Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for September 29, 2012

Advanced phrenology.

Does he measure up?

She could be measuring him for a toupee.

Y’all just sit back and relax. She will soon get to his nose and that will take awhile.

She needs to get a proper set of spreading calipers.

She needs to get a proper set of spreading calipers.-——————————————————————————I had a spreading caliper once. Cost me a fortune in medicine to get rid of it.

This comic is so off the wall – yet makes me laugh every time. Would like to see in the mind of Mr. Amerongen. Great comments.@Beviek – love the creature hairpiece – whatever is is.@Storm – creepy avatar – love it!

not so subtle

All Angie needs is eight more cranial measurements and she’ll be ready to present her findings at the Fall meeting of HASBEENS (Human And Simian Ballard Examination of Encephalology and Neurology Symposium). Oh!… a brainstorm!….she could go to BRAGS (Ballard Retirement And Garden Society) and take the requisite head measurements there, during the daily afternoon nap! No one would be the wiser….

I once saw a guy wearing a piece of black outdoor carpeting on his head like a toupee. Another bad hairpiece I saw was a woman’s wig with the back and sides cut off. An old geezer was actually wearing it in public. I’m going to the symphony tonight. They’ll be playing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto number Three, Stravinsky’s “Dumbarton Oaks” concerto for chamber orchestra, and Mendelssohn’s Lobegesang.

LOOK WHO’S HUNG OVER!

Photo taken last night at the Tiki Bar…

….so, he’s still in bed right now. Hope he’s ready for the ceremony in 5 hours…

OOPS!!!………..sorry, BatPug! Just wanted to make sure you’re up!

Oh, look! There’s BatPug’s Aunt PattyPug!

and his mom, Mrs. Polly Pugsly! He’ll be so glad that she made it!

“Looking forward to Batpug’s big day. I apologize for buying so many rounds last night. But he was having such a good time….”++++++++++++++++++++++++++++No worries….he has no one to blame but himself! (shhh…don’t breath a word to his mom — she’s a total teetotaler.)

I see his cousin, Sgt. Bruno Pugowski, is home on leave. They haven’t seen each other in 3 yrs.

… and his 2 brothers, Marty and Morty….both in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Is that Andy WarPug ?

escorting BatPug’s sister, WonderPug?

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Battle Hymn of the Republic

(I think we were awfully fortunate to be able to book the Mormon Tabernacle Choir!)

O Shenendoah

Good afternoon, my name is Mel O’Dell. I’d like to welcome you all today to the Ballard County Law Enforcement Appreciation Day!

Every day, our brave Sheriff Monkeyblues and his dedicated deputies put themselves in harm’s way to protect all us…the citizens of Ballard County and visitors to our fine area. I’m sure you will all join me in applauding the fine work that they do!

applause!

Here now, is Sheriff Monkeyblues, to present the Ballard Law Enforcement’s Highest Commendation to Deputy BatPug Pugsly!

(applause)

@Bev

( catch you later on! )

Sheriff Monkeyblues : “To Deputy BatPug Pugsly of the Ballard Sheriff’s Department, for the utmost bravery and professionalism in the capture, single-handedly , of the notorious criminal, Barney Saurus…..our deep gratitude and highest commendation!”

and the crowd goes wild!

Whew…. sorry I’m late….

the bus broke down….

HERE I AM!!

Yay BatPug! Yay Sheriff MonkeyBlues!

Guardians of Ballard Street!

The cupcakes I made got a little messed up by the heat on the bus ride… sorry…

A small float for the parade, put together by the Pugs for Peace Center…

They’re anti-war protesters, yes…but very proud of BatPug for helping to make them feel safe expressing their views at events like this.

Ms. Puggsleys 6th grade Hawaiian dance class will ride in the parade, and honor us with a performance a little later…

Grandma Pugsly is very proud!!

Hi Red…

I’ll be on down to the Tiki soon!

Expect a lot of pugs… so many visitors…. and they’re in a party mood.

@StelBel & @Susan Sunshine – The ceremony and pictures – well, let’s just say they were truly A+ Ballard Street. I’m at a loss for words except Great Job!

Sari ah bin reel bizzy grinding dakerys ta tell y’all wut a grate nite this is bin … (hic*)

S’Ok Monkey…. It’s been a busy day!

Bev… I…. um….well….I (sniffle) know the candy and icing got a little melty…but it…. it took so long to make them…and I thought you could still tell that each cupcake was a little pug….

Maybe not… I guess…but if you don’t mind I’ll just let everyone….enjoy their little sob messy faces…without mooshing them all under ice cream…. sniffle.

I’d thought about ordering a cake… saw some beauts…but dogs

…well, you knowI thought individual portions were better.

BatPug himself would be fine… but some of his relations might be less used to sharing…a bit territorial.

I found one or two cakes so well done I was afraid some of the pugs would run for the hills…

I mean…. imagine serving this to BatPug’s mother!

It’s OK Bev….I knew you didn’t mean to hurt my feelings…I thought you couldn’t tell they were pugs any more…Or that maybe they didn’t look like pugs at all…

Tongues are molded from those soft pink square wrapped candies…

Jolly Rancher?Can’t remember cos I don’t eat them.

Ears are Tootsie Roll!

Bev I think some of the pugs are booked at SCHAABS…

Saturday night. 23:03 MDT. Waiting for tomorrow’s comics. Riding train home from symphony again, like last week.

A wee dram of Dewar’s with a bit of ice would be perfect.(I know there’s no Sunday Ballard, but people stop by anyhoo.)

Yes, Red… a nice night.

Briatollah you should come have a nightcap with us…well, Bev is kinda dozing off… BatPug too….and the Sheriff is….MONKEY! Are you sure that chandelier will hold your weight?

Happy pugs everywhere….though I have to say the sound of 20 or 30 of them snorting and wheezing in one room is a bit eerie….

<Their breathing always makes me wonder whether the words “pug” and “pig” are similar for a reason.

Anyway….I stayed on Ballard St. again tonight…. too hard to get back here on Sunday when the main section of the street is closed and the buses don’t run.

It’s a long walk from the last stop.

Oh…. you did stay…. good.

I’ll have a banana daiquiri please…

I’ve been holding off till I know all the dogs are taken care of…but everything seems to have quieted down…except that snorting (but that means happy pugs.)

Bev —

Starburst! That’s what they are…. I think.But if I still have the bag it’s back on the West Coast…I don’t care much for most fruit flavored candy, myself…but it’s good for decorating.

The noses are raisinettes, actually…. mmmm… love those….and the eyes are junior mints with a dot of icing.

The main frosting is peanut butter cream. Mmm… I’m starting to want one…Are there any le…Sigh…. I didn’t think so.

I see that pugs don’t think much of Starbursts either….

I know they shouldn’t have chocolate, but there’s very little on the cupcakes.

Anyway, they were supposed to be for the humans and monkeys…The pug shaped liver cookies were for the dogs…

You’re right about it being weird out there…Ballard St. is so much saner.

Briatollah —

I’ll go quite a ways for sushi but that’s a bit far, thanks.

I did end up in Salt Lake City once, many years ago, on a Greyhound trip to Chicago. The bus had a “30 minute” rest stop scheduled there.

We found the bus station crammed… every bench full, people sleeping on the floor or on their luggage.

No eastbound vehicles had left SLC for 3 days cos of snow on the mountain passes. It was late April!

A few of us passengers spent the day walking around that square (I think.)

We went into the Tabernacle.The choir was away on tour but recordings of them were resounding in the huge empty space. A few of us sat outside all night in the cold.Luckily our bus left the next morning…. and a couple of hours later got stuck for 12 hours in the snow.Memorable trip!

a message from BatPug….

Ooooooh…..my head! Not used to all this partyin’….tried to sleep in this mornin’, but Mama wouldn’t allow it ( snort snort snort SNORT Y-A-W-NNNNN!). Since almost the whole family is here (Pops got himself in hot water yesterday, down in N’Awlins… so, he couldn’t make it….I’ll see him durin’ the holidays…), we’ll all be goin’ to church today. Grandma Pugsly will not take “no” for an answer!

I’ll see everyone later on at the Tiki. Thanks again for the grand celebration yesterday! It was the best and proudest day of my life!!!

Personal life experience has convinced Angie that men’s brains become even denser as they get older. Now that Scientific American has commissioned an article at last, she has begun the research to test her theory.She has become adept at slipping unnoticed into residences along Ballard Street at nap time for the barely two minutes it takes to gather the required transcranial measurements from her passive subjects, before departing through French windows or unsecured rear storm doors. So far, the theory is holding up!

@Bev

What a great time everyone had yesterday! (but, I’m dragging today!! lol) Just wanted to let you know that Mel was the one who booked The Mormon Tabernacle Choir…that guy’s got more contacts than any one person (or dog) should have!! Between you and me, I just hope that everything he does is legit! I try to keep a sharp eye on things (maybe I should borrow Storm’s eye!).

Thanks for spending some time with the Pugsly family. I was so busy trying to keep everything running smoothly, that I didn’t have much time to visit. They are a….. lovely …um, well… loving family and very devoted to public service.

(I hear that Grandma Pugsly and BatPug’s mom, Polly, were enchanted with your house, Bev! It was so nice of you to insist that they stay with you. There was a lot of loud partying still going on at SCHABBS after the Tiki closed in the early hours of the morning. The ladies wouldn’t have liked all that revelry…

@SusanSunshine

Are there any cupcakes left??? They were so-o-o-o good…!

I have done that way too many times to my feet…through a lifetime of going barefoot, no doubt. Painful! All you can do is tape the toe to the next toe. Years ago, I paid an ER a lot of money to tell me that!! LOL

Seriously, sorry to hear you’re in pain. Hope it’s not too, too bad!!!

re: pain

That’s why scotch was invented! Oh, wait a minute…scotch is how this happened in the first place…?

@Redkaycei Repoc

(I hope you know I was just teasing?)

https://youtu.be/ubmcr5FmkRU

Good morning Peeps!

Got a message and a Facebook post. Two out of three households have reported ok in charlotte county Fl. Waiting on #3 to report in.

just checked in and they are ok

Y’all have a safe day (((((HuGz!)))))