Pibgorn by Brooke McEldowney

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fear-ciuil said, 4 months ago

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Margueritem said, 4 months ago

Man, Dinah is sure some hot stuff tonight!
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

Back to Red-dress Dinah!
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

Hot Dinah Cloverly, coming right up!
Don Tomaso said, 4 months ago

And….welcome back to our show, with your host, Toothy Tom Torquemada!
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

The way her red dress blows off to the right looks like a pair of lips.

9CL: We’ll get to see just how omniscient Monty is now.
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

Looks like Sunday made it up to 502 posts, 11 pages, but no ellipsis.
zorchon said, 4 months ago

A little hot on re-entry there Dinah?
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

I love how Brooke artistically places Dru’s left leg to avoid censorship.

edit: fixing typo’s.
BikeNBoatN said, 4 months ago

The final drawing is so much more dynamic than the sketch. Amazing how much more impact the color adds.
jml58 said, 4 months ago

It has been said before but I will say it again.

That´s one hot dame.
Joe Minotaur said, 4 months ago

From yesterday:
QUIZ TIME
What will se see tonight!
.1. Two smokin’ demons.
.2. An eruption of demonic porpotions.
.3. Nat pulling away his face to reveal… TOM T.!
.4. Back to the game show.
.5. Back to Geoff/Pib/Maurice.
.6. Thorax looking for his clothes.
.7. Wolf guarding Oognat.
.8. Guest appearance by(fill in blank).
.9. Dru pulling away her face to reveal… TOM T.!
.10. Tom T. pulling away his face to reveal… The Master!
.11. Return of LT. Grizzel and friend.
.12. See the loveli lakes.
.13. The wonderful telephone system.
.14. And mani interesting furry animals.
.15. Including the majestik moose.
.16. A moose once bit my sister…

It would appear that the answer is: Number 4.
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

I had to go back to Sunday night, a.k.a. Friday on the carousel, to see how we got to 11 pages, c. 502 posts…. Impressive.

This day’s page seems to mark a taking-of-a-breath by Honorable Master, who was at San Diego Comics Convention with the Snark. Old Wolf says he dined with them, and Jennifer Babcock (C’est la Vie) talks in her blog of meeting them and being impressed http://tinyurl.com/hqx52
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

Hey, Joe has officially confirmed it: I am among the winners with no. 4!
waycyber said, 4 months ago

Anyone notice something familiar behind Dinah? Looks like one of BE’s patented portal wavy things
Saskfan said, 4 months ago

@KalahariNight:** The WOAW folks are pretty low-key, usually. They joke among themselves and threaten, but I don’t think they’ve actually inducted any one in the Order lately. And the Grand Puntiff moved out of kingdom for work last month, bleeep it. She was a wonderful Dame.

Our Period Police aren’t active at all, either. Thank goodness. They just provide good examples for us slackers.

You were in Atlantia? One of the scribes in the Barony of Windmaster’s Hill just found out that Walmart has used one of his scrolls on a t-shirt that they sell. He’s looking into legal action. Or at least payment for their theft.
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

waycyber, nothing in the sketch says “portal!”, but the finished art swirls (lower left quadrant, mainly) could express the Way she is passing through back to the Game, I suppose….
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

Was never a member, but used to enjoy seeing the local SCA gang doing their thing outdoors when I passed by, back in Ohio…. Sometimes it looked painful….
fear-ciuil said, 4 months ago

Night, folks!
Saskfan said, 4 months ago

@Sisyphos: sometimes the SCA IS painful. That’s why I’m a chirurgeon (first aider) for them. And it’s time I stopped reading these addictive comments (yeah, I can stop ANY time I want!) and wrote the quarterly report that’s due this week.

Bon nuit, tous le monde!
ejcapulet said, 4 months ago

Okay, totally off subject, but I need help! Several of the couch members have announced they are “foodies”, so now I need some advice and recipes.

Everyone knows I live in China. Here is the problem: It’s REALLY hard to get the right ingredients for a lot of things, including pasta sauce. There is NO fresh basil here at all, the only basil I can get is the dried stuff (I know, gag, but it’s what I have) or oregano or canned tomatoes. I can get tomato paste, garlic, and most other basic spices. So any ideas?
ejcapulet said, 4 months ago

Succubus flambe, anyone?
waycyber said, 4 months ago

But it is only oh-seven-hundred hours AM in the morning in the UK. I am just getting ready to go to work! Ah well, when I’m getting ready for bed, you lot will be just starting on your Monday. You know what they say, what goes aroubd comes around.
waycyber said, 4 months ago

Has anyone else heard about a live action Peanuts film? I know there were some movies in the past, but they were cartoons. Is Peanuts popular enough? Would it lose something if it was made more up to date?
DryGrub Willie said, 4 months ago

Finally made it onto Page One of comments. I’m delighted to be amid the leaders of the OTC. May I simply say thank you for the hospitality, and wit, and caring this group shows to all and sundry. And weekdays, too. You see, it’s possible to be not only a Pibfan, but also a Pibfanfan.

Good night, and God Bless. DryGrub Willie
waycyber said, 4 months ago

@DryGrub Willie Hey, I’m a fan of Pibfanfans. Can I have your autograph, Please?
baslim_the_begger said, 4 months ago

Dru, the torch singer…

9CWL: ahh! a real test!
azrach said, 4 months ago

No doubt Dru/Dianah is headed back to Tom T.’s show … the big question now is …. will she be in shape to do a stomp job on him when she gets there?
Sisyphos said, 4 months ago

ejcapulet, a lot depends on your taste in paste sauce. For my part, I like mine very spicy, so I usually start with a jar of commercial pasta sauce (I favor Barilla, any variety/flavor), then add a jar or can of beanless chile, and go around my spice shelf: garlic powder, pepper, minced onions, celery salt, basil, oregano; from the fridge come grated Parmesan cheese and Worcestershire sauce. I prefer angel hair (capellini). The result is hot and tasty.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 4 months ago

Tom Torquemada needs to have his teeth “done” by the National Health Service in Britain.
Joe Minotaur said, 4 months ago

Just for a laugh, I plugged in my graphics tablet(WACOM Bamboo Fun) and tried to sign my name in the comments block. Obviously, it didn’t work. Would have been cool if it did.
G’Nite all!
The Old Wolf said, 4 months ago

I still haven’t figured out enough of this arc to post a summary over at the tribute page. And, it’s been long enough that I’ll have to fake it. Maybe I’ll summarize The Mayor of Casterbridge and hope nobody notices the difference between one kind of fatalistic chaos and another…

@ejcapulet It’s rough when you can’t get ingredients. I lived in Austria in the 70’s and there were some things you just couldn’t get at all. One option is to do a nice carbonara - if you can’t get pecorino, romano will do, or just use a bit more parmesan - I’m hoping everything on the list is available to you…

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

For 4 people

400 g spaghetti
100 g smoked bacon in cubes
3 eggs
2 spoons grated Parmesan
2 spoons grated Pecorino (a cheese made with ewe milk; it is a bit stronger than Parmesan)
1 clove garlic
salt, pepper
extra virgin olive oil

In a large frying pan, fry the bacon and the garlic in three spoons of olive oil, then remove the garlic. Cook the spaghetti. When the spaghetti is ‘al dente’ drain it, put it in the frying pan with the bacon and fry it for a few minutes, then turn the heat off. (If cooking with electric stove, remove from burner). Meanwhile put the yolks of the three eggs in a bowl and beat them with some salt and pepper, 1 spoon of grated Parmesan and 1 spoon of grated Pecorino. Put this sauce in the pan and mix well so that the spaghetti is covered with the cream. Add the rest of the grated cheese, mix well and… buon appetito!

Author: Carlo Mario Chierotti
Mel(ody) said, 4 months ago

Lots of pepper, coarsly ground. And the closest thing to panchetta (what they use around Naples) is diced up country ham. It’s a bit saltier, but you can rinse or soak it a bit to tame that down, and don’t add extra salt. I find the cheese and the ham make it plenty salty enough. We like to get the garlic really brown and then just eat it on the side. Spagetti alla Carabonara is truely a food of the gods.
UncaAlby said, 4 months ago

@waycyber said, about 1 hour ago

Has anyone else heard about a live action Peanuts film?

Oh lordie, I hope not.

There are certain trends in Hollywood that are mildly annoying, and making (what they hope will be) a blockbuster movie out every comic they can find is among them.

Coz you know they won’t be able to just leave it alone, and Schultz is no longer with us to enforce any sort of purity.

They’ll have to do Lucy’s backstory, why she’s always yanking the football, Charlie Brown’s backstory, why he always feels like such a loser, Linus’ backstory, why he always carries that blanker around, Snoopy’s backstory, why he walks on two legs instead of four. Etc. etc. etc. ad nauseum.

Then the plot is going to have revolve around saving the world so they can add car chases and action and explosions.

You know it will be nothing like the Peanuts strip we all knew and loved. It might even make a zillion bucks, but really, who cares?

Does no one in Hollywood have a thought that’s even remotely original anymore?

SIGH
Phaze58 said, 4 months ago

Nabuquduriuzhur !!! what NHS dental service! if thet did toms teeth over here he would hav ealmost non lef……Ahhhh the Penny dropped ..
sarge112751 said, 4 months ago

Now, that’s “SMOKIN”!”
Cashew Jim said, 4 months ago

JoeM – Looks like a transition to somewhere/who/what/thing to me. Tomorrow could show what the weeks local/subject could be. I am still betting on #5. Need to run down the wooden hill to get my AM meds and check the garden at sunrise. Hold a place on the couch for me please. I would like pillow “square root of minus seven” if it is available.
geedub said, 4 months ago

??????
Colt9033 said, 4 months ago

I didn’t know she was a flamer
Cashew Jim said, 4 months ago

Where is everyone? RL must be intervening big time.
Anyhoo, garden still there, birds fed, dog petted, meds taken. Waiting for wife to rise and shine so we can finalize shopping list and start monday washday. Lots of gardening, mowing & landscaping to do. Oh weary me, such is retired life. Must go. RL calls. TTFN
John Sanford said, 4 months ago

Now I know she’s an old flame falling for someone…
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 4 months ago

yep. That recent set of articles in the UK online papers about the lack of dentists and the 100,000+ people last year that had to have all their teeth surgically removed in the emergency room makes me thankful I’m here. Our dentists are extremely expensive, but at least we have them. I’d hate to live in western Europe and have to go to the former East Bloc of all places to have my teeth done, like many in desperation now have to do.
jcordaro64 said, 4 months ago

Sisyphos You’re an ex-Buckeye? Do you know the story of how the Pennsic war began?

And while I’m not in SCA several of my friends are - in fact, one of them was a Master Archer (think I have the title right) in the Barony of the Cleftlands.

EDIT: Fixed misspellings - happy, ChukLitl?
Moe A. said, 4 months ago

Whoa…. Drusie is smokin’ today…. great art!

OldWolf and Mel, many thanks for the Carbonara.
If memory serves, the name refers to the presence of pepper, and the reference to coal mining. Can’t help but suppress a morbid grin at the black lung reference.

From Donna’s and my kitchen comes this summer goodie:

Sweet Red Pepper Soup…
In a large pot (such as for boiling pasta), combine three large seeded sliced red peppers, a few garlic cloves and two large sliced onions with half a stick of butter/margarine/any butter-poseur.
Saute this for 20-25 minutes over medium heat until well softened. Add more butter if needed.
Add a large diced-up potato, 28 to 32 oz of chicken or veggie stock (depending on whether you measure in cups or those little 14-oz cans), some fresh chopped parsley, a dash of dried or fresh dill, and some salt and pepper.
Bring it to a simmer and cook until potatoes are done, about 15 minutes (covered).
Remove from heat, and working in two batches, run it through a standard blender, pureeing until smooth.
Return it to the pot, add the juice of half a lemon, and about 1/4 cup of light cream or half-and-half.
Season to taste, garnish with chives before serving.
We steal a little cup of this while it’s hot, but this is better after it’s cooled off and chilled in the fridge.
In addition to the butter, you can also throw in a little schmaltz (chicken fat), we always have some on hand for making our world-class knishes.
Enjoy!
-Wanna-be-gourmands Moe & Donna, theirownselves
pittfall said, 4 months ago

Man, Dru is exceptionally hot today! Whether she’s Dru or Dinah, I’m not complaining. I wonder what she’s going to do next?
ChukLitl said, 4 months ago

Re:jcordaro64
I wasn’t aware that the Confederate States of America employed archers, though I’m sure they would have enjoyed deployment to the Cleftlands, if they’re anywhere near the Nether regions.
I must away, it’s breaking day & it was a long nightshift.
ToniAnne said, 4 months ago

Old Wolf, you didn’t tell us what you do with the leftover egg whites! Lemon meringue pie perhaps?

ejcapulet, no I didn’t know you were in China, is that your permanent home or just there for a tour of some kind of duty? Is it possible to buy some seeds or a plant or two? Sheesh I’ve got a dozen basil plants in my garden one of the few things that the deer and bunnies don’t eat, that and the hot peppers! I’d send you one if I could!
OldMan Montgomery said, 4 months ago

I’m back and computer is finally back.

The plot is now moving, it seems. Not that the slower pace really bothered me all that much; half the fun is the artwork and trying to anticipate what happens next.

Dru was tossed off the game show, if you recall. She was going to be seen in Hell. Being a demon, that shouldn’t bother her too awfully much. Not to mention we all know she has a way of avoiding such torments anyway.

I’m pretty sure Nat misses a couple days of bangagong, unbridled humma-humma. He can probably use the time to rebuild from catching Dru/Dinah in that last fall. However, that fall seems to be the mind-meld that gives Dru/Dinah the information she needs… We’ll see.

I’m off to work. Sigh…
paciii said, 4 months ago

So is this a continuation of the lightning that affected Dru last time we saw her at the game show being “punished” for her wrong answer or is this something else related to her transition to Nat’s cliff?
kcboomer said, 4 months ago

I can’t imagine this strip advancing the story much but it is very pretty.