Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney

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BikeNBoatN said, 1 day ago

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Today’s 9 Chickweed Lane

Pib: Gee, Rog, don’tcha just hate dropping into the middle of things? No doubt, that’s not exactly what he was expecting to see. What a cliffhanger!!

9CWL: Narcissistic Isabel. Gotta love ‘er!

Edit: Reposted to hopefully ensure links last through the weekend.
Margueritem said, 1 day ago

Not a pleasant thing to have to witness, Roger…
BikeNBoatN said, 1 day ago

I still want to have a PDA like his!
mroberts88 said, 1 day ago

Woah, thats interesting.
Sisyphos said, 1 day ago

Dru is probably not harming Satori. I hope.
MoonsingerFan said, 1 day ago

Well, that’s as clear as mud.
Ladywolf17 said, 1 day ago

Victory festivities, YIKES!
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

Oh dearie me!
The Old Wolf said, 1 day ago

Yas, yas. Every program expands to exceed all available core space. General Protection Fault!
BikeNBoatN said, 1 day ago

Interesting increase of verbiage going from the sketch to the final.
mroberts88 said, 1 day ago

moonsinger, my dislike of algebra is simple….when in the real world am I ever going to have to find x?
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

9CL

I notice Brooke’s ladies very often wear turtle necks.
BikeNBoatN said, 1 day ago

Taking that dose of TT’s ichor doesn’t look too pleasant for Satori, does it. Kinda reminds me as a kid having to take a big spoonful of cod liver oil because it’s good for you.
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

@mroberts88 said, less than a minute ago

moonsinger, my dislike of algebra is simple….when in the real world am I ever going to have to find x?

I simplify life by not losing x in the first place.

My problem is with y. That little sucker is never where I leave it!
BikeNBoatN said, 1 day ago

UncaAlby said I notice Brooke’s ladies very often wear turtle necks.

I wonder if that’s to compensate for wearing so little everywhere else? Not that I mind, of course…..
mroberts88 said, 1 day ago

Unca, my problem is, people lose x, and expect me to find it. Tie a leash on those letters.
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

Y?

Because we like you!
Saskfan said, 1 day ago

Ah, that’s a victory celebration, is it?
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

mroberts88 if it’s any consolation at all, I’ll never you ask you find my x.

What you do with your x is your business.
RockHouse said, 1 day ago

Anyone find Roger’s body language in the last frame interesting? Note his knees and how he’s placed his feet.
BikeNBoatN said, 1 day ago

Well, Roger’s supposed to be a nerdy dweeb. Or is it dweeby nerd? Whatever, that pose definitely implies it.
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

RockHouse yes, that is the classic problem of ”Fight or Flight”, with a geek who’s more accustomed to “Flight”, but thinks maybe this time he really should choose “Fight.”

So his knees are crossed in the confusion of not knowing which direction or whether to run.

Very scientifical. He probably never loses his x either.
mroberts88 said, 1 day ago

Thanks unca, and I’ll never ask you to find my y
Saskfan said, 1 day ago

Reposted from “last night” with the links looking better.

KalahariNight and other classical/flamenco fans: Oscar Lopez is to be listened to. He has played with James Keelaghan, a celtic-inspired writer and performer. They once referred to their latin/celtic fusion as Celtino - they tried calling it Latic, but it sounded too much like a remedy for lactose intolerance.

See also Jesse Cook, both here and here, but be ready to dance. He plays rumba/flamenca, and is VERY addictive.

And yes, ladies, all three lads are very handsome, even to me, and I’m straight.
Fairportfan2 said, 1 day ago

From “yesterday”:

KalahariNight said, about 7 hours ago

fairportfan, setting up a member through the Comfy Couch sounds like an excellent solution for those who are or will be members of your group. For any folks who don’t join there for whatever reason, perhaps we can somehow also make it web accessible as UncaAlby suggests.

I think i can make the “Messages” section of the group publicaly accessible (read-only)… i’ll look into it.

KalahariNight said

Sisyphos, but a quartet plays together, as does a trio - what I was looking for was a word to describe four acknowledged masters of a craft…

“Quadrumvirate”?

Jim said

Anyone know where I might take a printer to be recycled ?

Got an Office Depot store in your area? I think they do.

Ladywolf17 said

RockHouse, I can’t help you out here. But try here

Ah hah! There it is.
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

@BikeNBoatN said, 7 minutes ago

Taking that dose of TT’s ichor doesn’t look too pleasant for Satori, does it.

Yes, if you’ll recall when Dru got a dose of Spitcock’s ichor, it wasn’t particularly pleasant for her then, either.

Apparently large doses of mojo can be traumatic. Probably better to take it a little at a time, if at all practical.
ejcapulet said, 1 day ago

Hold on, is Dru making Satori into a real being so she does not have to be sustained by a computer?
mroberts88 said, 1 day ago

We’ll I’m going to sleep G’night everyone.
ejcapulet said, 1 day ago

That would be a reward for Roger.
Sisyphos said, 1 day ago

Dru’s pose reminds me of the Borghese Gladiator, though with a reversal in upper torso, since she is “attacking” and he is defending….
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

@ejcapulet said, 1 minute ago

Hold on, is Dru making Satori into a real being so she does not have to be sustained by a computer?

At this point, your guess is as good as anybody else’s!

We should find mroberts88’s x so we can make it a SWAG – that stands for Scientific Wild A**ed Guess.
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

(vs. a regular simple WAG which ain’t Scientifical)
Fly Guy said, 1 day ago

Is that better than a sharp stick in the eye?
The Old Wolf said, 1 day ago

@mroberts88

Math can be fun!
The Old Wolf said, 1 day ago

@ejcapulet By Mogg’s quivering whiskers, you may be on to something there…
RockHouse said, 1 day ago

About Roger, I had in mind his previous experience with Dru regaining her power:

Dec 12 - 19, 2008

As a geek myself, my knees would be knockin’, too!
Fairportfan2 said, 1 day ago

…and “today”:

Sisyphos said

Dru is probably not harming Satori. I hope.

I note that you say nothing about no hurting her…

She’s feeding Satori Tom’s mojo (along with the sword), the same way Satori revived her with the Spitcock mojo she had on board.

Of course, Roger is going to mis-interpret this, and… (Sort of like Captain America coming along just in time to see Spider-Man punch the superhuman alien disguised as a little old granny lady through a wall.)

RockHouse said

Anyone find Roger’s body language in the last frame interesting? Note his knees and how he’s placed his feet.

When we first met him, he was walking like a stereotypical geek, and then stood in a very similar pose…
Sisyphos said, 1 day ago

Note trees in background of panel 1. NYC is cleansed. As Roger pixelates into the scene in panel 3, I can’t help but think of Transporter Room. Betimes, the mojo-laden ichor Dru shoves down her throat knocks Satori right off her high-heeled boots. Lots of overflow and splash! With panache!
The Old Wolf said, 1 day ago

@UncaAlby Some WAGS you never want to see…
MissNaomi385 said, 1 day ago

Oh dear! this looks rather painful.
The Old Wolf said, 1 day ago

O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! Sondern, laßt uns angenehmere stimmen, und freudenvollere. Freude! Freude!

Gute Nacht!
waycyber said, 1 day ago

A misunderstanding? Ichor interuptus? With what consequences? A false Boop could cause untold harm. Or has Riger learned to trust Drusilla? Or will the other onlookers intervene?
Sisyphos said, 1 day ago

Saskfan, thanks for the additional guitar links, adding a Canadian-flamenco-Celtino-rumba flavor!
Ladywolf17 said, 1 day ago

Is this a good Idea! I mean Tom was evil, so I’m sure that he tastes foul.
waycyber said, 1 day ago

It’s the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

But for us on the couch it’s

Deep Fried Food Day

In the UK, especially Scotland, we will deep fry anything. Fish, burgers, chocolate bars, even ice cream!
Ladywolf17 said, 1 day ago

Good night!
UncaAlby said, 1 day ago

@The Old Wolf said, 12 minutes ago

Some WAGS you never want to see…

Definitely not Scientifical. Definitely.
waycyber said, 1 day ago

I have learned an acronym most suited for the Couch of Confusion.

H2IK!
Fairportfan2 said, 1 day ago

Emma Caulfield (who played Willow’s girlfriend, Tara, on Buffy) is one of the creators of a new webcomic, Contropussy. Seriously weird.

Sisyphos said

Betimes, the mojo-laden ichor Dru shoves down her throat knocks Satori right off her high-heeled boots.

I don’t think it’s the mojo. I think it’s the delivery system.
Fairportfan2 said, 1 day ago

oookay - the current Guilded Age somehow puts me in mind of Terry Pratchett…

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A fantastic saga of adventure both high and low, of forbidden passion and iambic pentameter, of fays, fools, organists, demons, accordions, heaven, hell and Shakespeare, Pibgorn follows the whims and flights of its eponymous fairy heroine as she plies her conviction that there must be more to life than depositing dew drops on dandelions and sleeping under mushrooms.

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