Big Top by Rob Harrell for May 16, 2009

first.

so it doesnt take much to be first when no one else is posting. i am so alone on here tonight.

cute one today. lol love his comment in the 2nd pannel pete is just looking out for him. so sweet.

No Tabby, I am still here. Had some posting at SOTU to do. Man, that place is getting to be nasty.

that is why i dont go there. so how are you? wonder if you, marg, and myself are the only ones up.

have you seen Joy today/yesterday/friday???

Haven’t seen Joy yet. Back later, bye.

Wise to stay away. I am fine, just watching the end of Il Buono, Il Bruno, Il Cattivo. Good stuff.

Joy didnt even show up on winnie the pooh. that is strage. i hope she is okay.

marg bye have a great day today.

jdoc so it is just you and me.

I don’t know if she has been posting, but I heard that she is around, checking in here and there. I think.

i may have to send her a message if she dosent show up some time today… so jdoc what are you up to today?

today? It is tonight for me. I am going to browse the internet for now, and finish my drink. What are you doing tonight or today or whenever it is?

AAAAAARRRRRR, Joy where be ye? The Tribe hath sent me to find ye and bring ye back! We be missin’ ya, lassie!

And ye, pookid why did ye leave the Tribe? We was enjoyin’ yer witty remarks & all! I see ye on other sites. Did we offend ye so bad?

when i am finishe watching alot of potty training junk i am going to bed. then i will get up fix my bike chain and get covered in grease again and try to get it going so i can ride around the block. then im going to get Ana again and be wild. im thinking about a slice of cake… idk

Comic i thought you had Pookid and Joy if you dont have them who does??? Jfri where are you with our daily report of who is missing?? Dry you said we didnt miss you earler so let me just say….. I MISS YOU DRY *(((HUGS))) ((((((LOTS OF HUGS)))))))

Good night Tabby. Hi Commic. I will second the request to come back for Joy and Pookid.

Jdoc night.

okay no more potty talk from me. Ask Tabby is loosing it. and scaring off the guys. lol and Joy

Think it is time for me to go off to bed to. Good night all who are still awake!

Jdoc it is so time for you to get off. you said night twice now. lol. i wont be far behind.

doc are yuo kidding me? come on i can barley type strate and you want me to stay on and talk?? okay… because your such a good guy i will. :D only for a little while.

doc if im going to stay up your going to have to talk. i hate being the last one up and all alone when the dog keeps barking like there is something outside. im scared witless. so talk to me. come on. dont leave me hanging.

Doc thanks. well i am playing a game on here so i can stay a little while longer. so lets cook breakfast together. i forgot that came with the first post.

BREAKFAST MENU

Blueberry pancakes eggs (any kind) grits waffels biskets (gravy if wanted) bancon smotthies (any flavor) strawberries Pinapple 10.cake (left over form graduation) Juice (cranapple, oj, apple, other)

Doc add your menu when ready. give our tribe alot to eat and think about. lol ( i sounded like you yesterday. :D )

LOL Doc see i am in good company. its a wonder you still kicking. lol how do you eat all that microwave stuff and still live? your lady friend must cook for you sometimes?

I forgot today was sat. i need to change my pic. (oh God Doc they are going to think im coppying you… so what who cares new pic here i come. :P )

i am good for about 4 more weeks b4 i have to go looking for new pics. do you google them or friends send them or both?

wow no warning or anything.. it just started poring. now i feel like C R A P bc my dog had become an outside dog. :( can i cry now?

Doc hold on ill find it. also sent you something. :D

Doc pg 3 third comment.

yes but he is stupid and wont i think im going get him bbs. i cant take it.

okay i got him… i will most likely get in trouble, but i couldnt do that to him. i may hide him in my room tonight/day/ whatever. and if he c raps in the house i will kill him. that is that.

i thought you would like the email it was odd and the me taking your spot was great. i do think that were the ones who keep this going. so what do you say we get a page done and ill call it a night. bc i will have to get upearly and put the dog out. :D

yea. that is true.. so i will ask you… have you seen our Joy? she has been MIA for a while now… i am worried. search party later?

since i have been out of school my brain has not been the same… i think i left it there, i may need to go back and see.. (wink wink)

lol. i have a 3.5 i think… who knows. three more cats on the way.

okay so i am a terrible person. i am about to put the dog back out side. i kind of like my life… i am going to hate myself for this.. i think beau dog has flea so its in the best intrest of the family that he is outside… i hate myself…

hears my chance the ac kicked on they wont here the door. brb.

okay so now that i broke my heart and his… i am going to bed. its been fun. dont stay up to late. they are so going to kill us in the morning.. heck we brought the food so haha… anyways goodnight. my bed is calling and my book (that i found finaly) is calling my name. see you later on today. may not be around much… will have Ana. peace and love.

by the way i walked in pickers. serves me right okay goodnight.

Top of the morning everyone. Aye Caramba, it’s only 6:45 AM eastern time & 54 comments already. You guys must be having too much of a good time.

Good morning and Happy Weekend to everyone!!

I see tabby and docT got everything started real early this morning.

Let’s see what’s good on the buffet that’s 4 hours cold…pancakes, bacon, smoothies, fruit and juice. That should hold me for a while.

I wonder what’s going to happen to Paris. I don’t remember any news stories where she was sent to the hospital for months.

I don’t remember any stories of her being sent to the hospital. Lindsay is always in trouble.

Whoever had the toaster waffles sounds good to me!

Now with Lindsay, I would be worried about Dusty.

Yes, dianalyn, welcome. Hope you decide to stay.

DocT and Tabby, I like your new avatars.

62 postings?! (Now make that 63). Hi, I’m Josh1360. So this is where we have our little get together. We have these comment at a now-defunct web comic who’s creator is now doing another strip for another creator. I’ll chat with you all later.

Greetings, Earthlings.

drT doesn’t being born on Earth make you an Earthling? I have to admit I’m not really up on the universal laws.

josh welcome. It’s a great strip and once in a while, Rob drops by to say hi.

OOO! Paris will love Capri Sun.

Well doctortoon I spent yesterday afternoon taking care of making our lawn look spiffy. Had a few of the tribe over and I came here and did some posting. The next thing I know I wake up on the couch at about midnight in front of a movie that put me to sleep as soon as I lay down. Some wild boy here I tell you.

Mornin’ friends Welcome, Josh. Risitas & Shikamoo hope you stopped by again. Enjoyed your visit yesterday. You’re always welcome! Off to visit the other neighborhoods. Tabby & DocT I’ll take some juice & join you later for brunch around the lake.

With tabbylynn doing the cooking and doctortoon stocking the freezer, we had two pros hard at work for our morning feast.

cleo is your bar still fully stocked?

Pretty much Akenta. JFri made a dent in it but I can replace his beverage of choice when I go to town today. I’ll be ready for tonight’s adventures.

Sounds like fun, cleo. Hopefully I will be able to stay awake tonight.

Dry, how are you doing today.

My computer scan has started - I’ll be back later.

Hopefully I too will stay awake tonight.

Cleo - Ya just got zinged over on Red&Rover. Obviously Sugie hasen’t heard about your 2AM exploits at the carwash. LOL!!!

Hilarious!

76 already!

Thanks for the tip Rad. I had to go back and be a little more explicit at Red & Rover.

Tabby cute avatar!

doc you must have gotten yours from Webshots! I have that as one of my screensavers!

cloe left you a message at REd & Rover!

Hi Akenta

Good Morning Everyone! Tabby and Doc, thanks for breakfast, cute avatars. I can’t wait to see how Dusty’s date goes. LOL, we have Capri Sun too.

Doc, I took some extra frozen waffles for Bekah (daughter #4) and we’re sending over some strawberry Quik for anyone who wants some.

We’re lucky to have a BIG TOP to accommodate all the newcomers. Welcome ya’ll.

Ty for the warm welcome everyone, I usually peek in the windows but don’t have much to say. You guys are a riot though.

Red & Rover readers who are not part of the Big Top tribe are going to go nuts trying to figure out what in the world is this talk of a car wash. LOL

Cleo, I’m sure they will find out soon enough, LOL. BBL, going to see my other favorite comics.

I think a lot of people think we’re nut jobs. Just call me Mac, for macadamia.

Ack, Cleo, you made me remember when they used to call me peanut in middle school.

Wow, Tabby and Doc, I would have stayed up later if I knew you two were sticking around. Tabby, my first post about having a good night was because I thought you were going to bed. Cleo, or should I say Mac, you can call me P for Pecan lol.

margueritem says:

”Bmonk: Why would you not want your Order’s ring? You just don’t like wearing rings?”

No, it’s that we don’t wear rings except for the superior, and I don’t want the burden. (One of the members claims he’s alergic to the gold in abbatial rings…)

carmy says:

bmomk, WOW, I did not know that could happen to the car windows.

Neither did we!

Nice to see a post from you Joy.

I see I am not the only nut amongst you all, LOL

Good Morning all, . If we’re talking how nuts we are, I guess that makes me a cashew - been sneezing a lot lately…

Hi tribe. It’s 1:00p.m. Saturday on our long weekend. I love reading your comments. Sorry I don’t get up early enough to be current, but sounds like it’s been a full morning here.

Love Dusty’s shades.

I’ve been in and out, as usual on weekends. But a warning: I’ll be away for the next week or so (thru May 25), so there’s no need for search parties or bloodhounds or helicopters. However, knowing your proclivities, I suspect there may be a few parties of other kinds…. ;-)

doc: I know. I read the comments sounds like a fun night of comraderie!

Bless you DF.

I’m heading to the farmer’s market in a little while. Shall we grill some veggies along with fish or maybe lamb after the cocktail hour?

Cleo, Please get some halibut too. When I lived on the Kitsap Peninsula, I had a friend who lived in a nearby town. Her house was close to a wooded area (a little forest). She had a squirrel feeder filled with sunflower seeds chained down by the forest. One day she went to check if the feeder needed refilling and the feeder was gone. A few days later she went for a walk through the forest with her husband and son. They came across some sunflowers growing from a pile of bear scat.

carmy so the squirrel feeder turned into a bear feeder. LOL

I aready have some fresh halibut so come on over.

Peanut? |8D

Joy you had me plenty worried, missy, when you didn’t answer back. Glad all is well!

Now “where in the world is Waldo”, I mean JFri LOL

Cleo, I’ll be there. BTW, I was reminded of the sunflowers because my friend’s husband would often go out on this boat and catch loads of halibut. My friend would give me some already filleted. YUM! Rad, Peanut? Is that a question?

Well if anyone likes fresh spring garden onions, I will bring them along! Just bought a bunch at the Amish greenhouse! And yes, Cleo fresh veggies would be nice!

Doc i am up what did i miss?

so i was running late i slept till 9:37 when i was supposed to get up at 8:30 to take a shower and get ana at 9:30 her mom calls me and says where are you at? i said sleeping and she tells me what time it is. i jumped up and ran over. lol

Jdoc okay i see. im sorry i had to go back and read. sorry. see i needed sleep. lol forgive me?

No worries, Tabby. Do you get paid to take care of Ana?

yes. it just depends on when her mom gets paid when i get paid…

Joy it was good to see your post on here today, just sorry i missed it.

do i smell or something??? gosh come on you guys everytime i get on it seems you all get off…

tabby Congrats again on the car. Sounds nice. Good to see the gang (oops tribe) stopping in and the new faces coming back. So, RadK what is that about the peanut? Did I miss something again?

OH - I think I see it now. Response to DigFrog’s earlier post?

() Almond, here. I’ve heard their healthy.

Oh, and tabby. Thanks for breakkie. I think you’d already left when I stopped earlier.

Dcguys anytime. i was awake and doc and myself were trying to fill in a page. so if im up again tonight when the new on rolls around ill make breakfast agian.

dcguys not fair! I’m deathly allergic to tree nuts, the only ones I can eat are peanuts and almonds. Of course neither one is a nut! Peanuts are legumes and almonds are a relative of the peach! Well if you wont’t trade an almond for a filbert, then just call me fil or bert, but don’t call me late for cleos dinner. I know, lame joke :=)

Dry finaly someone to talk to. it may have been a lame joke but it was funny.

as soon as i say that she runs out the back door. sigh

Dry I started to go with Filbert but I didn’t want to take that away from anyone. And thanks for the reminder about dinner.

Snacks/appetizers anyone? Cheeses, crackers, wine, beer, & buzz-free punch for those who prefer to stay away from the hard stuff. (I like being hanging with a group that enjoys good food!)

I got some chicken wings if anyone wants some.

Hi, Akenta. Nice addition. I’ll go whip up some bleu cheese dressing for dip. Nice & thick with nibble-size chunks of bleu cheese.

*Akenta HI. lol as if i have not said hi already…

hi tabby don’t want you to think I ran away too :-)

akenta i was starting to worry about our tribe. they keep running away.

I’m back so come on over anytime. My wife and I like fine wines. Any of the rest of you out there winos, OOPS, I mean wine afficionados. We have some great wineries in the Pacific NW.

Cleo welcome back the party was getting to be no party at all. Thank God Akenta showed up. lol

I’ll take some red wind, please.

none for me. i dont want to take a chance… its been 3 years since i drank any wine or achoolic brevage and i am not going back there again… long story guys.

Akenta I’ll take some of those wings but they have to be SUPER HOT!! And the bleu cheese of course.

i dont know how i skiped that post, but i want some wings also!!

Tabby sorry. I didn’t mean to duck and run, butI wanted to get my sheets off the line (rain) and then it stopped raining so I put Miracle Gro on my strawberries, and potted up a couple of flowers I bought today.

And I may have to run again, severe thunderstorm coming and my husband will shut off the computer! Dang him anyway!

Sorry dry, but I got mild this time - wasn’t in the mood for spicy. All of a sudden they switched the flavors they had, so I got confused. Next time I’ll get some spicy just for you.

Dry its okay. we had rain all night and morning. it was bad at some points. its going to Akenta now. lol

They actually make mild wings!!!!???

I like my wings like I like my women, hot and spicy.

LOL Cleo

well, it is POURING!! But no lightening, so I’m staying on until the master dictates otherwise! I bought so many frekain’ plants today! I always do that and then have to find places to put everything!

Here comes the thunder, so if I disappear again you’ll know why!

Dry dont you hate being told what to do? lol

i love plants but normal kill them. lol but lately i have managed to keep my roses alive and oh they are so beautiful they are almost fully open. i also didnt kill some lilys or another flower whos name escapes me at this times.

Akenta I’m starving so I’ll have some mild, I’ll just load ‘em up with bottled habanero hot sauce!

so it is 4:24 over here and i have done nothing all day. wow. i should start supper but what fun would that be? lol Dry incase you have to leave. BYE. ill miss you. :P

tabby about your dog’s fleas, take it to the vet and get some Frontline or Advantage. Don’t buy the over the counter stuff. It doesn’t work.

Yep, Frontline and Advantage are the only products that seem to work for my dog as well.

Dry that is what we have, but the neighbor sprayed her yard without telling us and they all came to our house. how lovely. so we just put it on him and since he always stinks and kept going in the house dad said he is now an outside dog. :(

they are actually lemon pepper, but fall under the mild flavors. They used to have mild, medium, hot, hotter, and nuclear, but they got rid of the hotter. Not sure if nuclear is still the same hotness it was.

so pizza for all.

Extra cheese on mine, please. You’re welcome to some of the punch, tabby. It’s for our dedicated drives & anyone else who wants to keep a clear head.

Hi all, that is a sad thing for your dog, Tabby. I’d take some wings too. I don’t think I can take my women like my wings, don’t know any women that like being covered in BBQ sauce… LOL.

Jodc lol i dont know anybody that likes being covered in bbq sauce either.

Several have remarked on my “peanut” question. I caught a comment earlier about someone being called peanut in middle school.

Sorry about the lapse time, I’m not always on my computer and use several machines thru-out the day.

Jdoc & Tabby - As for being covered in BBQ sauce, I guess that would depend who you’re “wrastling” with and how much THEY are enjoying it.

Rad you win. lol

Uh, could we put this on Cleo too, this sounds right up his alley. Yes, this is “Rumor Control”. How can we help you?

I suppose, but I try to keep food for eating and nothing else. ‘t would be a shame to waste food doing anything else with it.

Women…BBQ sauce…mmm. I actually, in truth, I prefer my women plain, no sauce, just saucy.

Cleo your crazy (in a good way)

Somehow that doesn’t surprise me, Cleo. Heard from your sweetie today? Been watching for an update.

Yes, dcguys I have heard from her, twice. It is another beautiful, sunny day and she is going to try to see if we can take over the house for a few days once her girlfriends leave. She also called to say that she and her friends had seen this wonderful watercolor artist who teaches classes all over the US and wanted to know if I would like to sign up. It has been years since i did watercolor painting, so I passed. But, she has always been supportive of my artistic endeavors.

i have to go for a while guys. bbl

Looks like I missed breakfast, lunch and supper today. I’m having roasted pork tonight if anyone is still hungry.

How was the pizza tabbylynn?

Cleo- you and your wife are mighty hospitable. What kind of wine goes with Halibut?

Shikamoo you can never really miss a meal here - there’s always plenty of food around. It took me a while to learn that.

Shikamoo, a nice creamy chardonnay is good with halibut, but it depends on how you are serving it (marinades, etc.) Chardonnay will go good with tonight’s bbg. I wish that I had some black cod. That is what I am craving right now.

JFri, it is time to ditch the work and once again join the party. I am sorry that I crashed so early last night. I was recovering from my first night alone without my sweetie. I couldn’t sleep that first night. Last night, I was out like a light.

Can’t really get good fish here in Michigan, unless you catch it yourself, and I haven’t been fishing in years.

Snacks are on. I have my infamous crab & shrimp dip, homemade salsa, local cheeses from Samish Bay cheese ( a black mombazo & ladysmith with chive). From Appel farms (jalapeno gouda & cheese curds). I have lots of crackers and my homemade baguettes that I have sliced thin and baked until crisp and rubbed with garlic. Dinner will be later but wine and cocktails are ready. Like I have said before. I have all the booze, just bring your mix. I do have organic lemonaide and Canada Dry Lemon Lime Twist, which is like club soda with citrus. Be here or be square.

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Hello Rad & doctortoon nice to see you both back. I have finished washing dishes from the first wave of the tribal bbq group. Stop by if you want a nosh before moving on to more pressing activities.

doc did you get the picture?

Hello Everyone! I was the one that was called “peanut” in middle school. It was because of my figure. Anyway, the menu looks really good!

I thought taking a nap this afternoon would let me stay up later. I shouldn’t have had that wine.

I hate to say good night right as more people are arriving, but I have to say good night now :-(

Everyone have fun!!

Goodnight Akenta, if you find that you can’t sleep, come back to the party.

I was just telling my friend I really need to sleep through the night - tomorrow is survivor season finale so will be a late night for me. I’ll be cranky on Monday lol

Goodnight Akenta. Ah, doctortoon do you have a night off?

Cleo, have you had a chance to go check The Barn?

carmy I responded here about 20 minutes ago to your comment at the Barn, but obviously forgot to hit “post comment”. I am getting to be the car wash guy. All of the people out of the loop probably think that I am some car wash baron. Maybe I have a new career ahead of me. There was after all, the Naked Chef.

doctortoon, it is time you quit your job. It is beginning to interfere with your Big Top responsibilities.

Doc sorry you couldn’t save it, thought that would be a good one for you! :-(

You should try for a Sun and Mon night off! That sucks, Fri off and then having to go in on Sat and Sun!

Cleo, the naked chef? Ouch, that sounds like it could be painful.

Just thought I’d pop in and say Hi! to the tribe. It has been a long, busy day, but good.

We got a lot of rain last night in a short amount of time, but no hail or tornadoes here. Actually, even though there were tornado warnings, I haven’t heard of any damage reports in the local news, but up to tennis ball sized hail just a couple counties west of here. Thanks for all the prayers of protection!

I’m signing off for tonight. I’ll pop in & out tomorrow. Sorry I missed breakfast & lunch, I could have used that today. However, my hubby & I went to our favorite Mexican restaurant tonight, so I’m full for now.

Good luck and better weather to you RMom.

Dry, the naked chef is Jamie Oliver and the only time it’s painful is when your drop your knife. Fortunately with me and my naked car wash empire, if I drop a sponge, I only have to worry if I bend over.

cleo I wasn’t wondering about the “naked chef” but thanks (?) for cluing me in!

Sorry Dry I never miss out on a chance to blather.

Is anybody documenting this Legacy Cleokaya is building?

Cleo, it was me. I commented on the Naked Chef. Is that a real person? RRAmom, glad you and yours were safe and no tornadoes. Dry, are you still getting thunderstorms? We will be getting some rain tomorrow and probably into the rest of the week too. I am happy that South Texas is getting some very much needed rain.

@Drystyha, caught your post about buying too many plants and then having to find places to fit them all. LOL: Mom’s house was always full. She even had an ivy plant from her bridal bouquet that an aunt rooted for her while they were on their honeymoon. That was 55 years ago. At least a couple of my sisters had ivy from that same plant in their bouquets. And then there was one of my dad’s brothers who at one point had over 1000 plants in his apartment. He specialized in bromeliads, I think. I, on the other hand, didn’t get the family green thumb; I think mine is more of a black thumb… :-(

Rad, did you hear about the minor earthquake by Euless?

bmonk, I hear you. I am able to keep some plants alive. It took me some time to learn that. My mom and her mom were/are able to have beautiful gardens. I would really like to grow some bluebonnets.

Sorry carmy. Your new avatar looks, at first glance, like Dry’s. I apologize. Yes, jamie Oliver, the naked chef, is a British Chef who likes to use minimal ingredients, hence his name. He is in his 20s or early 30s. My wife and I are avid cooks so we tend to be on top of cookbooks, cooking mags, etc.

Carmy - I hadn’t heard anything about Euless earthquakes but I’ll look to see if anything happened around DFW Airport.

bmonk 1000 plants in an apt? My word, must have been a big apt. or there was no room to sleep!

One of my enjoyments is gardening! That’s just one of the reasons why I love summer so much!!!

Cleo, thanks for ‘splaining that. That’s really nice that you and your wife are avid cooks. Rad, I think it was about 10:30ish am when it hit and it was a 3.3 (a hiccup).

@Dry, I think it wasn’t such a big apartment, but they did have one spare bedroom just full of plants.

I am watching an old British mystery, which I love with almost no exception. Tonight is the final of Cracker. I also love reading mysteries. Are any other of the tribe mystery fanatics?

carmy no, its just raining now, and as Dolly said on Family Circus a few years back, which I still have on my fridge, “Rain on the Roof, My favorite Night Music”!

And with that, I will say goodnight all! That sound too, is my favorite night music!

Yeah, about 11:25am south of Euless in an undeveloped area of North Arlington. No damage or injuries. Some people didn’t even realize it. There have been several really small quakes in the area in October and November of 2008.

@cleokaya, I’ve been known to enjoy a good mystery or ten. It just depends on my mood. I tend more to science fiction/fantasy, but am somewhat eclectic.

Cleo, I like mysteries too. Actually any movie/book that makes you think. bmonk, 1000 plants would freak me out a little, almost as if I were in some sort of jungle.

cleo my husband and I faithfully watched Cracker with Robbie Coltrane. We love British comidies and mysteries! Did you ever watch “Yes Minister” or “Rumpole of the Bailey”? If you ans. tonite, remind me to check tmr. or just ans. tmr. becasue I TRULY AM OUT OF HERE FOR TONITE! As doc would say, Peace and Love to you all left under the gazebo!

bmonk & johnnydoc, I like a variety of books too, but find that I read a lot of mysteries, like Ian Rankin, Michael Connelly, Jeffrey Deaver, Steven Wright, Elizabeth George, etc.

Hey all. I have an 1950’s Alfred Hitchcock on now. Does that count? Enjoy a variety of mystery/thriller books & movies.

Well, am off to bed. Glad to see 210 was passed and we got to page 5 after the the work put in throughout the night & early morning. Be safe, all.

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Since I have been in college the I haven’t done too much leisure reading. I will need to in the near future though. I always enjoyed a good book.

G’nite dc!

yes Dry I watched some Rumpole, but more Frost, Cracker, Rebus, Lynley and prime suspect.

bmonk: Thanks for answering my question about the ring. So with the ring, comes great reponsibility.