bad, not so much. I think most of the posters have shown a fair amount of restraint and common sense.

Think they’re buying it?

Doc - Recipe book? I’m trying the cauliflower one this weekend.

Good morning Doc, rac, and all those who call this home

I’m trying the cauliflower this weekend, too.

I like the idea of a telethon, too, Doc.

And now it’s off to work.

Bye All

Good morning all. Can I get 3 over easy, a medium rare steak and about half a pound of pork bacon please? I have my own Cokey Cola as usual. That should tide me over until I get hungry enough to eat.

Good Morning MisngNOLA

Good Morning All!

Hey - DFfrog

Doc - I just read your post on Boomerangs……

Now I know why you want to do a telethon.

Good morning, tribeandall! Johanan - I replied at Wizard of Id to your question.

Good Morning all. I believe waffles with chokecherry syrup is the way that I wish to begin the day. Thanks JFri.

Hi, Doc!

Good Morning Doc.

Thanks for breakfast JFri!* Always, (as is Cleo) the perfect host!

Looks my cauliflower marinade recipe is becoming known here! It really is easy to do and very tasty.

Joke Warning A blonde stormed up to the front desk of the library and said, “I have a complaint!” “Yes, Ma’am?” said the librarian looking up at her. “I borrowed a book last week and it was horrible!” Puzzled by her complaint the librarian asked “What was wrong with it?” “It had way too many characters and there was no plot whatsoever!” said the blonde. The librarian nodded and said, “Ahhh. So you must be the person who took our phone book.”

Two menus, no chocolate milkshakes ) :

Good Morning Everyone!

Hello everyone what a nice Friday morning. I’m glad breakfast is not fattening or I be in trouble. My rt shoulder continues to heal, I have been itching which is always good, now I feel where the Dr. worked and I am still sore. Therapy is Mon ya. Where I work at pt the Admin. Assist. is like a mother hen making it easier for me to access what I need for work. I had to feel copy machine and should have done one ream at a time takes 3 reams for each side of the copy machine. two reams was a bit to much. I scan files but get a break from this the place I work at changed upgraded and they need to upgrade my station and also the files have staples so I need a break from that.

Good morning TRIBE

Hello Doc T & Kab

Kab ~ It’s nice there is someone at work who is helping you out. Glad to hear you are improving. (I would be complaining about the itching!)

Good Morning Tribeandall! Good Morning, LuvH8, Serena, Kab, Rmom & Dry. Good night, Doc. Sleep well.

Hi, LuvH8 & Kab! LuvH8 - I have to keep a stash of chocolate in the refrigerator. I’d carry some in my purse, but I don’t like it room temp. Want some? Kab - It is nice you’ve got a boss like that!

Hi, Grog! You snuck in when I wasn’t looking!

I’m going to have to head out. One of our cars got a nail in the tire. They couldn’t fix it yesterday, when I brought just the tire in town. Now, I’ve got to take the whole car in, and buy some new tires. Sigh! Will I ever get to work on decluttering?

Good Morning Serenasakitty & Grog!

Rest in Peace Doc T

Good Morning Rmom

You’ll get to it eventually. Sorry you have to make another trip to get your tires taken care of. Some chocolate would be nice, thank you!

Good afternoon, tribe.

Hope all those who are under the weather feel better soon.

Doc still think you should talk to Justin over at Mythtickle about your archive.

Good, Morning, Saucy

rac0308 & Doctor Toon, I’m sure I can come up with a recipe or 10.

Good Morning Saucy!

Grog!!!!

WARNING ~ Armed & Stupid Person Ahead!

A pair of Michigan robbers entered a record shop nervously waving revolvers. The first one shouted, “Nobody move!” When his partner moved, the startled first bandit shot him.

Sounds like it could be a real life adventure, LuvH8.

I like this one:

http://tinyurl.com/whatanarm

LuvH8, did you see *Strange Brew? If not do go there.

Grog ~ my computer does not want me to see Hi & Lois (was that what your link is to?). I’ll have to try later. Off to Strange Brew.

Good Morning all! Good afternoon rather.

Silly bandit. Should have told his partner not to move.

Grog Ditto pitches like I do. Very well! He is consistant anyways.

Hi Shika Yeah, too consistent!

LuvH8, Yes it is and it’s on seattlepi.com

rmom I sympathize with you. I need to de-clutter, but my filing cabinet is buried somewhere under a pile of paper. Until I can uncover it, I can’t do anything!

Sigh.

I need to declutter too. Now if I can convince myself it is okay to get rid of things other people gave me. (My mom declutters by giving us things she does not want thrown away or to keep, we are then supposed to keep them or offend her.) Also, there is lots of clutter that is not mine! Oh, whoa is me!

Grog ~ It’s my internet connection. I will look later, I did get to read the captions though and they were funny.

HI JFRI! HI MARG!

Okay, I got the hard of hearing now. Hi to all the rest. lol!

I’m doing my taxes today. We have until April 30th. I should be done by then.

That’s Woe is me, unless you are trying to stop a horse!

BBL

WARNING ~ Supposedly Actual Quotes Ahead!

“The effects are fleeting and lingering…” - Overheard in a hallway

“In Managua, people are cheering in the streets, which are deserted.” - CBS reporter during the solar eclipse

“A trucker called to thank all of the courteous Seattle drivers he had run across.” - Announcer on KZOK radio

“An agreement is not an agreement until the parties to the agreement have reached an agreement.” - Irish Politician on RTE radio

“That race was all about competition.” - David Coleman, ITV

“And I can see the strong wind blowing the sun towards us.” - Brian Johnson, BBC Radio 3

Warning ~ Joke ahead Sally goes to work one morning crying her eyes out. Her boss, concerned his employee, walks over to her and asks sympathetically, “What’s the matter?” The blonde replies, “Early this morning I got a phone call that my mother had passed away.” The boss, feeling very sorry at this point suggests to the young girl, “Why don’t you go home for the day…we aren’t terribly busy. Just take the day off and go relax.” Sally very calmly states, “No I’d be better off here. I need to keep my mind busy and I have the best chance of doing that here.” The boss agrees and allows her to work as usual. “If you need anything just let me know” says the boss. A few hours pass and the boss decides to check on Sally. He looks out his office and sees her crying hysterically. He rushes over and asks, “What’s the matter now? Are you going to be ok?” Sally breaks down in tears. “I just received a horrible call from my sister. She said that her mom died too!!”

Thanks Shika ~ I couldn’t remember the proper spelling so just decided to do a sounds alike word.

Rmom ~ Welcome Back! and Oh My!

I still have to go to get tires, but I’ve got a short reprieve while they get them from the warehouse. Happy dance!

I got the new washer all hooked up, so I can start the laundry, too. It is better than having to drag it all to a laundromat!

Short joke

Q: What did the blonde say when she saw the sign in front of the YMCA?

A: “Look! They spelled MACY’S wrong!”

Grog ~ I found it here: http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/hi_lois/about.htm ; which is where I am able to see about half the strip. The other site looks like it would be good for comics.

I think I will try reinstalling my internet program this weekend (it might help and shouldn’t hurt). Also it is probably time to try Firefox which Lonewolf suggested.

JOKE ALERT

A man was in his front yard mowing grass when his attractive blonde neighbor came out of the house and went straight to the mailbox. She opened it then slammed it shut and stormed back into the house. A little later she came out of her house again, went to the mailbox and again opened it, and slammed it shut again. Angrily, back into the house she went.

As the man was getting ready to edge the lawn, she came out again, marched to the mailbox, opened it and then slammed it closed harder than ever.

Puzzled by her actions the man asked her, “Is something wrong?”

To which she replied, “There certainly is!”

My stupid computer keeps saying, “You’ve got mail!”

Last One - Have a GREAT Weekend all !!

The Circle A blonde has just gotten a new sports car. She cuts out in front of a semi, and almost causes it to drive over a cliff. The driver furiously motions for her to pull over, and she does. The driver gets out and draws a circle and tells her to stand in it. Then he gets out his knife and cuts up her leather seats. He turns around and sees she’s smiling. So he goes to his truck, takes out a baseball bat, and starts busting her windows and beating her car. He looks back to see that she’s laughing. He’s really mad now, so he takes his knife and slices her tires. He turns around and she’s laughing so hard, she’s about to fall down. He demands, “What’s so funny?” She says, “Every time you weren’t looking, I stepped out of the circle!”

rac - Oy vey!

Short Joke Ahead

Q: What do you call a really smart blonde?

A: A golden retriever.

Have a Great Weekend rac0308!

Thank you for the jokes! Um, yeah I am still thinking of pulling out all my hair so I am no longer blonde.

You know the joke warnings are funny too!

WARNING - Redhead joke ahead A gorgeous young redhead goes into the doctor’s office and said that her body hurt wherever she touched it. “Impossible!” says the doctor. “Show me.” The redhead took her finger, pushed on her left breast and screamed, then she pushed her elbow and screamed in even more. She pushed her knee and screamed; likewise she pushed her ankle and screamed. Everywhere she touched made her scream. The doctor said, “You’re not really a redhead, are you? “Well, no” she said, “I’m actually a blonde.” “I thought so,” the doctor said. “Your finger is broken.”

LuvH8 - Doesn’t look like dyeing your hair red would help either! Snerk!

Rmom - I already posted that joke! You have been hanging with too many blondes!

Recipe ~ Eggsploding Eggs

Put some eggs, water and salt in a pan. Cook over medium high heat until all the water evaporates and the eggs eggsplode! (It really works!!!!)

How bout “IT ain’t over til it’s over” - Yogi Berra

LuvH8 - LOL! Can I call it a “senior” moment instead of “blonde”?

Grog ~ that is indeed a stupid quote, but it took me a minute to figure out why you put it there.

Yes, Rmom I guess you can call it a “senior” moment. I hope they are not contagious. I already have “blonde” moments.

LuvH8 - Can you imagine what it must be like around my MIL? She’s both a senior AND a blonde!

Joke A guy goes into a store and tells the clerk, “I’d like some Polish sausage.” The clerk looks at him and says, “Are you Polish?” The guy, clearly offended, says, “Well, yes I am. But let me ask you something. “If I had asked for Italian sausage would you ask me if I was Italian? Or if I had asked for German bratwurst, would you ask me if I was German? Or if I asked for a kosher hot dog would you ask me if I was Jewish? Or if I had asked for a taco would you ask if I was Mexican? Would ya, huh? Would ya?” The clerk says, “Well, no.” With deep self-righteous indignation, the guy says, “Well, all right then, why did you ask me if I’m Polish just because I ask for Polish sausage?” The clerk replies, “Because this is Home Depot.”

Disclaimer: My mother-in-law is probably part Polish from what we can glean from her family tree.

I couldn’t decide whether these fit in this week’s JOKE theme or next week’s?

WARNING ~ Long joke ahead

The following questions from lawyers were taken from official records nationwide:

• Was that the same nose you broke as a child?

• Now, doctor, isn’t it true that when a person dies in his sleep, in most cases he just passes quietly away and doesn’t know anything about it until the next morning?

• Q: What happened then? A: He told me, he says, ‘I have to kill you because you can identify me.’ Q: Did he kill you?

Q: Was it you or your brother that was killed in the war?

Q: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?

Q: Were you alone or by yourself?

Q: Do you have children or anything of that kind?

Q: I show you exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture? A: That’s me. Q: Were you present when that picture was taken?

Q: Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?

Q: Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated? A: By death. Q: And by whose death was it terminated?

Q: How many times have you committed suicide?

Q: So you were gone until you returned?

Q: She had three children, right? A: Yes. Q: How many were boys? A: None Q: Were there girls?

Q: You say that the stairs went down to the basement? A: Yes Q: And these stairs, did they go up also?

Q: Do you recall approximately the time that you examined the body of Mr. Edington at the Rose Chapel? A: It was in the evening. The autopsy started about 8:30 p.m. Q: And Mr. Edington was dead at the time, is that correct? A: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy!

Very Funny (maniacal laughter) Rmom!! Perhaps you should post it next week also.

The disclaimer on your mother-in-law, are you trying to unclaim her?

SNERK! - Did you catch that, LuvH8?

(snicker!)

Rmom ~ I was already laughing at the joke. I read your disclaimer and it turned into rocking back and forth with laughter.

Hi, Grog!

Hi Rmom! Still rolling, I see.

Yes she is Grog, I’m going to have to leave soon.

Yeah, I’ll be leaving soon, too. It is Friday, after all.

Grog ~ Are you sure? I thought it is Wednesday.

It can’t be Wednesday. Nobody here leaves early on Wednesday.

Are you sure? Oh, you’re right that is why I have to leave.

Have a Nice Evening Everyone!!

Same to you, LuvH8

I’m gone, too!

Nice handle on Lizard Boy!

He’s an easy tote Carmy

I’m glad you said that… I’ve been staring at that thing all day

Quick hit then I’m off again

Did you hear about the blonde…

… who took an hour to cook Minute Rice?

who got into the taxi, and the driver kept the “Vacant” sign up?

… who was an M.D.–Mentally Deficient?

… who thought nitrates was cheaper than day rates?

… who after watching the ballerinas, wondered why they didn’t get taller girls?

…who went to a nudist camp for a game of strip poker?

….who brought her cosmetics with her for a make-up exam?

rac, a quick hit? I’d say it was a seven shooter.

Does that make it a drive-by shooting?

Hi everyone! :-)

Hi all just passing through as I’m trying to dredge up the energy to get ready for work.

You know you need a vacation when you want to go home and you haven’t even left home yet.

serenasakitty sometimes I need a vacation from a vacation.

hello everyone.. sorry i havent been here in a wile havnt had the best of weeks lately.. o well i bet they will et better now that in with “wildcheeha” and “doc” “mighty mouse” and “grama tippy toes”

Good to see you diffrent.

Good jokes rac0308. I’m sure glad that I am not a blonde. ;-)

I have had another busy day. Maybe I should go back to work to slow things down a little.

Hi diffrent & Ladywolf. Are we the only ones here?

I hope not.

I’ll be leaving pretty soon to go out on a date.

Hey serena, what am I, chopped liver? LOL

Bye everyone! I’ll see you all sometime after the update.

Cleo - Knowing your culinary skills, I’m sure you’d make chopped liver taste exquisite.

Good evening Tribe.

Just a quick stop for now.

Hi, Diffrent & Rmom

Chopped liver, with the appropiate amount of goose fat, becomes pate’.

Good evening Hymenoxis.

Good to see you sir!

Good evening Lone….lovely to see you again, my friend.

How goes the pool?

Good Evening Doc!

Since I can’t seem to perfect getting an image to show here I’ll provide the photbucket link

http://i1044.photobucket.com/albums/b449/Grogs_Photos/JPG%20files/Habsreadyforgolf.jpg

Hi LW18, Doctor Toon, & Lonewolf

My contribution to the cook book-

1 pound of fresh tomatoes, scalded and peeled. 1/2 pound cucumber, peeled and seeded. 1/4 pound red ripe bell pepper, roasted, peeled, cored and seeded. 1/8 cup olive oil 1 tblsp chopped garlic salt and pepper to taste

Blend ingredients in a mechanical blender until desired consistency. I prefer a rather chunky consistency, but some like it smooth.

Chill, and serve with fresh cucumber and pepper slices and tortilla slices, if desired.

I stole this recipe from “Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown,” one of my favorite Almodovar films.

Call it “Hymenoxis’ Gazpacho.”

Hi, ♠Lonewolf♠, Doc, Hymenoxis & Grog!

Hello, Hymenoxis

Doc T, you may not be interested in the link since it relates to sports, but it’s an image of a Montreal editorial cartoonist.

Hi, Rmom!

Good evening Grog

Cool link!

Before dinner I made some more of Dry’s cauliflower with a couple of wee modifications.

Good looking recipe, Hymenoxis!

Hi Doc, Grog, Rmom, and Hy! Just stopping in, been so busy this week, I am catching up on all my comic emails, 3 sites. My eyes are getting bleery!

Grog–Sometimes it’s those “wee modifications” that make it just right! I myself was never a cauliflower eater. And most vegetables I eat are not cooked with the exception of whole kernel corn and green beans.

Been busy today, ♠Lonewolf♠?

So Grog what modifications did you make? Bought my head of cauliflower and the peppers, will make it tmr.

Some RL problems today, Grog. I’ll tell you later.

Hy you made salsa! All you need is cilantro and lime juice! I will have to wait to make that, until my fresh garden produce is ready.

Doc how goes the moving? Stressed out yet? LOL!

Dry, I’m trying a 3 to 1 vinegar to oil ratio. The vegetable oil I have in stock (and plenty of it) may not have any cholesterol, but is way too high in sat fats for my liking. I added some unblanched red & green sweet peppers & close to 1/4 cup of tabasco.

Doc - It seems like the last several months I’ve either been buying tires, or getting leaky ones fixed. When I went to take that car to get the tires today, the spare wouldn’t hold air. Ended up throwing the 3 tires in my PT cargo, since I didn’t know anyway to drive 15 miles on 3 tires. At least I got that done. I hope you have a better experience! (The tire shop was okay - it was just getting there & having to do it that was the problem.)

I have one of those big buckets of vegetable oil because I was doing a lot of deep frying a few years ago. I don’t do it much any more. If I do cook with oils (not deep frying), I tend to use peanut or olive oil.

Grog 1/4 cup Tabasco?* I’M PROUD OF YOU MAN!* And I love vinegar, so, that sounds mighty tasty. I have cut down on the oil, I always use more vinegar than oil in any recipe that calls for both.

Really, Doc? I’ve moved 3 times in the past 8 years. There’s only one more move left in me……and that’s back to Big D. After that - no more!

You’re settling in “Big D” when all is said and done, Grog?

Well that was weird! Eagle eye Doc probably caught that!

Yep!

Having a little trouble posting, Dry? I’m counting 5 of the same. I know I have trouble some times, but yikes? :-)

Well I didn’t get the jalapenos. In all honesty, when I did my shopping, I forgot to get some!

Ok Dry, you took care of it….I take that first paragraph back. Sorry (Blushing).

♠Lonewolf♠, I loved living in Dallas. Everything was so close & convenient. If I wanted I could walk to Walgreens or Krogers and to da bar!!!

Enjoy the evening, Doc.

Maybe we’ll see you later!

See you later, Doc!

Doc :-P :-P :-P

Grog, I don’t like being too close to too many businesses. Here I can walk to a few places but I still like the wide open areas.

Thanks Grog! I swear I only hit post comment once! LOL! We have Gremlins around here!

Doc - I usually give myself twice to air it up, before I head to the tire shop. But it does depend on my schedule, and where & when I’m going. My husband will air up a tire many, many times, before taking it in. Of course, that task usually gets delegated to me, but I insist he picks out the tires, so that I get what he wants. I did buy a portable air compressor/battery charger on Black Friday, to help prevent being stranded or having to call AAA.

♠Lonewolf♠, What I like about Dallas, (or at least the area I was living in) was that there was something to walk to. Even so, I enjoyed the neighborhood walks a lot more up there. A lot less humidity.

It wasn’t too hot today, but jeez, the humidity was as thick as peanutbutter!

I’m having trouble staying awake. Guess I’d better start heading to bed. Good night!

Dry, when you least expect it, expect it! I know all about the gremlins, believe me. Fortunately, they leave my posting alone…for the most part.

Good night, Rmom. Sleep well!

Grog, I agree that the farther south you go in Texas, the more the humidity. I remember the Killeen/Waco area having pretty high humidity, too. Not as bad as where you are at now, though.

Good Night Rmom!

See you tomorrow.

Slow day on the tube tonight. I’m watching Cubs/Brewers!

Good game for the Cubs, eh?

The Habs won also, tonight!

Yeah, so far. But it’s close enough to the end to pronounce it over!

My buddy from Montreal sent me the Aislin cartoon. All it means for the Habs though is that they’ll have to put their clubs away for the day. They don’t resembe the Islanders from the early 80’s.

No, but you need to start somewhere(Habs) if you plan to win.

Or was it late 70’s?

1980-1984. The years of the dynasty anyhow.

EDIT.

Ok, I was right the first time. I just recall actually being in New York durig the thick of it all. I’m pretty sure it was the trip that I met Bob Berry (& talked to most of the night) at a local bar.

Dry, not sure if you’ve called it a night, but I forgot to ask, are you planning on putting jalapenos in yours? If so, let me know how it goes.

I’ll let you know how mine turned out tomorrow night.

Grog I was planning on it, and I will let you know how it turns out. Of course, I will like it, but you may not! LOL!

I forgot to get some. Must have been my inner wimp blocking my thoughts as I walked into the store.

Game over!

Woo-Hoo! They won. Things are looking brighter for the Cubs.

The BoSox won tonight, too, but against Baltimore. It’s still early, but they better work on getting some pitching.

EDIT

And the Cowboys picked up a WR in the draft with a record! Surprise, surprise!

and Tebow is going to Denver.

So Grog I take it you are a Cowboys fan? I was, the biggest fan ever, until Jerry Jones fired Tom Landry! What a d@@@! The worst part was the way he did it! Such disrespect for such a GREAT MAN!

Carmy I saw that! Denver got a PRIZE QB!! So they did!

Jones is an idiot. My Mom is still a big fan. She used to be a really big fan though.

Dry, Tebow is a really nice guy, I just hope he can play with the big boys. The Jags fans wanted him so bad, they are really p.o.ed now.

Dry, I’ve been a fan since the late Stauback era. Keep in mind that being Canadian, I was sheltered from the NFL for the longest time.

I blame it all on my Dad. He forced me to watch the Grey Cup one year in my early-teens when I was supposed to be doing my homwork. Little did he know he created a monster, who eventually learned the NFL was better!

Though I liked the Jimmy Johnson results, I agree about the disrespectfull dumping of Landy. And now they’ve gone from America’s team to America’s most wanted.

My former FFB QB (Big Ben) is a jerk!

Carmy From what I have read and heard, yes he is! Unfortunatley, people like that tend to get eaten up! I hope that doesn’t happen to him.

Carmy look out for Denver! Wow. The next John Elway!

Hi Grog, My Mom has been a Cowboy fan since day 1. She has several autographs from when they America’s team.

Grog, that will be very interesting to see how he does in the NFL.

Hi Carmy We’re not talking movies?

Before the beginning of the season I picked up The Cowboys 10 Greatest Games which was excellent, but I wish they would have put in some of those Redskins games from the Landry era.

To Rmom if you see this then I’m going to bed almost 11pm and my arm is hurting. We got road hazzards for our tires and I have really used the warrenty for road hazzards.

Kab, sorry to hear that. I thought you were doing so well up til now.

Grog, movies? (I’m sorry, I’m a bit tired) Oh, I remember the dreaded rivals, the Redskins!

Take care, (((((Kab))))) I hope everything goes well with your arm.

Grog and Carmy Back in the day, I had a friend/farmer/client whose daughter lived in Irving and he knew I was a big Cowboy fan. Didn’t ask him to do it, but when he got back from his visit, he came to the office and brought me a BIG bag full of things, autographs, a Jersey, hat, key ring, pin, license plate and so on! He was such a NICE man, sadly, he passed away about 10 years ago now.

Carmy Forget to mention, Yeah BIG BEN is a REAL jerk! That is what fame does to some people, sadly!

Dry, that was so nice of him. My family abandoned me on Thanksgiving so they could go to Dallas and see the game. I had to work and I stayed with my Tia and Tio.

Dry, I hear you. They start thinking that they can get away with anything. Think again!

Dry, sorry to hear about your friend. Never-the-less I’m not surprised he could come back from Dallas with the loot he did. Within my area, there were 2 Cowboys stores within short driving distance of where I lived. I bought a mini-helmet autographed by “Too Tall” & Randy White. I’ve also got a Stauback Jersey.

I’m sure your friend did a little more work for the autographs.

Grog, My Mom has autographs from Too Tall, Randy White, Harvey Martin, Mike Ditka, Dan Reeves, Charlie Waters, Craig Morton, etc.

Ben has been in too much trouble for my liking.

Grog he got the items from Irving Stadium because that is where his daughter worked! She was in the business office for the Cowboys Franchise!

Carmy, I think I envy your Mom. Those were the Cowboys I loved to watch growing up in my teen years.

Grog, I had him as my QB on FFB, but I didn’t pick him.

Grog, the Cowboys still have a winning tradition. They are only a player or two from having a championship caliber team. They tore the Bulls apart i the late nineties too, but it is a business to them. I didn’t like it but one has to move on.

Dry it’s nice to have connections, isn’t it? As Darth Vadar would say, “Impresssive”

Dry, so your friend had some inside connections, cool! Gee, I bet all that stuff cost a bundle out on the street. Grog, the really cool thing is that my Mom and I have the same first name. I could pass off the autographs as mine.

Ooh, “Impressive.” LOL, Grog!

Carmy as an adder to my previous post, I didn’t get to see too many games back in those days. We got more of the regional action which were Giants games. But the game that made me a fan was a Cowboys/ Redskins game those many years ago.

Grog, who was the QB in that game? Morton or Stauback? I remember watching the games and getting a kick out of seeing Laundry smiling every once in a blue moon.

Grog, did you ever see the movie, “North Dallas Forty” with Nick Nolte?

Carmy & Dry: and here I have to drive up to Dallas if I want Cowboys stuff - but at least I have The Sunday Ticket. Though I love to go back to my (former) local sports bar for 1 game a year. Hopefully I can do it while on a business trip.

Grog, I hope you can do that too.

♠Lonewolf♠, the tradition may be there, but for as long as Jerry thinks that Romo is “the guy”, it ain’t happening.

I think the Bears could do better this year!

Grog, over in the town that I grew up in, some of the Cowboy players play basketball against the local police for a fundraiser. I went once and Michael Irvin and gosh, I can’t think of his name. Anyway, those guys could play basketball pretty good too.

The Bears have the pieces, but the WRs need to produce.

Romo acts as if he can do no wrong on the field. He needs to stay within his limits, let the game come to him. A better QB would make it easier for them though.

Carmy, I never saw Morton play live. If I remember correctly, the collection I have with the Game from Superbowl Xll, Stauback was the quarterback. I’ll have to watch it again soon though. Pat Summerall was a color commentator in that game!

I miss Summerall in the booth. :-(

I fixed Irvin’s last name. I had posted it as Irving. I think the other player was recently on that dancing show. I can see his face yet his name escapes me.

Do you miss Dandy Don too? Turn out the lights…

Emmet Smith?

Or is that Emmett Smith? LOL!

YES! It was Emmet Smith. THANK YOU! It was driving me crazy trying to think of his name.

Carmy, yeah the old Monday night crew……..but then I like today’s Monday night crew better than the Sunday Night crew. I hate Collinsworth and I tollerate Costa.

I don’t know who Collinsworth is. I rarely watch TV. I do know who Costa is though and yeah, I can see how you can just tolerate him.

♠Lonewolf♠, Romo is so insconsistent. He screw up, then works on the funamentals to the point of perfection and then forgets all about it in the next game because I think he just gets too cocky and forgets it all.

Dry-

It is rather like a salsa cruda; folks here seem to prefer it on chips.

Grog–Roger Staubach is the chairman of the committee that brought the Super Bowl Game to Texas in 2011, too.

What about Musburger? Is he still around?

Hi hymenoxis, do you catch any of the ‘boys games?

Carmy Collinsworth was a former Bengal WR. He started on FOX on their pre-game show and they moved him to the broadcast booth. (I think the FOX studio crew loathed him as much as I did). From there he went on to NFL network & NBC.

Hi Hy Yes I see that. Tasty, however! Doesn’t take much to please me where food is concerned! As long as no tree nuts are involved! LOL!

Carmy, he does college games on ABC. But I don’t see him that much because, for one, I prefer the SCC, which is not on ABC, and second, many of the games he broadcasts are not in my area.

Hy and Dry, hee hee hee! Is that anything like pico de gallo?

Carmy-

I catch the Boys, as well as the commentary thereabout, and the secondary commentary thereabout thereabout.

See what a monster my dad created by making me watch just one Grey Cup game?

Grog, I didn’t really like him. He was annoying to me.

I think I’ve got a jock strap from a running back that was cut twelve years ago.

Looks like you don’t miss a thing there, hymenoxis. You’re not too far from Dallas are you?

At least I hope that’s what it is…it’s possible that a large breasted woman is wandering about without support gear.

The Grog Cowboy Monster!

Dry, did your friend bring back any jock straps? LOL!

When did the bulls join the NFL?

TMI, Hy! LOL, get those jockstraps outta here!

Jockstraps, bras, what the hey? They can both be used like slingshots, no?

Carmy It’s worse than that. I will watch almost any game as long as the team(s) have a chance for the playoffs!

If the “Boys” aren’t playing, I will watch any good divisional rivalry.

A buddy of mine and I actually went to the second to last Steelers/Browns game before Modell moved the Ravens to Baltimore. Hate the Steelers, but hate Modell even more.

Nah…I’m all about Dez Howard now. The Cowboys drafted Dez Howard, so I’m not nearly as critical of him as I was in the past.

Okay, so then it’s Grog, The Football Monster! You lost me, I don’t know who Modell is and I don’t know where the Ravens were before Baltimore.

Where was Dez Howard prior to being with the Boys?

Carmy, Modell was the owner of the former Browns before Modell hauled them off to Baltimore. The loyal fans of Cleveland got royally screwed.

OSU?

So there’s no football team for Cleveland anymore?

Dez Howard was a problem child at Oklahoma State…he’s now a high-priced problem for Jerry Jones and Wade Phillips….not that I mind.

Yes, Carmy, but not as good since Modell moved them. Cleveland got to keep the name and made sure that Cleveland got another team as quickly as they could do it.

Hi friends!

Turn the page if you want breakfast!

If you don’t, just keep yapping!

I just finished my income taxes! Whoo-hoo! I get a refund.