Big Top by Rob Harrell for March 26, 2010

Krispy Kremes!

Better be more than Krispy Kremes!

Fry me up a 1/2 pound of bacon. That will work for me!

Good morning fellow Tribe members. I hope that you all have a great day.

Now that’s a good one Dusty!

Good Morning/Late Evening Tribe

TGIF! It’s going to be another beautiful day.

Hmmmmm, bacon and donuts? OK! And we will need:

Grits Cold Pizza Chocolate Pudding (with or without Bookers) Eggs Benedict Smoked Salmon French Toast Maple or Chokecherry Syrup Chocolate Chip Pancakes Ham & Sausage Assorted Teas Assorted Juices Pirate Coffee Cinnamon Rolls (so Marg can be balanced!)

Whoa Buddy! Where’s my eggs benedict and smoked salmon?

I’ll have my balanced breakfast of a cinnamon roll for each hand, and some Lady Grey tea, please!

And my Pirate Coffee.

‘Morning, Terry!

hi marg, Dry, JFri, Terry, and anyone i’ve missed. (frankly, i’ve missed you all.) i’ve been really busy with RL lately, and haven’t been able to visit as much as i’d like. maybe cutting back on a few of the strips that only occasionally amused me will help a little. hope everyone’s been reasonably well. going to look around the toons for a moment or several.

And a big HELLO to you to Yguy. I sent a IM on FB tonight, but for some reason I was having trouble sending it.

‘Morning, yyyguy!

And plaesant dreams to the rest of you.

Good Night Yguy & All

P&L

Terry never saw any IM on FB, but i got the smile you sent. thanks. i sent one back to you and to celecca. i think i like it better than just “poking” someone.

good night my friends! (((Tribe)))

DRY, quit picking on JFRI. Breakfast looks good to me I’ll enjoy this repast then go shopping for a bigger belt.

Morning TRIBE! DOC TOON’s coffee isn’t ready yet and I’m going through caffeine withdrawal.

Thanks, Lewreadwer!! For that I will zap all the calories out of your breakfast! Enjoy!!

Good morning and Happy Friday!! JFri thank you for the grits.

Good Morning Tribe

Yguy–Got it!

Morning Tribe Happy Friday, Lonewolf

Happy Friday, Doctor Toon (Well it would be for anyone who doesn’t have to work this week-end.)

Good Friday Morning, Grog & Doc

Good Morning, Akenta & Lewreader, too

Of course, Doc. LOL

Not so much for me, Doc. At least it hasn’t gotten to that point, yet.

I don’t know Doc. That little guy could get mighty annoying, don’t you think?!

I had already viewed Mutts. It was a good one too!

Good Morning all. We had a full evening of heavy rain that went on unabated throughout the night. I can hear the creek in our back yard roaring.

You’re Dusted. I think that’s a pretty good catchphrase for Dusty.

Good Morning Cleo.

Good Morning Doc & Terry & welcome back yyyguy.

Happy Friday, Cleo!

It’s only going to get up to 50° today but the wind is not bad and the sun is as bright as can be. Just a lovely day today. I don’t have any cars scheduled for work, but there is always work to do in the garage.

And to you as well Grog.

Morning All.

Happy Friday, Digital Frog

Hello, DFrog.

Good Morning Yappy Nuts! 65F and sunny in FL.

Good Morning DFrog.

Doc, I responded to your comment about Cathy on yesterday’s comic. I think it’s on page 3. I just went back and edited it because I forgot something.

Happy Friday, Carmy!

Happy Friday, Grog!

Carmy, good morning and with weather like that I may just drop in for a visit.

What do you have slated for your day, Doc?

’Morning, Grog, cleo Camy & DigF! Carmy, you don’t have to go far to find those you described.

Doc, usually fun, but I do remember getting burned before and I’m sure you do too. ;-)

Come on down, Cleo!

Doc

That’s a good plan if you can work it that way. Sure does relieve the stress somewhat. I pretty much have the day to relax. Wolfangil doesn’t get home until Sunday and James going to be with his friend for the weekend. Other than pool league tomorrow, the weekend is open so far.

Howdy JFri! I know.

Cleo, Partly to mostly sunny with temperatures steady near the low 70s. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. We can go to the beach, but you have to wear something, it’s not that kind of beach. I got the boogie boards!

Carmy, can I come, too, if I come bearing lattes?

Boogie boards?

Happy Friday, JFri!

Okay. I shudder at how shameless this is, but given the economy and today’s comic about the You’re Dusted t-shirt, I thought maybe I could get a pass for being tacky.

http://www.cafepress.com/bigtopshop

Humbly yours,

Rob

Doc, we need to have a garage sale here also. The problem is coordinating it with the two mothers as they want to put things in it too. Can’t leave them out or we never here the end of it. lol

Good Morning, All!

Here is an irony to consider for the day: The day before we are to donate a car to a local ministry for needy folk, it gets stolen. Who knew there was a market for a 13 year old Neon?

Friar Tuck and I are laughing in a puzzled way.

I’ve had my small minor irritation for the day and am waiting for the next small warm joy!

Rob, I know what you mean about the economy. Feel no shame for plying your wares!

Hey, Grog! What’s this talk about having to work this weekend?

Hi Rob!

Not me, JFri, with the possible exception of doing some yard work…weather permitting.

Good Morning Celecca!

Unreal on the stolen Neon! What a world it is out there!

Good Morning Rob. No problem with the link for your BT Shop. You never know!

JFri, sure! Bring the lattes and head on down here! How about you, Grog?

celecca, looks like someone was really needy.

Happy Friday, celecca!

It sounds like fun, Carmy, but I’m trying to get some yard work done this week-end before the wet weather sets in.

Guten Morgen alle. Es regnet wieder. Welches jämmerliches Wetter.

Good Morning MisngNOLA

Ah well - it WILL be a good day because it IS Friday and I have “new” books waiting at the library to be picked up.

Signing off - time to go back to RL.

I’ll see y’all tomorrow!

Happy Friday, MisngNOLA!

Take it easy, Celecca.

I am hoping we don’t get any rain for a while, MisngNOLA

Guten Tag, MisngNOLA!

I’m off to do some errands. I’ll BBL.

Yap hearty, ya bunch of nutties!

MisngNOLA, es regnet hier gestern Nacht und dieses Mogen! Aber es regnet nicht dieses Nachmittag!

Good Night Doc. Catch you later!

I also need to get some things done. Have fun all. BBL

That was a grand sleep for me! I love Fridays! Sorry Fellow Baby!

Rob you have made one sale, for sure! I love the Big Top strip. Does this mean you are reviving it? Say yes!

Goonight, Doc & Later, Lonewolf

Good morning, tribe.

Breakfast sounds great. I had to do fasting labs this morning, so came to work with breakfast in hand. Yours sound better than the breakfast burrito I picked up in the hospital cafeteria.

Happy Friday, Saucy & Fellowbaby

What fer, Dry? Fer not having to drag your sorry butt in to work at a rediculously ealy morning hour?

’Morning, Dry!

Fellow Baby! Yes! :-P

Good AFTERNOON, JFri! Where did the morning go, oh yeah that’s right, I was sleeping it away! :-)

Dry:

Hola Dry! Hi Saucy! Grog, I had to drag my butt up at a rarely seen hour so I could be the family chauffeur, and now I’m still dragging my butt.

Saw lots of convertibles with their tops down while I was running some errands!

Was it still dark out when you were doing your chauffeuring, Carmy?

Hola Carmy! Beautiful day here though a bit cooler, but it was supposed to be rainy and windy, but it’s not.

Grog, yes it was. It was a time we call “zero dark hundred.”

Dry, it’s nice the rain and wind missed you. It rained here last night, but nothing since then.

More errands, I’ll be on and off for awhile.

I am not alone, then. Misery loves company.

Any day with fresh, new books to read is a good day!

Figures, I come back and everyone is gone. Nice to see Rob stop in. The beach sounds good Carmy, even with a swimsuit.

Hello Everyone!

Glenn took his dog to the veterinary clinic, and laid its limp body on the table. The doctor pulled out his stethoscope, listened to the dog’s chest for a moment, then shook his head sadly. “I’m sorry, but your dog has passed away.”

“What?” Glenn screamed. “You haven’t even done any tests! I want another opinion.”

The vet left the room and returned in a few moments with a Labrador Retriever. The Retriever sniffed the dog on the table carefully from head to toe. Finally, the Retriever shook it’s head and barked once (meaning “dead and gone”).

The vet took the Labrador away and returned a few minutes later with a cat, which also sniffed carefully over the dog on the table before shaking its head and saying, “Meow” (meaning “he’s gone”).

After the cat jumped off the table, the vet handed Glenn a bill for $600.

The man shook the bill at the vet. “$600!!!! Just to tell me my dog is dead?!!! That’s outrageous!”

The vet explained. “If you had taken my word for it, the charge would have been $50, but with the Lab work and the cat scan….”

Good Bye Everyone! Have A Nice Day!

Doc T ~ Sorry, I think I went over my line limit again.

Hello All!

Late lunch break.

Good Afternoon LuvH8 & Grog!

I just got back from lunch, too, Lonewolf. I’m also hoping to make an early exit this Friday afternoon.

Grog

Most of the time I wish there was another job or two for me to do each day. But like I said it is picking up.

I do hope you get out early today, Grog

Traffic is always murder heading south on a Friday afternoon, Lonewolf. I’m thinking it’s everyone headed to Galveston.

Grog, I know I35 was always bad on Friday if that’s what your talking about.

Or are you farther south if I remember correctly?

I’ll catch you a little later, Grog. I need to finish picking up in the garage. Hopefully you’re on the way home by the time I’m done. :^) BBS

League City, Lonewolf. I45 or “The Gulf Freeway” is the highway I have to take home. Sometimes, it makes more sense to backroad it even though that can take up to an hour.

Well, it’s finally time to split this popsicle stick. Catch y’all later.

There will be no pulling a Shika tonight.

Peace and Love.

I’m finished. Catch ya when ya get home, Grog!

Sorry to miss you twice, Shika! Catch you on the flop side! And also, ♠Lonewolf♠, Grog, cleo, DocT, LuvH8.

(That was supposed to be “flip side”, but I decided to let it stand.)

Hello Bunnyface(bmonk). Good to see you, sir!

I’m home, now, Bunnyface & Lonewolf. But it’s too nice a day to be spending in doors. I think I’ll take an hour and grab a beer and a book and take in the sunshine.

Grog, I’m messing around out in the back yard with the dogs now. I’ll be in and out, too.

Hibye Doc.

Our rainy gray day turned out to be quite nice. Lately, we seem to be getting our rain at night and sunshine during the day, a perfect scenario.

Slow around here. I am about to make dinner so see ya.

Nobody is around this evening?

Dagnabit, I missed ya, Cleo. I should probably start thinking about dinner, too. I guess I’ll be in and out.

Well, I missed you both. I just had dinner. It’s a real slow night so far.

My dinner is on hold for a few minutes because LilG has some things to do first, so I have prepared dinner to a point and will continue when she is ready.

It turned into a beautiful afternoon here. That has tended to be the way of things lately, rain at night and in the morning then clearing up in the late morning, early afternoon. It works for me.

Hello Tribe*

I”m withdrawing some more Karma. Below find the tale:

Work was very busy today, but with the boost of karma I managed to get everything together. The boss finally let me log out of the queue and I was able to clean up the booking box. Very nice high note, excellent karma.

Went shopping, came home. Bumper thumpered a car coming to a stop a couple of miles from home. Her car has a little bit of paint from my white car rubbed off (and I mean little), Her camper hitch bent my front license plate (I’ve had it for 13 years, a beautiful unicorn with a rainbow) and dented the hood a little bit. She called the police, and the gentleman was very nice. He filed a report and we exchanged information. I think everything will be ok, at least with her car. It’s a Tundra and I’m a Saturn. Who do you think won that battle?

Anyway, I figured I must have used up all the Karma I took and had a deficit. All things considered I’m glad I had enough for work….jobs are precious things this day.

So I wander off now to read the comics and unpack the groceries. I may pop back later. Until then….. P&L

Cleo. You may want to delete one of your posts to JAD in Dog Eat Doug. Besides, I like to see the fireworks between Fritz & Joe. It makes for entertaining reading.

Good Evening Cleo, Grog & Quaby

Watching TV at the moment and waiting on pizza to be delivered.

Sorry to hear about your mishap, Quaby.

You eat a lot of pizza, Lonewolf?

I eat my fair share, Grog. :^)

I like it on occasion. When ever I get out to the boardwalk around the lunch hour I’ll drop into this Brick Over place. Good stuff. I don’t do dominos, but will on occasion order from Pappa John’s.

Dog Eat Doug is getting interesting.

I’m reading that one too. Heheh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Grog Sophie didn’t look all that excited in the last panel to me either. Take a closer look between the panels. Her last expression was more of a “sigh”.

Fellow Baby! Mom & the evil goober lord are in bed and it’s just Dad & Sophie watching Dr. Who. In the last frame you can see the remnants of a smile. I think I can see it in the color strip better. Look closely at her right side of her face (not your right). I think if she weren’t happy, she wouldn’t be there.

I know I don’t like Dr. Who, so I would be outta there.

Where did ya go, Grog?

I am here, I am here, I AM HERE

YAP…yap……yap!

Ha-ha………………..we cross posted on that one.

Grog is a Yappy Nut!!!

Hey, Carmy In case you didn’t recognize it, it’s from Horton Hears A Who.

I always read Dog Eat Doug, but I rarely comment on it. Sophie seems to look letdown as she was guessing Dad had something fun in mind. Looks like Doctor Who isn’t cutting it for her.

Grog, sorry, I fell asleep watching Horton.

But you were wide awake for the Grinch, right, Carmy?

Duh! I love the Grinch, especially his dog Max and Cindy Lou Who.

Hello Everyone

Cindy Lou Who, who was no more than 2?

I figured as much.

Those two Seuss shows were on the same DVD I bought. I always watch Horton first, and save the best for last.

Hello LuvH8!

Hello LuvH8. How are you doing this evening?

Grog, if anyone other than Boris Karloff did the voice, I don’t think it would be nearly as good as it is with him.

Grog she stayed because she had “one on one ” with Dad. I say it was a sigh, Fellow Baby!* Speaking of Fellow Baby, did you get those DVD’s yet? Huh? Huh?* Inguiring minds want to know! :-)*

A sigh is just a sigh…

They should have a DVD of “Go, Dog, Go!” Do you like my hat?

Hello Grog & Lonewolf

I am doing okay. Today is my third day without coffee! GASP!

That’s three days longer than I would make it, LuvH8!

Inguiring?.

Not yet. The last e-mail I got said they were processing my request. I may get The Avengers first. Either way, I don’t expect anything before the end of next week now.

I went Irish tonight, but other than that, it’s been close to 30 years without coffee for me.

I didn’t even bother watching The Cat in the Hat with Mike Meyers. I liked him in Wayne’s World though. Party on Garth!

I especially liked the Queen operatic chorus in the car.

Loved the Foxy Lady!

WE’RE NOT WORTHY!

Grog, I deleted my one extra post. Dern mouse anyways. I love Dog Eat Doug, especially having had Cleo, my lab.

Best Queen pantomime ever!

Grog ~ Thirty years! I haven’t even been drinking it for thirty years. But (Sigh) Monkey 1 and Monkey 2 have been drinking coffee on and off since they were about 2. They were very sneaky! I finally resorted to making them instant decaf with straight milk.

Lonewolf If you ever quit either taper or have lot’s of pain killers for the killer headaches.

Cleo, I figure Joe may have enough fun on his plate tonight, without picking on you.

asphinctersayswhat.

Drawing a blank on Foxy Lady, help please.

I think DED, CdC and Lio are now in my top 5 strips.

(((((Cleo)))))

Grog, Joe has gotten on me a few times, but about 1/3 of the time I agree with him, but I have no problem, like tonight, saying that I disagree with him. And of course, he has no problem with giving his opposing thoughts. That is okay, I do not mind someone else being wrong instead of me. LOL

I love the hugs Carmy.

Carmy, you don’t remember the blonde bombshell that Garth had the hots for in Stan Mikita’s. In his mind, he was dancing for her to Foxy Lady.

After Wayne snaps him out of it, he says “I thinkk I’m going to hurl.” Wayne says, “If you blow chunks and she stays, she’s yours.”

Cleo, Good! :-)

Grog, vaguely, who played the blonde bombshell?

Donna Dixon, listed as “Dreamwoman”. I recall Dream Weaver playing in Garth’s mind.

One last lyric from the movie

Are you guys referring to Claudia Schiffer?

OOH! Donna Dixon, is indeed a hottie.

Ballroom Blitz?

Claudia Schiffer was not in Wayne’s World, Cleo.

How did Dan Ackroyd end up with Donna Dixon?

Grog, sorry It was my world that Claudia Schiffer was in. It doesn’t matter, she was high at the time.

High? You mean likehigh?

Ms. Schiffer kept saying “Come on who do you think I am.? Guess?”

Love the video, Carmy. I loved the Sweet’s version for years, but Tia really wails.

Carmy, maybe she saw Dan’s butt crack on the cameo appearance of The Nanny!

I just tried to introduce Wifey Bits to Frog Blog. It did not go well.

Now she thinks I’m weird. Or weirder.

Carmy, when you have Claudia Schiffer in your world it doesn’t matter. Of course the same thing can be said of the ladies at the Big Top.

Movie time.

Hi, Hy

Frog Blog? I’m not familar with that. Is that a Quebecoise blog?

Cleo, that does sound familiar. Was she is Wayne’s World 2? Grog, I was looking for the Sweet version, but then I saw Tia’s. That have been a solid gold butt crack then.

Hymenoxis, Frog Applause? Happy viewing, Cleo!

Grog-

“Frog Blog” is a clickable adjunct to “Frog Applause,” one of my daily stops. The author/artist is borderline insane, dark, and has the same taste in women as me.

Hi HY and CARMY!

CLEO what movie ye be watchin’ tonight?

Maybe she didn’t like seeing your “borderline insane - dark side” - or Teresa’s, or both.

Where ya been, Dry?

Hola Dry! Hymenoxis, you should have started Wifey Bits off with something tamer.

Nah. We’ve been to the dark places before.

Reminds me…have you ever been to Carlsbad Caverns?

Good to see you stop in Doc.

Catch you in the morrow!

Hi Doctor Toon. More stuff to find space for?

Hy, New Mexico? I’ve never been there.

Doc, yap away? Oh yes we will! (Leave your money at home next time.)

Doc T - Hi & Bye

Uncle Why - You have been declared lost & found

And your credit cards.

Good will is a customer of mine. I service their electric pallet jacks and forklifts. Not much profit in it, to be honest, what with them being all charitable and whatnot, but it’s interesting to go through the donations. Wifey andI tend to donate more than we buy.

LuvH8, love your spooky new avatar.

I donate a lot, but I donate to the Vets. They come to my house and pick up the stuff here. Hey, we just passed 17 years in the military! Only 3 more to go.

I once donated a stack of tee-shirts that were in the bottom of my drawer. The attendant called me over and told me they wouldn’t accept one of the shirts; it was one I’d bought on a whim in Cozumel depicting iguanas copulating in a variety of positions.

Awkward.

The Goodwill store here is kinda yucky. It’s like for beach bums.

Carmy-

How does one go about donating to Vets? I wasn’t aware that was an option!

Hymenoxis, definitely awkward! Hee hee

Good Evening Hymenoxis.

How goes your adventure with the pool?

I went to Carlsbad Caverns when I was at White Sands on temporary duty. Probably 17 years ago.

Hymenoxis, actually it’s for the Vietnam Veterans of America, the VVA. It’s like Goodwill, but the money goes to help out the vets.

Lone—lovely to see you again, my friend.

The pool is coming along nicely. I’ve recently become aware of the environmental implications of owning such a thing, and am considering filling it in with refuse from third world nations, as a carbon footprint payback.

I’m hoping that “considering” gets me a few political points.

It should be filled in two weeks, and the party will be at my house.

I will provide beer, rum and vodka; bring others that you might like.

My late brother was a medic in the Army. He was working at a MASH unit in Thailand during the Vietnam war.

Carmy-

Do they include our new guys from Afghanistan and Iraq? Not that I’d have a problem with the VN boys, of any injurerd fighter…

Hymenoxis, I will be there for the party with bells on and a bottle of Patron in my satchel.

Hymenoxis, you got to remember to make Cleo bring some swim trunks, lest you want Wifey Bits to freak out. “Who’s that nekkid man in my pool?”

Hy, I would think so, but I’m not certain.

Thank you Grog. I’m considering putting on a bunny suit for Easter. The Grim Bunny!

Hy, I found this: The VVA sells the donated household goods to private companies by annual bid. The funds provide almost half of their annual needs to support local, state, and national service programs (e.g., homeless veterans, agent orange related health programs, improved hospital care for veterans with disabilities).

Carmy-

Wifey has dealt with hairy naked men before, and I expect she will handle anything this bunch can deliver. She’s been a bartender at strip joints, chopped lettuce at Wendy’s, and served thirty dollar steaks to millionaires.

She’s pretty much imperturbable.

I think I need to go for a wee nap. Catch y’all later.

Toodles, Grog.

Hymenoxis- Just to add some input:

Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is a national veterans service organization primarily serving the needs of veterans of the Vietnam War era throughout the nation and elsewhere. VVA is funded primarily by various fund-raising activities and its membership.

But the way I look at it is the older the era of the veterans, the less the public sees it and unfortunately the less they give towards the cause. Today’s era will receive more in donations because it is right out in front of the people who donate. That is a big reason I too donate to the VVA. Just MHO with a little bit of fact there.

Night Grog

Grog, I was wondering where you went. Have a nice wee nap and don’t fall asleep on your keyboard again.

Good Night, Grog

Hy, okay, but we should still make Cleo wear some trunks.

Yeah, probably so. I gotta consider my filters.

LMBO, Hy!

I’m seeing a pattern here and it’s quite amusing!

Hy, do you have to make sure your pool will not be accessible to young children?

No, I don’t. We have a darwinian sensibility here. Idiot kids drown.

Actualy, yes. Wifey bits has to go get a gate-closing-thing tomorrow.

There is that liability issue…I have to concern myself with the possible stupidity of others. Feh…see Darwinian comment above.

Hy, good. It’s so sad when preventable accidents happen. I actually learned how to swim when I was pushed into a swimming pool when I was about 6 or 7. I think I already knew how, but I was afraid. I got over that quick.

I joke about it, but it’s something we had to consider when we built this thing.

I’ve got young cousins and small neighbors, and I wonder about the possibilities. We’ll do what’s required, and more, but how do you prevent stupid people from doing stupid things?

The preventable is preventable….I worry about the idiot children that seem so prevalent in my neck of the woods…

“Hey, y’all, watch this!”

Yep, I’ve worked in insurance. I know what you’re talking about. It’s not like when we were kids and we got hurt playing somewhere where we weren’t supposed to be. My parents always asked and said, “what business did you have there?” “If you wouldn’t have been, where shouldn’t have been, then you wouldn’t have got hurt.” Nowadays, it’s just, sue, sue sue.

It’s not just in your neck of the woods. Parents who do not teach their children properly are all over the place.

You know what I mean, then. This is intended as a bit of pleasure for Wifey, but an idiot child may burrow under the fence and drown.

One takes one’s chance, I suppose.

Enough of this serious talk…someone will need to make breakfast soon.

Are you volunteering?

Um…

Um? Come on, I’m sure you can rustle up some tasty treats.

My brother just came back from Corpus with some live crabs…you think these folks know how to pick crab?

Probably.

You’re very generous.

What do you mean?

Picking crab is an art. I grew up on the Chesapeake, and I’m not sure others would appreciatecrab for breakfast.

Is it harder than peeling shrimp? You’d be surprised at what some folks eat for breakfast.

Ain’t nothing harder than peeling shrimp.

I’ll show you how to pick a blue crab later.