Big Top by Rob Harrell for June 26, 2009

FIRST!!!

Mmm… Antelope & gazelle sound tasty.

I so don’t get it today… the strip… wanna explain it to me?

wont be on till late today. will not be home till idk. have a great friday peace and love all. sleep well.

MORNING ALL!!!!

eggs and bacon and grits and juice and apples, and pizza and bed for breakfast.

night

i was just going to prepare breakfast. Thanks tabby.

tabby- All of the contestants are possible food groups for any carnivorous animal, like me.

Yum pizza! Thanks, Tabby! Good night.

Tabby, don’t feel sad, you’ll see Poohkid around on other cartoons.

Good morning and Happy Friday!! At least I hope it’s happier than yesterday - news was depressing.

I am curious about ladywolfe from yesterday. See if I can find it when I make my rounds. Also hoping to see Emet’s tribe too.

tabby thanks for the breakfast.

This is the only place I could find that was serving breakfast. I know that’s how I got started here :-)

Morning All!

Um.. Henrietta Hernia Hippo?

I was on a real downer yesterday, :( hopefully today will be a better day.

BBL-grocery shopping.

tabby When I went to Africa, I think all those animals were on the menu. (It was 23 years ago, so my memory’s sort of foggy.)

(((carmy)))

All I can say is:

ROFLMAO!

Alright already, doc! I’m UP!!

marg, LOVE your new avatar!

morning carmy, cleo and Akenta!

Night tabby!

Morning all. Marg - Is that little doggie in your avatar wearing a wig?

Good Morning All, Dry, Cleo, Doc, Akenta, RRAMom, Carmy, Marge and Tabby.

G’Night Tabby.

Doc: What did you mean by competition. The link was broken.

Hey Doc

That’s good, but he is doing it whether he is first or not.

Still funny though.

Feels like I am aloooooooooone here. Guess I’ll check out the rest of toonland. BBL

Morning Terry! Hope today will be a good day for you!

doc, we’ll discuss Yenny when you get back!! :-D

Dry - I could discuss Yenny all day long. LOL

DAAAAAAHH Strip:

There’s always

MATT THE MORBID MEERCAT!!!

or

TIMBER, THE TERMITE-INFESTED TULIP TREE!!!

Yes, Virginia, there REALLY is a Tulip Tree: http://tinyurl.com/lbzop3

cleo, I rarely read Lenny but with all you I found some new comics to read, like I don’t have enough!

DOC and JFri

turn me on to a lot of them!

Risitas

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH STRIP

. Didn’t you know that about the tulip tree!!? :-D

I was going to mention Cow & Boy, but as usual doc beat me to it.

Hi Dry!

All I’ve ever known of tulip trees has been confined to the joke about “roses on your piano”………

saucy, I can;t find it on here. I know its at comics.com or used to be, haven’t read it in awhile!

Good to see you! Can’t keep up with people now since we don’t have followers/following anymore. I know you can click the avatar to find the recent comments, but I don’t always.

@doctortoon:

*Up* all night???

VIAGRA?!?

DRY

If you love HOT weather, come to FL. It’s sizzling here.

Thanks for the hugs, peace & love, you all :)

(((carmy))), we’re still with you.

Back from toonland. Now I’m off to the doctor’s. I hope they don’t want anymore blood samples, my toes are getting flat! BBL

Morning, RMom, *Dry, BMonk, DOcT, Terry, ((((Carmy))), Risitas, and ‘night Tabby and Marg.. Hope I didn’t miss anyone!

(sweep, sweep)

Somebody needs to make a new batch of grits…these seem to have coagulated.

@hymenoxis, I thought that’s how grits were supposed to be eaten!

Nah; grits, when fresh, are creamy, sorta like Cream of Wheat.

doctortoon said, 2 chubsters ago,

Risitas - I work nights and sleep days. Don’t need the Viagra yet, but if you’re offering I’ll let you know when I need some.

@doc-toon:

Just a somewhat flaccid play on words…….

Reminiscent of the late, great George Carlin’s take on a double entendre speech from an ANTI-SMUT guy:

“Our thrust is to prick holes in the stiff front erected by the smut dealers. We need to RAM through some rigid legislation. It’ll be HARD on us, but if we all mount an assault together, we can PUSH this thing through. Together, we can raise the firm, upright standing of our community!”

Never tried ‘em, Hymie, but guess I’ll have to some day. Being Canadian we have oatmeal and Cream of Wheat.

It’s primarily a Southern thing, dating from late in the American Civil War. Food was hard to come by in the Confederacy, and someone figured out that, if you soak dried corn in a lye solution (cattle food), it re-hydrates. You grind that up and cook it, you got a relatively innocuous grainy paste that is somewhat nutritious. It’s really only worth eating if you put something with actual flavor in it.

(((Terry))) hope the tests go well. And I forgot to thank you, Tabby for breakfast. Much better than Wildebeest and Antelope.

@hymenoxis, as I understand it, the lye also helps make the corn starch easier to absorb–otherwise, much of the food value simply passes through. The native Americans did the same thing by putting a bit of fire-ash into the pot when they cooked their cornmeal.

You guys are making me hungry. I like shrimp and grits.

Thanks for the description, Hymie, I already add craisins, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, sunflower seeds, wheat germ and fresh or frozen strawberries / blueberries to my other hot cereals. They make them so much better!

Akenta, as you can see, the food’s what brought me here. Hi Saucy! Good to see you. Looks like I’ll miss Shika this AM but hope to see you this afternoon.

with wildebeests and antelope we should do a pit roast.

@doctortoon:

Have a great time tonight! And, if ya can’t be good, please be safe:

Always remember to BUCKLE UP!!!

The life you save may be a willing one…….

Good afternoon, doc, Terry & Dawn.

Hymie - Thanks for the explanation of what grits actually are. I’ve heard of grits for years, but since I’m not adventurous when it comes to new foods, I’d never eaten them. The descriptions I got never made it sound delicious, and now I know why. KS is close enough to the South to get things like chicken fried steak, biscuits & gravy, and BBQ, but it is rare to see grits on a menu around here. Of course, I’ve traveled plenty in the South, but could always find something else to order on the menu!

(((((((((((((HUGS))))))))))

to all who need them! cleo, you have, of course, got it right!! Pit barbecue!!!

You know, JFri & cleo - I think you’ve got a great idea! I now wish I had taken a big bottle of BBQ sauce to Africa with me. It might have made eating there a lot more enjoyable!

RRAmom -Where in Africa have you been? I have been to Egypt and Libya.

cleo We were in Swaziland & what was then the Republic of South Africa in 1986.

My mom went to Senegal a few years back. (I think 2003).

Attn: kitty lovers!!! http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/80000/6000/400/286456/286456.full.gif

Mr. Carlin - again - describing the experience of a Northener, after ordering ham & eggs for the 1st time, in a diner ‘way down South:

Looks at his plate: “Hey, what’s that white stuff???”

Fry cook, from behind the counter: “Hail, them’s grits!”

“Uhhh, they’re movin’, man……….”

In MY experience - 35 yrs in Florida - genuine grits are completely without taste. Salt, pepper & butter - all applied in liberal amounts - make the stuff taste very good (kind-a like salt, pepper & butter on a spoon).

Mmmm, mmmm, good eatin’!

Just one more reason I S U C K at golf! And docT? #Rodent invasion!!!! http://assets.comics.com/dyn/str_strip/000000000/00000000/0000000/200000/80000/6000/900/286907/286907.full.gif

Hi everybody! I like this strip. I can sympathize with Wink and The lion (I forget his name.) I like to eat edible things too. I can’t say that I have ever had grits before though. I would definitely like to try them though. They don’t seem to be popular up north.

Re new avatar: Yes, that little poochie is wearing a wig. No, it’s not my fault.

Dry: You know where that pic came from. I copied two others, also.

Grits are pretty tasteless on their own alright. The shrimp and grits recipe is pretty good, but I agree with Risitas.

I’m glad to have found these message boards. Always thought I was the only one this crazy about comic strips. Nice to know I’m not alone.

Hi Saucy, you are so definitely not alone. LOLS I only tried grits once and I just didn’t like them.

Thanks again for the hugs everybody!

Terry, Did you get your hugs? Everything okay?

Hey, Saucy!! You’re never alone around this crowd!! Glad you’re here!

(((((((((((((((Carmy)))))))))))))))

Woo Hoo! More hugs!! :)

Hi Tribe,

I can’t stay. Just checking in so that you know I haven’t checked out. My x-ray shows that there’s no hairline crack in my arm, so I should be fine with physio.

Hi Tribe,

I can’t stay. Just checking in so that you know I haven’t checked out. My x-ray shows that there’s no hairline crack in my arm, so I should be fine with physio.

It’s been a busy day, and I’m on my way out again.

Outside, that is, not out of this world- although that could be fun too.

I hope to have the energy to pop in later before bed.

Love to all, and tabby- don’t fret about pookid and rramomm. We’ll see them around.

Take care all, and save a spot for me.

HEY ALL!!!!!

Back from the doctor. They still are not sure. Did more tests. Good thing is nothing bad has been found yet. No bad news for the weekend.

How many posts yesterrday? It must of been good.

((((((((((((Hugs to all))))))))))))) You ALL are great!

((((((((((((((((((TERRY))))))))))))))))))))

((((((((((((((((((((((TERRY)))))))))))))))))))))))

shika and terry I guess that’s good news. Just in case, I’ll make a deposit in the bank for the both of you.

welcome saucy hope you enjoy it here.

((((((((((Shika)))))))))) & Terry (sorry guy to guy hugs aren’t my strong suit!!)

This group sure has a lot of people that are hurting.

((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))) for everyone.

Saucy - Welcome.

((((((((((((((((((SHIKA))))))))))))))))))))

My hugs for Shika ran off the box. heehee

Reminds me of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCeD_6Y3GQc

(((((((Shika))))))), (((((((carmy))))))), and (((((((Terry)))))))!

Now, I tried three times today, and all three times the internet was obstinately refusing to load.

I thought of another locally famous gal for the sideshow, listed on an I-94 Exit East of Bismarck in Dakota: Buffalo Alice.

And then I was going to mention that grits sound kind of like lefse (Norwegian potato flatbread): bland as all heck, but not bad if you dress it up with melted butter, jelly, cinnamon and suger, or any combination thereof.

JFri

Reference the guy to guy hugs, do you mean more like this?

))))))))))))))))))))))))))))JFri((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

HAHAHAHA

Hey Bmonk

Great to see ya!

JFri, You just love to make me feel old, don’t you?

Thank you to EVERYBODY for the hugs!

bmonk, you can make anything taste good with enough jalapenos!!

@Dry, I’m confused. Why would you want to dilute good jalapeños with lefse, or with grits for that matter?

Terry , we may not be good for much else, but hugs are always here in bountiful supplies for our friends!

bmonk, I wouldn’t, but if I need something to liven up the lefse or grits, that’s what I’ll do! I posted at PB one time to Risitas how I love subway tuna subs LOADED with hot jalapenos, and his reply was, “a jalapeno sub with a little tuna to hold it together!”

In summer, I raise Scotch Bonnets and Habaneros, I sneeze, weez, burn my hands even with gloves on, when I clean them for eating BUT ITS WORTH IT!

I gotta agree with the jalapeno sentiment. And, for the love of breakfast cereal, y’all quit that hugging stuff. I had to fight through a spate of that back in my old MSN1.0 days…the chat room I frequented became infected with hugging, and it became an excersize in one-upsmanship. Quite tiresome, really. Nothing beats a knowing nod and a heartfelt “howdy”, in my humble.

Dry - For me hugs are usually just the beginning. LOL

(sweep, sweep)

hymenoxis, Sorry but that AIN”T GONNA HAPPEN AROUND HERE ! We are friends, not just posters!

…hm….cat turd, olive pits, bits of aluminum? Ah…wadded-up Hershey’s Kisses wrappers…

(sweep, sweep)

Yea, cleo WE KNOW, WE KNOW!!! ROFLMAO!! :-D

Oh, I hear you, Dry. I actually travelled to San Fransisco with my wife to meet one of my chat room buddies, and I met another at a Dallas hotel bar while he was in town. quite a close knit little group we had for the better part of a year and a half.

hymenoxis, are you from Dallas?

And frankly, I beginning to appreciate the obvious affection many of you share with one another.I can’t spend as much time posting as I’d like, but I do enjoy reading your reparte.

One more, and then I’m done.

(((((((Group Hug)))))))

Ft. Worth, actually. Recently moved to the southern suburb of Burleson.

(empties ashtrays)

AAAAARRRRRRRRRRR, ye landlubbers!!!

Party’s ON!!!!!

Rum & Cokes for all ye who drink!!!!

I’m from Brownsville in the Rio Grande Valley. A half hour away from South Padre Island.

Music fer th’ party!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QCZbv9aLc&playnext=10&p=BCB6E89AB150D547&index=29&feature=PlayList&playnextfrom=PL&ytsession=NKAaB47UZTaWqYp90JlQh7E9mYACioq8cbnpQYjBzUwhIloPl443ziJ5Dq5WRcvHyGavYHvl8ko9RPl4ooMII7h4jP1pnSeAbw66hdgFur6GN-b0je1jPA59t7Ues7cf0WF9Wdi6ezuzY5P34MKRkT-5cR167Nj00e-25D-xGWyRyocut1vYi6P006H5kpu8TjpLc8Cgjeio6g9lSURedmOKlI8emAjhEDpJo8zNtaJeV1R3c-wIATEhFCf-Z7rst5XYV6QDkmCVN-CTIb060afxG7lJy45RNt36ivut9EngHfEoLsKRwE9826u3R7-Co-1m12zWUt7NczlJPuWMbcNiT5

Looks like ye may need ta cut an’ paste!!

Ah, Carmy…my wife and I do enjoy a trip to Port Aransas, given the time. That’s about as far south as we get, however.

Comic—-don’t forget what’s coming up this Sep. 19….

Comic, I saw a license plate with aaarrr written on it AND the wheel cover on the spare tire was the Jolly Roger!

Pool Party!!!!!

International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Arrgh.

hymenoxis, we lived in Corpus Christi for about 4 years. We have several good friends in that area.

Cannonball!!!!

Oooops! Someone wanna refill the pool?

Carmy- my father was stationed at the NAS there for six years back in the ’70s, and my brother at Ingleside. There’s a hole-in-the-wall Greek restaurant on SPID that we always have to go to when we’re CC….

Aye, hymy That thar was invented here in Oregon by a friend of me friend’s!!!! Good plate an’ cover, Carmy!!

(squeegie, squeegie)

Nice job, Hymy!!!

Well, I’m new here…gotta start at the bottom…

Did I hear the word party??? I’ll take a tall rum and just wave the coke over the top if you will pirate. I hate to dilute my spirits.

hyme - You are quite the cleaner. Just what we need around here to keep this place looking shipshape.

carmy- I miss my friends down in Edcouch.

AAAARRRRRRRR, Hymy I promote ye to third mate!!!

Third mate…beats the hell out of cabin boy…

(swab, swab)

Is JFri alright? Did you break something?

Now who would jump into a pool without checking the water level first?

Oh yeah, JFri!!!

Honest to Pete!!!

hyme congrats on the promotion - like the new avatar

I think there was water when JFri jumped, just not afterwards.

Hi *Akenta! * How was your day? Ready for the weekend?

Thankee rightly, Akeenta. Now, if you don’t mind too much, I need to rinse the blood off the poop deck.

(rinse, rinse)

hyme, that’s why we were in CC. My husband is in the Navy and he was a M.P. at N.A.S.

cleo, you should try and make a trip down there. You’ll be surprised at all the changes that have happened in the RGV.

comic, I thought you would like that.

Hi Akenta!

I’ll BB much later. It’s Family Thanksgiving Night here.

Have a good time at the party. I’ll catch up with you all later. Peace and Love!!

Dry, Akenta had it rigjt!

(salutes Carmy, scrubs stubborn stain near ship’s wheel)

Hi Dry and carmy my day was good. Started off with grits which is how Friday’s should start.

My wife gave birth next to a woman that she has kept in touch with. Both gave birth to boys who are now in their mid - twenties. This late winter, the other mother’s son, who was a videographer for the X games, was at a party and dived into a lap pool, or a shallow pool anyways. He is now a quad. It is such a shame when things like this happen to people. One moment of indiscretion is all it takes.

hyme - when you finish on the ship, I have a little work over here that you might want to take care of. I like someone who takes it upon themselves to be the cleaner. Now, if I could just find someone who would take it upon themselves to be the lawn mower, the pruner, the plant digger, the weed eater, the edger, the waterer, etc. Then I would be set.

NO MORE SAD STORIES!!

JFri I just noticed you’ve changed your avatar back :-)

(sighs, gathers cleaning materials, reports to Cleo)

hyme can I get you something to drink? You’re working too hard.

Yea that’s little ole cache, who probably has his master wrapped around his little finger! And who says animals aren’t smart!!! LOL!! Cache is smarter than the average bear!!

JFri- Is cache smarter than the average JFri?

Oh, dear…RL has intruded. Dark Haired Beauty requests my presence near the (what we hope will soon be a ) pool. BRB.

Hyme - Good man. It is six time for you to knock off work and join us for a cocktail. Tomorrow morning you can start with watering at my abode. I have all the hoses and sprinklers.

WAY smarter!! Hymie join the party! You are off duty!

Hymie, Thanks for cleaning up. Haven’t seen this place so neat and tidy!

Hymie, you ROCK!!

Why, yes…yes I do. Now…who left the coffee grounds on the deck in the galley? Hm?

Well he is a patient man what with all the mess we leave! Good thing he didn’t have to clean up after the water battle!

Water battle? Did it involve water balloons? I keep finding what I thought were small condoms…

I mean, I didn’t want to say anything….after all, I’m new here, and I don’t want to seem critical…

I love these floating lounge chairs!! cleo nice, er, swimsuit??

Geez, I doze off for awhile and I am missing all the cleaning(fun) going on!

JFri

Don’t call Hymie a rock yet. Not until he’s all done cleaning. LOL!

Hymie, they, uh, ran out of balloons & had to improvise,l!! (They were cleo’s!!)

Eew.

Hymie

And all you can say is “Eew”?

Cleo can clean those up!!!

I wondered what those LITTLE plastic balloons were!!

I’ve just scrolled up throught the postings and found that I’ve been invited to cocktails. Thank you. A Grey Goose martini, don’t skimp on the vermouth, and don’t rinse the olive. Shake it with ice….shake it like a porn star, until you begin to regret your choice of profession, then strain it into a glass so cold that scientists follow you around asking how you got the glass so cold. Serve with a smile, and I’ll tip you twice the cost.

Chop, chop….I’m very thirsty.

I’m feeling outnumbered here! Where are Akenta and Shika. I know where Joy and Carmy are. And where is Dawn? You can watch the British comedies later!!

Hymie I’ll pay double for a drink made that way by the right person!

…or a beer. I’m easy.

Terry Hymie has proven himself in past times! I liked your guy to guy hug BTW!

I’m here, but mostly just reading - game night for me

I married a girl who made drinks like that., Terry, twenty eight years ago. Still going strong. When I have a bad day, she asks me if I want a martini….and suddenly it’s a good day.

Glad to know there is at least one female present here!

Dry….my apologies. I suppose I haven’t paid sufficient attention…

Oh, wait….you meant Akenta….didn’t refresh.

I’ll just go clean something.

hymenoxis , apology accepted! Hope you don’t mind, I may shorten your name in future! :-D

(scrub, polish, scrub)

Hymie, your martini!

served on a dry ice coaster,in a transparent chrome nickle vanadium fluted vessel temperature,,, indeterminably cold,your drink Sir hymenoxis as ewe lique it !! than-Q for the cleaning job !!

Owwwwwww, FROSTBITE!!!

Dry, is that a new bikini?

(sips, sighs, gulps)

I never was good with that whole “moderation” thing.

BBL if anybody is still here! I’m starving and since we have no grub here, I’ll have to scrounge some up myself! (cupboard doors slamming, nothing there, refrigerator door open, nothing there) GEEZ I’m going to starve tonight!!

Me, either, Hymie!!

BBQ chicken off the grill, rice & green beans!! That work, Dry?

Dry? Yoohoo!

Dry

I’ve got an “everything on it but the kitchen sink” pizza. Will that work for starters?

JFri

LOUDER!!!!!!!!!!

Um, without trying to get political or religious, can we come up with another nickname for hymenoxis? I really don’t like hymie.

How about “oxis”? Not to many choices here. LOL

Akenta, it’s like Hymie on Get Smart! Gee, I kind of liked it!

Terry

LOUDER???? LIKE THIS??

JFri, Yeah but at Dry………………..YOOHOO

You know, I really hadn’t considered that aspect of my user name.

For the record, it’s a genus of daisy common to the high plains of Texas. Tough little clumping flower….

As a student of the Second World War, however, and racial intolerance in general, I can see how “Hymie” might be a problem.

Frankly, I’d expected flak for the “hymen” part.

hyme - You won’t get flack from me on he hymen part.

flak or flap??

Bah….overrated…except by the fathers of daughters.

Would Nox work for everybody! Sorry Akenta, my mind never went thatb way! I honestly only thought of Get Smart!!

(swab, swab)

“Farewell and adieu to my fair Spanish ladies, Farewell and adieu to my ladies of Spain… For we’ve received orders to sail back to Boston Never the more for to see you again…”

DRY! Wake up! FOOD!

NOX sounds pretty good to me.

Isn’t hymenoxis spelled with a “y” instead of an “i”?

Alone again!! SIGH

Terry! Thank you for being here!!!

Terry- you’re correct. I took the spelling from one of the little plastic stakes that come with the four-inch pots, and did not do my due diligence.

Nox works for me. Sorry for causing trouble. I didn’t get to cause any at work :-)

Drat you for bringing it up.

(sweep, sweep)

im caught up for now. just in time to hit the bed. im so tired. :( i plan on sleeping late tomorrow. i hope i can.

dry hurry back i miss you and wanna say hi. wow it sonly 10pm and i can hardly keep my eyes open.

i have to go walk mrs. sherries dog bbs.

I’m going to call it a night as I am starting to doze again. I’ll get my energy back up in due time and then ya won’t be able to shut me up.

P&L

now that i’ve caused my trouble, i’m going to sneak away and get some sleep. everyone have a good time and see you tomorrow!!

I am here, how about a little heavy metal? Yeah sure, you betcha.

Night, Terry! Hy. does Nox work for you? Kinda like nitrous oxide?

Night Akenta!

cleo, heavy metal? Sure!

Ramstein!!!

I have been listening to Dick Dale all morning and afternoon.

I’ve got some Dick Dale….

You know he used to go through seven or eight guitar picks per song?

Melted the durned things, or tore them and threw them away.

who is Dick Dale??

Dick Dale was GREAT!!

‘Night, Akenta, I think I was the first to nickname Hymenoxis. Had no idea of the urban dictionary meaning - I don’t believe it exists in Canada but after research realized it’s not in the best of taste for those in the States. I hope, Hymenoxis that you will accept the nickname Nox or Hy.

JFri- Du Hast.

‘Night Terry Glad the tests did not show anything serious. But I hope you soon find out what it was.

i was just going to call hymenoxis men to be diffrent lol but i guess i can do nox.

well all im falling asleep at the computer its been a long week im so tired. see you all tomorrow. peace and love…. hey its only 10:16 here wow to bed b4 10:30 go me. lol

GOOD NIGHT TO ALL AND HI TO THE MORNING CREW TOMORROW!!!

Owlsley do a search on YouTube!

Owlsly - Dick Dale was the one who originated guitar surf .

There is a wonderful video is Dick Dale and Stevie Ray Vaughn playing together on You Tube. Stevie was great in concert.

cleo du hast mich! An excellent song! Good pick!

Goodnight Akenta, Terry and Tabby!

Dick Dale is great! Didn’t he used to come out in the Frankie and Annette beach movies?

cleo, I know what video you’re talking about. It’s a clip from “Back to the Beach”. It’s a great tune!

Carny!!

JFri!

(((((((hymenoxis))))))))

hee-hee! I just couldn’t resist that! I’m on page two hymie- can’t catch me, nyah, nyah!

Dick Dale played a Telecaster until it melted. See the soundtrack of “Pulp Fiction”, or get “Dick Dale and the Del-Tones Greatest Hits.” It’s a hoot.

JFri - How about a little Husker Du?

Like The Ventures??

I don’t remember if I told you all that my husband plays the guitar. He had an electric one, but now he has an acoustic. Anyway, when he is out at sea, they often have like little concerts and such for the sailors to participate in and enjoy. Well, my husband participates. He likes to play what he calls “The Love Song”. So he will tell everyone that he is going to play them that. Then he starts playing Ted Nugent’s “Wang Dang Sweet…” He really gets into the song and he howls and everything. You would laugh your arse off if you saw that.

and Hymenoxis…

Thanks for the hugs everyone. I’m slowly making my way up to page 5. By the time I get there, you’ll all be gone!

JFri Is that you litlle Cache? He’s cute!

Hi Dawn I figure you are here somewhere ahead of me. I missed you this a.m.

Hi and bye Doc.

Thanks for brekkie Tabby. When I was in N.O., I got a giggle out of Quaker Grits. I’m used to Quaker Oats- eat them everyday.

Yup, much like the Ventures, but with a more “colored” influence. Much of their catalog is three-chord with a sax.

Hi Shika!

G’night Tabby!

As you talk about Dick Dale, my husband is in the other room playing his guitar. I’ll have to ask him later if he knows DD.

Good heavens, Frankie and Annette! What a long time ago!

(sweeps…thinks “Sweet Poontang”….sweeps)

Dawn, if you haven’t seen “Back to the Beach” you should. It’s a funny movie. I have it on video, my girls love it.

JFri- Just how big are you? I caught that tidal wave way over here, and I’m nowhere near the pool!

(((((HYMIE))))) hee-hee! Congrats on your promotion. Now you’re a grounds-keeper too? Moonlighting already?

I’ll have a Hawaiian rum please, or a Mojito if you don’t know what a Hawiian rum is.

Gee- I get up to page five- and now you’re on page six!!

What are you doing— running away from me?

(((((((TERRY & CARMY)))))))))

(sweep)

Oooooppps! Carmy!

shikamoo….you have to be symetrical with your hugs.

How do I do that Hy? Does it involve counting? If you read these posts, you’ll know I can’t count.

You can’t put more parenthesis on one side than on the other. It’s just not DONE.

JFri– I thought you were talking to a carnival Carny! hee-hee. That’s not nice to call Carmy a Carny. Maybe a Camry?

Also….the various types of parenthesis and brackets and whatnot mean different things….

I’ve forgotten now, but you might be gay, depending on the type of hug you use.

It’s okay JFri, I knew what you meant. :)

Dry- I show up finally, and you disappear? Here’s a hug for you anyways

((((((DRY))))))

Is that symetrical enough for you Hy?

((((((HY))))))

((((((Hy & Dry))))))

Okay, I’m waiting for a drink. Or maybe I’ve had enough?

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

Good night akenta and Carmy and Dry. :( Quiet party here. did I miss it?

I got some vodka…and maybe enough….yeah, enough for some Bloody Mary’s….

Uh Hy– No more hugs for you. Not until you explain that. I wouldn’t know a gay hug if it reared up and bit me. My cousin’s best friend is a mom whose significant other is a mom, and together they are two “moms” to the sweetest little girl. I just had supper with them.

Akward, yes. But I have no problem hugging any of them. My female cousin is married to a man and they have two girls.

Anyways, I’m a gal who likes men, but I figure, live and let live. As I suspect you do too.

JFri, neat man to man hug. )(

…woo, hoo.

Hey! How about a “HY-five”? 5@U

It’s truly out of my hands.

So to speak.

Virgin Mary for me- no vodka. I don’t even dare ask for vodka and orange juice around here.

Hymenoxis! Stop sweeping and enjoy your second martini! Dry ice would feel hot next to this glass. Handle with care, and with gloves!

JFri and Carmy- where did you go? It’s almost time for me to go to bed.

Pineapple-Orange juice is good.

I’m still here Shika. Yeah, what happened to JFri and Cleo?

I apologize for not being more forthcoming with the “Hy” thing, but you caught me at a bad time. I think the Dark Haired Beauty is upset with my time on keyboard. She said “get off the %$^&&**$$ computer”….and I haven’t. Nudity was wasted.

I must truly reconsider my priorities.

Sounds good Carmy. Are you feeling better today? I was on transit, as I’ve mentioned, when I got yesterday’s news.

So I don’t leave anyone out:

*((((((TRIBE))))))*

(sweep, ponder)

Understood Hymenoxis. Don’t jeopardize a good relationship when you’ve got one. Computers can put a wedge into a relationship.

Note- wedge- NOT wedgie!

Carmy– Did I scare them off with all that hugging?

I am feeling okay. Shika. i’m just getting sleepy.

I have an early day tomorrow. I’ll BB in a minute to say my good nights.

Hi everyone, I took a nap, and then I left on a trip out of town. Sorry, I didn’t have the time to say good bye. Is it too late to grab a drink?

I don’t think you scared them off. They’re probably watching Dick Dale on youtube.

(Sweep, polish)

Don’t stay up on my account Carmy. As I said, I’ll be toddling off soon. I’m just going to get ready for bed first, and then come and say good night. So if you aren’t staying, just say when you leave, okay?

No, jdoc you’re no too late. Drinks are still available.

Oh yeah. I saw that earlier. Who is Dick Dale?

What are you polishing Hy? The captain’s sextant? Or the dinner bell?

Oooh everyone is going to bed…

Okay, Shika.

Hi johnny–What would you like? To drink, that is?

Not everyone jdoc, JFri and Cleo disappeared, but I think they will be back.

…another cat turd…..

Shika, Dick Dale is a musican. He plays guitar, specializes in “surf music”. He’s from the 60’s, but he’s still around as far as I know.

Yep. Heard an interview on NPR.

It’s not my fault that Doc’s cats got loose. He’s the one that couldn’t catch them.

Got any martini’s, I like ‘em so dry that I need a glass of water to go with it.

hymenoxis, an interview with Dick Dale? BTW, you never said whether it was okay to call you nox, so is it okay?

We had a bartender earlier….I think she’s the good sense to have gone to bed. Make what you like….just don’t carry out the bottle.

Yep, here you go jdoc. It’s saharan dry!

Nox is cool, I guess. I expected to be the “virgin” because of the “hymen” thing….I should just re-enlist with another name.

Nah, Nox is cool, don’t change your name.

Thankee. Thankee very much.

Thanks, Carmy, that is the good stuff there. Don’t worry Nox, I will just have the one and then be on my way.

We’re over 300 comments now. We’ve been a very busy Yappy Nut Tribe!

nox, you’re welcome!

(sniffs…sweep, scrub…)

I guess Shika fell asleep. I better go to bed also. I’m yawning so much that my eyes keep watering. Don’t worry Nox, I picked up my tissues.

(struts about with thumbs under armpits, adjusts to being NOX….)

Good night Carmy! (watches Nox, wondering, just a little frightened)

That’s sort of super-heroish, and is also nitrogen oxide. Ain’t working.

Oops, I forgot. You’re welcome jdoc, and good night!

Goodnight Nox!

It’s still a small flower, common on the Texas plains…

What is a small flower?

Carmy! I’m here!

Dar*n Good Night Carmy.

Can anyone tell me how Carmy let Doc’s cats out? I’m worried that Mua might get out too!

So it’s Nox?, Not Hy? Okay Knox.

Hiya, Keedz! Almost time to make my rounds. Looks like another drunken brawl took place here recently. And water, water everywhere!

I mean Nox.

How’s your martini Johnny?

I said I was getting ready for bed. I’m not there yet. Almost though.

Wheres the water from? Nox cleaned up after JFri’s plunge!

What happened to Cleo?

Opps, I should have said, hi Marg! first.

You puupy looks like the kitty avatar I had a while ago, with a toupee! Cute!