Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney

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Margueritem said, 7 months ago

Hotcha! Bustard, if I were you, I’d be hanging around.
fear-ciuil said, 7 months ago

If you would like to ‘favorite’ the strip, (and maybe the sketch, too), simply log in and click on the ‘Favorite’ star directly above the strip. Mr. McEldowney very kindly asked for us what purpose is served by favoriting, and this was the answer:
I asked my editor at Gocomics about the purpose of “favoriting” a strip. Her answer was this: “‘Favoriting’ allows people following you to see what comics you like. ‘Favorited’ comics also show up under your profile, and allow us to see what comics people are enjoying.”
Basically, I think it provides a method for spreading the word.
Brooke

A number of resources have been provided by members of the Order of the Couch, and links can be found here:
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http://home.comcast.net/~ccdesan/Pibgorn/Pibgorn.html

ccdesan has also created a GoComics comments posting guide to special formatting: italic, bold, indents, large fonts, etc.
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Mr. McEldowney’s Pibgorn blog: http://officialpibgorn.livejournal.com/
Mr. McEldowney’s 9 Chickweed Lane blog: http://chickweedcafe.blogspot.com/

Today’s 9 Chickweed Lane can be found at:
http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComic.mpl?date=2009%2F4%2F20&name=9_Chickweed_Lane
The Old Wolf said, 7 months ago

Ach du lieber Schreck! Sowas kann mein armes Herz nicht ertragen… 8^Q
Fairportfan said, 7 months ago

(Repost from “yesterday”)

Flicker from last Friday:
http://electronictiger.net/avail/flick/090417.htm

And, of course, the index of all the flickers at http://electronictiger.net/avail/flick/

TheSkulker says:

“Fairportfan

“Check your e-mail”

Checked and answered - works fine in the IE8 version that comes with Windows 7.

Gweedo: How was the trip to the Planet of the Dead?

Oo-o-kay - Amber Benson, who played Willow’s girlfriend, Tara, on Buffy the Vampire Slayer has made a new film.

It’s apparently a direct-to-video release.

It also features Ron Jeremy. It’s about a crew making a porn film on location on a remote mountaintop.

Ron Jeremy is hit by (apprantly) a meteor and killed.

But his talent lives on.

The film is called One-Eyed Monster, and it looks hilarious.

The trailer (definitely NSFW): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=933FExsfU3c

I’m not sure whether i’m going to do a flicker for the new strip or not. The “animation” effect you’d get switching back and forth would be a hoot; sort of reminds me of a Tex Avery Wolf…

Re 9CL amd Sudden Impulsiveness:
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2005/pib050729.gif
Joe Minotaur said, 7 months ago

LIFE IS A CABARET OL’ CHUM!!
Fairportfan said, 7 months ago

Nonny was the singer…
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2003/pib031015.gif
thevenbede said, 7 months ago

*cc* dein armes Herz? und der armer Nate?
Sisyphos said, 7 months ago

Are we in Dreamland? That’s the only explanation I see for Nat’s reconstitution and Dru’s re-emergence as torch-singer Dinah Cloverly. As I said “last night,” I hope Nat’s cigarette doesn’t fall into Dinah’s barely-there dress (of course, it’s quite full already)!
thevenbede said, 7 months ago

o’ course I’d love to know how all this was existing under all that magma.
Fairportfan said, 7 months ago

Has anyone else seen Tex Avery’s cartoon Red Hot Riding Hood?
{http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036295/}
CoBass said, 7 months ago

@fearciuil: Sunday night, KUNC ran the second half of the Peter Schickele / P.D.Q. Bach concert you went to a few weeks ago. I am so jealous! Judging from the laughter, there must have been some very good visuals to go along with the music.
thevenbede said, 7 months ago

Ok I’m confused. It’s off to bed for me, my fingers are making stupid errors typing Gute Nacht!
txmystic said, 7 months ago

Guh-…………
Fairportfan said, 7 months ago

thevenbede says:

“o’ course I’d love to know how all this was existing under all that magma.”

Perhaps through the inverse of this effect:
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2008/pib081006.gif
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2008/pib081007.gif
Fairportfan said, 7 months ago

It strikes me that the colours of Dru’s costume - particularly the opera-length gloves - mirror the colouration of the merged Pib and Dru inside Suzerain…
AliKzam said, 7 months ago

That picture of Ms. Cloverly is gorgeous. Her new color’s incorporated, and if she’s a volcano, the skirt of her dress is like the lava flowing onto the stage.
I wonder what she’ll sing?
Joe Minotaur said, 7 months ago

Good thing I made POPcorn!
ejcapulet said, 7 months ago

Her shoes match her outfit and not her ears! This must be serious!
Sisyphos said, 7 months ago

Would some digitalis help, ccdesan?
Gweedo Murray said, 7 months ago

Repost from last night:

fairportfanPro says:

I promised a flicker from Friday’s strip sometime on Sunday.
……….etc…………
Gweedo: How was the trip to the Planet of the Dead?
.]
It was mortifying. I’m sure the time travel alien made Fendleman drop the song lyrics so that they would be found and committed to song in order that they would be available years later for appropriation for the 200. The “loud” volume was a welcome change from the usual pro quality that has a low signal output, from my computer to the stereo, for the audio portion. The earphone out volume is turned all the way up by the way. With “Planet” I could turn the volume back from ¾ and still have plenty of loud.

Part way through the Christmas ones. Too much schmaltz. British is bad as U.S. in that respect. Gripping and thrilling nonetheless. If he transforms I haven’t seen it yet. In “Planet” I found myself rewinding, as best I could, to catch dialog that got by me. That function is a bit wonky here. Works properly on store bought. Audio and video Quality: excellent.
Sisyphos said, 7 months ago

I don’t care what the cover and minimum are; I want to be there!
Gweedo Murray said, 7 months ago

I’m more interested in the uncovered maximum!
Sisyphos said, 7 months ago

Okay, so I’m too geeky by half, but the flow of redskirt reminds me of the Erechtheion karyatids of 5th c. B.C. Athens….
VicTR said, 7 months ago

Hmmm…Could Geoff be playing the piano??
Sisyphos said, 7 months ago

risitas>David>Risitas.
Fairportfan said, 7 months ago

Vic says:

“Hmmm…Could Geoff be playing the piano??”

No - that would be Grinder Cohan:

http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2003/pib031002.gif
http://picayune.uclick.com/comics/pib/2003/pib031008.gif
Gunnr said, 7 months ago

fairportfanPro says:

Has anyone else seen Tex Avery’s cartoon Red Hot Riding Hood?

Yes, a true classic! When I was a kid, (that would have been the Late Devonian or Early Silurian, or thereabouts) our local TV station used to run cartoons during the time period between 3:30pm and 5:00pm (“after school programming”) for the kids to watch to keep them out from underfoot while Mom was getting dinner. The cartoons they ran were all the Merrie Melodies, Silly Symphonies and Loonie Toons that were originally made to be shown to adults in movie theaters, so I was exposed to the likes of Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, etc., at a tender age. It was quite an education. Back then, we only had two TV stations, the NBC and CBS affiliates respectively, both of which signed off their broadcasting “day” at midnight with the Star Spangled Banner. After that, all you got was the test pattern until 6 am when broadcasting resumed. I remember what a revelation it was the first time I ever got to see my old favorites in color… .

Yes, I am familiar with the great Mr. Krupa and his incredible talent.
Heavenly said, 7 months ago
re: PDQ Bach
I saw Mr. Schickele perform PDQ Bach when I was in college. My cheeks ached, my sides were in pain, and my date thought I had gone nuts.
It was a great evening! :D
Sisyphos said, 7 months ago

Okay, for those who need it:
Gene Krupa:
http://tinyurl.com/dxnb59

Legs-ZZ Top+:
http://tinyurl.com/dmumy5
BJamesB86 said, 7 months ago

Stuff like this make me wish Drusilla was real.
Gunnr said, 7 months ago

The center panel just screams for a sound track of “Fever” by the inimitable Peggy Lee – the version where it’s just her and a bass fiddle and bass drum. Second choice would be Peggy Lee’s version of “Black Coffee.”
Sisyphos said, 7 months ago

Gunnr, your wish is my command:
http://tinyurl.com/59fkhj

EDIT: And the original 78 rpm by Little Willie John, a record that I had and still may have, packed away somewhere:
http://tinyurl.com/cjatg7
desertdwlr said, 7 months ago

RRRRRROWL
Chuck Clay said, 7 months ago

Is it real, or is this one of Dru’s patented dreams directed at Bustard?
What is real??
Do we care?
Chocolate covered cherries on the end table…
Gweedo Murray said, 7 months ago

That Gene’s a real beater. On the other hand…. this one’s not safe for work or any other time.
Proceed at your own risk.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/2ruwul
The Old Wolf said, 7 months ago

@sysyphos:

You really oughtn’t be talking about Erechtheion karyatids in a family-oriented forum… XP
Gweedo Murray said, 7 months ago

The FEVER song is another fine example of a good tune done over to Great!
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 7 months ago

So, how did we get from volcano to singing?
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 7 months ago

Nein, Hertz ist ein RenteinAuto…
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 7 months ago

Drusilla real? No, all us guys would be quite dead from overstimulation of one kind or another. Too much adrenaline, if nothing else. Heart beat 300… 310… 330… 400… 0… yarrrrgg.
Ahnk_2000 said, 7 months ago

Look’s like Nate ought to follow Amos’s lead and jump into an icy lake. Noticed that Fairportfan’s flicker background now include’s Edda’s new suit.
Ahnk_2000 said, 7 months ago

Skulker (from yesterday):

TheSkulker says:
I’ve always called them cherry tomatos but a rose by any other…

Grape tomatoes are different from cherry tomatoes. They are smaller, oblong (hence the name) and sweeter. You can snack on these like candy too.
Gunnr said, 7 months ago

Question was raised as to how cats can tell who is allergic to them, and pick that one to get friendly with.

Has to do with a little interspecies miscommunication. When humans are angry or feel threatened, they make a “scowl” face, to indicate agression. Scowling narrows the eyelids. But to a cat, half closing your eyes means just the opposite: “I don’t perceive you as a threat, so I don’t need to keep an eye on you. You may approach if you wish.” It is a signal given by the most dominant to indicate acceptance of the subordinate as a “non threat.”

If you’re allergic to cats and/or don’t want one to come jump in your lap, look them in the eye and open your eyes as wide as they will go and the cat will back off and not approach you. Bugging your eyes out in cat lingo means “Back off, Jack!” If you are a cat lover, catch their eyes, then almost close yours. They’ll be in your lap in short order.

Oddly enough, when human women do that same half closing of the eye thing, but “keep a straight face” while they’re doing it, it’s known as the “come hither” look. Works on cats, too.
LLeRay said, 7 months ago

Jaw drops open

My thought exactly, Bustard.
Phaze58 said, 7 months ago

WOW
Legs from HERE to YAH YAH
Burgundy2 said, 7 months ago

Cool flicker, Fairportfan. Thanks!
sarge112751 said, 7 months ago

Somewhere between “OUCH!” and “BOINGggg!”
invisifan said, 7 months ago

mmmm … new gloves
Gorbag42 said, 7 months ago

And her lipstick colour matches the spike in her shoes.
ThatCat said, 7 months ago

I love LOVE the tonal quality of Dru’s left side and how it is defined in the silhouette. My goodness Feurcicuil, if you did not have the boilerplate up, I totally would have forgotten to favorite the strip. I am still gawking!

On a slightly off subject someone posted a link to Susan Boyle’s Cry Me a River song - and frankly that voice is just living in my head with this image of Dru.
As my avatar mimics…. HUBBA HUBBA!