Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney

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fear-ciuil said, 4 months ago

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Margueritem said, 4 months ago

The three lovelies are off to see the Wiz, and Nat is in the FL Keys, and so it goes.
StradMan37 said, 4 months ago

Key Largo?!?

Please, DON’T bring Jimmy Buffet into this…….

9CL:

Doesn’t look like any kiss of CHASTITY I’ve ever heard of OR seen OR experienced!
UncaAlby said, 4 months ago

fourth
fear-ciuil said, 4 months ago

The Santana was Bogie’s boat.

http://www.thesantana.com/history/bogartBacall.html

More specifically, this appears to be a reference to the movie Key Largo:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040506/
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

Skipping along, tra-la-la!
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

Nat is in the movie Key Largo, in Bogie’s rôle as Frank McCloud [canting name???], vs. E.G. Robinson as bad guy Johnny Rocco. And the girls are skipping off to Oz! Way weird!!!
UncaAlby said, 4 months ago

Ah, the dames is happy, now they’s ridda dat gumshoe. Whadya expect from a dame, eh? All femmista an’ indy-pennant an’ everyt’ing till dey needs a tire changed, then they wants t’ go lookin’ fer a guy.
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

So what do people suppose is being shown above the transom of the boat that’s visible in the sketch that didn’t make it to the final?
UncaAlby said, 4 months ago

BikeNBoatN
Boat parts I reckon.
wndrwrthg said, 4 months ago

“Now I don’t know
I don’t know
I don’t know where I’m a gonna go
When the volcano blow”

Volcano
Jimmy Buffet
Mattimeomeg said, 4 months ago

Greetings and Salutations to the Couch!

I’ve been following Pib for a while but have finally gotten around to posting. I hope to see more of the couch and the fine folks thereon!

To the best of my recollection (I’m too lazy to go back through the Cantus strips again) Nat was not his name in the Cantus right? I freely admit my current ignorance. Any road, it seems to be a fair turn around from the Cantus: Dru/Dinah remembers the real world (at least Nat) and Pib/Nonny is oblivious.

This latest twist (in fact the entire arc) has a Terry Pratchett-esqe feel to it. The traveling between dimensions etc. has been a favorite trick of his. I have been contemplating the possibility of “Smokey” being a creature that has crawled it’s way out of the Dungeon Dimensions.

^flops to the couch in confusion with smoke coming out of the ears^

Any one want some French Press coffee? I can whip it up in a jiffy.
StradMan37 said, 4 months ago

The Santana, as it is preserved these days:

http://tinyurl.com/lbyw8t
Mattimeomeg said, 4 months ago

BikeNBoatN

It looks to me like it is part of a motor.
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

If it truly is a sailboat, their motors are typically inboard, hence, are not usually visible from outside. And if it was an outboard kicker, it would typically be hanging over the transom. Agreed it’s some sort of boat parts, but no telling what.
Mattimeomeg said, 4 months ago

BikeNBoatN

Agreed.
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

At any rate, it makes for a nice Friday cliffhanger. Now we have to wait till Monday. Boo-hoo!
VicTR said, 4 months ago

the “African Queen” is in the water in Key Largo.
Saskfan said, 4 months ago

jcordaro64 said, about 17Pi bites of cheesecake ago

If we’re taking dibs on cushions, I want *pi* to go with my cheesecake.

Okay, you can have it, but you’ll have to be the one to explain to my 12 year old, who can recite pi to about 46 decimal places, that you’re stealing it out from under him. Um, so to speak.

No, not really; we appear to have the idea almost simultaneously, but you hit the Send button while I was still composing my message, so you win. He’ll take the seat numbered e instead. BUut I have c!!

As for today’s sketch, BikeNBoatN, that extra bit looks like the sail to me.

And it looks like Dru has forgotten Nat now too. They’re looking pretty footloose, and heading towards an erupting volcano.

Mesclun salad for everyone - leftovers from a pot luck I attended tonight: potato salad, roasted mushrooms, macaroni salad, fruit salad - everyone took either salads, appetizers, or desserts. Or wine and beer. And I couldn’t drink any of it. :(
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

Welcome aboard the Couch, Mattimeomeg!

While Nat-Bogie tries to re-take the Santana from Johnny Rocco and his gang (which, of course, we know he does), Dinah, Nonny, and Teau-Teau are following the Yellow Brick Road, skipping along merrily, obliviously!

I’m heading for Cushion 777, to cogitate….
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

Also interesting that Nat’s heavy trench coat didn’t weigh him down once it got wet. Since the top is all open, it won’t hold air inside, so instead should fill up with water and help pull him down.

And I’m also impressed at the ease the ladies can skip along in sky-high heels.

Ah, such are the artistic liberties taken by the Master in the name of beautiful artwork and captivating storylines.
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

Wizard of Oz trailer, with the gang skipping down the Yellow Brick Road from about 1:18….
http://tinyurl.com/cm6h8b
Crumbucket said, 4 months ago

The volcano again. This time with plotted lines that make it look like it’s ready to be subdivided. Good old Rocco!?!? Ah, sweet mystery….
Ladywolf17 said, 4 months ago

Ok I didn’t see that coming Nat getting back to reality while the three girls already forgetting about him continue their journey onward to the emerald city. Are they going to be safe as the volcanoe seems to be about to erupt..
bigchiroal said, 4 months ago

When do I start playing Pink Floyd to synch-up with this story line? Rummy Punch on the side board for all!
C-90 said, 4 months ago

Unless the boat he’s using as a basis is an old crish-craft motor boat with a wood cover over the rear installed motor.
Look up chris-craft wooden motor boats from the 20-30’s.
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

Key Largo (1948): trailer– http://tinyurl.com/lu2et6

and colorized clip (Dutch sub-titles)– http://tinyurl.com/nxttrq
mjolnir 9 said, 4 months ago

Major-league cliff-hanger…

1). Our three happy heroines are tripping merrily down a golden road…right into an active (and probably even eponymous) volcano, the very pit of Hellfire (so to speak).

2). Nat has spotted - and is therefore about to confront - the person he believes to be Johnny Rocco, the arch-villain of a Bogie movie.

Ergo: If we ever do get to finally meet the Big Bad (as ultimate villains used to be called by Buffy, the Vampire Slayer…lordy, how I miss her…), right about now is the time for it to happen.

Or - let me rephrase - right about Monday. After a weekend of nail-biting. And maybe after another day of two of glacier digressions. Or veiled things in dark places that we can’t quite see…

My, being a fan of a comic strip surely can be trying, can’t it?

BTW, both Under the Volcano (1984) and Key Largo (1948) were directed by John Huston. I don’t know if that fact has any relevance or not…but I somehow enjoy it.
StradMan37 said, 4 months ago

Etched into the side of the volcano would appear to be a kind of street grid - of NYC???

If so, then THIS “Oz” in no way resembles the Fictional Film’s Farieland.

Why does this b@astardization of the “Wiz” tune (sung by the omnipresent Munchkies) keep running through my under-used & over-appreciated mind:

“You’re outta your head,
You’re outta your mind,
You’re outta your gourd.”

Perhaps because all three are true……..
hermit48 said, 4 months ago

Looks like a fishing chair in the sketch.
fear-ciuil said, 4 months ago

Buh-bye.

no, that’s not it.

Later, su–

no, that’s not it, either.

Parting is such–

uh-uh.

Au revoir!

Yes. That’s it. Au revoir jusqú’à lundi.

Pardon my French, especially if it’s wrong … haven’t had occasion to use it at all in eight and a half years.
waycyber said, 4 months ago

hermit48 - What sort of bait does a fishing chair use?

With all these changes, Nat is not in the state of Florida, he is in a state of Flux

Archeological Find
In the County of Meath in Eastern Ireland lies the Boyne Valley. An area that has fascinated scholars and archeologists for centuries. There you find Brú na Bóinne, the Palace of Boyne. There you find Dowth, Newgrange and Knowth; Dozens of burial tunnels criss-cross the area. They were built about 3200BC making them older than the Pyramids or Stonehenge.

Richard Watkins of Stanford University was part of a team that were investigating Tunnel 22 that runs north-south through Newgrange. About 122 metres down the tunnel he discovered what appeared to be an ancient cave-in. After 3 days careful work, Watkins and his team discovered that the rocks concealed the entrance to a roughly circular chamber about 4 metres in diameter.

There were clear signs that this chamber was not a burial chamber but showed signs of being inhabited at one time. There were the remains of a fire below a gap in the ceiling that was once, presumably, a primitive chimney and source of light. There were the tattered rags that may have been bedding or clothing and some artefacts (one of which was a knife dated about the eighth century AD).

An examination of the chamber provided evidence that the occupant was connected with a monastery near Drogheda on the River Mattock that pre-dated Mellifont Abbey built on the same site by some 200 years. Records discovered at the abbey site indicated a Monk called MUIREADHACH was entrusted with a “pagan relic so foul it must be forever banished from the world of the living.”

This reference led Watkins to re-examine the chamber, whereupon he found a hiding place cunningly carved into the chamber wall and hidden behind a close fitting stone. There was a solid mass about 1 metre by 1 metre by 0.5 metre behind the stone and great care had to be taken in order not to cause any undue damage.

The mass was packaged up and sent to Truro University where Professor John Dean led the team that was to analyse and preserve the find.

It was discovered that the outer part of the mass consisted of about 5 goat skins; each had to be removed separately. Within was an ancient book. The cover was made of wood and fastened with metal clasps. The pages were fastened to the covers with cords that had only survived because of the protection of the goatskins and the atmosphere of the cavern.

At last the team was able to see the first few pages of the book. They contained drawings, now faded, but were once rich in colour. Alongside these drawings were the spidery writings of the scribe in an ancient version of Gaelic (it pre-dated the use of Roman letters).

The search was on for someone who could translate the book. That search ended in Adelaide, Australia with Bryan Tewkes. Tewkes had done extensive research on Pre-Roman Civilisations of the British Isles. It was he that finally identified the book that had filled the ancient monks with so much horror:

“Irish Dancing Part 2: The Hand & Arm Movements”
Gweedo Murray said, 4 months ago

Nice Bogey clips Sisyphos. The sound on the Dutch clip is weak and without the aid of home stereo helper, I’m straining a bit. Add in the sound of store deli item coolers, by where I’m plugged for full power, I opted not to complete the colorization Process.

I couldn’t get a make on those volcanic “streets”, but I think Risitas made a right good stab with the New York strips.

My partner, Ed, Uncle Jack, Aunt Eileen.

http://gweedomurray.webs.com/photos/-Boulder-Creek-trailhead/NY%20TRIP%20002-1.JPG
The Old Wolf said, 4 months ago

@waycyber - Ba go holc ar fad é sin… ;^)
geedub said, 4 months ago

We’re off to see the wozard of is.
waycyber said, 4 months ago

The Old Wolf
My Irish is pretty poor. Are you saying something like ”He is going to be in the bay a long time?’
cdward said, 4 months ago

BikeNBoatN, I’m going with the fishing chair, too.
waycyber said, 4 months ago

“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a..’
‘Rosebud.’
‘You know how to whistle? You pucker up and..’
‘I only said to blow the &!@@6# doors off!’
‘You played it for her.’
‘There ain’ta no sanity clause’
‘Mrs Robinson, are you trying to…’
‘I can’t let you do that, Dave.’
‘I AM SPARTACUS!’
bhandraoijo said, 4 months ago

I am so confused!!!!!
Captain Smokeblower said, 4 months ago

I agree with mjolnir9 especially on point one. Not only have the girls forgotten Nat, but they appear to be cheerfully dancing toward their doom. There might be a technicality with their jumping into the volcano as virgins, but I think the evil force behind everyone’s abduction is leading them merrily to their doom. With Nat in the Keys we need someone else to return the girl’s brains (Hey, they’re all three the Scarecrow!)
kcboomer said, 4 months ago

Curioser and curioser.
Joe Minotaur said, 4 months ago

G’day awl.
Nat’s all wet. The girls are up in the air. Geoff and Maurice are freezing their assets. I’m all fired up. It’s time to get down to earth and figure this rebus puzzle out.

I won’t have much time to devote to this strip over the weekend. There is a shutoff just for that water line to the outside faucet where the leak is. the water is back on and I need to scrub out the bathroom. This weekend, I will decide if I will replace the tub along with any sheetrock/drywall.

Please send good vibes and a bottle of aspirin.
KalahariNight said, 4 months ago

Regarding Nat’s clothing & trench coat weighing him down in the water - he .is. a demon - which may mean that, like Dru, what we see as clothing is actually plumage…

Hokay, time to splash face with cold water and head to work.
paciii said, 4 months ago

So much data, so little connection…

And we’re still in the intro!
After all, we don’t know if big ol’ smokey-face is the villian or just a peon in the villianous organization. Consider: Dru got fired, Geoff, and therefore Pib, got iced, Oognat got smoked. They’re still on the road.

The difference: Nat volumtarily jumped into this mess when asked by Pib to help. Nat got flushed off the road.

In all this, other than smokey-face, no one has come forward to make the big speech explaining why the villian is so villianous and why he is therefore going to take over the world. ‘Til the villian arrives, we’re just listening to the overture before the first act.

But I could be totally wrong. And usually am, so I’ll just curl up over here in the beanbag chair of bewilderment and rock gently through the weekend chanting “there’s noplace like home, there’s noplace like home…”

Home-made meatsauce and pasta on the side table, salad fixings in the fridge!! Enjoy!

What do you want in your salad… So far I’ve got:
Iceberg lettuce
Shredded carrots
Copped black olives
Real bacon bits
Croutons (no garlic, sorry…)
Peas
Sunflower seeds
Celery
Pineapple
Cold roast chicken
and….. no dressing!
(I know, I’m weird…but you knew that already…)
KalahariNight said, 4 months ago

Good luck with your repair project, Joe M. I hope that the repairs go smoothly and with minimum wear and tear on the psyche.
jml58 said, 4 months ago

Joe, I couldn´t find any asperin, but here is a bag of vibes.
maeverin said, 4 months ago

speaking of “the Wiz”, Michael Jackson has stepped over the rainbow at the age of 50. Like Farrah, I hope he finds the peace he didn’t have in this world.

edit: and that is what happens when you comment on today’s strip before looking at yesteray’s.

in slightly more current news:
welcome to Mattimeomeg! incidentally, Mattimeo was my favorite of the Redwall Series. Is that where your screen name is from?
fatuncle said, 4 months ago

Joe Minotaur - thanks for the puns. A word of advice? If your water system does not have a cutoff at every sink, every toilet, and the water heater as well as a master for the house that isn’t the one the utility uses, put them in if you can afford to do so. The valves aren’t that expensive, and being able to keep pressure on the rest of the house while isolating a local problem is worth a lot. It’s a bit like electrical wiring - does it make sense to have just one on/off switch for the whole house?
waycyber said, 4 months ago

@paciii

There must be a scent of humus.

I bought a bottle of 1000 island dressing, but I only counted 610.
I bought a packet of Won Ton soup but couldn’t lift it.
chairump said, 4 months ago

They’re off to see the Wizzard … They’d have to be
(This post is a rerun)