Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 19, 2012

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    margueritem  over 12 years ago

    In small print, on page 52 of the manual, it says “May cause skylights if not used properly. Not responsible for any misuse of this product.”

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    x_Tech  over 12 years ago

    That’s our old wirlygig design. All Season Precision Machine and Tool and Tune Out Fabricators testing labs found there was a small problem. If you peddled really fast the weight distribution would cause it to flip over backward and damage the carpting.

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    DuHhozr  over 12 years ago

    Whirling dervish!

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    x_Tech  over 12 years ago

    We are considering a name change but GoComics has removed the Edit function so we can’t make the change retroactive. Marketing is in conference in the Bahamas in an intense brain storming session (going on two weeks now).

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    unnormal  over 12 years ago

    MAN! Sure wish I could WELD!

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    x_Tech  over 12 years ago

    After their holiday at New Market in the UK marketing has decided on the following change. All Season Precision Machine and Tool and Tune Out Fabricators will now be known as; Ballard St. Tool And Racecourse Developers (BSTARD)We will be spinning off the Tune Out Fabricator as Insanely Comfy Tune Outs & Fabricators (ICTO Fabo).

    Please remind me of this comment when I sober up.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago

    X_Tech…. don’t you mean “if”??And Larry, I saw it… barely…well, not VERY barely and not much of it.LOLTook awhile cos at first I thought I was only supposed to replace one word.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago

    It looks like long before Marshall gets that thing in the air, Gretchen’s gonna have a knee-jerk reaction.

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    pcolli  over 12 years ago

    @LafinLarry (a few days ago).

    My, what a BIG ….garden you have!

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    Larry Miller Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Still, this is an improvement for Marshall. The havoc wreaked when he tried to fly in his ornithopter indoors was immense.In the English sense, yes, pcolli, it’s a huge garden. In the American sense, still pretty big at the time of that photo — about 3000 square feet. Now I’ve gone to raised beds in a much smaller space and manage to grow almost as much.

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    Larry Miller Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Yeah! The plants get so much more light because they’re closer to the sun.

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    Lefty2  over 12 years ago

    Marshall, completely unaware he is getting his second last chance, continues his blissful journey. Through the ramparts of the living room, ever upward, even through the garage door now seems possible.

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    blather046047  over 12 years ago

    It’s only an outdoor activity if he’s trying to get it off the ground.She’s irked because the fan is messing up her hair. Come the dogdays of summer, she’ll appreciate the breeze.

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    John4Part  over 12 years ago

    What’s holding the lower chain sprocket?

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    Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML   over 12 years ago

    After recently discovering the missing branch on his family tree, Marshall was intent on continuing his newfound family legacy. Following in the shoes of his Great- Uncle-Grandpappy, Hezekiah “The Flying Monkey” Merkel, who was single handedly responsible for jump-starting the post 1927 Ballard County Dustbowl using his patent-applied for Concentric Duodeca Gyrate-abator Cloud-Seeder and Manure Spreader… whom unfortunately was caught up into a rather large dustdevil and was last seen over Kansas… (see file pic below) spreading the “shiff” as they say…

    x_Tech’s covert crack engineering team (funded by Ess’s offshore investments) has been secretly monitoring Marshall’s experiments in hopes that his inventive genius will awaken and thus provide the missing calculations needed to resurect such a wonderful machine. Making them all wealthy beyond theyre wildest dreams…. (snerk)

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Essex! Larry’s married, and besides, he doesn’t have what you’ve got ….(yeah, yeah, a Hawk….)But if someone offers me a peek…I mean… I’m not dead!Tee hee.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Monkey — what a great contraption!

    You guys will make a fortune…and to think it all started right here on Ballard Street!

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    x_Tech  over 12 years ago

    @Inspector Monkeyblues and Essex60

    ClassifiedEyes Only.Read then dissolve in desiccated Yak slime.We here at BSTARD have just fielded the Covert Action Nerds and Darn Idiots Active/Reserve Service (CANDI ARS) We’ve modeled our covert action team after SIGMA, the covert arm of DARPA (James Rollins). However, unlike SIGMA we take our highly skilled engineers, hackers, and deep thinkers and militarize them by running them though the Ballard St Militia and Dance Troupe training camp. They are in the field now observing Marshall, which may not be effective he lives in the three story high rise just off Ballard St.
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    x_Tech  over 12 years ago

    Oh, yeah, those shredders. We’ve re-branded them as wood chippers. But here’s a hint, just remove the OHSA approved safety cover, throw in a side of Yak and using the setting of ‘Masticate’ …Instant Yak slime.

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Apparently it’s not, as he is clearly doing it indoors.

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    Tigressy  over 2 years ago

    Not monkeying around…

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Good morning Balladeers, (((((Plods))))) and Miss Susan.

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    Plods with ...™  over 2 years ago

    I need one of those. It’d keep the grandbabies entertained for …... minutes.

    War Basset! @cleoandcompany.net

    Good morning poster phans. Stel did done do it again.

    National Garlic and North Dakota Day

    Y’all try not to have a stinky day. (((((HuGz!)))))

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