Big Top by Rob Harrell for March 17, 2010

Green eggs and ham, green grits, green potatoes, etc. etc. Nuclear coffee, CocoMocha, Lattes and Cappuccinos. Assorted juices and Milk, plain, chocolate or strawberry.

Good Morning Tribe!

Carmy, are you able to see all of the comics? I’m on Firefox, and still can’t see most of them!

I’ll have green eggs and ham and green potatoes and green tea, please!

Shamrock shakes for all!

‘Mornin’, O’GROG!

Good Morning marg & Carmy!!!

Marg, the only comics I am seeing from my comic page are C&H and Andy Capp.

Oh don’t mind me I’m just doing an Irish jig dance.

Good Morning Tribe

And back to the blank toon tour!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Good Morning O’Marg and O’Grog!

Good morning, O’Lonewolf! Love the picture. At least I can see that. Top of the morning O’Snoopy!.

Good Morning O’JFri!

Woops! Top of the Mornin’, O’LW18!

Good Morning, O’JFri!

Good morning, O’Carmy & O’Grog!!

The original O’Frankenstein?

Morning everybody.

I placed some Irish Soda bread next to the breakfast.

O’Frankenstein, what a lovely green face you have!

Aye, O’Grog!

‘Mornin’, O’Terry and O’Grog!

Goodnight, all. No comics to see, so I may as well go to bed.

Get ‘em, Wink!

Why, thank you, O’Carmy!! I wanted to be wearin’ the green for the big day!

Good Night, O’Marg

Good Morning, O’Grog

Back to the toons I can see…………………………..

Oh and you changed your avatar too, Lonewolf. Nice.

Well at least they’ve updated the strips on Seattlepi. Boy was I surprised, but at least I can see them.

Good O’night! I’m seeing more o’comics than I was before, but it’s a happening a little too o’slow for me.

O’Grog, Thanks. I didn’t want to be looking at the Chicago River while I was drinking green beer. LOL

I’ve seen all of my faves that are visible so far. About a 1/4 of them I guess. As soon as we think we have seen it all, they find something new to amuse us!

I’d go back to bed, but I’ve still got half a beer left. Hopefully, this’ll be cleared up by the time I get into the office.

Loneowlf that one’s a winner. I’ve got a strip in my collection with Rover wearing the green hat. Priceless.

I would think they’ll have it rectified by then Grog.

Grog–What’s the date on the strip with the green hat for Rover?

03/16/08, Lonewolf

Well, I’m turning in. There’s nothing ti see here :-) Maybe tomorrow will smile upon on us with Irish eyes.

Thank you, Grog.

Good Night and have a great day today!

Good morning and Happy St. Pat’s Day!! Carmy thanks for breakfast.

Good Morning and Happy St. Patrick’s to you from Josh1360 as well!

Good Morning Tribe

OK, what’s with all the “smoke and mirrors”?! We’re not seeing any of out daily strips!

Morning, Lonewolf

Morning everyone and Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you all!

Good Morning, Grog. Are you at work now?

Yes, Lonewolf. I gotta say there’s some improvement, but there’s still strips I’m missing. I’ve even lost one that I saw last night. At least my e-mail has most of them, but there are still blanks there.

JAD was right. I’m still getting WTP and Dinette Set in my e-mail. ???

Grog, I don’t have any sent to my email. My email is busy enough without the comics being sent. I have a home page set up here with all my faves on it, so that’s good for me. Do you get the actual strips with WTP & The Dinette Set?

Lonewolf, for me sometimes, e-mail is a good back up system. Admittedly though, yesterday I deleted it without reading, but not today.

The e-mail comes through pretty much the same as it does on the web page, with a button on the bar below to add a comment. So WTP & TDS look the same as the others.

How’d you like that last frame of Rover, Lonewolf?

I can’t get it yet, Grog.

I came, I saw no comics, I conquered my pillow. Up for a second time, HAPPY ST PAT’s I have to start the lamb stew.

Morning TRIBE! Is Mar 18 a personal day?

Good Morning, Lewreader.

Can’t see this comic yet (among many others) but I’ll respond to those who offered the Top o’the morning by saying and the rest o’ the day to you good sirs and mesdammes.

Oh, and I’ll be headed down to NOLA later today so I’ll be out til next Tuesday, so have a safe St. Patty’s day and a nice weekend as well.

Try this, Lonewolf http://www.gocomics.com/redandrover/2008/03/16

Morning Lewreader I wish it was. I don’t have today either. That’s why I did my stew and corned beef & cabbage on the week-end

Good Morning, MisngNOLA

Have a safe trip and have fun!

Have fun, MisngNOLA

That was great, Grog. I added it to my collection of R&R!

Thank You!!!

Poor Wink, this is not a fun trip at all!!

I finally got it here!

Finally! Me, too.

Wouldn’t they be a little lumpy to get through a straw?

I think they’re all slowly coming in. I can see Ziggy now too.

Good Morning O’Yappy Nuts!

Grog, Birdbrains has not updated yet. I hope all is well with Thom.

I noticed that, too, Lonewolf. I’m sure he’s ok. It’s a GoComics issue, I’m sure. I’ve seen Nathan Cooper (In the Sticks) complain about it when his strip doesn’t make it.

Top of the Morning, O’Carmy!

Morning Doctor O’Toon! Who are you referring to?

Kind of hard to get into the spirit, Dusty, when you’re in bandages!

yes DOC I AGREE!

Good morning Carmy, Grog, Marg, JFri, MisNOLA (Don’t party too hearty LOL!) Akenta, and Lewreader!

Good Morning **Doc.

I’m with you on that one. It’s totally wrong! Very deceiving…..

Good Morning All and happy St. Patrick’s Day.

I checked my email this am to see if I could get any strips, more were up in my email then on here, but anyway, I still am getting The Dinette Set and WTP. Can’t hit add comment, or go to the sight, but they are still in there.

Good Morning Cleo. Happy St Patrick’s Day to you too sir!

ROFL

Good one, Doc!

Good Morning, Everyone!

Dang-Nabbit! No one will tell who is in disguise with other identities! : (

Good Morning LuvH8. If you pay attention, you can’t miss them.

We will be celebrating St. Patrick’s Day by having corned beef and cabbage plus my soda bread at our friends house tonight. I bought some Harp lager for the occasion.

Doc, I guess I’m not a traditionalist in the strictest sense. :-)

Top of the Morning, O’Dry & O’cleo!

Mornin’ O’LuvH8!

Nice touch, O’Digital one!

Good Morning, DFrog!

(hangs head in shame) I don’t know the River Dance, Grog.

Lonewolf, pay attention? Really? That is no fun! I’m too busy not learning my new name! I think it is ……………

I hope everyone is dressed in Green because I am in a pinching frame of mind.

Good Morning Doc T.

I thought the green food in the back of the fridge was traditional for St Patrick’s Day.

Yikes. I’ve got nothing green in the back of the fridge, but I’ve got some greens in the vegitable bin that are supposed to be green. They’ll be eaten or disposed of before the turn brown

O’Blimey! It’s o’hard work to read all me o’comics! I normally read much much more than I comment on. I’m having to click on all the ones I can’t see from my page so I can see them. Sometimes I have to click on the “enlarge.” I think I’m more than halfway through. O’well, back to the o’grindstone!

Hey, my lettuce wouldn’t fit in the vegetable drawer. Bad food usually turns gray or brown. Gee-Willickers.

Doc give wildcheetah a little pinch anyways. You can simply say that you were blinded by her beauty.

I just noticed your moniker, Cleo! Very slick. I like it!

Thanks Terry, just a simple change in honor of the day.

Bye Doc T

Cleo are you wearing green? Your avatar certainly isn’t!

Not unless he’s a little green man from Alpha Centauri.

Lonewolf, I replied to your Ziggy comment.

Lonwolf I like your Snoopy picture & Snoopy avatar!

LuvH8, as you can see I am not wearing anything.

Grog, I saw it. You are absolutely correct!

Thank you, LuvH8. :^))

Well shoot I can’t pinch a man not who is not wearing anything! (blushes)

LuvH8, If you want to see something cute in green, click on the Red & Rover link I gave to Lonewolf.

Hurry Doc, remove the shirt! LOL

That is cute Grog

Doc hello again

BTW ~ my new name is not a new identity, but the name someone decided I should have.

HEY CLEO!

Good Morning Dry.

Doc great minds must think alike!

Good afternoon, tribe.

Maybe it’s because I’m East Coast and don’t get to start my tour until at least mid-morning, but I’ve had no problems.

On St. Patrick’s day, people start to ask if I have Irish heritage, then take 1 look at the red hair, green eyes and freckles and decide “never mind.”

Good morning, Saucy

Good Morning you Saucy redhead.

Hi cleo! Hope you are around still.

Hi everyone! Too many to name, so I’ll just say “HI FRIENDS!”

Morning Lewreader Please dono’t tell Haiku and Rory that you are making lamb stew! Keep it quiet, okay?

It must be the Leprechauns stealing the comics today. It doesn’t explain last night though.

My boss left during his usually lunch hour saying that he wasn’t feeling well and that he wasn’t coming back. He looked & sounded ok to me.

My Birdbrains is missing?

First it was Eggward, now Thom? Alas and alack. Woe is me.

sniff

I must go now to mourn the missing strips.

BBMML

HI Doc!

Bye Doc!

Grog maybe he was putting on a brave face.

Doc T ~ I think my new name was Luvs to H8.

LuvH8, and maybe he had a party to go to.

Grog I am sure that is not it. Who would skip out to go to a party? I myself am feeling a little green today.

I’m not yet, but I plan to later.

Hello Shika.

Are you planning on swimming in kool aid Grog?

Bye!

Good Afternoon All

Just a quick Hi & Bye. Just picked up the customer’s vehicle for a brake system check. BBL

I just picked up some Smithwick’s for tonight.

Good afternoon Tribe

Middle of my vacation week. Sniffle wish it was longer.

Still sorting stuff, got another load for Goodwill and another load for trash. Still have stuff to go through in my room, but that’s for later.

Hmmm, many comics were missing…..there is something fishy afoot.

Just call me Shika–Good Afternoon, All! and can’t stay. And I’m gearing up for a retreat, so likely will be scarce through Monday at least…

Take care bunny & hello Quaby. I never had any problems with comics today.

I had a visit from 2 Cows and a Chicken and have been spreading their leavings on my raspberries and in my compost bin.

Cleo that makes for good fertilizer! :-)

Hi bunny, have a good time!

Yes indeed Dry. I like your mirror image Panda.

Well, the sun is out, I believe that I will venture out on a short hike. BBL

Good afternoon all!

Wow, long dead time this afternoon……Just got done with brake job, delivery and clean-up. I’ll check out some toons I missed earlier……………..

Hello Terry & johnnyd. Wow I go for a long 1hr 45min. walk and only one post. Not so yappy nuts.

Hi, Terry and Mr. O’kaya! Late afternoon often seems to be a slow time ‘round here.

Hi, Cleo. I figured after working on that car this afternoon, I’d be doing SOME catch up on the comments.

Hello, Johnny.

Hello

Hello, Bunnyface(bmonk).

Before I fergit, let me just say………………….Have a good time on your retreat and in the meantime we’ll cherish what time you can squeeze out to stop by and chat! Also be safe on the retreat!

Good Afternoon, LuvH8!

Hello, johnny, Lonewolf, cleo, bunnyface & LuvH8 I just checked in to see what I missed. Obvioulsy, not much up until now.

I’m getting ready to fix myself an Irish Coffee. I’ve got The Quiet Man ready to go for dinner, and Smithwicks chilling on ice.

I’m just paying a couple bills before I get the ball rolling. I’ll drop by again after I’m done with my dinner & movie.

Good Afternoon Lonewolf! How are you today?

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Bunnyface ~ Have fun, be safe, don’t eat any green potatoes (They are poisonous when green!!!)

Hi, Grog!

Now you got me hankering for an Irish Coffee. And that’s what I’m headed to do. Great idea.

LuvH8, I seem a little more exhausted than usual, but with what I accomplished, I’m satisfied.

How about you?

I am okay now. I can see the duck pond thru the window at the library. It is green! Maybe I should go swimming in honor of the holiday.

Isn’t the water still a little cold for that, LuvH8?

We will be joining friends for corned beef and cabbage. I have Harp lager chilling and in about an hour and a half the festivities will begin.

http://comics.com/peanuts/2010-03-13/

Grog ~ I won’t know until I jump in. This is not something to be done sensibly!! What are you thinking?

Yeah, Snoopy’s a real dancin’ fool alright. That’s an old one.

I actually went back & read everything from 1950 to about the mid ‘80 last year. It’s amazing how that strip evolved over time. One of the constants though is that Snoopy loves to dance.

Aahh, cleo, you noticed the double post. Looks like you have a good evening planned.

LuvH8, are you one of those people who will jump in ice cold water on the coldest day in January?

Yes it is an old one. Hey, the park outside has a creek!

Grog, I have been having intermittent problems with my double posts. It will happen with almost every post and then stop for a couple of days then do it again. I think that I am going to have to replace my mouse soon.

Ouch! I slipped. Now I’m cold, my shoes slosh and my bottom hurts! And I am wet from the waist down! No more dancing on wet rocks!

Ahhemmm, told you so?

No Grog that is a very silly thing to do. What would possess someone to do that!

cleo, it happens to me occasionally, but not that often. Usually, it’s due to a posting happy finger.

It’s a good thing there is a sheet in the car, and I polished one of my nails green. I am safe from pinches!

Well, it’s time to get the party started. I’ll be back for a bit after my dinner/movie.

cleo, I’m sure you won’t be back until much later.

LuvH8, you’re probably on your way home to change, now.

BBL.

LuvH8, according to one of the strips I recently read, the pinching thing is a British thing. You still may not be safe from getting smooched, though.

Isn’t corned beef kind of blechy? What do vegetarian Irish people eat for dinner tonight?

Did you know that if you eat a food high in fat content before you start drinking, it takes longer to get inebriated? But then it all hits at once and there you are sitting on the floor, wondering how everyone got so tall.

NO Smoochin!!!!!!

Have Fun Everyone!

Please drive & walk safely.

OK, one more post before I go.

Corned Beef is

And I trim the fat as much as possible for obvious reasons, but leaving a little adds a little flavor.

I don’t have corned beef and cabbage except for once a year and I like it.

Well, maybe it wasn’t made correctly the one time I tried it.

Lonewolf, did you fall asleep. Hmm… maybe you should have the bad Irish coffee? I know, caffeine doesn’t keep you awake.

Well, I’m dripping all over the floor. Bye for now!

Doc T! ~ you are back.

No Smoochies!!!!!! Boys are stinky, booger heads!!!!!!

Hello Doc. How was your day?

Well, I guess that will make your evening go fast Doc.

The librarian is staring at me. You would think people didn’t sit around at there computers dressed in a sheet and soggy shoes everyday. Geesh!!!! I guess I better go now.

Doc T I’m glad you got to relax. Have a good evening and no Irish Coffee until after work.

Everyone enjoy their corned beef and cabbage! I’m on my way home to have Lucky Charms. (after I’ve picked out the extra marshmallows of course)

Doc said

“Does anyone else wish GoComics would change their policy and allow only one user account per person? I know I do.”

I do too. For the one or two harmless double accounts, we have far too many sneak accounts, sorry to say.

Well, I am off to our friends house for dinner.

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!!!

Have a good retreat bunnyfaceRecharge for Holy Week, unless you are leading the retreat. In which case, don’t get too tied!

Enjoy your dinner out cleo Sorry I missed you.

I’ll say Peace and love now, in case I don’t make it back. Hitting the books again.

Once again, *HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY ALL!!

McShika unfortunately some can’t see the forest for the trees.

Hi McShika & Doc!

And an “Amen” to your previous post, Doc.

Happy St Patrick’s Day back at you, McShika!

Missed You!

Have a good evening, Doc!

Hello Tribe. Finally I’m home and now am relaxing.

(sweep, sweep)

Good Evening, Hymenoxis

Great to see you out and about!

Thanks, Lone….lovely to see you again, my friend.

(Moody Blues, “Lovely To See You,” 1969)

(scrub, polish)

A note to all grits cooks and consumers- when dropped on a shag carpet and NOT immediately cleaned, grits tend to coagulate. On a smooth surface, it’s not too bad…a putty knife and some elbow grease will suffice. However, on the avocado shag rug in the breakfast room, grits tend to form lumps that gather cat hair and toenails.

Please care for your grits! Escaped grits must be tended to immediately. They can, and if left unattended, WILL form rebel colonies, and extreme measures are required to subdue them.

Thanks, from your Janitorial Staff.

(dust, rearrange)

Maybe we need to employ some “grit gremlins”, Hymenoxis.

Avacado carpet? HY, avacado carpet? That went out in the what, 60’s? LOL

I dunno…gremlins are union.

Maybe we can get some scabs at the temp agency………………

♠Lonewolf♠ Your Doggy avatar is cute.

Hymenoxsis I thought the shag was orange last time we dropped grits on it? Did it die and turn green for St. Paddy’s Day?

Sorry I missed you Dry

Bye all, I AM NOT ADDICTED, I AM NOT ADDICTED…..

Oh, who am I kidding?

Hi Shika! Bye Shika! Yes, I think the carpet WAS orange last time!

I once hired gremlins to empty my cats’ litter boxes. They emptied the boxes okay, but left the turds…loophole in the contract, they said. They were hired to empty the boxes, but not the contents. I pitched a bleeep, and they immediately went on strike. Little bastards trooped around the bed all night, carrying tiny torches and signs in a language I couldn’t read.

I ended up stomping most of them. I think I’m on a hit list now, but so far all I’ve experienced is a butt sore that I cannot otherwise account for.

Short story….hire gremlins at your own risk.

ROFL, Hymenoxis. You’re hilarious, my friend!

Thank You, LW18.

Evening hymenoxis, Lonewolf, Dry, McShika. & LW18

I just finished my movie. Last night I saw High Sierra which brings me to a question.

Does anybody know if L.os Angeles natives still refer to their city as “Loss Angle ease?” Many of the older films seem to use that pronounciation. I seem to recall seeing that explanation in The Bride Came C.O.D.

G’Evening Grog.

Good Evening Grog.

No clue, Grog. My experience is that LA has been divided into separate neighborhoods in popular media. East LA, South Hollywood, Compton, et al. It’s no longer a cohesive metropolis.

Hymenoxis, I would expect that these days everyone would just shorten it to “L.A.”, but I was curious since I’ve never been there and really have no desire to even visit. There are too many places in the south-west I’d either like to visit or return to.

Grog-

I’ve not been there myself. Easy to criticize, therefore. Too much hustle for an aging poet, I think.

Spent a few days in San Francisco, however, and ate well. Didn’t get beaten and robbed. Two thumbs up.

Now that’s probably about the only place on the left coast I’d like to visit.

By all means, go for it. It’s a “walking town,” one that can be seen and experienced on foot. The various neighborhoods provide wonderfully varied meals, and the history pokes you in the eye at every corner. Aside from New Orleans, I’d say it’s the best bet in the US for a cheap visit. Assuming you get a cheap hotel.

Lonewolf, I’d still like to get up to Chicago sometime (without using it as a springborad to my next destination) and even though I’ve been to Boston a few times on business & pleasure, I’d like to get up there again and make sure I attend a game at Fenway.

(empties garbage)

Evening, all and Sundry.

Hy. I’ve been to N’Orleans a few times. I’d like to go again this year to their jazz fest, but that’s not likely, given what’s on my plate right now. Maybe next year.

I hear San Fran. is a LOVELY place!

Lovely, indeed. The food is excellent, and one might have an Anchor Steam beer at any stop. “I’ll have the seafood linguine, and an Anchor Steam”

And I like to be in cities where walking get’s you to where you want to go.

It’s a great “walking town”, but if you’re relatively immobile, it has great public transport.

Take the “BART”…

I love seafood linguine.

Uh-oh. Let’s not get into food again.

HY what is an anchor steam?

hello all, so i just relized that i am paying to be on here and i dont even get on here that much. am i wasting money??

A couple of well-placed scallops, a shrimp or two, and a bit of fishy-bits….with a lemon and white wine deglaze…

Nummy num.

HY yummy indeed!

Tabby no, not if you read the comics and use the archives! Get them sent toyou in your email if you can’t read them all everyday.

See you all around update time.

And here I thought it was some sort of regional beer!

Dry-

“Anchor Steam” is a type of beer only produced in San Francisco, so far as I know. “Anchor” is the company name, and “Steam” is the type of beer.

The “Anchor Brewery” produces many types of beer, but the “Steam” is its signature type. It’s a hoppy, sweet thing, which, if it were a woman, would be argumentative, but worth the effort.

I’m glad you told me. I wouldn’t want to go to a local pub and ask for something that wasn’t what I thought it was.

I suddenly feel like JAD.

Oh! So it is a beer! I was right all along.

HY JAD posts some very interesting info at times. Nothing wrong with that.

Not even close Hymenoxis. We asked for this.

Beer is made from grain, and pre-dates written human history.

Different grains produce different beers.

I drink beer.

My cousin drank beer. He died.

OK, maybe just a little. But you’ll have to add about 25 more lines.

Never got a chance to finish my toons today, and still have to check out Daily Ink. If it gets late, “I’ll see ya’ when I see ya!”” Maybe at turnover!

Dry-

I apologize for making fun of JAD. I’ve never had a problem with Joe…I’ve always taken into account the fact that he was an old guy in a retirement community, that he had a head injury, et al, etc.

Thank you for your restraint. I will do better in the future.

Hy & Dry, as very recently pointed out, our definitions of trolls may differ, but I consider him a troll. He intentionally posts what he does in the hopes of getting the response he usually does. In my opinion, he is at his best when he keeps it short & sweet. He can be funny. I know, because I’ve seen it. I would prefer to see more of that side of him.

Dry i get some sent to me.

okay going to bed im to tired to stay awake

update on my frined. she is having contractions 4 mins apart!!! my godchild may finaly join the world!!!

I remember his first posts. They seemed to me to be excersizes in cognitive therapy. I took them as such, and did not post.

He was “Obvious Man”, and I did not post.

He is learning, I think, how to interact with others.

It occurs to me that I live nearby, and that I might go see him and report.

Finally, I suppose I should say that I’m on Joe’s side until further notice.

Joe does not flame, nor use uneccesary sarcasm, nor speak ill of anyone.

Dang it…I’m an hour past bedtime and defending JAD.

(sweep, sweep)

(sweep, sweep)

Well in addition to the usual things that grate on me, I have seen him use words like idiot and stupid to fellow posters. It’s true that he is not the only one who has done so, but it doesn’t matter who utters those words; I find it unacceptable, whether the recipient deserves it or not.

On that sour note, I will call it a night.

P&L, Tribe

Well, I am plumb full of corned beef , cabbage, potatoes and soda bread. This is the first time I have made the bread and it came out really well, it sure was a wet dough though.

Hello, Cleo.

Good Night, Grog

Good evening children! How goes everyone this (late) evening?

Hello Terry. How are things?

Hi Johnny–How are you doing?

Today was tiring and busier than my body wanted, but I am happy with what I was able to accomplish work wise. Pretty good day as a matter of fact.

How about you, sir?

Howdy johnnyd. Out here on the west coast it is still relatively early.

Terry, I fertilized our raspberries and messed around with our compost trying to help it out, I went on close to a 2 hour hike. It was a beautiful day and then had dinner with close friends and now am here with you all, so it has been a very nice day.

I know Cleo, but it is still evening. Hi Terry! I had an unpleasant night at work, so I have indulged in a drink or two. Which means I am doing great right now.

johnnyd, I am sitting here with my snifter of brandy and awaiting turnover so that I can check out the toons. Sorry work was unpleasant.

Sorry to hear that, Johnny. Just keep moving in a forward direction. I try very hard not to look back and most of the time I succeed in being happy with what is in front of me for the future.

Glad you had a great day, Cleo.

Cleo and **Terry, it happens, I expected a rough day for St. Paddy’s, and it didn’t disappoint… I’ll get by. Cleo, booker’s wasn’t strong enough for a day like today. :-D