Big Top by Rob Harrell for May 18, 2009

I come bearing Ham or Cheese breakfast burritos with eggs and potatoes. Hot sauce in the bag.

I love his little jacket. What…Paris isn’t naked yet?

bleeep you Rad i was going to be first.

Mmm Rad, I love breakfast burritos. Barbacoa sounds good about now.

how about ice cream for breakfast. and cake.

Rad i was just messing not mad at you. lol

Cleo HI. his jacket it cute. she still has her clothes… on for now

Rad: Yum!

Tabby: I’ll save the ice cream and cake for later.

Cleo: Has your honey gotten home yet?

Marg im eatting ice cream right now. yum. ill save you some.

i am now uploading picasa 3 finishing my ice cream and going to bed. so good night all

Yes marg, she arrived about 3 hours ago. Nice having her home.

I’ll see all of you Wednesday night. Have a good three days. :-)

No problemo Miss Tabby, I enjoy the attention.

I don’t plan to make a habit of staying up this late anyway. I just wanted to see if I could do it twice in a row. I’m turning in, Y’all enjoy and sleep well.

I’ll see all of you Wednesday night. Have a good three days. :-)

Take care marg.

Good morning, everyone!! I guess Happy Victoria Day for those in Canada?

I like today’s comic.

Someone was asking about virus checkers (maybe dry but I’m too lazy to go back and look. I hear AVG is a decent one, but I use (eset nod32). They provide a page to go to that let’s you check if your software works, but I’ll have to dig around to find it. If people are interested, I’ll get it this afternoon.

Good choice on the shirt/jacket, dude! Shouldn’t clash or distract from what Paris wears…or doesn’t.

Mornin’ all. Thanks for the burrito, Radical. I’ll leave the hot sauce for the hotties in the tribe. I brought some cranberry/pomegranate/blueberry juice if anyone would like some. DocT My mouse was still warm also. Tabby The ice cream sounds good. Is it homemade?

Off to make my rounds. TTYL

Now does Dusty look like a babe magnet or not? LOL

thanks Rad I believe I’ll have some of that!

marg remember, “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!” LOL

Have fun!

Mornin all!

Good morning everyone. After some rain here in North Georgia, temps here are going to drop for just a few days. In the mid 40’s here to the upper 30’s in the mountains. And we’re just one week from the so-called “unofficial start of spring” (Memorial Day). On the upside, it’s going to be beautiful day! How are the rest of you? Guess what my favorite drink is? It’s Pepsi Cola. Despite the fact I’m living near the city that is headquarters of the #1 drink the world loves, Coke-A-Cola. More forth coming.

Good morning everyone. This looks like a fun place to visit. Can I join the party too?

Good Morning. I’m about to head out for a day long nature hike. I’m afraid you may not like my offering, hot oatmeal porrige and coffee.

Happy Monday. Enjoy the day.

Clear and sunny, but nippy. I’m bundled up.

Welcome serenaskitty! I’ll let one of the more experienced tribe-members give you the low-down on our etiquette, but from your posts on other sites, I think you’ll enjoy this group.

DocT You mean besides the various personalities & voices in my head? snigger Yes, there are two.

GM Josh. Cloudy here & mid-40s right now. At least it’s dry for my commute.

Mmmm! I’ll have some of the oatmeal porridge, Shikamoo MB. Sounds like a good start. Rad’s burrito has already been burned up during my morning routine. Enjoy your hike! Don’t even think about those of us stuck in cubeland. (like I thought you would) grin

Morning everyone. Life as I know it is back to normal. I’ve cut up a bunch of fruit which I have added to the buffet. I need to start today off with a little lighter fare.

Good Morning Everyone! I’m grabbing a burrito as I’m on my way to the evil place (chemo). I’ll be back late in the afternoon. Have a good day. :) Lots of rain in Florida today and the next few days also.

Good luck carmy.

Good morning all. This is my first time(virgin). Thank you for all your hellos yesterday. Will try to keep up with everyone. Let me add cookies to the breakfast menu:-)

doc left you a message at Agnes, based on the second panel! LOL

Thanks for the welcome. I happen to have a few donuts [homemade] that I would like to contribute. I can’t stay as I work nights so I’m heading off for some sleep. Catch everyone later. Doctortoon-I never talk politics or argue religion.

Well doctortoon, I am eating fruit to stay a lean, keen, loving machine. LOL

Hi tribe! Thought I’d check BT before making my comic rounds this morning. carmy I don’t believe AAADD is a medical term, but it sure fits several of us. Dry - I use Norton also, and there is a way to schedule your scans, so I try to have my scans done when I’m less likely to be on the computer. If you minimize it while it is running the scan, it helps some. johnny & cleo - If you ever figure out how to get paid for being a klutz, let me know. I have been told that my klutziness provides entertainment value, but only when it is unplanned. See you all later, after I get my rounds made.

And the tribe grows on! Welcome back, **sugie63” & thanks for the cookies. They’ll get me to cubeland with less stress.

RRAmom - Sending a hug w/peace & strength your way. ((@@))

P & L all!

BTW johnnydoc5 - the new avatar is from the link I was trying to share yesterday.

cleo your reputation precedes itself. Word is getting around, thanks to Rad!

sugie Watch what you say around here! cleo is still trying to live down that little epsiode of his in the car wash!

AAAAARRRRRRR, me hearties! I have NO idea why they be callin’ ‘em th’ Virgin Islands?!? Never seen so many bonnie lassies with so many good “offers” in me miserable life! But me answer ‘twas always th’ same….I be savin’ meself fer th’ fair Joy! sugie, ye should have warned us them thar cookies was th’ doggy treat kind! But welcome ta th’ mayhem jest th’ same!

well pirate I thought you got lost at sea! ‘bout time you show your face here and abouts!!

mocha….mocha….MOCHA….MOCHA….MOCHA! MUST HAVE MOCHA!!!! MEDIC!!!

cleo I told you your reputation was getting around! Check out The Flying McCoys!

‘morning all. can’t put the “good” in front of it today, as I woke up to that 4 letter word that starts with S everywhere. And I had just planted most of by bedding out plants on Saturday :(

Thanks doc and dcguys! DigitalFrog In my family, good and morning are mutually exclusive terms. Ever notice that all these are four-letter words? Snow, rain, work, pain,…

You can have it Doc, right now it’s overcast and 37F. Blech!

Hello all,

dcguys, I did get to see the link, thanks. RRAmom, I would think that show biz would be the only way to go to be a professional klutz, but it might kill me before I could retire in the laps of luxury. LOL.

Dry, I went over to see what your wer talking about at The Flying McCoys. I ate fruit this morning so that I don’t look like that guy in the shower. LOL

Welcome back JFri. How was your busy weekend?

docT no real chance for injuries this time out….NO hydraulic tools or DEMOS involved! It was just a trade show. cleo let’s just say it was “busy” and call it good but my a$$ was dragging as I didn’t get home before 8:30 every night and then I did yard work and roof work all day yesterday. RRAmom I did a post a while back about all those NASTY 4 letter words!

JFri your post on the 4 letter words might have been before I became a tribe member, that or with my lack of memory, I’ve just forgotten it. tribe I’m stumped on how “following” someone works. Once you’ve selected to follow someone, how do you actually do it?

docT left you a nugget at Frog Applause.

gee nobody noticed Satchel and Bucky! :-(

Dry I noticed your new avatar and was going to comment on how cute it was and I got a phone call and promptly forgot about it.

Dry like the new avatar! Left you one at WTP :-)

AAARRRRRR, Joy, me darlin’! ‘Twas a fine time we had, aye? Where we be goin’ tonight? Them varmints was settin’ their sails to get a better view of ye in the new bikini, fer sure! About strained me good eye meself! Fresh salmon & beer steamed shrimp tonight?

okay so i am alive, but i just got up at about12:52 so i have alot of work to do and little time. i am stoping by to say hi and tell you all no search partys. hi all and if Joy is on i miss you! glad you came back. :D be back when i can see you all later.

Happy Mt. St. Helens Day Tribe members! 19 years ago today I had a very nice view of the eruption! Could you see it from your place, cleo?

No JFri I was to far north to See Mt. St. Helens blow. I was in bed with my girlfriend, at the time, and we thought somebody had set off some dynamite. I was amazed because I thought the sound was coming from very close by. I couldn’t believe we could hear it this far away.

cleo TMI you stud!

JFri HA HA HA!!!

Thanks for the info doc, I guess I thought I’d get to see what they have selected to look at each day, not just where they’ve commented. Oh, well…

I’m still confused, RRAmom so you’re not alone. Just sneaking a peak from my cube. BBL

Dry why are you laughing like that? Do I sense sarcasm?

Dry, it is important to set the scene when relaying a story. LOL

Hello Tribe, I’m back from the evil place. It’s raining so much here, I thought I was going to need commic to bring his ship about for me.

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Good afternoon/evening tribe. Boy, it was a beautiful day here in Atlanta. Chilly to begin, warmed up later. Okay, enough about the weather (for now). Since I’m a newcomer to this shindig, again I need to know two basic things: No talk about politics and religon, right?

Hey Tribe, I’m BAAACK! Sorry, did I scare you? DCguys- we call it the May long weekend now. Too many people said “Victoria who? What’s the secret?” Queen Victoria likely would know though. ;) We walked about 5 hours, and saw lots of great birds (talk about Twitter!) I loved the Barn Swallows that for some reason were nesting under the deck on a pond. They sat on the bulrushes just inches from us. There were flocks of Cormorants- must be migrating- Trumpeter Swans, mute Swans, yellow warblers and yellow finches and gorgeous Tree sparrows (blue) that for some reason live in houses (tree houses?) I won’t tell you what a female Mallard duck did- too funny. You’ll have to wait. I’m a mite (not “bug”) hungry. Any food left? sugie63, serenaskitty, and tabbylynn, any desserts left? After I finish up the last of the burritos, I’ll want to try some yummies. DoctorToon- I thought you had today off, or is that over all ready? I’ll never get the time frame right with this party! Gee carmy, I hope all goes well with you. Glad you’ve got the Tribe. Welcome back JFri. Happy Mt. St. Helen’s Day to you and cleokaya and whoever saw/heard it. Dryshta- I noticed your avatar. I was about to mention it when I got distracted by my cat reupholstering my couch for me. He likes the shaggy look- I don’t

DigitalFrog And I got distracted by your four letter word! I sure had a different image in mind about you waking up to “S— all over the place.” Glad someone set me straight. LOL! The S— was on the OUTSIDE bed. I guess I’ll move on to see what else is out there. Bye for now.

RadicalKnight: 88. Best # next to 888.

Josh1360, I thought you were in GA too. I think that makes 3 of us now. I haven’t seen donkeymom in a while though.

serenasakitty welcome :-)

That’s correct Josh. We don’t talk about politics or religion. We are friends that are sensitive to one another’s differences and try to relate on what we can do to find common ground and to just find some humor in the day.

Josh1360 and others. Isn’t GA Georgia- Isn’t Atlanta in Georgia, or am I not getting something here?

BTW- Just popped in for some juice and fresh fruit to go. Thanks DCguys and cleokaya.

Shikamoo, yes Atlanta is in GA and I thought Josh mentioned that, but today I can actually see that he lives nearby. I just get excited when there’s somebody not a world away that’s part of the tribe.

Carmy glad you’re out of “the evil place”! That rain? Don’t have a CLUE where it came from (innocent whistling)! Gee, look! That big yellow ufo is here!

heavy sigh Finally home. Anytime Shikamoo - what’s mine is yours…not that anyone would want most of what’s mine. I only bring the best to this table though. Crab rangoon anyone? I’ve got the munchies before dinner. I have Chinese hot mustard, sweet & sour, and a mild honey/Dijon sauces for dipping.

JFri Did you get you mocha…mocha…MOCHA??? I hope so. I understand a day w/o it & wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

Oh, and RRAmom, the only other way I’ve seen klutziness pay off is insurance fraud and I know that’s not something you’d attempt.

I’ll leave the wines to the experts…you there, Cleo?

I have a batch of raspberry/lime juice I just pulverized…errr blended, if anyone’s interested. It’s light but satisfying at the end or beginning of the day.

Shika I took a full year of ornithology so I am envious of your day :-P dcguys, NO I did NOT get my mocha :-( Now I’m all cranky! But, hey, thanks for asking!

BTW, anyone who is interested that 5.0 earthquake in LA yesterday was epicentered about 2 miles from my son’s house. He said there were several aftershocks ranging from 2.5 to 3.5. He had no damage so it was a GOOD earthquake experience for him!

JFri: Here, I just brewed some Mocha for you! Hope you like it.

dcguys, I’m still thirsty. Pour me a glass, sounds good.

Well, that is good for your son JFri, I have only had one earthquake experience here in MI, but I didn’t even feel it: no one did except the sensors I didn’t even know we had.

dcguys, with Crab Rangoon I probably will bring sake instead of wine. My taste buds are salivating.

Jfri–Glad your son is safe. The only earthquake we experienced here felt like the subway rumbling under the house, which incidently was on the subway line, so it didn’t alarm us until we read in the paper what had happened. Although, now that I think of it, my clock falling out of the nightstand should have alarmed me.

Popped in the say hi. My 2 of favorite shows season finales are tonight, “24” with Kiefer Sutherland, and “CSI Miami” with David Caruso. 3 hours straight, so if I don’t get back tonite, have a great evening! Save me some food and drink, ya’ all!

Shika thanks! That really hit the spot! Mmmmmmmmmm. jdoc I have had several earthquake experiences here in the PNW. One lasted about 45 seconds (which seemed like 5 minutes) and had the whole house rolling back & forth. We had very minimal damage, surprisingly enough.

Shika was that a PUN??? Clock, alarmed???

Not a pun, but it was an alarm clock! What I meant is that the subway never shook anything off the table.

Hmm. But it would have made a good pun!

So. Do you want to hear about the duck? As an orthinologist, perhaps you can explain what happened.

You’re right, dcguys I’m not the type to do insurance fraud. However, that reminds me about someone who insured his cigars. Went to collect because they were burned by fire. Got charged with arson. I did accounting for a living until I became a mom - but not interested in doing it again for a living, because I like being creative, however, creative accounting is not legal. I guess I’ll just be satisfied with my klutziness providing humor for my family and friends.

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well im back. finished with my work. and caught up on here. how was y’all days?

Shikamoo MB i must say thanks for sticking up ( i guess you could call it that) for me on Calvin and Hobbes.

JFri, I think most of the rain we are getting came off the Atlantic, so you’re in the clear. I’m glad your son is okay. We were in San Diego when they had a big one in L.A. (Simi Valley ?) and we felt like it was right there in San Diego. You don’t get earthquakes where you are? We had some minor ones in WA state when we lived there. Alas, I have to return to the evil place on Tues, Weds and Thurs. Those days will be short visits compared to today though.

Everybody did great over at Calvin and Hobbs today, I think every week should have at least one ”GROSS-OUT day.

They are waiting for the big earthquake up here in WA. I’ve experienced some minor ones, but we have the potential faults to cause some major damage.

hmm, radk maybe that should say in C&H, we have too much good food over here :-)

Drystyha–I just caught up on yesterdays posts and i’m glad you enjoyed our fair province Ontario. One of the best summer jobs I had was in a travel kiosk for “Ontario-Yours to Discover”. we travel around so we could tell people about the various places. I learned how to wind-sail. Never did it again though.

Where abouts are you from?

well im going for a walk. yes it is dark and night. but that is the only time my friend can go. well must be going bbl if i can.

TabbyLynn–You’re welcome. and I was kidding about grossing me out. Well, maybe not =D

Akenta: If you don’t want to be grossed out here, then I guess I can’t tell my duck story. Sorry about that JFri.

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Shikamoo I don’t mind a little gross not, just not a whole day dedicated to it.

It’s my bedtime now, so I’ll just read it in the morning when I’m too tired to care :-)

Good night, all!!

Shikamoo have you ever taken the train from Cochrane up to Moosonee? I really enjoyed that trip. If you haven’t done it, the trip really gives one a chance to experience the wilds of northern Ontario.

Shikamoo quick post during commercials, we hail from PA! And YES I loved the parts of Ont. I was at. Commercial over! Bye for now!

I lived in Chino (outside of LA and NO not the prison!) and experienced one quake. I agree with JFri* that 9 seconds feels like a minute! **Cleo - as always, thanks for the recommend on the Saki. Good choice! Shika I’m glad you weren’t clocked! I’ve heard interesting stories about creative accounting Dry - glad you don’t have any to share 1st hand! I think I heard about the guy charged w/arson, thought the jury burned him, right?! Back to H for you, now!

Peace to all & good night, Gracie.

dcguys you are getting me mixed up with RAAMom! I’m not an accountant!

All of this commentary after serensakitty wrote about homemade donuts!! Yikes! I lost the train of thought.

Hello jestrfyl. I agree, it is a bit tough following the conversation tonight. A lot of diverse topics.

I am watching an old movie produced by Howard Hughes in which he introduces Jane Russell to the world. It’s a movie I have seen many times, but my sweetie hasn’t. It’s one of those movies that make you feel like you’re visiting an old friend. It’s not Jane’s first movie, but she fits in well with Robert Mitchum and the rest of the cast.

Good late evening all, just up doing nothing and thought I’d say HI.

Hi, jdoc! Late? It’s only 9:15!

It’s midnight:19 over here! It’s getting there, especially for a Monday.

Goodnight Ya’ll, it’s past 12am for me. It was a long day and I had a nice nap earlier. I have to try to some sleep because it will be another long day tomorrow. It’s really gusty here right now, my bedroom windows are getting noisy.

Good evening JDoc & JFri. Kind of a blah day and night here. We went from several days of sun and warmth to gray and cloudy, with rain that began around sunset.

Good Night Carmy. How do Cleo! Weather’s been nice here. 60’s and sunny. I got to play some tennis today. Great exercise.

cleo it was sunny & 80 here today but tomorrow comes the rain!

I got my daily bike ride in, but didn’t spend much time outside. Yesterday was the hottest day we have had yet this year, so it made today seem chilly.

Jfri i have missed you buddy cleo goodevening. it seems to just be us few again. lol shikamoo 1st need to find a way to shorten your name (for me) 2nd glad i didnt gross you out. i still what to know about the duck…

attention all kluts on here

I didn’t trip, i was just testing the gravaity. yep it still works.

:D

Hi, tabby! I shortened it to Shika.

Hello Tabby, I like that one, I will have to use it in the future. I have become graceful in avoiding actually hitting the ground when I trip.

jdoc do what I do, try ytivarg (gravity spelled backwards)!

Jdoc how have you been. i havent hit the ground in a while. lol but hit a lot of hard objects with my toes, knees, arms..etc.

jfri that is a lot of help (shink) why didnt i think of that? how have you been? miss your news.

Jdoc how have you been. i havent hit the ground in a while. lol but hit a lot of hard objects with my toes, knees, arms..etc.

jfri that is a lot of help (shink) why didnt i think of that? how have you been? miss your news.

Hey tabbylynn. What good is a trip if you can’t crash into things and create havoc.

I have been job hunting, I think I might have found something too. How are you, Tabby? JFri, would ytivarg make me fall up?

tabby working on a new article for tomorrow (today for you Easterners)!

Jdoc ive been okay. busy i have a job job and a babysitting job. they are both killing me. which reminds me Tribe i will not be present till late to morrow night. i am going to be at work all day. sigh sucks. Cleo hi. did you find out whos underpants?

Since, as is becoming all to well know, I like to wear as few clothes as I can get away with, my legs are always covered in bruises and scrapes from walking into things. I seem particularly drawn to sharp corners on tables, or just anything tending to create as much pain as possible.

so i am reading some crazy funny little things on one of my other fav sights. this is not me, but it is funny.

“I’m the girl who can watch tons of horror movies and not get scared, but scream at the top of my lungs when toast pops out of the toster.”

thought it was funny.

Nope, only doctortoon was willing to try and lay claim to them. But his underpants were decorated in a spiderman motif. So they weren’t his.

Correct, jdoc. Falling up hurts waaaaay less. What kind of work are you looking for, if you don’t mind my asking?

At least twice a week I give my wife a good scare that gets her off the floor a few inches. I don’t do it intentionally, but I naturally walk lightly. She’ll sneak up on me and try to get me, but usually with no effect.

Cleo i can walk out of my bed room and my brother walk out the bathroom (right next to my room) and ill scream and hit him for scaring me. he’ll just stand ther and shake his head then say did i scare you. lol im a chicken.

Summer job, or anything I can get. Tabby, I am kinda like that. I don’t really scream, but I have been described as very jumpy.

Gee tabby, I promised I wouldn’t talk about the duck, but since you insist- ta-dah! I just happened to learn how to cut and paste recently, and I had to tell someone about this duck, so this is from my email:

How is you weekend so far? Enjoy your three days off? I went for a nature walk with Wendy, my ornithologist friend from church. I just had to tell you about what happened with a pair of ducks. I wish you could have been there to see it. There was an octagonal-shaped wooden deck over a pond. In the morning, we watched bank Swallows nesting under underneath, and just sitting on the reeds looking at us looking at them. We were so enchanted, we went back before leaving the area. There were two people, and man and woman sitting eating lunch on the bench around the deck, and two ring-billed gulls on the railing. Just as we got on the deck, a female Mallard flew in and landed on the deck, with the drake following close behind. She started quaking and strutting around all hunched up with her tail in the air, and we felt sure that we were watching a weird and little known mating ritual. (Stay with me here.) She kept circling and squawking, er quacking, and then turned her back to us and let fly with the worst case of the runs! I mean a golden stream of bird poop (yeah, I know, poop-deck…gross). Then she quacked some more and waddled over the the other side, with the drake right beside, and did it again. Then they both flew away, quacking all the way. Lord, we laughed, although Wendy said, “I know how she feels some times.” The couple having the picnic weren’t exactly having a picnic at that point. they looked rather green, in fact. But it was hilarious. So, how was your long weekend? Any news on………

tabby- that cut and paste didn’t work :( I’ll try again.

(As written to my friend.)How is you weekend so far? Enjoy your three days off?

I went for a nature walk with Wendy, my ornithologist friend from church. I just had to tell you about what happened with a pair of ducks. I wish you could have been there to see it. There was an octagonal-shaped wooden deck over a pond. In the morning, we watched bank Swallows nesting under underneath, and just sitting on the reeds looking at us looking at them. We were so enchanted, we went back before leaving the area. There were two people, and man and woman sitting eating lunch on the bench around the deck, and two ring-billed gulls on the railing. Just as we got on the deck, a female Mallard flew in and landed on the deck, with the drake following close behind. She started quaking and strutting around all hunched up with her tail in the air, and we felt sure that we were watching a weird and little known mating ritual. (Stay with me here.) She kept circling and squawking, er quacking, and then turned her back to us and let fly with the worst case of the runs. I mean a golden stream of bird poop (yeah, I know, poop-deck). Then she quacked some more and waddled over the the other side, with the drake right beside, and did it again. Then they both flew away, quacking all the way. Lord, we laughed, although Wendy said, “I know how she feels some times.” The couple having the picnic weren’t exactly having a picnic at that point. they looked rather green, in fact. But it was hilarious.

tabby- Sorry it’s so long, but I couldn’t tell it in much fewer words the way it happened.

Okay. This story keeps disappearing on me. Any idea what is happening, techno-savvies? ‘Cause I don’t want to type it all out again.