Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for July 11, 2008

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    bdc1  almost 16 years ago

    the usual.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Oh, hi everybody!

    Nice to see you back, bdci.

    (Interesting that GoComics just changed all the fonts, so now I can tell you’re all lower case)

    We’re here to post our comments on

    the July 11th  2018 “CLEO and COMPANY” 

    Which you can read on Sherpa

    http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

     

    Speaking of site changes…. the heart to “like” a strip came back, too…. after a very brief absence.

    But very little ever changes on Ballard Street.

    That old pioneer spirit, of exploration, experimentation, and derring-do lives on….

    coupled with the urge to strikeout on one’s own, and create an income that doesn’t rely on going to an office, on punching a time clock….

    on wearing a suit, or for a woman, wearing high heels.

    An income that doesn’t depend on the whims of a boss, on high pressure sales…. on cold calls….

    or in this particular case, on common sense.

     

    Morty, Morty, Morty….

    what were you thinking?

    No, I guess you weren’t thinking, were you?

    At $2 a ride… wow, it’s gonna take about 2,000 rides to even start repairing the damage that contraption has already caused…

    but you can’t sell any more rides if you want to have a roof left to repair.

     

    It was nice of you, in the middle of all this, to invite us over to comment at your house….

    Oh…. in the back yard? Sure.

    A barbecue? How nice of y….

    wait…. what’s that sign? Is that for us?

     

    “Admission: $11?

    (Seniors 64 and up $7.50)

    Hamburger $4.75?

    Hot Dog…. "

     

    MORTY!

    No, we’re not going to pay to come here for our…

    Excuse me?

    Yes, I know you have roof repairs to pay for…. but not by trying to trick us.

     

    C’mon, gang…. I think I hear the Tiki calling…..

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    I suspect Cleo just wants a piece of this guy, and that whole “sic me on him” was baloney.

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    DennisinSeattle Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Susan, I can definitely strikeout on my own. I have struck out many times, especially when faced with a tricky slider.

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    DennisinSeattle Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Cleo, thanks for giving Claude his cue, his timing is sometimes off.

    My first thought on seeing Morty’s thrill ride was the same as Susan’s. But I did like the safety touches of the seat belt and the pillows stacked up in front.

    I doubt he has a permit for that ride. Sheriff?

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    x_Tech  almost 6 years ago

    Okay thanks, but if it has an ashtray , we don’t want it and if the microwave smokes we certainly don’t need it.

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    GROG Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    Let me know when you have a time machine that’ll take me back to the past. That’s a future I could be interested in.

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    GROG Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    How much for the roof repair?

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    Farside99  almost 6 years ago

    Cleo just wants an excuse to use her bazooka again.

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    x_Tech  almost 6 years ago

    ♫ ♪ Row row your boat ♪♫

    ♪ ♫ Gently off the roof ♫

    ♫ Merrily merrily…

    https://s5.postimg.cc/os2mgv4dz/kasplat3.gif

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    SheMc  almost 6 years ago

    I am surprised you need to be asked Cleo, go get him!!!

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    Rotifer NOT GETTING RUBEN BOLLING’S PIN Thalweg Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    I’ve been out of town and in court the past couple of days. I missed all the excitement of the 35th anniversary of a certain someone’s 39th birthday. Please accept this non monetary expression of my best wishes, ML – I hope you enjoyed the day!

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    Nighthawks Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    incidentally , the salesman who is peddling the solar-powered microwave oven with GPS and a built in ash tray was

    the same salesman peddling the fidget spinner a few weeks ago—-

    with the same amount of success.

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    Nighthawks Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    lessee now, 35th anniversary of turning 39……..39 plus 35….carry the 4 ….add the one to the next column…..uh…

    er…..sixty-eleven!

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    Nighthawks Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    happy day after your birthday , Montana Lady!

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    MontanaLady  almost 6 years ago

    For some reason I was not able to access any of the comics this morning. And I just got back from a terrific potluck luncheon with my Cancer Support Sisters (boy are they all good cooks!) and tried and I can see all the comics. Hooray!

    I remember going to Disneyland as a kid, and checking out the Future House in Tomorrowland, and they cooked a chocolate cake in minutes in what they called a “radar range”. I don’t remember if they had an ash tray, and I certainly don’t thing they had invented DVD players or GPS’s in those days!

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    Perkycat  almost 6 years ago

    I couldn’t get on for a couple of hours this morning either. So it was not just you.

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    It went down while I was still trying to post ….

    very very late last night, which was actually very early this (Wednesday) morning, California time.

    I’d dozed off… er… I mean… I’d been just resting my eyes… you know…

     

    And when I opened them, instead of going to bed like a smart person, I went back to the comics…..

    After a couple of strips, I suddenly couldn’t submit my next comment, or go to any other pages.

    Never got to post again on Cleo or a couple of others.

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