Big Top by Rob Harrell for April 28, 2009

Things are looking up, it’s Tuesday already. ;-) There’s fresh orange juice for Johnnyd, and a grand assortment of bagels for the rest of you. Enjoy!

I’m surprised he didn’t make him think he was a chicken!

yeah, any day that is non-Monday is a good one…I’ll take a bagel and some oj…a toast… to science!

Well, Wink certainly is stout, and he may be short compared to something, but Joan of Arc? I just don’t see it.

(What’s with all this breakfast chat? Careful or I’ll tell you about my bowl of Grape-Nuts.)

Good morning. I don’t see any coffee brewing, but since doc mentioned tea was mentioned I’ll start the water boiling.

I hope everyone has a good Tuesday. Some people at work were talking about Tuesday’s being long or something. I just remembered a friend in high school came up with the theory that Tuesday’s are the worst day of the week. Ever since then, it’s hard to look forward to them. On the up side, tomorrow is Wednesday and the week is almost over.

DocT, you’re on early (or is it late). Usually you come on with the new strip and then disappear by the time I wake up.

Good Morning! I’m not working today so I had time to fix some biscuits and gravy.

Akenta, if you didn’t see my answer yesterday, I live in Hall County. We’re almost neighbors!

Ugh, he’s drooling too. Good Morning Everyone, I just popped in real quick for some coffee. Thanks you. I’m still getting the girlies off to school, 1 down and 3 to go. 172 comments yesterday!

Those two crack me up!

Morning everybody!

pschearer You bring grape-nuts you gotta share! I’ll take mine with some honey plese!

Hey doc Details, mister! LOL

Akenta we have a dj in this area sho refers to Wednesday as “hump day”, half way thru the work week!

hi donkeymom

We’ve got two new people here. Wonder how long they’ll stick around with our merry band?

Doc, COFFEE, that’s what helps me get them off to school. Right now it’s 3 off and 1 to go. The last one is the one I got keep after. So it’s “HURRY UP, or you’ll be walking!” I’m glad you had a nice time with your girlfriend. It’s great that she can get a break with some help from grandma. I’m sure she loves her daughter dearly, but breaks are very helpful for the both of them.

Doc Aw shucks! No details huh? :-(

I admire you for hanging in there with her. A lot of people would just walk away! I feel bad for her daughter. Sounds like her mom loves her very much!

Severe Wind Sends Chihuahua Flying Into Sky Don’t worry, the doggie is okay. This happened in Michigan. A 70 mph gust picked the dog right up. It was found safe (and very happy to be found thank you)nearly a mile away.

doc gotta run over there and check that! Be right back!

Yea, Joe noted our 170 posts!

well boy, doc if I were a bit younger and single, I’d sure look you up! You sound like a prize!! :-)

Good morning everyone. I caught a bug from my wife’s brother who was visiting us over the weekend. It kind of has the symptoms of food poisoning, but isn’t. And no the symptoms are a bit different than swine flu. I will pass on breakfast. Thanks.

Good morning all,

All out of limes so I made cinnamon buns instead.

pookid54 says: I AM THE LIZARD QUEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

…and it is, it is, a glorious thing, to be the Lizard Queen!

Thanks doctortoon, think I’m going to do a little lay down.

Doctoon: It’s just food for thought - your comments carry a lot of weight with us!

doc re: Argyle Sweater. Yes, “inqusitive minds want to know!”

doc I replied to Bliss, basically ROFL!!

Okay, pookid has to be Italian! That’s the best blood there is to be runnnin’ through your veins! Just ask me, I’ll tell ya! :-)

G’day folks, It’s thundering and raining here in Houston. I was just reminded by JFri that I had been a No-Show over here lately and just wanted to remind all that it wasn’t intentional and didn’t mean to offend by my absense. I get on at little intervals but not enough to stay on for any length of time. This little community is comming along quite well and it’s fun and refreshing to see the commaderie and cheer everyone brings to each other. I may not always have something to say, but I do “peek-in” occasionally. . An’ keep tha’ Scurvy pirate in line or grog will be rationed to th’ bilge-rat. XD

well doc I have a pretty fertile imagination, so we’ll just let it go and never speak of the matter again! LOL

Where is Joy and our pirate? They dropped me & carmy off after we left cleo’s. Geez, I hope she didn’t fall in the moat again!

And that JFri where is he? Probably avoiding me because he doesn’t want to hear how beautiful the weather is here AGAIN TODAY!! Not quite as warm as yesterday, only 84 degrees! :-P

So * Joy* is missing again? The pirate is missing too? Yikes, I hope they didn’t run into any gators.

spanish, itallian Mediterranians either way! Hot Blooded!! LOL

Your family sounds like an iteresting mix, dark and blonde. Must be some nice looking people in your family!

Cleo, hope you feel better soon. Doc, your package deal sounds wonderful. I’m sure they feel the same about you.

pookid you’re not “one of them”, hot blooded or good lookin! Me thinks you’re too modest, you’re probably both!

Yeah pookid, I bet you’re a hot blooded good looker too.

Good afternoon all! Thanks for the OJ Marg. I remember that Simpson’s episode, Pookid. That was a good one.

hey all go look up the song “Free to be me” that is my all time fav. song. going flip my egg and read all of this. brb

rats I missed doc again! That’s what happens when you actually do some work at work, LOL! Nite doc!

carmy where do you suppose those two are?

Hi tabby

Cleo feelin’ better yet? Hope so!

Hi Dry and Carmy bleeep i miss doc all the time now. ugh. i would like to say hi some time.

how was your day today, Dry and Carmy?

tabby well, mine has been for the most part unproductive! My position doesn’t pay me to sit here and do this, but I keep skipping back & forth between here and my excel program!

I “talked” to doc, I just never get back to him before he goes nappy time, LOL

by the time i get home and get on, i miss him.

i wish any of you cat lovers were closer to me. me neighbor has 2 baby kittins, like baby baby. need help babys. and they can’t keep them with the 3 kids and dog. i am not allowed to have a cat. so i cant do anything. i am trying to find someone to take them. the poor babies need help. (sigh)

Dry i being unproductive also. i am on here insted of doing hw. :( i just dont want to do it. also listening to the radio. if i dont want to be up till 12 again tonight i need to get it and work on it as i do this. :(

Hi again all,

Tabby and Dry I hear you about this unproductiveness (is that a word?) I keep procrastinating on my studying, and it is starting to worry me. We just have to try and keep focused.

so i cant change my pic till joy shows up. she is putting me behind on my changing thing. come on Joy hurry in. not sure if you saw this one. i will try to get one of the whole dress. no promises.

TABBY Urgent! Try contacting your local chapter of R.O.F.F. Rescue Our Furry Friends, or a similar organization like this in your area. They are animal rescue volunteers who foster unwanted animals in their own homes until a “forever home”, as they call it can be found. They operate on donations and grants, fund raisers. Two of my cats are rescue cats, and they are the sweetest things! Can’t imagine how people can be so cruel to each other and to defenseless critters of all types, even snakes!

Dry thanks i will tell the neighbors. they are taking care of the cats for now, but they cant do it. they have three little boys so its hard. my dad hates cats. i miss my baby and i dont think i could do it agian. it was to hard losing her. :(

joy okay so can i change the pic? i think u saw it, but not sure. i like your pic also. well going work on stuff. bb soon.

well Joy if you hang around for around 5-6, I’ll be back

going play with the kids. see you all later. bye for now.

Joy sorry. i got Maybe 5 hours of sleep. my brain is not working right. i dont remember my own name today hardly. im going crazy. sorry. good i can change it now. i need to get more pics of my friends. :D

okay new pic. you can see most of the dress this time. this is the lovely Mrs. Kim Roberts. Her name for me is “Sweet Lady” i love it. no one else but her. she is great. very kind and calls me the sweetest things. never had kids and i dont know why she would have been a great mom. :)

listening to Jonny lang and Robert clay and some other singers. working on my outline. i was told how to do it three diff. ways and i dont know how to do it still. well i know how, but not sure how to do it and get the best grade on it. wish me luck. my eyes are closing right now so i may not make it throught the outline and rough draft.

Joy: You mentioned something yesterday about a rather dramatic happening, and I wanted to say that I agree with you.

Dry says to marg ??? I think I may know to what you are referring, but not sure, but don’t mention it! (Hope that makes sense!)

Tabby: That’s another lovely picture!

Cleo: Sorry to hear about your flu. I had the ‘not food poisoning’ kind about a month ago, and it was rough.

Dry: I’m sure you’re correct.

marg Wow, lady! Got your own little raft! Lucky you! Where was that taken?

Gotta go for about 1/2 hour.

Joy if you leave by then, have a GREAT evening!

Marg good evening. thanks i love that pic. i was asked by a nother teacher at school (will be show tomorrow) if i was related to this one. i told her, i wish i was related to someone as lovely and sweet as her. she smiled at me. i have to tell mrs. roberts that. hum..

Night Joy i wont be to far behind. I hope still have to cook super. ugh. to tired to move. need more then 5 hours a night. i cant make it on nothing like this.

Dry: That’s my kayak. That’s from the 2008 Verde River Canoe Challenge. Some friends and I always enter with our kayaks in the recreational division. This year’s was the 10th anniversary of the challenge. I’ve done it for 5 years.

Joy says “I will sleep the sleep of the innocent!.” Innocent, Joy? LOL!!! :-D

marg that is really neat!! I’m assuming you’ll do it again this year? Do you win prizes, is it done for charity, or just for the good old fashioned fun of it?

Marker 90 Joy - Thanks.

carmy and dry, thank you for your concern. I’m a little better, but food hasn’t interested me since dinner last night and sleep has eluded me for almost as long. My wife has it too, so we’ve both been pretty lethargic today.

Dry: Already did it this year. It’s always the last Saturday in March. I guess that the people who enter competetively win trophies. We always enter just for the fun of it. I love going through those rapids!

Marg is that you in the canno then? i cant see it well. sounds fun.

Cleo my dad was like that last night. not sure how he is today. hope you feel better.

Pookid bye for now. “see” you tomorrow. sleep well.

Pookid bye for now. “see” you tomorrow. sleep well.

donkeymom, we are close. Might have to throw our own BT party :-)

cleo, hope you’re feeling better. food poisoning or flu - neither one is fun.

Dry, we call Wednesday hump day here too - I first learn that term in college. Very few parties that night, they usually started them on Thursdays.

Radical-Knight, I hope that isn’t a bad storm. Those also make it’s way to GA. Now that you mentioned it, it will your storm instead of Tabby’s.

I made it to page 2 and it looks like I might be starting page 3. With all this good food I’m seeing, I better go exercise. I’ll finish reading the comments (and grabbing a plate) in a little while.

‘bout time its someone elses storm insted of mine. i had some rain last night though. also it is about to rain here. darn. no fun.

You all have to read this. it blew me away. this is what im writing a paper about. check it out.

http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/Elementsof_LitCourse4/Collection%207/Now%20You%20Take.htm

Akenta - The rains and winds were kinda rough this morning and there is still flooding in business parking lots and subdivisions not a mile from the house, but everything is fine here. The sun is presently shining and the back yard has drained totally. Thanks.

tabby, I like this picture - that’s a very pretty dress.

Akenta thanks the dress is one from my best friend. the lady in the pic yesterday. it was so beautiful, i couldnt belive my eyes.

Anybody hungry? I made some beef, broccoli and gravy over some steamed white rice. Tabby, love the photo. Marg, that is so cool. I knew that was you in the kayak. Rad, the rains didn’t reach South Texas. My mom said they need some rain bad down there.

Carmy starving.

forJoylater. well so not fair. i am still up doing hw.

Tabby, get a plate girl!

well we’re in the game now folks! When Rad starts putting up marker numbers, WE HAVE ARRIVED! LOL

Akenta adn Donkeymom No way can you have a BT party without us! That would be so cool if we could actually all get together!

Rad where are you that you are getting storms, if I may ask?

carmy I’ll be over. Dinner sounds delicious! Thanks!

I guess I was away for awhile. Oldest son called, talked for an hour; had to watch my recorded “Days of Our LIves”, then picked my youngest son up from work!

JFri wherever the ^hell^ you are, one last ;-P for old times sake. Still warm, starting to rain, thunderstorms to come, and then it will be around 60 tmr., sigh!

Gotta get off again, computer share time!

Dry, I’ll save a plate for you for later.

Dry, wouldn’t dream of having the party without everyone.

Whew! there are areas of Hiway 45 Flooded north of Houston that has traffic moving about s-l-o-w. My wife took 45 minutes to drive 5 miles.

Doc, COFFEE’s ready for you.

Rad, That’s crazy. I think that area usually floods really bad, doesn’t it? Doc, it is crazy here, but lots of fun too!

Yikes Doc, that bad huh? Actually I do know what you mean. :)

I don’t recall it ever flooding that bad around here in The Woodlands area of North Houston. I’ve only been living in this part or town for the past 10 years. I was told that it drained faster after the last several hurricanes.

Doc Thanks carmy - just unscrew the top of my head and pour it directly onto my brain please. LOL oh my. i know what you mean. if only i liked coffee. oh my. well off to do the dishes. be back soon.

Doc, I’ve gotten into the habit of taking some afternoon naps. My naps are not catnaps. I will sleep for a long time. Usually my oldest daughter will come into my room and ask me something like “Are you going to be getting up soon, or what?” or “Are we going to have dinner tonight?”

Hey Doc “I’m up! What’d I miss?” Glad I didn’t miss you tonight!

Rad, You would know better, I’m think I’m just confused. I don’t know if you saw my earlier post about South Texas needing some rain really bad. I think they are had a couple of brush fires.

I called my mom to see if she had a mask to protect her from the swine flu. She doesn’t. My mom lives in Brownsville, Texas. The Rio Grande is only thing separating Brownsville from Mexico there.

carmy sounds like you are trying to do too much some days. May I offer some advice? Have things set out for your daughters that they can help prepare dinner. Maybe I’m over stepping, I don’t mean to.

As far as I know, I have no medical conditions, but it irratates the ^hell^ out of me when my sons and husband can see the obvious, like an overflowing garbage can in the kitchen, and nobody thinks, “hey, I know where the garbage bags are. Wouldn’t it be nice if I emptied the trash for mom!” (My hubby also calls me “mom” or “woman”) Do they? When it starts spilling onto to floor, maybe! And I have learned to let it go until THEY get disgusted, unless company’s coming! LOL!

Hey Dry, did you have a good day?

Dry, you are not overstepping at all. My older girls can cook. They just need me sometimes to advise and/or help. Oh, I hear you about the garbage. Sometimes all I have to tell the girls is “you know bugs love all this garbage here.” They are so afraid of bugs, they will get that garbage out now.

That’s so cool Doc! I probably saw you and your parents out there on South Padre Island, because 30 years ago I was on the island every chance I got.

Doc, I was the one in the tiny bikini 34-26-36.

carmy yea, I had a good day, thanks for asking! Didn’t really work much at work, kept shifting between my excel work and here! Shame on me!

Well, I have 3 guys, well mostly 2 now, as the oldest only comes home in spurts, and the youngest will be going to college end of August :-(, but bugs don’t scare them much!

My youngest has gotten better about the garbage! It only gets to the point where the lid won’t close. Then he changes it! LOL

Oh, and I’ve been meaning to tell you, I know what you mean about laundry! I mostly do mine late at night too!

So where the heck is that JFri. He’s been around but not here. Is he bailing on us?

Doc, Carmy, and Dry Goodevening to all of you. i have the laundry going now. lol i have the same problem with the trash also. my dad will look at my bro and yell at me for it. ugh. but i was so disgusted by it today that i took it out insted of my bro. he is a pain. he sees a bug he plays with it. so that wont work. Doc and Carmy not fair i wanna take naps in the afternoon. :(

good evening all…brought A keg of Boylans real birch beer…iced mugs in the freezer for all…

it will go real well with the beef and broccoli

Owlsly so Carmy and myslef dont drink, got anything else? how are you doing today?

LISTEN UP GANG Joe-Minotaur seems to issuing a challenge here. He posted Pibgorns post numbers and ours, “Don’t let them win”. At this point we are about 6 comments behind! LOL! I’m sure it’s all in good fun! But let’s see what we can do, and unfortunately, I will have to bail pretty soon! :-(

tabby if Owlslys talking about real birch beer, there is no alcohol. I believe they make it from the bark of birch trees. Our grocery stores sell it here, not that brand, but it’s very tasty! They sell it in the soda section of our grocery stores.

Dry i was about to say good night, but now i will stick around a bit longer. i will post crazy things for all to get your minds working. or not workind depends on what i find. :D

Owlsley Tahnks for the birch beer. Ever try the white birch beer?

Boylans real red birch beer is non alcoholic…so you may imbibe at your leisure…i also do not drink…so I realy like things like birch beer,root beer,sasparilla cream sodas and such

and if its only 6 posts I am sure we can run a good challenge to those guys at pib

Compassion = what if that were me

over

I’m glad that’s not me.

if i knew how to draw that line thing it would be better. lol thought it was cute.

thats 3 from me alone…

Okay people I am going to have to leave soon. Anybody else out there to keep this going? We have already beat them twice I believe! Joe I’m sure you’ll be checking on us! :-D

thanks Dry and Owlsly i see. never heard of it b4. need to get out more often. :)

Jfri whear ever you might be this is for you. :P ;P

hurry back we miss you.

white birch I have not had the pleasure..I wood tho if it were available….a few years back there was a soda company somehwere in Oregon that sold the strangest flavours…one that stix to my mind was turkey flavor….I wonder…

Night Dry i wont be long. its 10. im so supper tired. later. sleep well.

got this form my igoogle page off of parenting humor.

James was listening to a Bible story. His dad read: “The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and was turned to salt.” Concerned, James asked: “What happened to the flea?”

I also love coca cola…I collect all thyngs coke…signs olde glasses and promo items

yea doc there’s fewer of us and I like it that way! But I also cross over! I love this whole site and am glad I found it!

things to ponder

Why is it when two planes almost hit each other it is called a near miss? Shouldn’t it be called a near hit?

very good tabby…made me laugh outloud even tho I could see it commin

doc hope you see this! Peace and love, have a good night at work!

okay all i have to go now also. Owlsly its up to you. find Jfri while your at it. goodnight all sleep well.

and be sure to use a glass that is thickly frosted so the ice shavings fall in and cause a splendid froth…it wil give you a mustache like milk does

I read pib every day and absolutely love it…dont post there much tho…that is one really big community….I awaken at 5am eastern time and read “MY” comics in the same order every day….starting with garfield and bob the squirrel..I read pib last…and try and savour the moment of a real good tayle

doctoon I sea my affectation is rubbing off on you…”The Morrow” HOOT!!

only 40 min to midnyte eastern standad tyme….am I all alone out here under the big top???

may be it is tyme to have a filibuster,,,not sure if it wyll be kosher but here goes one for the home team

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate – we can not consecrate – we can not hallow – this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here,

but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us – that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion –

that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain – that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom – and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. Henry David Thoreu

Each new year is a surprise to us. We find that we had virtually forgotten the note of each bird, and when we hear it again, it is remembered like a dream, reminding us of a previous state of existence. How happens it that the associations it awakens are always pleasing, never saddening, reminiscences of our sanest hours. The voice of nature is always encouraging. Henry David Thoreau : American philosopher & naturalist, writer of Walden Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau : American philosopher & naturalist, writer of Walden Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)

Owlsly, How are you doing? All is well? I was on earlier and I got a phone call, 45 minutes later I’m back.

The universe is a sphere whose center is wherever there is intelligence.

JFri, where are you?

carmy I am running a one man show to keep pib from beating us in a friendly race to midnyte wyth the most posts…a filibuster for me of sorts

Belated Have a good night at work Doc. Dry and Tabby sweet dreams. Sorry I disappeared for a bit.

havent seen Jfri …seems its just “you and me kid”…isnt that somethyng bogey said??? would be great if it were and we win on that post

they are only at 170.

17 min ledt till 12am est standard tyme

do we have a time limit, like midnight or something.

okay, yes bogey did say that. he also said “if you’re the federales where’s your badges?”

seems all here had a big dey…and retired for the evening…they all left me and you with a keg of red birch beer

and thick frosted mugs in the freezer

i read earlier about it being non-alcohol. serve me up, dude!

Badges?? what Badges?? we dont need no Badges…lol

LOL! i knew you would get that!!

and yes I dew believe the tyme limit is midnyte…I sure hops so..I cant keep this filibustering up tyll the next strip(new days) comic arrives

10 minutes

what about Key Largo? do you like that one? I love edward g. robinson.

they are so in the dust with 174.

olde movies are my favourite…as cliche as it is to say…they just dont write em like that any more

oh no! i don’t think the new strip arrives until 1am edt. i thought we just had to get to 200 before midnight.

page 5 and at 201

i didnt read any rules…I am hoping its tyll mydnyte…sheesh…I could go on with more of my favourite quotes…but would that be fayre???

i love old movies too. they are the best. the actors, the drama, everything is just great.

the stories held there own with out the graphic sax and violins if ya know what I meene

all’s fair? i don’t know the rules either. i’ll do a quick check and see if i can find any. be right back.

perhaps tomorrow we can all remember to favourite this strip…would be interesting

By my clock it is 11:54PM! Thanks Owlsly and Carmy for taking up the slack! I must go to sleep! However, if you are really into this, one word on one post! They did it over there a while back with colors, waiting for the next strip to post. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? There’s about how many of us, 10-15 or less, and about 50 or so of Pibs (me included)

I here shall be

i do know what you mean. hey do you like bowery boys or east end kids or whatever those guys are called. my favorite line is “it’s like this see…”

The word which is best said came nearest to not being spoken at all, for it is cousin to a deed which the speaker could have better done.

i went back and checked and all i could find here is where Dry posted about joe from pib saying “don’t let them win.” JOE we are winning!!!

How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book!

and it is now 12:02 214 comments

owlsly, i am going to check on the “others”, i will NOT post there. be right back.

It is now 12:02 EST, but I think they go by PST. Doesn’t matter, given the number of our group and the large number over at Pib, WE STILL KICKED ^ASS^! Way to go ladies and gents, and with that, sweet dreams all!

I believe set the competitive end with Gocomics rollover which I believe is 12AM CDT. I don’t consider Pibgorn and Big Top as Competitors, but rather Big TOP a spin-off alternative to SOTU’s aggressive nature. I like the people and frequent both. In my opinion BigTop can have superiority in posts, Pibgorn will have it in Favorite gold stars.

i used to get up as early as possible to watch the east side kids I love em…satch was the best…and all there misquotes and poor use od adjectives was the bestest

ive got some triscuts and new york sharp cheddar to share if you would like

thanks rad. still raining in houston?

owlsly, which one was satch?

owlsly, what about the one with james cagney, where he went to the “chair”?

rad yes they will have it in gold stars, look how many people post, and favorite and re-favorite. I don;t think any of us want to lose the fun we have here! It’s a small group who enjoy each others company, and we did spin off because of the STOU hatred!

But you and Joe brought this to a friendly competition, so tonight we played a “pick up game”.

Sweet dreams and God bless! I am WAY past my bedtime!

thanx rad,,,I thynk all here are pib fans any whey…we are all winners in my book!!!

so are we still going or have “THEY” conceded?

satch was the tall”dumb” one who often got em all out of what ever jam they were in…and yes the James cagney one is as classic as they get

they also went by the name dead end kids

okay, i think i know who satch was. i liked mugsy (?). does that sound right?

and the Bowery boys

they did one with bogey too. that was a good one also.

i wish i could remember the film titles.

carmy I’d say we won because we were out numbered player wise! Get some rest, and you win MVP tomight! Sweet dreams, my friend!

yes mugsy had the worstest grammer…and he used colloquialisms in the worst whey at the worst times he was a favourite of mine …thyngs like “what a maroon”

Owlsley thanks for the birch beer! I think we won! Good night poet man! :-)

thanks Dry, i’m sharing MVP with owlsly, he deserves it much more than me. whoo hoo owlsly, We Are the Champions!!!!

hey what about me?? I ran a filibuster for 40 minutes by myselfe…rofl…:>)

oh i forgot about the bad grammar. that is so classic.

i was just feigning indignation ya all know…he blushes

you are not forgotten owlsly! you saved the day!

it was a fun and friendly win…the bestest kind in my book…thanks to all who have helped me feel so welcome here,,,good nyte sleep tyte sleep fast dream bryte

Geez it took me twenty+ minutes to read through all these posts. D@#% filibusters. I should hope we won the contest with all of owlsly’s ramblings. However, they were entertaining. I like the older movies too, the less that computer effects do, the better the plot and the acting have to be, IMO.

And now that I caught up, everyone has gone to bed :(

adding one more to make up for the one at Pib!

and wont the Tribe be proud of us when they awaken from there evening repast

i’m still here johnny. i just went to check the competition. they are only in the 180’s

see owlsly is still here too.

do you have a preference in the old movies, jdoc? **owlsly and i seem to prefer the gangster ones.

johnny your opinion is shared by many as to olde movies…thanx fore your wordes but I must retire also…the long dey and fillbuster have taken its toll…along wyth the Birch beer( buuuuuurp) excuse me sleepy tyme now nytey nyte all …and thanx for being here and for all you do

I prefer the suspenseful thrillers of Alfred Hitchcock. The end of Psycho still freaks me out. The old gangster ones are good too.

250 coming up and a brand new page too!

but I am a good camper and will stay for a whyle longer if wanted …yes Bogey played an atorney in one…he represented one of the bowery boys who was arested foe murdering his girlfriend…which he was actually guilty of …he got the death penelty for it …prety strong for a 30s “sitcom” ifin ya ask me

pardon the spelling it is late and me brain is shuttin down…would be nyce to pop on the tube and watch one of those olde filme and let me peeper lids fall to my cheeks as I drift to a languid and restful sleep

alfred hitchcock is (was) the man. did you ever get a chance to see re-runs of the series that he had?

I am off tomorrow so my postings will be after 10 am eastern time

Oh I like the old Bogey movies too. I have never seen the Hitchcock series. As for 30’s comedy I go for the Three Stooges. Good Night Owlsly.

YES the ALFRED HITCHCOCK SHOW it was the best…I love him…pretty much if iyts film noire and black and whyte I am there

i’m glad you will be able to sleep in owlsly. my alarm is set for 5:30am. i usually snooze until almost 6.

i like the 3 stooges “Disorder in the Court.” i actually love them all, but that is a fav.

Sir Alfred Hitchcock. I watched the original show where he walked into his caricatured outline. The theme music Funeral March of the Marionettes.

hey rad, i forgot about him walking into the outline. that was great.

Oh I misread your last post, Owlsly, and thought you were going to bed. I remember that Hitchcock scene too, Rad. Good stuff. Carmy, I would say that my favorite stooge short is either “Three Little Beers” or “Spooks.”

jdoc, i can’t remember the titles too well. i only remembered “Disorder” because i have it on dvd. there are a couple of others on there, and i can’t even remember those titles.

A fellow tooner over at pibgorn has endured the loss of his mom …we may wysh to show ur respect to “BMONK” at this time ..in solidarity

i remember one with shemp (i prefer curly) and he was sick. the doctor gave him some medicine. he told moe and larry to give him a dose, skip an hour and repeat. so they gave shemp a dose and got him out of bed and tried to make him literally skip for one hour.

I believe Big Top should make Owlsly Whistlepig Honorary Ringmaster for a day for holding up the honor of Big Top with approx. 50 posts. It was a fun competition even if most of those guys at Pibgorn are still holding down day jobs and normally turn in early. G’nite peoples.

so what to we do owlsly? not understanding what you mean.

Hijole, no wonder I’m always tired. Look it how late I stay up!

quick break, b right back.

I went out and bought the first few years of the stooges. When me and my brothers were real little we used to watch the stooges late at night, and we liked Shemp better. (I like them all now.) Good Night Rad! I will send all my positive vibes and prayers to BMONK.

maybe we just post and show our respect…wish him and his family well

I wish him and his family very well. Now it is time for sleep. Good Night All!

owlsly, maybe you should go make a post from the “big top family” expressing our condolences. sound good?

good night jdoc!