Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney

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Margueritem said, 11 months ago

Ah, the beloved mojo lamp. Time to get back what’s yours, Dru.
fear-ciuil said, 11 months ago

Don’t forget to ‘favorite’ the strip!

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Sisyphos said, 11 months ago

Drusilla is looking hot, and she’s going to make things very hot for whatever remains of Lena-bludgeoned Inky….
AliKzam said, 11 months ago

I would have to agree that an advantage – by definition – is unfair. But only if you’re the other guy.
What’s Dru gonna do now?
emjrn said, 11 months ago

Well, if Inky was in trouble before with Lena, now he is in REALLY deep doo-doo! I’m not sure who would be worse to face….Lena with the hoe or a re-powered, pissed off Dru!
Fairportfan said, 11 months ago

9CL - tomorrow is gonna be brutal.

And i don’t even wann think about Saturday or Monday or…
wildflowerose said, 11 months ago

For the Geographic record, checking in from sunny California here. And as she isn’t here to place her own map-pin,our Fridakins is also a California girl.

9CWL- And all of us on the couch were going to fly over there (except pibfanbrux, who was going to walk) for the celebration!
Fairportfan said, 11 months ago

AliKzam says:
“What’s Dru gonna do now?”

Obviously, she’s getting ready to grab it back with both hands.

Being a hero(ine) single-handed is okay, i guess, but double-handed is so much more satisfying…
Shalamett said, 11 months ago

9CWL

Can their newfound love for each other be strong enough for Amos to get past this? I sure hope so!
Fairportfan said, 11 months ago

Incidentally - take a look at today’s MythTickle for a joke all of the Pibgorn Couch Potatoes ought appreciate…
emjrn said, 11 months ago

9CWL…my heart is sad for Amos and Edda. I don’t know who is disputing Amos’ win, but moral turpitude should have nothing to do with a musical performance.

I wonder what the audience will do when it is announced they are negating his win. That may get ugly!

Good night to all of the couch denizens…old and new!
Fairportfan said, 11 months ago

Second pass at answering the query:

AliKzam says:

“What’s Dru gonna do now?”

Goin’ do the best she can…
Shalamett said, 11 months ago

Fearciuil - Greeley
Gweedo Murray - Boulder
cobass - Loveland
Cocoasmom - Colorado Springs

Boy, there sure are a lot of Coloradoans here. Ya’ll are making me homesick!!

The only thing that ever could pull me from Colorado….my family. Someday I’ll be back though!

Oh, and if we are counting where we grew up, I have to add Texas to mine. Spent most of my childhood there.
Fairportfan said, 11 months ago

Incidentally, as Dru is about to stick her fingers in the sockets, let us pause and contemplate this:
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2005/pib050221.gif
fear-ciuil said, 11 months ago

fairportfan said:
Incidentally - take a look at today’s MythTickle for a joke all of the Pibgorn Couch Potatoes ought appreciate…

Indeed, sir! You beat me to it! :D
Sisyphos said, 11 months ago

Christmas carol: Un Flambeau, Roger et Drusilla!
Un Flambeau, Courons à l’Inky!
jml58 said, 11 months ago

Inky is only in the doo-doo to his ankels.

When he is making a handstand.
wndrwrthg said, 11 months ago

What, she is not even going to say “socket to me”.
Sisyphos said, 11 months ago

wndrwrthg: Go, sit at the end of the couch! But don’t, like Arte Johnson, tip over the edge, even!
hermit48 said, 11 months ago

Hey! wndrwrthg

What’s Philbert Desenex doing now with all the newspaper layoffs?
fear-ciuil said, 11 months ago

G’night, folks!
wndrwrthg said, 11 months ago

Hermit48: I’m writing lame jokes on catoon strip comment boards, that and living on my comic residuals.
Sisyphos said, 11 months ago

Me too. Guten Nacht, Alles!
hermit48 said, 11 months ago

Comic residuals?
I thought his job was writing sports page headlines.
Ranma_one_half said, 11 months ago

9CWL:
I want a replay…I mean recount!
Pibgorn:
Dru is appearing at the Lamplighter. Catch her next show! She will set the stage afire!
Ranma_one_half said, 11 months ago
Re: Brooke’s comment yesterday.
He had to say it. He just had to say it!
- Pibgorn’s Isle
- Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale,
  A tale of our favorite strip
  That started from a drawing board
  and not some tiny ship.
The artist was a learn-ed man,
His daughter is the Snark.
Five thousand people to this day
Follow the story arc, follow the story arc.

The action started getting rough,
The tiny cast was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless Dru
Then Pibgorn would be lost, then Pibgorn would be lost.

The strip set ground on the shore of this uncharted comic isle
With Pibgorn,
The demon Dru,
The Organist, with no wife,
The Sword Maiden,
Roger and Lena Egg,
Here on Pibgorn’s Isle.
Shalamett said, 11 months ago
Awesome, Ranma!!
- Now it’s going to be days before I get that song outta my head though. LOL
Ranma_one_half said, 11 months ago

Shalamett:
Thanks.
I shot off a copy to Brooke. He deserves it.
Gweedo Murray said, 11 months ago

ShalamettPro says:
“…Oh, and if we are counting where we grew up, I have to add Texas to mine. Spent most of my childhood there.”

New york, Texas, California, Idaho,here.
stuntman200 said, 11 months ago

Am new to comments tho have been following yours for ages. Love the Red Dwarf, Princess Bride, Tolkein references etc.
A though crosses my mind - Dru will be unable to use her powers within the game, not without loosing them any way. To really fry spinky she’s going to have to get him out…
stuntman200 said, 11 months ago

Also to get in on the couch (hope it is big as I’m in Birmingham, UK) I leave some mince pies for your enjoyment.
pibfanbrux said, 11 months ago

Oh yummy! Real mince pies. Well, since tis the season and all that can I offer you all a selection of the (incredibly strong!!) special Belgian Christmas beers on offer at the moment?? Cheers.

I guess you’d better add Switzerland, Spain, Italy and France between my California childhood and Belgium now.
dewrite1 said, 11 months ago

Can I get Dru for x-mas
ejcapulet said, 11 months ago

Goodbye, Spinky.
Radical-Knight said, 11 months ago

I’m a little dissapointed that Amos isn’t the winner; but I’m also relieved that it’s not an easily predictable, obvious conclusion, because it’s in the script, Cinderella type of storyline.
The Old Wolf said, 11 months ago
9CWL: Lifted in toto from my comment over at comics.com:

Here’s my potato for the confusion stew: Some moron, whose jockey shorts are three sizes too small, has thrown a snit and is contesting the win on grounds of moral turpitude. We have a couple of possible scenarios.
1. Either Brooke lets the objection play out for a while, just to keep us all agog, with public acclaim ultimately taking the day, to the eternal embarrassment of the morality police; or,
2. As sometimes happens, the bad guys win, and Amos is disqualified, but takes off his glasses and looks at reality square in the face, and realizes that he is bringing home from Brussels the far, far better prize.
In reality there are many other options, some of which I wouldn’t care to consider. I’m voting for No. 2.

Someone mentioned that Dru is about to grab it with both hands. Yes, I noticed that, too. Inky shoved only one finger in a socket when he blasted Dru into the stratosphere. Dru is cramming her fingers into all four sockets.

Boom!
inshadowz said, 11 months ago

stuntman200 says: Also to get in on the couch (hope it is big as I’m in Birmingham, UK) I leave some mince pies for your enjoyment.

No problem, matey. It goes on and on all the way over here to Oslo, Norway, and I don’t even have to sit on the armrest. Welcome aboard! :)

Mmm … Pie!
inshadowz said, 11 months ago

stuntman200 says: A though crosses my mind - Dru will be unable to use her powers within the game, not without loosing them any way. To really fry spinky she’s going to have to get him out…

As it happens, Roger’s and Lena’s home seems to be just a quick dash down the street (at least Roger has done the distance pretty quickly a couple of times). If I read Lena’s hoe-lash right then Spinky-Dinky should be on the floor in Roger’s room, in fetal position with both hands clasped between his thighs, possibly whimpering. Easy catch, ready for the barbecue ;)

That is, if there’s anything left of him by the time Dru and Roger get there. There’s the off chance that he’ll be reduced to Spinky-stew a’la Hoe.
inshadowz said, 11 months ago

There’s something odd going on with the GoComic servers today. My comments are coming up in correct chronological order for once!
bmonk said, 11 months ago

**Gweedo Murray says:

ShalamettPro says:**
“…Oh, and if we are counting where we grew up, I have to add Texas to mine. Spent most of my childhood there.”

New york, Texas, California, Idaho,here.

I may have said (or merely thought) this before, but I hope someone *is* actually counting, or at least keeping track.

And, as for Dru going up like a blown light by draining all four sockets simultaneously, maybe not. After all, most of the mojo is hers, isn’t it? So she should have the least trouble assimilating it. (I am assuming, as others have, that Spinky is not a true demon, as she is.)
Moe A. said, 11 months ago

This is so perfect….
Her power’s about to be Lamplified (sorry).
As a relative newbie, please let me say that I was really blown away by the excellent song lyrics many of your posted in the last few days!
We’ll miss tomorrow’s posting, heading for beautiful downtown Jackson NH for some badly needed R&R. Have a great weekend, all.
-M&D
kcboomer said, 11 months ago

“3-2-1….we have ignition…”
MermaidStitcher said, 11 months ago

I born Altus, Oklahoma . Also lived in
North Dakota
Illinios
Virginia (twice)
Florida (twice)
Florida is where I am at now.
Dad from Mossiuri
Mom from Mass
Sister #1 from Rhode Island
Sister #2 from Mass.
EX husband from Alabama
Son from Florida
Daughter from Virginia
If you haven’t guess I am a military brat that was married to a Navy guy. I gotr jipped 28 years as a mmilitary dependent and never went out of the continental USA
The Old Wolf said, 11 months ago

The military life can be really hard on people… Roots? What’s that?

I haven’t taken the time to respond to all the creativity that’s been going on around here lately, but there has been some supremely good stuff produced. Thank you all for the fun and games! Have some warm buttered scones with honey…

Wanders away humming the theme from Gilligan’s Island
cycomike said, 11 months ago

atm austin tx. before memphis tn. dallas tx then athens tx for my public schooling years. born in washington and lived in spokane for about my first 6 years.
aerwalt said, 11 months ago

47 place marker
heligmyer said, 11 months ago

Given that tomorrow is Friday, I predict that (a) something will go wrong with Dru absorbing Spitcock’s power, or (b) she’ll arrive at the Egg house just in time to see Spitcock about to exact his revenge on Lena for that hoe swipe.
maeverin said, 11 months ago

Hello all!
next panel, Dru is a-glow with all her mojo, Spinky’s mojo, and a massive 4 ft afro from sticking her fingers in a magic light socket.

9CWL: Amos’ reaction to this will be most interesting. he barely blinked when it was announced he won, now that that win is likely going to be taken away, is he really going to care? i mean really?

to add to the childhood homes list, i was born, brought up, and still live in NH. (as much as i like my home state, i do hope to try living somewhere else for a while…)

are there any other New Englanders here?
Orgelspieler said, 11 months ago

Conceived in Honolulu, born in Oklahoma City, college in Honolulu, OKC, San Francisco, Kansas City, Montreal, Toronto, and Stillwater (Oklahoma). Lived all those places as well as Idaho and Florida. I count my months in Vietnam only as a visit, because it was mostly in tents.
couchpups said, 11 months ago

I’m from Colorado too! Westminster, Colorado!

Inky doesn’t know the definition of pain until Dru gets ahold of him. For the first time, I was cheering for Lena! Never thought I would say that.