Big Top by Rob Harrell for May 17, 2010

Good Morning, Tribe

Breakfast (quickly thrown together) Eggs, your way bacon, saugage (link or patty) or ham assorted juices Pepsi Croisantes Doughnuts assorted kolaches

Add Pirate & Nuclear coffee to that.

So Stucco had the gocomics crew held hostage, eh? That explains it!

Well Fellow Baby, I’ll have eggs benedict, bacon, V8 and Pirate Coffee!

Thank you sir!

EMET I’ve had it with In the Sticks Looks like Nathan Cooper has gone political on us.

Good Morning Grog and Dry! Grog, thank you for the quickly thrown together breakie. It was just as quickly devoured. Sorry, I was so hungry, I just helped myself. Thank you!

Morning Carmy!

Good Morning Carmy. Finally they are up. Oh comics I have missed you so.

Good Morning Carmy! It’s probably a good thing I wasn’t in your way. Enjoy your tour.

Good Morning, cleo

I’ll add some biscuits & sausage gravy and cinnamon rolls to breakfast.

Mmmm. Good Morning & thanks Rmom

Grog, I wouldn’t of hurt you that bad. hee hee! Good Morning Cleo and Rmom.

I’m thinking they should put Stucco in the back shed. He’s going to be a stinky clown soon. P-U!

Carmy, I don’t like to be in the way of hungry people any more than hungry animals. I could get forked. What do they call it? Collateral damage?

Grog, collateral damage, Carmy stampede, what’s the dif?

LOL.

Still no 2C&C.

You’re welcome, Grog. Good morning, Carmy! I got forked yesterday - I put spaghetti sauce (includes mozzarella cheese) on my hubby’s plate. Noticed that the cheese part was stringing down, and tried to use my hand to flip up the strings. My hubby also noticed the strings, and tried to use his fork to take care of them, but it intersected with my hand. Grog - You’re right - it IS dangerous to get between a hungry person and their fork!

Good late morning everyone. Had my interview this morning they where running 10 min late themselves. Saw the stack they had it was scarry. What is going to hurt on my part is the edcuation. I tell my son he needs it to stalk shelves but he won’t and Walmart’s not hiring. I’ve in the office section. They’re not sure what positions are opening.

Good morning, Kab.

Good late morning to everyone. I guess gocomics is late this morning. CST its 10:46am here and BT there are lots of people on. Someone else beside me notice this and made the same comment. Also nice no spammers for a change.

Good Morning Everyone!!!

What is so fascinating about shelves that so many people stalk them?

No CocoMocha for breakfast? I’ll have to talk to the chef…or to my supplier.

Anyway, it’s available pursuant to the franchise’s arrangements with Big Top. No alchoholic spikes this week, though, unless you B.Y.O.B.

Good morning, Kab, LuvH8, & Johanan!

Johanan Grog is (GASP) not a coffee drinker. We are lucky he remembered any coffee at all.

Good Morning Rmom!

It is cloudy, it rained last night. It’s so nice to have things back to normal. That bright ball in the sky scares me.

Good Morning, LuvH8 & Johanan As you can see, I barely remembered to add the Nuclear & Pirate coffee.

They were so late, I probably should have put up a lunch menu.

Soon, people will be wanting their happy hour drinks.

A Chocolate Bar anyone?

I’ll just have some Nuclear Coffee.

Here, spot! Here, com’on, I know you can do it! Here, over here!

Good morning, bmonk

See? I knew the Nuclear coffee could and would serve itself.

Good morning, Grog. I see you are fully recovered from LuvH8’s attentions…

Good Morning Bmonk

I did nothing to Grog!!! I am innocent.  

That LuvH8 keeps on

Is she in training to be a magician, or a magician’s assistant?

Magician!

It would appear as though there are some gaps in your memory, LuvH8.

It took me the whole week-end to stitch myself back together.

Are you sure it was LuvH8? Maybe it was an evil robot that looked “Just Like” Her..?

LuvH8 - Usually KS has a fair number of sunny days. The last few days though, the sun is playing peek-a-boo.

I don’t know what you are talking about Grog.

Good Morning Ldyhwkd Yes, it must have been an evil robot. I have no knowledge of any incident that would require Grog* to stitch himself back together. {Shhh! Don’t tell him I just destroyed the evidence. (maniacal giggles)}

Good morning, bmonk & Idyhwkd!

@Rmom, top o’the morning to you!

Don’t mind me; I’m just causing trouble, like usual…

Rmom That’s a scary image. If the sun was playing peek-a-boo here. Well………….

Bmonk, you are causing trouble.

That’s why we like you Bmonk.

And the same to you, LuvH8. And to Grog, DocT, Carmy, cleo…

Oh, and sorry about the drive-by at high speed yesterday–everyone knows that the cops aren’t around on Sunday on the prairies–too much patrolling on Saturday nights. So Sunday is pretty much cop-free.

I cause trouble? You must be talking about my evil robot twin.

No–about the liking you. Well, because you cause trouble.

And have an evil, demon-eye ducky that looks almost like the nice, blue-eye ducky.

But you never cause trouble.

I’m sure its that evil robot twin.

Who’s now out of commission, like Dusty’s.

Okay. Okay. There is no evil twin. It is me. Geesh! You are good with the guilt thing.

Doctor Jeckyl & ms. LuvH8?

Bmonk - You might be right about those one-cop towns, but around here, speeding tickets are their bread & butter, so I still see plenty of cops running radar on Sundays.

Grog - Maybe it is her foreign spy? Back before the Iron Curtain fell, and I was a newlywed, my husband often asked “which Russian spy” I was that night. He just wasn’t used to someone who showed such a variety of personalities.

♪♫I got to be me, I got to be me….. and me…and me…and me…and me…♫♪

Ms. POP & POOF has left the building.

Grog - LOL!

Oh the tragedy of it all. No comics so I got the brilliant idea to tear apart the washer and retrieve the diamond bracelet my %^$##^^ lover (whom I dearly love and don’t blame at all) somehow got stuck in said washer. After a short time, I decided I might need a little help, so I clicked it up on the computer. Did you know if the washer isn’t working you should plug it in? If the washer isn’t draining you may have a clogged hose. The manual suggested I call a repairman. I ain’t paying no stinkin repairman. I spent considerable money at the hardware store on tools I will never use. and the machine of Satan is still in pieces. Got to Google Jewelry.

Morning TRIBE! The sun is shining, the flowers blooming, the birds singing, and the Maytag repairman is finally employed

Lewreader - Having just bought a new washer a few weeks ago, due to our old one not draining, I can sympathise. I would think that the hose would get sluggish before it got completely clogged. At least I don’t have any diamond bracelets to lose, so that wasn’t an issue with ours.

Good Afternoon, Lewreader I guess the wife won’t be asking you to make any more repairs now.

@Grog, I thought that was the idea…

Or is Lewreader’s washing machine like this GPS??

Good Afternoon Tribeandall

Just a quick lunch break and out again. Have fun All!

P&L

Hi & Bye or POPn’POOF, ♠Lonewolf♠

I often wonder why I am the one with the mental illness and everyone around me is insane. It seems it should be that I get to be the insane one.

Good afternoon, tribe.

Rain put a damper on my plans for the yard this afternoon. Hope to get out there in the morning.

Hmm–good phrase, Grog. Now I don’t know whether to call it a Shika [move] or a POPnPOOF

By the way, I know how to play “WFF ‘N PROOF”, does that count?

I guess I really should say the only one with the diagnosed mental illness who is still trying to find a drug mix that works for me.

Well, LuvH8, have you ever heard that old saying, “Everyone [here] is crazy but me and thee–and I’m not so sure about thee.”

LuvH8 - No one is completely normal, some people just admit they aren’t. Some of us defy diagnosing.

bmonk, in Shika’s case when she says that she is “pulling a Shika” she’s gone, then comes back for one more comment (or two). When LuvH8 does her POPn’POOF, she comes in usually for one comment only and is gone - not to return for a while at least.

I’m heading out to haul those thorny branches to the brush pile. BBL!

Okay, okay. I guess I am tired of being treated like my mental illness makes me incompetent and being expected to be responsible also. It seems “Don’t annoy the crazy person” only works for my mom & worked for my sister. I think I may have to be more scary.

Rmom ~ I think my diagnosis is “bipolar ~ we don’t know what the bleep kind though”

Grog ~ I can hear you!

WARNING ~ Jumper Ahead!

One day this lunatic was jumping up and down on a manhole cover screaming at the top of his lungs, “Seventeen!! Seventeen!!”

Intrigued by the man’s behavior, another man walks over to him and asks why he’s doing that.

The crazy man responded, “It’s a blast. You have to try it! Jump as high as you can and scream ‘Seventeen!!’ as loud as humanly possible.”

Reluctantly, the second man gets on the manhole cover, barely hops and says, “Seventeen?”

The insane man says, “No, no, no! You’re doing it wrong. Jump higher. Yell louder.”

So, the second man begins jumping a little higher and says, “Hey, you know, I am getting a little bit of a rush. Seventeen!! Seventeen!!”

At the height of his jumping, the crazy guy suddenly pulled the manhole cover off, causing the man to fall to his death.

Replacing the cover, the lunatic began jumping and screaming again, “Eighteen!! Eighteen!!”

bmonk, until now I hadn’t heard of WFF’N & PROOF. I had to google it.

I would classify Lewreader & Johanan as they typical or (ab)normal POPn’ POOFers. Usually LuvH8 will POP in and after a while will POOF out. Then on occasion comes the POPn POOF all in one comment.

I don’t know, LuvH8. Does “bipolar eyes” (red/blue) count?

But really, being bipolar is no joke. I have a sister with it, only for her the median of her swings is being a little bit depressive. Not fun at all. Although having the right sort of humor does help a bit. The trick is knowing how to invite her to laugh.

@Grog, thanks for the ‘splanation.

LuvH8, I am not trying to make fun of you. However, I know I have pulled “a Shika” before (after refreshing and found I need to reply to a comment). Then there are times when almost everyone will “POP” in for one comment and be gone. I label it the POPn’ POOF in your honor.

No Bmonk not fun at all. And they have added a new name in for some of the ‘episodes’ which is mixed mania (manic and depressed at the same time ~ really not fun).

A sense of humor is very important. But unfortunately my mom doesn’t appreciate my

some people are real downers.

I didn’t think you were making fun of me. I just thought you were ignoring me. (pouty face)

Hi EVERYONE

Just a quick fly through. I’m glad the comics are up now. I was really going into withdrawl if I can’t get my daily snickers. he he.

Hello Serenasakitty

I hope you enjoyed your birthday. Be careful not to have food or liquid in your mouth when you snicker. It makes a mess on your screen and keyboard.

I’m thinking of adding Everyone or All in front of my name so I get lots of greetings (giggles)

Hello EMET I think I’m going to say good bye & good riddance to Nathan & In the Sticks. It was a good little strip before he started getting political.

Hello EMET

If you want an exciting mix try a Nuclear CocoMocha Float. Umm….. just remember to wear tinted protective goggles. And be prepared for the explosion. Oh, and the resulting liquid is highly flammable and radioactive. So really after you go to all that trouble you are left with a mess and elevated radiation levels. But it is exciting. You don’t have heart problems do you?

What is Atomic Coffee?

Are there any side effects?

At any rate, EMET, I’ve taken off my list. If I want to read a strip about Politics (which I don’t), I’ll read SOTU.

LuvH8, I guess you were happy to see BB today. (Happy Dance)

@LuvH8, maybe you need longer sabers? Sharper machetes? More throwing knives??

I bet then she’d appreciate your

Hmmmm…….. swords could be fun.

@EMET, have you considered that if Grog did indeed get a haircut, there wouldn’t be a whole lot left?

In RL, I did get a hair cut. I now look like I just went into boot camp.

Grog - so that’s why the hairy avatar. You have to offset for RL.

Does anyone else want to check my math in comment 47?

Hello all, it has been a mulching day for yours truly, so have spent the majority of the day outdoors. Just stopped in to say hi.

bmonk - that is quite the creative math. Is that why I can’t understand the math my kids bring home these days?

Hey, I got the right answer, didn’t I?

Idyhwkd I’ve been a fan of B.C. since I was 6 or 7 (1966-67). My favorite character is Grog. That should explain my avatar.

Hi cleo.

Just now I’m busy Not Shooting the Puppy

bmonk, it takes a lot of patients, but I went the full 15 rounds not shooting the puppy.

The trick is in releasing the mouse smoothly…

It’s a way to pass time while waiting for a gov site to respond…

Good Evening Everyone!

Hello, Grog & Bmonk

Hello, ♠Lonewolf♠. How was your day?

I see that bipolar disorder (manic-depressive syndrome over the pond) has been mentioned here. No one of course meant any harm either in joking about it or in saying it’s a serious matter in response.

So, please bear with me here…

I happen to have bipolar disorder (Type II: short periods of mania, long periods of depression, with normal periods in between). I’m under treatment for it and thankfully it has stablized me completely. So long as I avoid needless stress, I’m fine.

I am not being melodramatic when I say the depressive part very nearly killed me. It made me suicidal. I pay a heavy price in health for the medication I take to keep that sort of thing from happening (it’s brought on weight gain, which in turn has brought on diabetes and other things), but it’s that or be six feet under after going through the torments of Dante’s Hell.

On the other hand, I’m enough of a screwball to laugh even at the ironies involved in the situation, so neither the jokes nor the serious comments heretofore bother me at all. I have no illusions about what the human condition is, and I have hope that it will not last forever.

Cheers and a slug of CocoMocha to you!

Grog, my day was hectic, but I did get that customer vehicle to the Emissions Test Facility and it passed with flying colors.

How about you?

Good Evening Johanan.

Good to “see” ya, man!

Good evening, ♠Lonewolf♠, Johanan, Grog, & bmonk!

Hi, Johanan. Sorry about the CocaMocha. It is on my permanent menu on my home computer. Being the first poster at the office took me by surprise…and I put something quick & dirty together.

♠Lonewolf♠ today, wasn’t too bad, but I found out I have to knock out a forecast by end-of-day Wednesday. We weren’t counting on having to do one until next month. Dallas is not giving us any lead time. So much for a calm & reasonably busy week.

Good Evening, Rmom!

FOR SALE One Kenmore washer. Some assembly required.

Good evening Rmom

I’m going to “build” a sandwch a la Bumstead or Shaggy. Take your pick.

I need to step away, but I will be back shortly.

Did you all notice that 2C&C is finally updated for today & yesterday?

Lewreader - Will metal recyclers take old washing machines? How about dryers? We’ve got a few that need hauling off around here, would be great if we got paid for them, instead of having to do the paying.

A hear a storm headed this way so I may lose connectivity soon.

Sorry to hear about that, Lewreader, and I think I’ll pass on buying it.

cleo, if you’re still lurking about, my movie tonight is Knute Rockne, All American

Grog - Humm, guess it is time to rummage up some supper. How about a ham & cheese sandwich on wheat, with a little onion, lettuce & mayo? Warmed would be even better.

Rmom, I found out about 2C&C about an hour ago.

Grog - Hope you don’t lose it! We were supposed to have partly cloudy today, but it was mostly cloudy instead. I went outside & worked for a while. But there was a low spot that still had water standing, in my path to the brush pile. I could walk around the low spot, but not drive the little lawn tractor, so had to carry the thorn branches rest of the way. Got most of the branches by one tree hauled there, and only a couple of scratches - neither one on my face. It was too humid to keep working for long, especially because I had to wear long jeans & a long-sleeved shirt with leather gloves to give me some protection from the thorns.

Rmom I have a roast beef, pepper ham and cajun turkey breast with pepper jack cheese and horseradish on a wheat hoagie bun.

I have enough for one more good sandwich, but no more roast beef.

I never did like mayo, but I do like Inglehoffer stone ground mustard. Yum.

Grog - Saw your comment there, but thought perhaps there were others who didn’t know.

Grog - I can tell you like the hot stuff! I’m going to do supper & read, BBL.

Later, Rmom

Johanan, I am very glad to hear that you found medication that works for you. Sorry about the side effects though. And I know you are not being melodramatic. Your type sounds similiar to mine. I’m glad you don’t mind the humor. It is one of my main coping mechanisms.

Hi Grog

It is very tempting. I am curious as to what you would look like with no hair or very short hair.

Just picture me without the cowboy hat and a cue ball head with a bit of peach fuzz on top,

So, how is your evening Grog? I’m working on picturing you.

Good. As you may have seen, LuvH8, I dumped a strip today. I’m trying to remember what’s was recommended to me a little while ago to replace it.

And watch my movie of course.

Hello TRIBE! How are you all this fine evening? :-)

Hello, Ladywolf I’m doing fine & you?

I’m good.

I haven’t read ITS in a while it used to be funny.

You two didn’t think to mention that Birdbrains was finally up for May 15 & 16.

I’m happy that the comics finally updated today.

Birdbrains is up!

Hello Ladywolf,

We are all glad that the comics finally updated.

Edit: Must have been a blonde moment.

Well I am somewhat new there. but I do comment there …… Sometimes!

I just remembered that I had seen you at Birdbrains, Ladywolf. You should comment more often. Just be sure to be offended occasionally or you will hurt Thom’s feelings.

“Hee, Hee!”

Excuse me for a moment, I got to nibble on my jalapeño cornbread.

Sorry Grog, I had to steal one of your pepsi’s.

Ladywolf, that only spreads the fire around!

Well then you better have a fire extinguisher handy.

Don’t shoot her!

Hmmm…….. Interesting.   

Hey I’m nack-ed!

I feel much better now……………………………..

WTF! (Giggles!)

Whoops! better cover my eyes.

At least give me a towel. Sheeesh!

Someones going to flag that as being inappropriate.

Grog Where would you put it? It’s just as I suspected. Head, arms and legs; no body.

Hello, LuvH8, Grog, Rmom & Ladywolf.

Hello Lonewolf

Only someone who is jealous would do that Grog.

Hello, ♠Lonewolf♠

Whoops! Did I show up at the wrong time! Maybe I should come back later!

I wouldn’t flag you Grog.

Grog, How about a pair of shorts or pants? Would that make you feel better? What color would you like?

LuvH8, you better get me that towel now.

Don’t go Lonewolf Please don’t go.

Blue or black would be fine, LuvH8

Hope it’s not pink! (under my breath)

(Giggling hysterically!)

Hello all. I have been working in the yard today. So did not stop by. Hope everyone is cool. I am off to watch a movie.

Hello, Cleo. Enjoy your movie.

Hi cleo, it’s good to see you. Enjoy your movie. :-)

Hi & bye cleo (Another POPn’POOF)

Hi and bye everyone. I’m off to work [I have to be] in a few minutes but I just wanted to see what was going on.

Grog you look too cute in LuvH8’s picture.

Time is passing so I’ll see everyone tomorrow.

Is that better Grog? You know if you wore clothes normally, I wouldn’t have left them off when I shaved you.

Hello & Good Bye Cleo & Serenasakitty

Ooh Laa, Laa! Grog you are hot.

Hi & Bye Serena!

Hi & Bye serena

Thank you, LuvH8. That’s much better.

Glad you came back Lonewolf I kind of missed you there for a moment.

Well, since he has pants on……………………………………sheesh!

Grog Your welcome, but I thought you looked fine before. Very…….. attractive.

So how was your day Lonewolf?

You guys and all your talk about clothes. My first movie turned out to be one that I had already watched. On to plan B. Nude is the way to go.

But Lonewolf, Grog & Cleo normally run around without their pants. As do many of the other posters.

Maybe around the house, cleo. But not in the public domain.

With nudity no first impressions are based on your outfit..

With nudity no first impressions are based on your outfit..

Well then, Hello once again, Cleo!

Ladwolf, my day was very busy. I had a lot of running around to do. Pretty much got it all done, I think.

How was your day?

Family Guy just did their spoof of the Blues Brothers shopping center scene. Funny!

Now it’s North By Northwest

And how was your day, LuvH8?

No Cleo I don’t think first impressions are based on your outfit, if you are nude. I tend to notice someone’s feet if they are nude. (Unless it is related to direct care.)

Pretty good Lonewolf My work load has been pretty light today. I had to groom a couple of horses and fed them an apple, I also helped stack bales of hay in the barn, but really there was not a whole lot to do today.

Lonewolf My day was so-so. It got a little better after the drugs kicked in. Mainly I am trying to be left alone so I can not act on bad ideas.

Good Evening EMET Um….. bipolar is slightly more than mood swings. Unfortunately it is not always practical or possible to avoid everyone. Laughter is good medicine.

Durned straight! Laughter is Great medicine!

Hello, EMET

Well I’m going to call it a night. Gunite all! (Time to get nack-ed)

On a bag of Fritos: You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (The shoplifter special!)

On Tesco’s Tiramisu dessert: (printed on bottom of the box) Do not turn upside down. (Too late! you lose!)

On Boot’s Children’s cough medicine: Do not drive car or operate machinery. (We could do a lot to reduce the construction accidents if we just kept those 5 year olds off those fork lifts.)

On Nytol sleep aid: Warning: may cause drowsiness. (One would hope!)

On a Korean kitchen knife: Warning: keep out of children. (hmm…something must have gotten lost in the translation…)

On a string of Christmas lights: For indoor or outdoor use only. (As opposed to use in outer space.)

On Sainsbury’s peanuts: Warning: contains nuts. (but no peas?)

On a child’s Superman costume: Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly. (Oh go ahead! That’s right, destroy a universal childhood belief.)

Good Night Grog

Good Night Grog

Rest well!

He’s gone! Should I make his shorts pink now?

LuvH8 - Dontcha just luv those warning labels?

Yes, they are very helpful.

See you when the comics update.

At least I hope they update…….They better.

Okay, Ladywolf.

I hope they update too.