Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for May 15, 2013

Artificial Pasture Paddies?

Ooh, concrete cow pies!!!

They’re actually little statues. You just need to take away the parts that don’t look like the subject.

Instead of just vague advice, I think Myrtle should offer a few concrete suggestions.

See, like Bilan just did.

Why, from what I’ve read, that’s the same method Michelangelo used.

Looks like Ziggy’s cousins.

Sure, Bev… comin’ right up.

But funny?

I was just trying to.. offer a little….Oh, ok, ya caught me.

Red… you know that what happens at the Tiki, stays at the Tiki.

Well, and among the odd few hundreds who linger in the online shadows….

but at least MY lips are sealed.

Anyway, you’d think if you were on a break….

but… sigh… I know that’s not always the way it works.

In fact there was a lawsuit recently over somebody getting fired for drunken Facebook posts in his OFF time….

His employer had demanded that all staff give him their passwords.

In fact, that’s a common interview procedure, and is leading to MORE lawsuits.

Dog…. hard as a rock!

Yeah, I know.

Imagine them accusing you of ogling Myrtle up there!

Hey, the one dripping off the curb looks like a mushroom cloud. It’s “a stunningly brutal statement of an angst ridden life in a nuclear age.”

Mark… Bud will be thrilled with your review…All the others so far have mentioned cow pies.

Red…. may I presume to think you meant me?

LOL

Anyway… sure, thanks.

I did have a banana daiquiri hours ago…I think by now I could have some scotch.

Cheers!

Yak loaf sandwich?As my guest?

Dogsniff! That IS unusual.

Goodnight!

And you’re very welcome, Red…Thank YOU….

I made so much yak loaf there’ll be a sandwich special all day tomorrow,

And I just baked the bread…. so I’m free to offer a sandwich to s friend.

Well, I won’t be on shift… but I’m sure I’ll have made all the food…unless you get ribs, cos the Monkey will be running the smoker.

Gosh…I was just thinking about what I would have said a few years ago, had someone predicted that tonight I’d be making yak loaf, and supervising the night shift, in a bar owned by a monkey.

Actually…. it probably wouldn’t surprise some of my friends.

G’night Red!

My head is on the same trajectory…. i was up much too late last night!

I’ll soon be off to bed myself, as soon as it’s slow enough in here to leave the little monkeys.

Bud hasn’t come up with anything concrete yet.

Susan,

Reply to yesterday. I don’t think we’re on opposite sides of the world. I’m just an early riser, so I’m here on Ballard St at 6am EDT give or take a few minutes.

Think I’ll have some yak loaf sandwich for breakfast this morning. It sounds good.

Here’s your prize, shoofly : )

For Bud it’s all about free formed, abstract, and art by accident. After a few practice sessions, Bud has comfortably and with great confidence come upon the creation of the day. You know that self satisfied sigh, when all is right in the moment and life is easy. Shirley doesn’t get it. Her intention was to wipe that stupid smile off his face, but decided some gentle motivation was perhaps more appropriate. . . . obviously she was wrong.

Concrete cow patties.

mournin’ everbuddy…!!!yakribs on teh smoker (lyk SuSun sed!) be reddy bout noon (WBS time)…. fer those intrestid, yak loaf sammiches tewfer speshul til thar gone… an after 11 its $1.27 dakery speshuls, eny flayver butt nanners,… those are normal pryce of $1.62…

Kewl – Concrete Cow Patties

A man and his mixer.Art in its creation.He really needs to come inside now. Its time for his meds.

Yea. Blobs are so yesterday! It’s all about splats now.

By late afternoon, Bud realizes that Myrtle’s idea wasn’t selling any better than his…

Yes, many workplaces are not understanding about how we spend our lunch times or such (and yet smokers get away with . . at least they DID). I always thought of my online cartoons as a sanity break from all the high pressures of my engineering work, and resented it if someone would interrupt me.

Have to love Stel’s work on Myrtle’s likeness. Wish I knew how to do that. I really have to print things out and draw on paper to get lines and arcs the way I want them to look. Not so good with a mouse!

That IS the same size mixer that I rented one Memorial day weekend to fabricate my first waterfall. I also rented a backhoe to dig the hole through all the tree roots (just 6’ from a mature maple). I fabricated all the reinforcement of metal lathe (even the sump for pump location in the deepest place). and bought 3 colors of Canadian mica stone from a yard in Desplaines and my mermaid from Chihuahua, MX.

I know a guy who actually is a concrete artist and I forwarded this cartoon to him. He molds it into shapes to make tables, countertops, sinks and shower/tub enclosures. The finished product looks like marble.If I ever come into piles of money I’m going to hire him to do the bathrooms, kitchens, fountains,bird baths, swimming pools, et cetera in my palatial estate.

Good work Stel. I like your ‘’do-overs’’.

Bud should go into business with this guy.

Stel!

So nice of you to give lessons to Bud!

I’m happy you decided to share your artistic talents with the world!.

StEL ya never fale to amaze me….!!!(thay bear a stinking strikin semblints to wun of our nayburs on BS!)now go warsh yer hans!!!!

okey ya’ll… awl teh yakloaf sammiches is gone…!!!Ribser goin fast to..!!!Tehts okey, SuSun is bringin sum pyes over frum teh pye shop….!!! -————————Tew bad nobuddy laks Keylime pyes…!!!!!gess ahl eattum by mahself….

wheeeew…!!!Teeew mutch key lyme pye fer me…!!!Ownlee wun peace left….. Hmmmmmm…wares Scooter at….??SCOOTER…!!! Here boy…!!!

Oh hAY ther StEL..!!! Dint seas ya sneakin walkin in…It’s awl yers..>!! Ah wuz sayvin it fer ya…!!!Scooter wuznt eatin it, he wuz jus sniffin it owt…aside, he’s alearjic tew it… wun sniff an he sneazed..!!!“Saul yers!!!!(ide wipe them green bits off if ah wuz yew tho…)

CHOCLATE COW PATTIES

Last week, Bud had convinced Myrtle that the concrete mixer would pay for itself in no time flat.

…well, so much for another one of Bud’s money-making ideas…

The chocolate ones look interesting. I’m not big on desserts but made some brownie crisps with almond flour a couple weeks or so ago and still have a few crackers left. Since then I made 2 whole batches of the spice ones and ate them. I may make some more tomorrow.

Too hot for baking right now (99F).

: DHow about Unicorn Poop cookies…I like the sparkles…

SusanSunshine said, about 20 hours agoInstead of just vague advice, I think Myrtle should offer a few concrete suggestions.++++++++Good one susan.

Hey! it worked! I’m back in business.

Their mouthy neighbour quickly went to work making concrete jaw breakers.

Hi Beviek!Help yourself to a Cow Pie!

A cement mixer is a shot drink. It often consists of:1 part Bailey’s Irish Cream (Other types of alcoholic Irish cream may be substituted.)1 part Lime juice (lemon juice may be substituted)The drink is traditionally ingested by taking the shot of Bailey’s, holding it in the mouth, then sipping the lime juice and swirling the two around the mouth and/or shaking the head. The drink may also be combined as a layered shot, as the lime juice is less dense than most brands of “Irish Cream”. The acidic lime juice causes the cream-based Bailey’s to curdle. The curdled Bailey’s does not taste sour, but it does rapidly gain viscosity and stick to the drinker’s teeth, reminiscent of cement. For a sweeter taste, two shot glasses, one of lemonade and one of Bailey’s, are used. The shot of lemonade is taken and held in the mouth and is followed by the Bailey’s shot—the mixture is then mixed by shaking the head and is then swallowed or spat out because of the nature of the taste and texture felt inside the mouth.++++++++++++++This is NOT a drink I recommend. Ew.

Note: If you are seeing double, please cease and desist in drinking ’nana daks and go lie down.

Or leave the Tiki Hut and go see your opthamologist…

Does anyone else have double posts? Or am I the only two timer here? I mean, double poster here?

There’s an echo in here now. Help!

I don’t see bev any more. All these posts have obscured my vision. I’ll calling it a night.Good Night concrete Ballardeers

Okay, who’s the wise guy who deleted all my double posts, rendering my comments nonsensical. I have NOT had too much to drink I tell you.+++++++++++++++But I am going to bed now. Good Night.

DAZZ, I will reply to you here and at CD and hope you see my reply. My avatar is from a South Korean Drama (Warrior Baek Dong Soo) I have been watching on NetFlix based on the Josean Dynasty. I NEVER DREAMED I would watch foreign films, this has English subtitles, not dubbed. The action, scenery, storyline, is SUPERB. The young man in my avatar was 19 when he was in Warrior Baek Dong Soo. He has a BIG fan following, According to South Korean Law, all males must serve 21 months in the military before they turn the age of 29. He decided to serve now and hoped his fans would remember him after his military time was served.

I liked “Warrior Baek Dong Soo” so much, I bought the whole DVD set from Amazon! :-) And I am SO glad I did!

@Dry, very young men often look like women. I have watched many films with subtitles, though I usually pick those with languages that I mostly comprehend. I watched a film years ago and remember little of title or language (something way off my comfort zone like Iran or Korea, but the storyline was gripping – about an assasin who came to US on assignment and by accident got to know his subject, became friends and would not do it. I’ve also tried to watch some Bergman films in Swedish/Norwegian, but did not find interesting. I watch many in Italian and Portuguese.

aunt b holder

Anyone at the Tiki?I would like an Arnold Palmer and a couple of cookies before bed.It need not be Unicorn Poop . A snicker doodle, or two, will do.

Well,it’s no fun drinking alone, even when you are drinking just tea, so I’m going home and going to go to bed.Night all…

By “more” she means any.

Ouch.

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Good morning Balladeers and Tigressy!