Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for January 21, 2009

At least Fritz doesn’t have to get in the tub with him…

“There’s a sou’wester blowing out of the nor’ east”.

Our cat Wee-Jack inadvertently jumped into the shower once whilst I was showering. Fortunately my legs healed with minimal scaring.

There’s a cat on YouTube that flushes the toilet and then watches the water go down over and over again. Very amusing.

Fritz, just say “Ay Ay, Cap’n” (or “woof”) and he will be happy.

Wowie zowie!

Usually I welcome everybody to the 10 year old Ballard Street page, so we can post our comments on

the latest “CLEO and COMPANY.”

But today….. the Jan 21st  2019 strip… is mine.

Mine mine mine.

Really? But…. but…

OK…. I guess…. you can go see it on Sherpa….

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

But nobody gets to cut it out before I  do!

This is great!

Do I have to use special scissors?

I hope my monitor will still work with all these Cleo-size holes in it.

It will…. um… won’t it?

Can I get matching costumes in human size?

Pleeeeze…….

Yes, BTW… I suppose you could say the weather in that shower is rather inclement….

But I’d also say that Nathan was asking for it…. wouldn’t you?

He’s wearing his sou’wester and other rain-gear….

but that foul weather is neither southerly nor northerly….

it’s showerly

Smart dog, Fritz.

BTW… Nor’easters come from the northeast.

Sou’westers come from places like LL Bean.

Yes, Susan, all the costumes seem perfectly sized for a certain dumpy basset. If they don’t fit you. come around to Dennis’s Custom Fabric and Feed Store, and get the materials you need. Take them down to Stel-Bel’s Costumery and Electrical Supply to get your customized product. I think the “Miss Cleo” outfit would look lovely on you!

BTW, The C&C cartoon does start with “Hey KIDS”…

Hey, I remember Nathan he had a bit part in The Avengers episode “The Correct Way To Kill” (’67). He appeared as J. Nathan Winters – Purveyor Of Quality Goods For The Gentlemen of Fashion

He needs a fire that’s so delightful.

That Cleo’s a real cut up.

Uh, oh. I’m gonna have to get my printer out of the closet. Hope it still works.

Mʏ Fᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ Pᴀʀᴛ™ was, “wildLy popuLar.”

I guess that IS laughable….but that’s my goal . if exaggerated self promotion draws a smile or chuckle, then….good!

anyway, it should be wildly popular.

As one of my mentors in the law biz was found of saying, “Oughta be ain’t is.”

OMG! Nighthawks ought to be Knighted for this new cartoon! He has managed to draw several weeks worth of jokes! There are soooooooo many favorites! But, I think I’m partial to “Hi-Yo Kibble and Away”! But wait, those dashing mustaches are awesome, too! And, Cleo-Patra’s costume is the cat’s meow! (not the evil white cat’s meow). Golly!

Yes, I super like this one. And it seems like we are getting several days worth in one. Very clever!

By the way, did you notice on the Sherpa site that they took down that part about Sherpa being changed in 2018. And now no message about when it will be changed.

Shouldn’t Robin Hound be “The Lone Basset of Sherwood Forest?” Symmetry y’know…

here. I just cut and pasted this from the sherpa site, under ‘about sherpa’

UPDATE: Welcome to the temporary home of Comics Sherpa. Launched in 2003, the service has enabled well over a thousand creators to post their own work. We are currently building a new version of Sherpa, which will re-launch on GoComics.com, in 2019.

stel ol’ bel has maintained this will NEVER happen and that gocomics is not under any pressure to hurry up what ’s been

promised for two full years….or has it been three?

I will optimistically hold out hope that it WILL happen……why? because it’s the only game in town for Cleo and Company

1. BEST new Monday strip EVER!!!!! Nighthawks: you have truly outdone yourself!!

2. sigh I still maintain that GoComics will never revamp the Sherpa site. AND, to tell you the truth, it’s MY opinion that they’ve forgotten all about it.

3. Susan: I just KNEW that you would like this one!

WOWIE ZOWIE!!

WOWIE ZOWIE!