Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 30, 2014

And, in case the invitation “disappears” …..Glittered InvitationNon-glitter Invitation

Some favourite party snacks from old Blighty…

Bubble and Squeak

Toad in the Hole

And for afters…Spotted Dick

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PCOLLI!

I’ll have a 1958 while we wait for POLLI to find us.Great card, STEL. As always!

Happy Birthday pcolli

Thanks everybody! The food looks great, and what a variety, JP Steve and Bev!!Hi, Shika ….what’s a 1958??

I like the birthday music BEV, and the food is great.Here’s to PCOLLI!

Hi JP STEVE!I think I’ll try some of that too.BEV and STEL, 1958 seems to be the bottle of beer on the far left (if you are sitting on my couch) or far right,if you are behind the screen looking at BEV’s offering of beer.If you are behind the screen, I am going to block it now. I am sitting on the couch ready for bed. Er, at the Tiki…well, carry on. Don’t mind me.

♫ The sun is the same, in a relative way, but you’re older…♫

Hi BRI. The sun has gone down here. Maybe PCOLLI is still the same age, or younger.

I think I may have to slow down in drinking my beer. I am not making sense, even to me!

That tiny hedgehog party is adorable. The cake is so cute.

Hi ELDO, Thanks for the early pics of PCOLLI. I didn’t know he was Pogo! I see the resemblance though. And he was a fuzzy little tyke, wuzzn’t he?

BEV, I can dig it, chigadiggadiggadiggadig, can u dig it?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PICOLLI!!

Hi 2OLD, but not really!Your fortune cookie is a good one.

I think I will go to bed now. Save some cake for me, if there is some (need I ask?).Have a wonderful birthday PCOLLI. See you tomorrow, hopefully.

OK… Here I am!

There was supposed to be a message here saying I’d be a bit late with the cake…. but oh well, I see that pcolli didn’t arrive before me, anyhow…So….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PCOLLI!.

Here are some coconut jelly desserts, that should hold you until the cake arrives.

Wow! That is a cool cake SUSAN!How on earth did you do the beard?Could you trim a little off the back for me?

2OLD, SUSAN slipped in with the cake while you were arranging those colourful little desserts.They look delish.

Good Night, Ballardears.

Wait, Shika!

Here’s your cake!

Bev… don’t be afraid of the beard… it’s chocolate!

@pcolliBest wishes for your Birthday. Hope it’s a great day.

Bev,,, funny you should ask…I just baked a chocolate braid…I’ll cut you a slice.Would anybody else like some?

Hi Susan, can I buy you and Bev a beer or something?

Oooh… Thanks X!I’d love one of those.

Can we call it a BCollie in honor of pcolli?

And Bev…. forgot to say the buffet looks scrumptious!

Gonna fill up a big plate to go with my ale.

As for putting that beard on the cake…it’s a lot faster now that I have my 17 jet XTI HairFroster Deluxe,Really handy for all those Oscar the Grouch, fluffy dog, and Swedish troll type cakes too.

A couple of those then I think I’ll be ready for a…

@ SusanI’m so glad I stayed up late to see what was happening on the Martian Conspiracy. I would love to have some cake. Susan you really outdid yourself this time, your arm must be tired! That’s a lot of piping!Cake and a Chinese Beer. I’ll sleep tonite!

Thanks, 2Old…The 17 jet XTI Hairfroster did let me pipe up to 17 hairs at once…but yeah….There were still a lot of lines to pipe.

Well, I took a walk down Ballard Street…did a detour around some other comic streets…

took a bit of a nap in my chair..And still haven’t seen pcolli…Right now it’s 11am on his side of the world (I think) ….but 3 am out here on the Western end of the US.

I’ve gotta take off….Thanks for coming in to help the little monkeys with the party, Fenton…

Happy birthday, again, pcolli…I’ve asked Fenton to put your first brew on my tab…whatever you’d like to start your day….tea, coffee, beer, ale… ??

Hope the rest of it is great.

If the cake has disappeared, or you want to see it larger, CLICK HERE

G’night, all….

Almost forgot…

The invitation is very striking, Stel… nice work.

And Bev… I’ll be out most of Thursday…I could do your mani-pedi before I go, but it would be a bit rushed.

Would Friday be OK?Any time between 1:11pm and 4:23pm…just let me know.

If that’s too early, any time after 6:47pm.

And Monkey!those socks were for your birthday!

Sigh… it’s OK…. I know you’ll need more by then….

Happy Birthday pcolli. I’d raise a glass, but tons have already done that, so just enjoy all those drinks!

What a wonderful birthday tribute to pcolli , Eldo !

Happy Birthday, Pcolli!!! Susan, Stel, the food looks delicious. I think I’ll have a bit of everything. New avatar is Yum-Yum playing hide and seek in the washer.

Thanks for all your good wishes, everyone, the food, drinks and cakes are amazing. Especially the beardy cake..I’m still not seeing this strip or AC on Firefox, just getting the “site being updated” message. All other strips are fine. I’m using Mercury on iPad to write this.

Happy, happy, happy birthday pcolli.

Toon comment.

Happy Birthday…pcolli!!!!!!!Always remember…..Age is a number….not your attitude.

Hippy burthady Pikolay…!!!!(…spotted wha…?)you shud have that cheked++++++++P.S. Susun…. (ah kin wate fur mah birtdhay sox…)

I’m cooking a bean salad for later and a batch of breakfast bars this morning before the day heats upI think the low last night was 96

HAPPY

BIRTHDAY PCOLLI!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PCOLLI. And may you have many more years of making great comments and making us laugh. Hope your day is great. Great food here today!

Cheeers to yew tto UnKel Gweedo…!!!!(evin thio ah dont mutch member teh old uteer site daze..)

These birthday celebrations are so creative. Kudos to the Ballard Street Bunch.

Needless to say…..fine and dandy.Like the song by Alice in Chains“Ain’t found a way to kill me yet”“Here they come to snuff the rooster”“Yeah, here come the rooster, yeah”“You know he ain’t gonna die….no, no, no ya know he ain’t gonna die.”My code name in the Nam was Rooster. I preferred to take my sniper shots early in the morning. Its an atmospheric thing.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, pcolli!

SALAD…???!!!no green stuf fur teh munky…ahm jus a carny ho, uh carnal vor…. ummmm…..meet eat er at hart…..(jus aks SuSun)

A pampered pooch.

Just popping in to say another quick “Happy Birthday, Pcolli!”Have another ale on me, or whatever you’re drinking.

Stel! I can’t believe the invitation did actually disappear this time!

I’m wondering whether it’s the width, up at the top of the forum…. but I think you’ve posted others as wide.Hope everybody clicks on your link to see it… it’s so pretty!Sorry not to be around more, everybody …but Wednesdays in summer are very busy for me….I’m already late… of course.

My mother always reminded me that I was even late to be_born…._ which, BTW pcolli, was before you, so please don’t feel old, cos I’m still a kid!

Bev… 6:48:28 OR 6:49:32 is fine, whichever way it goes, though I prefer the later, or even 7:02.Thanks.

Eldo, for got to say… your pcolli “profile” was a nice job… plus putting the baby pic into another picture!’Hope he likes it!

And Monkey, don’t worry…. I never feed you green stuff….not even green apples or green Lifesavers™.

And… um… “waiting” for your socks doesn’t count with your feet in them!But it’s OK.

X … could you save me another CollieWobbles too, pretty please?

Later!

BEV, is that snail PCOLLI coming to the party, or one of us playing leapfrog at the old age home?

My Grandmother put her ice cream in the oven to melt it first. In SoOn, we call it “warm cream”. She should have kept a cow in the kitchen instead. ;-)Mind you, some people just don’t like anything frozen.

X_TECH, I wouldn’t mind a Border Collie (BCollie), if the offer still stands. I wobble enough already. I don’t think I should try the WobbleCollie.

SUSAN, any more braided beard left? That is great chocolate.PColli, I am glad you like the party. Enjoy the evening!

Hi SIX. Give my best to THREE for me, will you?

STEL, you work hard on those invitations. It must irk you to see them disappear. I am glad you post the links to them so latecomers can see them.

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@Shikamoo!

Hi SIX. Give my best to THREE for me, will you?

I second, third and forth that !!!Hope it’s Good time(s) off. ________-I plead the fifth. Or is that the sixth? I have lost count.

Good Night all!Good night Fireman. I see yo9u are starting your shift. Sorry I can’t stay. No doubt BEV will show up. ;-)

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