Big Top by Rob Harrell for June 21, 2009

What happened to Dry? Well, the Arby’s oven mitt can be used to take the fritatta out of the oven. And of course there are strawberries, blueberries and cantaloupe. Freshly squeezed orange juice and Doc’s coffee.

Shika that was sneaky! You deleted your comment but we all know you were FIRST

You win. Waffles, cream, strawberries and blueberries for Dawn and Dry and the gals.

Cold lumpy porridge for Cleo for tricking me into staying here when I asked for beakfast in bed. WAH!

Are you happy now? LOL

first

How did you know I deleted it Dawn? Where you LURKING????!

Well, I made breakfast, didn’t I?

What’s Arby’s oven mitt?

I was trying to get Dry to go first Dawn. She could have been first twice.

Enjoy breakfast. cleo or someone should be by any minute now. I’m gone for good now. It was nice to see you first thing and share breakfast with you dawn.

Have a great day everyone!

You have to see the Arby’s commercials. It’s their “Ronald McDonald.” I confess - I was waiting for Dry to post.

So was I. Sigh. I blew it. Sorry Dry. BYE Dawn. I don’t have T.V., so I’ll take your word for it.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY, guys! We’re cooking BBQ for you later. Pulled pork, ribs, chicken, corn on the cob, coleslaw, cornbread, and peach cobbler for dessert!

Don’t miss the pirate’s appearance at ‘Broomhilda’ today.

Good night Shika! Glad you’re back!

I wish I had got here earlier tonight but it was fun reading about the water fight. I was LOL at some of the comments but I just couldn’t catch up fast enough. Cleo I hope you put your hose away.

Yes, I’ll join Marg in wishing all the gents a very

Happy Fathers’ Day

AAAARRRRRRRRRR, what a bad day she was yesterday! ‘Twas caught by th’ British navy and sentenced to 1 day o’ hard labor at ye olde rock pile! Moved 5 yards o’ river rock in th’ rain, I did! Must be sure ta give ‘em a full broadside at me earliest chance!

http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/80000/6000/600/286659/286659.zoom.gif

Good morning everyone. I still see puddles on the floor from last night.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL THE DADS OUT THERE

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO THOSE WHO ARE FATHER, AND THOSE WHO HAVE/HAD FATHERS!

All I can say is, I really need to go to church today after last night.

paece and love—-BBMUCHL

Shika, it doesnt count if you don’t leave your name up!! Oh well, us Easternersn will claim another victory anywho!!

Dawn I know if I had held out about another 2 minutes, I would’ve been first, but I was just too WET!!!! I had to change!!ROFLMAO!!

Hi all. I left for work last night at 2 pages and came back this morning to 10 The water fight was hilarious and I wish I could have been there. At least it was nice clean fun. Sort of.

Happy FATHERS DAY to all fathers

Good Morning Le Tribe!

Happy Father’s Day!

Doc, please, hold the ice water. I had trouble sleeping last night because I was still laughing. That was SO much fun!

Girls, I think we still need to be watching around corners.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/comics/babyblues.html

I think the boys are going to try and sneak up on us :-)

I’m here doc!!! Hose, pish, don’t make me call my Forestry dept. friend to get that helicopter again!!

Morning all, good breakfast Shika, hee,hee. Well, at least I don’t have to take a shower today. You dames have a devious side to you, bringing out the heavy artillery.

Akenta, thanks for that Baby Blues. I read BB in my local paper comics, but I haven’t got to them yet. The little dude on the ladder HAS to be Doc.

Akenta, you may be right! and now that JFri and commic are back, they have reinforcements!

Arby’s oven mitt or Bill O’Reilly ? Aren’t they one in the same?

Marg - Your repast later will be perfect. We are having company today so I will bring the group over. I am likely to be scarce to totally absent this afternoon and evening. WAH!!

You got that right Doc!

I don’t watch TV, but isn’t the Arby mitt the same as Hamburger Helper mitt?

cleo, Have fun! Just pop over here whenever you get a chance.

Is the Arby’s oven mitt related to the Hamburger Helper ‘hand?’

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY from the “childless father.” (For tabby & anyone else that remembers.) I went back & skimmed through last nights comments after posting my little note. That water fight explained the wetness all over my windows. Thanks for almost washing them for me, tribe.

See everyone arount t’ville.

I think my husband had a nice early Father’s Day. I received his ship’s newsletter and I saw that they had R&R on a tropical island in the Indian Ocean.

doc, left you a messge at GMG!

Carmy, check it out!

LOL Dry! Doc, you got told! :)

Yea, doc, I hear ‘ya!! We beat ya’ FAIR(?) and SQUARE!

I’ll prpbably be scarce for awhile! Again, doc, Happy Father’s Day to you and all the dads out there!

dcguys - I like your avatar.

doctortoon - I’m saving up for a giant catapult. I was thinking we could load them with gigantic water balloons and fling them at those crazy dames.

I heard that cleo! Since we’re supposed to hit 100 here in FL today, I’d welcome the water balloons. Today is the first day of Summer too.

Good Morning! Doc, don’t start that again. We are clearly outnumbered, and the dames beat us last night on even numbers. Besides, I don’t think I am going to be here much today.

You guys didn’t even think to use your most potent weapon!

What would that be JFri?

Okay, I’ll leave so you can discuss your “plans.” STOMP STOMP stomp stomp……….

doc water balloons filled with nuclear coffee! The nuclear option! And don’t forget…..the water balloon

DEATH STAR!!!

JFri - I thought of using my most potent weapon, but those bleeep Geneva convention rules got in the way. LOL

DocT saw you at Adam! That was you crawling at the fridge?

Of course! The nuclear coffee! It can’t fail!

yes, tell us more about the Death Star.

Shouldn’t we save the nuclear attacks for the trolls? I thought last night was just a friendly little fight. The guys are sore losers ;-)

Have a great day with your son, DocT.

The Death Star has the power to soak an entire planet, state or city. Many severe rainstorms have NOT been natural occurences! But the power to soak a planet is insignificant when compared to the POWER OF THE FORCE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MaJy7LH5js

In addition to that I have modified this weapon to fire water balloons! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBNGgu0qGlQ Quiver in your boots ladies!!

Morning all, Marg I like your idea of Father’s Day dinner.

Sorry to have missed the water fight, I could have helped out the guys side. There actually is something that can bring more water than a fire fighting helicopter: My old scout troop. We were known as the drought busters, never had a camp where it didn’t rain, snow, sleet or hail, or some combination of the above. We could take a 2 month drought and turn it into an inches/day rainstorm with a single hike.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!

JFri before I quiver, I want to see how great this Death Star is!! My helicopter is pretty powerful you know! Brought them to their knees last night!! And of course, their Captain snuck away in the middle of the battle!! LOL

Carmy, we need to call in the girls and have a secret meeting! I don’t like the looks of that modified weapon, unless we can get one too!

Death Star

will wipe out a measly helicopter!!

JFri :P No it won’t! You weren’t here last night to see how big that helicopater is!! The guys were quivering in their boots! Let’s just put it this way, that wasn’t just water on the ground!!

And don’t forget the WATER LIGHT SABER!!!

Dry, you CAN”T get one! I OWN THEM ALL!!!

Did I ever tell I’m a master thief, much like the Pink Panther, the REAL Pink Panther!!? You may have them all now, but the day isn’t over yet!!

AAARRRRRRRRR But they be secured in a secret location know only ta ME*! And fergit ye not that I have rearmed the *Black Raven wi’ WATER CANNONS!!!

And many o’ me crew have been armed wi’ sniper water rifles!!!

And I have MANY more secret weapons up my sleeve I won’t even tell you about!!

I’m glad you’re giving away all your battle plans, I have a few secret weapons of my own! And Carmy, well, you won’t believe the weapon she has hidden away, so

:-P

And just WHAT do you think we’re pumping out of the DEATH STAR?? SOMEONE’S gotta do SOMETHING with all that stuff from all those BATHROOMS on board! And YES, it WILL wipe out a helicopter! And talk about COLD?? Do you know how cold it is in space??

Remember what I said, the day ain’t over, BWWAAHHH!

Don’t underestimate the POWER of the Digital Frog!!

These are NOT our battle plans….they are JUST the ones we wanted you to know about!

:-P

I never really watched much of the Star Wars movies, but I don’t think Darth won at the end, did he?

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/rocket.shtml

Hey Gals- I found the guy’s plans. Nothing to worry about. Check it out!

AKENTA, YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BWWWAAHHHH HAH!

JFRI :-P

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6943201001782160188

How about this guys? Maybe you can build something like it.

Dry and Akenta– Your plans are great. Death Star, schmeath schtar. They don’t stand a chance.

if it pleases you to DELUDE yourselves, by all means, feel free to do so!

you women go ahead and “build” your weapons! Shall I show how a screwdriver works? DRY :-P :-P :-P

Hi Carmy, Dry and Akenta. Also Serena, and Dawn.

Hi Doc, Cleo, dcguys, Digital and commicaddict!

Since it is Sunday, Father’s Day and the first day of summer, I think we should all just relax and enjoy the day, don’t you think so?

Shika, well THANKS A TON! What about me? :-P

No?

Pass me the power drill Dry. Watch out for the circular saw there Carmy. How’s the welding coming along?

JFri:

:~P :~P :~P

Oh wow, Shika knows power tools…..and a whole bunch of OTHER words, too!

*BBL— Take a break while you can. ;-D

I’m all for relaxing and enjoying the day. lays down weapons I made same vanilla ice cream if anyone else wants to just chill.

JFri: I didn’t mean to over look YOU! : )

Have a nice day…….0: )

Shika WHO?

Thanks Akenta–

I’m going to sit under a tree to enjoy it–on a hammock…..

BBL

Akenta–

There seems to be an owl flying loose- watch out for it okay?

who-who!

Akenta I like your plan, especially after marg’s bbq! But any attempt at an ambush will be harshly dealt with using

The Force!

JFri the only problem, we laid ground rules, no sewage may be used as a weapon, so now what are you gonna do, bub? HMMMM??

CARMY

Carmy, I just checked Shika’s link! She’s right, there is absoluttely NOTHING to worry about!! Those silly boys!!!

Dry, YOU started it with your helicopter crew!!

:-P

started what? kickin’ A S S you mean??

Oh Ladies? I got one of these for each of us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IhQ4teJqms&feature=related

I had to bring in the big guns! The guys aim was getting too good!

Sorry I was late, I was uh..shopping.

Carmy you’re uh, forgiven!!! LOL Talk about a super SOAKER!!!!

Dry, they use these to fight off the PIRATES!

Hear that

PIRATE

Dry

In your DREAMS!

No, I meant about the sewage! And those are the FAKE plans you’re looking at!

While you were tyrpng I snuck in and got your real plans! Didn’t know that did you?

;-P Thanks for covering me Carmy!!

No problem Dry!

Carmy, I wonder if JFri’s quick retreat means he’s surrendered? LOL

Dry, I’ll BBL. Got an odd email from brother, got to call home.

carmy, I hope everything is okay!!!

My absence was due to STEALING THE PLANS BACK!!!! :-P

Carmy, me, too! I hope all is well!

Daily most popular strip on GoComics today is…….drum roll, please……..Big Top!!!!

I’m not even gonna get involved in the water fight…

Just dropped in to say that, while I don’t know about the Arby oven mitt, I do find that Hamburger Helper one irritating, and I have a couple of sisters with evil plans if they ever catch up with (respectively) any smurfs and the teddy bear who hawked the fabric softener a few years back.

Like, plans involving a few gallons of gasoline, or a rolling pin.

Bmomk, Thanks for the idea!! If we run out of water, we’ll go to

PLAN B!!!

Thanks again!

The men folk could probably use your help though. We kicked their respective A S S E S last night!!! LOL

And while you were reading bmonks post,

I STOLE THEM BACK AGAIN!!! *:-P *

BWAHAHAHAW!!!!!!!!!!!

JFri, and last night too! WE HAD A BLAST!!!!!!!! I’d say I missed you, but then they would have had one more on their side!!!!!!!!!!!

That was BEFORE they used The Force, Dry!

Those were the FAKE plans again! :-P You can’t get the REAL plans EVER AGAIN!!!

Dry and JFri, all is well. My brother is having a medical test in the morning and thought it was a good idea to set up a list of “emergency numbers”. So he emailed me the list and I was like “what the hey?” He’s living in Chicago and he’s doing good.

Oh yeah, you forget the powers of Princess Leia (aka Dry)!!!

Can’t get the #REAL PLANS??!!

* WATCH ME!!!*

Your puny skills are NO match for the Dark Side!! AND YOU CANNOT GET THE REAL PLANS!!!!

carmy, glad to hear that! Hope the test goes well for whatever they are for!

Puny skills?? You wait Mister! Who you callin’ PUNY???

Oh my! You all are scaring me here!

Okay Dry, I was momentarily out of focus. I’m with you now. psst psst psst.

Somebody is talking tuff because at the moment he is outnumbered 2 to 1, and he knows I have the

REAL PLANS!!!

I just thought of our secret weapon!!! Guaranteed to take out at least, JFri, the pirate and cleo!!

Good Job DRY

The Dark Side is going DOWN!

He’s disappeared again, but if he’s coming here to steal the plans back, I have them hidden somewhere he will NEVER find them!

He ran home to mama, that big scaredy cat. boo hoo hoo, all the way home!

No, he probably ran for reinforcements! We need to gather our girls together and get our Super Soakers in order! Oh and besides a friend at Forestry Dept. with a helicpoter, I also have a friend who will let us use the fire truck with the #SUPER DOOPER fire soakers! One hose has water and the other has

FOAM!!!

BWWAAAHHHH

DRY and CARMY: I’m going to have dinner and then I’ll pick up Carmy’s great “gift” for tonight’s party. I got the copy of the REAL plans DRY, and made two spare.

Princess Leia to the rescue (Dry, that is!)

BBL

Hurry Back Shika! Dry, we are SO ready for those guys!

You only have the FAKE plans because the REAL plans only exist in my mind! SO THERE!

OOOOHHHHHMMMMMMM

I have mind meld with you JFri - oh that was a naughty that you just had. For shame! Ladies, I have the plans!

Well if they are in your mind, LOOKS LIKE WE DON”T EVEN HAVE TO FIGHT!! We won girls!!

(JUST kidding JFRI!! :-D!!) slinks away, waiting for the attack, gathering reinforcements, SHIKA you don’t have time to eat!! Get your butt back here girl! OR else bring us some too!!

Yeah DAWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don’t worry Dry Your plans will definitely Soak them all! They have

NOTHING!!

NICE TRY but EVERYONE KNOWS you can’t mind meld through a HELMET!!! :-P

JFRi ROFLMAO!!!!!

i didn’t know that about mind melds. Do you have a source for that? LOL

Akenta, he’s a hoot isn’t he?

That would be the authoratative “How to Be a Vulcan”, by Mr. Spock!! “(I loved him in the old show!)

I’m back Dry, Akenta and Carmy. Are you around?

I re-read last night’s posts. My neighbours must think I’m really nutty laughing all by myself. That was really fun. I have to get to bed early tonight (no kidding this time). I’ve been like a zombie all day, and now my head hurts. Probably caught something from the water!

@DOC: That fun may have been “clean” with all the water and washcloths, but it kept verging on dirty. ha-ha. Keep it nice and clean next time- IF there is a next time. lol

Guess I’ll do my dishes now- that’s what I get for eating.

Ladies, I guess we scared off the menfolk!! We kicked butt, that’s why they have all but disappeared!!! And poor johnny, we really wore him down!!

Don’t you WISH, Dry!

I’m here, but mostly lurking. Staying out of the fighting as promised.

Akenta, you can’t stay out of the fighting! We need all women on board!

I will be out rest of the evening. Dinner & a movie out!

Sure I can, my I’ve given my word I would just sit back and relax. Can’t go back on that.

We won ladies, at least for tonite! Keep your super soakers handy just in case!

Good news Dry! I don’t think I’d want to go through that again, although, since we’re the best, it would be a short battle!

Akenta, you can come out now- no fighting for now. An early night for us! Yahoo!

bleeep, I guess I’m just a little too late for all the fun. But I’ll keep my super megasoaker ready for just in case. Actually since it is a bit chilly here today, getting drenched probably wouldn’t be much fun. As for the winners, it was the ladies of course.

I can’t believe this. I got bleeped and I didn’t even say a bad word. Touchy.

Good evening ladies, and JFri, if he is still around. I was out visiting family today, and I think all that water fighting business kinked my back some. Will take something in the morning if it hasn’t gone. I think that fight might have been too much fun!

Serena– Good to see you. Yesterday, I said bleeep, and it didn’t even bleeep. I wonder if it depends on who’s manning the controls?

Well, bleeep- it bleeeped d a r n this time!

JFri- Enjoy your dinner and movie. Happy Father’s Day!

johnnydoc Hope your back is better soon. It was fun, no such thing as too much fun, but my sides ache from all that laughing!

We’re having a quiet evening tonight.

JFri’s out for the night BTW.

How was your day johnny?

I’ll get ready for bed now, and check back here before turning in, since everyone seems to be wiped out!

I had a great time out visiting and playing a family game of baseball, I think my back will be fine tomorrow, I just need to take it easy.

My bedtime now. See you all in the morning.

JD I feel the same. Carrying that big hose put my back out or something, but then, it feels like this often. I just rest it and it’s fine the next day.

How many family members played baseball?

Hey Akenta! Have a good night. Don’t be so quiet next time I’m on!

peace and love to you Akenta.

Happens every time.

BBL

Good night Akenta. It was only six, mostly kids. Usually we can get more going, but it was too hot and humid.

Sorry about the back JDoc but maybe it was from laughing so hard last night. Well, I guess I can let JFri have his mind back. We were having dinner and I kept blushing thinking of what he was thinking! Naughty fellow. Sleep well Akenta.

Well I must be off to bed, I think I will be fine tomorrow. Good night and Peace and Love to all!

All weapons have been converted to WATER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChhYOO1s-nY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA1-qUKV9qQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpy2ZBUo7yI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbsmutWHhCo&feature=PlayList&p=319166C41381AEAC&index=10&playnext=2&playnextfrom=PL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKSSNPqocsA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8jgaUsutbw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6KYK16zjb4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QMbRhxxQk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwykGi2ZzoA&feature=PlayList&p=697B26D9F09B9246&playnext=1&playnextfrom=PL&index=13 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NhOfsjPc6Y&feature=PlayList&p=697B26D9F09B9246&playnext=1&playnextfrom=PL&index=16 AND FINALLY GAME OVER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9AMtUeyDP0 Ladies’ response??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QGG6X5w8qs

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH, they’re WIPED OUT! URAH!

And ANOTHER of the ladies’ weapons! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IosXz9rNsJw&NR=1

BREAKING NEWS>>>>>>>THIS JUST IN>>>>>>>>>MYSTERIOUS MALE WITH UNUSUAL MECHANICAL VOICE AND BLACK HELMUT HAS BLOWN HIS MIND!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>BELIEVED TO BE UNARMED AND HARMLESS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>KEEPS REPEATING SOMETHING ABOUT WINNING, HOWEVER, WHAT HAS BEEN WON, REMAINS A COMPLETE MYSTERY AS THIS VICTIM IS CURRENTLY OUT OF HIS MIND, AND HALLUCINATING!>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>MORE ON TONIGHT’S NEWS>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Nice WISHFUL THINKING, SHIKA! YOU LOST BIG TIME!!!

JFri, you’re a sneaky sneak. What happened to dinner and a movie? HI Doc! Glad you had a good time with your son, et al.

Neat Doc! Love the clip. Was that today’s practice?

johnnydoc–#IN YOUR DREAMS!

You have a great son Doc- and he has a great dad! Congrats!

Do you work tonight?

Carmy- don’t humour JFri. Clearly he’s lost his mind. He thought he was going out for dinner and a movie, and then had all these hallucinations. He thinks that there’s been a water fight or something going on! Imagine- on line? Gimmie a break!

Carmy, had some time between the two. Built the arsenal all day just in case you women got to feeling a little emboldened this evening!

Shika, I’m wondering when he had the time to find and post all those clips.

Doc, I saw the clip, looks like a lot of fun.

Doc

Your son looks like you, doesn’t he? Did he win that one?

Unlike our poor deluded friend JFri? HEE-HEE!

JFri, that was very good planning on your part. No wonder you have the Force.

Carmy That’s right. Proves he’s not in his right mind, doesn’t it? tee-hee.

Doc, you were in the Mordor battle too?

Well, since I ignored Mua last night, I promised him some “couch” time tonight. He loves to be brushed, and he needs a good brushing.

JFri–Just ribbing you. You planned that well. I don’t think we can top that—-tonight!

watch your back though. Don’t go to sleep too soon!

Good night Carmy, Doc and JFri! Sorry to love you and leave you, but it can’t be helped. Goodnight Dry, if you come back.

peace and love Tribe. ♥♥♥

Good night Shika!

Poor Shika, living in DENIAL!

P&L Doc!

JFri, denial is a river in Egypt!

I guess I better get to sleeping.

Goodnight JFri and anyone else still on here!

Glad you had a nice day, doc!! Your son definately looks like you, but I thought he would look older than that!

JFri, ???????

((((((((((((((carmy))))))))))))))

Love you guys!!!

NIght all!

On a parting note,

“Splish splash I was takin’ a bath, on a Saturday night” … .LOL!!!

I love the Arbys Oven Mitt. He rocks.

Is it true that he’s dating the Hamburger Helper Helping Hand?