Big Top by Rob Harrell for July 12, 2010

Good morning, all.

Breakfast Menu for today:

Country fried steak and eggs Biscuits and gravy - With a side order of sausage links Chicken tenders and fries Breaded popcorn shrimp Steak,chicken, or beef Stroganoff Poptarts, granola bars, and cereal bars Burritos and tacos Barbecued ribs Choice of any burgers, patty melts, club sandwich, or foot long subs Salad bar is also opened

Asst. Fruit drinks & Teas Bloody Mary, margaritas, or other cocktail drinks premium or imported beer Selection of champagne or wine Regular or Doc’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee Starbright’s Divine Cocoa Mocha courtesy of Johanan Rakkav Fountain drinks like Pepsi etc. Selected Ice cream( any flavor, good for regular consumption, or for making floats, and milkshake Special - Big Sister’s Nuclear Coffee Fudge Explosion Delight. (Once you taste it you’ll keep coming back for more. I guarantee it) German Chocolate Fudge Cake and an assortment of cookies. Please enjoy the meal :-)

Pete you better start reading.

Good morning TRIBE & Big Sister.

Good Evening Tribesters

Hello, Ladywolf & JFri

Good morning everyone. :-)

See what I mean.

Great breakfast menu, Ladywolf.

Can I please have country fried steak and eggs, hash browns, Johanan’s CocMocha and Doc’s World Famous Nuclear Coffee?

Here you go Lonewolf I hope you like it.

Thank you very much, Ladywolf. :^)

Good Evening & Good Morning Everyone!

Little Sister ~ May I please have Big Sister’s Nuclear Coffee Fudge Explosion & a glass of milk.

Pete… Pete…Pete…! Get used to it, you’re getting charmed by a pretty face!

Here you go Big Sister I hope you like it. :-)

What would Kitty like……His usual Perhaps.

Good Morning, Woodeye. No breakfast today?

Don’t forget Lucky!!

Oh yeah! What does lucky like?

Was there ever a cuter girl in the comics than Andrea?

I finally got back from Dallas shortly after midnight, that is, somewhat more than half an hour ago. Not even unpacked yet. One place I stopped with my friends was the Hard Rock Cafe (for lunch).

Yes, Kitty will take his usual. It is very nice of you to remember him. You are serving Caterina as well?  

Hello WoodEye, that avatar is sort cringy.

Caterina already ate and is helping me with the breakfast rounds.

So WoodEye can I get you anything to eat or drink?

Good Morning Johanan, Welcome Back!

You could probably just give Lucky a mutilated hyena for dinner.

Good Morning and Welcome back, Johanan!

Lucky likes “leftovers”!

Please welcome (for this week at least) the supplier of CocoMocha to this fine establishment, Chris Alan Starbright, Blademaster Level Five. See the avatar on the left.

We do have lots of leftovers

Weird, it says there’s 28 comments already, but none are showing….

Oh well, good morning all & good night…

Everyone I need to quit for the night, because my wrist is really throbbing now, so I bid you all a good night.

Ladywolf It’s so nice that you care about my appetite. I was just a little upset by Pete and his naivete.

LuvH8 I’ll go back to my old avatar until I get back. I’m doing a yacht delivery from Oakland to San Diego, starting tomorrow. See you Friday or Saturday.

Good Night Ladywolf

Hi and Good night, DFrog!

Good Night Little Sister, Rest Peacefully (hopefully)

Have fun WoodEye. Use lot’s of sunscreen.

Take care Woodeye!

Much less cringy WoodEye.

Good Morning & Good Night Digital Frog

Greetings, Ladywolf! Thanks for welcoming my friend so warmly.

The full photo is here; the very strange (but very true) story of the character’s creation is here. The song that his then-fiancee Autumn Harvest Selene “wrote for him” (obviously it was my creation) is on the page too, at the bottom.

I need to hit the hay. I have a long day tomorrow.

Good Night LuvH8, Woodeye & Johanan

P&L

Good Morning, RwB & Lewreader!**

Good Night Lonewolf, WoodEye & Johanan

Good morning, TRIBE So how do you make a club out of a book. He’s obviously not taken the hint about reading it.

Monday morning after a long weekend and my main computer decided to take a nap…. woohoo! won’t have time for toons.

have a safe day!

Good Morning, JFri, Ladywolf, ♠Lonewolf♠, LuvH8, WoodEye, Johanan, DigitalFrog, RwB & Doctor Toon!

Oh Pete, what are you going to do? Maybe you can find the movie version!

Morning JFri! Morning Woodeye (have a safe trip), Johanan, Digital, Runs with Beer, Doc, and last but not least, Fellow Baby!

Good Morning, Tribeandall

Definitely doesn’t seem like 5 hours!

Hi, Doc, RwB, Grog & Dry!

Good Morning, Fellow Baby!

This is my last full work week for the month of July. Yahooo!

Good Morning, Doc.

Need to start getting ready. I have lots to accomplish today!

Good Morning, LuvH8. How are you today?….besides light on your feet.

Good Morning, LuvH8 & Grog

Heading out for the morning. Have a great day, everyone.

P&L

Good Morning Grog, Lonewolf & Doc T

Have good day, Lonewolf

Grog ~ explosive???

LADYWOLF Once again you bless the table with your wonderful cooking, to say nothing of your wonderful presence.How.d you keep KITTY from eating everything especially the shrimp? Don’t they have a leash law where LUVH8 lives? I’d send my male over to teach that overgrown (you didn’t give him DOC’S coffee, did you?) flea bag, but my cuddly wuddly is taking a nap. Speaking of coffee, I’ll have a cup of the good **DOC TOON’S REVITALIZING MIRACLE ELIXER please. And if someone tells me that overgrown feline drank it all, I’m sending over a card carrying member of the violin stringers union.

Morning TRIBE!My feelings for KITTY have nothing to do with green eyed monsters.

Here KITTY KITTY. Play with the nice Chinaman.

I had no idea what Life of Pi was all about, until I went on a search.

This explains much.

Good Morning Lewreader & Johanan

Lewreader, Kitty is not allowed to have Nuclear Coffee.

Good Night Everyone!

Good morning all. LW, can I please get four fried chickens and a Coke? Thanks.

well, at least I can see the comments now. Good Morning All!

Not sure what you meant, LuvH8, but if it has anything to do with the image you posted, I can’t see it here.

Pleaseant dreams!

Good Morning, Lewreader & Johanan

Good night, Doc

Good Morning, MisngNOLA

Good morning, tribe! I’m guessing Doc is the old geezer, since his birthday is tomorrow…

I may hold that title over Doc, Rmom. I got 12 years on him. GM, BTW

Good Morning, Rmom

Hi, RwB & Grog! RwB - I’m not 12 years older than Doc, but I’m older. Enough so that my kids say I can’t be considered “middle age” anymore.

What do they know Rmom? Oh that’s right. If they’re teenagers, everything.

Goo morning, Sojourner

Hi, Sojo! RwB - Close enough. One is 17, the other is 20 but acts like he’s a teen still.

Hello Grog, Rmom, RwB To all have a good start of a new week!

Thanks, Sojo! I hope you have a great week also!

~Deep thought~ If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

~Deep thought~ “I am.” is reportedly the shortest sentence in the English language. Could it be that “I do.” is the longest sentence?

Rmom - It can be a long sentence! :-)

Rmom - Yes because at the time they had changed rules making it actualy cheaper. As I was trying to start a business of my own and had “company checks” I was able to get it. There’s a lot less people there at 7:00 and shorter check out lines!

Sojo - Ah, that explains it. Yes, it would be a lot less crowded then. It is rare that I get up and around that early, but there’s been a few times I wished I could get in at 9am. I do avoid going on Saturday, Sunday & evenings as much as possible to any store in Wichita. Even after 3:45, the stores get pretty busy, so if I can, I shop before then. But with the distance I live from town, I usually have a long list of places to go, so I can’t always get there before the schools & the 1st shift at the plants get out for the day.

Rmom I remember one Halloween night several years ago that the checkout lines actually went all the way to the back of the store. I found out they had a lot of collage students employed and they had checked with all of them the day before to see if they would be at work. However, almost all called in “sick” to go to parties and there was almost no one at work! Only had a few checkout lines open.

~Joke Warning~ A 7th grade Biology teacher arranged a demonstration for his class. He took two earthworms and in front of the class he did the following: He dropped the first worm into a beaker of water where it dropped to the bottom and wriggled about. He dropped the second worm into a beaker of Ethyl alcohol and it immediately shriveled up and died. He asked the class if anyone knew what this demonstration was intended to show them. A boy in the second row immediately shot his arm up and, when called on said: “You’re showing us that if you drink alcohol, you won’t have worms.”

I’ve learned to avoid going the day before a holiday. I just thought it seemed busier because people were stocking up for having company over. I hadn’t thought about the shortage of cashiers being due to “illness”.

Rmom - Good joke - LOL! Reminds me of a biology class a friend of mine went to. One of his friends had been brought up to not be afraid to eat anything, They were disecting worms, most were ‘discussted by it and he said he wouldn’t mind eating it. The teacher bet him five dollars, so he did. The boy offered the teacher the same deal so he wouldn’t have to pay him. The teacher tried and threw up in front of the class!

@RMom - ~Deep thought~ If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?

IMHO - I would say it’s because love is blind, but lust isn’t and many people can’t tell the diff. (Although having both for the same person can be very good, if not taken too extreme on the lust end)

Good point Digital Frog!

Sojo - LOL! I’ve always been a finicky eater, but never looked underfed. My 3rd grade teacher at Funston, was one of those types that thought children needed to eat everything on their plates. Each day, I’d eat what I wanted, and had to sit in the lunchroom instead of going out to recess. The final day the school cafeteria served lunch, she stood over me, insisting that I ate everything. I did, but then promptly threw it all back up - over the plate, the table, etc. When I got home at the end of the day, I told my mom. She said, “Served her right!”

DFrog - Very true! Of course, the “deep thoughts” were intended as humorous, not serious.

I thought Deep Though was that ultimate computer in Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who’s answer to the ultimate question about the meaning of life and everything was 42.

Good afternoon everyone!

Lunch break at a decent hour for a change!

Grog - When I read ‘42’ I think it was the hardest I laughed while reading a book! Hello ♠Lonewolf♠

Hi, Sojo, Rmom & Grog.

Hi, Terry & Grog! Grog - Never saw that one. These are from printouts I made from emails I received in 1999.

Back off to the grind.

P&L

♠Lonewolf♠ - Have a good afternoon!

Terry - Here’s hoping it will go quickly!

I see it’s your turn over at GM, Rmom. Welcome to the club.

I’m off for the day. Maybe BBL, but you never know around my house.

Seeya!

Rmom, read the book or see the show. Either way, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. I read the book some time ago and bought the DVD last year. 180min approx long, but hardly a dull moment.

RwB - Thanks for the heads up. I rarely make a 2nd round after I comment. Grog - Right now I’m avoiding pleasure reading (or watching) since I’ve got work around the house that needs done. I’ll have to add it to my list, although it doesn’t seem like the type of genre I prefer.

Glad to see you, too, Luv! :)

Hello Rmom!

I’m trying to find better internet access. It really is a sucky location. And of course, my internet access for looking for internet access is slow!!!!!

Are we having fun yet?

Luv - Good luck! I know we’re pretty limited in our choices where we’re at. We’re lucky that we actually have two choices for high speed.

Hello LuvH8 - With you here we must be getting close to fun! Hope you can get better access.

No, I is not having fun. It would be helpful if I knew for sure which services would even work out here!

One day in court, the prosecuting lawyer asked the farmer on the witness stand, “At the scene of the accident, did you tell the policeman you had never felt better in your life?”

“That’s right.” The farmer replied.

“Well, then, how is it that you are now claiming you were seriously injured when my client’s auto hit your wagon?”

The farmer explained. “When the policeman arrived, he went over to my horse, who had a broken leg, and shot him. Then he went over to Rover, my dog, who was all banged up, and shot him. When he asked me how I felt, I just thought, under the circumstances, it was a wise choice of words to say I’ve never felt better in my life.”

Nasty hail storm blowing through. Even from the 6th floor I can easily see them bouncing off the ground, looks like about marble sized.

ROFL!

DFrog - Where are you at? We’re under a severe t-storm watch until 10pm.

Luv - That’s an oldie, but goodie!

Yes it was (a goodie)

Okay, I am off before I have to do anymore

Have a Good Afternoon Everyone!

Bye, LuvH8

Bye LuvH8

Hi DDFENCE EMET - T-storms starting to pop in KS but not much yet.

@RMom - I work in downtown Cowtown

Hello Doctor Toon - 2 places where I worked wouldn’t let you take vacation both before and after a holiday, but neither one enforced that rule.

Some areas got golfball sized hail: http://tinyurl.com/2eeupzr

Thanks for the link Digital Frog.

The Monday Night Jazz Festival starts in a half hour and I have to walk the mile carrying my chair. So why am I in the BT?

Hello Lewreader, good question. Have a good time at the Jazz Festival, wish I was there!

DFrog - Thanks for the link. I’m not very good with Canadian geography, but I do have plenty of maps. I’ve learned most of my non-USA geography by following the world travels in my family. However, other than Niagara Falls & Toronto, our family hasn’t traveled much in Canada. I didn’t know Calgary was called “Cowtown”. Wichita has a Cowtown - they moved several of the original buildings there, and made into a tourist/field trip attraction. Of course, there are several other cities in the western half of the U.S. where cattle are bought & sold.

Hi, Doc & Lew! So, Doc, looking forward to turning 48 tomorrow? :)

Doc - LOL! My birthday this year will probably be extremely low-key. I’m thinking of baking my own cake this weekend, just so hubby won’t get it in his head to do it himself. Bless his heart, he tries, but he’s just not great at it. We usually have to serve it in chunks instead of slices if he bakes it. Since mine is in the middle of the week, we’ll probably have a normal day like any other. I’ll be doing good to get some b-day cards.

Doc - That’s what you get for living in a household full of women. Women are the ones who plan parties. Which is why I won’t be having one. That’s what I get for living in a household of males.

Bye Doctor Toon

Have fun, Doc!

Good afternoon everyone.

I’m done at last!

I cancelled “that event” about 28 years ago.

Permanently!

Why?

Welcome back, ♠Lonewolf♠

Hello ♠Lonewolf♠ and Grog

Oh and almost forgot, Hello EMET

Hello everyone. :-)

Hello, Grog, Sojo & EMET!

Hello, Ladywolf.

Hello, Ladywolf.

I’ve been checking and sending emails!

So I should check mine then.

Hello LADYWOLF - Congrats on your new adoption!

Check yours too, Grog.

Cocoa is a cutie. Best thing is that both of my chihuahuas are puppies, so they will grow up together.

Getting ready for pool. I’ll be back before I leave.

Hi, EMET, Terry & Ladywolf! Grog - Is it because you don’t want to get older, or you don’t like the attention? (Or both?)

I did, ♠Lonewolf♠ and sent a reply.

Both, Rmom

I treat it like any other day, particularly a work day.

Have fun everyone. I’m outta here for a while. Be back before turnover for sure!

P&L

Have fun ♠Lonewolf♠!

Have fun, ♠Lonewolf♠

Hi Rmom :-)

See you in a little while I need to rest my wrist.

Grog - I don’t mind admitting my age or enjoying attention, but I don’t expect much either. With homeschooling, I always gave my sons’ birthdays as a school holiday, unless we had a group homeschooling activity the same day. With mine, sometimes it is a holiday, sometimes not. It just depends on when it falls, and if I have any plans scheduled. Mine is exactly a week before my oldest son’s birthday, so I have been less likely to take it off, compared to if it was sometime when I needed an extra day off for “mental health” reasons.

See you later, Ladywolf

Ladywolf - Take care of that wrist, and don’t overwork it!

More often than not, I do not get the day off, Rmom, unless it falls on the week-end. Though I have every intention of taking it off this year, it is not the norm, because it falls during the busy budget cyce. Time off for any reason on any day is hard to come by.

Grog - When I worked full-time, I didn’t usually take off mine either, unless it fell on the weekend, of course. At least mine isn’t on April 15th, or any other big day for accountants. This will probably be the first year that I won’t have any in-person celebration with any of my siblings, although they’ll probably send me birthday cards still. The celebrations were usually on the weekend, but unless my husband really surprises me, I think both weekends (before & after) will be fairly routine.

Well, I’d better get some things done away from the computer.

Catch you later, Rmom

Bye Rmom

Hi & Bye

I need to head of to zzzzzzzzzzzz land now. Have a good turnover!

Good night, Sojourner

Hello :-)

Hello Little Sister!

Yes indeed! truly a ,,,,

I hope that Lonewolf and his team are winning.

Hello again, Ladywolf

Hello Grog!

Well, I have to turn in. Good night LuvH8 & Ladywolf.

♠Lonewolf♠ hope you did well tonight.

I just got booted!

What do you mean? And Why?

Sweet dreams Grog.

Good Night Grog, I hope you stay asleep.

My computer went offline against my wishes Little Sister.

I need to do some stuff outside before it gets too dark. Be back before or at turnover.

See you then.

I’m baaaaaaaaack!

Good evening everyone!

Hello Lonewolf. :-)

Good Evening Lonewolf

How was pool tonight? Were there any interesting backsides to see?